Vocabulary: 张之洞：生于末世的一代儒臣
from 安身立命：大时代中的知识人
- 指向x1 | Chapter Rank #1574to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated
- 同床异梦x1 | Chapter Rank #1575lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas; strange bedfellows; marital dissension
- 压力x1 | Chapter Rank #1576pressure
- 一来x1 | Chapter Rank #1577firstly, ...
- 立即x1 | Chapter Rank #1578immediately
- 闪身x1 | Chapter Rank #1579to dodge
- 明哲保身x1 | Chapter Rank #1580a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle
- 风险x1 | Chapter Rank #1581risk; hazard
- 收益x1 | Chapter Rank #1582earnings; profit
- 拿捏x1 | Chapter Rank #1583(lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties; to threaten
- 涉及x1 | Chapter Rank #1584to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
- 王朝x3 | Chapter Rank #358dynasty
- 核心x2 | Chapter Rank #621core; nucleus
- 决x1 | Chapter Rank #1585to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly
- 不越雷池x1 | Chapter Rank #1586not overstepping the prescribed limits; to remain within bounds
- 半步x1 | Chapter Rank #1587
- 老佛爷x1 | Chapter Rank #1588title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father; nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]
- 过不去x1 | Chapter Rank #1589to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through
- 经常x1 | Chapter Rank #1590frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- 一起x1 | Chapter Rank #1591(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
- 联名x2 | Chapter Rank #622jointly (signed, declared, sponsored)
- 奏折x1 | Chapter Rank #1592memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
- 看不惯x1 | Chapter Rank #1593cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove
- 洞x1 | Chapter Rank #1594used in 洪洞[Hong2 tong2] (the name of a place in Shanxi)cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 小事x1 | Chapter Rank #1595trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]
- 勇x1 | Chapter Rank #1596brave
- 怯x1 | Chapter Rank #1597timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [que4]
- 八字x1 | Chapter Rank #1598the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
- 评语x1 | Chapter Rank #1599comment; evaluation
- 活灵活现x1 | Chapter Rank #1600living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life; vivid and realistic
- 凸显x1 | Chapter Rank #1601to stand out clearly; to make prominent
- 个性x1 | Chapter Rank #1602individuality; personality
- 传x1 | Chapter Rank #1603to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station
- 点评x1 | Chapter Rank #1604to comment; a point by point commentary
- 诸位x1 | Chapter Rank #1605(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs
- 最为x1 | Chapter Rank #1606the most
- 不屑x1 | Chapter Rank #1607to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity
- 比较x3 | Chapter Rank #359to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
- 十x2 | Chapter Rank #623ten; 10
- 以来x1 | Chapter Rank #1608since (used after a specified time or event)
- 何以x3 | Chapter Rank #360(literary) why; how
- 望x2 | Chapter Rank #624full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- 肩x1 | Chapter Rank #1609shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
- 背x1 | Chapter Rank #1610to carry on one's back; (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; (slang) unlucky; hard of hearing
- 实践x1 | Chapter Rank #1611practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project)
- 浮华x1 | Chapter Rank #1612ostentatious; pretentious; showy
- 不好x2 | Chapter Rank #625no good
- 最好x1 | Chapter Rank #1613best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
- 故x2 | Chapter Rank #626happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- 任劳x1 | Chapter Rank #1614