Vocabulary: 安身立命：大时代中的知识人

• rèn wéiren4 wei2认为x137 | Book Rank #194to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
• zhòng yàozhong4 yao4重要x177 | Book Rank #150important; significant; major
• bù shì, bù shibu4 shi4, bu4 shi5不是x379 | Book Rank #54不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame
• ér shìer2 shi4而是x196 | Book Rank #128rather
• wáng cháowang2 chao2王朝x19 | Book Rank #1479dynasty
• jù tǐju4 ti3具体x30 | Book Rank #986concrete; specific; detailed
• ér yáner2 yan2而言x47 | Book Rank #647(typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
• Dà QīngDa4 Qing1大清x13 | Book Rank #2041Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
• bǎo zhùbao3 zhu4保住x7 | Book Rank #3290to preserve; to save
• hé xīnhe2 xin1核心x74 | Book Rank #408core; nucleus
• tè zhēngte4 zheng1特征x11 | Book Rank #2316characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait
• yī pīyi1 pi1一批x43 | Book Rank #697
• dài tìdai4 ti4代替x23 | Book Rank #1267to replace; to take the place of
• zhàn jùzhan4 ju4占据x13 | Book Rank #2042to occupy; to hold
• zhōng xīnzhong1 xin1中心x137 | Book Rank #195center; heart; core
• wǔ táiwu3 tai2舞台x16 | Book Rank #1715(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
• běn láiben3 lai2本来x65 | Book Rank #472original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
• míng bù jiàn jīng zhuànming2 bu4 jian4 jing1 zhuan4名不见经传x1 | Book Rank #10568(lit.) name not encountered in the classics; unknown (person); nobody
• Guǎng dōngGuang3 dong1广东x5 | Book Rank #4213see 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
• Hú nánHu2 nan2湖南x22 | Book Rank #1317see 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]
• biān yuǎnbian1 yuan3边远x1 | Book Rank #10569far from the center; remote; outlying
• shěng fènsheng3 fen4省份x2 | Book Rank #7503province
• xiǎoxiao3小x68 | Book Rank #449small; tiny; few; young
• wén míngwen2 ming2文名x1 | Book Rank #10570
• jǔ rénju3 ren2举人x8 | Book Rank #2961graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
• ér yǐer2 yi3而已x51 | Book Rank #598that's all; nothing more
• yuǎn líyuan3 li2远离x11 | Book Rank #2317to be far from; to keep away from
• quán lìquan2 li4权力x235 | Book Rank #108power; authority
• gōng chēgong1 che1公车x1 | Book Rank #10571bus; abbr. for 公共汽車|公共汽车[gong1 gong4 qi4 che1]; car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc); abbr. for 公務用車|公务用车[gong1 wu4 yong4 che1]
• shàng shūshang4 shu1上书x2 | Book Rank #7504to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition
• shǎn liàngshan3 liang4闪亮x1 | Book Rank #10572brilliant; shiny; a flare; to glisten; to twinkle
• dēng chǎngdeng1 chang3登场x1 | Book Rank #10573to go on stage; fig. to appear on the scene; used in advertising to mean new product
• súi hòusui2 hou4随后x11 | Book Rank #2318afterward; later; subsequently; following that
• Guāng xù dìGuang1 xu4 di4光绪帝x5 | Book Rank #4214Guangxu Emperor
• shǎng shíshang3 shi2赏识x7 | Book Rank #3291to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation
• jīng yīngjing1 ying1精英x307 | Book Rank #72cream; elite; essence; quintessence
• yáo shēn yī biànyao2 shen1 yi1 bian4摇身一变x6 | Book Rank #3697to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life
• Kāng, kāngKang1, kang1康x33 | Book Rank #903康 Kāng: 康 Kang1: surname Kang康 kāng: 康 kang1: healthy; peaceful; abundant
• liáng, Liángliang2, Liang2梁x47 | Book Rank #648梁 liáng: 梁 liang2: roof beam; beam (structure); bridge梁 Liáng: 梁 Liang2: Liang Dynasty (502–557); Later Liang Dynasty (907–923); surname Liang
• chōng mǎnchong1 man3充满x95 | Book Rank #313full of; brimming with; very full; permeated
• làng màn zhǔ yìlang4 man4 zhu3 yi4浪漫主义x42 | Book Rank #706romanticism
• qì zhìqi4 zhi4气质x42 | Book Rank #707personality traits; temperament; disposition; aura; air; feel; vibe; refinement; sophistication; class
• yǒu diǎn xiàngyou3 dian3 xiang4有点像x2 | Book Rank #7505
• Fǎ gúoFa3 guo2法国x34 | Book Rank #876France
• dà gé mìngda4 ge2 ming4大革命x34 | Book Rank #877
• nà yàngna4 yang4那样x187 | Book Rank #141that kind; that sort
• yīng gāiying1 gai1应该x99 | Book Rank #294ought to; should; must
• rú héru2 he2如何x143 | Book Rank #187how; what way; what
• zhěng gèzheng3 ge4整个x62 | Book Rank #507whole; entire; total
• Wù xū Biàn fǎWu4 xu1 Bian4 fa3戊戌变法x4 | Book Rank #4927Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty