Vocabulary: 安身立命：大时代中的知识人

• shēn chǔshen1 chu3身处x5 | Book Rank #4520in (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc); to find oneself in; placed in; surrounded by
• nì jìngni4 jing4逆境x5 | Book Rank #4521adversity; predicament
• dà kě bù bìda4 ke3 bu4 bi4大可不必x2 | Book Rank #8249need not; unnecessary
• mào jìnmao4 jin4冒进x1 | Book Rank #11787to advance prematurely
• yǐ tuì wéi jìnyi3 tui4 wei2 jin4以退为进x1 | Book Rank #11788
• gǎi shǒugai3 shou3改守x1 | Book Rank #11789
• bì, Bìbi4, Bi4毕x3 | Book Rank #6382毕 bì: 毕 bi4: the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished毕 Bì: 毕 Bi4: surname Bi
• bī wènbi1 wen4逼问x1 | Book Rank #11790to question intensely; to interrogate; to demand information
• wú quán wú shìwu2 quan2 wu2 shi4无权无势x1 | Book Rank #11791
• diàodiao4掉x9 | Book Rank #2835to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
• méi fǎmei2 fa3没法x4 | Book Rank #5279at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice
• xiāo mièxiao1 mie4消灭x7 | Book Rank #3497to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)
• rén gé zūn yánren2 ge2 zun1 yan2人格尊严x2 | Book Rank #8250
• nèi róngnei4 rong2内容x16 | Book Rank #1795content; substance; details; CL:項|项[xiang4]
• wú zhù yúwu2 zhu4 yu2无助于x1 | Book Rank #11792
• cāo shǒucao1 shou3操守x3 | Book Rank #6383personal integrity
• zhèng wèizheng4 wei4正位x2 | Book Rank #8251
• xíng tiān xiàxing2 tian1 xia4行天下x2 | Book Rank #8252
• dà dàoda4 dao4大道x4 | Book Rank #5280main street; avenue
• jù tǐ nèi róngju4 ti3 nei4 rong2具体内容x1 | Book Rank #11793
• yǒng héngyong3 heng2永恒x12 | Book Rank #2259eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)
• líu liànliu2 lian4留恋x5 | Book Rank #4522reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly
• cóng róngcong2 rong2从容x8 | Book Rank #3145to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]
• sú rénsu2 ren2俗人x3 | Book Rank #6384common people; laity (i.e. not priests)
• lì shǐ shǐ mìngli4 shi3 shi3 ming4历史使命x2 | Book Rank #8253
• gōu tōnggou1 tong1沟通x9 | Book Rank #2836to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
• gǔ jīn zhōng wàigu3 jin1 zhong1 wai4古今中外x4 | Book Rank #5281at all times and in all places (idiom)
• xīn jì yuán, Xīn jì yuánxin1 ji4 yuan2, Xin1 ji4 yuan2新纪元x1 | Book Rank #11794新纪元 xīn jì yuán: 新纪元 xin1 ji4 yuan2: new era; new epoch新纪元 Xīn jì yuán: 新纪元 Xin1 ji4 yuan2: New Age (movement)
• qīqi1期x63 | Book Rank #505期 qī: 期 qi1: period; cycle期 qī: 期 qi1: a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]
• shù shí niánshu4 shi2 nian2数十年x2 | Book Rank #8254
• wán bìwan2 bi4完毕x1 | Book Rank #11795to finish; to end; to complete
• xīn ránxin1 ran2欣然x4 | Book Rank #5282gladly; cheerfully
• sǐ ér wú hànsi3 er2 wu2 han4死而无憾x1 | Book Rank #11796
• liǎnlian3敛x1 | Book Rank #11797(literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect; to gather; Taiwan pr. [lian4]
• lìng rénling4 ren2令人x4 | Book Rank #5283to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc)
• shí niánshi2 nian2十年x2 | Book Rank #8255
• shēng qiánsheng1 qian2生前x10 | Book Rank #2612(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
• liào dàoliao4 dao4料到x2 | Book Rank #8256to foresee; to anticipate
• shēn hòushen1 hou4身后x4 | Book Rank #5284the time after one's death; a place behind sb; (fig.) one's social background
• mǎn jiēman3 jie1满街x1 | Book Rank #11798
• xíng zǒuxing2 zou3行走x4 | Book Rank #5285to walk
• tuō fù gěituo1 fu4 gei3托付给x1 | Book Rank #11799
• jí shí xíng lèji2 shi2 xing2 le4及时行乐x1 | Book Rank #11800to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future; make merry while you can; carpe diem
• xiē xǔxie1 xu3些许x3 | Book Rank #6385a few; a little; a bit
• zhī yīnzhi1 yin1知音x5 | Book Rank #4523intimate friend; soul mate
• zhòng, Zhòngzhong4, Zhong4仲x4 | Book Rank #5286仲 zhòng: 仲 zhong4: second month of a season; middle; intermediate; second amongst brothers仲 Zhòng: 仲 Zhong4: surname Zhong
• luánluan2鸾x1 | Book Rank #11801mythical bird related to phoenix
• fù mǔfu4 mu3父母x7 | Book Rank #3498father and mother; parents
• qī shíqi1 shi2七十x1 | Book Rank #11802seventy; 70
• shòu xùshou4 xu4寿序x1 | Book Rank #11803