Vocabulary: 安身立命：大时代中的知识人

• yá chǐya2 chi3牙齿x1 | Book Rank #12180tooth; dental; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
• yǎoyao3咬x2 | Book Rank #8502to bite; to nip
• cóng gēn běn shàngcong2 gen1 ben3 shang4从根本上x2 | Book Rank #8503
• yě mánye3 man2野蛮x2 | Book Rank #8504barbarous; uncivilized
• tūo sútuo1 su2脱俗x2 | Book Rank #8505free from vulgarity; refined; outstanding
• wú shāng dà yǎwu2 shang1 da4 ya3无伤大雅x1 | Book Rank #12181(of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom); harmless
• yǎya3雅x5 | Book Rank #4599elegant
• qū rǔqu1 ru3屈辱x9 | Book Rank #2864to humiliate; humiliating
• fù nìfu4 ni4附逆x2 | Book Rank #8506
• bù chǐbu4 chi3不齿x2 | Book Rank #8507to despise; to hold in contempt
• pīn mìngpin1 ming4拼命x7 | Book Rank #3546to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
• yuán yǐnyuan2 yin3援引x1 | Book Rank #12182to quote; to cite; to recommend (a friend, an associate etc)
• Ní, níNi2, ni2倪x2 | Book Rank #8508倪 Ní: 倪 Ni2: surname Ni倪 ní: 倪 ni2: (literary) small child; (literary) limit; bound; extremity; (literary) to differentiate; (literary) origin; cause
• zhènzhen4镇x3 | Book Rank #6535to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)
• zhāng shì xìnzhang1 shi4 xin4张士信x1 | Book Rank #12183
• rǔru3辱x5 | Book Rank #4600disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4]
• jué kǒujue2 kou3绝口x1 | Book Rank #12184
• fùfu4附x2 | Book Rank #8509to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached
• wú sǔo wèiwu2 suo3 wei4无所谓x2 | Book Rank #8510to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be
• gù zùogu4 zuo4故作x1 | Book Rank #12185to pretend; to feign
• zhèn jìngzhen4 jing4镇静x2 | Book Rank #8511calm; cool
• zhuāngzhuang1装x4 | Book Rank #5387adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack
• mò cè gāo shēnmo4 ce4 gao1 shen1莫测高深x1 | Book Rank #12186enigmatic; beyond one's depth; unfathomable
• jià shijia4 shi5架势x1 | Book Rank #12187attitude; position (on an issue etc)
• qíu jìuqiu2 jiu4求救x1 | Book Rank #12188to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
• fáng wèifang2 wei4防卫x4 | Book Rank #5388to defend; defensive; defense
• zì gǎnzi4 gan3自感x2 | Book Rank #8512
• qīng xiéqing1 xie2倾斜x3 | Book Rank #6536to incline; to lean; to slant; to slope; to tilt
• tiān píngtian1 ping2天平x7 | Book Rank #3547scales (to weigh things)
• zhízhi2职x6 | Book Rank #3990office; duty
• yī fǎn cháng tàiyi1 fan3 chang2 tai4一反常态x1 | Book Rank #12189complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic; entirely outside the norm; out of character
• yǔ qí shuōyu3 qi2 shuo1与其说x4 | Book Rank #5389
• dòng jīdong4 ji1动机x8 | Book Rank #3181motive; motivation
• běn yìben3 yi4本意x5 | Book Rank #4601original idea; real intention; etymon
• zì qīzi4 qi1自欺x3 | Book Rank #6537to deceive oneself
• jīng zhìjing1 zhi4精致x2 | Book Rank #8513delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
• ā QA1 Q阿Qx1 | Book Rank #12190Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella "The True Story of Ah Q" 阿Q正傳|阿Q正传[A1 Q Zheng4 zhuan4] ("Q" here is typically pronounced as [kiu1] or [qiu1])
• nà bānna4 ban1那般x15 | Book Rank #1905
• zhèng yàozheng4 yao4正要x1 | Book Rank #12191to be just about to; to be on the point of
• fù rénfu4 ren2妇人x1 | Book Rank #12192married woman
• jiào qūjiao4 qu1叫屈x1 | Book Rank #12193to complain of an injustice; to lament sb's misfortune
• chū yúchu1 yu2出于x5 | Book Rank #4602due to; to stem from
• zhēn gòuzhen1 gou4真够x1 | Book Rank #12194
• túi sàngtui2 sang4颓丧x1 | Book Rank #12195dejected; disheartened; listless
• bù kě shōu shibu4 ke3 shou1 shi5不可收拾x3 | Book Rank #6538(idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
• fēi cǐ jí bǐfei1 ci3 ji2 bi3非此即彼x4 | Book Rank #5390either this or that; one or the other
• yī zhàoyi1 zhao4依照x2 | Book Rank #8514according to; in light of
• háo bù líu qínghao2 bu4 liu2 qing2毫不留情x1 | Book Rank #12196to show no quarter; ruthless; relentless
• diē lùodie1 luo4跌落x1 | Book Rank #12197to fall; to drop
• jìng zhíjing4 zhi2径直x1 | Book Rank #12198directly