Vocabulary: 安身立命：大时代中的知识人

• kě tànke3 tan4可叹x2 | Book Rank #8531lamentable; sad(ly)
• quē shǎoque1 shao3缺少x18 | Book Rank #1616lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
• gùo jīguo4 ji1过激x2 | Book Rank #8532drastic; extreme; aggressive
• bō cǎo xún shébo1 cao3 xun2 she2拨草寻蛇x1 | Book Rank #12244
• qù xiàngqu4 xiang4去向x3 | Book Rank #6548direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts
• dào xué jiādao4 xue2 jia1道学家x1 | Book Rank #12245
• xún shìxun2 shi4寻事x1 | Book Rank #12246
• bóbo2勃x1 | Book Rank #12247flourishing; prosperous; suddenly; abruptly
• láilai2莱x1 | Book Rank #12248name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album
• huǒ kǎohuo3 kao3火烤x2 | Book Rank #8533
• wéi zhǐwei2 zhi3为止x1 | Book Rank #12249until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
• tī qiúti1 qiu2踢球x2 | Book Rank #8534
• yú kuàiyu2 kuai4愉快x5 | Book Rank #4605cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted
• tīti1踢x5 | Book Rank #4606to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)
• juànjuan4倦x2 | Book Rank #8535tired; weary; fatigued
• yù bèiyu4 bei4预备x4 | Book Rank #5395to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory
• tǔitui3腿x1 | Book Rank #12250腿 tǔi: 腿 tui3: leg; CL:條|条[tiao2]腿 tǔi: 腿 tui3: hip bone
• shé, zhē, zhéshe2, zhe1, zhe2折x3 | Book Rank #6549折 shé: 折 she2: to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)折 zhē: 折 zhe1: to turn sth over; to turn upside down; to tip sth out (of a container)折 zhé: 折 zhe2: to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book折 zhé: 折 zhe2: to fold
• qíuqiu2球x1 | Book Rank #12251ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3]
• jǐ jù huàji3 ju4 hua4几句话x3 | Book Rank #6550
• hùo cóng kǒu chūhuo4 cong2 kou3 chu1祸从口出x1 | Book Rank #12252Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
• xún zhǎoxun2 zhao3寻找x25 | Book Rank #1210to seek; to look for
• yǎ baya3 ba5哑巴x1 | Book Rank #12253a mute; mute; silent
• yǎnyan3演x6 | Book Rank #4000to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
• wán shì bù gōngwan2 shi4 bu4 gong1玩世不恭x1 | Book Rank #12254to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions; frivolous
• yīngying1撄x3 | Book Rank #6551oppose; to attack
• bù lì yúbu4 li4 yu2不利于x3 | Book Rank #6552
• shùn mínshun4 min2顺民x2 | Book Rank #8536docile subject (of new dynasty); toady
• gǒu āngou3 an1苟安x1 | Book Rank #12255see 苟且偷安[gou3 qie3 tou1 an1]
• jìn, jīnjin4, jin1禁x3 | Book Rank #6553禁 jìn: 禁 jin4: to prohibit; to forbid禁 jīn: 禁 jin1: to endure
• zì wǒ tiáo jiézi4 wo3 tiao2 jie2自我调节x1 | Book Rank #12256
• fǎn chāfan3 cha1反差x6 | Book Rank #4001contrast; discrepancy
• rén yǔ zì ránren2 yu3 zi4 ran2人与自然x2 | Book Rank #8537
• róng hérong2 he2融合x8 | Book Rank #3184a mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding together; to be in harmony with (nature); to harmonize with; to fit in
• tiān gúotian1 guo2天国x2 | Book Rank #8538Kingdom of Heaven
• dùi zhìdui4 zhi4对峙x7 | Book Rank #3551(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other; (fig.) to confront each other
• huà shēnhua4 shen1化身x8 | Book Rank #3185incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification
• huà lánghua4 lang2画廊x1 | Book Rank #12257art gallery; decorated corridor
• dào chùdao4 chu4到处x11 | Book Rank #2439everywhere
• kě jiànke3 jian4可见x3 | Book Rank #6554it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible
• Táng jí hē déTang2 ji2 he1 de2堂吉诃德x2 | Book Rank #8539Don Quixote
• fú shì défu2 shi4 de2浮士德x1 | Book Rank #12258
• táng huángtang2 huang2唐璜x1 | Book Rank #12259a dandy; a fop; Don Juan; a ladies man
• húo lìhuo2 li4活力x6 | Book Rank #4002energy; vitality; vigor; vital force
• xuè ròu zhī qūxue4 rou4 zhi1 qu1血肉之躯x2 | Book Rank #8540
• xuàn mùxuan4 mu4眩目x1 | Book Rank #12260
• jìngjing4静x2 | Book Rank #8541still; calm; quiet; not moving
• ān shuìan1 shui4安睡x1 | Book Rank #12261
• ān jìng xià láian1 jing4 xia4 lai2安静下来x1 | Book Rank #12262
• yì hùoyi4 huo4抑或x11 | Book Rank #2440or; could it be that...?