Vocabulary: 安身立命：大时代中的知识人

• bǎi zhǐbai3 zhi3百只x1 | Book Rank #15963
• xià dànxia4 dan4下蛋x1 | Book Rank #15964to lay eggs
• mǔ jīmu3 ji1母鸡x1 | Book Rank #15965hen; don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1)
• shā guāngsha1 guang1杀光x1 | Book Rank #15966
• tú zǎi chǎngtu2 zai3 chang3屠宰场x2 | Book Rank #9855slaughterhouse; abattoir
• chún jié xìngchun2 jie2 xing4纯洁性x2 | Book Rank #9856
• jiān dìng xìngjian1 ding4 xing4坚定性x1 | Book Rank #15967firmness; steadfastness
• shēng língsheng1 ling2生灵x1 | Book Rank #15968(literary) the people; living thing; creature
• zài suǒ bù xīzai4 suo3 bu4 xi1在所不惜x2 | Book Rank #9857
• suàn de lesuan4 de5 le5算得了x1 | Book Rank #15969
• wēi bù zú dàowei1 bu4 zu2 dao4微不足道x1 | Book Rank #15970negligible; insignificant
• fǔ zifu3 zi5斧子x1 | Book Rank #15971axe; hatchet; CL:把[ba3]
• mù jiàngmu4 jiang4木匠x1 | Book Rank #15972carpenter
• lì fǔli4 fu3利斧x2 | Book Rank #9858
• mó, mòmo2, mo4磨x1 | Book Rank #15973磨 mó: 磨 mo2: to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist磨 mò: 磨 mo4: grindstone; to grind; to turn round
• guāng guāngguang1 guang1光光x1 | Book Rank #15974bright; shiny; smooth; naked; bald; penniless
• lè cǐ bù píle4 ci3 bu4 pi2乐此不疲x4 | Book Rank #5763(idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it
• mó kuàimo2 kuai4磨快x1 | Book Rank #15975to sharpen; to grind (knife blades)
• dùn dāodun4 dao1钝刀x1 | Book Rank #15976
• yèye4烨x16 | Book Rank #1809blaze of fire; glorious
• dìng hūnding4 hun1订婚x1 | Book Rank #15977to get engaged
• lǐ wùli3 wu4礼物x2 | Book Rank #9859gift; present; CL:件[jian4],份[fen4]
• bǐ shǒubi3 shou3匕首x1 | Book Rank #15978dagger
• jiào zhǔjiao4 zhu3教主x6 | Book Rank #4158founder or leader of a religion or sect; (fig.) revered figure
• fā míng zhěfa1 ming2 zhe3发明者x1 | Book Rank #15979inventor
• yì xiǎng tiān kāiyi4 xiang3 tian1 kai1异想天开x1 | Book Rank #15980(idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
• wáng guó lǐwang2 guo2 li3王国里x1 | Book Rank #15981
• fèng xiànfeng4 xian4奉献x4 | Book Rank #5764to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote
• hóng wěi mù biāohong2 wei3 mu4 biao1宏伟目标x1 | Book Rank #15982
• tú zhōngtu2 zhong1途中x3 | Book Rank #7246en route
• jiàn tàjian4 ta4践踏x1 | Book Rank #15983to trample
• yì gúo tā xiāngyi4 guo2 ta1 xiang1异国他乡x1 | Book Rank #15984foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate
• huáng pí fūhuang2 pi2 fu1黄皮肤x1 | Book Rank #15985
• hēi tóu fāhei1 tou2 fa1黑头发x1 | Book Rank #15986
• yǔ yán bù tōngyu3 yan2 bu4 tong1语言不通x1 | Book Rank #15987
• hǎi dǎohai3 dao3海岛x2 | Book Rank #9860island
• Tiě mùTie3 mu4铁幕x2 | Book Rank #9861Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.)
• bù míng zhēn xiàngbu4 ming2 zhen1 xiang4不明真相x1 | Book Rank #15988
• chén mínchen2 min2臣民x1 | Book Rank #15989subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
• liè hénlie4 hen2裂痕x2 | Book Rank #9862crack; gap; split
• jiāo dàijiao1 dai4交代x1 | Book Rank #15990to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end
• bìng qìbing4 qi4摒弃x1 | Book Rank #15991to abandon; to discard; to spurn; to forsake
• táo huā yuántao2 hua1 yuan2桃花源x1 | Book Rank #15992the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity; utopia
• tài xū huàn jìngtai4 xu1 huan4 jing4太虚幻境x3 | Book Rank #7247
• jué bìjue2 bi4绝壁x1 | Book Rank #15993precipice
• huá xiànghua2 xiang4滑向x2 | Book Rank #9863
• tōng xìntong1 xin4通信x2 | Book Rank #9864to correspond (by letter, email etc); to send or receive messages through telecommunications
• qī qièqi1 qie4妻妾x1 | Book Rank #15994wives and concubines (of a polygamous man); harem
• hé mùhe2 mu4和睦x1 | Book Rank #15995peaceful relations; harmonious
• zàn gàozan4 gao4暂告x1 | Book Rank #15996