Vocabulary: 安身立命：大时代中的知识人

• yuányuan2垣x7 | Book Rank #3674wall
• lián niánlian2 nian2连年x3 | Book Rank #7323successive years; over many years
• wèi túwei4 tu2畏途x1 | Book Rank #16814dangerous road; (fig.) perilous or intimidating undertaking
• bì kāibi4 kai1避开x1 | Book Rank #16815to avoid; to evade; to keep away from
• chōng ěr bù wénchong1 er3 bu4 wen2充耳不闻x1 | Book Rank #16816to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
• yōu guó yōu mínyou1 guo2 you1 min2忧国忧民x1 | Book Rank #16817
• yuǎn bìyuan3 bi4远避x1 | Book Rank #16818to keep at a distance; to forsake
• zì jǐ zì zúzi4 ji3 zi4 zu2自给自足x1 | Book Rank #16819self-sufficiency; autarky
• jiāo tōngjiao1 tong1交通x3 | Book Rank #7324to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
• tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎntian1 gao1 huang2 di4 yuan3天高皇帝远x1 | Book Rank #16820lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom); fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
• Jìng tǔJing4 tu3净土x1 | Book Rank #16821(Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit)
• hēi yǐnghei1 ying3黑影x2 | Book Rank #10079shadow; darkness; twilight
• zhūi húizhui1 hui2追回x1 | Book Rank #16822to recover (sth lost or stolen); to get back
• shí cúnshi2 cun2实存x1 | Book Rank #16823
• yāoyao1妖x1 | Book Rank #16824goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon
• shì wēi yùn dòngshi4 wei1 yun4 dong4示威运动x1 | Book Rank #16825rally
• qí gānqi2 gan1旗杆x1 | Book Rank #16826flagpole
• xiāng dòuxiang1 dou4相斗x1 | Book Rank #16827
• xià pòxia4 po4吓破x1 | Book Rank #16828
• sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dìsi3 wu2 zang4 shen1 zhi1 di4死无葬身之地x1 | Book Rank #16829to die without a burial site; to die a pauper; a tragic end
• xìn shǒu niān láixin4 shou3 nian1 lai2信手拈来x1 | Book Rank #16830
• Qǐ, qǐQi3, qi3启x1 | Book Rank #16831启 Qǐ: 启 Qi3: Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)启 qǐ: 启 qi3: to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform
• niú jiǎo jiānniu2 jiao3 jian1牛角尖x1 | Book Rank #16832
• wēi hū qí wēiwei1 hu1 qi2 wei1微乎其微x1 | Book Rank #16833a tiny bit; very little; next to nothing (idiom)
• qīng sōngqing1 song1轻松x1 | Book Rank #16834light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously
• tǒng zhìtong3 zhi4统制x3 | Book Rank #7325to control
• yúyu2隅x1 | Book Rank #16835corner
• nì lái shùn shòuni4 lai2 shun4 shou4逆来顺受x1 | Book Rank #16836to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it; to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc
• gǒu qiě tōu āngou3 qie3 tou1 an1苟且偷安x1 | Book Rank #16837seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself; taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
• mí sànmi2 san4弥散x1 | Book Rank #16838to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)
• yùn yùyun4 yu4孕育x1 | Book Rank #16839to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc); fig. replete with (culture etc)
• Lǜ, lǜLu:4, lu:4律x1 | Book Rank #16840律 Lǜ: 律 Lu:4: surname Lü律 lǜ: 律 lu:4: law
• shòu zhì yúshou4 zhi4 yu2受制于x1 | Book Rank #16841
• chuàng zào wùchuang4 zao4 wu4创造物x1 | Book Rank #16842
• mí jīnmi2 jin1迷津x2 | Book Rank #10080a maze; to lose the way; bewildering
• zhào touzhao4 tou5兆头x1 | Book Rank #16843omen; portent; sign
• chōng mǎn xī wàngchong1 man3 xi1 wang4充满希望x1 | Book Rank #16844
• zhōng jiàngzhong1 jiang4中将x1 | Book Rank #16845lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal
• xuán lǜxuan2 lu:4旋律x1 | Book Rank #16846melody
• jìn chéngjin4 cheng2进程x1 | Book Rank #16847course of events; process; (computing) process (a running instance of a program)
• jìn tùi wéi gǔjin4 tui4 wei2 gu3进退维谷x2 | Book Rank #10081no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
• fā yuànfa1 yuan4发愿x1 | Book Rank #16848to vow
• bù kě bì miǎnbu4 ke3 bi4 mian3不可避免x1 | Book Rank #16849(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
• liáo liáo shù yǔliao2 liao2 shu4 yu3寥寥数语x1 | Book Rank #16850
• yōu shēnyou1 shen1幽深x1 | Book Rank #16851serene and hidden in depth or distance
• kuāng shí jì shìkuang1 shi2 ji4 shi4匡时济世x1 | Book Rank #16852
• chě qǐche3 qi3扯起x1 | Book Rank #16853
• shǐ xiàngshi3 xiang4驶向x1 | Book Rank #16854(of a train, boat, plane etc) to head in the direction of
• chéng zùocheng2 zuo4乘坐x1 | Book Rank #16855to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
• yōu yōu deyou1 you1 de5悠悠的x1 | Book Rank #16856