Vocabulary: 安身立命：大时代中的知识人

• piān zhōupian1 zhou1扁舟x1 | Book Rank #16857(literary) small boat; skiff
• fēng píng làng jìngfeng1 ping2 lang4 jing4风平浪静x1 | Book Rank #16858lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea)
• bù lǚbu4 lu:3步履x1 | Book Rank #16859gait; to walk
• sān chà lù kǒusan1 cha4 lu4 kou3三岔路口x1 | Book Rank #16860
• bèibei4悖x2 | Book Rank #10082to go against; to be contrary to; perverse; rebellious
• hòu hòu dehou4 hou4 de5厚厚的x1 | Book Rank #16861
• chāo dà xíngchao1 da4 xing2超大型x1 | Book Rank #16862
• bàn yǎn zheban4 yan3 zhe5扮演着x3 | Book Rank #7326
• zài tǐzai4 ti3载体x1 | Book Rank #16863carrier (chemistry); vector (epidemiology); vehicle or medium
• shè hùi jiē céngshe4 hui4 jie1 ceng2社会阶层x8 | Book Rank #3266social class
• dé tiān dú hòude2 tian1 du2 hou4得天独厚x2 | Book Rank #10083blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature
• jì shìji4 shi4济世x1 | Book Rank #16864
• kuān kùokuan1 kuo4宽阔x1 | Book Rank #16865expansive; wide; width; thickness
• wú yōngwu2 yong1毋庸x1 | Book Rank #16866no need for
• zhì biànzhi4 bian4置辩x1 | Book Rank #16867to argue
• cān yù quáncan1 yu4 quan2参与权x1 | Book Rank #16868
• dān xiàngdan1 xiang4单向x5 | Book Rank #4887unidirectional
• hù dònghu4 dong4互动x17 | Book Rank #1706to interact; interactive
• gēng dìgeng1 di4耕地x1 | Book Rank #16869arable land; to plow land
• huáng huáng bù kě zhōng rìhuang2 huang2 bu4 ke3 zhong1 ri4惶惶不可终日x1 | Book Rank #16870
• jià chējia4 che1驾车x1 | Book Rank #16871to drive a vehicle
• zhū guózhu1 guo2诸国x1 | Book Rank #16872
• zhǎng yòuzhang3 you4长幼x1 | Book Rank #16873older and younger; seniority
• rú zhī héru2 zhi1 he2如之何x1 | Book Rank #16874
• kuāng zhùkuang1 zhu4匡助x1 | Book Rank #16875
• gúo jūnguo2 jun1国君x2 | Book Rank #10084monarch
• tì tiān xíng dàoti4 tian1 xing2 dao4替天行道x1 | Book Rank #16876(idiom) to enforce justice on behalf of Heaven
• zhù shū lì shūozhu4 shu1 li4 shuo1著书立说x1 | Book Rank #16877to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
• tàn xúntan4 xun2探寻x1 | Book Rank #16878to search; to seek; to explore
• Hè lā kè lì tèHe4 la1 ke4 li4 te4赫拉克利特x2 | Book Rank #10085Heraclitus (535-475 BC), pre-Socratic philosopher
• nìng kěnning4 ken3宁肯x4 | Book Rank #5799would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer
• yīn guǒ xìngyin1 guo3 xing4因果性x2 | Book Rank #10086
• Bō sīBo1 si1波斯x2 | Book Rank #10087Persia
• wáng wèiwang2 wei4王位x2 | Book Rank #10088title of king; kingship
• zùo xué wènzuo4 xue2 wen4做学问x1 | Book Rank #16879to pursue scholarly study; to engage in academic research
• fù jiāfu4 jia1附加x1 | Book Rank #16880additional; annex
• qiè jìnqie4 jin4切近x1 | Book Rank #16881close; near; similar to
• líng qiǎoling2 qiao3灵巧x1 | Book Rank #16882deft; nimble; ingenious
• jiānjian1坚x3 | Book Rank #7327strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute
• qí jì yín qiǎoqi2 ji4 yin2 qiao3奇技淫巧x1 | Book Rank #16883
• guài pǐguai4 pi3怪癖x1 | Book Rank #16884eccentricity; peculiarity; strange hobby
• zì qìzi4 qi4自弃x1 | Book Rank #16885
• wán wù sàng zhìwan2 wu4 sang4 zhi4玩物丧志x1 | Book Rank #16886lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress; excessive attention to trivia saps the will
• kàn pò hóng chénkan4 po4 hong2 chen2看破红尘x1 | Book Rank #16887(idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
• yǐn tùiyin3 tui4隐退x2 | Book Rank #10089to retire (from society, esp. from politics); to vanish
• xué hǎixue2 hai3学海x3 | Book Rank #7328sea of learning; erudite; knowledgeable person; scholarship
• zì rán rénzi4 ran2 ren2自然人x1 | Book Rank #16888natural person (law); see also 法人[fa3 ren2]
• hé yīhe2 yi1合一x8 | Book Rank #3267to unite
• yì xiàngyi4 xiang4意向x1 | Book Rank #16889intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition
• gāo àogao1 ao4高傲x2 | Book Rank #10090arrogant; haughty; proud