Vocabulary: 安身立命：大时代中的知识人

• shǐ shīshi3 shi1史诗x2 | Book Rank #10512an epic; poetic saga
• jiǎn jiéjian3 jie2简洁x2 | Book Rank #10513concise; succinct; pithy
• huà miànhua4 mian4画面x2 | Book Rank #10514scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view
• gōu lègou1 le4勾勒x2 | Book Rank #10515to draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of
• màn gōngman4 gong1慢工x1 | Book Rank #18926
• xì huóxi4 huo2细活x1 | Book Rank #18927
• Xiāng gǎng Zhōng wén Dà xuéXiang1 gang3 Zhong1 wen2 Da4 xue2香港中文大学x1 | Book Rank #18928Chinese University of Hong Kong
• qián yánqian2 yan2前沿x1 | Book Rank #18929(military) forward position; frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
• jìn sān niánjin4 san1 nian2近三年x1 | Book Rank #18930
• luó ěr sīluo2 er3 si1罗尔斯x5 | Book Rank #4911
• yuán zhùyuan2 zhu4原著x3 | Book Rank #7473original work (not translation or abridged)
• fàn dúfan4 du2泛读x1 | Book Rank #18931(language education) to read swiftly, aiming to get the gist; extensive reading
• zhī qí ránzhi1 qi2 ran2知其然x1 | Book Rank #18932
• bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ ránbu4 zhi1 qi2 suo3 yi3 ran2不知其所以然x1 | Book Rank #18933
• gǎo qīng chǔgao3 qing1 chu3搞清楚x2 | Book Rank #10516
• liǎng sānliang3 san1两三x4 | Book Rank #5859
• FànFan4梵x1 | Book Rank #18934abbr. for 梵教[Fan4 jiao4] Brahmanism; abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語|梵语[Fan4 yu3] or 梵文[Fan4 wen2]; abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1], the Vatican
• shí zìshi2 zi4十字x1 | Book Rank #18935cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten
• dà bù xiāng tóngda4 bu4 xiang1 tong2大不相同x1 | Book Rank #18936not at all the same; substantially different
• gǎo bù qīng chǔgao3 bu4 qing1 chu3搞不清楚x1 | Book Rank #18937
• hǎo jǐ zhǒnghao3 ji3 zhong3好几种x1 | Book Rank #18938
• luò kèluo4 ke4洛克x2 | Book Rank #10517
• Gé línGe2 lin2格林x1 | Book Rank #18939Green or Greene (name)
• shè hùi mín zhǔ zhǔ yìshe4 hui4 min2 zhu3 zhu3 yi4社会民主主义x2 | Book Rank #10518social democracy
• liǎng lùliang3 lu4两路x1 | Book Rank #18940
• zhěng tǐ shìzheng3 ti3 shi4整体式x1 | Book Rank #18941
• xì huàxi4 hua4细化x2 | Book Rank #10519to give a more granular level of detail; to elaborate; to refine; to become more differentiated
• yuán líuyuan2 liu2源流x1 | Book Rank #18942(of watercourses) source and course; origin and development
• zǐ xì yuè dúzi3 xi4 yue4 du2仔细阅读x1 | Book Rank #18943
• zhōng xīn zhǔ yìzhong1 xin1 zhu3 yi4中心主义x1 | Book Rank #18944
• jǐn tiē zhejin3 tie1 zhe5紧贴着x1 | Book Rank #18945
• róng qiàrong2 qia4融洽x1 | Book Rank #18946harmonious; friendly relations; on good terms with one another
• liǎn pǔ huàlian3 pu3 hua4脸谱化x1 | Book Rank #18947
• miáo huì chéngmiao2 hui4 cheng2描绘成x1 | Book Rank #18948
• liǎn pǔ, Liǎn pǔlian3 pu3, Lian3 pu3脸谱x1 | Book Rank #18949脸谱 liǎn pǔ: 脸谱 lian3 pu3: types of facial makeup in operas脸谱 Liǎn pǔ: 脸谱 Lian3 pu3: Facebook
• jiào tiáo shìjiao4 tiao2 shi4教条式x1 | Book Rank #18950
• jiāo huànjiao1 huan4交换x1 | Book Rank #18951to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute
• yù yányu4 yan2寓言x1 | Book Rank #18952fable; allegory; parable; CL:則|则[ze2]
• lǐ lùn tǐ xìli3 lun4 ti3 xi4理论体系x1 | Book Rank #18953
• dōng zhāng xī wàngdong1 zhang1 xi1 wang4东张西望x1 | Book Rank #18954to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around
• xiǎo yǒu chéng jiùxiao3 you3 cheng2 jiu4小有成就x1 | Book Rank #18955
• jiàn chángjian4 chang2见长x2 | Book Rank #10520to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长[yi3 yan2 jiu1 jian4 chang2] to be known for one's research)
• qīng qīng chǔ chǔqing1 qing1 chu3 chu3清清楚楚x1 | Book Rank #18956
• yǒu yì shíyou3 yi4 shi2有意识x1 | Book Rank #18957conscious
• zì qià xìngzi4 qia4 xing4自洽性x1 | Book Rank #18958logical consistency
• hǎo kànhao3 kan4好看x1 | Book Rank #18959good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good; in an embarrassing situation
• tóu yūntou2 yun1头晕x1 | Book Rank #18960dizzy
• shì xiānshi4 xian1事先x1 | Book Rank #18961in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
• fēi yángfei1 yang2飞扬x1 | Book Rank #18962to rise; to fly upward
• sú míngsu2 ming2俗名x1 | Book Rank #18963vernacular name; lay name (of a priest)