Vocabulary: 安身立命：大时代中的知识人

• wàng qí xiàng bèiwang4 qi2 xiang4 bei4望其项背x1 | Book Rank #10746
• tǎng rùotang3 ruo4倘若x35 | Book Rank #855if; supposing; in case
• shēng féng qísheng1 feng2 qi2生逢其x1 | Book Rank #10747
• qǔ déqu3 de2取得x18 | Book Rank #1572to acquire; to get; to obtain
• biāo bǐngbiao1 bing3彪炳x1 | Book Rank #10748(literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc); (literary) outstanding; splendid; glorious
• wàn shìwan4 shi4万世x5 | Book Rank #4296all ages
• fēi fánfei1 fan2非凡x7 | Book Rank #3346out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc)
• bìng fēibing4 fei1并非x71 | Book Rank #433really isn't
• dōng hōng xiān shēngdong1 hong1 xian1 sheng1冬烘先生x1 | Book Rank #10749
• qián zhìqian2 zhi4潜质x1 | Book Rank #10750potential
• bù kě dūo débu4 ke3 duo1 de2不可多得x2 | Book Rank #7625hard to come by; rare
• zhì shìzhi4 shi4治世x9 | Book Rank #2737
• kě xīke3 xi1可惜x20 | Book Rank #1438it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
• bù céngbu4 ceng2不曾x19 | Book Rank #1504hasn't yet; hasn't ever
• jī yùji1 yu4机遇x2 | Book Rank #7626opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
• xiāng xíng zhī xiàxiang1 xing2 zhi1 xia4相形之下x11 | Book Rank #2343
• xìng yùnxing4 yun4幸运x9 | Book Rank #2738fortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
• mò niánmo4 nian2末年x3 | Book Rank #5961the final years (of a regime)
• luàn shìluan4 shi4乱世x26 | Book Rank #1141the world in chaos; troubled times; (in Buddhism) the mortal world
• tài píng jūntai4 ping2 jun1太平军x2 | Book Rank #7627
• zào fǎnzao4 fan3造反x3 | Book Rank #5962to rebel; to revolt
• Mǎn zúMan3 zu2满族x2 | Book Rank #7628Manchu ethnic group
• gùi zúgui4 zu2贵族x47 | Book Rank #652lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy
• wú néngwu2 neng2无能x3 | Book Rank #5963incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless
• tí gōngti2 gong1提供x41 | Book Rank #734to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish
• shī zhǎn cái néngshi1 zhan3 cai2 neng2施展才能x1 | Book Rank #10751
• súi, sùisui2, sui4遂x26 | Book Rank #1142遂 súi: 遂 sui2: used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2]; Taiwan pr. [sui4]遂 sùi: 遂 sui4: to satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach
• dé yǐde2 yi3得以x33 | Book Rank #912able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view
• yī jǔ chéng míngyi1 ju3 cheng2 ming2一举成名x2 | Book Rank #7629
• zhěng jìuzheng3 jiu4拯救x23 | Book Rank #1286to save; to rescue
• Shào, zhàoShao4, zhao4召x2 | Book Rank #7630召 Shào: 召 Shao4: surname Shao; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province召 zhào: 召 zhao4: to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
• shí qǐshi2 qi3拾起x1 | Book Rank #10752
• qián cháoqian2 chao2前朝x1 | Book Rank #10753the previous dynasty
• qí rúqi2 ru2耆儒x1 | Book Rank #10754
• shí xuéshi2 xue2实学x1 | Book Rank #10755
• bìng zhòngbing4 zhong4并重x2 | Book Rank #7631to give equal emphasis to; to attach equal importance to
• zhīzhi1知x65 | Book Rank #476to know; to be aware
• jìn déjin4 de2进德x2 | Book Rank #7632
• yǐ déyi3 de2以德x7 | Book Rank #3347
• zhìzhi4致x49 | Book Rank #626致 zhì: 致 zhi4: (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite致 zhì: 致 zhi4: (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey; (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently
• zhōng yúzhong1 yu2终于x39 | Book Rank #773at last; in the end; finally; eventually
• lì gōngli4 gong1立功x8 | Book Rank #3013to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself
• lì déli4 de2立德x9 | Book Rank #2739to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])
• lì yánli4 yan2立言x10 | Book Rank #2526to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]); to expound one's theory
• bù gùobu4 guo4不过x166 | Book Rank #161only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
• yǎn hóngyan3 hong2眼红x1 | Book Rank #10756to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious
• dūo shǎo, dūo shaoduo1 shao3, duo1 shao5多少x52 | Book Rank #595多少 dūo shǎo: 多少 duo1 shao3: number; amount; somewhat多少 dūo shao: 多少 duo1 shao5: how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
• yì měi zhī cíyi4 mei3 zhi1 ci2溢美之词x2 | Book Rank #7633flattering words; inflated praise
• pángpang2旁x3 | Book Rank #5964one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)
• zì jiāzi4 jia1自家x4 | Book Rank #5002oneself; one's own family