Vocabulary: 安身立命：大时代中的知识人

• Cí XǐCi2 Xi3慈禧x6 | Book Rank #3781Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908)
• yù bǐyu4 bi3御笔x1 | Book Rank #10959
• gòu, Gōu, gōugou4, Gou1, gou1勾x1 | Book Rank #10960勾 gòu: 勾 gou4: used in 勾當|勾当[gou4 dang4]勾 Gōu: 勾 Gou1: surname Gou勾 gōu: 勾 gou1: to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude
• dì sì míngdi4 si4 ming2第四名x1 | Book Rank #10961
• dùi diàodui4 diao4对调x1 | Book Rank #10962to swap places; to exchange roles
• yuè rùyue4 ru4跃入x2 | Book Rank #7745
• tài hòutai4 hou4太后x5 | Book Rank #4347Empress Dowager
• liánlian2帘x1 | Book Rank #10963帘 lián: 帘 lian2: flag used as a shop sign帘 lián: 帘 lian2: hanging screen or curtain
• juànjuan4眷x1 | Book Rank #10964(bound form) one's family, esp. wife and children; (literary) to regard with love and affection; to feel concern for
• gǎn ēn bù jìngan3 en1 bu4 jin4感恩不尽x1 | Book Rank #10965
• huáng ēn hào dànghuang2 en1 hao4 dang4皇恩浩荡x3 | Book Rank #6038
• bào dábao4 da2报答x3 | Book Rank #6039to repay; to requite
• zhèng tánzheng4 tan2政坛x9 | Book Rank #2759political circles
• fēng yúnfeng1 yun2风云x5 | Book Rank #4348weather; unstable situation
• jī dàngji1 dang4激荡x6 | Book Rank #3782激荡 jī dàng: 激荡 ji1 dang4: to rage; to dash; to surge激荡 jī dàng: 激荡 ji1 dang4: to rage; to dash; to surge; also written 激盪|激荡
• měi dāngmei3 dang1每当x8 | Book Rank #3049whenever; every time
• zhòng dàzhong4 da4重大x16 | Book Rank #1753great; important; major; significant
• jiān dìngjian1 ding4坚定x15 | Book Rank #1857firm; steady; staunch; resolute
• yī biānyi1 bian1一边x16 | Book Rank #1754one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
• shēn ānshen1 an1深谙x7 | Book Rank #3378to know (sth) very well; to be an expert in
• gōng tínggong1 ting2宫廷x3 | Book Rank #6040court (of king or emperor)
• gēngen1跟x8 | Book Rank #3050heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
• shì wèi zhī jǐshi4 wei4 zhi1 ji3士为知己x2 | Book Rank #7746
• sǐsi3死x125 | Book Rank #222to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
• bào ēnbao4 en1报恩x1 | Book Rank #10966to pay a debt of gratitude; to repay a kindness
• qíng gǎnqing2 gan3情感x45 | Book Rank #680feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally)
• jūn chénjun1 chen2君臣x18 | Book Rank #1578a ruler and his ministers (old)
• lì haili4 hai5厉害x7 | Book Rank #3379(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent
• duàn duànduan4 duan4断断x1 | Book Rank #10967
• zhèng dízheng4 di2政敌x3 | Book Rank #6041political opponent
• lǐ zhōng tángli3 zhong1 tang2李中堂x3 | Book Rank #6042
• cái néngcai2 neng2材能x1 | Book Rank #10968
• rén pǐnren2 pin3人品x1 | Book Rank #10969character; moral strength; integrity; (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing
• dǒng dedong3 de5懂得x8 | Book Rank #3051to understand; to know; to comprehend
• wàng quèwang4 que4忘却x5 | Book Rank #4349to forget
• bǎobao3饱x4 | Book Rank #5065to eat till full; satisfied
• dú jīngdu2 jing1读经x1 | Book Rank #10970to study the Confucian classics; to read scriptures or canonical texts
• yōng súyong1 su2庸俗x10 | Book Rank #2545vulgar; tacky; tawdry
• chū shǒuchu1 shou3出手x1 | Book Rank #10971to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task
• dà jiāda4 jia1大加x3 | Book Rank #6043(before a two-syllable verb) considerably; greatly (exaggerate); vehemently (oppose); severely (punish); extensively (refurbish); effusively (praise)
• pēng jīpeng1 ji1抨击x9 | Book Rank #2760to attack (verbally or in writing)
• yǒu míngyou3 ming2有名x5 | Book Rank #4350famous; well-known
• dà pàoda4 pao4大炮x5 | Book Rank #4351big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big; CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1]
• tán hétan2 he2弹劾x1 | Book Rank #10972to impeach (an official)
• quán gùiquan2 gui4权贵x6 | Book Rank #3783influential officials; bigwigs
• yìyi4奕x2 | Book Rank #7747abundant; graceful
• Chóng, chóngChong2, chong2崇x3 | Book Rank #6044崇 Chóng: 崇 Chong2: surname Chong崇 chóng: 崇 chong2: high; sublime; lofty; to esteem; to worship
• wáng wén sháowang2 wen2 shao2王文韶x2 | Book Rank #7748
• wēng, Wēngweng1, Weng1翁x8 | Book Rank #3052翁 wēng: 翁 weng1: elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)翁 Wēng: 翁 Weng1: surname Weng
• héhe2龢x2 | Book Rank #7749used in given names and as a surname