Vocabulary: 安身立命：大时代中的知识人

• tángtang2堂x7 | Book Rank #3401(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture
• shěnshen3审x1 | Book Rank #11156to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)
• wén cáiwen2 cai2文才x2 | Book Rank #7825
• shènshen4甚x22 | Book Rank #1353excessive; undue; to exceed; to be more than; very; extremely; (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2])
• yōuyou1优x3 | Book Rank #6100excellent; superior
• wèi héwei4 he2为何x9 | Book Rank #2769why
• móu luànmou2 luan4谋乱x1 | Book Rank #11157
• fǎn chún xiāng jīfan3 chun2 xiang1 ji1反唇相讥x3 | Book Rank #6101(idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort
• fù hèfu4 he4附和x3 | Book Rank #6102to agree; to go along with; to echo (what sb says)
• wàngwang4忘x14 | Book Rank #1970to forget; to overlook; to neglect
• bèi bǔbei4 bu3被捕x6 | Book Rank #3794to be arrested; under arrest
• duō wèiduo1 wei4多位x2 | Book Rank #7826
• Liǎng HúLiang3 Hu2两湖x3 | Book Rank #6103Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
• wǔ bèi xué tángwu3 bei4 xue2 tang2武备学堂x1 | Book Rank #11158
• bǎi tūobai3 tuo1摆脱x25 | Book Rank #1184to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself
• gān xìgan1 xi4干系x1 | Book Rank #11159responsibility
• zòu bàozou4 bao4奏报x1 | Book Rank #11160
• qǐ yì zhěqi3 yi4 zhe3起义者x1 | Book Rank #11161
• shā hàisha1 hai4杀害x2 | Book Rank #7827to murder
• zì gǔ yǐ láizi4 gu3 yi3 lai2自古以来x2 | Book Rank #7828since ancient times
• zhū shāzhu1 sha1诛杀x2 | Book Rank #7829to kill; to murder
• shǐ shūshi3 shu1史书x3 | Book Rank #6104history book
• yī xiàngyi1 xiang4一向x9 | Book Rank #2770a period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time
• míng shēngming2 sheng1名声x6 | Book Rank #3795reputation
• shēn zhīshen1 zhi1深知x9 | Book Rank #2771to know well; to be fully aware of
• miàn qiánmian4 qian2面前x39 | Book Rank #779in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
• duàn ránduan4 ran2断然x6 | Book Rank #3796resolute; definitive; categorically; absolutely
• zì bǎozi4 bao3自保x2 | Book Rank #7830to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation
• xuè guāngxue4 guang1血光x1 | Book Rank #11162
• huáng huáng bù ānhuang2 huang2 bu4 an1惶惶不安x3 | Book Rank #6105
• yī yǔ dào pòyi1 yu3 dao4 po4一语道破x1 | Book Rank #11163one word says it all (idiom); to hit the nail on the head; to be pithy and correct
• tǎn tètan3 te4忐忑x1 | Book Rank #11164apprehensive; on edge
• jùju4惧x2 | Book Rank #7831to fear
• wáng guó dà fūwang2 guo2 da4 fu1亡国大夫x1 | Book Rank #11165
• qiàoqiao4诮x1 | Book Rank #11166ridicule; to blame
• xīuxiu1羞x1 | Book Rank #11167shy; ashamed; shame; bashful; delicacies
• fǔ yǎngfu3 yang3俯仰x1 | Book Rank #11168lowering and raising of the head; (fig.) small move; pitch (position angle)
• wú liáowu2 liao2无聊x6 | Book Rank #3797bored; boring; senseless
• Xiè, jiě, jiè, xièXie4, jie3, jie4, xie4解x5 | Book Rank #4374解 Xiè: 解 Xie4: surname Xie解 jiě: 解 jie3: to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection解 jiè: 解 jie4: to transport under guard解 xiè: 解 xie4: acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)
• qí qíng kě mǐnqi2 qing2 ke3 min3其情可悯x1 | Book Rank #11169
• yòng xīnyong4 xin1用心x3 | Book Rank #6106motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful
• yìyi4抑x8 | Book Rank #3065to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or
• kǔku3苦x24 | Book Rank #1238bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
• yǐyi3矣x29 | Book Rank #1043classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
• kāng dǎngkang1 dang3康党x1 | Book Rank #11170
• jì yǔ hòu wàngji4 yu3 hou4 wang4寄予厚望x1 | Book Rank #11171to place high hopes
• chuán shàngchuan2 shang4船上x3 | Book Rank #6107
• zhǐ xiàngzhi3 xiang4指向x2 | Book Rank #7832to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated
• tóng chuáng yì mèngtong2 chuang2 yi4 meng4同床异梦x1 | Book Rank #11172lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas; strange bedfellows; marital dissension
• yā lìya1 li4压力x15 | Book Rank #1861pressure