Vocabulary: 乱世用重典,时势造煞星
from 笨人的成圣之道:曾国藩
- 顿时x2 | Chapter Rank #157immediately; suddenly
- 蹬x1 | Chapter Rank #418to step on; to tread on; to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [deng4]used in 蹭蹬[ceng4 deng4]
- 鼻头x1 | Chapter Rank #419tip of the nose; (dialect) nose
- 上x3 | Chapter Rank #74(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; aboveused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- 脸x1 | Chapter Rank #420face; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- 直接x1 | Chapter Rank #421direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate; straightforward
- 把手x2 | Chapter Rank #158to shake handshandle; grip; knob
- 伸进x2 | Chapter Rank #159
- 裤裆x1 | Chapter Rank #422crotch of trousers
- 经x2 | Chapter Rank #160surname Jingclassics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
- 制x2 | Chapter Rank #161system; to control; to regulateto manufacture; to make
- 军x4 | Chapter Rank #42(bound form) army; military
- 所谓x1 | Chapter Rank #423what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
- 指x1 | Chapter Rank #424finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- 驻扎x1 | Chapter Rank #425to station; to garrison (troops)
- 正规x1 | Chapter Rank #426regular; according to standards
- 绿营x13 | Chapter Rank #11Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
- 兵x15 | Chapter Rank #5soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 按x1 | Chapter Rank #427to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- 清x1 | Chapter Rank #428(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts)Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911); surname Qing
- 常例x1 | Chapter Rank #429
- 辖x1 | Chapter Rank #430linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle); (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over
- 及其x1 | Chapter Rank #431(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
- 以下x1 | Chapter Rank #432that level or lower; that amount or less; the following
- 文官x1 | Chapter Rank #433civil official
- 除x1 | Chapter Rank #434to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
- 兼有x1 | Chapter Rank #435to combine; to have both
- 提督x3 | Chapter Rank #75the local commander; provincial governor (in Qing and Ming times)
- 衔x2 | Chapter Rank #162bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings); to link; to accept; rank; title
- 外x1 | Chapter Rank #436outside; in addition; foreign; external
- 不得x1 | Chapter Rank #437must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
- 干预x1 | Chapter Rank #438to meddle; to intervene; intervention
- 抚x1 | Chapter Rank #439to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor
- 标x1 | Chapter Rank #440mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units
- 营x5 | Chapter Rank #29camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for
- 以外x1 | Chapter Rank #441apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond
- 操练x6 | Chapter Rank #22drill; practice
- 事务x1 | Chapter Rank #442(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)
- 只有x2 | Chapter Rank #163only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 有权x1 | Chapter Rank #443to have the right to; to be entitled to; to have authority; powerful
- 指挥x1 | Chapter Rank #444to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 连x1 | Chapter Rank #445surname Lianto link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)
- 资格x1 | Chapter Rank #446qualifications; seniority
- 伸手x1 | Chapter Rank #447to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle
- 只是x2 | Chapter Rank #164merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- 个x5 | Chapter Rank #30used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5](classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 布衣x1 | Chapter Rank #448plain cotton clothing; (literary) the common people
- 帮办x1 | Chapter Rank #449assist in managing; deputy
- 大臣x1 | Chapter Rank #450chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- 当地x1 | Chapter Rank #451local