Vocabulary: 笨人的成圣之道：曾国藩

• tūi shǒutui1 shou3推手x2 | Book Rank #7323promoter; advocate; driving force; pushing hands (two-person training routine esp. in t'ai chi)
• rè diǎnre4 dian3热点x1 | Book Rank #11994hot spot; point of special interest
• jǐ cì sān fānji3 ci4 san1 fan1几次三番x1 | Book Rank #11995lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly; over and over again
• shī túshi1 tu2师徒x4 | Book Rank #4018master and disciple
• zhēng chǎozheng1 chao3争吵x4 | Book Rank #4019to quarrel; dispute
• yīng fǎ lián jūnying1 fa3 lian2 jun1英法联军x12 | Book Rank #1411
• huàn qǔhuan4 qu3换取x3 | Book Rank #5218to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
• qīngqing1卿x3 | Book Rank #5219high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old); (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old); honorific (old)
• shù zàishu4 zai4数载x1 | Book Rank #11996
• shī xīn zì yòngshi1 xin1 zi4 yong4师心自用x1 | Book Rank #11997
• yòng rényong4 ren2用人x1 | Book Rank #11998servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff
• hé zhōng gòng jìhe2 zhong1 gong4 ji4和衷共济x1 | Book Rank #11999
• gēn jùgen1 ju4根据x3 | Book Rank #5220according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]
• chāo xíchao1 xi2抄袭x1 | Book Rank #12000to plagiarize; to copy; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy
• gù yònggu4 yong4雇用x1 | Book Rank #12001to employ; to hire
• jī mínji1 min2饥民x1 | Book Rank #12002
• kāi wākai1 wa1开挖x3 | Book Rank #5221to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out; to start digging
• liǎng dàoliang3 dao4两道x3 | Book Rank #5222
• yī liǎng zhàngyi1 liang3 zhang4一两丈x1 | Book Rank #12003
• wài háowai4 hao2外壕x7 | Book Rank #2430
• tā tā shí shíta1 ta1 shi2 shi2踏踏实实x1 | Book Rank #12004steady; steadfast
• bī chū láibi1 chu1 lai2逼出来x1 | Book Rank #12005
• tū xítu1 xi2突袭x1 | Book Rank #12006to raid; to storm; surprise attack
• gāo jùgao1 ju4高踞x1 | Book Rank #12007
• zhì zhī bù lǐzhi4 zhi1 bu4 li3置之不理x2 | Book Rank #7324to pay no heed to (idiom); to ignore; to brush aside
• shā chūsha1 chu1杀出x3 | Book Rank #5223
• shǒu chuàngshou3 chuang4首创x1 | Book Rank #12008to originate; to pioneer; to invent
• gài shì yīng xiónggai4 shi4 ying1 xiong2盖世英雄x1 | Book Rank #12009
• kè díke4 di2克敌x1 | Book Rank #12010
• súi zhesui2 zhe5随着x1 | Book Rank #12011along with; in the wake of; following
• chí xùchi2 xu4持续x2 | Book Rank #7325to continue; to persist; to last; sustainable; preservation
• yuè shēnyue4 shen1越深x1 | Book Rank #12012
• bǎo lěibao3 lei3堡垒x3 | Book Rank #5224fort
• hé bùhe2 bu4何不x2 | Book Rank #7326why not?; why not do (sth)?
• shēn shēnshen1 shen1深深x1 | Book Rank #12013deep; profound
• pā wōpa1 wo1趴窝x3 | Book Rank #5225(coll.) (of a hen) to sit in the nest to lay or hatch eggs; (fig.) (of a person) to be laid up from illness or exhaustion; (fig.) (of a machine, vehicle etc) to break down; to be out of commission
• qiā dàoqia1 dao4掐到x1 | Book Rank #12014
• sǐ xuési3 xue2死穴x1 | Book Rank #12015lethal point (acupuncture); vulnerable spot; Achilles' heel
• liáng shiliang2 shi5粮食x10 | Book Rank #1720foodstuff; cereals; CL:種|种[zhong3]
• jī èji1 e4饥饿x7 | Book Rank #2431hunger; starvation; famine
• jié gòujie2 gou4结构x1 | Book Rank #12016structure; composition; makeup; architecture; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
• nán áonan2 ao2难熬x1 | Book Rank #12017(of pain or hardship) hard to bear
• xiāo hào zhànxiao1 hao4 zhan4消耗战x3 | Book Rank #5226war of attrition
• dīng héding1 he2钉合x1 | Book Rank #12018
• mǎomao3卯x3 | Book Rank #5227mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)
• ài bù shì shǒuai4 bu4 shi4 shou3爱不释手x1 | Book Rank #12019(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
• huáng kǒnghuang2 kong3惶恐x1 | Book Rank #12020terrified
• chū shēnchu1 shen1出身x5 | Book Rank #3313to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin
• zhǔ chí huì yìzhu3 chi2 hui4 yi4主持会议x1 | Book Rank #12021
• bái gànbai2 gan4白干x1 | Book Rank #12022