Vocabulary: 笨人的成圣之道：曾国藩

• chí huǎnchi2 huan3迟缓x1 | Book Rank #12101slow; sluggish
• jīng xiàjing1 xia4惊吓x1 | Book Rank #12102to frighten; to horrify; to terrify
• nán bǎonan2 bao3难保x3 | Book Rank #5244hard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect; difficult to preserve
• qīu hòu suàn zhàngqiu1 hou4 suan4 zhang4秋后算账x2 | Book Rank #7357lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom); fig. to settle scores at an opportune time
• xīn luàn rú máxin1 luan4 ru2 ma2心乱如麻x2 | Book Rank #7358one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused; disconcerted; upset
• jǔ qí bù dìngju3 qi2 bu4 ding4举棋不定x1 | Book Rank #12103to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver; to shilly-shally
• háo wú bàn fǎhao2 wu2 ban4 fa3毫无办法x1 | Book Rank #12104
• bù fènbu4 fen4不忿x4 | Book Rank #4027unsatisfied; unconvinced; indignant
• qiángqiang2墙x4 | Book Rank #4028wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])
• súi kǒusui2 kou3随口x1 | Book Rank #12105(speak) without thinking the matter through
• quánquan2荃x6 | Book Rank #2818(fragrant plant)
• kàn fǎkan4 fa3看法x1 | Book Rank #12106way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4]
• tīng cùoting1 cuo4听错x1 | Book Rank #12107to mishear
• tí gāoti2 gao1提高x1 | Book Rank #12108to raise; to increase; to improve
• méi yì simei2 yi4 si5没意思x1 | Book Rank #12109boring; of no interest
• qǔ dàiqu3 dai4取代x3 | Book Rank #5245to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution
• yī fū yī qī zhìyi1 fu1 yi1 qi1 zhi4一夫一妻制x1 | Book Rank #12110
• sān gōng liù yuànsan1 gong1 liu4 yuan4三宫六院x1 | Book Rank #12111
• qī shí èrqi1 shi2 er4七十二x1 | Book Rank #12112
• pín fēipin2 fei1嫔妃x1 | Book Rank #12113imperial concubine
• xī lìxi1 li4犀利x4 | Book Rank #4029sharp; incisive; penetrating
• tǎo yàotao3 yao4讨要x1 | Book Rank #12114
• yín liǎngyin2 liang3银两x2 | Book Rank #7359silver (as currency)
• fā nànfa1 nan4发难x1 | Book Rank #12115to rise in revolt; to raise difficult questions
• lián liánlian2 lian2连连x2 | Book Rank #7360repeatedly; again and again
• bèng, béngbeng4, beng2甭x1 | Book Rank #12116甭 bèng: 甭 beng4: (dialect) very甭 béng: 甭 beng2: contracted form of 不用[bu4 yong4]
• zhǐ lìngzhi3 ling4指令x1 | Book Rank #12117to order; to command; an order; a command; an instruction
• zhí shuōzhi2 shuo1直说x2 | Book Rank #7361
• liáng kuailiang2 kuai5凉快x1 | Book Rank #12118pleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off; (Tw) (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing; (coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out
• dòng bǐdong4 bi3动笔x1 | Book Rank #12119to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting
• jiē liánjie1 lian2接连x1 | Book Rank #12120on end; in a row; in succession
• yáo tóuyao2 tou2摇头x2 | Book Rank #7362to shake one's head
• zhí jié liǎo dàngzhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4直截了当x2 | Book Rank #7363direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward
• qǐ bǐqi3 bi3起笔x4 | Book Rank #4030
• shuā shuāshua1 shua1刷刷x1 | Book Rank #12121
• shuà, shuāshua4, shua1刷x2 | Book Rank #7364刷 shuà: 刷 shua4: to select刷 shuā: 刷 shua1: a brush; to paint; to daub; to brush; to scrub; (fig.) to remove; to eliminate (from a contest); to fire (from a job); (onom.) swish; rustle; to swipe (a card); to scroll on (a phone); (gaming) to grind; to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc)
• yī hūi ér jìuyi1 hui1 er2 jiu4一挥而就x1 | Book Rank #12122to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
• chēng zàncheng1 zan4称赞x1 | Book Rank #12123to praise; to commend; to compliment
• yōu xīn rú fényou1 xin1 ru2 fen2忧心如焚x1 | Book Rank #12124
• tiān rìtian1 ri4天日x1 | Book Rank #12125
• cǐ jūnci3 jun1此君x1 | Book Rank #12126
• diǎn míngdian3 ming2点名x3 | Book Rank #5246roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
• gàn de shìgan4 de5 shi4干的事x2 | Book Rank #7365
• dǎ zhé kòuda3 zhe2 kou4打折扣x3 | Book Rank #5247to give a discount; to be of less value than anticipated
• tú móutu2 mou2图谋x1 | Book Rank #12127to conspire
• chì dǎn zhōng xīnchi4 dan3 zhong1 xin1赤胆忠心x2 | Book Rank #7366lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty; to serve sb with body and soul
• diào rèndiao4 ren4调任x3 | Book Rank #5248to transfer; to move to another post
• nǎo zhàngnao3 zhang4脑胀x1 | Book Rank #12128
• yūn, yùnyun1, yun4晕x1 | Book Rank #12129晕 yūn: 晕 yun1: confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out晕 yùn: 晕 yun4: dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun
• yǒu qùyou3 qu4有趣x1 | Book Rank #12130interesting; fascinating; amusing