Vocabulary: 冰上斯芬克斯

• shēng wàngsheng1 wang4声望x1 | Book Rank #7018reputation; prestige; public esteem
• jié chéngjie2 cheng2结成x3 | Book Rank #3732to form; to forge (alliances etc)
• yīn qīnyin1 qin1姻亲x1 | Book Rank #7019relation by marriage; in-laws
• chuán bóchuan2 bo2船舶x1 | Book Rank #7020shipping; boats
• shāng rénshang1 ren2商人x1 | Book Rank #7021merchant; businessman
• jù shāngju4 shang1巨商x1 | Book Rank #7022
• tóu shēntou2 shen1投身x2 | Book Rank #4812to throw oneself into sth
• jīng xiǎnjing1 xian3惊险x6 | Book Rank #2237perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful
• qīn kǒuqin1 kou3亲口x1 | Book Rank #7023one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally
• jiǎng shùjiang3 shu4讲述x10 | Book Rank #1492to talk about; to narrate; to give an account
• sì gèsi4 ge4四个x23 | Book Rank #723
• sǒngsong3耸x1 | Book Rank #7024to excite; to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering
• sì cìsi4 ci4四次x1 | Book Rank #7025fourth; four times; quartic
• jiān bǎngjian1 bang3肩膀x6 | Book Rank #2238shoulder
• diào mén, tiáo méndiao4 men2, tiao2 men2调门x1 | Book Rank #7026调门 diào mén: 调门 diao4 men2: melody; pitch or key (music); tone; style; point of view调门 tiáo mén: 调门 tiao2 men2: valve
• tiāo, tiǎotiao1, tiao3挑x5 | Book Rank #2588挑 tiāo: 挑 tiao1: to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick挑 tiǎo: 挑 tiao3: to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up
• xiǎo shuō baxiao3 shuo1 ba5小说吧x1 | Book Rank #7027
• wèn shìwen4 shi4问世x1 | Book Rank #7028to be published; to come out
• fáng àifang2 ai4妨碍x6 | Book Rank #2239to hinder; to obstruct
• què yǒu qí shìque4 you3 qi2 shi4确有其事x6 | Book Rank #2240(confirm to be) true; authentic
• Shí Yī, shí yīShi2 Yi1, shi2 yi1十一x27 | Book Rank #626十一 Shí Yī: 十一 Shi2 Yi1: PRC National Day (October 1st)十一 shí yī: 十一 shi2 yi1: eleven; 11
• zhēn shízhen1 shi2真实x11 | Book Rank #1367true; real
• mí dǐmi2 di3谜底x2 | Book Rank #4813answer to a riddle
• jiē xiǎojie1 xiao3揭晓x1 | Book Rank #7029to announce publicly; to publish; to make known; to disclose
• fēngfeng1疯x6 | Book Rank #2241insane; mad; wild
• xiē sī dǐ lǐxie1 si1 di3 li3歇斯底里x1 | Book Rank #7030hysteria (loanword); hysterical
• fā zùofa1 zuo4发作x3 | Book Rank #3733to flare up; to break out
• shén jīng cuò luànshen2 jing1 cuo4 luan4神经错乱x4 | Book Rank #3084
• xìng hǎoxing4 hao3幸好x8 | Book Rank #1789fortunately
• lǐ zhìli3 zhi4理智x8 | Book Rank #1790reason; intellect; rationality; rational
• jǐn, jìnjin3, jin4尽x12 | Book Rank #1277尽 jǐn: 尽 jin3: to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to尽 jìn: 尽 jin4: to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth); all; entirely
• jiǎng xià qùjiang3 xia4 qu4讲下去x2 | Book Rank #4814
• dòu, dúdou4, du2读x6 | Book Rank #2242读 dòu: 读 dou4: comma; phrase marked by pause读 dú: 读 du2: to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce
• xǔ duō biànxu3 duo1 bian4许多遍x1 | Book Rank #7031
• nèi róngnei4 rong2内容x2 | Book Rank #4815content; substance; details; CL:項|项[xiang4]
• tīng tīngting1 ting1听听x1 | Book Rank #7032
• zhǎn dīng jié tiězhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3斩钉截铁x6 | Book Rank #2243lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
• chàn dǒuchan4 dou3颤抖x5 | Book Rank #2589to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble
• mǒu zhǒngmou3 zhong3某种x12 | Book Rank #1278some kind (of)
• cì jīci4 ji1刺激x2 | Book Rank #4816to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
• duàn ránduan4 ran2断然x2 | Book Rank #4817resolute; definitive; categorically; absolutely
• jiā zújia1 zu2家族x9 | Book Rank #1627family; clan
• xū gòuxu1 gou4虚构x6 | Book Rank #2244to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary
• jǐn jǐnjin3 jin3仅仅x9 | Book Rank #1628barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
• yì zàoyi4 zao4臆造x6 | Book Rank #2245to concoct; to dream up
• shén shèngshen2 sheng4神圣x2 | Book Rank #4818divine; hallow; holy; sacred
• zōng jiàozong1 jiao4宗教x1 | Book Rank #7033religion
• xìn tiáoxin4 tiao2信条x1 | Book Rank #7034creed; article of faith
• dù zhuàndu4 zhuan4杜撰x3 | Book Rank #3734to fabricate; to make sth up; invented
• chuàng zàochuang4 zao4创造x3 | Book Rank #3735to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)