Vocabulary: 菜根谭

• zhōng shēngzhong1 sheng1钟声x1 | Book Rank #3105the sound of a bell
• huàn xǐnghuan4 xing3唤醒x1 | Book Rank #3106to wake sb; to rouse
• yuè yǐngyue4 ying3月影x1 | Book Rank #3107
• kūi jiànkui1 jian4窥见x1 | Book Rank #3108to catch a glimpse of
• shēn wàishen1 wai4身外x1 | Book Rank #3109
• wǔ èrwu3 er4五二x1 | Book Rank #3110
• chóng shēngchong2 sheng1虫声x1 | Book Rank #3111
• zhuàn, chuánzhuan4, chuan2传x1 | Book Rank #3112传 zhuàn: 传 zhuan4: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station传 chuán: 传 chuan2: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)
• juéjue2诀x1 | Book Rank #3113to bid farewell; tricks of the trade; pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字訣|十六字诀 on guerrilla warfare)
• wén, Wénwen2, Wen2文x3 | Book Rank #908文 wén: 文 wen2: language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67文 Wén: 文 Wen2: surname Wen
• jiě dújie3 du2解读x2 | Book Rank #1466to decipher; to decode; to interpret
• zì shūzi4 shu1字书x2 | Book Rank #1467character book (i.e. school primer)
• xián qínxian2 qin2弦琴x2 | Book Rank #1468
• Jiā, jiāJia1, jia1佳x1 | Book Rank #3114佳 Jiā: 佳 Jia1: surname Jia佳 jiā: 佳 jia1: beautiful; fine; good
• wǔ sìwu3 si4五四x1 | Book Rank #3115fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
• shān hé dà dìshan1 he2 da4 di4山河大地x1 | Book Rank #3116
• wēi chénwei1 chen2微尘x1 | Book Rank #3117dust; (Buddhism) minutest particle of matter
• ér kuànger2 kuang4而况x2 | Book Rank #1469
• xuè ròuxue4 rou4血肉x1 | Book Rank #3118flesh
• pào yǐngpao4 ying3泡影x1 | Book Rank #3119(lit.) froth and shadows; (fig.) illusion; mirage
• wǔ wǔwu3 wu3五五x1 | Book Rank #312050-50; equal (share, partnership etc)
• hǔo guānghuo3 guang1火光x1 | Book Rank #3121flame; blaze
• zhēng cháng jìng duǎnzheng1 chang2 jing4 duan3争长竞短x1 | Book Rank #3122
• wō níuwo1 niu2蜗牛x1 | Book Rank #3123snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2]
• Jué, jiǎo, juéJue2, jiao3, jue2角x1 | Book Rank #3124角 Jué: 角 Jue2: surname Jue角 jiǎo: 角 jiao3: angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]角 jué: 角 jue2: role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale
• cíci2雌x1 | Book Rank #3125female; Taiwan pr. [ci1]
• xíongxiong2雄x1 | Book Rank #3126male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence
• xǔ, Xǔxu3, Xu3许x1 | Book Rank #3127许 xǔ: 许 xu3: to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps许 Xǔ: 许 Xu3: surname Xu
• wǔ liùwu3 liu4五六x1 | Book Rank #3128
• fú yún fù guìfu2 yun2 fu4 gui4浮云富贵x1 | Book Rank #3129
• yán qī xué chǔyan2 qi1 xue2 chu3岩栖穴处x1 | Book Rank #3130
• gāo mánggao1 mang2膏盲x1 | Book Rank #3131
• quán shíquan2 shi2泉石x1 | Book Rank #3132
• pǐpi3癖x1 | Book Rank #3133habit; hobby
• zùi jǐuzui4 jiu3醉酒x1 | Book Rank #3134to get drunk
• jìng zhújing4 zhu2竞逐x1 | Book Rank #3135competition; to compete; to pursue
• dàndan4憺x1 | Book Rank #3136peace
• zhī, shìzhi1, shi4氏x2 | Book Rank #1470氏 zhī: 氏 zhi1: used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]; used in 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]氏 shì: 氏 shi4: (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan"); (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang"); (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
• chánchan2缠x3 | Book Rank #909to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy
• wǔ qīwu3 qi1五七x1 | Book Rank #3137memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
• Yán, yánYan2, yan2延x1 | Book Rank #3138延 Yán: 延 Yan2: surname Yan延 yán: 延 yan2: to prolong; to extend; to delay
• cùcu4促x1 | Book Rank #3139(bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid; (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge; (literary) close by; pressed against
• yóu yúyou2 yu2由于x1 | Book Rank #3140due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
• kuān zhǎikuan1 zhai3宽窄x1 | Book Rank #3141width; breadth
• xì, jìxi4, ji4系x4 | Book Rank #647系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)系 xì: 系 xi4: system; department; faculty系 jì: 系 ji4: to tie; to fasten; to button up系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to arrest; to worry
• yáoyao2遥x1 | Book Rank #3142(bound form) distant; remote; far away
• dǒu shìdou3 shi4斗室x1 | Book Rank #3143very small room; tiny, cramped space
• yǎn, Guǎng, guǎngyan3, Guang3, guang3广x1 | Book Rank #3144广 yǎn: 广 yan3: "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc广 Guǎng: 广 Guang3: surname Guang广 guǎng: 广 guang3: wide; numerous; to spread
• wǔ bāwu3 ba1五八x1 | Book Rank #3145
• xiān jìngxian1 jing4仙境x1 | Book Rank #3146fairyland; wonderland; paradise