Vocabulary: 陈寅恪的最后二十年

• dà shǐda4 shi3大使x1 | Book Rank #10040ambassador; envoy; CL:名[ming2],位[wei4]
• shēng wàngsheng1 wang4声望x2 | Book Rank #6881reputation; prestige; public esteem
• dìngding4定x13 | Book Rank #1624to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely
• Xiān lúoXian1 luo2暹罗x3 | Book Rank #5238Siam (former name of Thailand)
• yǒu yìyou3 yi4有意x6 | Book Rank #3106to intend; intentionally; interested in
• ràngrang4让x71 | Book Rank #275to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
• dàn bódan4 bo2淡泊x2 | Book Rank #6882living a simple life
• guān chǎngguan1 chang3官场x1 | Book Rank #10041officialdom; bureaucracy
• míng lìming2 li4名利x3 | Book Rank #5239fame and profit
• guǎn lǐguan3 li3管理x4 | Book Rank #4243to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4]
• cái néngcai2 neng2才能x22 | Book Rank #966talent; ability; capacity
• yī jùyi1 ju4一句x42 | Book Rank #481a line of verse; a sentence
• kǒu tóu chánkou3 tou2 chan2口头禅x2 | Book Rank #6883Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
• zhīzhi1知x51 | Book Rank #380to know; to be aware
• zhī xīnzhi1 xin1知心x3 | Book Rank #5240caring; intimate
• míng shēng zài wàiming2 sheng1 zai4 wai4名声在外x1 | Book Rank #10042
• fǎ lǜfa3 lu:4法律x2 | Book Rank #6884law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]
• shùshu4树x10 | Book Rank #1998tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
• tángtang2棠x5 | Book Rank #3599cherry-apple
• fǎ lǜ jièfa3 lv4 jie4法律界x1 | Book Rank #10043
• dà míng dǐng dǐngda4 ming2 ding3 ding3大名鼎鼎x1 | Book Rank #10044grand reputation; renowned; famous
• shènshen4甚x89 | Book Rank #214excessive; undue; to exceed; to be more than; very; extremely; (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2])
• lǜ shīlu:4 shi1律师x2 | Book Rank #6885lawyer
• tì rénti4 ren2替人x1 | Book Rank #10045
• dǎ guān sida3 guan1 si5打官司x1 | Book Rank #10046to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute
• rén kǒuren2 kou3人口x2 | Book Rank #6886population; people
• kùn nankun4 nan5困难x40 | Book Rank #504difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
• bǎi màibai3 mai4摆卖x2 | Book Rank #6887hawking; street vending
• jiā sījia1 si1家私x1 | Book Rank #10047family property; family wealth
• zá wùza2 wu4杂物x1 | Book Rank #10048junk; items of no value; various bits and bobs
• yǐn qǐyin3 qi3引起x25 | Book Rank #849to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
• hōng dònghong1 dong4哄动x1 | Book Rank #10049
• shè fǎshe4 fa3设法x3 | Book Rank #5241to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
• Qián, qiánQian2, qian2钱x41 | Book Rank #490钱 Qián: 钱 Qian2: surname Qian钱 qián: 钱 qian2: coin; money; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
• dǎ gōng zuò yīda3 gong1 zuo4 yi1打恭作揖x1 | Book Rank #10050
• kěn qíuken3 qiu2恳求x3 | Book Rank #5242to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty
• bù yàobu4 yao4不要x30 | Book Rank #703don't!; must not
• gào sù, gào sugao4 su4, gao4 su5告诉x18 | Book Rank #1189告诉 gào sù: 告诉 gao4 su4: to press charges; to file a complaint告诉 gào su: 告诉 gao4 su5: to tell; to inform; to let know
• yī shēngyi1 sheng1一声x5 | Book Rank #3600first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
• qù huàqu4 hua4趣话x2 | Book Rank #6888
• fùfu4负x27 | Book Rank #780to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)
• liǎng wèiliang3 wei4两位x23 | Book Rank #929
• jí qíji2 qi2及其x11 | Book Rank #1863(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
• zhōng shān jì niàn tángzhong1 shan1 ji4 nian4 tang2中山纪念堂x1 | Book Rank #10051
• líu yǐngliu2 ying3留影x6 | Book Rank #3107to take a photo as a souvenir; a souvenir photo
• qì liàngqi4 liang4器量x1 | Book Rank #10052tolerance
• dài réndai4 ren2待人x2 | Book Rank #6889to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
• zhì chéngzhi4 cheng2挚诚x2 | Book Rank #6890sincere
• qián hòuqian2 hou4前后x39 | Book Rank #523around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
• chuàng xiàchuang4 xia4创下x8 | Book Rank #2422to establish; to set (a new record)