Vocabulary: 传奇之家：托马斯·曼一家的故事

• zhǔ dòngzhu3 dong4主动x3 | Book Rank #4564to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
• dé tǐde2 ti3得体x2 | Book Rank #6065appropriate to the occasion; fitting
• dá chéngda2 cheng2达成x4 | Book Rank #3684to reach (an agreement); to accomplish
• zhūi wènzhui1 wen4追问x2 | Book Rank #6066to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter
• kěnken3肯x8 | Book Rank #2099to agree; to consent; to be willing to
• shū yuǎnshu1 yuan3疏远x3 | Book Rank #4565to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement
• yóu jiànyou2 jian4邮件x1 | Book Rank #9199mail; post; email
• bù xiángbu4 xiang2不祥x1 | Book Rank #9200ominous; inauspicious
• fù shàngfu4 shang4附上x3 | Book Rank #4566attached; included herewith
• jǐ xíng zìji3 xing2 zi4几行字x1 | Book Rank #9201
• jiǎnjian3检x1 | Book Rank #9202to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint
• nǚ péng younu:3 peng2 you5女朋友x11 | Book Rank #1612girlfriend
• zá zhǒngza2 zhong3杂种x2 | Book Rank #6067hybrid; mixed breed; bastard; son of a bitch
• hēi rénhei1 ren2黑人x4 | Book Rank #3685black person; an illegal
• zhǎng jìnzhang3 jin4长进x2 | Book Rank #6068to make progress; progress
• shūo bu dìngshuo1 bu5 ding4说不定x2 | Book Rank #6069can't say for sure; maybe
• zhēng guāngzheng1 guang1争光x2 | Book Rank #6070to win an honor; to strive to win a prize
• qí jìqi2 ji4奇迹x12 | Book Rank #1541miracle; wonder; marvel
• Fú tèFu2 te4福特x2 | Book Rank #6071Ford (name); Ford, US car make
• zhè liàngzhe4 liang4这辆x1 | Book Rank #9203
• shàng hǎoshang4 hao3尚好x1 | Book Rank #9204
• èr shǒu chēer4 shou3 che1二手车x2 | Book Rank #6072second-hand car
• jià géjia4 ge2价格x2 | Book Rank #6073price
• tǎo jià huán jiàtao3 jia4 huan2 jia4讨价还价x1 | Book Rank #9205to haggle over price; to bargain
• méi ná dàomei2 na2 dao4没拿到x2 | Book Rank #6074
• mǎi xià láimai3 xia4 lai2买下来x1 | Book Rank #9206
• pǎo chēpao3 che1跑车x3 | Book Rank #4567racing bicycle; racing car; sports car; to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living; (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train; (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident)
• Bù jiā díBu4 jia1 di2布加迪x6 | Book Rank #2624Bugatti (name); Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. (French car company)
• xī shíxi1 shi2吸食x1 | Book Rank #9207(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc); (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug); to drink through a straw
• gùo shān chēguo4 shan1 che1过山车x1 | Book Rank #9208roller coaster
• xiāo chénxiao1 chen2消沉x1 | Book Rank #9209to sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet
• dà tǔida4 tui3大腿x3 | Book Rank #4568thigh
• zhēn yǎn, zhēn yanzhen1 yan3, zhen1 yan5针眼x1 | Book Rank #9210针眼 zhēn yǎn: 针眼 zhen1 yan3: eye of a needle; pinprick; pinhole针眼 zhēn yan: 针眼 zhen1 yan5: (medicine) stye; hordeolum
• kùi, hùikui4, hui4溃x1 | Book Rank #9211溃 kùi: 溃 kui4: (bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike; (bound form) to break through (a military encirclement); (bound form) to be routed; to be overrun; to fall to pieces; (bound form) to fester; to ulcerate溃 hùi: 溃 hui4: used in 潰膿|溃脓[hui4 nong2]; Taiwan pr. [kui4]
• màn xìngman4 xing4慢性x2 | Book Rank #6075slow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)
• xuè yè xún huánxue4 ye4 xun2 huan2血液循环x1 | Book Rank #9212blood circulation
• xū hànxu1 han4虚汗x1 | Book Rank #9213
• Bù dá pèi sīBu4 da2 pei4 si1布达佩斯x2 | Book Rank #6076Budapest, capital of Hungary
• hūn dǎohun1 dao3昏倒x1 | Book Rank #9214to faint
• měi huàmei3 hua4美化x2 | Book Rank #6077to make more beautiful; to decorate; embellishment
• hǔi huàihui3 huai4毁坏x3 | Book Rank #4569to damage; to devastate; to vandalize; damage; destruction
• màma4骂x6 | Book Rank #2625to scold; to abuse; to curse; CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]
• hún dànhun2 dan4混蛋x1 | Book Rank #9215scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch
• wú làiwu2 lai4无赖x1 | Book Rank #9216hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly
• chòu xiǎo zichou4 xiao3 zi5臭小子x1 | Book Rank #9217
• hùi shìhui4 shi4会试x1 | Book Rank #9218metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination)
• wèi sháwei4 sha2为啥x2 | Book Rank #6078dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]
• nán áonan2 ao2难熬x1 | Book Rank #9219(of pain or hardship) hard to bear
• qí jiānqi2 jian1其间x2 | Book Rank #6079in between; within that interval; in the meantime
• qì bù chéng shēngqi4 bu4 cheng2 sheng1泣不成声x2 | Book Rank #6080(idiom) unable to speak through tears; sobbing uncontrollably