Vocabulary: 传奇之家：托马斯·曼一家的故事

• lì kèli4 ke4立刻x24 | Book Rank #764immediately; at once; right away
• xiǎng fāng shè fǎxiang3 fang1 she4 fa3想方设法x5 | Book Rank #2761to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other
• xiě wén zhāngxie3 wen2 zhang1写文章x7 | Book Rank #2159
• zhèng qiánzheng4 qian2挣钱x7 | Book Rank #2160to make money
• wài hùiwai4 hui4外汇x3 | Book Rank #3984foreign (currency) exchange
• Dé gúo mǎ kèDe2 guo2 ma3 ke4德国马克x2 | Book Rank #5121German mark
• tūo jiāng yě mǎtuo1 jiang1 ye3 ma3脱缰野马x1 | Book Rank #7331a wild horse that refuses to be bridled (a metaphor for sth that runs wild)
• shì deshi4 de5似的x23 | Book Rank #799seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
• sù dùsu4 du4速度x4 | Book Rank #3293speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
• jià zhíjia4 zhi2价值x31 | Book Rank #589value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values
• xiāng fǎnxiang1 fan3相反x22 | Book Rank #838opposite; contrary
• chāo jíchao1 ji2超级x8 | Book Rank #1984super-; ultra-; hyper-
• mào xiǎnmao4 xian3冒险x37 | Book Rank #501to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
• jiāo shàngjiao1 shang4交上x4 | Book Rank #3294
• Tài, tàiTai4, tai4泰x14 | Book Rank #1314泰 Tài: 泰 Tai4: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong; abbr. for Thailand泰 tài: 泰 tai4: safe; peaceful; most; grand
• ào duōao4 duo1奥多x2 | Book Rank #5122
• lǚ, Lǚlu:3, Lu:3吕x11 | Book Rank #1564吕 lǚ: 吕 lu:3: pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system吕 Lǚ: 吕 Lu:3: surname Lü
• tóu jī shāngtou2 ji1 shang1投机商x1 | Book Rank #7332
• tóu jītou2 ji1投机x2 | Book Rank #5123congenial; agreeable; to speculate; to profiteer
• zuān yíngzuan1 ying2钻营x1 | Book Rank #7333toadying for personal gain; to curry favor; to study in great depth
• hùo lìhuo4 li4获利x1 | Book Rank #7334profit; to obtain benefits; benefits obtained
• nǚ xìng péng yǒunv3 xing4 peng2 you3女性朋友x4 | Book Rank #3295
• pà méi lāpa4 mei2 la1帕梅拉x20 | Book Rank #928
• Wéi déWei2 de2韦德x23 | Book Rank #800Wade (name); Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), sinologist 威妥瑪|威妥玛[Wei1 Tuo3 ma3]
• yǐ gùyi3 gu4已故x1 | Book Rank #7335the late; deceased
• fú lǎng kèfu2 lang3 ke4弗朗克x4 | Book Rank #3296
• cān guǎncan1 guan3餐馆x1 | Book Rank #7336restaurant; CL:家[jia1]
• háo huáhao2 hua2豪华x7 | Book Rank #2161luxurious
• yè zǒng hùiye4 zong3 hui4夜总会x1 | Book Rank #7337nightclub; nightspot
• kuáng huānkuang2 huan1狂欢x1 | Book Rank #7338party; carousal; hilarity; merriment; whoopee; to carouse
• tāo qiántao1 qian2掏钱x6 | Book Rank #2427to pay; to spend money; to fork out
• liǎo jiěliao3 jie3了解x29 | Book Rank #634to understand; to realize; to find out
• shǒu dūshou3 du1首都x8 | Book Rank #1985capital (city); CL:個|个[ge4]
• yè shēng húoye4 sheng1 huo2夜生活x5 | Book Rank #2762night life
• Tú lín gēnTu2 lin2 gen1图林根x2 | Book Rank #5124Thuringia (state in Germany)
• tú bù lǚ xíngtu2 bu4 lu:3 xing2徒步旅行x4 | Book Rank #3297hiking
• sǔo zùo sǔo wéisuo3 zuo4 suo3 wei2所作所为x7 | Book Rank #2162one's conduct and deeds
• mán guòman2 guo4瞒过x1 | Book Rank #7339
• tài jiǔtai4 jiu3太久x9 | Book Rank #1788
• qí tā rénqi2 ta1 ren2其他人x20 | Book Rank #929
• bó bobo2 bo5伯伯x16 | Book Rank #1175father's elder brother; uncle
• fū fùfu1 fu4夫妇x27 | Book Rank #689a (married) couple; husband and wife; CL:對|对[dui4]
• kǔ kǒu pó xīnku3 kou3 po2 xin1苦口婆心x1 | Book Rank #7340earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
• quàn shūoquan4 shuo1劝说x4 | Book Rank #3298to persuade; persuasion; to advise
• jíji2及x17 | Book Rank #1112and; to reach; up to; in time for
• sǎo zisao3 zi5嫂子x1 | Book Rank #7341(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
• hùn zhànghun4 zhang4混账x1 | Book Rank #7342shameful; absolutely disgraceful!
• dàn yuàndan4 yuan4但愿x12 | Book Rank #1466if only (sth were possible); I wish (that)
• súi zhesui2 zhe5随着x9 | Book Rank #1789along with; in the wake of; following
• shí jiānshi2 jian1时间x69 | Book Rank #286(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time