Vocabulary: 从头开始：星巴克之父的人生信条和经营哲学

• tǎo lùntao3 lun4讨论x52 | Book Rank #272to discuss; to talk over
• zhōng shēngzhong1 sheng1终生x4 | Book Rank #3317throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong
• shī yǒushi1 you3师友x3 | Book Rank #4085friend from whom you can seek advice
• lǐng xìuling3 xiu4领袖x19 | Book Rank #849leader
• shì cùoshi4 cuo4试错x1 | Book Rank #7750trial and error (abbr. for 嘗試錯誤法|尝试错误法[chang2 shi4 cuo4 wu4 fa3]); to experiment (to see what works and what doesn't)
• jiān bìngjian1 bing4兼并x3 | Book Rank #4086to annex; to take over; to acquire
• jí tuánji2 tuan2集团x6 | Book Rank #2414group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate
• yì liào zhī wàiyi4 liao4 zhi1 wai4意料之外x3 | Book Rank #4087(idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected
• zhuǎn biànzhuan3 bian4转变x4 | Book Rank #3318to change; to transform; shift; transformation; CL:個|个[ge4]
• yuán, Yuányuan2, Yuan2原x6 | Book Rank #2415原 yuán: 原 yuan2: former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source原 Yuán: 原 Yuan2: surname Yuan; (Japanese surname) Hara
• kùo jiànkuo4 jian4扩建x1 | Book Rank #7751to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)
• bǎo líubao3 liu2保留x4 | Book Rank #3319to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later
• gòu sīgou4 si1构思x5 | Book Rank #2808to design; to plot; to plan out; to compose; to draw a mental sketch; conception; plan; idea; composition
• méng shēngmeng2 sheng1萌生x1 | Book Rank #7752to burgeon; to produce; to conceive; to be in the initial stage
• jùju4俱x2 | Book Rank #5243(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together; (literary) to be alike
• yí bù bùyi2 bu4 bu4一步步x2 | Book Rank #5244
• wàng jìwang4 ji4忘记x7 | Book Rank #2133to forget
• tǐ xiànti3 xian4体现x3 | Book Rank #4088to embody; to reflect; to incarnate
• yīng gāiying1 gai1应该x39 | Book Rank #382ought to; should; must
• gù zhǔgu4 zhu3雇主x9 | Book Rank #1739employer
• gù gōnggu4 gong1雇工x2 | Book Rank #5245
• mìng lìngming4 ling4命令x6 | Book Rank #2416order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
• dàng nián, dāng niándang4 nian2, dang1 nian2当年x15 | Book Rank #1068当年 dàng nián: 当年 dang4 nian2: that very same year当年 dāng nián: 当年 dang1 nian2: in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life
• huá dǎohua2 dao3滑倒x1 | Book Rank #7753to slip and fall; to lose one's footing and fall
• shuāi shāngshuai1 shang1摔伤x1 | Book Rank #7754to injure oneself in a fall
• cóng cǐcong2 ci3从此x14 | Book Rank #1152from now on; since then; henceforth
• yī jué bù zhènyi1 jue2 bu4 zhen4一蹶不振x1 | Book Rank #7755one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse; ruined at a stroke; unable to recover after a minor hitch
• nà fúna4 fu2那幅x1 | Book Rank #7756
• yǔ qíyu3 qi2与其x3 | Book Rank #4089rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
• chū lìchu1 li4出力x4 | Book Rank #3320to exert oneself
• jìu shíjiu4 shi2旧时x2 | Book Rank #5246in former times; the olden days
• jī yúji1 yu2基于x14 | Book Rank #1153because of; on the basis of; in view of; on account of
• xiāng hùxiang1 hu4相互x3 | Book Rank #4090each other; mutual
• chéng shícheng2 shi2诚实x5 | Book Rank #2809honest
• zhì dìngzhi4 ding4制定x12 | Book Rank #1352to draw up; to formulate
• liǎng xiàngliang3 xiang4两项x2 | Book Rank #5247
• gūi dìnggui1 ding4规定x12 | Book Rank #1353to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
• dì yī xiàngdi4 yi1 xiang4第一项x1 | Book Rank #7757
• jiān zhíjian1 zhi2兼职x16 | Book Rank #998to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting
• yī liáo bǎo jiànyi1 liao2 bao3 jian4医疗保健x3 | Book Rank #4091health care
• cǐ xiàngci3 xiang4此项x2 | Book Rank #5248
• jǐn xiàn yújin3 xian4 yu2仅限于x1 | Book Rank #7758
• sān fēn zhī èrsan1 fen1 zhi1 er4三分之二x1 | Book Rank #7759
• yǒu bèi yúyou3 bei4 yu2有悖于x2 | Book Rank #5249to go against
• cháo líuchao2 liu2潮流x2 | Book Rank #5250tide; current; trend
• dà fúda4 fu2大幅x2 | Book Rank #5251large-format (picture, banner, photo etc); substantially; by a wide margin
• xuē jiǎnxue1 jian3削减x5 | Book Rank #2810to cut down; to reduce; to lower
• chéng běncheng2 ben3成本x9 | Book Rank #1740(manufacturing, production etc) costs
• zēng jiāzeng1 jia1增加x27 | Book Rank #584to raise; to increase
• fǎn dùifan3 dui4反对x26 | Book Rank #600to oppose; to be against; to object to