Vocabulary: 大太监李莲英全传：从宫廷太监到封建社会最后的权臣

• fēng cǎifeng1 cai3风采x1 | Book Rank #9094svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing
• táo lítao2 li2逃离x5 | Book Rank #2693to run out; to escape
• huāng mánghuang1 mang2慌忙x4 | Book Rank #3315in a great rush; in a flurry
• chū ménchu1 men2出门x10 | Book Rank #1417to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married
• yí zhàngyi2 zhang4仪仗x4 | Book Rank #3316ceremonial weaponry
• zhí shì, zhí shizhi2 shi4, zhi2 shi5执事x2 | Book Rank #5769执事 zhí shì: 执事 zhi2 shi4: to perform one's job; attendant; job; duties; (respectful appellation for the addressee) you; your Excellency; (Church) deacon执事 zhí shi: 执事 zhi2 shi5: paraphernalia of a guard of honor
• wèi céngwei4 ceng2未曾x7 | Book Rank #2023hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
• qǐn shíqin3 shi2寝食x1 | Book Rank #9095
• Bǎo, bǎoBao3, bao3保x14 | Book Rank #1013保 Bǎo: 保 Bao3: Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])保 bǎo: 保 bao3: to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system
• pí bèi bù kānpi2 bei4 bu4 kan1疲惫不堪x2 | Book Rank #5770exhausted; fatigued to the extreme
• qì dùqi4 du4气度x1 | Book Rank #9096bearing; manner; presence
• lián rìlian2 ri4连日x1 | Book Rank #9097day after day; for several days running
• zǎo shuìzao3 shui4早睡x1 | Book Rank #9098
• xiān qiánxian1 qian2先前x1 | Book Rank #9099before; previously
• lǎo máo bìnglao3 mao2 bing4老毛病x1 | Book Rank #9100chronic illness; old weakness; chronic problem
• ké chuǎnke2 chuan3咳喘x1 | Book Rank #9101
• sǎng zisang3 zi5嗓子x1 | Book Rank #9102throat; voice; CL:把[ba3]
• yǎ, yāya3, ya1哑x2 | Book Rank #5771哑 yǎ: 哑 ya3: mute; dumb; incapable of speech; (of a voice) hoarse; husky; (bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud哑 yā: 哑 ya1: (onom.) sound of cawing; sound of infant learning to talk
• fú wú shuāng zhìfu2 wu2 shuang1 zhi4福无双至x1 | Book Rank #9103(idiom) blessings never come in pairs
• hùo bù dān xínghuo4 bu4 dan1 xing2祸不单行x2 | Book Rank #5772misfortune does not come singly (idiom); it never rains but it pours
• jiē gǔ yǎn érjie1 gu3 yan3 er2节骨眼儿x1 | Book Rank #9104
• jí shǒuji2 shou3棘手x4 | Book Rank #3317thorny (problem); intractable
• quàn tùiquan4 tui4劝退x1 | Book Rank #9105to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc)
• táo wángtao2 wang2逃亡x9 | Book Rank #1578to flee; to go into exile
• hún shēnhun2 shen1浑身x4 | Book Rank #3318all over; from head to foot
• chàn dǒuchan4 dou3颤抖x4 | Book Rank #3319to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble
• āi tànai1 tan4哀叹x1 | Book Rank #9106to sigh; to lament; to bewail
• mìng yùn duō chuǎnming4 yun4 duo1 chuan3命运多舛x1 | Book Rank #9107
• bīng dīngbing1 ding1兵丁x6 | Book Rank #2315
• mài mìngmai4 ming4卖命x2 | Book Rank #5773to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)
• yǒu xīnyou3 xin1有心x17 | Book Rank #836to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate
• lián xùlian2 xu4连续x3 | Book Rank #4198continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive
• yǒu xīn wú lìyou3 xin1 wu2 li4有心无力x1 | Book Rank #9108
• gōu xīn dòu jiǎogou1 xin1 dou4 jiao3钩心斗角x2 | Book Rank #5774
• cì kèci4 ke4刺客x4 | Book Rank #3320assassin
• jí jiāngji2 jiang1即将x5 | Book Rank #2694about to; on the point of; soon
• jué wàngjue2 wang4绝望x2 | Book Rank #5775to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation
• qián miànqian2 mian4前面x13 | Book Rank #1092ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
• jiāo dàojiao1 dao4交道x2 | Book Rank #5776
• yī kēyi1 ke1一棵x1 | Book Rank #9109
• jìu mìngjiu4 ming4救命x1 | Book Rank #9110to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!
• bǎ shǒu, bǎ shouba3 shou3, ba3 shou5把手x1 | Book Rank #9111把手 bǎ shǒu: 把手 ba3 shou3: to shake hands把手 bǎ shou: 把手 ba3 shou5: handle; grip; knob
• Xuān, xuānXuan1, xuan1宣x5 | Book Rank #2695宣 Xuān: 宣 Xuan1: surname Xuan宣 xuān: 宣 xuan1: to declare (publicly); to announce
• mìmi4蜜x1 | Book Rank #9112honey
• tiántian2甜x1 | Book Rank #9113sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely
• shén shāngshen2 shang1神伤x1 | Book Rank #9114depressed; dispirited; dejected
• duǎn duǎn jǐ tiānduan3 duan3 ji3 tian1短短几天x1 | Book Rank #9115
• xiēxie1歇x4 | Book Rank #3321to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while
• jì jiàoji4 jiao4计较x2 | Book Rank #5777to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem
• jūn chénjun1 chen2君臣x2 | Book Rank #5778a ruler and his ministers (old)