Vocabulary: 大太监李莲英全传：从宫廷太监到封建社会最后的权臣

• jiā shuìjia1 shui4加税x1 | Book Rank #9189
• zāi qūzai1 qu1灾区x1 | Book Rank #9190disaster area; stricken region
• shí qī bāshi2 qi1 ba1十七八x2 | Book Rank #5830
• bù zhí qiánbu4 zhi2 qian2不值钱x2 | Book Rank #5831of little value
• diàodiao4吊x3 | Book Rank #4223吊 diào: 吊 diao4: to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person吊 diào: 吊 diao4: a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with
• èr shí dūoer4 shi2 duo1二十多x1 | Book Rank #9191over 20
• guǎ fugua3 fu5寡妇x2 | Book Rank #5832widow
• bù zhíbu4 zhi2不值x1 | Book Rank #9192not worth
• è piǎo biàn yěe4 piao3 bian4 ye3饿殍遍野x1 | Book Rank #9193
• yī rányi1 ran2依然x4 | Book Rank #3336still; as before
• gē wǔ shēng píngge1 wu3 sheng1 ping2歌舞升平x1 | Book Rank #9194lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom); fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
• shīshi1尸x3 | Book Rank #4224尸 shī: 尸 shi1: (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies); (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)尸 shī: 尸 shi1: (bound form) corpse
• fēi qín zǒu shòufei1 qin2 zou3 shou4飞禽走兽x2 | Book Rank #5833(idiom) birds and animals
• qū zhī rùo wùqu1 zhi1 ruo4 wu4趋之若鹜x1 | Book Rank #9195to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable; an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
• què bù céngque4 bu4 ceng2却不曾x1 | Book Rank #9196
• jiǎn bànjian3 ban4减半x1 | Book Rank #9197to reduce by half
• jiǎn zhíjian3 zhi2简直x5 | Book Rank #2705simply; really
• shì deshi4 de5似的x2 | Book Rank #5834seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
• zé wènze2 wen4责问x1 | Book Rank #9198to demand an explanation
• chū le ménchu1 le5 men2出了门x1 | Book Rank #9199
• jiào yùjiao4 yu4教育x5 | Book Rank #2706to educate; to teach; education
• lì jīng tú zhìli4 jing1 tu2 zhi4励精图治x1 | Book Rank #9200(of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom)
• rén mínren2 min2人民x4 | Book Rank #3337the people
• jí kǔji2 ku3疾苦x2 | Book Rank #5835pain and difficulties; suffering (of the people)
• huāng yín wú dàohuang1 yin2 wu2 dao4荒淫无道x1 | Book Rank #9201
• hǎo huàhao3 hua4好话x9 | Book Rank #1581friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions
• dāng qiándang1 qian2当前x2 | Book Rank #5836the present time; to be faced with
• rú rùoru2 ruo4如若x10 | Book Rank #1422if
• xīng xǔxing1 xu3兴许x1 | Book Rank #9202(coll.) perhaps
• sǐ bù liǎosi3 bu4 liao3死不了x2 | Book Rank #5837Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)
• fú ruǎnfu2 ruan3服软x1 | Book Rank #9203to admit defeat; to give in; to acknowledge a mistake; to apologize; to be amenable to persuasion
• jià hè xī yóujia4 he4 xi1 you2驾鹤西游x1 | Book Rank #9204see 駕鶴西去|驾鹤西去[jia4 he4 xi1 qu4]
• tiáotiao2条x8 | Book Rank #1786strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
• xiǎo mìngxiao3 ming4小命x1 | Book Rank #9205
• nán bǎonan2 bao3难保x3 | Book Rank #4225hard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect; difficult to preserve
• jǐn jíjin3 ji2紧急x5 | Book Rank #2707urgent; emergency
• yóu bu deyou2 bu5 de5由不得x1 | Book Rank #9206cannot help; to be beyond control of
• zì zùo zhǔ zhāngzi4 zuo4 zhu3 zhang1自作主张x2 | Book Rank #5838(idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself
• tǎo jià huán jiàtao3 jia4 huan2 jia4讨价还价x2 | Book Rank #5839to haggle over price; to bargain
• tūo lítuo1 li2脱离x1 | Book Rank #9207to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany)
• gān xìgan1 xi4干系x3 | Book Rank #4226responsibility
• yuànyuan4院x8 | Book Rank #1787courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]
• bù zhī qíngbu4 zhi1 qing2不知情x3 | Book Rank #4227
• gè wèige4 wei4各位x9 | Book Rank #1582everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you
• gāo tái gùi shǒugao1 tai2 gui4 shou3高抬贵手x1 | Book Rank #9208to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break!
• shòushou4狩x3 | Book Rank #4228to hunt; to go hunting (as winter sport in former times); hunting dog; imperial tour
• xuǎn xián rèn néngxuan3 xian2 ren4 neng2选贤任能x1 | Book Rank #9209
• ài mín rú zǐai4 min2 ru2 zi3爱民如子x1 | Book Rank #9210(idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
• fù mǔ guānfu4 mu3 guan1父母官x1 | Book Rank #9211
• hǎo rì zihao3 ri4 zi5好日子x2 | Book Rank #5840auspicious day; good day; happy life