Vocabulary: 大太监李莲英全传：从宫廷太监到封建社会最后的权臣

• bǎi nòngbai3 nong4摆弄x2 | Book Rank #6205to move back and forth; to fiddle with
• è yáne4 yan2恶言x1 | Book Rank #10056evil tongue; malicious talk
• dǐng zhuàngding3 zhuang4顶撞x4 | Book Rank #3456to contradict (elders or superiors)
• niē yī bǎ hànnie1 yi1 ba3 han4捏一把汗x1 | Book Rank #10057to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
• gěi miàn zigei3 mian4 zi5给面子x1 | Book Rank #10058to show deference or praise publicly
• zhuǎn niànzhuan3 nian4转念x3 | Book Rank #4409to have second thoughts about sth; to think better of
• fàn bu zháofan4 bu5 zhao2犯不着x1 | Book Rank #10059not worthwhile
• zhàng shìzhang4 shi4仗势x1 | Book Rank #10060to rely on power
• yā fúya1 fu2压服x1 | Book Rank #10061to compel sb to obey; to force into submission; to subjugate
• lǎo jiālao3 jia1老家x12 | Book Rank #1202native place; place of origin; home state or region
• xià táixia4 tai2下台x1 | Book Rank #10062to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook
• miàn kǒngmian4 kong3面孔x1 | Book Rank #10063face
• péi xiàopei2 xiao4赔笑x3 | Book Rank #4410to smile apologetically or obsequiously
• nào jiāngnao4 jiang1闹僵x1 | Book Rank #10064(of a relationship or situation) to become strained and tense
• xiào lǐ cáng dāoxiao4 li3 cang2 dao1笑里藏刀x1 | Book Rank #10065lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions; when the fox preaches, look to the geese
• shāo wēishao1 wei1稍微x2 | Book Rank #6206a little bit
• liú zúliu2 zu2留足x1 | Book Rank #10066
• sī kǎosi1 kao3思考x2 | Book Rank #6207to reflect on; to ponder over
• húi xīn zhuǎn yìhui2 xin1 zhuan3 yi4回心转意x1 | Book Rank #10067to change one's mind (idiom)
• bù lǐbu4 li3不理x1 | Book Rank #10068to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore
• méi fǎmei2 fa3没法x5 | Book Rank #2782at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice
• tái qǐtai2 qi3抬起x1 | Book Rank #10069to lift up
• shàn bà gān xīushan4 ba4 gan1 xiu1善罢甘休x2 | Book Rank #6208(idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
• zùi hǎozui4 hao3最好x8 | Book Rank #1821best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
• xiān lǐ hòu bīngxian1 li3 hou4 bing1先礼后兵x1 | Book Rank #10070(idiom) try persuasion before resorting to force
• wài jiāwai4 jia1外加x2 | Book Rank #6209in addition; extra
• dì zhǔdi4 zhu3地主x3 | Book Rank #4411landlord; landowner; host
• huá suànhua2 suan4划算x1 | Book Rank #10071to calculate; to weigh (pros and cons); to view as profitable; worthwhile; value for money; cost-effective
• jià mǎjia4 ma3价码x1 | Book Rank #10072price tag
• xīn dòngxin1 dong4心动x2 | Book Rank #6210heartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
• juè, juéjue4, jue2倔x1 | Book Rank #10073倔 juè: 倔 jue4: gruff; surly倔 jué: 倔 jue2: used in 倔強|倔强[jue2 jiang4]
• ràng bùrang4 bu4让步x3 | Book Rank #4412to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive
• yī bí zi huīyi1 bi2 zi5 hui1一鼻子灰x1 | Book Rank #10074
• yī liányi1 lian2一连x6 | Book Rank #2369in a row; in succession; running
• shí jǐ tiānshi2 ji3 tian1十几天x1 | Book Rank #10075
• méi shìmei2 shi4没事x3 | Book Rank #4413it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
• sǐ le xīnsi3 le5 xin1死了心x1 | Book Rank #10076
• rēng zài nǎo hòureng1 zai4 nao3 hou4扔在脑后x1 | Book Rank #10077
• gē shě bù xiàge1 she3 bu4 xia4割舍不下x1 | Book Rank #10078
• diào hǔ lí shāndiao4 hu3 li2 shan1调虎离山x1 | Book Rank #10079to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom); to lure an enemy away from his territory
• mǎ bù tíng tíma3 bu4 ting2 ti2马不停蹄x3 | Book Rank #4414unrelenting; without stopping to rest
• xiàn gěixian4 gei3献给x12 | Book Rank #1203
• píng sùping2 su4平素x1 | Book Rank #10080usually; habitually; ordinarily; normally
• hàn bái yùhan4 bai2 yu4汉白玉x3 | Book Rank #4415white marble; a type of white marble used for building and sculpting
• shòu dòngshou4 dong4受冻x1 | Book Rank #10081
• mián bèimian2 bei4棉被x1 | Book Rank #10082comforter; quilt; CL:條|条[tiao2],床[chuang2],張|张[zhang1]
• chóu zichou2 zi5绸子x1 | Book Rank #10083silk fabric; silk; CL:匹[pi3]
• liáng xīnliang2 xin1良心x1 | Book Rank #10084conscience
• bàn wánban4 wan2办完x2 | Book Rank #6211
• yī dǔ zi qìyi1 du3 zi5 qi4一肚子气x1 | Book Rank #10085