Vocabulary: 大太监李莲英全传：从宫廷太监到封建社会最后的权臣

• shásha2啥x2 | Book Rank #6401dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4]
• píng píng yōng yōngping2 ping2 yong1 yong1平平庸庸x1 | Book Rank #10535
• bàn bu dàoban4 bu5 dao4办不到x1 | Book Rank #10536cannot be done; not feasible; impossible to accomplish
• zhǔ dòngzhu3 dong4主动x8 | Book Rank #1834to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
• qǐng yīngqing3 ying1请缨x1 | Book Rank #10537to volunteer for military service; to offer oneself for an assignment
• qíng jiéqing2 jie2情结x2 | Book Rank #6402complex (psychology)
• sòng sǐsong4 si3送死x1 | Book Rank #10538to throw away one's life
• zài sānzai4 san1再三x5 | Book Rank #2809over and over again; again and again
• quàn zǔquan4 zu3劝阻x1 | Book Rank #10539to advise against; to dissuade
• bóbo2脖x1 | Book Rank #10540neck
• lǐu shùliu3 shu4柳树x1 | Book Rank #10541willow
• diào sǐdiao4 si3吊死x1 | Book Rank #10542death by hanging; to hang oneself
• jǐ cì sān fānji3 ci4 san1 fan1几次三番x1 | Book Rank #10543lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly; over and over again
• shī zhǎnshi1 zhan3施展x4 | Book Rank #3517to use fully; to put to use
• hún shēn xiè shùhun2 shen1 xie4 shu4浑身解数x1 | Book Rank #10544to give it your all; to go at it with all you've got; to throw your whole weight behind it; also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4]
• mó, mòmo2, mo4磨x3 | Book Rank #4502磨 mó: 磨 mo2: to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist磨 mò: 磨 mo4: grindstone; to grind; to turn round
• xīong dūo jí shǎoxiong1 duo1 ji2 shao3凶多吉少x1 | Book Rank #10545lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster
• yào bu shìyao4 bu5 shi4要不是x2 | Book Rank #6403if it were not for; but for
• zhǎo shàng ménzhao3 shang4 men2找上门x1 | Book Rank #10546to come to sb's door; to call on sb
• shìshi4试x5 | Book Rank #2810to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
• bà xīuba4 xiu1罢休x1 | Book Rank #10547to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop
• lì bì dé shīli4 bi4 de2 shi1利弊得失x1 | Book Rank #10548
• pāi xīong púpai1 xiong1 pu2拍胸脯x1 | Book Rank #10549to vouch for
• shèng rènsheng4 ren4胜任x1 | Book Rank #10550qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task
• chū le míngchu1 le5 ming2出了名x3 | Book Rank #4503
• píng yǔping2 yu3评语x1 | Book Rank #10551comment; evaluation
• mào měi rú huāmao4 mei3 ru2 hua1貌美如花x1 | Book Rank #10552(of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom); beautiful
• shé xiēshe2 xie1蛇蝎x1 | Book Rank #10553(fig.) malevolent; treacherous
• cǐ huàci3 hua4此话x3 | Book Rank #4504
• jué xīn hěn dàjue2 xin1 hen3 da4决心很大x2 | Book Rank #6404
• zhǔ fuzhu3 fu5嘱咐x10 | Book Rank #1450to urge; to exhort
• hǎo hǎo xué xíhao3 hao3 xue2 xi2好好学习x1 | Book Rank #10554
• cuán, zǎncuan2, zan3攒x2 | Book Rank #6405攒 cuán: 攒 cuan2: to bring together攒 zǎn: 攒 zan3: to collect; to hoard; to accumulate; to save
• yāo páiyao1 pai2腰牌x1 | Book Rank #10555
• liǎng kuàiliang3 kuai4两块x2 | Book Rank #6406
• Yuán bǎo, yuán bǎoYuan2 bao3, yuan2 bao3元宝x1 | Book Rank #10556元宝 Yuán bǎo: 元宝 Yuan2 bao3: see 元寶區|元宝区[Yuan2 bao3 Qu1]元宝 yuán bǎo: 元宝 yuan2 bao3: a silver or gold ingot; mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship); a name for ancient currency; a rare genius
• jí shìji2 shi4集市x1 | Book Rank #10557market; bazaar; fair
• jǐ shēnji3 shen1几身x1 | Book Rank #10558
• ānan1鞍x1 | Book Rank #10559(bound form) saddle
• jiā lǐ rénjia1 li3 ren2家里人x3 | Book Rank #4505
• tuán jùtuan2 ju4团聚x1 | Book Rank #10560to reunite; to have a reunion
• pán suànpan2 suan4盘算x3 | Book Rank #4506to plot; to scheme; to calculate
• nǚ ren, nǚ rénnu:3 ren5, nu:3 ren2女人x2 | Book Rank #6407女人 nǚ ren: 女人 nu:3 ren5: wife女人 nǚ rén: 女人 nu:3 ren2: woman
• lǐ bianli3 bian5里边x2 | Book Rank #6408inside
• dǎ banda3 ban5打扮x5 | Book Rank #2811to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress
• yānyan1烟x1 | Book Rank #10561cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
• huā liǔ xiànghua1 liu3 xiang4花柳巷x1 | Book Rank #10562
• zhí yèzhi2 ye4职业x1 | Book Rank #10563occupation; profession; vocation; professional
• yī èryi1 er4一二x2 | Book Rank #6409one or two; a few; a little; just a bit
• yǐn lǐngyin3 ling3引领x1 | Book Rank #10564to crane one's neck; to await eagerly; to lead; to show the way