Vocabulary: 第二章 考成法：集权的第一步
from 帝王师：张居正
- 若有所思x1 | Chapter Rank #1962(idiom) looking pensive; thoughtfully
- 状态x1 | Chapter Rank #1963condition; state; state of affairs
- 难度x1 | Chapter Rank #1964degree of difficulty
- 或x1 | Chapter Rank #1965maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- 上下x1 | Chapter Rank #1966the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom; to go up and down; before and after (as in 上下文[shang4 xia4 wen2] "context"); (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so; (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦[shang4 xia4 he2 mu4] "harmony between superiors and subordinates"); all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4] "the entire nation"); relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4] "evenly matched")
- 四起x1 | Chapter Rank #1967to spring up everywhere; from all around
- 忘本x1 | Chapter Rank #1968to forget one's roots
- 下手x1 | Chapter Rank #1969to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
- 难得x1 | Chapter Rank #1970seldom; rare; hard to come by
- 称赞x1 | Chapter Rank #1971to praise; to commend; to compliment
- 层x1 | Chapter Rank #1972to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers
- 三x2 | Chapter Rank #734surname Santhree; 3
- 庄重x1 | Chapter Rank #1973grave; solemn; dignified
- 浅薄x1 | Chapter Rank #1974superficial
- 身x1 | Chapter Rank #1975body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158
- 国家x1 | Chapter Rank #1976country; nation; state
- 丝毫x1 | Chapter Rank #1977the slightest amount or degree; a bit
- 懈怠x2 | Chapter Rank #735slack; lazy; remiss
- 严惩x1 | Chapter Rank #1978to punish severely
- 争取x1 | Chapter Rank #1979to fight for; to strive for; to win over
- 诸位x2 | Chapter Rank #736(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs
- 马车x2 | Chapter Rank #737cart; chariot; carriage; buggy
- 因x1 | Chapter Rank #1980cause; reason; because
- 马x2 | Chapter Rank #738surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
- 用力x1 | Chapter Rank #1981to exert oneself physically
- 驱赶x2 | Chapter Rank #739to drive (vehicle); to drive out; to chase away; to herd (people towards a gate)
- 车x1 | Chapter Rank #1982surname Checar; vehicle; CL:輛|辆[liang4]; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess)
- 意义x1 | Chapter Rank #1983sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 出力x1 | Chapter Rank #1984to exert oneself
- 赶车x1 | Chapter Rank #1985to drive a horse-drawn cart; to hasten to catch a train or bus
- 驱马x1 | Chapter Rank #1986
- 直愣愣x1 | Chapter Rank #1987staring blankly
- 必要x1 | Chapter Rank #1988necessary; essential; indispensable; required
- 以身试法x1 | Chapter Rank #1989to challenge the law (idiom); to knowingly violate the law
- 古往今来x1 | Chapter Rank #1990since ancient times; since times immemorial
- 废弛x1 | Chapter Rank #1991to fall into disuse (of laws, customs etc); to neglect
- 立志x1 | Chapter Rank #1992to be determined; to be resolved
- 奋发x1 | Chapter Rank #1993to rouse to vigorous action; energetic mood
- 持之以恒x2 | Chapter Rank #740to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
- 劲x1 | Chapter Rank #1994stalwart; sturdy; strong; powerfulstrength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]
- 虎头蛇尾x1 | Chapter Rank #1995lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- 不计x1 | Chapter Rank #1996to disregard; to take no account of
- 一身x1 | Chapter Rank #1997whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes
- 得失x1 | Chapter Rank #1998gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits
- 摈弃x1 | Chapter Rank #1999to abandon; to discard; to cast away
- 褒贬x1 | Chapter Rank #2000to appraise; to pass judgment on; to speak ill of; praise and censure; appraisal
- 毁誉x1 | Chapter Rank #2001
- 才能x1 | Chapter Rank #2002talent; ability; capacity
- 赏罚分明x1 | Chapter Rank #2003
- 有始有终x1 | Chapter Rank #2004where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish.