Vocabulary: 第三章 与天下士绅战
from 帝王师：张居正
- 卖力x1 | Chapter Rank #883to work hard; to do one's very best; to throw oneself into the task at hand
- 竟然x2 | Chapter Rank #384unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
- 一些x1 | Chapter Rank #884some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 荒田x1 | Chapter Rank #885
- 强x1 | Chapter Rank #886strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]to force; to compel; to strive; to make an effortsurname Qiangstubborn; unyielding
- 塞x1 | Chapter Rank #887(bound form) to block; to obstructto plug; to stop up; to stuff in; (bound form) a stopper; a cork(bound form) strategic stronghold
- 伶俐x1 | Chapter Rank #888clever; witty; intelligent; deft; adroit
- 原来x1 | Chapter Rank #889original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
- 亩数x2 | Chapter Rank #385
- 反过来x1 | Chapter Rank #890conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction
- 增加x4 | Chapter Rank #157to raise; to increase
- 耕田x1 | Chapter Rank #891to cultivate soil; to till fields
- 们x4 | Chapter Rank #158plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 干x1 | Chapter Rank #892surname Gandry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster; futile; in vain; (dialect) rude; blunt; (dialect) to cold-shoulder(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1]; (archaic) shieldtree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed
- 闹x1 | Chapter Rank #893noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke
- 得x2 | Chapter Rank #386structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etcto have to; must; ought to; to need toto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finishedused in 得瑟[de4 se5]
- 鸡飞狗跳x1 | Chapter Rank #894lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom); fig. in chaos; in disarray
- 协助x1 | Chapter Rank #895to provide assistance; to aid
- 由此可知x1 | Chapter Rank #896
- 大明x1 | Chapter Rank #897
- 各地x4 | Chapter Rank #159in all parts of (a country); various regions
- 鬼哭狼嚎x1 | Chapter Rank #898(idiom) to wail and scream loudly
- 毫无x2 | Chapter Rank #387not in the least; to completely lack
- 和谐x1 | Chapter Rank #899harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor
- 可言x1 | Chapter Rank #900it may be said
- 同僚x1 | Chapter Rank #901colleague; coworker
- 开会x1 | Chapter Rank #902to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
- 商议x2 | Chapter Rank #388to negotiate; discussion; proposal
- 张x3 | Chapter Rank #224to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votessurname Zhang
- 四维x3 | Chapter Rank #225the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor; see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻[li3 yi4 lian2 chi3]; the four directions; the four limbs (Chinese medicine); four-dimensional
- 一言不发x1 | Chapter Rank #903to not say a word (idiom)
- 申时行x3 | Chapter Rank #226
- 侃侃而谈x1 | Chapter Rank #904to speak frankly with assurance
- 出发点x1 | Chapter Rank #905starting point; (fig.) basis; motive
- 好x2 | Chapter Rank #389good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) helloto be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- 执行x1 | Chapter Rank #906to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run
- 出事x1 | Chapter Rank #907to have an accident; to meet with a mishap
- 为什么x1 | Chapter Rank #908why?; for what reason?
- 那么x1 | Chapter Rank #909like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- 急功近利x1 | Chapter Rank #910seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
- 心怀鬼胎x1 | Chapter Rank #911
- 想x3 | Chapter Rank #227to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- 取悦x1 | Chapter Rank #912to try to please
- 张阁老x3 | Chapter Rank #228
- 另一方面x1 | Chapter Rank #913on the other hand; another aspect
- 严苛x1 | Chapter Rank #914severe; harsh
- 逼迫x1 | Chapter Rank #915to force; to compel; to coerce
- 不得不x1 | Chapter Rank #916have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
- 看上去x1 | Chapter Rank #917it would appear; it seems (that)
- 努力x1 | Chapter Rank #918to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious