Vocabulary: 帝王师：张居正

• hǔ tóu shé wěihu3 tou2 she2 wei3虎头蛇尾x3 | Book Rank #4993lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
• qǔ dàiqu3 dai4取代x1 | Book Rank #10250to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution
• zhǔ zhǎngzhu3 zhang3主掌x1 | Book Rank #10251in charge (of a position etc); the person in charge; responsible
• shēn yǐngshen1 ying3身影x4 | Book Rank #3976silhouette; figure
• àn chùan4 chu4暗处x4 | Book Rank #3977secret place
• cháng xū duǎn tànchang2 xu1 duan3 tan4长吁短叹x2 | Book Rank #6691long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
• xiā hú nàoxia1 hu2 nao4瞎胡闹x1 | Book Rank #10252
• chū luàn zichu1 luan4 zi5出乱子x1 | Book Rank #10253to go wrong; to get into trouble
• hé píng jiě juéhe2 ping2 jie3 jue2和平解决x1 | Book Rank #10254
• shì shìshi4 shi4世事x1 | Book Rank #10255affairs of life; things of the world
• yú bōyu2 bo1余波x4 | Book Rank #3978aftermath; repercussions; fallout
• chuǎnchuan3喘x1 | Book Rank #10256to gasp; to pant; asthma
• cū qìcu1 qi4粗气x1 | Book Rank #10257
• fā hànfa1 han4发汗x3 | Book Rank #4994to sweat
• gūi jugui1 ju5规矩x14 | Book Rank #1299lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
• chī rén shūo mèngchi1 ren2 shuo1 meng4痴人说梦x1 | Book Rank #10258lunatic ravings; nonsense
• jǐn suǒjin3 suo3紧锁x2 | Book Rank #6692
• fā zǐfa1 zi3发紫x3 | Book Rank #4995
• dǎ zhàngda3 zhang4打仗x4 | Book Rank #3979to fight a battle; to go to war
• wèi chángwei4 chang2未尝x2 | Book Rank #6693not ever; not necessarily
• shēng wèisheng1 wei4生畏x1 | Book Rank #10259to feel intimidated
• jué dìng quánjue2 ding4 quan2决定权x1 | Book Rank #10260
• mín zhǔ jí zhōngmin2 zhu3 ji2 zhong1民主集中x1 | Book Rank #10261
• dà bùda4 bu4大步x3 | Book Rank #4996large strides
• màimai4迈x1 | Book Rank #10262to take a step; to stride
• èr yuèEr4 yue4二月x13 | Book Rank #1394February; second month (of the lunar year)
• fǎn dùi pàifan3 dui4 pai4反对派x7 | Book Rank #2457opposition faction
• tiǎo dēng yè zhàntiao3 deng1 ye4 zhan4挑灯夜战x2 | Book Rank #6694to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night; to burn the midnight oil
• yáng míng sì hǎiyang2 ming2 si4 hai3扬名四海x1 | Book Rank #10263known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous
• guó gōngguo2 gong1国公x1 | Book Rank #10264
• bìbi4壁x1 | Book Rank #10265wall; rampart
• sì wéisi4 wei2四维x121 | Book Rank #144the 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
• èr shíer4 shi2二十x1 | Book Rank #10266twenty; 20
• húo dònghuo2 dong4活动x2 | Book Rank #6695to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc); movable; flexible; liquid (capital etc); (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity; (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver (CL:項|项[xiang4]); to use personal influence, connections, bribes etc
• yóu, Yóuyou2, You2尤x7 | Book Rank #2458尤 yóu: 尤 you2: outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against尤 Yóu: 尤 You2: surname You
• zhāng shǒu zhízhang1 shou3 zhi2张守直x3 | Book Rank #4997
• zùi wéizui4 wei2最为x1 | Book Rank #10267the most
• fèi jìnfei4 jin4费劲x1 | Book Rank #10268to require effort; strenuous
• nǎinai3乃x11 | Book Rank #1607to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
• lì qìli4 qi4利器x1 | Book Rank #10269sharp weapon; effective implement; outstandingly able individual
• shòushou4授x8 | Book Rank #2198(bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct; (literary) to appoint
• tái gàngtai2 gang4抬杠x1 | Book Rank #10270to bicker; to argue for the sake of arguing; to carry on poles (together with sb else); to carry a coffin on poles
• zài shìzai4 shi4在世x2 | Book Rank #6696to be alive
• píng ān wú shìping2 an1 wu2 shi4平安无事x2 | Book Rank #6697safe and sound (idiom)
• chǔ yúchu3 yu2处于x4 | Book Rank #3980to be in (some state, position, or condition)
• shēng sǐsheng1 si3生死x5 | Book Rank #3330life or death
• biān yuánbian1 yuan2边缘x1 | Book Rank #10271edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
• gúo tǔguo2 tu3国土x1 | Book Rank #10272country's territory; national land
• lúnlun2沦x1 | Book Rank #10273to sink (into ruin, oblivion); to be reduced to
• zéi kòuzei2 kou4贼寇x1 | Book Rank #10274