Vocabulary: 帝王师：张居正

• jiāng yàojiang1 yao4将要x1 | Book Rank #11311will; shall; to be going to
• ná dàona2 dao4拿到x5 | Book Rank #3413to get; to obtain
• jūn xiǎngjun1 xiang3军饷x8 | Book Rank #2227a soldier's pay and provisions
• qīng liánqing1 lian2清廉x4 | Book Rank #4134honest; uncorrupted
• cái shén yécai2 shen2 ye2财神爷x1 | Book Rank #11312god of wealth; very wealthy man
• gòng fènggong4 feng4供奉x1 | Book Rank #11313to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god)
• chí dàochi2 dao4迟到x2 | Book Rank #7160to arrive late
• sòng lǐsong4 li3送礼x6 | Book Rank #2926to give a present
• shǒu wèi biān jiāngshou3 wei4 bian1 jiang1守卫边疆x2 | Book Rank #7161
• pò bù dé yǐpo4 bu4 de2 yi3迫不得已x3 | Book Rank #5235to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth
• jìn zhí jìn zéjin4 zhi2 jin4 ze2尽职尽责x1 | Book Rank #11314responsible and diligent (idiom)
• jiào, Jiào, jiāojiao4, Jiao4, jiao1教x5 | Book Rank #3414教 jiào: 教 jiao4: (bound form) to teach; to instruct; a religion; to cause (sb to do sth); to tell (sb to do sth)教 Jiào: 教 Jiao4: surname Jiao教 jiāo: 教 jiao1: to teach; to instruct
• shū shēngshu1 sheng1书生x1 | Book Rank #11315scholar; intellectual; egghead
• qíng cāoqing2 cao1情操x1 | Book Rank #11316sentiments; feelings; disposition of mind; moral character
• bàn diǎnban4 dian3半点x1 | Book Rank #11317the least bit
• shā zisha1 zi5沙子x1 | Book Rank #11318sand; grit; CL:粒[li4],把[ba3]
• shì shìshi4 shi4事事x4 | Book Rank #4135everything
• jiào zhēnjiao4 zhen1较真x7 | Book Rank #2512serious; meticulous; nitpicky; to take sth (or sb) seriously
• shì bàn gōng bèishi4 ban4 gong1 bei4事半功倍x2 | Book Rank #7162(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort
• kěke3岢x1 | Book Rank #11319used in 岢嵐|岢岚[Ke3 lan2] (the name of a place in Shanxi)
• tān fǔtan1 fu3贪腐x1 | Book Rank #11320corruption
• kāi dāokai1 dao1开刀x9 | Book Rank #1988(of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack
• jiàn shèjian4 she4建设x2 | Book Rank #7163to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
• yǐ jìn wèi tuìyi3 jin4 wei4 tui4以进为退x1 | Book Rank #11321
• shōu liǎnshou1 lian3收敛x2 | Book Rank #7164to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge
• wǒ huìwo3 hui4我会x5 | Book Rank #3415
• bǎo jiā wèi gúobao3 jia1 wei4 guo2保家卫国x2 | Book Rank #7165guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
• dǐ zhùdi3 zhu4砥柱x1 | Book Rank #11322
• biān shuàibian1 shuai4边帅x3 | Book Rank #5236
• gāng róu bìng jìgang1 rou2 bing4 ji4刚柔并济x1 | Book Rank #11323to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)
• qiāo dǎqiao1 da3敲打x4 | Book Rank #4136to beat sb; to beat (a drum)
• yuè báiyue4 bai2月白x1 | Book Rank #11324
• tán xiàotan2 xiao4谈笑x1 | Book Rank #11325
• dà mòda4 mo4大漠x1 | Book Rank #11326desert
• mén xīn zì wènmen2 xin1 zi4 wen4扪心自问x1 | Book Rank #11327to ask oneself honestly; to search in one's heart
• jué sèjue2 se4角色x2 | Book Rank #7166role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
• zhēng kāizheng1 kai1睁开x1 | Book Rank #11328to open (one's eyes)
• gǒu yǎngou3 yan3狗眼x1 | Book Rank #11329
• ěrer3耳x7 | Book Rank #2513ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
• zài cǐ zhī qiánzai4 ci3 zhi1 qian2在此之前x1 | Book Rank #11330before that; beforehand; previously
• qiāo shān zhèn hǔqiao1 shan1 zhen4 hu3敲山震虎x1 | Book Rank #11331a deliberate show of strength as a warning
• ān fèn shǒu jǐan1 fen4 shou3 ji3安分守己x2 | Book Rank #7167to be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place
• sān wǔ chéng qúnsan1 wu3 cheng2 qun2三五成群x1 | Book Rank #11332in groups of three or four (idiom)
• miǎn zhímian3 zhi2免职x3 | Book Rank #5237to relieve sb of his post; to sack; to demote; dismissal; sacking
• dà zhǎnda4 zhan3大展x4 | Book Rank #4137
• quán jiǎoquan2 jiao3拳脚x4 | Book Rank #4138Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking
• tántan2痰x1 | Book Rank #11333phlegm; spittle
• wén zhì bīn bīnwen2 zhi4 bin1 bin1文质彬彬x1 | Book Rank #11334refined in manner; gentle
• fēi děifei1 dei3非得x2 | Book Rank #7168(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
• qǐ chuángqi3 chuang2起床x1 | Book Rank #11335to get out of bed; to get up