Vocabulary: 帝王师：张居正

• jīng míngjing1 ming2精明x9 | Book Rank #1827astute; shrewd; smart
• gàn liàngan4 lian4干练x8 | Book Rank #2047capable and experienced
• zhèng miànzheng4 mian4正面x1 | Book Rank #8646front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open
• qǔ jué yúqu3 jue2 yu2取决于x2 | Book Rank #5821to hinge on; to be decided by; to depend on
• dāng shì réndang1 shi4 ren2当事人x4 | Book Rank #3616persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)
• bēi wēibei1 wei1卑微x1 | Book Rank #8647lowly; humble
• fǎn zùo yòngfan3 zuo4 yong4反作用x1 | Book Rank #8648(physics) reaction; (fig.) backlash; unintended consequence
• Qīu, qīuQiu1, qiu1秋x5 | Book Rank #3069秋 Qīu: 秋 Qiu1: surname Qiu秋 qīu: 秋 qiu1: autumn; fall; harvest time秋 qīu: 秋 qiu1: used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
• jué wèijue2 wei4爵位x15 | Book Rank #1177order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]
• wén tīngwen2 ting1闻听x5 | Book Rank #3070
• yī jǐn huán xiāngyi1 jin3 huan2 xiang1衣锦还乡x2 | Book Rank #5822lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); fig. to return home after making good; Taiwan pr. [yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1]
• měng demeng3 de5猛地x16 | Book Rank #1117suddenly
• jiù hènjiu4 hen4旧恨x1 | Book Rank #8649
• fān téngfan1 teng2翻腾x3 | Book Rank #4452(of water, waves, emotions etc) to churn; to surge; to seethe; to somersault; to tumble; to flip; to rummage; to turn things over repeatedly
• māo, máomao1, mao2猫x2 | Book Rank #5823猫 māo: 猫 mao1: cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem猫 máo: 猫 mao2: used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2 yao1]
• zhuāzhua1抓x5 | Book Rank #3071to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch
• nán shòunan2 shou4难受x2 | Book Rank #5824to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear
• jué bù yǔn xǔjue2 bu4 yun3 xu3绝不允许x3 | Book Rank #4453
• fēng guāngfeng1 guang1风光x2 | Book Rank #5825scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect)
• bì xūbi4 xu1必须x67 | Book Rank #277to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
• yán sèyan2 se4颜色x3 | Book Rank #4454color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff
• zhǎng shí jiānzhang3 shi2 jian1长时间x3 | Book Rank #4455
• kǎo lǜkao3 lu:4考虑x20 | Book Rank #906to think over; to consider; consideration
• dìng xiàding4 xia4定下x3 | Book Rank #4456to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat)
• qū xiànqu1 xian4曲线x1 | Book Rank #8650curve; curved line; indirect; in a roundabout way
• fù chóufu4 chou2复仇x13 | Book Rank #1333to avenge; vengeance
• Jì, jìJi4, ji4计x10 | Book Rank #1661计 Jì: 计 Ji4: surname Ji计 jì: 计 ji4: to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge
• dāng chāidang1 chai1当差x1 | Book Rank #8651
• cóng wèicong2 wei4从未x26 | Book Rank #709never
• shòu gùoshou4 guo4受过x4 | Book Rank #3617to take the blame (for sb else)
• yōu dàiyou1 dai4优待x1 | Book Rank #8652preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment
• gānggang1刚x39 | Book Rank #471(literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just; just; only a short while ago
• xīn qíngxin1 qing2心情x26 | Book Rank #710mood; frame of mind
• dà dà deda4 da4 de5大大的x4 | Book Rank #3618
• quàn jǐuquan4 jiu3劝酒x1 | Book Rank #8653to urge sb to drink alcohol
• guàn zùiguan4 zui4灌醉x1 | Book Rank #8654to fuddle; to befuddle; to inebriate; to get someone drunk
• qī chéngqi1 cheng2七成x1 | Book Rank #8655
• shèng xiàsheng4 xia4剩下x7 | Book Rank #2291to remain; to be left over
• sān chéngsan1 cheng2三成x1 | Book Rank #8656
• ruǎn yìng jiān shīruan3 ying4 jian1 shi1软硬兼施x1 | Book Rank #8657use both carrot and stick; use gentle methods and force; an iron hand in a velvet glove
• yuán mǎn wán chéngyuan2 man3 wan2 cheng2圆满完成x1 | Book Rank #8658
• táitai2抬x11 | Book Rank #1524to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
• húi jiāhui2 jia1回家x60 | Book Rank #309to return home
• dì èr tiāndi4 er4 tian1第二天x27 | Book Rank #680next day; the morrow
• líng chénling2 chen2凌晨x4 | Book Rank #3619very early in the morning; in the wee hours
• yào shiyao4 shi5要是x7 | Book Rank #2292(coll.) if
• fàng zàifang4 zai4放在x17 | Book Rank #1047
• sì bǎi duō niánsi4 bai3 duo1 nian2四百多年x1 | Book Rank #8659
• dǎ guān sida3 guan1 si5打官司x1 | Book Rank #8660to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute
• yíngying2赢x12 | Book Rank #1431to beat; to win; to profit