Vocabulary: 帝王师：张居正

• zhòng yòngzhong4 yong4重用x14 | Book Rank #1282to put in an important position
• tiào bǎntiao4 ban3跳板x3 | Book Rank #4715springboard; jumping-off point; gangplank
• miǎn demian3 de5免得x1 | Book Rank #9363so as not to; so as to avoid
• huǎng rán dà wùhuang3 ran2 da4 wu4恍然大悟x8 | Book Rank #2129(idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light
• xìng chōng chōngxing4 chong1 chong1兴冲冲x2 | Book Rank #6214full of joy and expectations; animatedly
• shí qīshi2 qi1时期x21 | Book Rank #882period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4]
• zuì néng tǐ xiànzui4 neng2 ti3 xian4最能体现x1 | Book Rank #9364
• Jǐng, jǐngJing3, jing3景x5 | Book Rank #3196景 Jǐng: 景 Jing3: surname Jing景 jǐng: 景 jing3: (bound form) scenery; circumstance; situation; scene (of a play); (literary) sunlight
• zhènzhen4圳x6 | Book Rank #2745(dialect) drainage ditch between fields (Taiwan pr. [zun4]); used in place names, notably 深圳[Shen1 zhen4]
• cōng ming líng lìcong1 ming5 ling2 li4聪明伶俐x2 | Book Rank #6215(idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
• huān xīnhuan1 xin1欢心x4 | Book Rank #3783favor; liking; love; jubilation; joy
• ruìrui4壡x1 | Book Rank #9365
• lì tài zili4 tai4 zi5立太子x2 | Book Rank #6216
• huáng wèihuang2 wei4皇位x2 | Book Rank #6217the title of Emperor
• gēge1哥x1 | Book Rank #9366elder brother
• xíng tóngxing2 tong2形同x2 | Book Rank #6218tantamount to; to be like
• tūi bō zhù lántui1 bo1 zhu4 lan2推波助澜x4 | Book Rank #3784to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum; to encourage sth to get bigger; to add fuel to the fire
• èr lónger4 long2二龙x1 | Book Rank #9367
• shí jǐ niánshi2 ji3 nian2十几年x9 | Book Rank #1900
• bù jiànbu4 jian4不见x12 | Book Rank #1471not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing
• gē liǎge1 lia3哥俩x1 | Book Rank #9368(coll.) two brothers; two close male friends
• Lǐ Shì mínLi3 Shi4 min2李世民x1 | Book Rank #9369Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649
• Lǐ Jiàn chéngLi3 Jian4 cheng2李建成x1 | Book Rank #9370Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变; Professor Li Jiancheng (1964-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy
• nùo rùonuo4 ruo4懦弱x1 | Book Rank #9371cowardly; weak
• bù sī jìn qǔbu4 si1 jin4 qu3不思进取x1 | Book Rank #9372
• pān lóng fù fèngpan1 long2 fu4 feng4攀龙附凤x1 | Book Rank #9373see 扳龍附鳳|扳龙附凤[ban1 long2 fu4 feng4]
• gēn bāngen1 ban1跟班x8 | Book Rank #2130attendant; footman (servant)
• zài wèizai4 wei4在位x12 | Book Rank #1472to be on the throne; to reign; to hold a particular leadership position
• mō tòumo1 tou4摸透x1 | Book Rank #9374
• dǎo méidao3 mei2倒霉x5 | Book Rank #3197to have bad luck; to be out of luck
• sùisui4岁x1 | Book Rank #9375岁 sùi: 岁 sui4: years old岁 sùi: 岁 sui4: classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
• tūo qiàntuo1 qian4拖欠x1 | Book Rank #9376in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts
• yī qiān liǎngyi1 qian1 liang3一千两x2 | Book Rank #6219
• yín ziyin2 zi5银子x13 | Book Rank #1366money; silver
• zhè bǐzhe4 bi3这笔x5 | Book Rank #3198
• fàng zài xīn shàngfang4 zai4 xin1 shang4放在心上x6 | Book Rank #2746to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart
• mǒu cìmou3 ci4某次x3 | Book Rank #4716
• liǎng wèiliang3 wei4两位x17 | Book Rank #1072
• chén yǐ qínchen2 yi3 qin2陈以勤x42 | Book Rank #439
• diàn xiàdian4 xia4殿下x1 | Book Rank #9377Your Majesty (honorific); His or Her Highness
• jiā fùjia1 fu4家父x2 | Book Rank #6220(polite) my father
• mǎn yìman3 yi4满意x22 | Book Rank #840satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
• máo gǔ sǒng ránmao2 gu3 song3 ran2毛骨悚然x2 | Book Rank #6221to have one's hair stand on end (idiom); to feel one's blood run cold
• zhī, shìzhi1, shi4氏x6 | Book Rank #2747氏 zhī: 氏 zhi1: used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]; used in 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]氏 shì: 氏 shi4: (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan"); (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang"); (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
• fù zǐfu4 zi3父子x6 | Book Rank #2748father and son
• quán shìquan2 shi4权势x7 | Book Rank #2380power; influence
• tāo tiāntao1 tian1滔天x2 | Book Rank #6222(of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering; overwhelming; immense
• shàng miànshang4 mian4上面x11 | Book Rank #1579on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
• xiǎo dòng zùoxiao3 dong4 zuo4小动作x2 | Book Rank #6223bad habit (e.g. nose-picking); petty maneuver; dirty trick; gamesmanship
• fān chēfan1 che1翻车x1 | Book Rank #9378(of a vehicle) to flip over; (fig.) to go wrong; to flop