Vocabulary: 都市异闻录

• shā fāsha1 fa1沙发x23 | Book Rank #2391(loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
• xià chúixia4 chui2下垂x1 | Book Rank #13648to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging; drooping; prolapse (medicine)
• yīn fēngyin1 feng1阴风x4 | Book Rank #7081chill wind; (fig.) evil wind
• sī xiànsi1 xian4丝线x32 | Book Rank #1953silk thread (for sewing); silk yarn (for weaving)
• zhúo yìzhuo2 yi4着意x2 | Book Rank #10093to act with diligent care
• qù xiàngqu4 xiang4去向x4 | Book Rank #7082direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts
• xì xiànxi4 xian4细线x3 | Book Rank #8210string; thread
• qiān liánqian1 lian2牵连x6 | Book Rank #5603to implicate; implicated; to link together
• hǔi huàihui3 huai4毁坏x7 | Book Rank #5128to damage; to devastate; to vandalize; damage; destruction
• mù dǔmu4 du3目睹x2 | Book Rank #10094to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes
• húi lónghui2 long2回笼x1 | Book Rank #13649to steam again; to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer; to withdraw currency from circulation
• yè kōngye4 kong1夜空x1 | Book Rank #13650night sky
• xīng xingxing1 xing5星星x1 | Book Rank #13651(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
• jǐ kēji3 ke1几颗x1 | Book Rank #13652
• míng míng zhī zhōngming2 ming2 zhi1 zhong1冥冥之中x1 | Book Rank #13653in the unseen world of spirits; mysteriously and inexorably
• yǐn zháoyin3 zhao2引着x1 | Book Rank #13654to ignite; to kindle
• sàng shīsang4 shi1丧失x6 | Book Rank #5604to lose; to forfeit
• hèng cáiheng4 cai2横财x1 | Book Rank #13655easy money; windfall; ill-gotten gains; undeserved fortune; illegal profit
• zì chǎn zì xiāozi4 chan3 zi4 xiao1自产自销x1 | Book Rank #13656
• lián sǔolian2 suo3连锁x1 | Book Rank #13657to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)
• měi niánmei3 nian2每年x4 | Book Rank #7083every year; each year; yearly
• sìsi4四x7 | Book Rank #5129four; 4
• zhī yīzhi1 yi1之一x2 | Book Rank #10095one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
• xiǎo shí houxiao3 shi2 hou5小时候x3 | Book Rank #8211in one's childhood
• ěr wéner3 wen2耳闻x2 | Book Rank #10096to hear of; to hear about
• dào yě bú huìdao4 ye3 bu2 hui4倒也不会x1 | Book Rank #13658
• fǔ zhùfu3 zhu4辅助x8 | Book Rank #4739to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary
• hùi chǎnghui4 chang3会场x1 | Book Rank #13659meeting place; place where people gather; CL:個|个[ge4]
• cháng shēng bù sǐchang2 sheng1 bu4 si3长生不死x2 | Book Rank #10097immortality
• qūqu1趋x2 | Book Rank #10098to hasten; to hurry; to walk fast; to approach; to tend towards; to converge
• yíyi2仪x2 | Book Rank #10099apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony
• cháng shēng bù lǎochang2 sheng1 bu4 lao3长生不老x6 | Book Rank #5605(idiom) to live forever and never grow old
• yǐn chūyin3 chu1引出x4 | Book Rank #7084to extract; to draw out
• qì zǐqi4 zi3弃子x1 | Book Rank #13660sacrificed piece (in chess or Go); abandoned child; (fig.) sth that has been abandoned or sacrificed (an ally, a product, employees etc); (in expressions such as 拋家棄子|抛家弃子[pao1 jia1 qi4 zi3]) to abandon one's child(ren)
• láo fánglao2 fang2牢房x3 | Book Rank #8212jail cell; prison cell
• shí xíngshi2 xing2实行x12 | Book Rank #3689to implement; to carry out; to put into practice
• yì qì fēng fāyi4 qi4 feng1 fa1意气风发x1 | Book Rank #13661(idiom) high-spirited; full of mettle
• sǐ xíngsi3 xing2死刑x1 | Book Rank #13662death penalty; capital punishment
• yǒu xiàoyou3 xiao4有效x13 | Book Rank #3499effective; in effect; valid
• jiě jué fāng ànjie3 jue2 fang1 an4解决方案x1 | Book Rank #13663
• mài mìngmai4 ming4卖命x4 | Book Rank #7085to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)
• duàn duàn xù xùduan4 duan4 xu4 xu4断断续续x3 | Book Rank #8213intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate
• tuī mòtui1 mo4推磨x1 | Book Rank #13664
• bào fùbao4 fu4报复x6 | Book Rank #5606to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
• dī céngdi1 ceng2低层x1 | Book Rank #13665low level
• yán mìyan2 mi4严密x6 | Book Rank #5607tight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough
• kùo zhāngkuo4 zhang1扩张x3 | Book Rank #8214expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden
• yǒu qùyou3 qu4有趣x2 | Book Rank #10100interesting; fascinating; amusing
• jì xiàngji4 xiang4迹象x34 | Book Rank #1880sign; indication; mark; indicator
• pèng qiǎopeng4 qiao3碰巧x3 | Book Rank #8215by chance; by coincidence; to happen to