Vocabulary: 都市异闻录

• hé hǔo rénhe2 huo3 ren2合伙人x1 | Book Rank #14621partner; associate
• shàng hǔoshang4 huo3上火x1 | Book Rank #14622to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
• cháng duǎnchang2 duan3长短x2 | Book Rank #10520length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
• sūo duǎnsuo1 duan3缩短x3 | Book Rank #8487to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
• húo yuèhuo2 yue4活跃x7 | Book Rank #5220active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up
• bába2拔x9 | Book Rank #4449to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize
• gǔ yǎgu3 ya3古雅x1 | Book Rank #14623
• yīn hányin1 han2阴寒x5 | Book Rank #6389
• jù rénju4 ren2巨人x2 | Book Rank #10521giant
• sī chěsi1 che3撕扯x1 | Book Rank #14624to tear apart
• sī chéngsi1 cheng2撕成x2 | Book Rank #10522
• shén qìshen2 qi4神气x2 | Book Rank #10523expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious
• yǎn yuányan3 yuan2演员x8 | Book Rank #4802actor; actress; performer
• dǔ zhùdu3 zhu4堵住x5 | Book Rank #6390to block up
• hùi yìhui4 yi4会议x3 | Book Rank #8488meeting; conference; CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4]
• hùi héhui4 he2会合x2 | Book Rank #10524to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence
• jīn bì hūi huángjin1 bi4 hui1 huang2金碧辉煌x2 | Book Rank #10525gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom); fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
• tú téngtu2 teng2图腾x14 | Book Rank #3362totem (loanword)
• zhèng qìzheng4 qi4正气x3 | Book Rank #8489healthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity; (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases)
• shàn ménshan4 men2扇门x14 | Book Rank #3363
• zhèng zhōngzheng4 zhong1正中x1 | Book Rank #14625middle; center; right in the middle or center; nub
• mó sūo, mā samo2 suo1, ma1 sa5摩挲x2 | Book Rank #10526摩挲 mó sūo: 摩挲 mo2 suo1: to stroke; to caress摩挲 mā sa: 摩挲 ma1 sa5: (coll.) to remove (crinkles, dirt) with the palm of the hand; Taiwan pr. [mo2suo1]
• shǎ yǎnsha3 yan3傻眼x8 | Book Rank #4803(coll.) stunned; dumbfounded; flabbergasted
• qīng tóng qìqing1 tong2 qi4青铜器x2 | Book Rank #10527bronze implement; refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC
• yóu dēngyou2 deng1油灯x5 | Book Rank #6391oil lamp
• xuán kōngxuan2 kong1悬空x2 | Book Rank #10528to hang in the air; suspended in midair; (fig.) uncertain
• mǒu zhǒngmou3 zhong3某种x6 | Book Rank #5730some kind (of)
• xiāng zhúxiang1 zhu2香烛x1 | Book Rank #14626joss stick and candle
• tóng dǐngtong2 ding3铜鼎x13 | Book Rank #3526
• miè kǒumie4 kou3灭口x1 | Book Rank #14627to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb
• yóu rán ér shēngyou2 ran2 er2 sheng1油然而生x1 | Book Rank #14628arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous; to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
• biāo shēngbiao1 sheng1飙升x1 | Book Rank #14629to rise rapidly; to soar
• zhūi gǎnzhui1 gan3追赶x9 | Book Rank #4450to pursue; to chase after; to accelerate; to catch up with; to overtake
• liú chūliu2 chu1留出x1 | Book Rank #14630
• yín bái sèyin2 bai2 se4银白色x1 | Book Rank #14631
• shǔi yínshui3 yin2水银x2 | Book Rank #10529mercury; quicksilver
• nǐu nǐu niē niēniu3 niu3 nie1 nie1扭扭捏捏x5 | Book Rank #6392affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered
• xīn xīn kǔ kǔxin1 xin1 ku3 ku3辛辛苦苦x1 | Book Rank #14632painstakingly; with great trouble
• zhòng kěnzhong4 ken3中肯x2 | Book Rank #10530pertinent; apropos
• yán túyan2 tu2沿途x2 | Book Rank #10531along the sides of the road; by the wayside
• kōng xīn, kòng xīnkong1 xin1, kong4 xin1空心x4 | Book Rank #7271空心 kōng xīn: 空心 kong1 xin1: hollow; (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside; (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop)空心 kòng xīn: 空心 kong4 xin1: on an empty stomach
• wǔ shí mǐwu3 shi2 mi3五十米x1 | Book Rank #14633
• bìng xíngbing4 xing2并行x1 | Book Rank #14634to proceed in parallel; side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc)
• wú néng wéi lìwu2 neng2 wei2 li4无能为力x5 | Book Rank #6393(idiom) powerless to do anything about it
• chū hū yì liàochu1 hu1 yi4 liao4出乎意料x11 | Book Rank #3939(idiom) unexpected
• wáng hóu jiàng xiàngwang2 hou2 jiang4 xiang4王侯将相x1 | Book Rank #14635
• guān qiǎguan1 qia3关卡x5 | Book Rank #6394checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); (fig.) barrier; hurdle; red tape; CL:道[dao4]; Taiwan pr. [guan1ka3]
• bā guàba1 gua4八卦x17 | Book Rank #2943the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy
• yàng shìyang4 shi4样式x1 | Book Rank #14636type; style
• cùo zōng fù zácuo4 zong1 fu4 za2错综复杂x1 | Book Rank #14637tangled and complicated (idiom)