Vocabulary: 都市异闻录

• zhěng tiānzheng3 tian1整天x2 | Book Rank #10541all day long; whole day
• yé menye2 men5爷们x1 | Book Rank #14653menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc
• èr bǎier4 bai3二百x25 | Book Rank #2272
• kàn bu qǐkan4 bu5 qi3看不起x9 | Book Rank #4454to look down upon; to despise
• zhù wēizhu4 wei1助威x3 | Book Rank #8494to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of
• fēn xīnfen1 xin1分心x3 | Book Rank #8495to divert one's attention; to get distracted; (courteous) to be so good as to take care of (a matter)
• chù nùchu4 nu4触怒x4 | Book Rank #7276to anger sb; to enrage
• yǎng yangyang3 yang5痒痒x6 | Book Rank #5734to itch; to tickle
• bù fú qìbu4 fu2 qi4不服气x5 | Book Rank #6397unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling
• měi hǎomei3 hao3美好x7 | Book Rank #5225beautiful; fine
• lǎo hé shànglao3 he2 shang4老和尚x3 | Book Rank #8496
• xiān fā zhì rénxian1 fa1 zhi4 ren2先发制人x1 | Book Rank #14654(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
• biè niubie4 niu5别扭x7 | Book Rank #5226awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche
• xià fēngxia4 feng1下风x22 | Book Rank #2478leeward; downwind; disadvantageous position; to concede or give way in an argument
• hào shí jiānhao4 shi2 jian1耗时间x1 | Book Rank #14655
• sùsu4诉x1 | Book Rank #14656to complain; to sue; to tell
• zǎizai3宰x2 | Book Rank #10542to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
• gāo yánggao1 yang2羔羊x2 | Book Rank #10543sheep; lamb
• hán guānghan2 guang1寒光x3 | Book Rank #8497
• gāng chū qùgang1 chu1 qu4刚出去x3 | Book Rank #8498
• dà pīda4 pi1大批x12 | Book Rank #3729large quantities of
• dà jūnda4 jun1大军x6 | Book Rank #5735army; main forces
• bēi bǐbei1 bi3卑鄙x5 | Book Rank #6398base; mean; contemptible; despicable
• nán zhùnan2 zhu4难住x1 | Book Rank #14657to baffle; to stump
• huài diàohuai4 diao4坏掉x3 | Book Rank #8499to get broken; to get damaged; to get ruined
• shōu liǎnshou1 lian3收敛x9 | Book Rank #4455to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge
• méng lóngmeng2 long2朦胧x2 | Book Rank #10544(literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct
• mí cángmi2 cang2迷藏x1 | Book Rank #14658
• jīu jiéjiu1 jie2纠结x16 | Book Rank #3076to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss; to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted
• chū lúchu1 lu2出炉x1 | Book Rank #14659to take out of the furnace; fresh out of the oven; fig. newly announced; recently made available
• hǎo shí jīhao3 shi2 ji1好时机x1 | Book Rank #14660
• fán tǐ zìfan2 ti3 zi4繁体字x2 | Book Rank #10545traditional Chinese character
• gǔ lǎogu3 lao3古老x23 | Book Rank #2398ancient; old; age-old
• zì tǐzi4 ti3字体x19 | Book Rank #2712calligraphic style; typeface; font
• jí géji2 ge2及格x2 | Book Rank #10546to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard
• shí bēishi2 bei1石碑x3 | Book Rank #8500stele; stone tablet (for inscription); CL:方[fang1]
• wǔ tiáowu3 tiao2五条x3 | Book Rank #8501
• tōng xiàngtong1 xiang4通向x1 | Book Rank #14661to lead to
• gū hún yě gǔigu1 hun2 ye3 gui3孤魂野鬼x9 | Book Rank #4456wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom); person who has no family or friends to rely on
• bēi wénbei1 wen2碑文x1 | Book Rank #14662inscription on a tablet
• shǒu wǔ zú dǎoshou3 wu3 zu2 dao3手舞足蹈x2 | Book Rank #10547lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom); fig. to dance about; to express one's feelings in body language; to gesture animatedly; (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
• fēn chàfen1 cha4分岔x5 | Book Rank #6399(formal) to bifurcate; to branch; (formal) bifurcation; branching
• duàn hòuduan4 hou4断后x5 | Book Rank #6400
• cháng chángchang2 chang2常常x4 | Book Rank #7277frequently; often
• Sēn, sēnSen1, sen1森x3 | Book Rank #8502森 Sēn: 森 Sen1: Mori (Japanese surname)森 sēn: 森 sen1: (bound form) densely wooded; (fig.) (bound form) multitudinous; gloomy; forbidding
• bā hénba1 hen2疤痕x1 | Book Rank #14663scar
• hòu fā zhì rénhou4 fa1 zhi4 ren2后发制人x1 | Book Rank #14664
• bié zháo jíbie2 zhao2 ji2别着急x1 | Book Rank #14665
• shùnshun4瞬x3 | Book Rank #8503to wink
• jiān lìjian1 li4尖利x4 | Book Rank #7278sharp; keen; cutting; shrill; piercing