Vocabulary: 都市异闻录

• shǒu zhushou3 zhu5守住x3 | Book Rank #8604to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard
• cāo zhī gùo jícao1 zhi1 guo4 ji2操之过急x1 | Book Rank #14997to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty
• nòng kuǎnong4 kua3弄垮x1 | Book Rank #14998
• lǎo liànlao3 lian4老练x2 | Book Rank #10701seasoned; experienced
• chén wěnchen2 wen3沉稳x2 | Book Rank #10702steady; calm; unflustered
• sān zhǒngsan1 zhong3三种x9 | Book Rank #4474
• gùo yì bù qùguo4 yi4 bu4 qu4过意不去x5 | Book Rank #6466to feel very apologetic
• guài shìguai4 shi4怪事x1 | Book Rank #14999strange thing; curious occurrence
• miàn liàomian4 liao4面料x1 | Book Rank #15000material for making clothes; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
• guān yuánguan1 yuan2官员x5 | Book Rank #6467official (in an organization or government); administrator
• guān shǎngguan1 shang3观赏x1 | Book Rank #15001to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental
• bīng bīng liáng liángbing1 bing1 liang2 liang2冰冰凉凉x2 | Book Rank #10703
• duān xiang, duān xiángduan1 xiang5, duan1 xiang2端详x2 | Book Rank #10704端详 duān xiang: 端详 duan1 xiang5: to look over carefully; to scrutinize端详 duān xiáng: 端详 duan1 xiang2: full details; full particulars
• shēng píngsheng1 ping2生平x1 | Book Rank #15002life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
• hé ǎihe2 ai3和蔼x1 | Book Rank #15003kindly; nice; amiable
• chāochao1抄x5 | Book Rank #6468to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms
• qū zhéqu1 zhe2曲折x3 | Book Rank #8605winding; (fig.) complicated
• zǐ xì tīngzi3 xi4 ting1仔细听x4 | Book Rank #7342
• guī shùn yúgui1 shun4 yu2归顺于x1 | Book Rank #15004
• gūi shùngui1 shun4归顺x2 | Book Rank #10705to surrender and pay allegiance to
• píng dìping2 di4平地x2 | Book Rank #10706to level the land; level ground; plain
• huà xiànghua4 xiang4画像x3 | Book Rank #8606portrait; to do a portrait of sb
• lín mólin2 mo2临摹x1 | Book Rank #15005to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
• chuán shénchuan2 shen2传神x1 | Book Rank #15006vivid; lifelike
• ài xīai4 xi1爱惜x1 | Book Rank #15007to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
• zhēng zhànzheng1 zhan4征战x1 | Book Rank #15008campaign; expedition
• huài chuhuai4 chu5坏处x12 | Book Rank #3742harm; troubles; CL:個|个[ge4]
• bàn xìn bàn yíban4 xin4 ban4 yi2半信半疑x3 | Book Rank #8607(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
• nèi liǎnnei4 lian3内敛x1 | Book Rank #15009introverted; reserved; (artistic style) understated
• shuǎng lǎngshuang3 lang3爽朗x1 | Book Rank #15010clear and bright (of weather); straightforward; candid; open
• kūi dàikui1 dai4亏待x3 | Book Rank #8608to treat sb unfairly
• qì yuēqi4 yue1契约x7 | Book Rank #5243agreement; contract
• hé tonghe2 tong5合同x1 | Book Rank #15011contract; agreement; CL:份[fen4]
• qiān dìngqian1 ding4签订x1 | Book Rank #15012to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
• fú wùfu2 wu4服务x8 | Book Rank #4832to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4]
• bù zhōu dàobu4 zhou1 dao4不周到x1 | Book Rank #15013
• wàn jié bù fùwan4 jie2 bu4 fu4万劫不复x7 | Book Rank #5244consigned to eternal damnation; with no hope of reprieve
• tiáo yuētiao2 yue1条约x1 | Book Rank #15014treaty; pact; CL:個|个[ge4]
• róng qiàrong2 qia4融洽x2 | Book Rank #10707harmonious; friendly relations; on good terms with one another
• ràng bùrang4 bu4让步x3 | Book Rank #8609to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive
• gē dēngge1 deng1咯噔x1 | Book Rank #15015(onom.) thump; clunk (e.g. of footsteps or impact); (fig.) a sudden emotional jolt; heart skipping a beat
• gù nòng xuán xūgu4 nong4 xuan2 xu1故弄玄虚x1 | Book Rank #15016deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated
• hǎn jiù mìnghan3 jiu4 ming4喊救命x1 | Book Rank #15017
• bì jiāngbi4 jiang1必将x1 | Book Rank #15018inevitably
• zào cìzao4 ci4造次x2 | Book Rank #10708(literary) hurried; rash
• láng bèi bù kānlang2 bei4 bu4 kan1狼狈不堪x2 | Book Rank #10709battered and exhausted; stuck in a dilemma
• hùohuo4祸x2 | Book Rank #10710disaster; misfortune; calamity
• jué duànjue2 duan4决断x1 | Book Rank #15019to make a decision; resolution; decisiveness; resolute
• qí gǔ xiāng dāngqi2 gu3 xiang1 dang1旗鼓相当x1 | Book Rank #15020lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched; roughly comparable (opponents)
• zǎo wǎnzao3 wan3早晚x1 | Book Rank #15021morning and evening; (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days; (coll.) (this, or that) point of time; (dialect) at some time in the future