Vocabulary: 都市异闻录

• zhuǎn jīzhuan3 ji1转机x9 | Book Rank #4475(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes
• ná xiàna2 xia4拿下x16 | Book Rank #3081to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc)
• xiàn dùxian4 du4限度x7 | Book Rank #5245limitation; limit
• sù mùsu4 mu4肃穆x1 | Book Rank #15022solemn and respectful; serene
• yì pǐyi4 pi3一匹x2 | Book Rank #10711
• Mǎ, mǎMa3, ma3马x6 | Book Rank #5773马 Mǎ: 马 Ma3: surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]马 mǎ: 马 ma3: horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• jiào shēngjiao4 sheng1叫声x10 | Book Rank #4186yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals)
• jiāng jūn, Jiāng jūnjiang1 jun1, Jiang1 jun1将军x3 | Book Rank #8610将军 jiāng jūn: 将军 jiang1 jun1: general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot将军 Jiāng jūn: 将军 Jiang1 jun1: (common place name)
• jì, qíji4, qi2骑x5 | Book Rank #6469骑 jì: 骑 ji4: (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier骑 qí: 骑 qi2: to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
• gāo tóu dà mǎgao1 tou2 da4 ma3高头大马x1 | Book Rank #15023(idiom) tall, imposing horse; (of a person) tall and well-built
• pǐpi3匹x1 | Book Rank #15024匹 pǐ: 匹 pi3: (bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]); classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower匹 pǐ: 匹 pi3: classifier for cloth: bolt
• fēng sǐfeng1 si3封死x6 | Book Rank #5774
• shā shāng lìsha1 shang1 li4杀伤力x3 | Book Rank #8611destructive power; harmfulness
• yì yuànyi4 yuan4意愿x1 | Book Rank #15025aspiration; wish (for); desire
• shí jǐ kǒushi2 ji3 kou3十几口x1 | Book Rank #15026
• quán jiā rénquan2 jia1 ren2全家人x1 | Book Rank #15027
• bù fù cún zàibu4 fu4 cun2 zai4不复存在x1 | Book Rank #15028
• xiǎo shí touxiao3 shi2 tou5小石头x7 | Book Rank #5246
• quán bù dǔquan2 bu4 du3全部堵x1 | Book Rank #15029
• zhāo bīng mǎi mǎzhao1 bing1 mai3 ma3招兵买马x2 | Book Rank #10712lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff
• zhěn fèizhen3 fei4诊费x1 | Book Rank #15030medical fees
• chén fèichen2 fei4尘肺x1 | Book Rank #15031pneumoconiosis
• chōng zúchong1 zu2充足x16 | Book Rank #3082adequate; sufficient; abundant
• hūi hùohui1 huo4挥霍x1 | Book Rank #15032to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile
• àn dàoan4 dao4按倒x7 | Book Rank #5247
• qīng dùqing1 du4轻度x1 | Book Rank #15033mild (symptoms etc)
• chén shùichen2 shui4沉睡x7 | Book Rank #5248to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
• bānban1斑x2 | Book Rank #10713spot; colored patch; stripe; spotted; striped; variegated
• hòu tuǐhou4 tui3后腿x3 | Book Rank #8612
• mì bìmi4 bi4密闭x2 | Book Rank #10714sealed; airtight
• mǎi bú dàomai3 bu2 dao4买不到x1 | Book Rank #15034
• shī chuánshi1 chuan2失传x7 | Book Rank #5249(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct
• biāo běnbiao1 ben3标本x1 | Book Rank #15035specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease
• pāi xià láipai1 xia4 lai2拍下来x1 | Book Rank #15036
• è lièe4 lie4恶劣x4 | Book Rank #7343vile; nasty; of very poor quality
• jì xiàji4 xia4记下x2 | Book Rank #10715
• fā xiàn yì chángfa1 xian4 yi4 chang2发现异常x2 | Book Rank #10716
• bǎo xiǎnbao3 xian3保险x5 | Book Rank #6470insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to; CL:份[fen4]
• diāndian1巅x2 | Book Rank #10717summit
• xuě lián huāxue3 lian2 hua1雪莲花x1 | Book Rank #15037
• xuě bēngxue3 beng1雪崩x11 | Book Rank #3953avalanche
• qì shì páng bóqi4 shi4 pang2 bo2气势磅礴x2 | Book Rank #10718
• dēng shāndeng1 shan1登山x5 | Book Rank #6471to climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering
• wěn héwen3 he2吻合x2 | Book Rank #10719to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in
• hù xiāng bāng zhùhu4 xiang1 bang1 zhu4互相帮助x1 | Book Rank #15038
• shí qíngshi2 qing2实情x3 | Book Rank #8613the actual situation; the truth
• qiáo zhuāng dǎ bànqiao2 zhuang1 da3 ban4乔装打扮x1 | Book Rank #15039to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
• gǎi tóu huàn miàngai3 tou2 huan4 mian4改头换面x3 | Book Rank #8614to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom); (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably; to undergo a transformation
• róng, Róngrong2, Rong2容x3 | Book Rank #8615容 róng: 容 rong2: to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance容 Róng: 容 Rong2: surname Rong
• hùi fèihui4 fei4会费x1 | Book Rank #15040membership dues