Vocabulary: 都市异闻录

• pān shēngpan1 sheng1攀升x2 | Book Rank #11081to clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise
• shǒu língshou3 ling2守灵x1 | Book Rank #15858to keep watch beside a coffin
• qǔ qī shēng ziqu3 qi1 sheng1 zi5娶妻生子x1 | Book Rank #15859
• dé dàngde2 dang4得当x3 | Book Rank #8826appropriate; suitable
• gōng kūi yī kùigong1 kui1 yi1 kui4功亏一篑x3 | Book Rank #8827lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful; to fail through lack of a final effort; to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
• bài fǎngbai4 fang3拜访x1 | Book Rank #15860to pay a visit; to call on
• jīng guàijing1 guai4惊怪x2 | Book Rank #11082to marvel
• pái zipai2 zi5牌子x2 | Book Rank #11083sign; trademark; brand
• shǔi lùo shí chūshui3 luo4 shi2 chu1水落石出x1 | Book Rank #15861lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); fig. the truth comes to light
• tú jìngtu2 jing4途径x2 | Book Rank #11084way; means; channel
• xì shùxi4 shu4系数x3 | Book Rank #8828coefficient; factor; modulus; ratio
• jiāo fēngjiao1 feng1交锋x1 | Book Rank #15862to cross swords; to have a confrontation (with sb)
• zhūo zhùzhuo1 zhu4捉住x3 | Book Rank #8829to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto
• jiā jiàojia1 jiao4家教x1 | Book Rank #15863family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor
• èr shí duō fēn zhōnger4 shi2 duo1 fen1 zhong1二十多分钟x1 | Book Rank #15864
• jí shǎo shùji2 shao3 shu4极少数x1 | Book Rank #15865extremely few; a small minority
• gǎn yìng lìgan3 ying4 li4感应力x1 | Book Rank #15866
• léng jiǎoleng2 jiao3棱角x1 | Book Rank #15867edge and corner; protrusion; sharpness (of a protrusion); craggy; ridge corner
• gūi lǜ xìnggui1 lu:4 xing4规律性x1 | Book Rank #15868regular
• diàn líudian4 liu2电流x2 | Book Rank #11085an electric current; (old) current intensity
• Shǔi shàng, shǔi shàngShui3 shang4, shui3 shang4水上x1 | Book Rank #15869水上 Shǔi shàng: 水上 Shui3 shang4: Shuishang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan水上 shǔi shàng: 水上 shui3 shang4: on water; aquatic
• lián yīlian2 yi1涟漪x4 | Book Rank #7454ripple
• jiā jiājia1 jia1加加x1 | Book Rank #15870
• kòng dāngkong4 dang1空当x1 | Book Rank #15871gap; interval
• zhízhi2值x1 | Book Rank #15872value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty
• dìng dúoding4 duo2定夺x2 | Book Rank #11086to make a decision; to determine
• gǎn réngan3 ren2感人x1 | Book Rank #15873touching; moving
• dǎo hángdao3 hang2导航x3 | Book Rank #8830(lit. and fig.) to navigate
• shàng gǔshang4 gu3上古x1 | Book Rank #15874the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times
• xíng fǎxing2 fa3刑法x1 | Book Rank #15875criminal law
• tīng mìng yúting1 ming4 yu2听命于x1 | Book Rank #15876
• bāng bāngbang1 bang1帮帮x2 | Book Rank #11087
• fàng mǎnfang4 man3放满x1 | Book Rank #15877
• yī xià zi dǎyi1 xia4 zi5 da3一下子打x3 | Book Rank #8831
• lǎo jiā huolao3 jia1 huo5老家伙x2 | Book Rank #11088(coll.) old fellow; old codger
• shēng mìng lìsheng1 ming4 li4生命力x5 | Book Rank #6540vitality
• sān zhīsan1 zhi1三支x2 | Book Rank #11089
• liǎng chéngliang3 cheng2两成x1 | Book Rank #15878
• jìn qíngjin4 qing2尽情x1 | Book Rank #15879as much as one likes
• nán miánnan2 mian2难眠x1 | Book Rank #15880
• biàn bié zhēn jiǎbian4 bie2 zhen1 jia3辨别真假x1 | Book Rank #15881
• fǎn bófan3 bo2反驳x7 | Book Rank #5273to retort; to refute
• kūn chóngkun1 chong2昆虫x1 | Book Rank #15882insect; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],堆[dui1]
• fēi xíngfei1 xing2飞行x2 | Book Rank #11090(of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation
• huáng chónghuang2 chong2蝗虫x1 | Book Rank #15883locust
• qīn hé lìqin1 he2 li4亲和力x1 | Book Rank #15884(personal) warmth; approachability; accessibility; (in a product) user friendliness; (chemistry) affinity
• zhà diàozha4 diao4炸掉x5 | Book Rank #6541to bomb
• gài lǜgai4 lu:4概率x4 | Book Rank #7455probability (math.)
• nà yàng yī láina4 yang4 yi1 lai2那样一来x1 | Book Rank #15885
• gāo zhǎnggao1 zhang3高涨x1 | Book Rank #15886to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high