Vocabulary: 俄罗斯套娃
- to assign; to appoint; assignment
- to confer; to discuss; to engage in talks
- to fight for; to strive for; to win over
- (of a nation) to join an alliance; (of an athlete) to join a sports team; (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise; (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie; (of a recording artist) to sign with a label
- to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命); CL:次[ci4]
- one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
- fact; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to face sth; to be confronted with
- to deny flatly
- head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
- tango (dance) (loanword)
- 曲 Qū: 曲 Qu1: surname Qu曲 qū: 曲 qu1: bent; crooked; wrong曲 qǔ: 曲 qu3: tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]曲 qū: 曲 qu1: fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc); Taiwan pr. [qu2]
- to sing; to call loudly; to chant
- years; time
- peculiar; unusual; queer
- Charles
- (literary) fatigued; wearied
- distressed; laden with grief
- to be full of; to be rich in
- unlimited; unbounded
- firm and persistent; unswerving determination
- to worship; adoration
- similar in expression and spirit; to bear a remarkable resemblance to
- eager; impatient
- first of all; in the first place
- stage play
- movie; film; CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],場|场[chang3]
- to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
- real scene (not set up or posed); real location (not a film studio set or theater); live action (not animation)
- vivid; distinct; clear; sincere; honest
- in (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc); to find oneself in; placed in; surrounded by
- battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4]
- front line; military front; workface; cutting edge
- to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
- personal; oneself
- to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly
- assistance; aid; to help; to assist
- opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
- (of a sword etc) to unsheath
- to polish
- to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
- to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)
- to boast; to brag; boastful; exaggerative; pompous; bombastic
- composition; ingredient; element; component; one's social status