Vocabulary: 第八章 绝学大昌
from 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代
- 宋x11 | Chapter Rank #272surname Song; the Song dynasty (960–1279); Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4]
- 一代x2 | Chapter Rank #1580an era; an age; a generation
- 文弱x1 | Chapter Rank #2810
- 文雅x1 | Chapter Rank #2811elegant; refined
- 改x3 | Chapter Rank #1063to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
- 唐x9 | Chapter Rank #336Tang dynasty (618–907); surname Tangto exaggerate; empty; in vain
- 雄浑x1 | Chapter Rank #2812vigorous; firm; forceful
- 结构x15 | Chapter Rank #190structure; composition; makeup; architecture; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
- 精巧x4 | Chapter Rank #798elaborate
- 形式x2 | Chapter Rank #1581outer appearance; form; shape; formality; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 优美x1 | Chapter Rank #2813graceful; fine; elegant
- 见长x1 | Chapter Rank #2814to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长[yi3 yan2 jiu1 jian4 chang2] to be known for one's research)
- 技艺x2 | Chapter Rank #1582skill; art
- 臻x3 | Chapter Rank #1064to arrive; to reach (esp. perfection); utmost; (used in commercials)
- 巅峰x1 | Chapter Rank #2815summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc); peak (of a civilization etc)
- 东京x3 | Chapter Rank #1065Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
- 梦华x1 | Chapter Rank #2816
- 录x8 | Chapter Rank #400to carve woodsurname Ludiary; record; to hit; to copy
- 北宋x3 | Chapter Rank #1066the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
- 都城x2 | Chapter Rank #1583capital city
- 汴京x1 | Chapter Rank #2817Bianjing, Northern Song capital, now called Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan
- 举目x1 | Chapter Rank #2818to look; to raise one's eyes
- 青楼x1 | Chapter Rank #2819(literary) brothel; pleasure quarters
- 阁x4 | Chapter Rank #799pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf
- 绣x2 | Chapter Rank #1584to embroider; embroidery
- 户x2 | Chapter Rank #1585a household; door; family
- 珠帘x1 | Chapter Rank #2820
- 新声x1 | Chapter Rank #2821
- 笑x2 | Chapter Rank #1586to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
- 柳x3 | Chapter Rank #1067surname Liuwillow
- 陌x1 | Chapter Rank #2822raised path; street
- 花x1 | Chapter Rank #2823flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustfulsurname Huaflower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
- 衢x1 | Chapter Rank #2824thoroughfare
- 按x3 | Chapter Rank #1068to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- 管x4 | Chapter Rank #800to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towardssurname Guan
- 调弦x1 | Chapter Rank #2825
- 茶坊x1 | Chapter Rank #2826teahouse
- 酒肆x1 | Chapter Rank #2827wine shop; liquor store; bottle shop; bar; pub
- 集x4 | Chapter Rank #801to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
- 四海x1 | Chapter Rank #2828(fig.) the whole world
- 珍奇x1 | Chapter Rank #2829rare; strange
- 归x2 | Chapter Rank #1587to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisorsurname Gui
- 市易x1 | Chapter Rank #2830
- 寰x1 | Chapter Rank #2831large domain; extensive region
- 区x1 | Chapter Rank #2832surname Ouarea; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 异味x1 | Chapter Rank #2833unpleasant odor
- 庖厨x1 | Chapter Rank #2834kitchen; cook; chef
- 修造x1 | Chapter Rank #2835to build; to repair
- 创建x4 | Chapter Rank #802to found; to establish
- 明堂x1 | Chapter Rank #2836