Vocabulary: 第九章 第一才女的朋友圈
from 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代
- 爱子x1 | Chapter Rank #4783beloved son
- 有失x2 | Chapter Rank #2395to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions)
- 不含糊x1 | Chapter Rank #4784unambiguous; unequivocal; explicit; prudent; cautious; not negligent; unafraid; unhesitating; really good; extraordinary
- 追究x1 | Chapter Rank #4785to investigate; to look into
- 可见x7 | Chapter Rank #606it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible
- 做事x1 | Chapter Rank #4786to work; to handle matters; to have a job
- 直截了当x3 | Chapter Rank #1558direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward
- 婉转x2 | Chapter Rank #2396(voice, music) suave; mellow; (speech) indirect; tactful
- 迂回x1 | Chapter Rank #4787roundabout route; circuitous; tortuous; to outflank; indirect; roundabout
- 顾忌x1 | Chapter Rank #4788to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple
- 秉性x2 | Chapter Rank #2397innate character; natural disposition; attitude
- 背后x2 | Chapter Rank #2398behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
- 要强x3 | Chapter Rank #1559eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded
- 坊间x1 | Chapter Rank #4789(originally) (in) the bookshops; (in modern usage) among the public; in public circulation; on the market
- 胡x4 | Chapter Rank #1167surname Hunon-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]beard; mustache; whiskers
- 宅x1 | Chapter Rank #4790residence; (coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around at home
- 门上x1 | Chapter Rank #4791
- 贴着x1 | Chapter Rank #4792
- 纸条x2 | Chapter Rank #2399slip of paper
- 恕x1 | Chapter Rank #4793to forgive
- 字样x1 | Chapter Rank #4794model or template character; written slogan or phrase; mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
- 扭头x1 | Chapter Rank #4795to turn one's head; to turn around
- 恰逢x1 | Chapter Rank #4796
- 外面x1 | Chapter Rank #4797outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
- 过门x1 | Chapter Rank #4798to pass through a doorway; (of a woman) to marry; orchestral music interlude in an opera
- 指着x2 | Chapter Rank #2400
- 门x3 | Chapter Rank #1560gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4]); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum; classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc; (suffix) -gate (scandal)surname Men
- 撕下x1 | Chapter Rank #4799
- 气消x1 | Chapter Rank #4800
- 礼让x1 | Chapter Rank #4801to show consideration for (others); to yield to (another vehicle etc); courtesy; comity
- 三分x1 | Chapter Rank #4802somewhat; to some degree
- 亦可x2 | Chapter Rank #2401
- 倨傲x2 | Chapter Rank #2402arrogant
- 西南联大x2 | Chapter Rank #2403
- 意味深长x1 | Chapter Rank #4803profound; significant; meaningful
- 未必x2 | Chapter Rank #2404not necessarily; maybe not
- 看得起x1 | Chapter Rank #4804to show respect for; to think highly of
- 无所不在x1 | Chapter Rank #4805omnipresent
- 邻x1 | Chapter Rank #4806neighbor; adjacent; close to
- 性格x3 | Chapter Rank #1561nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 都要x1 | Chapter Rank #4807
- 争x1 | Chapter Rank #4808to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- 煤x1 | Chapter Rank #4809coal; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- 油箱x1 | Chapter Rank #4810fuel tank
- 书架x1 | Chapter Rank #4811bookshelf; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 废物x1 | Chapter Rank #4812rubbish; waste material; useless person
- 制成x1 | Chapter Rank #4813to manufacture; to turn out (a product)
- 窗帘x1 | Chapter Rank #4814window curtains
- 破屋x1 | Chapter Rank #4815
- 摆设x1 | Chapter Rank #4816ornament; decorative item; (fig.) sth that is merely for showto set out; to display; to furnish (a room or house)