Vocabulary: 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代

• tǐ xiànti3 xian4体现x30 | Book Rank #1241to embody; to reflect; to incarnate
• bù gān jì mòbu4 gan1 ji4 mo4不甘寂寞x1 | Book Rank #16625unwilling to remain lonely or idle; unwilling to be left out
• zì fùzi4 fu4自负x14 | Book Rank #2604conceited; to take responsibility
• jí gōngji2 gong1急功x1 | Book Rank #16626
• yǒu suǒ wèiyou3 suo3 wei4有所为x3 | Book Rank #8736
• yǒu suǒ bù wèiyou3 suo3 bu4 wei4有所不为x2 | Book Rank #11495
• tū pòtu1 po4突破x6 | Book Rank #5178to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
• yī zàiyi1 zai4一再x13 | Book Rank #2769repeatedly
• xiàn rùxian4 ru4陷入x21 | Book Rank #1774to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)
• guài quānguai4 quan1怪圈x1 | Book Rank #16627vicious circle; (abnormal) phenomenon
• lǐ xiǎng zhǔ yìli3 xiang3 zhu3 yi4理想主义x4 | Book Rank #7123idealism
• yī cì cìyi1 ci4 ci4一次次x6 | Book Rank #5179
• chóng dǎo fù zhéchong2 dao3 fu4 zhe2重蹈覆辙x2 | Book Rank #11496lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom); fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past; to repeat a disastrous mistake
• fù yōngfu4 yong1附庸x2 | Book Rank #11497vassal; dependent; subordinate; subservient; appendage
• zhuāng diǎnzhuang1 dian3装点x4 | Book Rank #7124to decorate; to dress up; to deck
• xiàn fǎxian4 fa3宪法x23 | Book Rank #1614constitution (of a country); CL:部[bu4]
• yī bù fenyi1 bu4 fen5一部分x23 | Book Rank #1615portion; part of; subset
• tǎo lùn hùitao3 lun4 hui4讨论会x2 | Book Rank #11498symposium; discussion forum
• Liǎng hùiLiang3 hui4两会x2 | Book Rank #11499National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
• yán jiū huìyan2 jiu1 hui4研究会x4 | Book Rank #7125
• yòu chēngyou4 cheng1又称x2 | Book Rank #11500also known as
• míng yìming2 yi4名义x13 | Book Rank #2770name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose
• jì xùji4 xu4继续x49 | Book Rank #738to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
• lù jìnglu4 jing4路径x3 | Book Rank #8737path; route; method; ways and means
• wò yǒuwo4 you3握有x1 | Book Rank #16628to have; to hold (usu. sth abstract: power, distribution rights, a bargaining chip etc)
• shí quánshi2 quan2实权x2 | Book Rank #11501real power; genuine power
• Duàn Qí rùiDuan4 Qi2 rui4段祺瑞x26 | Book Rank #1439Duan Qirui (1864-1936), commander of Beiyang Army under Yuan Shikai, then politician and powerful warlord
• fù bìfu4 bi4复辟x4 | Book Rank #7126to recover one's power or authority; restoration (of a past regime)
• nìni4逆x8 | Book Rank #4153contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
• xiéxie2挟x4 | Book Rank #7127(bound form) to clasp under the arm; (bound form) to coerce; (bound form) to harbor (resentment etc); Taiwan pr. [xia2]
• tǎo fátao3 fa2讨伐x6 | Book Rank #5180to suppress by armed force; to send a punitive expedition against; to crusade against
• hùo shènghuo4 sheng4获胜x2 | Book Rank #11502to win
• zǒng lǐzong3 li3总理x17 | Book Rank #2160premier; prime minister; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
• chéng yuáncheng2 yuan2成员x46 | Book Rank #787member
• mǎ chǎngma3 chang3马厂x1 | Book Rank #16629
• shì shīshi4 shi1誓师x1 | Book Rank #16630to vow before one's troops
• fǎn dùifan3 dui4反对x32 | Book Rank #1158to oppose; to be against; to object to
• bù gāibu4 gai1不该x17 | Book Rank #2161should not; to owe nothing
• pèi fúpei4 fu2佩服x9 | Book Rank #3764to admire
• má, mǎ, mama2, ma3, ma5吗x32 | Book Rank #1159吗 má: 吗 ma2: (coll.) what?吗 mǎ: 吗 ma3: used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]吗 ma: 吗 ma5: (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
• hěn duōhen3 duo1很多x42 | Book Rank #843
• bībi1逼x8 | Book Rank #4154逼 bī: 逼 bi1: to compel; to pressure逼 bī: 逼 bi1: to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on
• tùi wèitui4 wei4退位x1 | Book Rank #16631to abdicate
• yǎn rányan3 ran2俨然x6 | Book Rank #5181just like; solemn; dignified; neatly laid out
• zàozao4造x11 | Book Rank #3198to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops
• yīng xíongying1 xiong2英雄x20 | Book Rank #1861hero; CL:個|个[ge4]
• guāng mángguang1 mang2光芒x2 | Book Rank #11503rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance
• yī shí zhī jiānyi1 shi2 zhi1 jian1一时之间x3 | Book Rank #8738
• bèi shòu zhǔ mùbei4 shou4 zhu3 mu4备受瞩目x1 | Book Rank #16632
• gúo shìguo2 shi4国事x9 | Book Rank #3765affairs of the nation; politics