Vocabulary: 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代

• yán qíngyan2 qing2言情x3 | Book Rank #8849(of a movie, novel etc) portraying a love affair; romantic; sentimental
• qū, Qū, qǔqu1, Qu1, qu3曲x90 | Book Rank #370曲 qū: 曲 qu1: bent; crooked; wrong曲 Qū: 曲 Qu1: surname Qu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]
• ān qí éran1 qi2 er2安琪儿x2 | Book Rank #11652angel (loanword)
• yóu rèn yǒu yúyou2 ren4 you3 yu2游刃有余x1 | Book Rank #16906handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
• wéi qí rú cǐwei2 qi2 ru2 ci3唯其如此x4 | Book Rank #7188
• píng sùping2 su4平素x4 | Book Rank #7189usually; habitually; ordinarily; normally
• yàn shìyan4 shi4厌世x1 | Book Rank #16907world-weary; pessimistic
• zì chēngzi4 cheng1自称x8 | Book Rank #4181to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title
• rén qúnren2 qun2人群x21 | Book Rank #1780crowd
• féng chǎng zùo xìfeng2 chang3 zuo4 xi4逢场作戏x2 | Book Rank #11653lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun; to play along according to local conditions
• xū wěixu1 wei3虚伪x4 | Book Rank #7190false; hypocritical; artificial; sham
• jiáo qing, jiǎo qíngjiao2 qing5, jiao3 qing2矫情x5 | Book Rank #6063矫情 jiáo qing: 矫情 jiao2 qing5: (Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable矫情 jiǎo qíng: 矫情 jiao3 qing2: affected; unnatural; pretentious
• wánwan2顽x2 | Book Rank #11654mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty
• xiāng yuànxiang1 yuan4乡愿x2 | Book Rank #11655(literary) hypocrite; two-faced person
• fā zì nèi xīnfa1 zi4 nei4 xin1发自内心x4 | Book Rank #7191
• yàn wùyan4 wu4厌恶x3 | Book Rank #8850to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth
• ài zēng fēn míngai4 zeng1 fen1 ming2爱憎分明x3 | Book Rank #8851to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates; to have well-defined likes and dislikes
• Shā, shā, shàSha1, sha1, sha4沙x11 | Book Rank #3214沙 Shā: 沙 Sha1: surname Sha沙 shā: 沙 sha1: granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia沙 shà: 沙 sha4: (dialect) to sift; to sieve
• shù díshu4 di2树敌x1 | Book Rank #16908to antagonize people; to make an enemy of sb
• shòu zhìshou4 zhi4受制x1 | Book Rank #16909to be controlled (by sb); to suffer under a yoke
• liánlian2联x16 | Book Rank #2294(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join; (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
• zì zhìzi4 zhi4自治x1 | Book Rank #16910autonomy
• shèn xiāo chén shàngshen4 xiao1 chen2 shang4甚嚣尘上x4 | Book Rank #7192clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor; to raise a tremendous stink
• gè jiège4 jie4各界x3 | Book Rank #8852all walks of life; all social circles
• chàngchang4倡x1 | Book Rank #16911to initiate; to instigate; to introduce; to lead
• jìn Jīngjin4 Jing1进京x2 | Book Rank #11656to enter the capital; to go to Beijing
• shěng zhǎngsheng3 zhang3省长x2 | Book Rank #11657governor of a province
• huí xiānghui2 xiang1回乡x1 | Book Rank #16912
• rèn fēng jiāngren4 feng1 jiang1任封疆x1 | Book Rank #16913
• dà lìda4 li4大吏x2 | Book Rank #11658
• xīn qíngxin1 qing2心情x31 | Book Rank #1200mood; frame of mind
• pò qièpo4 qie4迫切x9 | Book Rank #3792urgent; pressing
• tuō réntuo1 ren2托人x9 | Book Rank #3793
• qīn xìnqin1 xin4亲信x2 | Book Rank #11659(often pejorative) trusted aide; confidant; to put one's trust in (sb)
• yùyu4毓x8 | Book Rank #4182(literary) to produce; to foster; to nurture
• wǎn yánwan3 yan2婉言x2 | Book Rank #11660tactful; diplomatic; mild and indirect
• quàn gàoquan4 gao4劝告x4 | Book Rank #7193to advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice; CL:席[xi2]
• lǎo zǒnglao3 zong3老总x1 | Book Rank #16914boss; sir (person with a leading role in an organization); (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA; (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official; (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer
• sù xìngsu4 xing4素性x1 | Book Rank #16915
• fán shìfan2 shi4凡事x4 | Book Rank #7194everything
• yóu shàng ér xiàyou2 shang4 er2 xia4由上而下x1 | Book Rank #16916
• zì xíngzi4 xing2自行x1 | Book Rank #16917voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-
• xuǎn rènxuan3 ren4选任x1 | Book Rank #16918
• yóu xià ér shàngyou2 xia4 er2 shang4由下而上x1 | Book Rank #16919
• qíng yuànqing2 yuan4情愿x4 | Book Rank #7195willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)
• xuán wōxuan2 wo1旋涡x2 | Book Rank #11661spiral; whirlpool; eddy; vortex
• zhì hàizhi4 hai4致害x1 | Book Rank #16920
• chōng ěr bù wénchong1 er3 bu4 wen2充耳不闻x3 | Book Rank #8853to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
• shú liàoshu2 liao4孰料x1 | Book Rank #16921who would have thought?; who could have imagined?; unexpectedly
• zhí zhèng fǔzhi2 zheng4 fu3执政府x1 | Book Rank #16922