Vocabulary: 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代

• yuán mǎnyuan2 man3圆满x17 | Book Rank #2191satisfactory; consummate; perfect
• rěn nàiren3 nai4忍耐x2 | Book Rank #12073to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience
• mán yuànman2 yuan4埋怨x3 | Book Rank #9147to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame
• māma1妈x9 | Book Rank #3848ma; mom; mother
• mā mama1 ma5妈妈x57 | Book Rank #617mama; mommy; mother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
• gǎngan3赶x9 | Book Rank #3849to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)
• míng rìming2 ri4明日x4 | Book Rank #7371tomorrow
• qīng shēngqing1 sheng1轻声x4 | Book Rank #7372in a quiet voice; softly; (linguistics) neutral tone
• hěn xīnhen3 xin1狠心x3 | Book Rank #9148callous; heartless; to resolve (to do sth); firm resolve (as in 下狠心[xia4 hen3 xin1])
• liù gèliu4 ge4六个x1 | Book Rank #17649
• shèngsheng4剩x6 | Book Rank #5357to remain; to be left; to have as remainder
• cháng chángchang2 chang2常常x54 | Book Rank #656frequently; often
• yè liye4 li5夜里x9 | Book Rank #3850during the night; at night; nighttime
• húo jìhuo2 ji4活计x1 | Book Rank #17650handicraft; needlework; work
• liǎng yàngliang3 yang4两样x7 | Book Rank #4713not the same; different
• xiě chūxie3 chu1写出x13 | Book Rank #2812
• yōu wòyou1 wo4优渥x2 | Book Rank #12074handsome (pay etc); generous; liberal
• qīn jìnqin1 jin4亲近x11 | Book Rank #3257(of people or relationships) close; intimate; to draw close to; to engage with; to become familiar with (nature, places, ideas, art etc)
• yán shūoyan2 shuo1言说x3 | Book Rank #9149to speak of; to refer to
• shēn ài zheshen1 ai4 zhe5深爱着x4 | Book Rank #7373
• wú qíngwu2 qing2无情x4 | Book Rank #7374pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless
• wú zhīwu2 zhi1无知x3 | Book Rank #9150ignorant; ignorance
• bù zhēng qìbu4 zheng1 qi4不争气x1 | Book Rank #17651to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations
• zhǎng zǐzhang3 zi3长姊x2 | Book Rank #12075older sister
• tóng fù yì mǔtong2 fu4 yi4 mu3同父异母x4 | Book Rank #7375(of a half-sibling) having the same father but different mother
• dì mèidi4 mei4弟妹x9 | Book Rank #3851younger sibling; younger brother's wife
• bàn fēng jiànban4 feng1 jian4半封建x4 | Book Rank #7376semifeudal
• nǐu qūniu3 qu1扭曲x1 | Book Rank #17652to twist; to warp; to distort
• rén jì guān xìren2 ji4 guan1 xi4人际关系x2 | Book Rank #12076interpersonal relationship
• zài jīng shén shàngzai4 jing1 shen2 shang4在精神上x3 | Book Rank #9151
• shēn shēn dìshen1 shen1 di4深深地x4 | Book Rank #7377
• shāng hàishang1 hai4伤害x11 | Book Rank #3258to injure; to harm
• wú zhùwu2 zhu4无助x5 | Book Rank #6205helpless; helplessness; feeling useless; no help
• jié wěijie2 wei3结尾x2 | Book Rank #12077ending; coda; to wind up
• fáng qìfang2 qi4房契x1 | Book Rank #17653deed (for a house); CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]
• zhēng nàozheng1 nao4争闹x1 | Book Rank #17654
• shī shǒushi1 shou3失手x1 | Book Rank #17655a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated
• dǎ sùida3 sui4打碎x1 | Book Rank #17656to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces
• pí xiépi2 xie2皮鞋x4 | Book Rank #7378leather shoes
• huàn huíhuan4 hui2换回x1 | Book Rank #17657
• zhēn bǎozhen1 bao3珍宝x3 | Book Rank #9152a treasure
• liǎng zhǐliang3 zhi3两只x6 | Book Rank #5358
• xiǎo huāxiao3 hua1小花x1 | Book Rank #17658(coll.) popular young actress
• cí wǎnci2 wan3瓷碗x1 | Book Rank #17659porcelain bowl
• yù yìyu4 yi4寓意x4 | Book Rank #7379moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning
• pò sùipo4 sui4破碎x5 | Book Rank #6206to smash to pieces; to shatter
• shāoshao1梢x1 | Book Rank #17660tip of branch
• jǐng xǐngjing3 xing3警醒x4 | Book Rank #7380to be alert
• xī xūxi1 xu1唏嘘x7 | Book Rank #4714(onom.) to sigh; to sob
• zǎo shúzao3 shu2早熟x3 | Book Rank #9153precocious; early-maturing