Vocabulary: 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代

• sì píng bā wěnsi4 ping2 ba1 wen3四平八稳x2 | Book Rank #12430everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
• nián gāo dé shàonian2 gao1 de2 shao4年高德劭x1 | Book Rank #18366to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
• rén rén jūn zǐren2 ren2 jun1 zi3仁人君子x1 | Book Rank #18367people of good will (idiom); charitable person
• tiào tūotiao4 tuo1跳脱x1 | Book Rank #18368(Tw) to break free of (outmoded ways of thinking etc); to move beyond; to transcend
• chūn fēng huà yǔchun1 feng1 hua4 yu3春风化雨x2 | Book Rank #12431lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
• bān dìban1 di4般地x1 | Book Rank #18369
• jiān róngjian1 rong2兼容x1 | Book Rank #18370compatible
• xū qíuxu1 qiu2需求x4 | Book Rank #7552requirement; to require; (economics) demand
• hěn dàhen3 da4很大x12 | Book Rank #3054
• bù kě hùo quēbu4 ke3 huo4 que1不可或缺x4 | Book Rank #7553necessary; must have
• kōng nànkong1 nan4空难x3 | Book Rank #9385air crash; aviation accident or incident
• tòng shītong4 shi1痛失x1 | Book Rank #18371to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc); to miss out on (an opportunity); to fail to gain (victory etc)
• máng rán ruò shīmang2 ran2 ruo4 shi1茫然若失x1 | Book Rank #18372
• tián bǔtian2 bu3填补x3 | Book Rank #9386to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency
• pín fápin2 fa2贫乏x3 | Book Rank #9387impoverished; lacking; deficient; limited; meager; impoverishment; lack; deficiency
• zhōng shēngzhong1 sheng1终生x2 | Book Rank #12432throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong
• Yú, yúYu2, yu2渝x2 | Book Rank #12433渝 Yú: 渝 Yu2: short name for Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]; old name of Jialing River 嘉陵江[Jia1 ling2 Jiang1] in Sichuan渝 yú: 渝 yu2: (literary) (of faith, affection etc) to change; to waver (usu. in 不渝[bu4 yu2])
• dǔdu3赌x3 | Book Rank #9388to bet; to gamble
• chá xiāngcha2 xiang1茶香x2 | Book Rank #12434
• bèi lùnbei4 lun4悖论x2 | Book Rank #12435paradox (logic)
• shì shíshi4 shi2适时x2 | Book Rank #12436timely; apt to the occasion; in due course
• kòng quēkong4 que1空缺x2 | Book Rank #12437vacancy
• huái niànhuai2 nian4怀念x18 | Book Rank #2088to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce
• gǎn zhīgan3 zhi1感知x4 | Book Rank #7554perception (the process of perceiving sth with the senses); to sense; to feel; to detect; to be aware of
• àn xiǎngan4 xiang3暗想x1 | Book Rank #18373think to oneself
• yīng guó wén xuéying1 guo2 wen2 xue2英国文学x3 | Book Rank #9389
• jiāo tánjiao1 tan2交谈x4 | Book Rank #7555to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion
• sī niànsi1 nian4思念x15 | Book Rank #2485to think of; to long for; to miss
• tí cáiti2 cai2题材x16 | Book Rank #2333subject matter
• húi shēnghui2 sheng1回声x1 | Book Rank #18374echo
• guǎng kùoguang3 kuo4广阔x5 | Book Rank #6314wide; vast
• kāi duānkai1 duan1开端x4 | Book Rank #7556start; beginning
• zī zī bù juànzi1 zi1 bu4 juan4孜孜不倦x3 | Book Rank #9390lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort; assiduous (in study); to concentrate
• wài jièwai4 jie4外界x9 | Book Rank #3909the outside world; external
• cāi cècai1 ce4猜测x8 | Book Rank #4309to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
• líu yánliu2 yan2流言x10 | Book Rank #3545rumor; gossip; to spread rumors
• sì qǐsi4 qi3四起x5 | Book Rank #6315to spring up everywhere; from all around
• shuō bù qīngshuo1 bu4 qing1说不清x2 | Book Rank #12438
• dào bù míngdao4 bu4 ming2道不明x2 | Book Rank #12439
• yīn sùyin1 su4因素x11 | Book Rank #3276element; factor; CL:個|个[ge4]
• chóng héchong2 he2重合x22 | Book Rank #1723to match up; to coincide
• jiā xīng rénjia1 xing1 ren2嘉兴人x1 | Book Rank #18375
• dì yuándi4 yuan2地缘x1 | Book Rank #18376geographic situation; geo-(politics etc)
• zī zhùzi1 zhu4资助x8 | Book Rank #4310to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy
• wài xìngwai4 xing4外姓x1 | Book Rank #18377
• fēi shēngfei1 sheng1蜚声x2 | Book Rank #12440to make a name; to become famous
• lǐ lùn jiāli3 lun4 jia1理论家x2 | Book Rank #12441theorist; theoretician
• Bǎi lǐBai3 li3百里x13 | Book Rank #2833two-character surname Baili
• zhòng diǎn, chóng diǎnzhong4 dian3, chong2 dian3重点x11 | Book Rank #3277重点 zhòng diǎn: 重点 zhong4 dian3: important point; main point; focus; key (project etc); to focus on; to put the emphasis on重点 chóng diǎn: 重点 chong2 dian3: to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
• lián yīnlian2 yin1联姻x2 | Book Rank #12442related by marriage; to connect by marriage (families, work units)