Vocabulary: 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代

• chōng jīchong1 ji1冲击x9 | Book Rank #3648to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against; shock; impact
• qiān zhòngqian1 zhong4千重x1 | Book Rank #15922
• wàn diéwan4 die2万叠x1 | Book Rank #15923
• shè hùishe4 hui4社会x138 | Book Rank #225society
• làng fèilang4 fei4浪费x17 | Book Rank #2120to waste; to squander
• dǎ luànda3 luan4打乱x1 | Book Rank #15924
• cūi hǔicui1 hui3摧毁x9 | Book Rank #3649to destroy; to wreck
• hū xīhu1 xi1呼吸x3 | Book Rank #8428to breathe
• kōng jiānkong1 jian1空间x25 | Book Rank #1466space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
• jí biàn rú cǐji2 bian4 ru2 ci3即便如此x7 | Book Rank #4492
• cóng wèicong2 wei4从未x15 | Book Rank #2379never
• fàng qìfang4 qi4放弃x32 | Book Rank #1137to renounce; to abandon; to give up
• zì jǐ dezi4 ji3 de5自己的x279 | Book Rank #102
• zhí zhúozhi2 zhuo2执着x21 | Book Rank #1739dedicated; devoted; persistent; to persist in; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment
• dòng dàngdong4 dang4动荡x14 | Book Rank #2539unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion
• biàn júbian4 ju2变局x4 | Book Rank #6876changing circumstances; turbulent situation
• dōng xī fāngdong1 xi1 fang1东西方x5 | Book Rank #5811east and west; east to west
• dùi zhìdui4 zhi4对峙x4 | Book Rank #6877(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other; (fig.) to confront each other
• rì jiàn shì wēiri4 jian4 shi4 wei1日渐式微x2 | Book Rank #11019
• chōng tūchong1 tu1冲突x23 | Book Rank #1578conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention
• shǐ zhōngshi3 zhong1始终x66 | Book Rank #519from beginning to end; all along
• jiān chíjian1 chi2坚持x55 | Book Rank #631to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
• yī guànyi1 guan4一贯x14 | Book Rank #2540consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent
• zhī chēngzhi1 cheng1支撑x20 | Book Rank #1823to prop up; to support; strut; brace
• kē xué jiāke1 xue2 jia1科学家x14 | Book Rank #2541scientist
• tóu nǎotou2 nao3头脑x11 | Book Rank #3120brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss
• shī rénshi1 ren2诗人x113 | Book Rank #280bard; poet
• yǎn jingyan3 jing5眼睛x31 | Book Rank #1184eye; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
• xīn língxin1 ling2心灵x15 | Book Rank #2380bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit
• jiàjia4架x12 | Book Rank #2895to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
• zhī shàngzhi1 shang4之上x15 | Book Rank #2381above
• xún zhǎoxun2 zhao3寻找x32 | Book Rank #1138to seek; to look for
• shì túshi4 tu2试图x19 | Book Rank #1904to attempt; to try
• gùo wǎngguo4 wang3过往x16 | Book Rank #2241to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous
• jīng wēijing1 wei1精微x3 | Book Rank #8429subtle; profound
• zhī dàozhi1 dao4知道x166 | Book Rank #190to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
• kě néngke3 neng2可能x103 | Book Rank #307might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
• zhàn hǔozhan4 huo3战火x17 | Book Rank #2121the flames of war; the ravages of war
• tūn diàotun1 diao4吞掉x1 | Book Rank #15925
• gé mìngge2 ming4革命x85 | Book Rank #393to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命); CL:次[ci4]
• gége2革x2 | Book Rank #11020animal hide; leather; to reform; to remove; to expel (from office)
• diàodiao4掉x18 | Book Rank #1998to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
• chú diàochu2 diao4除掉x2 | Book Rank #11021to eliminate
• zài yězai4 ye3再也x29 | Book Rank #1259(not) ever again; (not) any longer
• jǐn guǎn rú cǐjin3 guan3 ru2 ci3尽管如此x14 | Book Rank #2542
• yù liào bú dàoyu4 liao4 bu2 dao4预料不到x1 | Book Rank #15926
• zhī hòuzhi1 hou4之后x141 | Book Rank #219after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
• jǐ shí niánji3 shi2 nian2几十年x15 | Book Rank #2382
• máo dùnmao2 dun4矛盾x17 | Book Rank #2122contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory
• fēi dànfei1 dan4非但x8 | Book Rank #4049not only