Vocabulary: 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代

• nà chǎngna4 chang3那场x4 | Book Rank #7764
• chū qīchu1 qi1初期x8 | Book Rank #4376initial stage; beginning period
• xián shìxian2 shi4闲适x2 | Book Rank #13125leisurely and comfortable; relaxed
• zì rúzi4 ru2自如x5 | Book Rank #6486unobstructed; unconstrained; smoothly; with ease; freely
• yǔ dǎ fēng chuīyu3 da3 feng1 chui1雨打风吹x2 | Book Rank #13126
• kùi fákui4 fa2匮乏x7 | Book Rank #4861to be deficient in sth; to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
• hòu zhònghou4 zhong4厚重x1 | Book Rank #19634thick; heavy; thickset (body); massive; generous; extravagant; profound; dignified
• fàng shè chūfang4 she4 chu1放射出x2 | Book Rank #13127
• qǐ tóuqi3 tou2起头x3 | Book Rank #9762to start; at first; beginning
• ài xīai4 xi1爱惜x4 | Book Rank #7765to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
• tōng jiā zhī hǎotong1 jia1 zhi1 hao3通家之好x1 | Book Rank #19635
• qiáng zhìqiang2 zhi4强制x2 | Book Rank #13128to force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4]
• shùn qí zì ránshun4 qi2 zi4 ran2顺其自然x1 | Book Rank #19636to let nature take its course (idiom)
• hūn súhun1 su2婚俗x1 | Book Rank #19637marriage custom
• yī děngyi1 deng3一等x2 | Book Rank #13129first class; grade A
• zhī diǎnzhi1 dian3支点x1 | Book Rank #19638fulcrum (for a lever)
• bànban4扮x3 | Book Rank #9763to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)
• tūi xiètui1 xie4推卸x1 | Book Rank #19639to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
• yǎn jiǎng cíyan3 jiang3 ci2演讲词x1 | Book Rank #19640
• shí chángshi2 chang2时常x15 | Book Rank #2504often; frequently
• zǎi, zàizai3, zai4载x16 | Book Rank #2344载 zǎi: 载 zai3: to record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. [zai4]; year载 zài: 载 zai4: to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously
• xīn wénxin1 wen2新闻x10 | Book Rank #3576news; CL:條|条[tiao2]
• dìng qīnding4 qin1定亲x1 | Book Rank #19641to settle a marriage; betrothal
• děng děngdeng3 deng3等等x15 | Book Rank #2505et cetera; and so on ...; wait a minute!; hold on!
• wèi miǎn tàiwei4 mian3 tai4未免太x2 | Book Rank #13130
• jìn rìjin4 ri4近日x1 | Book Rank #19642(in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days
• duǎn chùduan3 chu4短处x2 | Book Rank #13131shortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points
• bù pòbu4 po4不破x1 | Book Rank #19643
• dīng ziding1 zi5钉子x2 | Book Rank #13132nail; snag; saboteur
• wú kě nài héwu2 ke3 nai4 he2无可奈何x5 | Book Rank #6487have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4]
• dìng hūnding4 hun1定婚x1 | Book Rank #19644
• cùo chucuo4 chu5错处x2 | Book Rank #13133fault
• tiān xià fù mǔtian1 xia4 fu4 mu3天下父母x1 | Book Rank #19645
• hǎn yuānhan3 yuan1喊冤x1 | Book Rank #19646to cry out a grievance
• yī xí huàyi1 xi2 hua4一席话x2 | Book Rank #13134the content of a conversation; words; remarks
• yīnyin1姻x1 | Book Rank #19647marriage connections
• jì zhīji4 zhi1继之x2 | Book Rank #13135
• dì shǒu hùdi4 shou3 hu4地守护x1 | Book Rank #19648
• qíng tóu yì héqing2 tou2 yi4 he2情投意合x3 | Book Rank #9764(idiom) to have an affinity with each other; to find each other congenial
• láng cái nǚ màolang2 cai2 nu:3 mao4郎才女貌x1 | Book Rank #19649talented man and beautiful woman; ideal couple
• xīn jiěxin1 jie3新解x1 | Book Rank #19650
• huàn bìnghuan4 bing4患病x2 | Book Rank #13136to fall ill
• gāo shāogao1 shao1高烧x4 | Book Rank #7766(medicine) high fever
• dài bǐdai4 bi3代笔x1 | Book Rank #19651to write on behalf of sb; to ghostwrite
• mìng lìngming4 ling4命令x8 | Book Rank #4377order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
• shū jishu1 ji5书记x6 | Book Rank #5566secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk; scribe
• piān piānpian1 pian1翩翩x1 | Book Rank #19652elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly
• kě xǐke3 xi3可喜x1 | Book Rank #19653making one happy; gratifying; heartening
• rú xǔru2 xu3如许x1 | Book Rank #19654(literary) like this; such (as this); so much; so many
• lǎo fūlao3 fu1老夫x1 | Book Rank #19655I (spoken by an old man)