Vocabulary: 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代

• liú měiliu2 mei3留美x18 | Book Rank #2006
• shēn ānshen1 an1深谙x1 | Book Rank #16000to know (sth) very well; to be an expert in
• zhēn dìzhen1 di4真谛x1 | Book Rank #16001the real meaning; the true essence
• Yīng wénYing1 wen2英文x36 | Book Rank #992English (language)
• hǎo, hàohao3, hao4好x238 | Book Rank #124好 hǎo: 好 hao3: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
• Lián, liánLian2, lian2连x87 | Book Rank #379连 Lián: 连 Lian2: surname Lian连 lián: 连 lian2: to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)
• Lǐ Yuē sèLi3 Yue1 se4李约瑟x29 | Book Rank #1266Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China
• pāi ànpai1 an4拍案x1 | Book Rank #16002lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc); fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc
• zhí gēn yúzhi2 gen1 yu2植根于x1 | Book Rank #16003to be rooted to; to take root in
• yī liànyi1 lian4依恋x7 | Book Rank #4512to be fondly attached to; to not wish to part with; to cling to
• shēng sǐsheng1 si3生死x16 | Book Rank #2250life or death
• gēge1歌x8 | Book Rank #4063song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing
• kūku1哭x32 | Book Rank #1142to cry; to weep
• běn xiāng běn tǔben3 xiang1 ben3 tu3本乡本土x1 | Book Rank #16004
• ào qìao4 qi4傲气x4 | Book Rank #6916air of arrogance; haughtiness
• shí zúshi2 zu2十足x11 | Book Rank #3136ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)
• fēng máng bì lùfeng1 mang2 bi4 lu4锋芒毕露x6 | Book Rank #5044to show off one's ability
• zùo jiāzuo4 jia1作家x58 | Book Rank #600author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
• lǐ jiàn wúli3 jian4 wu2李健吾x40 | Book Rank #876
• gǎn tàngan3 tan4感叹x11 | Book Rank #3137to sigh (with feeling); to lament
• gāo àogao1 ao4高傲x4 | Book Rank #6917arrogant; haughty; proud
• gé juége2 jue2隔绝x11 | Book Rank #3138to cut off; to isolate; isolated (from the world)
• yī bānyi1 ban1一般x59 | Book Rank #588same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
• jù líju4 li2距离x26 | Book Rank #1420distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from
• tǎn shuàitan3 shuai4坦率x3 | Book Rank #8478frank; candid; straightforward
• chéngcheng2诚x7 | Book Rank #4513(bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly
• dài réndai4 ren2待人x2 | Book Rank #11061to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
• wén tánwen2 tan2文坛x28 | Book Rank #1319literary circles
• yī bèiyi1 bei4一辈x4 | Book Rank #6918
• biàn zhī línbian4 zhi1 lin2卞之琳x39 | Book Rank #902
• zhēn xīnzhen1 xin1真心x11 | Book Rank #3139wholeheartedness; sincerity
• gǔ lìgu3 li4鼓励x28 | Book Rank #1320to encourage
• tiān shēngtian1 sheng1天生x19 | Book Rank #1911nature; disposition; innate; natural
• yì shù jiāyi4 shu4 jia1艺术家x19 | Book Rank #1912artist; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
• jí shǐji2 shi3即使x23 | Book Rank #1585even if; even though
• yī pín rú xǐyi1 pin2 ru2 xi3一贫如洗x1 | Book Rank #16005penniless
• léilei2羸x1 | Book Rank #16006entangled; lean
• chán shēnchan2 shen1缠身x4 | Book Rank #6919(of an illness, debt etc) to plague one; to bog one down; to preoccupy one
• jìng dìjing4 di4境地x4 | Book Rank #6920circumstances
• yī rán rú gùyi1 ran2 ru2 gu4依然如故x1 | Book Rank #16007(idiom) back to where we were; absolutely no improvement; things haven't changed at all
• shǒu wàngshou3 wang4守望x4 | Book Rank #6921to keep watch
• shì zǐshi4 zi3士子x6 | Book Rank #5045official; scholar (old)
• yōu huànyou1 huan4忧患x10 | Book Rank #3375suffering; misery; hardship
• shí júshi2 ju2时局x9 | Book Rank #3662current political situation
• pīnpin1拼x6 | Book Rank #5046to piece together; to put together; to pool (resources etc); to share; to risk all; to go all out; to spell (words)
• xìng mìngxing4 ming4性命x15 | Book Rank #2391life
• Gúo, gúoGuo2, guo2国x98 | Book Rank #330国 Gúo: 国 Guo2: surname Guo国 gúo: 国 guo2: country; nation; state; (bound form) national
• fù chūfu4 chu1付出x25 | Book Rank #1473to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
• dān dāngdan1 dang1担当x11 | Book Rank #3140to take upon oneself; to assume
• xìng língxing4 ling2性灵x10 | Book Rank #3376