Vocabulary: 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代

• diǎn míngdian3 ming2点名x5 | Book Rank #6762roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
• shàng bàn niánshang4 ban4 nian2上半年x3 | Book Rank #10575first half of the year
• èr shí wǔer4 shi2 wu3二十五x1 | Book Rank #23835
• chí píng zhī lùnchi2 ping2 zhi1 lun4持平之论x2 | Book Rank #14757fair argument; unbiased view
• zǔ zhī guān xìzu3 zhi1 guan1 xi4组织关系x1 | Book Rank #23836
• pì yùpi4 yu4譬喻x1 | Book Rank #23837analogy; metaphor; simile
• xīn chuàngxin1 chuang4新创x1 | Book Rank #23838
• jǐ biànji3 bian4几遍x2 | Book Rank #14758
• kāi chǎngkai1 chang3开场x2 | Book Rank #14759to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event
• jǐ jù huàji3 ju4 hua4几句话x4 | Book Rank #8197
• dān dāo zhí rùdan1 dao1 zhi2 ru4单刀直入x1 | Book Rank #23839(idiom) to get straight to the point
• qiē rùqie1 ru4切入x1 | Book Rank #23840to cut into; to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc); (sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team); (cinema) to cut (to the next scene)
• méi cùomei2 cuo4没错x1 | Book Rank #23841that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong
• ài qíng shīai4 qing2 shi1爱情诗x1 | Book Rank #23842
• zhú zì zhú jùzhu2 zi4 zhu2 ju4逐字逐句x1 | Book Rank #23843literal; word for word; word by word and phrase by phrase
• xíng róng cíxing2 rong2 ci2形容词x1 | Book Rank #23844adjective
• míng yuèming2 yue4明月x1 | Book Rank #23845bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:輪|轮[lun2]
• tīng huàting1 hua4听话x1 | Book Rank #23846to do what one is told; obedient
• yǐn yùyin3 yu4隐喻x1 | Book Rank #23847metaphor
• dì yī èrdi4 yi1 er4第一二x1 | Book Rank #23848
• zhuǎn gè wānzhuan3 ge4 wan1转个弯x1 | Book Rank #23849
• zhǔ cízhu3 ci2主词x1 | Book Rank #23850subject
• yǐn fāyin3 fa1引发x4 | Book Rank #8198to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions)
• fèi shìfei4 shi4费事x2 | Book Rank #14760troublesome; to take a lot of trouble to do sth
• jiē èr lián sānjie1 er4 lian2 san1接二连三x3 | Book Rank #10576(idiom) one after another; in quick succession
• yù liào dàoyu4 liao4 dao4预料到x1 | Book Rank #23851
• gùo zhāoguo4 zhao1过招x1 | Book Rank #23852to fight; to exchange blows
• dào cǐ wéi zhǐdao4 ci3 wei2 zhi3到此为止x1 | Book Rank #23853to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day
• jù hàoju4 hao4句号x1 | Book Rank #23854full stop; period (punct.)
• biàn jiěbian4 jie3辩解x1 | Book Rank #23855to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself
• zhēng shèng hào qiángzheng1 sheng4 hao4 qiang2争胜好强x1 | Book Rank #23856
• tiāo cì ertiao1 ci4 er5挑刺儿x1 | Book Rank #23857
• shí qíngshi2 qing2实情x1 | Book Rank #23858the actual situation; the truth
• jiū qíjiu1 qi2究其x2 | Book Rank #14761
• rú qí rénru2 qi2 ren2如其人x1 | Book Rank #23859
• wèi chéng shúwei4 cheng2 shu2未成熟x1 | Book Rank #23860
• biàn biébian4 bie2辨别x1 | Book Rank #23861to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell
• téngteng2腾x3 | Book Rank #10577(bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (verb suffix indicating repeated action)
• qū shǐqu1 shi3驱使x2 | Book Rank #14762to urge; to prompt; to spur on; to order sb about
• rú shìru2 shi4如是x1 | Book Rank #23862thus
• xǐ jìngxi3 jing4洗净x2 | Book Rank #14763to wash clean
• shēn xīn jiāo cùishen1 xin1 jiao1 cui4身心交瘁x1 | Book Rank #23863worn out in body and soul (idiom)
• chén yùchen2 yu4沉郁x2 | Book Rank #14764melancholy; gloomy
• dī huídi1 hui2低回x1 | Book Rank #23864
• zì kǔzi4 ku3自苦x1 | Book Rank #23865
• jiǔ shǒujiu3 shou3九首x3 | Book Rank #10578
• cháo nòngchao2 nong4嘲弄x1 | Book Rank #23866to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of
• yǎ, yāya3, ya1哑x3 | Book Rank #10579哑 yǎ: 哑 ya3: mute; dumb; incapable of speech; (of a voice) hoarse; husky; (bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud哑 yā: 哑 ya1: (onom.) sound of cawing; sound of infant learning to talk
• wú yánwu2 yan2无言x2 | Book Rank #14765to remain silent; to have nothing to say
• qīng shāqing1 sha1轻纱x1 | Book Rank #23867light muslin; gauze