Vocabulary: 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代

• rèn rén zǎi gēren4 ren2 zai3 ge1任人宰割x1 | Book Rank #24523to get trampled on (idiom); to be taken advantage of
• yīng xǔying1 xu3应许x1 | Book Rank #24524to promise; to allow
• cì, sìci4, si4伺x1 | Book Rank #24525伺 cì: 伺 ci4: used in 伺候[ci4 hou5]伺 sì: 伺 si4: to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy
• yòng, yōngyong4, yong1佣x2 | Book Rank #14963佣 yòng: 佣 yong4: commission (for middleman); brokerage fee佣 yōng: 佣 yong1: to hire; to employ; servant; hired laborer; domestic help
• sào zhousao4 zhou5扫帚x1 | Book Rank #24526broom
• zhú chūzhu2 chu1逐出x1 | Book Rank #24527to expel; to evict; to drive out
• wǔ rìwu3 ri4五日x2 | Book Rank #14964
• wèi áiwei4 ai2胃癌x1 | Book Rank #24528stomach cancer
• shēng mìng chuí wēisheng1 ming4 chui2 wei1生命垂危x1 | Book Rank #24529
• zhí shǒuzhi2 shou3执手x1 | Book Rank #24530
• shān rán lèi xiàshan1 ran2 lei4 xia4潸然泪下x3 | Book Rank #10650to shed silent tears (idiom)
• shēn shòu gǎn dòngshen1 shou4 gan3 dong4深受感动x2 | Book Rank #14965
• yì rányi4 ran2毅然x1 | Book Rank #24531firmly; resolutely; without hesitation
• huā fèihua1 fei4花费x1 | Book Rank #24532expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure
• nán yǐ yán biǎonan2 yi3 yan2 biao3难以言表x1 | Book Rank #24533
• qī cǎnqi1 can3凄惨x1 | Book Rank #24534plaintive; mournful; miserable
• qián tú miǎo mángqian2 tu2 miao3 mang2前途渺茫x1 | Book Rank #24535not knowing what to do next; at a loose end
• shě xià, shè xiàshe3 xia4, she4 xia4舍下x1 | Book Rank #24536舍下 shě xià: 舍下 she3 xia4: to abandon; to lay down舍下 shè xià: 舍下 she4 xia4: my humble home
• qián yèqian2 ye4前夜x3 | Book Rank #10651the eve; the night before
• wù lǐ xìwu4 li3 xi4物理系x2 | Book Rank #14966
• Zhào Zhōng yáoZhao4 Zhong1 yao2赵忠尧x6 | Book Rank #5728Zhao Zhongyao (1902-1998), Chinese pioneer nuclear physicist
• shí yàn shìshi2 yan4 shi4实验室x7 | Book Rank #4971laboratory; CL:間|间[jian1]
• háo kèhao2 ke4毫克x2 | Book Rank #14967milligram
• fàng shè xìngfang4 she4 xing4放射性x1 | Book Rank #24537radioactive
• léilei2镭x3 | Book Rank #10652radium (chemistry)
• qiǎng zǒuqiang3 zou3抢走x1 | Book Rank #24538to snatch (esp related to a robbery)
• gāo néng wù lǐgao1 neng2 wu4 li3高能物理x1 | Book Rank #24539
• yīng guó jiàn qiáo dà xuéying1 guo2 jian4 qiao2 da4 xue2英国剑桥大学x1 | Book Rank #24540
• kǎ wén dí xǔka3 wen2 di2 xu3卡文迪许x1 | Book Rank #24541
• Lú sè fúLu2 se4 fu2卢瑟福x1 | Book Rank #24542Rutherford (name); Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), early nuclear physicist from New Zealand
• hòu gǔohou4 guo3后果x1 | Book Rank #24543consequences; aftermath
• bù kān shè xiǎngbu4 kan1 she4 xiang3不堪设想x1 | Book Rank #24544too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable
• xīn jí rú fénxin1 ji2 ru2 fen2心急如焚x1 | Book Rank #24545see 心急火燎[xin1 ji2 huo3 liao3]
• Xuě fó lánXue3 fo2 lan2雪佛兰x2 | Book Rank #14968Chevrolet
• xiǎo jiào chēxiao3 jiao4 che1小轿车x1 | Book Rank #24546(automobile) sedan; car
• kuáng bēnkuang2 ben1狂奔x1 | Book Rank #24547to run like crazy; to rush
• rén qù lóu kōngren2 qu4 lou2 kong1人去楼空x1 | Book Rank #24548lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom); fig. (of a dwelling) empty; deserted
• chèn zhechen4 zhe5趁着x1 | Book Rank #24549
• xián càixian2 cai4咸菜x5 | Book Rank #6771salted vegetables; pickles
• tán zitan2 zi5坛子x5 | Book Rank #6772jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
• jìn fājin4 fa1进发x1 | Book Rank #24550(of a group of people or a convoy of vehicles) to set off
• zhòu fú yè chūzhou4 fu2 ye4 chu1昼伏夜出x1 | Book Rank #24551nocturnal; to hide by day and come out at night
• rēng diàoreng1 diao4扔掉x1 | Book Rank #24552to throw away; to throw out
• xíng yǐng bù líxing2 ying3 bu4 li2形影不离x1 | Book Rank #24553inseparable (as form and shadow)
• yí gè duō yuèyi2 ge4 duo1 yue4一个多月x2 | Book Rank #14969
• lánlan2褴x1 | Book Rank #24554used in 襤褸|褴褛[lan2 lu : 3]
• péng tóu gòu miànpeng2 tou2 gou4 mian4蓬头垢面x1 | Book Rank #24555messy hair and dirty face; bad appearance
• shǒu tíshou3 ti2手提x2 | Book Rank #14970portable
• bàn shì chùban4 shi4 chu4办事处x2 | Book Rank #14971office; agency; bureau
• nèi shìnei4 shi4内室x2 | Book Rank #14972inner room; bedroom