Vocabulary: 历史的尘埃
- crotch of trousers
- 卡拉 kǎ lā: 卡拉 ka3 la1: karaoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried卡拉 Kǎ lā: 卡拉 Ka3 la1: Kara, city in northern Togo 多哥[Duo1 ge1]; Cara, Karla etc (name)
- old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous; forceful
- wrinkle; CL:道[dao4]
- hair; soft hair; down
- deathly pale
- consultation; reference; to consult; to refer
- smiling face; smiley :) ☺; CL:副[fu4]
- machine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming
- to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration; a model example
- focal length; focal distance
- to dance; to wield; to brandish
- to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc); to fiddle with; to stir up
- stone inscription; carved stone
- (of time) to pass; to elapse
- century
- 石 shí: 石 shi2: rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]石 dàn: 石 dan4: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters; ancient pr. [shi2]石 Shí: 石 Shi2: surname Shi; abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei
- to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
- sternly; solemn
- to disturb; to trouble; to bother
- to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate
- to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
- table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]
- in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
- ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine
- (coll.) mud
- to soften
- maltose (sweet syrup)
- granite
- corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption
- four; 4
- to take off; to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc); to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc); (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc)
- hand towel; handkerchief
- 汗 hán: 汗 han2: see 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國|汗国[han2 guo2]汗 hàn: 汗 han4: perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)
- to wipe dry
- at the gallop
- equipment; to equip; to outfit
- complete; comprehensive