Vocabulary: 历史的尘埃

• gū jūn zuò zhàngu1 jun1 zuo4 zhan4孤军作战x1 | Book Rank #18887
• liè shìlie4 shi4劣势x12 | Book Rank #5530inferior; disadvantaged
• xià dǎoxia4 dao3吓倒x3 | Book Rank #12243to be frightened
• lè suǒ qián cáile4 suo3 qian2 cai2勒索钱财x1 | Book Rank #18888
• dǎ dòngda3 dong4打动x16 | Book Rank #4538to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching
• zhǔ chí gōng dàozhu3 chi2 gong1 dao4主持公道x2 | Book Rank #14689
• shén xué yuànshen2 xue2 yuan4神学院x3 | Book Rank #12244seminary
• zhì hùizhi4 hui4智慧x44 | Book Rank #2169wisdom; intelligence
• xīn xīongxin1 xiong1心胸x12 | Book Rank #5531heart; mind; ambition; aspiration
• kēng shēngkeng1 sheng1吭声x13 | Book Rank #5223to utter a word
• pōpo1泼x8 | Book Rank #7188to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish
• lěng shǔileng3 shui3冷水x2 | Book Rank #14690cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans)
• lè sǔole4 suo3勒索x2 | Book Rank #14691to blackmail; to extort
• bèi jǐng lí xiāngbei4 jing3 li2 xiang1背井离乡x1 | Book Rank #18889to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
• tǔ di, tǔ dìtu3 di5, tu3 di4土地x27 | Book Rank #3119土地 tǔ di: 土地 tu3 di5: local god; genius loci土地 tǔ dì: 土地 tu3 di4: land; soil; territory; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
• dān jīng shòu pàdan1 jing1 shou4 pa4担惊受怕x1 | Book Rank #18890(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
• chéng zhìcheng2 zhi4惩治x1 | Book Rank #18891to punish
• jǐ jù huàji3 ju4 hua4几句话x8 | Book Rank #7189
• tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎngtu3 sheng1 tu3 zhang3土生土长x1 | Book Rank #18892(idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous
• tì dàiti4 dai4替代x7 | Book Rank #7806to substitute for; to replace; to supersede
• rèn kěren4 ke3认可x10 | Book Rank #6252to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK
• kěn qíuken3 qiu2恳求x5 | Book Rank #9396to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty
• dān bǎodan1 bao3担保x4 | Book Rank #10568to guarantee; to vouch for
• yì lùnyi4 lun4议论x8 | Book Rank #7190to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:個|个[ge4]
• dǔdu3赌x55 | Book Rank #1813to bet; to gamble
• qíong xīong jí èqiong2 xiong1 ji2 e4穷凶极恶x5 | Book Rank #9397fiendish; black-hearted
• hǎo rénhao3 ren2好人x20 | Book Rank #3874good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle
• guāng míngguang1 ming2光明x163 | Book Rank #740light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted
• dì shí liù zhāngdi4 shi2 liu4 zhang1第十六章x5 | Book Rank #9398
• shāng liangshang1 liang5商量x41 | Book Rank #2286to consult; to talk over; to discuss
• guān yāguan1 ya1关押x34 | Book Rank #2635to imprison; to lock up (in jail)
• xiǎo mù wūxiao3 mu4 wu1小木屋x10 | Book Rank #6253
• qǐng ānqing3 an1请安x3 | Book Rank #12245to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])
• lǐ jiéli3 jie2礼节x11 | Book Rank #5847etiquette
• chàng xìchang4 xi4唱戏x1 | Book Rank #18893to perform in opera
• zhěng jiézheng3 jie2整洁x14 | Book Rank #4962neatly; tidy
• fù gùifu4 gui4富贵x4 | Book Rank #10569riches and honor
• wén ruòwen2 ruo4文弱x1 | Book Rank #18894
• zhōng nián nán zizhong1 nian2 nan2 zi5中年男子x5 | Book Rank #9399
• lōu, lǒulou1, lou3搂x17 | Book Rank #4361搂 lōu: 搂 lou1: to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc); to grab (money); to extort搂 lǒu: 搂 lou3: to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms
• fǎn guo láifan3 guo5 lai2反过来x3 | Book Rank #12246conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction
• shàng xiàshang4 xia4上下x27 | Book Rank #3120the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom; to go up and down; before and after (as in 上下文[shang4 xia4 wen2] "context"); (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so; (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦[shang4 xia4 he2 mu4] "harmony between superiors and subordinates"); all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4] "the entire nation"); relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4] "evenly matched")
• jìn chūjin4 chu1进出x6 | Book Rank #8499to enter and exit; to go in and out; inflow and outflow (of goods, vehicles, funds etc)
• dēng huǒ huī huángdeng1 huo3 hui1 huang2灯火辉煌x3 | Book Rank #12247
• shēn zhái dà yuànshen1 zhai2 da4 yuan4深宅大院x1 | Book Rank #18895
• yī pàiyi1 pai4一派x6 | Book Rank #8500
• gōng wùgong1 wu4公务x10 | Book Rank #6254official business
• zhèng zhízheng4 zhi2正直x8 | Book Rank #7191upright; upstanding; honest
• qián chéngqian2 cheng2虔诚x78 | Book Rank #1388pious; devout; sincere
• zhúo yǎnzhuo2 yan3着眼x14 | Book Rank #4963to have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind; to concentrate