Words 1901–2000
火药
gunpowder
当务之急
(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency
粉末
fine powder; dust
辛勤
hardworking; industrious
饱和
saturated; filled to capacity
古董
curio; antique
打猎
to go hunting
抱负
aspiration; ambition
漂浮
to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); to rove; showy; superficial
秃
bald (lacking hair or feathers); barren; bare; denuded; blunt (lacking a point); (of a piece of writing) unsatisfactory; lacking something
简要
concise; brief
索赔
to ask for compensation; to claim damages; claim for damages
胃口
appetite; liking
诚挚
sincere; cordial
酗酒
heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess
假使
if; in case; suppose; given ...
团圆
to have a reunion
巷
lane; alley
掏
to fish out (from pocket); to scoop
摄氏度
°C (degrees Celsius)
本钱
capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)
毅力
perseverance; willpower
疲倦
to tire; tired
精简
to simplify; to reduce
腹泻
diarrhea; to have the runs
萌芽
(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; sprout; bud; (also used figuratively)
镇定
calm; unperturbed; cool
高超
excellent; superlative
熄灭
to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished
不愧
to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be
公证
to notarize; notarization
反常
unusual; abnormal
墨水
ink
工艺品
handicraft article; handiwork
攀登
to climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber; to scale; fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger
斯文
refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle
礼节
etiquette
私自
private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval
衰老
to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak
见闻
what one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience
迟缓
slow; sluggish
雄厚
substantial; robust; ample; abundant
靠拢
to draw close to
急切
eager; impatient
哺乳
breastfeeding; to suckle; to nurse
层出不穷
more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
挥霍
to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile
更正
to correct; to make a correction
枯竭
used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)
椭圆
oval; ellipse; elliptic
波浪
wave
皱纹
wrinkle
诞辰
birthday
蹦
to jump; to bounce; to hop
过瘾
to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling
陈旧
old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
叼
to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
吹牛
to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly
勘探
to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
叹气
to sigh; to heave a sigh
愚昧
ignorant; uneducated; ignorance
挪
to shift; to move
眨
to blink; to wink
福气
good fortune; a blessing
肥沃
fertile
贫乏
impoverished; lacking; deficient; limited; meager; impoverishment; lack; deficiency
迟疑
to hesitate
霸道
the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent
把手
to shake hands
清澈
clear; limpid
冤枉
to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile
及早
at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
涂抹
to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate
奔波
to rush about; to be constantly on the move
恨不得
wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth
意料
to anticipate; to expect; expectations
枝
branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
正月
first month of the lunar year
脉搏
pulse (both medical and figurative)
镶嵌
to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation
休养
to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce
寻觅
to look for
根深蒂固
deep-rooted (problem etc)
肆无忌惮
absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple
自卑
to have low self-esteem; to abase oneself
轻而易举
easy; with no difficulty
隔阂
misunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier
风趣
charm; humor; wit; humorous; witty
偏僻
remote; desolate; far from the city
化验
chemical examination; to do a lab test
和睦
peaceful relations; harmonious
弊病
malady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage
照耀
to shine; to illuminate
连年
successive years; over many years
全力以赴
(idiom) to make an all-out effort
来历
history; antecedents; origin
夏令营
summer camp
对联
rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway
快活
happy; cheerful
掐
to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight