Words 1401–1500
限定
to restrict to; to limit
显现
appearance; to appear
下手
to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
世间
world; earth
侵权
to infringe the rights of; to violate; infringement
保养
to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance
偿还
to repay; to reimburse
典
canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion; ceremony; to be in charge of; to mortgage or pawn
受害人
victim
严谨
rigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous
坚信
to believe firmly; without any doubt
增添
to add; to increase
失效
to fail; to lose effectiveness
宫殿
palace
实事求是
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic
宝石
precious stone; gem
复活
to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection
必将
inevitably
耻辱
disgrace; shame; humiliation
拔
to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize
拼命
to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
捏
to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers); to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.); to join together; to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
换取
to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
搬迁
to move; to relocate; removal
支柱
mainstay; pillar; prop; backbone
散布
to disseminate
星座
constellation; astrological sign
望远镜
telescope (CL:部 (bù)); binoculars (CL:副 (fù))
净化
to purify
渔民
fisherman; fisher folk
发财
to get rich
盛行
to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent
私下
in private
突击
sudden and violent attack; assault; fig. rushed job; concentrated effort to finish a job quickly
经贸
economy and trade (abbr. for 经济贸易 (jīngjìmàoyì))
缺口
nick; jag; gap; shortfall
葬礼
burial; funeral
视线
line of sight
解脱
to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries
军舰
warship; military naval vessel
开发区
development zone
阵容
troop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc)
革新
to innovate; innovation
风气
general mood; atmosphere; common practice
点子
spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; …
沾
to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch
不惜
not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
人身
person; personal; human body
依次
in order; in succession
俘虏
to take prisoner; a captive (usu. a prisoner of war)
充当
to serve as; to act as; to play the role of
半导体
semiconductor
反省
to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul
合计
to add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to; to consider
同等
equal to; having the same social class or status
启蒙
to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance; to free sb from prejudice or superstition; primer; enlightened; the Enlightenment; Western learning from the late Qing dynasty
垫
pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money)
大纲
synopsis; outline; program; leading principles
女婿
daughter's husband; son-in-law
孤儿
orphan
孤单
lone; lonely; loneliness
定律
scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy); (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
宁静
tranquil; tranquility; serenity
平行
parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively); on an equal footing; on the same level; simultaneous; concurrent
广义
broad sense; general sense
急剧
rapid; sudden
悬挂
to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension
搭乘
to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
敬
(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
会场
meeting place; place where people gather
欢呼
to cheer for; to acclaim
注释
to annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation
流向
direction of a current; direction of flow; to flow toward
烹饪
cooking; culinary arts
无条件
unconditional
理所当然
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right
甜蜜
sweet; happy
目睹
to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes
竞技
competition of skill (e.g. sports); athletics tournament
糖尿病
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
纳税
to pay taxes
耕地
arable land; to plow land
致富
to become rich
华裔
ethnic Chinese; non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry
衰退
to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics)
亲近
(of people or relationships) close; intimate; to draw close to; to engage with; to become familiar with (nature, places, ideas, art etc)
贬值
to become devaluated; to devaluate; to depreciate
走势
tendency; trend; path
连同
together with; along with
丑陋
ugly
隐形
invisible
饲料
feed; fodder
黎明
dawn; daybreak
下场
to leave the stage or playing field; to enter a competition; to take part in a contest; (historical) to sit an imperial examination
信件
letter (sent by mail)
假定
to assume; to suppose; supposed; so-called; assumption; hypothesis
冒犯
to offend
匹配
to mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible
呼唤
to call out (a name etc); to shout
问候
to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)