Words 1901–2000
往事
past events; former happenings
征集
to collect; to recruit
感恩
to be grateful
折腾
to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money)
抵
to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand; to be equal to; to match; to balance; to offset; to mortgage; to make up for; to compensate for; to arrive at; to reach; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. zhǐ)
采矿
mining
收买
to purchase; to buy; to bribe; to buy off
放宽
to relax (a rule); to ease (restrictions); to extend (a time limit); to let out (a garment); to expand; to broaden
教养
to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture
文盲
illiterate
早年
many years ago; in the past; in one's early years
暗中
in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously
测定
to determine (by measuring or surveying)
无须
need not; not obliged to; not necessarily
界限
boundary
发泄
to give vent to (one's feelings)
相识
to get to know each other; acquaintance
破碎
to smash to pieces; to shatter
稍后
in a little while; shortly after
立足
to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on
红利
bonus; dividend
美妙
beautiful; wonderful; splendid
肾
kidney
腔
(bound form) cavity; (bound form) speech; talk; tune; accent (in one's speech); (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock
夸大
to exaggerate
贪
to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt
越过
to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above
转播
relay; broadcast (on radio or TV)
迷惑
to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle
重现
to reappear
销
to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt
长期以来
for a long time
雇
to employ; to hire; to rent
预先
beforehand; in advance
显而易见
clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly; it goes without saying
风云
weather; unstable situation
冷却
(lit. and fig.) to cool
容器
receptacle; vessel; (computing) container
慷慨
vehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous
掌管
in charge of; to control
栽培
to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize
荣幸
honored (to have the privilege of ...)
无穷
endless; boundless; inexhaustible
解救
to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation
丸
ball; pellet; pill
交互
mutual; interactive; each other; alternately; in turn; interaction
交替
to replace; alternately; in turn
代号
code name
仲裁
arbitration
个案
individual case; special case
兼顾
to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc)
利害
pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses
劳务
service (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services")
原告
complainant; plaintiff
可耻
shameful; disgraceful; ignominious
喜好
to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference
圈子
circle; ring; (social) circle
坟墓
grave; tomb
山谷
valley; ravine
意向
intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition
慰问
to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
抵押
to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral
捅
to poke; to jab; to give (sb) a nudge; to prod; to disclose; to reveal
早日
soon; at an early date; the early days; the past
款项
funds; a sum of money (for a particular purpose) (CL:笔 (bǐ)); item of a clause (in a legal document)
残留
to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant; residue
油画
oil painting
流水
running water; (business) turnover
王牌
(card games) trump card; (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon
绰号
nickname
荒唐
beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated
葬
to bury (the dead); to inter
觉悟
to come to understand; to realize; consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda)
递交
to present; to give; to hand over; to hand in; to lay before
开庭
to begin a (judicial) court session
养生
to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc)
偏离
to deviate; to diverge; to wander
传记
biography
免除
to prevent; to avoid; to excuse; to exempt; to relieve; (of a debt) to remit
全局
overall situation
剪辑
to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); edited version
力求
to make every effort to; striving to do one's best
地下水
groundwater
埋葬
to bury
坚实
firm and substantial; solid
峡谷
canyon; gill; ravine
巡视
to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes
恶性
malignant; wicked; vicious (circle); producing evil; rapid (decline); runaway (inflation)
抵御
to resist; to withstand
指纹
fingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers
推崇
to esteem; to think highly of; to accord importance to; to revere
敞开
to open wide; unrestrictedly
晚年
one's later years
果断
firm; decisive
正视
to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to
演示
to demonstrate; to show; presentation; demonstration
终生
throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong
耐
(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand
萎缩
to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
裁员
to cut staff; to lay off employees