Words 2401–2500
淡化
to water down; to play down; to trivialize; to weaken; to become dull with time; to desalinate; desalination
温室
greenhouse
渔船
fishing boat
激素
hormone
炒作
to hype; to promote (in the media)
牌照
(business) license; vehicle license; car registration; license plate
磋商
to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultations
绿地
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
编排
to arrange; to lay out
绩效
performance; results; achievement
虚弱
weak; in poor health
触犯
to violate; to offend
言行
words and actions; what one says and what one does
起伏
to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs
轰动
to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy
递增
to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental; progressive
遗嘱
testament; will
风味
distinctive flavor; distinctive style
郁闷
gloomy; depressed
溜
to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate
冷战
cold war; (fig.) strained relationship; to be barely on speaking terms
充斥
to be full of; to flood; to congest
到头来
in the end; finally; as a result
动静
(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness
劝说
to persuade; persuasion; to advise
取胜
to score a victory; to prevail over one's opponents
吩咐
to tell; to instruct; to command
嚼
to chew; also pr. jué
团聚
to reunite; to have a reunion
坦诚
candid; frank; plain dealing
大为
very; greatly
专长
specialty; special knowledge or ability
张贴
to post (a notice); to advertise
憋
to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)
指甲
fingernail
敏锐
keen; sharp; acute
时隔
separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)
时髦
in vogue; fashionable
歌舞
singing and dancing
正宗
orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine
演技
acting; performing skills
甜美
sweet; pleasant; happy
知觉
perception; consciousness
粗鲁
coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish
绣
to embroider; embroidery
自尊
self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride
自然界
nature; the natural world
萧条
bleak; desolate; (economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed
蓝图
blueprint
亲眼
with one's own eyes; personally
谋生
to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living
轮廓
outline; silhouette
周岁
one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
重型
heavy; heavy duty; large caliber
雕
to carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of prey
电网
electricity grid; power grid; electrified wire netting
颠倒
to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy
驻扎
to station; to garrison (troops)
骨折
to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break; fracture
挨
to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle
朴
(bound form) plain; simple; Taiwan pr. pú
纳闷
puzzled; bewildered
享
to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of
来宾
guest; visitor
催眠
to lull to sleep; to hypnotize
亿万
millions and millions
副本
copy; duplicate; transcript; (gaming) dungeon; instance; private team mission
劣势
inferior; disadvantaged
告诫
to warn; to admonish
妖怪
monster; devil
姓氏
family name
婚纱
wedding dress
市值
market capitalization; market value
急性
acute
挽回
to retrieve; to redeem
支流
tributary (river)
新手
new hand; novice; raw recruit
核电站
nuclear power plant
滞留
(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger
漆
paint; lacquer; to paint (furniture, walls etc)
濒临
on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to
火爆
fiery (temper); popular; flourishing; prosperous; lively
焦
burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke; joule (abbr. for 焦耳 (jiāo'ěr))
热衷
to feel strongly about; to be fond of; obsession; deep commitment
状元
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 (gāokǎo); (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light
皮革
leather
直观
direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive; audiovisual
穿梭
to shuttle back and forth
节制
to control; to restrict; to moderate; to temper; moderation; sobriety; to administer
粪
manure; dung
纵横
lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合纵连横 (HézòngLiánhéng), School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
缴
to hand in; to hand over; to pay; to capture (weapons); to seize
腐朽
rotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate
与众不同
(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
质问
to question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate
跳动
to throb; to pulse; to bounce; to jiggle; to jump about
踏
to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot
通俗
common; everyday; average
钙
calcium (chemistry)
随身
to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one