21703百般in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means
21705石刻stone inscription; carved stone
21707研读to study attentively (a book); to delve into
21710稀疏sparse; infrequent; thinly spread
21715紫禁城the Forbidden City; the Imperial Palace in Beijing; same as 故宫 (Gùgōng)
21717缘起to originate; origin; genesis; account of the origins of an endeavor
21718罗汉(Buddhism) arhat (abbr. for 阿罗汉 (āluóhàn))
21721老街Lao Cai, Vietnam; Laokai or Laukkai, Burma (Myanmar)
21724聪(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
21726听命to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs
21730腔调a tune; a melody; accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language); tone (manner of expression); elegance; refinement
21731自用to have (sth) for one's own use; (literary) to be opinionated
21733致以to express; to present; to extend; to tender (greetings, thanks etc)
21737艾森豪威尔Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, US President 1953-1961
21738花旗the Stars and Stripes (US flag); by extension, the United States of America; abbr. for Citibank 花旗银行
21739落得ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total
21740萨德THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense), US Army anti-ballistic missile system
21743袖sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve
21745要约to restrict; to agree to a contract; offer; bid
21746角力to wrestle; (fig.) to lock horns; to tussle; to wrangle; Taiwan pr. jiào3li
21747调子tune; melody; tuning; cadence; intonation; (speech) tone
21750质押to pledge (sth, usu. moveables, as security for a loan)
21752赶路to hasten on with one's journey; to hurry on
21753赵本山Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
21754跟前the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date)
21756车行car-related business; car dealership; taxi company; (commercial) garage
21757转录transcription; to make a copy of a recording
21759回旋to circle; to wheel; to go around
21761道奇Dodge, US automobile brand, division of Chrysler LLC
21762适中moderate; reasonable; conveniently situated
21763乡长village chief; mayor (of village or township)
21765医科medicine (as a science); medical science
21767金牛Taurus (star sign); Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市 (Chéngdūshì), Sichuan
21768金石metal and stone; fig. hard objects; inscription on metal or bronze
21770长青(literary) evergreen; enduring (friendship etc)
21771开拍to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auction); to start a trading session (stock market)
21772阉割to castrate; fig. to emasculate
21773零碎scattered and fragmentary; scraps; odds and ends
21776韵律cadence; rhythm; rhyme scheme; meter (in verse); (linguistics) prosody
21777预选preselection; short-listing; primary election
21779颐(literary) chin; jaw; (literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect
21780风景线a strip of scenic beauty (coast, river, road etc); (fig.) an eye-catching feature
21781腾出to make (some time or space) available (for sb)
21782驿站relay station for post horses (old)
21785黄花yellow flowers (of various types); chrysanthemum; cauliflower; (yellow) daylily; a young virgin (boy or girl)
21787庞德Pang De (-219), general of Cao Wei at the start of the Three Kingdoms period, victor over Guan Yu 关羽; Pound (name); Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet and translator
21788丧to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged
21790没drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
21794一事无成(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
21795一针见血lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom); fig. to hit the nail on the head
21797三个代表the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江泽民 (JiāngZémín) in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004
21798三甲3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination; (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三级甲等 (sānjíjiǎděng))