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Words 24201–24300
24201写真集xiězhēnjí
photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model
24202宝典bǎodiǎn
canonical text; treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
24203小巧xiǎoqiǎo
small and exquisite; delicate; fine (features); compact; nifty
24204小强XiǎoQiáng
(slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockroach that had supposedly been a pet of the lead character in the 1993 Hong Kong comedy movie "Flirting Scholar". Subsequently, it came to be used as a name for any cockroach, and also for characters in film and television who are seemingly indestructible or repeatedly resurrected.)
24205小道xiǎodào
bypath; trail; bribery as a means of achieving a goal; minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
24206山海关ShānhǎiGuān
Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall
24207左传ZuǒZhuàn
Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋 (Chūnqiū), early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明 (ZuǒQiūmíng)
24208左转zuǒzhuǎn
to turn left
24210帆fān
sail; Taiwan pr. fán, except 帆布 (fānbù) canvas; to gallop; Taiwan pr. fán
24211座右铭zuòyòumíng
motto; maxim
24212库尔Kù'ěr
Chur (city in Switzerland)
24213延后yánhòu
to postpone; to defer; to delay
24214张爱玲Zhāng'Àilíng
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
24215张艺谋ZhāngYìmóu
Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
24216影印yǐngyìn
photographic reproduction; photocopying; photo-offset
24217复审fùshěn
to re-examine; to recheck; (law) to conduct a judicial review; to retry (a case)
24218循序渐进xúnxùjiànjìn
in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
24219征文zhēngwén
to solicit articles, essays or pieces of literature (on a subject or in commemoration of an event)
24220怕死pàsǐ
to be scared of dying
24221性取向xìngqǔxiàng
sexual orientation
24222戏份xìfèn
scene (in a movie etc); one's part in a movie or play; (archaic) actor's payment
24223戏剧化xìjùhuà
theatrical
24224戏码xìmǎ
theatrical piece; (fig.) scenario (in real life)
24225手绘shǒuhuì
to paint by hand; to draw by hand; hand-painted; hand-drawn
24226手记shǒujì
to take notes; one's notes
24227打卡dǎkǎ
(of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) to check in to a location
24228打磨dǎmó
to polish; to burnish; to shine
24229拓扑tuòpū
(math.) (loanword) topology
24230拳王quánwáng
boxing champion
24231拿手náshǒu
expert in; good at
24232指认zhǐrèn
to identify
24233按摩师ànmóshī
masseur; massage therapist
24234挨着āizhe
near
24235捐资juānzī
to contribute funds
24236控制台kòngzhìtái
control desk; console
24237抢修qiǎngxiū
to repair in a rush; rush repairs
24239撰稿zhuàngǎo
to write (an article for publication)
24240摆渡bǎidù
ferry
24241政工zhènggōng
political work; ideological work
24242敏感性mǐngǎnxìng
sensitive; sensitivity
24244散居sǎnjū
(of a group of people) to live scattered over an area
24245数不清shǔbuqīng
countless; innumerable
24246明尼苏达Míngnísūdá
Minnesota, USA
24247明晰míngxī
clear; well-defined; limpid
24248书呆子shūdāizi
bookworm; pedant; bookish fool
24249最低点zuìdīdiǎn
lowest point; nadir; minimum level
24250会堂huìtáng
meeting hall; assembly hall
24251会师huìshī
to collaborate; to join forces; to effect a junction
24252会考huìkǎo
unified examination
24253服务费fúwùfèi
service charge; cover charge
24254东三省DōngsānShěng
the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 辽宁省 (LiáoníngShěng), Jilin Province 吉林省 (JílínShěng) and Heilongjiang Province 黑龙江省 (HēilóngjiāngShěng)
24255林志玲LínZhìlíng
Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress
24256枸杞gǒuqǐ
wolfberry (Lycium chinense); genus Lycium
24257柳树liǔshù
willow
24258格格不入gégébùrù
(idiom) inharmonious; incompatible
24259桂花guìhuā
osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans
24260桓huán
Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi); big; pillar (old)
24261极性jíxìng
(chemical, electrical) polarity; polarized
24262乐迷yuèmí
music fan
24263树皮shùpí
tree bark
24264机动性jīdòngxìng
flexibility
24266历史剧lìshǐjù
historical drama
24267死路一条sǐlùyītiáo
(idiom) dead end; road to ruin
24268殖zhí
to grow; to reproduce
24269杀生shāshēng
to take the life of a living creature
24270毛毯máotǎn
blanket
24272水桶shuǐtǒng
bucket
24273水浒shuǐhǔ
edge of the water; shore or sea, lake or river; seashore
24274冲淡chōngdàn
to dilute
24275泊位bówèi
berth (for a ship); parking space (for a vehicle)
24276洗头xǐtóu
to wash one's hair; to have a shampoo
24277洪堡Hóngbǎo
Humboldt
24278派生pàishēng
to produce (from sth else); to derive (from raw material); derivative
24279淡定dàndìng
calm and collected; unperturbed
24280渊博yuānbó
erudite; profound; learned; extremely knowledgeable
24281浅色qiǎnsè
light color
24282满腔mǎnqiāng
one's heart filled with; full of (joy)
24283润滑剂rùnhuájì
lubricant
24284濂lián
name of a river in Hunan
24285灰暗huī'àn
dull gray; drab; murky
24286烘烤hōngkǎo
to roast; to bake
24287无稽之谈wújīzhītán
(idiom) complete nonsense
24288烟消云散yānxiāoyúnsàn
(idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
24289煞车shāchē
to brake (when driving)
24290狂暴kuángbào
frantic; berserk
24291猎枪lièqiāng
hunting gun; shotgun
24292獾huān
badger
24293球门qiúmén
goalmouth (in soccer)
24294甜菜tiáncài
(sugar) beet; (US) beet; (UK) beetroot
24295用工yònggōng
to employ workers
24296甸diàn
suburbs or outskirts; one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China; official in charge of fields (old)
24297病重bìngzhòng
seriously ill
24298痞子pǐzi
ruffian; hooligan
24299白眼báiyǎn
to give sb a dirty look; to cast a supercilious glance; a disdainful look
24300盛赞shèngzàn
to praise highly; an accolade