24401青云clear sky; fig. high official position; noble
24402鞘scabbard; sheath
24407骑手horse rider; equestrian; jockey; bike rider
24409鲜为人知rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown; secret to all but a few
24410鸟巢bird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
24411黄浦区Huangpu, the most central of Shanghai's districts
24414龛(bound form) niche; shrine
24415趟to wade; to trample; to turn the soil
24417漂to float; to drift
24418啊interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!
24419老伴(of an elderly couple) husband or wife
24422三国志History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 (ÈrshísìShǐ), composed by Chen Shou 陈寿 (ChénShòu) in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晋朝 (Jìncháo), 65 scrolls
24424下士lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)
24425下肢lower limb (from hip to toes)
24426下贱humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible
24428不忍心can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)
24429中考entrance exam for senior middle school
24430中举to pass the provincial level imperial examination
24431中资Chinese capital; Chinese enterprise
24433五岳Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 (TàiShān) in Shandong, Mt Hua 华山 (HuàShān) in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 (HéngShān) in Hunan, Mt Heng 恒山 (HéngShān) in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 (SōngShān) in Henan
24439保监会China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), abbr. for 中国保险监督管理委员会 (ZhōngguóBǎoxiǎnJiāndūGuǎnlǐWěiyuánhuì)
24440倭dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old)
24441假意insincerity; hypocrisy; insincerely
24444先期the time before a certain date; in advance; beforehand; premature; initial period
24448冠名to name (a sports team, a competition etc)
24450切口incision; notch; slit; gash; margin of a page; trimmed edge (of a page in a book)
24451切磋to compare notes; to learn from one another
24452刹那an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye
24455南昌市Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi Province 江西省 (JiāngxīShěng)
24456博览to read extensively; to be widely read
24458取经to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's experience
24460受聘hired (for employment); invited (e.g. to lecture); engaged (for a task); (in olden times) betrothal gift from the groom's family
24461吐口to spit; fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)
24464单于king of the Xiongnu 匈奴 (Xiōngnú)
24466四散to disperse; to scatter in all directions
24467国民议会Assemblée nationale (French lower chamber); national parliament
24470壮年lit. robust years; prime of life; summer; able-bodied (fit for military service); mature (talent, garden etc)
24472太原市Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi Province 山西省 (ShānxīShěng)
24473失意disappointed; frustrated
24474姚明Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
24477嫔imperial concubine
24479宣导(Tw) to educate the public; to raise awareness
24481写生to sketch from nature; to do a still life drawing
24482封口to keep one's lips sealed; (of a wound) to heal; to seal (an envelope, bag, container etc); the sealed opening of an envelope, bag etc; (fig.) to lock down; to finalize (a decision, plan etc)
24487岩画rock painting; picture or writing carved on rocks
24488巴结to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to
24490师爷(historical) privately hired legal or administrative advisor to a government official; teacher's teacher (in academic lineage)
24491帮扶to provide assistance to; to support
24492废人handicapped person; useless person
24493引申to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc); derivation
24494张国焘Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938
24495复生to be reborn; to recover; to come back to life; to regenerate
24498戎generic term for weapons (old); army (matters); military affairs
24500打牌to play mahjong or cards