25703苦练to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears
25704茶道Japanese tea ceremony; sado
25707董必武Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party
25709蓝领blue-collar; blue-collar worker
25710苏莱曼Suleiman (name); General Michel Suleiman (1948-), Lebanese military man and politician, president of Lebanon 2008-2014
25711衬托to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element
25712西学Western learning (intellectual movement in the late Qing); also called 洋务运动
25713西施Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 (sìdàměinǚ), given by King Gou Jian 勾践 (GōuJiàn) of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
25714西门庆Ximen Qing, a fictional character in the novels "Jin Ping Mei" 金瓶梅 (Jīnpíngméi) and "Water Margin" 水浒传 (ShuǐhǔZhuàn)
25715亲缘blood relationship; genetic relationship; consanguinity
25716订户subscriber (to a newspaper or periodical)
25717讷to speak slowly; inarticulate
25723谐(bound form) harmonious; (bound form) humorous; (literary) to reach agreement
25726贮to store; to save; stockpile; Taiwan pr. zhǔ
25727资费(postal, telecom etc) service charge
25728赫拉Hera (wife of Zeus)
25729走强(of a currency, price etc) to strengthen; to be on the rise
25730起居everyday life; regular pattern of life
25731起头to start; at first; beginning
25732蹈to tread on; to trample; to stamp; to fulfill; Taiwan pr. dào
25739退赛to withdraw from a competition
25740达摩Dharma, the teaching of Buddha; Bodhidharma
25742配发to issue; to distribute; to publish along with
25743釉glaze (of porcelain)
25747锦上添花(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom); (fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment
25751开立to set up; to open (an account, a branch store etc); to draw up (a certificate, receipt, prescription etc)
25752阐发to elucidate; to expound; to study and explain
25753陆战(military) to fight on land; ground warfare
25757隐退to retire (from society, esp. from politics); to vanish
25762震级degree of earthquake (on magnitude scale)
25764靓丽beautiful; pretty; Taiwan pr. jing4lì
25766韭菜garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives; (coll.) naive or easily exploited people (esp. small investors or consumers), likened to chives that can be repeatedly harvested for profit
25767养父foster father; adoptive father
25768馄饨wonton; Chinese ravioli (served in soup); Taiwan pr. hun2dun
25769马甲corset; sockpuppet (Internet slang); vest (dialect)
25774鲛(bound form) shark
25775黄帝the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
25777点菜to order dishes (in a restaurant)
25782上乘first-class; best quality; also pr. shàngshèng
25784不测unexpected; measureless; unexpected circumstance; contingency; mishap
25785五彩five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored
25787似地(used to form an adverbial phrase X + 似地 (shìde)) like (X); as if (X); Taiwan pr. si4de
25788何尝(rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that...
25791信义good faith; honor; trust and justice
25792个体户self-employed; a private firm (PRC usage)
25794停滞不前stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut; at a standstill
25797内膜inner membrane; internal lining (of an organ or body cavity)
25800两河the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period); Mesopotamia