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Words 29001–29100
29001按兵不动ànbīngbùdòng
to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
29002捉摸zhuōmō
to fathom; to make sense of; to grasp
29003掉以轻心diàoyǐqīngxīn
(idiom) to treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard
29004排他性páitāxìng
exclusiveness; exclusivity
29005接掌jiēzhǎng
to take over; to take control
29006接线jiēxiàn
wiring; to connect a wire
29007推陈出新tuīchénchūxīn
to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
29008提神tíshén
to freshen up; to be cautious or vigilant; to watch out; stimulant to enhance mental performance; stay-awake drug; agrypnotic
29009摘取zhāiqǔ
to pluck; to take
29010抚育fǔyù
to nurture; to raise; to foster; to tend
29011撮合cuōhe
to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman
29012撵niǎn
to expel; to oust; (dialect) to chase after; to try to catch up with
29013搅乱jiǎoluàn
to disrupt; to throw into disorder
29014放羊fàngyáng
to tend a flock of sheep; to let sheep out to pasture; fig. to throw off the reins; to leave sb alone; acting freely and irresponsibly
29015放贷fàngdài
to provide loans
29016救援队jiùyuánduì
rescue team
29017整点zhěngdiǎn
time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc); to make an inventory; (math.) point that has integer coordinates
29018数种shùzhǒng
numerous types; many kinds
29019数论shùlùn
number theory (math.)
29020新元xīnyuán
Singapore dollar
29021新闻周刊XīnwénZhōukān
Newsweek magazine; also written 新闻周刊
29022施恩shī'ēn
to confer a favor on sb; to confer a benefit
29023日全食rìquánshí
total eclipse of the sun
29024昂扬ángyáng
elated; high-spirited; uplifting (music)
29025昌盛chāngshèng
prosperous
29026明证míngzhèng
clear proof
29027景仰jǐngyǎng
to admire; to revere; to look up to
29028暗访ànfǎng
to make secret inquiries; to investigate in secret
29029会商huìshāng
to confer; to consult; to negotiate; to hold a conference
29030本草běncǎo
a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine; Chinese materia medica
29031李肇星LǐZhàoxīng
Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister
29032松本Sōngběn
Matsumoto (Japanese surname and place name)
29033栓shuān
bottle stopper; plug; (gun) bolt; (grenade) pin
29034核工业hégōngyè
nuclear industry
29035梵语Fànyǔ
Sanskrit (language)
29036杨过YángGuò
Yang Guo, protagonist of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" 神雕侠侣[Shen2 diao1 Xia2 lu : 3]; (used jocularly as a verb "to have tested positive", since 杨 (Yáng) and 阳 (yáng) are homonyms)
29037标定biāodìng
to stake out (the boundaries of a property etc); to demarcate; (engineering etc) to calibrate
29038标配biāopèi
to provide as a standard feature; standard feature; standard equipment; standard configuration; (abbr. for 标准配置 (biāozhǔnpèizhì))
29039机顶盒jīdǐnghé
set-top box
29040欧佩克Ōupèikè
OPEC; Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
29041殊死shūsǐ
to behead; capital punishment; desperate struggle; life-and-death
29042没辙méizhé
at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out
29043法力fǎlì
magic power
29044流言蜚语liúyánfēiyǔ
rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip; lies and slanders
29045消停xiāotíng
to calm down; to stop; to pause; calmly; peaceful; restful
29046深谷shēngǔ
deep valley; ravine
29047添乱tiānluàn
(coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience
29048渔人yúrén
fisherman
29049渔场yúchǎng
fishing ground
29050炙zhì
to broil; to roast
29051无业wúyè
unemployed; jobless; out of work
29052灿càn
glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent
29053爆冷bàolěng
an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough
29054争鸣zhēngmíng
to contend
29055特快tèkuài
express (train, delivery etc)
29056猛增měngzēng
sharp increase; rapid growth
29057猎奇lièqí
to hunt for novelty; to seek novelty
29058现代史xiàndàishǐ
modern history
29059现身说法xiànshēnshuōfǎ
to talk from one's personal experience; to use oneself as an example
29060理想化lǐxiǎnghuà
to idealize
29061璜huáng
semicircular jade ornament
29062画幅huàfú
painting; picture; dimension of a painting
29063病危bìngwēi
to be critically ill; to be terminally ill
29064发祥地fāxiángdì
the birthplace (of sth good); the cradle (e.g. of art)
29065皮尔Pí'ěr
Pierre, capital of South Dakota
29066直呼zhíhū
to say straightforwardly
29067相依为命xiāngyīwéimìng
mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent
29068真凶zhēnxiōng
culprit
29069砍杀kǎnshā
to attack with a bladed weapon
29070研判yánpàn
to study and come to a conclusion; to judge; to determine
29071硬性yìngxìng
rigid; inflexible; hard (drug)
29073礼金lǐjīn
monetary gift
29074秃鹰tūyīng
vulture; condor
29075私情sīqíng
personal considerations; love affair
29076种族隔离zhǒngzúgélí
racial segregation; apartheid
29077答疑dáyí
to answer questions (as teacher or consultant); to clarify doubts
29078红场Hóngchǎng
Red Square (in Moscow)
29079级差jíchā
differential (between grades); salary differential
29080结界jiéjiè
(Buddhism) to designate the boundaries of a sacred place within which monks are to be trained; a place so designated; (fantasy fiction) force field; invisible barrier (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 結界 "kekkai")
29081丝路SīLù
the Silk Road; abbr. for 丝绸之路 (SīchóuzhīLù)
29082紧盯jǐndīng
to gaze; to stare fixedly
29083萦绕yíngrào
to linger on; to hover; to encircle
29084缝纫féngrèn
to sew
29085翻车fānchē
(of a vehicle) to flip over; (fig.) to go wrong; to flop
29086圣像shèngxiàng
(old) image of Confucius; holy image (of Buddha or Jesus Christ etc)
29087听障tīngzhàng
hearing impairment
29088肇zhào
at first; devise; originate
29089背地里bèidìli
behind sb's back; secretly
29090腰包yāobāo
waist purse (old); (fig.) purse; pocket; waist pack; fanny pack; bum bag
29091自燃zìrán
spontaneous combustion
29092台基táijī
stylobate (architecture)
29094芮ruì
small
29095花季huājì
youthful time; prime of youth; flowering season
29096花盆huāpén
flower pot
29097花车huāchē
car festooned for celebration
29098苟延残喘gǒuyáncánchuǎn
(idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door
29099茁壮zhuózhuàng
healthy and strong; sturdy; thriving; vigorous; robust; flourishing
29100荀子Xúnzǐ
Xunzi, (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher; the Xunzi, a collection of philosophical writings attributed to Xunzi