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Words 31801–31900
31801名存实亡míngcúnshíwáng
the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
31802吐司tǔsī
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
31803呼和浩特市HūhéhàotèShì
Hohhot, prefecture-level city and capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 内蒙古自治区 (NèiměnggǔZìzhìqū)
31804呼号hūháo
to wail; to cry out in distress
31805呼风唤雨hūfēnghuànyǔ
to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles
31806命理mìnglǐ
the traditional Chinese study of fate and fortune, using methods such as birth-date analysis, physiognomy, name analysis, feng shui etc; fortune-telling based on these methods
31807哀叹āitàn
to sigh; to lament; to bewail
31808哂shěn
(literary) to smile; to sneer
31810唐伯虎TángBóhǔ
Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
31811唐山市TángshānShì
Tangshan, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省 (HéběiShěng)
31812唐玄宗TángXuánzōng
Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇 (TángMínghuáng), reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基 (LǐLōngjī), reigned 712-756
31813售罄shòuqìng
to be completely sold out; to sell out
31814唯物wéiwù
materialistic
31815单眼dānyǎn
ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye); one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye)
31816严控yánkòng
to strictly control (abbr. for 严格控制 (yángékòngzhì))
31817四下sìxià
everywhere
31818四旧sìjiù
the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)
31819因果报应yīnguǒbàoyìng
(Buddhism) retribution; karma
31820国大GuóDà
abbr. for 国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005); abbr. for 新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS); abbr. for 印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC); abbr. for 马来西亚印度国民大会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
31821国产化guóchǎnhuà
to localize (production); localization
31822国际米兰GuójìMǐlán
FC Internazionale Milano (football club); abbr. for 国际米兰足球俱乐部 (GuójìMǐlánZúqiúJùlèbù)
31823圆寂yuánjì
(of a Buddhist monk or nun) to pass away; to die
31824坦荡tǎndàng
magnanimous; broad and level
31825埋单máidān
to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese); (fig.) to bear responsibility
31826坚不可摧jiānbùkěcuī
(idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable
31827报批bàopī
to report for criticism; to submit for approval to higher authority
31828报效bàoxiào
render service to repay kindness
31829塞缪尔Sàimiù'ěr
(name) Samuel
31830墨鱼mòyú
cuttlefish
31831压强yāqiáng
pressure (physics)
31832坏账huàizhàng
bad debt
31833壮志zhuàngzhì
great goal; magnificent aspiration
31834外务wàiwù
foreign affairs
31835外向型wàixiàngxíng
export-oriented (economic model)
31836夜宵yèxiāo
midnight snack
31837大打出手dàdǎchūshǒu
to come to blows; to start a fight; (derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手 (dǎchūshǒu))
31838大清早dàqīngzǎo
early in the morning
31839大英Dàyīng
Daying county in Suining 遂宁 (Suìníng), Sichuan; Great Britain
31840大闸蟹dàzháxiè
Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab
31841大难临头dànànlíntóu
to be facing imminent calamity (idiom); disaster is looming
31842天下太平tiānxiàtàipíng
the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
31843天灾人祸tiānzāirénhuò
natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
31844太常tàicháng
minister of ceremonies in imperial China
31845好使hǎoshǐ
easy to use; to function well; so that; in order to
31846妹夫mèifu
younger sister's husband
31847姜文JiāngWén
Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
31848婆娑pósuō
to swirl about; (of leaves and branches) to sway
31849子夜zǐyè
midnight
31850安曼Ānmàn
Amman, capital of Jordan
31851宋美龄SòngMěilíng
Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's second wife
31852寂jì
silent; solitary; Taiwan pr. jí
31853寅yín
3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60°
31854宁县NíngXiàn
Ning County or Ningxian, a county in Qingyang City 庆阳市 (QìngyángShì), Gansu
31855宝钢Bǎogāng
Baosteel, Chinese steel maker formed in a 1998 merger, then merged to form Baowu 宝武钢铁 (BǎowǔGāngtiě) in 2016
31857对生duìshēng
(botany) opposite leaf arrangement; paired leaf arrangement
31858小民xiǎomín
ordinary people; commoner; civilian
31859小红帽Xiǎohóngmào
Little Red Riding Hood
31860小道消息xiǎodàoxiāoxi
hearsay; gossip
31861居高临下jūgāolínxià
lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a commanding position; to assume a haughty attitude
31862屠城túchéng
to massacre everyone in a captured city
31863师承shīchéng
to study under; to be a disciple of; lineage of instruction
31864帮子bāngzi
outer (of cabbage etc); upper (of a shoe); (coll.) group; gang
31865序列号xùlièhào
serial number; product key (software)
31866座机zuòjī
fixed-line phone; landline; private plane
31867厂矿chǎngkuàng
factories and mines
31868延寿yánshòu
to prolong life; to extend lifespan
31869建筑工人jiànzhùgōngrén
construction worker; builder
31870张之洞ZhāngZhīdòng
Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
31871从早到晚cóngzǎodàowǎn
from morning till night; from dawn to dusk; all day long
31872微光wēiguāng
glimmer
31873德川Déchuān
Tokugawa, Japanese shogunal clan (1603–1867)
31874心神xīnshén
mind; state of mind; attention; (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution
31875心惊xīnjīng
fearful; apprehensive
31876怒斥nùchì
to angrily rebuke; to indignantly denounce
31877患儿huàn'ér
child patient; pediatric patient
31879悼dào
to mourn; to lament
31880惠特曼Huìtèmàn
Walt Whitman (1819–1892), American poet and journalist
31881爱不释手àibùshìshǒu
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
31882爱德Àidé
Aide (brand)
31883戚qī
grief; sorrow; (bound form) relatives; kin; (bound form) grief; sorrow; (old) battle-axe
31884应景yìngjǐng
according with the times; seasonal
31886成片chéngpiàn
(of a large number of things) to form an expanse; to cover an area
31887手摇shǒuyáo
hand-cranked
31888扣动kòudòng
to pull (a trigger)
31889拜师bàishī
to formally become an apprentice to a master
31890指挥家zhǐhuījiā
(music) conductor
31891挨家挨户āijiā'āihù
to go from house to house
31892采光cǎiguāng
to get natural light (e.g. through a window)
31893扬州市YángzhōuShì
Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江苏省 (JiāngsūShěng)
31894揶揄yéyú
to mock; to ridicule
31896搜罗sōuluó
to gather; to collect; to bring together
31897摧cuī
to break; to destroy; to devastate; to ravage; to repress
31898挞tà
(bound form) to whip; to flog; (loanword) (pastry) tart (colloquial pr. tǎ)
31899操盘cāopán
(finance) (of a fund manager, high-wealth individual etc) to make large trades (in stocks, futures etc); (fashion, movies etc) (of an industry heavyweight) to make a play in the market
31900搀扶chānfú
to lend an arm to support sb