35402初试preliminary exam; qualifying exam; first try; preliminary testing
35403利雅得Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia
35406升幅extent of an increase; percentage rise
35408半壁江山half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands); vast swathe of territory
35410吉田Yoshida (Japanese surname and place name)
35412名句oft-quoted phrase; famous line
35413吸进to inhale; to breathe in
35417单杠bar; bold line; horizontal bar (gymnastics event)
35421国别nationality; country-specific (history, report etc)
35423国粹national essence; quintessence of national culture
35425地洞tunnel; cave; burrow; dugout
35427执迷不悟to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)
35429大功告成successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful
35432大锅饭meal cooked in a large pot; communal meal; (fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regardless of merit
35435娲sister of legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲 (Fúxī)
35436嬴政Ying Zheng (260-210 BC), personal name of the first emperor 秦始皇 (QínShǐhuáng)
35438字串(computing) character string (Tw)
35440学霸(slang) straight-A student; academic prodigy
35441家私family property; family wealth
35442容克Junker (German aristocracy); Jean-Claude Juncker (1954-), Luxembourgish politician, prime minister of Luxembourg 1995-2013, president of the European Commission 2014-2019
35444对不住to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)
35445对位counterpoint (in music etc); to align; alignment
35447履新(of an official) to take up a new post; (literary) to celebrate the New Year
35448山海经Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc
35453平山县Pingshan, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家庄市 (ShíjiāzhuāngShì), Hebei
35456底牌cards in one's hand; (fig.) undisclosed strength or information; hidden trump
35458彧accomplished; elegant
35459徐世昌Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, president of China in 1921
35461怪圈vicious circle; (abnormal) phenomenon
35462惠子Hui-zi also known as Hui Shi 惠施 (HuìShī) (c. 370-310 BC), politician and philosopher of the School of Logicians 名家 (Míngjiā) during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
35463懋to be hardworking; luxuriant; splendid
35466打折扣to give a discount; to be of less value than anticipated
35467打赏to reward; to tip; to give a gratuity
35469找钱to give change; to seek funding; (dialect) to make money; to earn a living
35470抽打to whip; to flog; to thrash
35471拘泥to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to; to cling to; constrained; ill at ease
35472挨揍to be beaten; to take a drubbing; buffeted; knocked about
35473扫黑to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime
35474接龙to build up a sequence; a succession of things, each linked to the previous one
35475揖to greet by raising clasped hands
35476扬长避短to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom); to play to one's strengths
35477换代to transition to a new dynasty or regime; to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one
35482料想to expect; to presume; to think (sth is likely)
35485昊vast and limitless; the vast sky
35486晤to meet (socially)
35487晖sunshine; to shine upon
35491服贸Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement; abbr. for 两岸服务贸易协议 (Liǎng'ànFúwùMàoyìXiéyì)
35492朱诺Juneau, capital of Alaska; Juno, Roman goddess of marriage
35493李彦宏Robin Li (1968–), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度 (Bǎidù), a PRC Internet company
35495杞县Qi County or Qixian, a county in Kaifeng City 开封市 (KāifēngShì), Henan
35496东夷Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
35499模子mold; matrix; pattern or die