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Words 36101–36200
36101斗拱dǒugǒng
dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbeam, used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails
36102斗胆dǒudǎn
(courteous) to be so bold as to
36103族谱zúpǔ
genealogical record; family history; lineage
36104昏迷不醒hūnmíbùxǐng
to remain unconscious
36105时令shílìng
season
36106普吉Pǔjí
Phuket (city in Thailand)
36107普罗米修斯Pǔluómǐxiūsī
Prometheus, a Titan god of fire in Greek mythology
36108智囊团zhìnángtuán
think tank; brain trust
36109晾晒liàngshài
to sun-dry
36110有声有色yǒushēngyǒusè
having sound and color (idiom); vivid; dazzling
36111望见wàngjiàn
to espy; to spot
36112朴正熙PiáoZhèngxī
Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Korean industry, murdered by his bodyguard
36113杓sháo
ladle (variant of 勺 (sháo))
36114东北虎dōngběihǔ
Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
36115板栗bǎnlì
Chinese chestnut
36116林林总总línlínzǒngzǒng
in great abundance; numerous
36117校勘jiàokān
to collate
36118条形tiáoxíng
a bar; a strip
36120标号biāohào
grade
36121横空出世héngkōngchūshì
(idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success
36122权杖quánzhàng
scepter
36123正弦zhèngxián
(math.) sine
36124死不瞑目sǐbùmíngmù
lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom); fig. to die with an unresolved grievance
36125杀菌剂shājūnjì
germicide; antimicrobial agent
36126水晶球shuǐjīngqiú
crystal ball
36127永动机yǒngdòngjī
perpetual motion machine
36128永嘉Yǒngjiā
Yongjia county in Wenzhou 温州 (Wēnzhōu), Zhejiang; reign name 307-313 of Jin Emperor Huai 晋怀帝 (JìnHuáidì)
36129求之不得qiúzhībùdé
lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
36130沉浮chénfú
lit. sinking and floating; to bob up and down on water; ebb and flow; fig. rise and fall; ups and downs of fortune; vicissitudes
36131治病救人zhìbìngjiùrén
to treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to help him
36132法拉盛Fǎlāshèng
Flushing Chinatown, a predominantly Chinese and Korean neighborhood of Queens, New York City
36133泗sì
nasal mucus
36134泛起fànqǐ
to appear; to emerge; to surface
36135波导bōdǎo
waveguide (electronics)
36136泥人nírén
clay figurine
36137浴血奋战yùxuèfènzhàn
(idiom) to fight bravely amid bloodshed and great sacrifice
36140深长shēncháng
profound (meaning, implications etc)
36141混浊hùnzhuó
turbid; muddy; dirty
36142浅见qiǎnjiàn
shallow opinion; humble opinion
36143漳州市ZhāngzhōuShì
Zhangzhou, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省 (FújiànShěng)
36144潮吹cháochuī
female ejaculation
36145潍坊市WéifāngShì
Weifang, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山东省 (ShāndōngShěng)
36146火控huǒkòng
fire control (gunnery)
36147炙手可热zhìshǒukěrè
lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); fig. arrogance of the powerful; a mighty figure no-one dares approach; hot (exciting or in favor)
36148热情洋溢rèqíngyángyì
brimming with enthusiasm (idiom); full of warmth
36149爬坡pápō
to climb a slope; to go uphill
36150牢靠láokào
firm and solid; robust; reliable
36152猜谜cāimí
to answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)
36153猎场lièchǎng
hunting ground
36154王小波WángXiǎobō
Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997), scholar and novelist
36155王震WángZhèn
Wang Zhen (1908-1993), Chinese political figure
36156瓢虫piáochóng
ladybug; ladybird
36157生事shēngshì
to make trouble
36158生死攸关shēngsǐyōuguān
matter of life and death
36159生肉shēngròu
raw meat
36160男女老幼nánnǚlǎoyòu
men, women, young and old; everybody
36161留用liúyòng
to keep for use; to retain sth; to keep sb in his job
36162异想天开yìxiǎngtiānkāi
(idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
36163发包fābāo
to put out to contract
36164皎洁jiǎojié
shining clean; bright (moonlight)
36165尽如人意jìnrúrényì
(idiom) to be everything one could wish for
36166直肠癌zhícháng'ái
rectal cancer
36167相国xiàngguó
prime minister (in ancient China)
36168看涨kànzhǎng
(finance) bullish
36169石田Shítián
Ishida (Japanese surname and place name)
36170石蜡shílà
paraffin wax
36171砚yàn
ink-stone
36172矿难kuàngnàn
mining disaster
36173税赋shuìfù
tax liability
36174稠chóu
dense; crowded; thick; many
36175竞速jìngsù
(sports) to race; racing
36176笔电bǐdiàn
notebook (computer)
36177笺jiān
letter; note-paper
36178纸钱zhǐqián
ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead
36179细说xìshuō
to tell in detail
36180经线jīngxiàn
warp; line of longitude; meridian (geography)
36181绵长miáncháng
long and continuous (coastline, sound etc); extensive; prolonged
36182线段xiànduàn
line segment
36183缝制féngzhì
to sew; to make (clothes, bedding)
36184缩编suōbiān
to downsize (an organization, military unit etc); to abridge (a work, TV program etc)
36185缆lǎn
cable; hawser; to moor
36186置若罔闻zhìruòwǎngwén
to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
36187羊城Yángchéng
Yangcheng, a nickname for 广州 (Guǎngzhōu)
36188羊角yángjiǎo
sheep's or goat's horn
36189美国在线MěiguóZàixiàn
America Online (AOL)
36190美洲狮Měizhōushī
cougar; mountain lion; puma
36191羽绒yǔróng
down (soft feathers)
36192羽绒服yǔróngfú
down jacket; down coat
36193翻腾fānténg
(of water, waves, emotions etc) to churn; to surge; to seethe; to somersault; to tumble; to flip; to rummage; to turn things over repeatedly
36194老生常谈lǎoshēngchángtán
an old observation (idiom); a truism; banal comments
36195考察团kǎochátuán
inspection team
36197肚皮舞dùpíwǔ
belly dance
36198肥皂剧féizàojù
soap opera (loanword)
36199脱氧tuōyǎng
deoxidation