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Words 38001–38100
38001镇痛zhèntòng
to suppress pain
38002镒yì
ancient unit of weight equal to 20 or 24 liang 两 (liǎng)
38003铁环tiěhuán
an iron ring
38004长队chángduì
line (i.e. of people waiting); queue
38005阔别kuòbié
separated for a long time
38007陈尸chénshī
to lie dead (in a location); to be found dead (somewhere) (used in news reports about unnatural or unexplained deaths)
38008陈词滥调chéncílàndiào
cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype
38009双杠shuānggàng
parallel bars (gymnastics event)
38010双管齐下shuāngguǎnqíxià
lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same time; to attack one problem from two angles at the same time
38011离心机líxīnjī
centrifuge
38012震央zhènyāng
earthquake epicenter (Tw)
38013静冈Jìnggāng
Shizuoka (prefecture in Japan)
38014革命烈士gémìnglièshì
martyr of the revolution
38015鞭毛biānmáo
flagellum
38016鞭笞biānchī
to flog; to lash; to whip; to urge or goad along
38017鞑Dá
Tartar; a tribe in China
38018鞑靼人Dádárén
Tatar (person)
38019风干fēnggān
to air-dry; to season (timber etc); air-dried; air-drying
38020马队mǎduì
cavalry; caravan of horses carrying goods
38021马马虎虎mǎmahūhū
careless; casual; vague; not so bad; so-so; tolerable; fair
38022驶出shǐchū
to leave port; to put off
38023骞qiān
(literary) to hold high
38024鲱fēi
Pacific herring
38025鸿门宴Hóngményàn
Hongmen feast; (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest; refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 刘邦 (LiúBāng) escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 项羽 (XiàngYǔ)
38026黄玉huángyù
topaz
38027对劲duìjìn
suitable; to one's liking; to get along well; to be compatible
38028掖yē
to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal
38029一刻钟yīkèzhōng
a quarter of an hour
38030七七事变QīQīShìbiàn
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日战争 (KàngRìZhànzhēng)
38031上半叶shàngbànyè
the first half (of a period)
38032上策shàngcè
best course of action; best policy
38033上进心shàngjìnxīn
ambition; desire for self-improvement
38034下腰xiàyāo
(gymnastics) to do a bridge; to do a crab
38035不划算bùhuásuàn
it isn't worth it; not cost-effective; not profitable; too expensive
38036不独bùdú
not only
38037中国文联Zhōngguówénlián
abbr. for 中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC)
38038交费jiāofèi
to pay a fee
38039人居rénjū
human habitat
38040今昔jīnxī
past and present; yesterday and today
38041伊藤Yīténg
Itō or Itoh, Japanese surname; Ito-Yokado (supermarket) (abbr. for 伊藤洋华堂 (YīténgYánghuátáng))
38042住宅楼zhùzháilóu
residential building
38043佐科威Zuǒkēwēi
Joko Widodo (1961-), Indonesian politician, president of Indonesia (2014-)
38044俯fǔ
to look down; to stoop
38045偏振piānzhèn
polarization (of waves)
38046侧身cèshēn
(to stand or move) sideways
38047元老院yuánlǎoyuàn
upper house; senate; senior statesmen's assembly
38048光栅guāngshān
(optics) grating (esp. diffraction grating); (computing) raster
38049入神rùshén
to be engrossed; to be absorbed; (of artistic skill etc) masterful; superb
38050入迷rùmí
to be fascinated; to be enchanted
38051内测nèicè
(software development) to do closed beta (or internal beta) testing
38052两国之间liǎngguózhījiān
between the two countries; bilateral
38053公屋gōngwū
(HK) public housing estate
38054公私合营gōngsīhéyíng
joint public private operation
38055兵刃bīngrèn
(bladed) weapons
38056其乐融融qílèróngróng
(of relations) joyous and harmonious
38057具体化jùtǐhuà
to concretize
38058凌虐língnüè
to maltreat; to tyrannize
38059凹槽āocáo
recess; notch; groove; fillister
38060删帖shāntiě
to delete a forum post
38061铲平chǎnpíng
to level the ground (with a hoe, shovel etc); to raze (a building, forest etc)
38062动因dòngyīn
motivation; moving force; underlying force; agent
38063勤王qínwáng
to serve the king diligently; to save the country in times of danger; to send troops to rescue the king
38064包销bāoxiāo
to have exclusive selling rights; to be the sole agent for a production unit or firm
38065半身像bànshēnxiàng
half-length photo or portrait; bust
38066卓别林Zhuóbiélín
Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director
38067协理xiélǐ
assistant manager; to assist in managing
38068占优zhànyōu
to dominate; dominant
38069危亡wēiwáng
at stake; in peril
38070叟sǒu
old gentleman; old man
38071古时候gǔshíhou
in ancient times; in olden days
38072可溶性kěróngxìng
solubility
38073名闻míngwén
famous; of good reputation
38074吏治lìzhì
style of governing (of minor official); achievement in office
38075吴玉章WúYùzhāng
Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician
38076吴用WúYòng
Wu Yong, character of 水浒传 (ShuǐhǔZhuàn), nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星 (Zhìduōxīng)
38077告退gàotuì
to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused
38078咄duō
(old)(interjection expressing disapproval, commiseration etc) tut!; Taiwan pr. duò
38079哄抢hōngqiǎng
to panic buy; to loot
38080唐卡tángkǎ
thangka (Tibetan Buddhist scroll painting)
38082单轨dānguǐ
monorail
38083因袭yīnxí
to follow old patterns; to imitate existing models; to continue along the same lines
38084图鉴tújiàn
illustrated handbook
38085土堆tǔduī
mound
38086土崩瓦解tǔbēngwǎjiě
to collapse; to fall apart
38087坦克车tǎnkèchē
tank (armored vehicle)
38088堂妹tángmèi
younger female patrilineal cousin
38089增色zēngsè
to enrich; to enhance; to beautify
38090墨迹mòjì
ink marks; original calligraphy or painting of famous person
38091垦荒kěnhuāng
to open up land (for agriculture)
38092压力锅yālìguō
pressure cooker
38093寿衣shòuyī
burial clothes
38094外派wàipài
to send sb to work abroad or in a different location
38095夜猫子yèmāozi
owl; (fig.) night owl
38096失之交臂shīzhījiāobì
to miss narrowly; to let a great opportunity slip
38097失球shīqiú
to concede a goal
38098妞妞niūniu
little girl
38099妹纸mèizhǐ
(Internet slang) (pun on 妹子 (mèizi))
38100威名wēimíng
fame for fighting prowess; military glory