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Words 41101–41200
41101谗言chányán
slander; slanderous report; calumny; false charge
41102豆腐渣dòufuzhā
okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)
41103貂蝉DiāoChán
Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 (sìdàměinǚ), in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 (DǒngZhuó) to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 吕布 (LǚBù)
41104贤人xiánrén
great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
41105卖主màizhǔ
seller
41106趁火打劫chènhuǒdǎjié
(lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom); (fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfortune
41107跌价diējià
to fall in price
41108跟踪器gēnzōngqì
tracker (device)
41109路德维希Lùdéwéixī
Ludwig (name)
41110轻佻qīngtiāo
frivolous; coquettish
41111辈分bèifen
seniority in the family or clan; position in the family hierarchy; Taiwan pr. bèi4fen
41112逋bū
to flee; to abscond; to owe
41113连天liántiān
reaching the sky; for days on end; incessantly
41114遍体biàntǐ
all over the body
41115违禁品wéijìnpǐn
prohibited goods; contraband
41116醮jiào
to perform sacrifice
41117重判zhòngpàn
major punishment (law)
41118钊zhāo
to encourage; to cut; to strain
41119铁窗tiěchuāng
window with an iron grating (apartment etc); barred window of a prison cell
41120防弹衣fángdànyī
bulletproof vest
41121防潮fángcháo
damp proof; moisture proof; protection against tides
41122陪练péiliàn
training partner; sparring partner
41123陆运lùyùn
land transport
41125离题lítí
to digress; to stray from the subject
41126震区zhènqū
earthquake area
41127面市miànshì
to hit the market (of a new product)
41129音标yīnbiāo
phonetic symbol
41130韶sháo
(literary) splendid; glorious
41131页码yèmǎ
page number
41132头牌tóupái
tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production; by extension, the lead role
41133风致fēngzhì
natural charm; grace
41134饭厅fàntīng
dining room; dining hall; mess hall
41135驳倒bódǎo
to refute; to demolish (an argument, theory etc)
41136骨髓移植gǔsuǐyízhí
(medicine) bone marrow transplant
41137脏乱zāngluàn
dirty and disordered; in a mess
41138高富帅gāofùshuài
"Mr Perfect" (i.e. tall, rich and handsome) (Internet slang)
41139高枕无忧gāozhěnwúyōu
to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries
41140高热量gāorèliàng
high calorie (foodstuff); high heat content
41141鲜见xiǎnjiàn
rare; rarely seen
41142鹧鸪zhègū
partridge
41143鹳guàn
crane; stork
41144盐井yánjǐng
salt well; brine well dug for salt production
41145黄巢HuángCháo
Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang
41146黄梅戏Huángméixì
Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui)
41147鼓捣gǔdao
to tinker with; to incite
41149庞氏Pángshì
Ponzi (name); Pond's (brand of skin care products), also written 旁氏
41150圆珠笔yuánzhūbǐ
ballpoint pen
41151忠厚zhōnghòu
honest and considerate
41152易事yìshì
easy task
41153时薪shíxīn
hourly wage
41154睡午觉shuìwǔjiào
to have a nap
41155衣袖yīxiù
the sleeve of a garment
41156抠门kōumén
(coll.) stingy
41157咽yān
throat; pharynx; narrow pass
41158咽yè
to choke (in crying)
41159出神入化chūshénrùhuà
to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
41160外患wàihuàn
foreign aggression
41161寄予厚望jìyǔhòuwàng
to place high hopes
41162幸会xìnghuì
nice to meet you
41163收件人shōujiànrén
recipient (of mail); To: (email header)
41164毕卡索Bìkǎsuǒ
Picasso (Tw)
41165风险投资fēngxiǎntóuzī
venture capital investment
41167一年到头yīniándàotóu
all year round
41168一时半会儿yīshíbànhuìr
a short time; a little while
41169上代shàngdài
previous generation
41170上弦shàngxián
to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc; to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc; first quarter (phase of the moon)
41171上颌shànghé
maxilla (upper jaw)
41172上饶市ShàngráoShì
Shangrao, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省 (JiāngxīShěng)
41173世情shìqíng
worldly affairs; the ways of the world
41174中元节Zhōngyuánjié
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
41175中国地质大学ZhōngguóDìzhìDàxué
China University of Geosciences
41176乞儿qǐ'ér
beggar
41177乞食qǐshí
to beg for food
41178五帝wǔdì
the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黄帝 (Huángdì), Zhuanxu 颛顼 (Zhuānxū), Di Ku 帝喾 (DìKù), Tang Yao 唐尧 (TángYáo) and Yu Shun 虞舜 (YúShùn)
41179京畿Jīngjī
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, surrounding Seoul and Incheon, capital Suweon City 水原市 (Shuǐyuánshì)
41180人马座Rénmǎzuò
Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
41181今宵jīnxiāo
(literary) tonight
41182付托fùtuō
to entrust to
41183代偿dàicháng
(medical) compensation; to repay a debt or obligation in place of sb else
41184代币dàibì
token (used instead of money for slot machines, in game arcades etc)
41185以偏概全yǐpiāngàiquán
(lit.) to take a part for the whole; to generalize
41186仰韶文化Yǎngsháowénhuà
(archaeology) Yangshao culture, a Neolithic culture (c. 5000–3000 BC) in the central Yellow River basin, known for painted pottery, millet farming and village settlements
41187伍子胥WǔZǐxū
Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family, he fled to Wu and masterminded Wu's invasion of Chu (506 BC), destroying its capital in a campaign that doubled as personal vengeance.
41188供认不讳gòngrènbùhuì
to make a full confession; to plead guilty
41189保修期bǎoxiūqī
guarantee period; warranty period
41190倒像dàoxiàng
(optics) inverted image
41191假肢jiǎzhī
artificial limb; prosthetic limb
41192传动系统chuándòngxìtǒng
transmission system; power drive
41193优先股yōuxiāngǔ
preferred stock
41194两院制liǎngyuànzhì
bicameralism; bicameral legislative system
41195公卿gōngqīng
high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor
41196公诸于世gōngzhūyúshì
to announce to the world (idiom); to make public; to let everyone know
41197冒昧màomèi
bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of
41198冰原bīngyuán
ice field
41199分系统fēnxìtǒng
subsystem
41200刊号kānhào
issue number (of a magazine etc)