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Words 42101–42200
42101下野xiàyě
to step down from office; to go into opposition
42102不辞而别bùcí'érbié
to leave without saying good-bye
42104中档zhōngdàng
mid-range (in quality and price)
42105主罚zhǔfá
penalty (kick)
42106二十八宿èrshíbāxiù
the twenty-eight constellations
42108人情世故rénqíngshìgù
worldly wisdom; the ways of the world; to know how to get on in the world
42109仗义zhàngyì
to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by
42110代县DàiXiàn
Dai County or Daixian, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市 (XīnzhōuShì), Shanxi
42111依从yīcóng
to comply with; to obey
42112俯仰fǔyǎng
lowering and raising of the head; (fig.) small move; pitch (position angle)
42113停手tíngshǒu
to stop (what one is doing)
42114伪劣wěiliè
inferior; false
42116传法chuánfǎ
to pass on doctrines from master to disciple (Buddhism)
42118先师xiānshī
one's late teacher
42120全权代表quánquándàibiǎo
plenipotentiary; fully authorized representative
42121两立liǎnglì
to coexist; coexistence
42122共匪gòngfěi
communist bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw))
42123兼而有之jiān'éryǒuzhī
to have both (at the same time)
42124冷场lěngchǎng
stage wait; (fig.) awkward silence
42125分一杯羹fēnyībēigēng
(fig.) to have a slice of the pie; to get a piece of the action
42126别出心裁biéchūxīncái
to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality; to adopt an original approach
42127刮伤guāshāng
scratch (wound); scratch (damage to an object)
42128割草gēcǎo
mow grass
42129创可贴chuāngkětiē
band-aid; sticking plaster
42130刘恒LiúHéng
Liu Heng, personal name of Han emperor Han Wendi 汉文帝; Liu Heng (1954-), Chinese writer
42131力保lìbǎo
to seek to protect; to ensure; to maintain; to guard
42133动手动脚dòngshǒudòngjiǎo
to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh
42134勤政qínzhèng
to govern diligently; diligent governance
42135勾拳gōuquán
hook (punch in boxing)
42136北斗星Běidǒuxīng
the Big Dipper; the Plow
42137匦guǐ
small box
42138千岛湖QiāndǎoHú
Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959
42139升班马shēngbānmǎ
(sports, esp. soccer) newly promoted team (one that has advanced from a lower league to a higher league)
42140半圆bànyuán
semicircle
42141半衰期bànshuāiqī
(physics) half-life
42142原核yuánhé
prokaryotic (cell)
42143厉声lìshēng
in a sharp, forceful voice
42144口信kǒuxìn
oral message
42145司铎sīduó
priest
42146名利双收mínglìshuāngshōu
both fame and fortune (idiom); both virtue and reward
42147名臣míngchén
important official or statesman (in feudal China)
42148含混hánhùn
vague; unclear; ambiguous
42149呈献chéngxiàn
to present respectfully
42150唆suō
(bound form) to incite; to instigate
42151嘀dī
(onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc
42152喷涌pēnyǒng
to bubble out; to squirt
42153回电huídiàn
to call sb back (on the phone); a return call; to reply to a telegram; to wire back; a reply telegram
42154国际歌Guójìgē
The Internationale
42155团拜会tuánbàihuì
New Year reception
42156土豆泥tǔdòuní
mashed potato
42157地下道dìxiàdào
underground passage; underpass
42158地震带dìzhèndài
seismic zone; earthquake belt
42159垂危chuíwēi
close to death; life-threatening (illness)
42160塬yuán
plateau, esp. Loess Plateau of northwest China 黄土高原 (HuángtǔGāoyuán)
42161大悟县DàwùXiàn
Dawu, a county in Xiaogan City 孝感市 (XiàogǎnShì), Hubei
42162天外TiānWài
abbr. for 天津外国语大学 (TiānjīnWàiguóyǔDàxué)
42163天底下tiāndǐxia
in this world; under the sun
42166太医tàiyī
imperial physician
42167妙趣横生miàoqùhéngshēng
endlessly interesting (idiom); very witty
42168姐弟恋jiědìliàn
love between an older woman and a younger man
42169嫌恶xiánwù
to loathe; to abhor; hatred; revulsion
42170子集zǐjí
(math.) subset
42171宜兰市YílánShì
Yilan City in Yilan County 宜兰县 (YílánXiàn), northeast Taiwan
42172宣武门Xuānwǔmén
Xuanwumen, Beijing
42173宫观gōngguàn
Taoist temple
42174宁德市NíngdéShì
Ningde, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省 (FújiànShěng)
42175导电性dǎodiànxìng
conductivity (elec.)
42176冈本Gāngběn
Okamoto (Japanese surname and place name)
42177岩溶yánróng
(geology) karst
42178工分gōngfēn
work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era)
42179已往yǐwǎng
the past
42180巷弄xiànglòng
alley; lane
42181年来niánlái
this past year; over the last years
42182年节niánjié
the New Year festival
42183年终奖niánzhōngjiǎng
year-end bonus
42184广水市GuǎngshuǐShì
Guangshui, a county-level city in Suizhou City 随州市 (SuízhōuShì), Hubei
42185弄巧成拙nòngqiǎochéngzhuō
to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
42186引颈yǐnjǐng
to crane one's neck; (fig.) with one's neck outstretched in expectation
42187张旭ZhāngXù
Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草书
42188待人接物dàirénjiēwù
(idiom) to interact with people
42189从良cóngliáng
(of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom; (of a prostitute) to marry and leave one's trade
42190微细wēixì
microminiature (technology)
42191征选zhēngxuǎn
to call for entries and select the best; to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc); to select (the best candidate); contest; competition
42192忻州市XīnzhōuShì
Xinzhou, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省 (ShānxīShěng)
42193怠惰dàiduò
idleness
42194患得患失huàndéhuànshī
to worry about personal gains and losses
42195情场qíngchǎng
affairs of the heart; mutual relationship
42196惇dūn
kindhearted; honest
42197感念gǎnniàn
to recall fondly; to remember with emotion
42198庆安县Qìng'ānXiàn
Qing'an, a county in Suihua City 绥化市 (SuíhuàShì), Heilongjiang
42199恋恋liànliàn
reluctant (to leave, to let go etc)
42200打入冷宫dǎrùlěnggōng
(idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history