44802绪论introduction; introductory chapter
44803练字to practice writing characters
44804缦plain thin silk; slow; unadorned
44805坛子jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
44806罚没to impose a fine and confiscate (property)
44807美言to put in a good word (for sb); (literary) beautiful words; elegant expression
44809义和团运动Boxer Rebellion (1900–1901), a peasant uprising that attempted to expel all foreigners from China, eventually suppressed by an international coalition
44811肟oxime; oximide; -oxil (chemistry)
44815临海市Linhai, a county-level city in Taizhou City 台州市 (TāizhōuShì), Zhejiang
44816旧历old calendar; the Chinese lunar calendar; same as 农历 (nónglì)
44817芄Metaplexis stauntoni
44819花语the language of flowers; symbolic meaning associated with a flower
44820花魁the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom); (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan
44821芷angelica (type of iris); plant root used in TCM
44822苦艾wormwood; Artemisia absinthium
44823荻Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed)
44826万贯ten thousand strings of cash; very wealthy; millionaire
44829葵青Kwai Tsing district of New Territories, Hong Kong
44835袁隆平Yuan Longping (1930–2021), Chinese agronomist known as the "father of hybrid rice"
44836补语complement (grammar)
44840词性part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc); lexical category
44843谂to know; to reprimand; to urge; to long for; to tell; to inform
44848跳票(finance) (of a check) to bounce; (fig.) (of a product etc) to fail to be released on schedule
44849软骨头weak, cowardly person; spineless individual
44850轻言to say, without careful consideration
44851辨明to clarify; to distinguish; to elucidate
44852通力to cooperate; concerted effort
44854乡音local accent; accent of one's native place
44855酉阳Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重庆 (Chóngqìng)
44856金斯敦Kingstown, capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Kingston, capital of Jamaica
44857钌ruthenium (chemistry)
44860闲居to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to stay home with nothing to do; to lead a solitary life
44861阜新市Fuxin, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 辽宁省 (LiáoníngShěng)
44862防波堤breakwater; seawall; fig. defensive buffer zone
44868雨燕swift; Apodidae (the swift family)
44871雾化to make into a fine spray; to atomize; (medicine) nebulizer treatment
44873靠窗by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)
44878额济纳旗Ejin Banner in Alxa League 阿拉善盟 (ĀlāshànMéng), Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
44879飘然to float in the air; swiftly; nimbly; easy and relaxed
44882高攀social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class
44885黄斑macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina); yellow spot
44886黄连Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), rhizome used in medicine
44887黼(archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes
44889擂(bound form) platform for a martial art contest; Taiwan pr. léi
44891三包"three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
44892三教the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
44899仁政benevolent policy; humane government