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Words 48301–48400
48302扣缴kòujiǎo
to withhold; to garnish (wages etc)
48303扮相bànxiàng
stage costume
48304披荆斩棘pījīngzhǎnjí
lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way; to break through hardships; to blaze a new trail
48305抛头露面pāotóulùmiàn
to put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)
48306拒付jùfù
to refuse to accept a payment; to refuse to pay; to stop (a check or payment)
48307拓荒者tuòhuāngzhě
pioneer; groundbreaker
48308拖行tuōxíng
to drag; to tow
48309振聋发聩zhènlóngfākuì
lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
48310扫视sǎoshì
to run one's eyes over; to sweep one's eyes over
48311排名榜páimíngbǎng
ranking; ordered list; top 20; roll of honor; to come nth out of 100
48312提花tíhuā
Jacquard weave (machine weaving leaving protruding pattern)
48313换热器huànrèqì
heat exchanger
48314摸不着头脑mōbuzháotóunǎo
to be unable to make any sense of the matter; to be at a loss
48316拦路lánlù
to block sb's path; to waylay
48317斜纹xiéwén
(textiles) twill
48318斯塔西Sītǎxī
Stacy (name)
48319断粮duànliáng
to run out of food
48320方腊FāngLà
Fang La
48321旃zhān
felt; silken banner
48322日光灯rìguāngdēng
fluorescent light
48323日韩RìHán
Japan and Korea
48324早稻田大学ZǎodàotiánDàxué
Waseda University (private university in Tokyo)
48325星岛Xīngdǎo
Sing Tao, Hong Kong media group and publisher of Sing Tao Daily 星岛日报
48326星马XīngMǎ
Singapore and Malaysia (abbr. for 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō), aka 星洲 (Xīngzhōu) + 马来西亚 (Mǎláixīyà))
48327春假chūnjià
spring break
48328昭通市ZhāotōngShì
Zhaotong, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 云南省 (YúnnánShěng)
48329晨昏chénhūn
morning and twilight; day and night
48330更始gēngshǐ
to make a new start; to regenerate
48331有备无患yǒubèiwúhuàn
Preparedness averts peril.; to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
48332有悖于yǒubèiyú
to go against
48333服输fúshū
to concede; to admit defeat; to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right
48334朗姆酒lǎngmǔjiǔ
(loanword) rum
48335本初子午线běnchūzǐwǔxiàn
the first meridian; the prime meridian
48336李尔王Lǐ'ěrwáng
King Lear, 1605 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亚
48337根性gēnxìng
one's true nature (Buddhism)
48338梭鱼suōyú
barracuda
48339欲盖弥彰yùgàimízhāng
trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
48340正色zhèngsè
stern; grim; resolute; firm; unflinching; fundamental colors
48341歪门邪道wāiménxiédào
dishonest practices
48342杀人狂shārénkuáng
homicidal maniac
48343氘dāo
deuterium 2H; heavy hydrogen, isotope of hydrogen having 1 neutron in its nucleus, so atomic weight 2
48344氟化fúhuà
fluoridation; fluorination
48345汨罗市MìluóShì
Miluo, a county-level city in Yueyang City 岳阳市 (YuèyángShì), Hunan
48346河姆渡Hémǔdù
Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC
48347法克fǎkè
fuck (loanword)
48348泥盆纪Nípénjì
Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)
48349洛佩斯Luòpèisī
Lopez (name)
48350活摘huózhāi
to harvest (an organ) from a living person
48351流于形式liúyúxíngshì
to become a mere formality
48352浴盆yùpén
bathtub
48353海堤hǎidī
levee; dyke; seawall
48354海蜇hǎizhé
Rhopilema esculenta, an edible jellyfish
48355泾阳县JīngyángXiàn
Jingyang, a county in Xianyang City 咸阳市 (XiányángShì), Shaanxi
48356涿州市ZhuōzhōuShì
Zhuozhou, a county-level city in Baoding City 保定市 (BǎodìngShì), Hebei
48357淡蓝色dànlánsè
light blue
48358淫虫yínchóng
sex maniac
48359减震jiǎnzhèn
shock absorption; damping
48360湄méi
(literary) shore; coast; bank
48361温文wēnwén
genteel
48362灭种mièzhǒng
to commit genocide; to become extinct; extinction of a race
48363火险huǒxiǎn
fire danger (abbr. for 火灾危险 (huǒzāiwēixiǎn)); fire insurance (abbr. for 火灾保险 (huǒzāibǎoxiǎn))
48364灰岩huīyán
limestone (abbr. for 石灰岩 (shíhuīyán))
48365烟鬼yānguǐ
heavy smoker; chain smoker
48366热机rèjī
heat engine
48367烧卖shāomài
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 烧麦 (shāomài)
48368烂尾lànwěi
(of a construction project etc) unfinished; derailed (due to critical setbacks)
48369牌价páijià
list price
48371狗咬狗gǒuyǎogǒu
dog-eat-dog; dogfight
48372狗屁不通gǒupìbùtōng
(idiom) (of writing, speech etc) incoherent; nonsensical
48373玉皇Yùhuáng
Jade Emperor (in Taoism)
48374理性认识lǐxìngrènshi
cognition; rational knowledge
48375由头yóutou
pretext; excuse; justification; reason
48376当涂县DāngtúXiàn
Dangtu, a county in Ma'anshan City 马鞍山市 (Mǎ'ānshānShì), Anhui
48377当空dāngkōng
overhead; up in the sky
48378痔zhì
piles; hemorrhoid
48379痛殴tòng'ōu
to beat sb up
48380发面fāmiàn
to leaven dough; to make bread
48381白厅Báitīng
Whitehall
48382白脸báiliǎn
white face; face painting in Beijing opera etc
48383百分率bǎifēnlǜ
percentage; percent
48384皿mǐn
(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container; radical no. 108
48385盟誓méngshì
oath of alliance
48386监察院Jiāncháyuàn
Control Yuan, a watchdog under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
48387目不斜视mùbùxiéshì
not to glance sideways (idiom); to gaze fixedly; to be fully concentrated; to preserve a correct attitude
48388瞻前顾后zhānqiángùhòu
lit. to look forward and back (idiom); fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the pros and cons; fig. to be overcautious and indecisive
48389砂轮shālún
grinding wheel; emery wheel
48390破戒pòjiè
to violate a religious precept; to smoke or drink after giving up
48391破浪pòlàng
to set sail; to brave the waves
48392硬派yìngpài
hard-line; hardcore
48394私产sīchǎn
private property
48395稗bài
barnyard millet (Echinochloa crus-galli); Panicum crus-galli; (literary) insignificant; trivial; polished rice
48396积弱jīruò
cumulative weakness; to decline (over time); degeneration
48397突击检查tūjījiǎnchá
sudden unannounced investigation; on-the-spot inspection; to search without notification
48398窗口期chuāngkǒuqī
window (interval of time); (epidemiology) window period
48399站牌zhànpái
bus stop sign; train station sign
48400笥sì
square bamboo container for food or clothing