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Words 48701–48800
48702空手而归kōngshǒu'érguī
to return empty-handed; to fail to win anything
48703窠臼kējiù
stereotypical pattern; rut
48704立言lìyán
to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽 (sānbùxiǔ)); to expound one's theory
48705童女tóngnǚ
virgin female
48706竞渡jìngdù
rowing competition; boat race; swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake)
48707策马cèmǎ
to urge on a horse using a whip or spurs
48708簟diàn
fine woven grass mat
48709红巾军hóngjīnjūn
the Red Turbans, peasant rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty
48710绿草如茵lǜcǎorúyīn
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
48711罩子zhàozi
cover; casing
48712美谈měitán
anecdote passed on with approbation
48713耕牛gēngniú
plow ox
48714联合国粮农组织LiánhéguóLiángnóngZǔzhī
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
48715声名大噪shēngmíngdàzào
to rise to fame
48716胡塞尔Húsài'ěr
Edmund Husserl (1859–1938), German philosopher
48717胶鞋jiāoxié
rubber overshoes; galoshes; rubber shoes or boots (with rubber soles or made entirely of rubber)
48718胆结石dǎnjiéshí
gallstone
48719自我陶醉zìwǒtáozuì
self-satisfied; self-imbued; narcissistic
48720举手投足jǔshǒutóuzú
one's every movement (idiom); comportment; gestures
48721舺xiá
boat; Taiwan pr. jiǎ
48722花丝huāsī
stalk (filament) of stamen
48723蒙得维的亚Méngdéwéidìyà
Montevideo, capital of Uruguay
48724薄纱báoshā
gauze (cloth)
48725萨尔达Sà'ěrdá
Zelda (in Legend of Zelda video game) (Tw, HK, Macau)
48726藤井Téngjǐng
Fujii (Japanese surname)
48727兰考县LánkǎoXiàn
Lankao, a county in Kaifeng City 开封市 (KāifēngShì), Henan
48728衣原体yīyuántǐ
Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)
48729袅袅niǎoniǎo
rising in spirals
48730补税bǔshuì
to pay a tax one has evaded; to pay an overdue tax
48731诗稿shīgǎo
verse manuscript
48732谈天说地tántiānshuōdì
to talk endlessly; to talk about everything under the sun
48733诤zhèng
to admonish; to warn sb of their errors; to criticize frankly; Taiwan pr. zhēng
48734岂敢qǐgǎn
how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise
48735豕shǐ
hog; swine
48736贩私fànsī
to traffic (smuggled goods); illegal trading
48737费米子fèimǐzǐ
(physics) fermion
48738质粒zhìlì
plasmid
48739赛扬Sàiyáng
Celeron (Intel microprocessor brand)
48740走散zǒusàn
to wander off; to stray; to get lost
48741起士qǐshì
(Tw) (loanword) cheese
48742足金zújīn
pure gold; solid gold
48743趺fū
instep; tarsus
48744蹙cù
to knit (one's brows); wrinkled (of brows); to hesitate; distressed
48745身心俱疲shēnxīnjùpí
physically and emotionally exhausted
48746车前chēqián
Chinese plantain (Plantago asiatica), perennial herb used in TCM
48748轨距guǐjù
gauge
48749军乐jūnyuè
military music
48750军阵jūnzhèn
battle formation
48751软卧ruǎnwò
soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)
48752转氨酶zhuǎn'ānméi
transferase (enzyme)
48753进补jìnbǔ
to take a tonic (for one's health)
48754避邪bìxié
to avoid evil spirits
48755配比pèibǐ
to mix ingredients in the appropriate proportions; mixing ratio; proportion of the different ingredients in a blend
48756酒店业jiǔdiànyè
the catering industry; the hotel and restaurant business
48757里氏Lǐshì
(seismology) Richter (scale)
48758金刚山Jīngāngshān
Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
48759针眼zhēnyǎn
eye of a needle; pinprick; pinhole
48760钳工qiángōng
fitter; benchwork
48762𨱍láng
large hammer
48763链表liànbiǎo
linked list
48764钟点工zhōngdiǎngōng
hourly worker; hourly job
48765防堵fángdǔ
to prevent; to combat; to counter
48766阿盟Āméng
Arab League; League of Arab States (abbr. for 阿拉伯国家联盟 (ĀlābóGuójiāLiánméng)); Alxa League, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia (abbr. for 阿拉善盟 (ĀlāshànMéng))
48767陀罗尼tuóluóní
incantation (Sanskrit: dharani); religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil)
48768陂bēi
pool; pond; bank of a pond; mountain slope; Taiwan pr. pí
48769双链shuāngliàn
double stranded
48770难易nányì
difficulty; degree of difficulty or ease
48771云烟yúnyān
mist; clouds; smoke
48772零乱língluàn
in disorder; a complete mess
48773电抗器diànkàngqì
inductor; reactor (in an electrical circuit)
48774电磁干扰diàncígānrǎo
electromagnetic interference
48775霄xiāo
firmament; heaven
48776震旦Zhèndàn
ancient Indian name for China
48777青稞qīngkē
highland barley (grown in Tibet and Qinghai); qingke barley
48778靛蓝diànlán
indigo (dye)
48779顺化Shùnhuà
Hue, city in central Vietnam and capital of Thua Thien province
48780顾全大局gùquándàjú
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all
48781飙涨biāozhǎng
(of prices) to skyrocket; to soar
48782飞禽走兽fēiqínzǒushòu
(idiom) birds and animals
48783飞虫fēichóng
flying insect; winged insect
48784马年mǎnián
Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
48785驸fù
prince consort
48786骓zhuī
(literary) piebald horse
48787鬣liè
bristles; mane
48788魏德迈Wèidémài
Wedemeyer (name); Albert Coady Wedemeyer (1897-1989), US Army commander
48789鲁尔区Lǔ'ěrQū
the Ruhr, region in Germany
48790鸿海Hónghǎi
Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Taiwan technology company, aka Foxconn
48791鹿茸lùróng
young deer antler prior to ossification (used in TCM)
48792点睛diǎnjīng
to add the finishing touch (abbr. for 画龙点睛 (huàlóngdiǎnjīng))
48793龋齿qǔchǐ
tooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth; rotten tooth
48794作zuō
(bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
48795不差bùchā
to not lack
48796着床zhuóchuáng
to lie down on a bed; (physiology) implantation (attachment of a blastocyst to the lining of the uterus); (of an oyster larva) to attach to a substrate; (fig.) to take root; to become established
48797棹zhào
oar (archaic); scull; paddle; to row; a boat
48798一箭之仇yījiànzhīchóu
a wrong suffered (idiom); old grievance; previous defeat
48799七律qīlǜ
verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 characters, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. for 七言律诗[qi1 yan2 lu : 4 shi1])
48800下标xiàbiāo
subscript; suffix; index