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Words 49201–49300
49201成批chéngpī
in batches; in bulk
49202扣住kòuzhù
to detain; to hold back by force; to buckle; to hook
49203承销商chéngxiāoshāng
underwriting company; dealership; sales agency
49204投壶tóuhú
ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment
49205投鼠忌器tóushǔjìqì
lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom); to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
49206拉祜族Lāhùzú
Lahu ethnic group
49207拼合pīnhé
to fit together; to put together
49208拼板pīnbǎn
to edge-join boards with glue to form a panel (woodworking)
49209捉摸不定zhuōmōbùdìng
(idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down
49210捕风捉影bǔfēngzhuōyǐng
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence
49211排满páiMǎn
(historical) anti-Manchu; to oppose Manchu rule
49212掩耳盗铃yǎn'ěrdàolíng
lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
49213抢镜qiǎngjìng
to steal the spotlight; to grab the limelight
49215放毒fàngdú
to poison; (fig.) to spread vicious rumors
49216败落bàiluò
(of status or wealth) to decline; (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated; run-down; (of plants) to wilt
49217敷衍了事fūyǎnliǎoshì
(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
49218文化层wénhuàcéng
cultural layer (in an archaeological dig)
49219斜边xiébiān
sloping side; (geometry) hypotenuse
49220日化rìhuà
household chemicals (cleaning products etc) and toiletries (abbr. for 日用化学制品 (rìyònghuàxuézhìpǐn)); (linguistics) to rhotacize; rhotic
49221早操zǎocāo
morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)
49222明争暗斗míngzhēng'àndòu
(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
49223星际争霸XīngjìZhēngbà
StarCraft (video game series)
49224朱庇特Zhūbìtè
Jupiter (Roman god)
49225李林甫LǐLínfǔ
Li Linfu (-752), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗
49226枕套zhěntào
pillowcase
49227果胶guǒjiāo
pectin
49228桁héng
pole plate; purlin (cross-beam in roof); ridge-pole
49229桂阳县GuìyángXiàn
Guiyang, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市 (ChēnzhōuShì), Hunan
49230梁山县LiángshānXiàn
Liangshan, a county in Jining City 济宁市 (JǐníngShì), Shandong
49231栖居qījū
to inhabit; to live in (forests, mountains or wetlands etc)
49232楷体kǎitǐ
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
49233槻guī
zelkova tree
49234乐不可支lèbùkězhī
overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
49235乐活lèhuó
LOHAS (lifestyles of health and sustainability)
49236武乡县WǔxiāngXiàn
Wuxiang, a county in Changzhi City 长治市 (ChángzhìShì), Shanxi
49237毒化dúhuà
to poison (usu. figuratively); to debase; to pervert; to harm
49238毫毛háomáo
fine hair (on the body); down; (often used figuratively as in 动毫毛 (dòngháomáo) "to harm sb in the slightest way")
49239水化shuǐhuà
to hydrate
49240江心jiāngxīn
middle of a river
49241决胜负juéshèngfù
to determine the outcome; to determine success or failure
49243河沟hégōu
brook; ditch
49244法杖fǎzhàng
magic staff
49245注塑zhùsù
injection molding
49246洋务派yángwùpài
the foreign learning or Westernizing faction in the late Qing
49247涎xián
saliva
49248深广shēnguǎng
deep and wide; vast; profound (influence etc)
49249清朗qīnglǎng
clear and bright; unclouded; clear and sonorous (voice); clear and lively (narrative)
49250清淤qīngyū
to dredge; to remove sludge
49251湖光山色húguāngshānsè
scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
49252湘阴县XiāngyīnXiàn
Xiangyin, a county in Yueyang City 岳阳市 (YuèyángShì), Hunan
49253灭失mièshī
loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law)
49254潇潇xiāoxiāo
(of wind and rain) howling and pounding; (of light rain) pattering
49255炸鱼zháyú
deep-fried fish
49256无从下手wúcóngxiàshǒu
not know where to start
49257照准zhàozhǔn
request granted (formal usage in old document); to aim (gun)
49258热望rèwàng
to aspire
49260灯草dēngcǎo
the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps
49261烧灼shāozhuó
to burn; to scorch
49262牛油果niúyóuguǒ
avocado (Persea americana); shea nut (Vitellaria paradoxa)
49263率真shuàizhēn
frank and sincere; candid
49264王楠WángNán
Wang Nan (1978-), female PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
49265玛尼Mǎní
Mani (god)
49266生词shēngcí
new word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied
49267申冤shēnyuān
to appeal for justice; to demand redress for a grievance
49268界碑jièbēi
tablet marking the boundary between two regions, districts etc
49269痢lì
dysentery
49270痴心妄想chīxīnwàngxiǎng
to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom); to labor under a delusion; wishful thinking
49271发表会fābiǎohuì
press conference; unveiling ceremony; (product) launch; (fashion) show; (dance) performance; (music) recital; (political) rally; (thesis) presentation seminar
49272白描báimiáo
line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style; simple and straightforward style of writing
49273白花花báihuāhuā
shining white
49274百色市BǎisèShì
Baise, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 广西壮族自治区 (GuǎngxīZhuàngzúZìzhìqū)
49275皮艇pítǐng
kayak
49276瞪眼dèngyǎn
to open one's eyes wide; to stare; to glare (at sb); to scowl
49277石印shíyìn
lithography; lithographic printing
49278石炭shítàn
coal (old)
49279石狮市ShíshīShì
Shishi, a county-level city in Quanzhou City 泉州市 (QuánzhōuShì), Fujian
49280砍树kǎnshù
to chop wood; to chop down trees
49281硬挺yìngtǐng
to endure with all one's will; to hold out; rigid; stiff
49282禽蛋qíndàn
bird eggs
49283私仇sīchóu
personal grudge
49284稔rěn
(literary) ripe grain; ripe; harvest; year; (literary) very familiar with; well acquainted with
49285节令jiélìng
solar term; seasonal division (one of 24 periods in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, governing agricultural timing and cultural festivals)
49286节外生枝jiéwàishēngzhī
(idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly
49287粒子束lìzǐshù
beam of elementary particles
Particle
49288精矿jīngkuàng
refined ore; concentrate
49289红眼病hóngyǎnbìng
pinkeye; envy; jealousy
49290纯净水chúnjìngshuǐ
purified water
49291紫金山ZǐjīnShān
Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum
49292终末zhōngmò
the end; (medicine) final phase; end-stage
49293缓冲器huǎnchōngqì
buffer (computing)
49294缅甸联邦MiǎndiànLiánbāng
Union of Myanmar, official name of Burma 1998-2010
49295练习场liànxíchǎng
driving range (golf); practice court; practice ground
49296罅xià
crack; grudge
49297习武xíwǔ
to practice martial arts
49298翕xī
to open and close (the mouth etc); friendly; compliant; Taiwan pr. xì
49299老父lǎofù
father; old man; venerable sir
49300老顽固lǎowángù
(derog.) old-fashioned and stubborn person; stick in the mud