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Words 49301–49400
49302联合公报liánhégōngbào
joint announcement
49303股掌gǔzhǎng
(have sb in) the palm of one's hand; fig. (under) one's complete control
49304胡话húhuà
nonsense; ridiculous talk; hogwash
49305胸牌xiōngpái
badge; name tag; ID card (worn on the chest)
49306膛线tángxiàn
rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
49307脍kuài
chopped meat or fish
49309至德zhìdé
splendid virtue; majestic moral character; great kindness
49310花轿huājiào
bridal sedan chair
49311英名yīngmíng
illustrious name; legendary reputation
49312茅盾文学奖MáoDùnWénxuéjiǎng
Mao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982
49313莘县ShēnXiàn
Shen County or Shenxian, a county in Liaocheng City 聊城市 (LiáochéngShì), Shandong
49314莘莘学子shēnshēnxuézǐ
a great number of students (idiom)
49315万不得已wànbùdéyǐ
only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
49316叶黄素yèhuángsù
lutein (biochemistry)
49317兰博基尼Lánbójīní
Lamborghini (Italian car manufacturer)
49318虔敬qiánjìng
reverent
49319血尿xuèniào
hematuria
49320制陶zhìtáo
to manufacture pottery
49321西子Xīzǐ
another name for Xishi 西施 (Xīshī)
49322要诀yàojué
the key trick; the secret of success
49323覃tán
deep
49324见好就收jiànhǎojiùshōu
(idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop
49325视距shìjù
visible range
49327试乘shìchéng
test drive
49328诓kuāng
to mislead; to swindle
49329猪血zhūxiě
pig's blood (esp. coagulated, as food)
49330买一送一mǎiyīsòngyī
buy one, get one free; two for the price of one
49331走钢丝zǒugāngsī
(lit. and fig.) to walk a tightrope
49332趁热打铁chènrèdǎtiě
to strike while the iron is hot
49333超临界chāolínjiè
supercritical
49335跳河tiàohé
to drown oneself by jumping into the river
49336身无分文shēnwúfēnwén
(idiom) penniless; completely broke
49337辅币fǔbì
fractional currency (coin or note of value smaller than the country's unit of currency); token (used instead of money for slot machines etc)
49338透水tòushuǐ
permeable; percolation; water leak
49339逢年过节féngniánguòjié
during holidays and festivals; on festive occasions such as New Year
49340遇冷yùlěng
to be exposed to cold temperatures; (fig.) (of a market, industry, relationship etc) to be in the doldrums; to suffer a downturn
49341医学博士yīxuébóshì
doctor of medicine
49342医学系yīxuéxì
medical school
49343野驴yělǘ
onager (Equus onager)
49344金科玉律jīnkēyùlǜ
golden rule; key principle
49345金融风暴jīnróngfēngbào
banking crisis; storm in financial circles
49346金门岛JīnménDǎo
Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan
49347锯子jùzi
a saw
49348锽huáng
sound of drums and bells; trident
49349锁匙suǒchí
(dialect) key; Taiwan pr. suǒshi
49351长汀县ChángtīngXiàn
Changting, a county in Longyan City 龙岩市 (LóngyánShì), Fujian
49352开恩kāi'ēn
to give a favor (used of Christian God)
49353关汉卿GuānHànqīng
Guan Hanqing (c. 1235-c. 1300), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
49354阿丹Ādān
Adam (name); Aden, capital of Yemen
49355阿谀奉承ēyúfèngchéng
flattering and fawning (idiom); sweet-talking
49356陌路mòlù
(literary) stranger; person with whom one has no personal connection
49357陪护péihù
to attend to the needs of (an invalid, disabled person etc); caregiver
49358陈希同ChénXītóng
Chen Xitong (1930–2013), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th June 1989 Tiananmen incident
49359隆中Lóngzhōng
scenic area near Xiangyang 襄阳 (Xiāngyáng) in Hubei, known as the secluded mountainous location where Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 (ZhūgěLiàng) lived as a young man
49360隐没yǐnmò
to vanish gradually; to disappear; to fade out
49361青翠qīngcuì
fresh and green; verdant
49362静寂jìngjì
quiet; silent
49363顺式shùnshì
cis- (isomer) (chemistry)
49364额叶éyè
frontal lobe
49365顾此失彼gùcǐshībǐ
lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom); fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once; cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
49366风信子fēngxìnzǐ
hyacinth (flower)
49367风情万种fēngqíngwànzhǒng
(idiom) captivating; charming
49368饥寒交迫jīhánjiāopò
beset by hunger and cold (idiom); starving and freezing; in desperate poverty
49369饯行jiànxíng
to give a farewell dinner
49370马德拉斯Mǎdélāsī
Madras or Chennai 钦奈 (Qīnnài), capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India
49371马首是瞻mǎshǒushìzhān
to follow blindly (idiom); to take as one's only guide
49372冯梦龙FéngMènglóng
Feng Menglong (1574-1646), late Ming dynasty novelist writing in colloquial (baihua), author of Stories Old and New 古今小说 (GǔjīnXiǎoshuō)
49373骨骼肌gǔgéjī
striated muscle
49374体协tǐxié
sports association (abbr. for 体育协会 (tǐyùxiéhuì))
49375高企gāoqǐ
(of prices etc) to stay high
49376郁郁寡欢yùyùguǎhuān
(idiom) depressed; cheerless
49377魂飞魄散húnfēipòsàn
lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom); fig. to be frightened stiff; spooked out of one's mind; terror-stricken
49379鹞yào
sparrow hawk; Accipiter nisus
49380面筋miànjīn
gluten
49381黉hóng
school
49382黑天hēitiān
night; nightfall
49383党鞭dǎngbiān
(politics) whip
49384鹿肉lùròu
venison
49385三连胜sānliánshèng
hat-trick (sports)
49386不遂bùsuì
to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way
49387丹顶鹤dāndǐnghè
(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
49388主席国zhǔxíguó
chair country; country holding revolving presidency
49389久负盛名jiǔfùshèngmíng
seasoned; honed to perfection over centuries; special reserve
49390九龙城Jiǔlóngchéng
Kowloon City, Hong Kong
49391干柴烈火gāncháilièhuǒ
(idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
49392二心èrxīn
disloyalty; half-heartedness; duplicity
49393五蕴wǔyùn
the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism)
49394亮灯liàngdēng
to turn on a light; (of a light) to light up
49395休兵xiūbīng
to cease fire; armistice; rested troops
49396伯南克Bónánkè
Ben Bernanke (1953–), US economist and chair of the Federal Reserve 2006–2014
49397佛性Fóxìng
Buddha nature
49398佛号fóhào
one of the many names of Buddha
49399佩洛西Pèiluòxī
Nancy Pelosi (1940–), US Democratic politician, Speaker of the House of Representatives 2007–2011 and 2019–2023
49400修罗场xiūluóchǎng
(Indian mythology) battlefield where Asuras 修罗 (xiūluó) fought the gods; (fig.) a scene of cruelty and carnage; (slang) emotionally charged confrontation (esp. one involving a love triangle)