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81896 words

Words 50101–50200
50102明察míngchá
to note clearly; to perceive
50103明知故犯míngzhīgùfàn
deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
50104暖风nuǎnfēng
warm breeze
50105有心无力yǒuxīnwúlì
(idiom) to want to do sth but be unable to; willing but unable
50107服软fúruǎn
to admit defeat; to give in; to acknowledge a mistake; to apologize; to be amenable to persuasion
50108李贽LǐZhì
Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer
50109杜布罗夫尼克Dùbùluófūníkè
Dubrovnik (city in Croatia)
50110染布rǎnbù
to dye cloth
50111柔嫩róunèn
tender; delicate (texture)
50112枧jiǎn
bamboo conduit; wooden peg; spout; same as 笕
50113杨桃yángtáo
carambola; star fruit
50114橛jué
a peg; low post
50115次生林cìshēnglín
secondary growth of forest
50116步履维艰bùlǚwéijiān
to have difficulty walking (idiom); to walk with difficulty
50117归期guīqī
one's return date
50118归西guīxī
to die (euphemism, lit. to return West or to the Western Paradise)
50119死硬sǐyìng
stiff; rigid; obstinate
50120殷殷yīnyīn
earnest; ardent (hope etc)
50121母星mǔxīng
(science fiction) home planet; (astronomy) parent star
50122比丘尼bǐqiūní
Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksuni")
50123水上运动shuǐshàngyùndòng
water sports; aquatic motion; movement over water
50124汗珠hànzhū
beads of sweat
50125汽车厂qìchēchǎng
car factory
50126活门huómén
valve
50127浠Xī
name of a river in Hubei
50128浦口区PǔkǒuQū
Pukou, a district of Nanjing City 南京市 (NánjīngShì), Jiangsu
50129液态水yètàishuǐ
liquid water (as opposed to steam or ice)
50130凉皮liángpí
liangpi (noodle-like dish)
50131测报cèbào
to estimate and report; to assess
50132湓pén
flowing of water; name of a river
50133湖心húxīn
center of a lake
50134溢于言表yìyúyánbiǎo
to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
50135滑移huáyí
to slip; to drift
50136满洲里市MǎnzhōulǐShì
Manzhouli, a county-level city in Hulunbuir City 呼伦贝尔市 (Hūlúnbèi'ěrShì), Inner Mongolia
50137汉藏语系HànZàngyǔxì
Sino-Tibetan language family
50138漳浦县ZhāngpǔXiàn
Zhangpu, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市 (ZhāngzhōuShì), Fujian
50139浍kuài
drain; stream
50140火力发电huǒlìfādiàn
thermal power generation
50141焚尸fénshī
to cremate
50142煲汤bāotāng
to make soup; slow-simmered soup
50143烧瓶shāopíng
laboratory flask
50144燮xiè
to blend; to adjust; to harmonize; harmony
50145烬jìn
(bound form) cinders; ashes
50147犯事fànshì
to break the law; to commit a crime
50148琼州Qióngzhōu
Qiongzhou, historic name for Hainan Island 海南岛 (HǎinánDǎo)
50149甙dài
(dated) glycoside (old term for 糖苷 (tánggān))
50150生光shēngguāng
to emit light
50151甾醇zāichún
sterol (chemistry)
50152略作lüèzuò
to be abbreviated to; (followed by a verb) slightly
50153畦qí
small plot of farm land; Taiwan pr. xī
50154番红花fānhónghuā
saffron (Crocus sativus)
50155当仁不让dāngrénbùràng
to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
50156病媒bìngméi
(epidemiology) vector
50157病虫bìngchóng
plant diseases and insect pests
50158登时dēngshí
immediately; at once
50159发刊fākān
to publish; to put out (a document)
50160百里挑一bǎilǐtiāoyī
one in a hundred; cream of the crop
50161的士高díshìgāo
(HK) (loanword) disco
50162监狱长jiānyùzhǎng
prison warden
50163目眩mùxuàn
dizzy; dazzled
50165睨nì
to look askance at
50166砧板zhēnbǎn
cutting board; chopping block
50167硬卧yìngwò
hard sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a harder bunk)
50169祝酒zhùjiǔ
to drink a toast
50170票贩子piàofànzi
ticket scalper
50171福柯Fúkē
Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher
50172禅让shànràng
to abdicate
50173秋刀鱼qiūdāoyú
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
50174秋分Qiūfēn
Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 23rd September-7th October
50175突破点tūpòdiǎn
point of penetration (military); breakthrough
50176穷困潦倒qióngkùnliáodǎo
(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
50177簦dēng
large umbrella for stalls; an ancient kind of bamboo or straw hat
50178精虫jīngchóng
spermatozoon; spermatozoa
50179红极一时hóngjíyīshí
tremendously popular for a while
50180细察xìchá
to observe carefully
50181绐dài
to cheat; to pretend; to deceive
50182结亲jiéqīn
to marry
50183经年累月jīngniánlěiyuè
for years; over the years
50184网恋wǎngliàn
online love affair; cyberdate; Internet dating
50185缩头乌龟suōtóuwūguī
a turtle that pulls its head in; (fig.) coward; chicken
50186纵纹zòngwén
stria longitudinalis (in the brain)
50187续命xùmìng
to prolong life; to extend one's lifespan; (fig.) to enable sth to keep going; to give sth a new lease on life
50188羡xiàn
to envy
50189老不死lǎobùsǐ
(derog.) old but still alive; old fart; old bastard
50190耐旱nàihàn
drought tolerant
50192股神gǔshén
legendary stock investor
50194脱色tuōsè
to lose color; to turn pale; to bleach; to fade
50195脱销tuōxiāo
to sell out; to run out (of supplies); deficient; lack of supplies
50196腐臭fǔchòu
rotten (smell); stinking; putrid
50197脑垂体nǎochuítǐ
pituitary gland
50198临漳县LínzhāngXiàn
Linzhang, a county in Handan City 邯郸市 (HándānShì), Hebei
50199自学成才zìxuéchéngcái
a self-made genius
50200兴会xìnghuì
sudden inspiration; flash of insight; brainwave