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81896 words

Words 51101–51200
51101返贫fǎnpín
to fall back into poverty
51102连作liánzuò
continuous cropping; to plant the same crop continuously on the same land
51103连续函数liánxùhánshù
continuous function
51104道岔dàochà
railroad switch
51105远视yuǎnshì
farsighted; hyperopia or hypermetropia (farsightedness)
51106避雷bìléi
(bound form) to avoid being struck by lightning; (slang) to steer clear of sth bad (e.g. shoddy goods, a scam, or a bad experience)
51107郧yún
name of a feudal state
51108邓拓DèngTuò
Deng Tuo (1912-1966), sociologist and journalist, died under persecution at the start of the Cultural Revolution; wrote under the pen name Ma Nancun 马南邨
51109酊dīng
tincture (loanword)
51110酒囊饭袋jiǔnángfàndài
wine sack, food bag (idiom); useless person, only fit for guzzling and boozing
51111重做chóngzuò
to redo
51112重子zhòngzǐ
baryon (physics)
51113重听zhòngtīng
hard of hearing
51114重赏zhòngshǎng
ample reward; to reward generously
51115量子场论liàngzǐchǎnglùn
quantum field theory
51116销案xiāo'àn
to close a case; to bring a case to a close (law)
51117镄fèi
fermium (chemistry)
51118门子ménzi
door; doorman (old); hanger-on of an aristocrat; social influence; pull; classifier for relatives, marriages etc
51119开悟kāiwù
to become enlightened (Buddhism)
51120陆荣廷LùRóngtíng
Lu Rongting (1858-1928), provincial governor of Guangxi under the Qing, subsequently leader of old Guangxi warlord faction
51121雁荡山Yàndàngshān
Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
51122鸡舍jīshè
chicken coop
51123难言之隐nányánzhīyǐn
a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness
51124云贵高原YúnGuìgāoyuán
Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan
51126靖边县JìngbiānXiàn
Jingbian, a county in Yulin City 榆林市 (YúlínShì), Shaanxi
51127非斯Fēisī
Fes (third largest city of Morocco)
51129头里tóulǐ
in front; in advance of the field
51130头头是道tóutóushìdào
clear and logical
51131类地行星lèidìxíngxīng
terrestrial planet
51132饥不择食jībùzéshí
when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers; When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
51133馋嘴chánzuǐ
gluttonous; glutton
51134香港理工大学XiānggǎngLǐgōngDàxué
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
51135马脚mǎjiǎo
sth one wishes to conceal; the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")
51136骨化gǔhuà
to ossify; ossification
51137高汤gāotāng
clear soup; soup stock
51138斗志昂扬dòuzhì'ángyáng
having high fighting spirit
51139鳊biān
bream
51141黑板报hēibǎnbào
blackboard bulletin with short news items written on it (can usually be found in factories, schools etc)
51142默写mòxiě
to write from memory
51143点石成金diǎnshíchéngjīn
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
51144点醒diǎnxǐng
to point out; to draw sb's attention to sth; to cause sb to have a realization
51145比萨Bǐsà
Pisa, town in Toscana, Italy
51146脯pú
chest; breast
51147恐高kǒnggāo
to be afraid of heights
51148不三不四bùsānbùsì
(idiom) dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript
51149不绝bùjué
unending; uninterrupted
51150中信银行ZhōngxìnYínháng
China CITIC Bank
51151丹心dānxīn
loyal heart; loyalty
51152丹阳市DānyángShì
Danyang, a county-level city in Zhenjiang City 镇江市 (ZhènjiāngShì), Jiangsu
51153乳化剂rǔhuàjì
emulsifier
51154二手货èrshǒuhuò
second-hand goods; used goods
51155五卅运动wǔsàyùndòng
anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc
51156企图心qǐtúxīn
ambition; ambitious
51157使役shǐyì
to use (an animal or servant); working (animal); (beast) of burden; causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc)
51158依山傍水yīshānbàngshuǐ
mountains on one side and water on the other
51159依然如故yīránrúgù
(idiom) back to where we were; absolutely no improvement; things haven't changed at all
51160侵略军qīnlüèjūn
invading army
51161保驾bǎojià
(in former times) to escort the emperor (or other important personage); (nowadays) to escort sb (usually jocular)
51162借镜jièjìng
(Tw) to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
51163假手jiǎshǒu
to get (sb else) to perform the task; to rely on (sb else) to do it; prosthetic hand
51164偏门piānmén
side door; doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)
51165停经tíngjīng
to stop menstruating (as a result of pregnancy, menopause or medical condition etc)
51166优裕yōuyù
plenty; abundance
51167光明节Guāngmíngjié
Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar); also called 哈努卡节 and simply 哈努卡
51168入声rùshēng
entering tone; checked tone; one of the four tones of Middle Chinese
51169两仪liǎngyí
heaven and earth; yin and yang
51170冷宫lěnggōng
(in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor; (fig.) the doghouse; a state of disfavor
51171冷盘lěngpán
cold plate; cold meats
51172准格尔旗Zhǔngé'ěrQí
Jungar Banner in Ordos 鄂尔多斯 (È'ěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia
51173出门在外chūménzàiwài
to be away from home; to live away from one's family
51174刮刀guādāo
spatula; scraper
51175剪成jiǎnchéng
cut into
51176加缪Jiāmiù
Albert Camus (1913-1960), French-Algerian philosopher, author, and journalist
51177勇气可嘉yǒngqìkějiā
to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
51178劝慰quànwèi
to console
51179勾魂gōuhún
to take away sb's soul; (fig.) to captivate; to enchant
51180千赫qiānhè
kilohertz
51181南召县NánzhàoXiàn
Nanzhao, a county in Nanyang City 南阳市 (NányángShì), Henan
51182卡介苗kǎjièmiáo
BCG vaccine; bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine
51183印刷业yìnshuāyè
typography; printing business
51184危楼wēilóu
(literary) tall building; dangerous building; one that is at risk of collapse
51185卷云juǎnyún
cirrus (cloud)
51186厚待hòudài
generous treatment
51187反应时间fǎnyìngshíjiān
(technology) response time
51188受气shòuqì
to be mistreated; to be bullied
51189口头语kǒutóuyǔ
pet phrase; regularly used expression; manner of speaking
51190同屋tóngwū
roommate; to share a room
51191吝惜lìnxī
to stint; to be miserly
51192吭声kēngshēng
to utter a word
51193味之素Wèizhīsù
Ajinomoto, Japanese food and chemical corporation
51194哀恸āitòng
to be deeply grieved
51195哀鸣āimíng
(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail
51196喉结hóujié
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence
51197嗽sòu
(bound form) to cough
51199坐视不理zuòshìbùlǐ
to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)