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Words 51701–51800
51701闲云野鹤xiányúnyěhè
(idiom) free spirit; person who leads a carefree, unfettered life
51702阿拉斯Ālāsī
Arras, town in northern France
51704阿片āpiàn
(loanword) opium
51705阳奉阴违yángfèngyīnwéi
outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret
51706隐讳yǐnhuì
to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
51707雄健xióngjiàn
vigorous; robust; powerful
51708雅兴yǎxìng
refined and elegant attitude of mind
51709隽永juànyǒng
meaningful; thought-provoking; significant
51710双管shuāngguǎn
double-barreled
51711鸡爪jīzhuǎ
chicken foot
51712难测náncè
hard to fathom
51713霜雪shuāngxuě
frost and snow; (fig.) snowy white (hair); adversity
51714霞浦县XiápǔXiàn
Xiapu, a county in Ningde City 宁德市 (NíngdéShì), Fujian
51715露齿lùchǐ
to grin; also pr. lòuchǐ
51716面单miàndān
(logistics) shipping label; waybill
51717面红耳赤miànhóng'ěrchì
flushed with anger (or excitement)
51718顶角dǐngjiǎo
angle at apex; summit angle; cusp
51719风投fēngtóu
venture capital investment (abbr. for 风险投资 (fēngxiǎntóuzī))
51720飒sà
sound of wind; valiant; melancholy
51722馨香xīnxiāng
fragrance; fragrant (of incense)
51723驻跸zhùbì
(literary) (of an emperor while traveling) to stop over; to lodge temporarily en route
51724惊涛骇浪jīngtāohàilàng
perilous situation
51725惊为天人jīngwéitiānrén
(lit.) to be astonished as if beholding a heavenly being (idiom); (fig.) to be astounded by sb's or sth's extraordinary beauty or excellence
51726鱼米之乡yúmǐzhīxiāng
(lit.) land of fish and rice; (fig.) fertile region; land of milk and honey
51727鲲鹏kūnpéng
kun 鲲 (kūn) and peng 鹏 (Péng), mythological beasts; peng, a gigantic bird transformed from the kun
51728鲣jiān
bonito
51729黑店hēidiàn
lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. a scam; protection racket; daylight robbery
51730黑鱼hēiyú
northern snakehead (Channa argus)
51731点化diǎnhuà
magic transformation performed by Daoist immortal; fig. to reveal; to enlighten
51732齐平qípíng
to be level with; to be flush with
51733龙口市LóngkǒuShì
Longkou, a county-level city in Yantai City 烟台市 (YāntáiShì), Shandong
51734龙门山Lóngménshān
Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line; Mt Longmen in Shandong; Mt Longmen in Henan
51735怔zhèng
(dialect) to stare blankly; to be in a daze; Taiwan pr. lèng
51736沏茶qīchá
to make tea; to brew tea
51737一命呜呼yīmìngwūhū
to die (idiom); to breathe one's last; to give up the ghost
51738一念之差yīniànzhīchā
momentary slip; false step; ill-considered action
51739一本万利yīběnwànlì
small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
51740一箭双雕yījiànshuāngdiāo
lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom); to kill two birds with one stone
51741三生有幸sānshēngyǒuxìng
the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom); (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
51742上下其手shàngxiàqíshǒu
to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint; fig. conspiring to defraud
51743不得已而为之bùdéyǐ'érwéizhī
to have no other choice; to be the last resort
51744不死心bùsǐxīn
unwilling to give up; unresigned
51745不理不睬bùlǐbùcǎi
to completely ignore (idiom); to pay no attention to; not to be in the least concerned about
51746不睦bùmù
to not get along well; to be at odds
51747中国作协ZhōngguóZuòXié
China Writers Association (CWA) (abbr. for 中国作家协会 (ZhōngguóZuòjiāXiéhuì))
51748中国国际贸易促进委员会ZhōngguóGuójìMàoyìCùjìnWěiyuánhuì
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
51749中量级zhōngliàngjí
middleweight (boxing etc)
51750丹参dānshēn
(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)
51751主调zhǔdiào
main point of an argument; a principal viewpoint
51752乘除chéngchú
to multiply and divide
51753乳牙rǔyá
(dentistry) deciduous tooth; baby tooth; milk tooth
51754干咳gānké
to cough without phlegm; a dry cough
51755乱花钱luànhuāqián
to spend money recklessly; to squander
51756五华县WǔhuáXiàn
Wuhua, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市 (MéizhōuShì), Guangdong
51757人多势众rénduōshìzhòng
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength; There is safety in numbers.
51758仙后座Xiānhòuzuò
Cassiopeia (constellation)
51759低息dīxī
low-interest
51760作势zuòshì
to adopt an attitude; to strike a posture
51761侃侃kǎnkǎn
to possess assurance and composure
51762侑yòu
(literary) to urge sb (to eat or drink)
51763伦常lúncháng
proper human relationships
51764伟岸wěi'àn
imposing; upright and tall; outstanding; gigantic in stature
51765传呼机chuánhūjī
pager; beeper
51766伤心欲绝shāngxīnyùjué
(idiom) to be overcome with grief
51767凶神恶煞xiōngshén'èshà
(idiom) fiends; devils; monsters
51768公学gōngxué
elite fee-charging independent school in England or Wales (e.g. Eton College)
51769刀耕火种dāogēnghuǒzhòng
slash and burn (agriculture)
51770分而治之fēn'érzhìzhī
(idiom) to divide and rule
51771列子Lièzǐ
Lie Zi, Daoist author, said to be early Warring States period 战国 (Zhànguó); Daoist text in eight chapters, said to be by Lie Zi, probably compiled during WeiJin times 魏晋 (WèiJìn) (3rd century AD)
51772力大无穷lìdàwúqióng
extraordinary strength; super strong; strong as an ox
51773加总jiāzǒng
to aggregate; to calculate the total; aggregate; total
51774努尔哈赤Nǔ'ěrhāchì
Nurhaci (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 后金 (HòuJīn) (from 1616)
51775劲射jìngshè
power shot (e.g. in soccer)
51776北京林业大学BěijīngLínyèDàxué
Beijing Forestry University
51777匿迹nìjì
to go into hiding
51778十拿九稳shínájiǔwěn
(idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag; (idiom) (of a person) confident of success
51779博物学家bówùxuéjiā
naturalist (expert in natural history)
51780博福斯Bófúsī
Bofors, Swedish arms company involved in major corruption case during 1980s
51781去岁qùsuì
last year
51782反光镜fǎnguāngjìng
reflector (typically concave, as in a torch); mirror (typically plane or convex)
51783反切fǎnqiè
(historical) method of indicating a Chinese character's pronunciation using two other characters, the first supplying the initial and the second the final and tone
51784反应式fǎnyìngshì
equation of a chemical reaction
51785反贪污fǎntānwū
anticorruption
51786反身fǎnshēn
to turn around
51787叔祖shūzǔ
grandfather's younger brother
51789吃播chībō
mukbang, genre of online broadcast consisting of the host eating food while interacting with their audience
51790合音héyīn
backup vocal (music); (phonetic) contraction
51791同心县TóngxīnXiàn
Tongxin, a county in Wuzhong City 吴忠市 (WúzhōngShì), Ningxia
51793名实míngshí
name and reality; how sth is portrayed and what it is actually like
51794名门望族míngménwàngzú
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding; blue blood
51795咪唑mīzuò
imidazole (chemistry) (loanword)
51796唐老鸭TángLǎoyā
Donald Duck
51797唐肃宗TángSùzōng
Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨 (LǐHēng), reigned 756-762
51798唐高祖TángGāozǔ
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李渊 (LǐYuān) (566-635), reigned 618-626
51799乔冠华QiáoGuànhuá
Qiao Guanhua (1913-1973), PRC politician and diplomat
51800喷灯pēndēng
blowtorch; blowlamp