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Words 52601–52700
52601虺huī
sick; with no ambition
52602蛋清dànqīng
(coll.) egg white
52603蜂王fēngwáng
queen bee
52604螺帽luómào
nut (female component of nut and bolt)
52605蜡质làzhì
waxiness
52606行列式hánglièshì
determinant (math.)
52607行市hángshì
quotation on market price
52608衣食父母yīshífùmǔ
the people one depends upon for one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
52609裂化lièhuà
to crack (fractionally distill oil)
52610补给站bǔjǐzhàn
depot; supply station; supply point; staging post
52611裤装kùzhuāng
pants (trousers, shorts etc); (Tw) pantsuit
52612西奈山XīnàiShān
Mount Sinai
52614见世面jiànshìmiàn
to see the world; to broaden one's horizons
52615见机行事jiànjīxíngshì
to play it by ear; to use one's discretion
52616视死如归shìsǐrúguī
to view death as a return home; to not be afraid of dying; to face death with equanimity (idiom)
52617观塘Guàntáng
Kwun Tong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
52618许慎XǔShèn
Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 说文解字 (ShuōwénJiězì)
52619话务员huàwùyuán
phone operator
52620谀yú
to flatter
52621诸子百家zhūzǐbǎijiā
the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)
52622谨严jǐnyán
meticulous; rigorous
52623识货shíhuò
to know what's what
52624读秒dúmiǎo
to count down the remaining seconds (e.g. in games, rocket launches, New Year's Eve); (of a boxing referee) to administer the count following a knock-down, starting from "one"
52625宾主bīnzhǔ
guest and host
52626超算chāosuàn
supercomputing (abbr. for 超级计算 (chāojíjìsuàn)); supercomputer (abbr. for 超级计算机 (chāojíjìsuànjī))
52627跋山涉水báshānshèshuǐ
to travel over land and water (idiom)
52628跷qiāo
to raise one's foot; to stand on tiptoe; stilts
52629轮岗lúngǎng
to rotate jobs within an organization
52630辐射源fúshèyuán
radiation source
52631农安县Nóng'ānXiàn
Nong'an, a county in Changchun City 长春市 (ChángchūnShì), Jilin
52632逆子nìzǐ
unfilial son
52633周薪zhōuxīn
weekly salary
52634游逛yóuguàng
to go sightseeing; to spend one's leisure time wandering around
52635运动战yùndòngzhàn
mobile warfare
52636道破dàopò
to expose; to reveal
52637达拉特旗Dálātèqí
Dalad banner in Ordos 鄂尔多斯 (È'ěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia
52638邱县QiūXiàn
Qiu County or Qiuxian, a county in Handan City 邯郸市 (HándānShì), Hebei
52639邳州市PīzhōuShì
Pizhou, a county-level city in Xuzhou City 徐州市 (XúzhōuShì), Jiangsu
52640鄂伦春自治旗ÈlúnchūnZìzhìqí
Oroqin Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼伦贝尔 (Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia
52641配重pèizhòng
bobweight; (diving) weight
52642酪氨酸lào'ānsuān
tyrosine (Tyr), an amino acid
52643重试chóngshì
to retry; to try again
52644金寨县JīnzhàiXiàn
Jinzhai, a county in Lu'an City 六安市 (Lù'ānShì), Anhui
52645银票yínpiào
(in former times) banknote with a value in silver
52646钻床zuànchuáng
drilling machine; drill press
52647闪卡shǎnkǎ
flashcard
52648闪念shǎnniàn
sudden idea; flash of thought
52649开麦拉kāimàilā
(Tw) (loanword) camera
52650阔绰kuòchuò
extravagant; liberal with money
52651阿比西尼亚Ābǐxīníyà
Abyssinia, historical name of Ethiopia
52652降世jiàngshì
lit. to descend to earth (of an immortal); to be born
52653除数chúshù
divisor (math.)
52654陆丰市LùfēngShì
Lufeng, a county-level city in Shanwei City 汕尾市 (ShànwěiShì), Guangdong
52655隆乳lóngrǔ
breast enlargement
52656雅典卫城Yǎdiǎnwèichéng
the Acropolis (Athens)
52657雏妓chújì
underage prostitute
52658雪佛龙Xuěfólóng
Chevron (oil and gas company)
52659电化教育diànhuàjiàoyù
multimedia education; abbr. to 电教
52660霍英东HuòYīngdōng
Henry Ying-tung Fok (1913-2006), Hong Kong tycoon with close PRC connections
52661青眼qīngyǎn
(to look) with a direct gaze; (fig.) respect; favor
52663非处方药fēichǔfāngyào
over-the-counter drug; OTC drug
52664靺mò
name of a tribe; socks; stockings
52665鞘翅目qiàochìmù
Coleoptera (insect order including beetles)
52666响动xiǎngdòng
sound coming from sth (typically sth not immediately visible); also pr. xiǎngdong
52667饮宴yǐnyàn
banquet; dinner; drinking party; feast
52668馁něi
(bound form) hungry; starving; (bound form) dispirited; (literary) (of fish) putrid
52669香薰xiāngxūn
aromatherapy
52670高矮gāo'ǎi
height (i.e. whether short or tall)
52671闹场nàochǎng
gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera; to create a disturbance
52672闹洞房nàodòngfáng
disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds)
52673鬼画符guǐhuàfú
undecipherable handwriting; scribblings; (fig.) hypocritical talk
52674魏巍WèiWēi
Wei Wei (1920–2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The Orient 东方 (Dōngfāng) about the Korean war
52675鲸豚jīngtún
cetacean
52676鸟枪niǎoqiāng
flintlock musket; fowling piece (shotgun); air gun
52677党外人士dǎngwàirénshì
non-party members
52678鼎力相助dǐnglìxiāngzhù
We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
52679掖yè
to support by the arm; to help; to promote; at the side; also pr. yì
52680拗ào
(bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient
52681扁piān
(bound form) small
52682一姐yījiě
(coll.) top-ranked female; leading female; top female personality (in a particular field, esp. in entertainment or sports)
52683七上八下qīshàngbāxià
at sixes and sevens; perturbed state of mind; in a mess
52684七情qīqíng
seven emotional states; seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜 (xǐ), anger 怒 (nù), anxiety 忧 (yōu), thought 思 (sī), grief 悲 (bēi), fear 恐 (kǒng), fright 惊 (jīng); seven relations
52685三教九流sānjiàojiǔliú
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.)
52686三脚猫sānjiǎomāo
sb with only rudimentary skills (in a particular area)
52687中伏zhōngfú
the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏 (sānfú)), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year
52688中国新闻社ZhōngguóXīnwénshè
China News Service (CNS), a state-owned news agency in China, focused primarily on providing news to Chinese communities outside mainland China
52689中江县ZhōngjiāngXiàn
Zhongjiang, a county in Deyang City 德阳市 (DéyángShì), Sichuan
52690中港台ZhōngGǎngTái
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (abbr.)
52691久经jiǔjīng
to have long experience of; to go through repeatedly
52692乙基yǐjī
ethyl group (chemistry)
52693九霄云外jiǔxiāoyúnwài
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom); unimaginably far away
52694乱麻luànmá
lit. tangled skein; in a tremendous muddle; confused
52695五花肉wǔhuāròu
pork belly; streaky pork
52696五霸Wǔbà
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋 (Chūnqiū)
52697亘gèn
extending all the way across; running all the way through
52698交运jiāoyùn
to meet with luck; to hand over for transportation; to check (one's baggage at an airport etc)
52699京戏Jīngxì
Beijing opera
52700仇怨chóuyuàn
hatred and desire for revenge