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Words 54001–54100
54001咬文嚼字yǎowénjiáozì
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
54002啤酒肚píjiǔdù
beer belly
54003噘juē
to pout; (dialect) to scold
54004四子王旗Sìzǐwángqí
Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 乌兰察布 (Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia
54005四德sìdé
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends; the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德 (dé), physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
54006地保dìbǎo
(old) local constable
54007堀kū
cave; hole
54008墨脱县MòtuōXiàn
Mêdog, a county in Nyingchi City 林芝市 (LínzhīShì), Tibet
54009墩子dūnzi
squat block (of stone, wood etc); ottoman; pouf
54010大快朵颐dàkuàiduǒyí
(idiom) to eat with great relish; to feast on (sth)
54011天坑tiānkēng
sinkhole
54012天崩地裂tiānbēngdìliè
heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster; fig. violent revolution; major social upheaval
54013天葬tiānzàng
sky burial (Tibetan funeral practice)
54014奥斯威辛集中营Àosīwēixīnjízhōngyíng
Auschwitz concentration camp
54015奴化núhuà
to enslave; to subjugate
54016如狼似虎rúlángsìhǔ
lit. like wolves and tigers; ruthless
54017委实wěishí
indeed; really (very much so)
54018委曲wěiqū
to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved; (in set phrases such as 委曲求全 (wěiqūqiúquán)) to yield; to make concessions; (literary) winding; tortuous; indirect; (literary) detailed; elaborate
54019娇弱jiāoruò
delicate
54020孥nú
child; offspring
54021守望相助shǒuwàngxiāngzhù
to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors; mutual help and protection
54022守身如玉shǒushēnrúyù
to keep oneself pure; to preserve one's integrity; to remain chaste
54023客堂kètáng
(old) reception room; living room
54024宫阙gōngquè
palace
54025宵小xiāoxiǎo
thief; bandit; scoundrel; villain
54026小玩意xiǎowányì
gadget; widget (small item of software)
54027小笼包xiǎolóngbāo
steamed dumpling
54028尪wāng
feeble; lame
54029尸横遍野shīhéngbiànyě
(idiom) corpses are strewn across the field (typically after a battle)
54030山西大学ShānxīDàxué
Shanxi University
54031左膀右臂zuǒbǎngyòubì
(idiom) trusted assistant; key aide
54032巨野县JùyěXiàn
Juye, a county in Heze City 菏泽市 (HézéShì), Shandong
54034巴希尔Bāxī'ěr
Bashir (name); Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir (1944-), Sudanese military man and politician, president of Sudan 1993-2019
54035巴瑞Bāruì
(name) Barry
54036布帛bùbó
cloth and silk; cotton and silk textiles
54037帝喾DìKù
Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝 (wǔdì), great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黄帝 (Huángdì)
54038帝辛DìXīn
Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant
54039干邑Gānyì
Cognac; brandy 白兰地 (báilándì) from the Cognac region of southwest France
54041庭外tíngwài
out-of-court (settlement)
54042弑父shìfù
patricide; to kill one's own father
54043弱不禁风ruòbùjīnfēng
(lit.) too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); (fig.) extremely delicate; fragile
54044弯角wānjiǎo
corner; bend; curve
54045彭泽县PéngzéXiàn
Pengze, a county in Jiujiang City 九江市 (JiǔjiāngShì), Jiangxi
54046影厅yǐngtīng
theater (in a cinema)
54047复诊fùzhěn
another visit to doctor; further diagnosis
54048心无旁骛xīnwúpángwù
completely focused; free of distractions
54049我辈wǒbèi
(literary) we; us
54050戛jiá
lance; to tap; to scrape; to chirp; custom
54051截瘫jiétān
paraplegia; paralysis
54052戴秉国DàiBǐngguó
Dai Bingguo (1941-), a Chinese politician and professional diplomat
54053扇区shànqū
disk sector (computing)
54054手到擒来shǒudàoqínlái
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
54055拉斐特Lāfěitè
Lafayette
54056抛却pāoquè
to discard
54057拙政园ZhuōzhèngYuán
Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu, one of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
54058招展zhāozhǎn
to flutter; to sway
54059招贴zhāotiē
poster; placard; bill
54060挑唆tiǎosuō
to incite; to stir up; to instigate
54061接骨jiēgǔ
(medicine) to set a broken bone
54062推理小说tuīlǐxiǎoshuō
murder mystery (novel); whodunit
54063搭便dābiàn
at one's convenience; in passing
54064擂鼓léigǔ
to beat a drum
54065放线菌fàngxiànjūn
actinomycete (bacteria of order Actinomycetales)
54066政府首脑zhèngfǔshǒunǎo
head of state; government leader
54067救世军Jiùshìjūn
Salvation Army (protestant philanthropic organization founded in London in 1865)
54068文康WénKāng
Wen Kang (mid-19th century), Manchu-born novelist, author of The Gallant Maid 儿女英雄传 (ÉrnǚYīngxióngZhuàn)
54069文艺演出wényìyǎnchū
theatrical performance
54070新民主主义革命XīnMínzhǔzhǔyìGémìng
(Maoism) New Democracy (aka New Democratic Revolution)
54071新芽xīnyá
new shoot; new sprout
54072春笋chūnsǔn
springtime bamboo shoots; fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate
54073晏子Yànzǐ
Yanzi (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States 齐国 (Qíguó), also known as 晏婴 (YànYīng), hero of book 晏子春秋 (YànzǐChūnqiū)
54074晶圆jīngyuán
wafer (used as a substrate for fabricating microchips)
54075木兰科mùlánkē
Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs
54076未来学wèiláixué
future studies
54077李叔同LǐShūtóng
Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture Movement 新文化运动 (XīnWénhuàYùndòng) after the Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命 (XīnhàiGémìng) of 1911
54078村舍cūnshè
cottage
54079东明县DōngmíngXiàn
Dongming, a county in Heze City 菏泽市 (HézéShì), Shandong
54080东条英机DōngtiáoYīngjī
Tojo Hideki (1884-1948), Japanese military leader hanged as war criminal in 1948
54081查帐cházhàng
to audit accounts; to inspect accounting books
54082格莱美奖Géláiměijiǎng
Grammy Award (US music industry award)
54083棫yù
(oak); thorny shrub
54084极昼jízhòu
polar day
54085模数móshù
analog-to-digital; abbr. for 模拟到数字
54086横杠hénggàng
bar; horizontal bar
54087歆xīn
pleased; moved
54088步步高升bùbùgāoshēng
to climb step by step; to rise steadily; on the up and up
54089氧化镁yǎnghuàměi
magnesium oxide MgO
54090氯化钙lǜhuàgài
calcium chloride
54091水疱shuǐpào
blister
54092水洼shuǐwā
puddle
54093水银灯shuǐyíndēng
mercury-vapor lamp
54094永昌县YǒngchāngXiàn
Yongchang, a county in Jinchang City 金昌市 (JīnchāngShì), Gansu
54095汩汩gǔgǔ
(onom.) gurgling sound of flowing water
54096决明子juémíngzǐ
(botany) cassia seed
54097油车yóuchē
(coll.) gasoline vehicle
54098法鲁克Fǎlǔkè
Farouk of Egypt (1920-1965), king of Egypt 1936-1952
54099泛音fànyīn
(music) an overtone; a harmonic
54100泰米尔语Tàimǐ'ěryǔ
Tamil language