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Words 58001–58100
58001拨浪鼓bōlanggǔ
rattle drum; pellet drum – a hand drum with two pellets attached to strings on either side, mounted on a rod that is twirled to make the pellets strike the drum (used in ritual music, as a children's toy or as a street vendor's noisemaker)
58002撩起liāoqǐ
to raise; to lift up (curtains, clothing etc)
58003担待dāndài
to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility
58004支原体zhīyuántǐ
Mycoplasma (parasitic bacteria without cell wall)
58005收口shōukǒu
(knitting, basket weaving etc) to cast off; to bind; (of a wound) to close up; to heal
58006攻城略地gōngchénglüèdì
to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
58007放射性核素fàngshèxìnghésù
radioactive nuclide; radionuclide
58008散热片sànrèpiàn
heat sink
58009敦化市DūnhuàShì
Dunhua, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延边朝鲜族自治州 (YánbiānCháoxiǎnzúZìzhìzhōu), Jilin
58010方糖fāngtáng
sugar cube
58011旗语qíyǔ
flag signals (for communicating between ships or army units); semaphore
58012昂然ángrán
upright and unafraid
58013昆明湖KūnmíngHú
Kunming Lake
58014明处míngchù
clear place; out in the open
58015时势造英雄shíshìzàoyīngxióng
Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
58016木管乐器mùguǎnyuèqì
woodwind instrument
58017本影běnyǐng
umbra
58018李后主LǐHòuzhǔ
Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet; given name Li Yu 李煜
58019李昌镐LǐChānghào
Lee Chang-ho (1975–), South Korean professional Go player
58020杲gǎo
high; sun shines brightly; to shine
58021栅格shāngé
grid; lattice; raster
58022棉条miántiáo
(textiles) sliver; tampon (abbr. for 卫生棉条 (wèishēngmiántiáo))
58023杨利伟YángLìwěi
Yang Liwei (1965–), the first Chinese astronaut sent into space
58024楯shǔn
draw forth; horizontal railing
58025榆树市YúshùShì
Yushu, a county-level city in Changchun City 长春市 (ChángchūnShì), Jilin
58026殃yāng
calamity
58027殛jí
to put to death
58028毁誉参半huǐyùcānbàn
(idiom) to receive both praise and criticism; to get mixed reviews
58029母夜叉mǔyèchā
witch; shrew; vixen
58030毒气弹dúqìdàn
poison gas shell; poison gas grenade
58031求子qiúzǐ
(of a childless couple) to pray for a son; to try to have a child
58032汝州市RǔzhōuShì
Ruzhou, a county-level city in Pingdingshan City 平顶山市 (PíngdǐngshānShì), Henan
58033沅水Yuánshuǐ
Yuan River
58034沙河市ShāhéShì
Shahe, a county-level city in Xingtai City 邢台市 (XíngtáiShì), Hebei
58035泰米尔纳德邦Tàimǐ'ěrNàdébāng
Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 钦奈 (Qīnnài); formerly Madras state 马德拉斯邦 (Mǎdélāsībāng)
58036洞府dòngfǔ
cave dwelling; legendary abode of immortals
58037浮光掠影fúguānglüèyǐng
flickering light and passing shadows (idiom); blurred scenery; cursory; superficial
58038消夏xiāoxià
to spend the summer; to take a summer vacation
58039消耗战xiāohàozhàn
war of attrition
58040凉城县LiángchéngXiàn
Liangcheng, a county in Ulanqab City 乌兰察布市 (WūlánchábùShì), Inner Mongolia
58041凉面liángmiàn
cold noodles
58042浅显易懂qiǎnxiǎnyìdǒng
(idiom) easy to understand
58043游鱼yóuyú
a fish moving about in water
58044湘菜Xiāngcài
Hunan cuisine
58045准噶尔盆地Zhǔngá'ěrPéndì
Junggar Basin, northern Xinjiang
58046涨水zhǎngshuǐ
rise of water level
58047洁面乳jiémiànrǔ
cleansing lotion
58048潜进qiánjìn
to sneak in; to infiltrate
58049滥情lànqíng
fickle in love; sentimentality
58050滟yàn
tossing of billows
58051炸锅zháguō
fryer
58052为时未晚wéishíwèiwǎn
it is not too late (idiom)
58053乌兰浩特市WūlánhàotèShì
Ulanhot, a county-level city in Hinggan League 兴安盟 (Xīng'ānMéng), Inner Mongolia
58054熟谙shú'ān
to know sth fluently; well-versed
58055炉渣lúzhā
furnace slag; ashes from a stove
58056兽行shòuxíng
brutal act; bestiality
58057玉竹yùzhú
angular Solomon's seal; Polygonatum odoratum
58058玉音yùyīn
(deferential) your letter
58059王治郅WángZhìzhì
Wang Zhizhi (1977-), former Chinese basketball player
58060现场报道xiànchǎngbàodào
on-the-spot report
58061球团qiútuán
(Tw) (esp. baseball) professional sports club (as a business entity)
58063甲醚jiǎmí
methyl ether CH3OCH3
58064痰盂tányú
spittoon
58065疗愈liáoyù
to heal; therapy
58066白刃战báirènzhàn
hand-to-hand fighting
58067皮包骨头píbāogǔtóu
to be all skin and bones (idiom); also written 皮包骨 (píbāogǔ)
58068盘带pándài
(soccer) to dribble
58069真才实学zhēncáishíxué
solid learning; real ability and learning; genuine talent
58070睢宁县SuīníngXiàn
Suining, a county in Xuzhou City 徐州市 (XúzhōuShì), Jiangsu
58071硫酸钾liúsuānjiǎ
potassium sulfate
58072硬水yìngshuǐ
hard water (cf. 软水 (ruǎnshuǐ), soft water)
58073磨机mójī
milling machine
58074示现shìxiàn
(of a deity) to take a material shape; to appear
58075祖马Zǔmǎ
Zuma (name); Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president 2009-2018
58076稷山县JìshānXiàn
Jishan, a county in Yuncheng City 运城市 (YùnchéngShì), Shanxi
58077窗花chuānghuā
paper cutting
58078笑容可掬xiàoróngkějū
smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
58079答非所问dáfēisuǒwèn
(idiom) to sidestep the question; to answer evasively
58080箱庭xiāngtíng
(Japanese-style) sandbox (video gaming); sandplay (therapy)
58081粗枝大叶cūzhīdàyè
thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready; sloppy
58083精义jīngyì
quintessence; essentials
58084纪伯伦Jìbólún
Khalil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese poet, writer and artist
58085纷杂fēnzá
numerous and confused; in a mess
58086紫晶zǐjīng
amethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide)
58087紫气东来zǐqìdōnglái
(idiom) auspicious omen heralding good fortune
58088绥中县SuízhōngXiàn
Suizhong, a county in Huludao City 葫芦岛市 (HúlúdǎoShì), Liaoning
58089维护和平wéihùhépíng
to uphold peace
58090绵竹市MiánzhúShì
Mianzhu, a county-level city in Deyang City 德阳市 (DéyángShì), Sichuan
58091纵横家Zònghéngjiā
School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 苏秦 (SūQín) and Zhang Yi 张仪 (ZhàngYí)
58092罪与罚ZuìyǔFá
Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基 (Tuósītuǒyēfūsījī)
58093翦伯赞JiǎnBózàn
Jian Bozan (1898-1968), Chinese Marxist historian and vice-president of Bejing University 1952-1968
58094肥壮féizhuàng
stout and strong
58095肱骨gōnggǔ
humerus
58096肾盂shènyú
renal pelvis (medicine)
58097腰板yāobǎn
waist and back; physique
58098腰鼓yāogǔ
waist drum; waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)
58099临城县LínchéngXiàn
Lincheng, a county in Xingtai City 邢台市 (XíngtáiShì), Hebei
58100临清市LínqīngShì
Linqing, a county-level city in Liaocheng City 聊城市 (LiáochéngShì), Shandong