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81896 words

Words 72801–72900
72801白跑一趟báipǎoyītàng
to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase
72802相视而笑xiāngshì'érxiào
(idiom) to look at each other and smile
72803眛mèi
blind; imperceptive
72804真叶zhēnyè
(botany) true leaf
72805瞄准具miáozhǔnjù
sighting device; sight (for a firearm etc)
72806石像鬼shíxiàngguǐ
gargoyle; grotesque
72807石英表shíyīngbiǎo
quartz watch
72808硝化棉xiāohuàmián
nitrocellulose; guncotton
72809硬推yìngtuī
to shove
72810磷火línhuǒ
phosphorescence
72811祈使句qíshǐjù
imperative sentence
72812秷zhí
sound of reaping
72813稚气未脱zhìqìwèituō
still possessing the innocence of childhood (idiom)
72814穆夫提mùfūtí
(Islam) mufti (loanword from Arabic)
72815积年累月jīniánlěiyuè
year in, year out (idiom); (over) many years
72816穿凿chuānzáo
to bore a hole; to give a forced interpretation
72817窃窃qièqiè
privately; secretly; unobtrusively
72818笨伯bènbó
fool; dolt; clumsy oaf
72819精巢jīngcháo
(zoology) spermary; (in higher animals) testicle
72820绰约chuòyuē
(literary) graceful; charming
72821缓颊huǎnjiá
to urge reconciliation; to dissuade from punitive action
72822置信区间zhìxìnqūjiān
(statistics) confidence interval
72823罚钱fáqián
to fine
72824聚酯树脂jùzhǐshùzhī
polyester resin
72825肉羹ròugēng
stew; bouillon
72826肠蠕动chángrúdòng
peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)
72827胆碱酯酶dǎnjiǎnzhǐméi
(biochemistry) cholinesterase
72828苟且偷安gǒuqiětōu'ān
seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself; taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
72829蒸湘区ZhēngxiāngQū
Zhengxiang, a district of Hengyang City 衡阳市 (HéngyángShì), Hunan
72830蔡志忠CàiZhìzhōng
Tsai Chih Chung (1948-), famous Taiwanese cartoonist specializing in retelling the Chinese classics
72831薄伽丘Bójiāqiū
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), Italian writer, poet, and humanist, author of Decameron 十日谈 (ShírìTán)
72832蓝菌lánjūn
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
72833药罐yàoguàn
pot for decocting herbal medicine
72834虚拟语气xūnǐyǔqì
subjunctive mood (grammar)
72835虫豸chóngzhì
insect or insect-like small creature (literary); base person (used as a curse word)
72836血债累累xuèzhàilěilěi
debts of blood crying out for retribution
72837血光之灾xuèguāngzhīzāi
(idiom) mortal danger; fatal disaster
72838表证biǎozhèng
superficial syndrome; illness that has not attacked the vital organs of the human body
72839西工区XīgōngQū
Xigong, a district of Luoyang City 洛阳市 (LuòyángShì), Henan
72840规谏guījiàn
to remonstrate; to warn earnestly (esp. classical written Chinese); to exhort
72841讨饶tǎoráo
to beg for mercy; to ask for forgiveness
72843贿买huìmǎi
to bribe; bribery
72844赴华fùHuá
to visit China
72845超限战chāoxiànzhàn
unrestricted warfare (originally the title of a Chinese book published in 1999, later used to refer to war by any means, military or non-military, including cyberwarfare, economic warfare etc)
72846赶明儿gǎnmíngr
(coll.) some day; one of these days
72847跟监gēnjiān
(Tw) to tail (sb) (abbr. for 跟踪监视 (gēnzōngjiānshì))
72848跪伏guìfú
to crouch (of animal)
72849迷笛Mídí
Beijing Midi School of Music, est. 1993 (abbr. for 北京迷笛音乐学校 (BěijīngMídíYīnyuèXuéxiào))
72850追本溯源zhuīběnsùyuán
to trace sth back to its origin
72851透视画法tòushìhuàfǎ
perspective drawing
72852连环套liánhuántào
set of interlocking rings; (fig.) series of interlinked events; (fig.) elaborate trap or scheme
72853避不见面bìbùjiànmiàn
to refuse to meet sb; to avoid sb
72854酬载chóuzài
payload
72855锚点máodiǎn
anchor point
72856错动cuòdòng
to move relative to one another
72857镁砂měishā
magnesium oxide (refractory material)
72858铩羽shāyǔ
(literary) (lit.) to cripple the wings of a bird; (literary) (fig.) depressed; despondent; defeated
72859长毛象chángmáoxiàng
woolly mammoth
72860开仗kāizhàng
to start a war; to open hostilities
72861开刃kāirèn
to edge a knife, scissor, sword etc
72862开卷有益kāijuànyǒuyì
lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education
72863杂件zájiàn
miscellaneous goods
72864雨幕yǔmù
curtain of rain; downpour
72865雪条xuětiáo
ice lolly; popsicle
72866云龙区YúnlóngQū
Yunlong, a district of Xuzhou City 徐州市 (XúzhōuShì), Jiangsu
72867靛蓝色diànlánsè
indigo blue
72868非零fēilíng
nonzero
72869鞣质róuzhì
tannin
72870音栓yīnshuān
(music) organ stop
72871香港脚Xiānggǎngjiǎo
athlete's foot
72872马公市Mǎgōngshì
Makung city in Penghu county 澎湖县 (Pénghúxiàn) (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
72873骖cān
outside horses of a team of 4
72874发圈fàquān
scrunchie
72875郁郁不乐yùyùbùlè
discontented (idiom)
72876魔像móxiàng
golem
72877凤凰木fènghuángmù
royal poinciana (Delonix regia)
72878鸳鸯蝴蝶yuānyanghúdié
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
72879鸭霸yābà
(Tw) unreasonable; overbearing; with no regard for others
72880鹰击长空yīngjīchángkōng
the eagle soars in the sky (citation from Mao Zedong)
72881麦纳玛Màinàmǎ
Manama, capital of Bahrain (Tw)
72882黄粉虫huángfěnchóng
mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)
72883点兵diǎnbīng
to muster troops; (fig.) to gather forces
72884龙潭区LóngtánQū
Longtan, a district of Jilin City 吉林市 (JílínShì), Jilin
72885吁xū
sh; hush
72886上同调shàngtóngdiào
cohomology (invariant of a topological space in math.)
72887不吝赐教bùlìncìjiào
to be so kind as to enlighten me
72888不疾不徐bùjíbùxú
neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)
72890主和派zhǔhépài
the peace faction; doves
72891乸nǎ
feminine suffix (Cantonese); postfix indicating feminine
72892二氧化锰èryǎnghuàměng
manganese(iv) oxide
72893仙股xiāngǔ
penny stocks
72894佐酒zuǒjiǔ
(of food or a pleasant activity) to accompany drinks; to enhance the experience of consuming alcohol
72895假寐jiǎmèi
to doze; to take a nap; nodding off to sleep
72896备援bèiyuán
backup (Tw)
72897优待票yōudàipiào
reduced-price ticket (e.g. for students)
72898光刻胶guāngkèjiāo
photoresist (laser etching used in microelectronics)
72899入禀rùbǐng
(HK) to file a lawsuit; to initiate legal proceedings
72900八廓街BākuòJiē
Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet