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Words 78901–79000
78901外圆内方wàiyuánnèifāng
lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom); fig. velvet glove
78902大口径dàkǒujìng
large-caliber; large-bore
78903天电tiāndiàn
atmospherics; static
78904套叠tàodié
overlapping; nesting; to interleave
78905姨姐yíjiě
wife's elder sister; sister-in-law
78906孺人rúrén
(old) wife; mother
78907守制shǒuzhì
to go into mourning for one's parents
78908宏伟区HóngwěiQū
Hongwei, a district of Liaoyang City 辽阳市 (LiáoyángShì), Liaoning
78909富孀fùshuāng
rich widow
78911山坞shānwù
nook; cove (in the hills)
78912山莓shānméi
raspberry
78913店伙diànhuǒ
shop assistant; shop clerk
78914弓长岭区GōngchánglǐngQū
Gongchangling, a district of Liaoyang City 辽阳市 (LiáoyángShì), Liaoning
78915张籍ZhāngJí
Zhang Ji (767-830), Tang Dynasty poet
78916强扭的瓜不甜qiǎngniǔdeguābùtián
lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom); fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
78917徯xī
footpath; wait for
78918快退kuàituì
fast-rewind (media player)
78919怨忿yuànfèn
resentment
78920耻毛chǐmáo
pubic hair
78921感恩图报gǎn'ēntúbào
grateful and seeking to repay the kindness (idiom)
78922愭qí
(literary) deferential; to revere
78923手速shǒusù
speed of hand movement (esp. in gaming, typing or fast-response situations)
78924打谷场dǎgǔcháng
threshing floor
78925拔根bágēn
(lit. and fig.) to uproot
78926拱璧gǒngbì
a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center; fig. a treasure
78927拿架子nájiàzi
to throw one's weight around; to put on airs
78928摠zǒng
general; in every case; to hold
78929擦抹cāmǒ
to wipe
78930攀高枝pāngāozhī
(coll.) to try to improve one's social standing by marrying or affiliating with people of higher status
78931攘夷rǎngyí
to repel the barbarians
78932支子zhīzǐ
son of a concubine or son of the wife other than her first
78933收方shōufāng
receiving party; recipient; debit side (of balance sheet), as opposed to credit side 付方 (fùfāng)
78934收款台shōukuǎntái
checkout counter; cashier's desk
78936新中国XīnZhōngguó
New China (post-1949 China)
78937日戳rìchuō
date stamp
78938有钱有闲yǒuqiányǒuxián
to have money and time; to be part of the leisure class; the idle rich
78939木瓦mùwǎ
shingle
78940木耳菜mù'ěrcài
Malabar spinach (Basella alba)
78941未羊wèiyáng
Year 8, year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
78942杏仁豆腐xìngréndòufu
almond tofu; almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar)
78943杳然yǎorán
quiet, silent, and lonely; far and indistinct; gone without a trace
78944查夜cháyè
night patrol; to make nightly rounds
78945梁子湖区LiángzihúQū
Liangzihu, a district of Ezhou City 鄂州市 (ÈzhōuShì), Hubei
78946毛概MáoGài
Introduction to Maoism (subject); abbr. for 毛泽东思想概论 (MáoZédōngSīxiǎngGàilùn)
78947水培shuǐpéi
to grow plants hydroponically
78948冲塌chōngtā
to cause (a dam) to collapse
78949波德申Bōdéshēn
Port Dickson (holiday destination in Malaysia)
78950波荡bōdàng
heave; surge
78951海鲈hǎilú
sea bass
78952滴道区DīdàoQū
Didao, a district of Jixi City 鸡西市 (JīxīShì), Heilongjiang
78953乌亮wūliàng
lustrous and black; jet-black
78954烟海yānhǎi
the vast ocean
78955荧荧yíngyíng
a glimmer; twinkling (of stars, phosphorescence, candlelight); flickering light
78956熠yì
to glow; to flash
78957热门货rèménhuò
goods in great demand
78958烂好人lànhǎorén
sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone
78959玿sháo
(literary) a kind of fine jade
78960甘汞gāngǒng
calomel or mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2)
78961生花妙笔shēnghuāmiàobǐ
beautiful or talented writing
78962甲流jiǎliú
type A influenza (abbr. for 甲型流感 (jiǎxíngliúgǎn)); (in the context of the 2009 pandemic) H1N1 influenza
78963畏忌wèijì
to be arrested by fear; restraint; scruple
78964白板笔báibǎnbǐ
whiteboard marker; dry-erase marker
78965祖祠zǔcí
shrine dedicated to one's ancestors
78966租钱zūqian
rent; same as 租金
78967穋lù
late-planted early-ripening grain
78968究其根源jiūqígēnyuán
to trace something to its source (idiom)
78969穷则思变qióngzésībiàn
(idiom) when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach
78970笙簧shēnghuáng
reeds of a panpipe
78971符印fúyìn
sigil; talismanic mark or symbol; (ritual) seal
78972篝gōu
bamboo frame for drying clothes; bamboo cage
78973篾匠mièjiàng
craftsman who makes articles from bamboo strips
78974笼屉lóngtì
bamboo steamer (for buns or dim sum)
78975红股hónggǔ
(economics) bonus stock or share, i.e. share issued fully or partly paid to an existing shareholder in a company, generally on a pro rata basis
78976综合法zōnghéfǎ
synthesis; synthetic reasoning
78977缀合zhuìhé
to compose; to put together
78978续随子xùsuízi
caper (Capparis spinosa)
78979美劳měiláo
(Tw) arts and crafts (as a school subject)
78980胠qū
flank of animal; side; to pry open; to steal
78981腐殖土fǔzhítǔ
humus (topsoil of decayed vegetation)
78982腰封yāofēng
wide belt; sash; (packaging) paper sash around a book or other product
78983卧龙自然保护区WòlóngZìránBǎohùqū
Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan, home of the giant panda 大熊猫 (dàxióngmāo)
78984菜脯càifǔ
dried, pickled white radish
78985万马齐喑wànmǎqíyīn
thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out; an atmosphere of political oppression
78986苏州码子Sūzhōumǎzi
Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,〸 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine; also called 草码 (cǎomǎ)
78987𧏖bīn
pearl-oyster
78988街坊邻里jiēfanglínlǐ
neighbors; the whole neighborhood
78989访寻fǎngxún
to enquire; to search
78990试饮shìyǐn
to taste (wine etc)
78991调干diàogàn
to reassign a cadre; to choose a worker to be promoted to cadre
78992变装秀biànzhuāngxiù
drag show; cross-dressing show
78993躲懒duǒlǎn
to shy away from work; to get by without attending duty
78994转学生zhuǎnxuésheng
transfer student
78995逆臣nìchén
rebellious minister
78996遇火yùhuǒ
to catch fire; to ignite
78997邀宴yāoyàn
to invite sb to a banquet
78998边音biānyīn
lateral consonant (phonetics)
78999酶原méiyuán
zymogen; fermentogen
79000量瓶liángpíng
measuring flask; graduated measuring cylinder