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磊磊
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stony, many stones (formal)
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lĕilĕi
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张望
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to peep
to look around/head |
zhāngwàng
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木屐
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clogs
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mùjī
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套
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to slip on, cover
to put around |
tào
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撑
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to prop up
to hold open |
chēng
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傍晚
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evening, dusk, nightfall
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bàngwăn
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嵚崟
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of height of mountains (formal)
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qīnyín
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积
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to accumulate, amass
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jī
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冒
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to emit, give off
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mào
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巷子
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narrow alley
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xiàngzi
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时分
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when
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shífèn
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乍
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sudden(ly), abrupt(ly)
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zhà
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沉静
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quiet, calm, serene
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chénjìng
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灰蒙蒙
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overcast, gloomy
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huīmēngmēng
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寒意
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a nip in the air, chilliness
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hányì
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砭
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to pierce
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biān
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竟
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going so far as to
unexpectedly |
jìng
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油纸
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oilpaper
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yóuzhĭ
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敌不住
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to be no match for
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díbuzhù
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棉袍
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cotton robe or gown
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mián páo
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袭
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mw: cotton robes
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xí
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罩
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to cover with a lid or sheet
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zhào
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打寒噤
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to shiver from the cold
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dă hánjìn
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漏
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to drip
to leak leak, leakage to divulge, leak (fig.) |
lòu
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脖子
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neck
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bózi
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不由得
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can’t help doing sth, to cannot but
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bùyóude
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光秃秃
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barren, bare, stark
bald |
guāngtūtū
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跛
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lame
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bŏ
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瘸
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to be lame, to limp
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qué
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蹒跚
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to walk haltingly, to stumble, hobble
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pánshān
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远近
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far and near
distance |
yuănjìn
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踅回
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to come/go back
to turn back halfway |
xuéhuí
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片刻
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brief moment, an instant
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piànkè
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伫立
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to stand still and wait (formal)
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zhùlì
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沙
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hoarse
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shā
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瓦
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roof tile
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wà
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登
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to publish (in a newspaper)
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dēng
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学人
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scholar
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xuérén
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教书
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to teach school
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jiāoshū
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心得
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what one has learnt
personal thoughts/feelings |
xīndé
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喘气
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to breathe deeply
to pant, gasp |
chuănqì
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撞
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to collide with, strike with force
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zhuàng
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中央
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centre, middle
central authorities |
zhōngyāng
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钞票
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banknote
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chāopiào
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扎
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to tie (into a bundle)
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zā
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手绢
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handkerchief
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shŏujuàn
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不得了
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terrible, desperately serious
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bùdéliăo
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嘱咐
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to advise and urge, exhort
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zhǔfù
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隐隐
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indistinct, faint
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yĭnyĭn
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隔壁
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next door
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gébì
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打麻将
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to play mah-jong
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dă májiàng
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铺
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plank bed
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pù
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积年
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for many years, for a long time (formal)
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jīnián
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潮湿
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damp, humid, moist
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cháoshī
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垫
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cushion
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diàn
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径直
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straight, straightaway, directly
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jìngzhí
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使劲
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to use/apply (greater) force
with all one’s might |
shĭjìn
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不堪
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can’t bear/stand to
utterly, extremely (follows adj.) |
bùkān
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残破
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broken
dilapidated |
cánpò
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年久失修
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worn down over the years without repair, in a dilapidated condition
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niánjiǔ shīxiū
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据
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to occupy, seize
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jù
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日据时代
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Japanese occupation
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Rìjù shídài
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栋
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mw: buildings
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dòng
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揉搓
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to rub with the hands (dia.)
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róucuo
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栖
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to perch, rest (birds)
to live, dwell |
qī
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逢
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to come across
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féng
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棉絮
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cotton
cotton stuffing |
miánxù
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七横八竖
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every which way
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qī héng bā shù
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堆
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pile, stack
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duī
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脱落
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to come off, fall off (parts, attachments)
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tuōluò
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异
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different, unusual
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yì
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股
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a strand of
a stream of |
gǔ
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统统
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all, wholly, entirely
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tŏngtŏng
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褴褛
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shabby, tattered (formal)
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lánlü(3)
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沙发
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sofa
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shāfā
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茶几
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small side table, coffee table
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chájī
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书桌(儿)
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writing desk
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shūzhuō(r)
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腐
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rotten, spoiled, off
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fǔ
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堆积
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to pile/heap up
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duījī
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简陋
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simple and crude, humble (of house, furniture, facilities)
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jiănlòu
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霉
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mould, mildew
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méi
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学者
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man of learning, savant
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xuézhĕ
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名流
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celebrity, distinguished person
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míngliú
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余
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several-, –something, -odd (after large number)
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yú
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缺席
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to miss a conference, meeting, appointment etc
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quēxí
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封
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to seal
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fēng
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牛皮
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cowhide, leather
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niúpí
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兴会
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sudden flash of inspiration, brainwave
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xìnghuì
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学术
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academic (adj.)
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xuéshù
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演讲
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to give a lecture or speech
address, discourse |
yănjiăng
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权威
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authority
authoritative |
quánwēi
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研究院
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research institute
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yánjiūyuàn
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武侠小说(儿)
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martial arts novel
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wǔxiá xiăoshuō(r)
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碰
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to bump into, collide with
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pèng
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发脾气
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to lose one’s temper
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fā píqi
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着实
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really, indeed
severely, harshly |
zhuóshí
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惆怅
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melancholy, regretful
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chóuchàng
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馨
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strong fragrance or aroma (formal)
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xīn
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亲自
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personally, in person
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qīnzì
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接风
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to give dinner for a friend from afar
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jiēfēng
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饯行
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to give a farewell dinner
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jiànxíng
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捣蛋
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to make trouble, to monkey around
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dăodàn
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无可奈何
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to have no alternative/no way out but to
powerless, helpless |
wú kĕ nài hé
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硕(大)
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large
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shuò(dà)
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目送
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to follow sb with one’s eyes
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mùsòng
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便饭
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informal dinner, simple meal
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biànfàn
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私房钱
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personal savings unknown or unavailable to other family members
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sīfángqián
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头子
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chief, boss (inf.)
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tóuzi
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封锁
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to seal/close off, to blockade
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fēngsuŏ
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经济封锁
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economic blockade
to cut off all financial/commercial relations |
jīngjì fēngsuŏ
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...把
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used after numbers to express approximation
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...bă
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烟斗
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tobacco pipe
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yāndŏu
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从容不迫
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calm, unhurried, leisurely
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cóngróngbúpò
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应对
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to answer readily
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yìngduì
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恂
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honest and respectful (formal)
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xún
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儒雅
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learned, refined and cultured
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rúyă
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酒酣耳热
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warmed with alcohol
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jiǔhān ĕrrè
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持
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to hold
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chí
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雪亮
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bright as snow
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xuĕliàng
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水泄不通
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to be watertight
not even a drop of water could trickle out (fig.) |
shuĭxièbùtōng
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闲人
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sb with nothing to do
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xiánrén
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报社
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press office
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bàoshè
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炉
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stove, furnace
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lú
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政府官员
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government official
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zhèngfǔ guānyuán
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陷落
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to cave in, sink into
to be immersed in to be occupied |
xiànluò
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晓得
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to know, be aware of
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xiăode
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肃然起敬
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to register profound respect
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sùrán qĭjìng
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风范
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poise, demeanour, manner
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fēngfàn
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淳厚/醇厚
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mellow, full-bodied (wine)
simple and kind |
chúnhòu
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挤
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to jostle
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jĭ
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执
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to hold/grasp/have in one’s hand
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zhí
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温文尔雅
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gentle and cultivated, refined and graceful
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wēnwénĕryă
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岁月
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years
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suìyuè
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晒
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to dry in the sun
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shài
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与会
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to participate in a conference (formal)
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yŭhuì
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否决
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to overrule, veto, reject
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fŏujué
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炖
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to stew
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dùn
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叠
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pile, stack
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dié
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捏
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to pinch, hold with the fingers
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niē
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摒
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to get rid of, expel
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bìng
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贴
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to paste/stick on
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tiē
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席
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seat
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xí
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膏药
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poultice
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gāoyào
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拐
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to limp
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guăi
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作痛
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to cause pain, to hurt
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zuòtòng
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淅沥
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sound of light wind or rain (onomato.)
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xīlì
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关节
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joints (body)
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guānjié
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诗集
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anthology
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shījí
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