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源泉
yuán ​quán
fountainhead / well-spring / water source / fig. origin
纯属
chún ​shǔ
pure and simple / sheer / outright
圈子
quān​ zi
circle / ring
左翼
zuǒ​ yì
left-wing (political)
信手
xìn ​shǒu
casually / in passing
拈来
niān
to grasp with the fingers / to fiddle with
绞尽脑汁
jiǎo​ jìn​ nǎo​ zhī
to rack one's brains
美联储
Měi​ lián​ chǔ
US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank
精神
jīng​ shén
spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist
鲜明
xiān ​míng
bright / clear-cut / distinct
爱憎
ài​ zēng
love and hate
绞肉机
jiǎo​ ròu​ jī
meat grinder
搅拌
jiǎo​ bàn
to stir / to agitate
意志
yì​ zhì
will / willpower / determination
极端
jí​ duān
extreme
信念
xìn​ niàn
faith / belief / conviction
笃信
dǔ​ xìn
to believe firmly / devout in one's faith
鄙夷
bǐ​ yí
to despise / to look down upon

despicable
开除
kāi​ chú
to expel
设计
shè ​jì
plan / design / to design / to plan
原则
yuán​ zé
principle / doctrine
一丝一毫
yī​ sī​ yī​ háo
one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit / an iota
妥协
tuǒ​ xié
to compromise / to reach terms / a compromise
寥寥
liáo​ liáo
very few
采石场
cǎi​ shí​ chǎng
stone pit / quarry
地步
dì​ bù
condition / situation / plight
由于
yóu​ yú
due to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because
善于
shàn​ yú
to be good at / to be adept at
迎合
yíng​ hé
to suit one's own wishes or interests to serve sb else's / to cater to sb / to fawn
平步青云
píng​ bù​ qīng​ yún
to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)
另类
lìng​ lèi
offbeat / alternative / avant-garde / unconventional / weird
实施
shí ​shī
to implement / to carry out
摧毁
cuī ​huǐ
to destroy / to wreck
慧眼
huì​ yǎn
an all-seeing mind / mental perception / insight / acumen
操作
cāo​ zuò
to work / to operate / to manipulate
达成
dá​ chéng
to reach (an agreement) / to accomplish
协议
xié yì
agreement / pact / protocol /
幕后
mù​ hòu
behind the scenes
惊诧
jīng ​chà
to be surprised / to be amazed / to be stunned
改动
gǎi​ dòng
to alter / to modify / to revise
容忍
róng​ rěn
to put up with / to tolerate
炸掉
zhà​ diào
to bomb
降临
jiàng​ lín
to descend to
试图
shì​ tú
to attempt / to try
辩护
biàn ​hù
to speak in defense of / to argue in favor of / to defend / to plead
纷纷
fēn​ fēn
one after another / in succession / one by one / continuously / diverse / in profusion / numerous and confused / pell-mell
to abandon / to relinquish / to discard / to throw away
罢工
bà ​gōng
a strike / to go on strike
抗议
kàng ​yì
to protest / protest
迫于
pò​ yú
constrained / restricted / forced to / under pressure to do sth
谴责
qiǎn​ zé
to denounce / to condemn / to criticize / condemnation / criticism
精彩
jīng​ cǎi
brilliant / splendid
扭转
niǔ​ zhuǎn
to reverse / to turn around (an undesirable situation)
陪审团
péi​ shěn​ tuán
jury
pàn
to judge / to sentence / to discriminate / to discern / obviously (different)
zuì
guilt / crime / fault / blame / sin
纪念碑
jì​ niàn​ bēi
monument
完美
wán ​měi
perfect / perfection / perfectly
塑造
sù​ zào
to model / to mould / plastic (arts) / flexible / to portray (in sculpture or in words)
其外
qí​ wài
besides / in addition / apart from that
品德
pǐn​ dé
moral character
性情
xìng ​qíng
nature / temperament
冷若冰霜
lěng ​ruò ​bīng​ shuāng
as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner / frigid
在于
zài​ yú
to be in / to lie in / to consist in / to depend on / to rest with
巨额
jù​ é
large sum (of money) / a huge amount
起诉
qǐ ​sù
to sue / to bring a lawsuit against / to prosecute
功成名就
gōng​ chéng ​míng​ jiù
to win success and recognition (idiom)
捍卫
hàn ​wèi
to defend / to uphold / to safeguard
阐述
chǎn​ shù
to expound (a position) / to elaborate (on a topic) / to treat (a subject)
同行
tóng ​háng
person of the same profession / of the same trade, occupation or industry
完整性
wán ​zhěng​ xìng
integrity / completeness
哲学
zhé​ xué
philosophy
道德
dào dé
virtue / morality / ethics
建立
jiàn ​lì
to establish / to set up / to found
个体
gè ​tǐ
individual
理性
lǐ​ xìng
reason / rationality / rational
基础
jī​ chǔ
base / foundation / basis / underlying
宗教
zōng ​jiào
religion
情感
qíng ​gǎn
feeling / emotion / to move (emotionally)
形式
xíng ​shì
form / shape / situation / circumstance
集体
jí​ tǐ
collective / social / team
官司
guān ​si
lawsuit
审美
shěn ​měi
esthetics / appreciating the arts / taste
仅仅
jǐn​ jǐn
barely / only / merely / only (this and nothing more)
勇气
yǒng ​qì
courage / valor
懦弱
nuò​ ruò
cowardly / weak
人格
rén​ gé
personality / integrity / dignity
考验
kǎo yàn
to test / to put to the test
虚无
xū​ wú
nothingness
民主
mín ​zhǔ
democracy
福利
fú ​lì
(material) welfare / well-being

埋葬
mái ​zàng
to bury
捣毁
dǎo ​huǐ
to destroy / to smash / sabotage
值得
zhí​ de
to be worth / to deserve
颂扬
sòng ​yáng
to eulogize / to praise
归根到底
guī ​gēn ​dào ​dǐ
to sum it up
演唱
yǎn​ chàng
sung performance / to sing for an audience
妇女
fù​ nǚ
woman
结局
jié ​jú
conclusion / ending
迥然不同
jiǒng​ rán​ bù​ tóng
widely different / utterly different
无声无息
wú​ shēng ​wú ​xī
wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking / taciturn / not providing any news
角色
jiǎo​ sè
persona / character in a novel
赞叹
zàn​ tàn
to sigh or gasp in admiration / high praise
依赖
yī​ lài
to depend on / to be dependent on
引向
yǐn ​xiàng
to lead to / to draw to / to steer towards
分配
fēn ​pèi
to distribute / to assign / to allocate / to partition (a hard drive)
命运
mìng ​yùn
fate / destiny
多余
duō ​yú
superfluous / unnecessary / surplus
情节
qíng ​jié
plot / circumstances
误导
wù ​dǎo
to mislead / to misguide / misleading / misguided
造成
zào ​chéng
to bring about / to create / to cause
功夫
gōng ​fu
skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort
价值
jià ​zhí
value / worth / fig. values (ethical, cultural etc)
衡量
héng ​liang
weight / measure
人物
rén​ wù
person / character (in a play, novel etc) / protagonist / CL: 個|个
过于
guò ​yú
too much / excessively
现实
xiàn​ shí
reality / actuality / real / actual / realistic
坚持
jiān ​chí
to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on
赋予
fù​ yǔ
to assign / to entrust (a task) / to give / to bestow
秉性
bǐng ​xìng
innate character / natural disposition / attitude
绝对
jué ​duì
absolute / unconditional
彻底
chè ​dǐ
thorough / thoroughly / complete
绝缘
jué​ yuán
to isolate / to prevent contact / to deny access / electric insulation

人性
rén ​xìng
human nature / humanity / human / the totality of human attributes
二者
èr​ zhě
both / both of them / neither
结合
jié​ hé
to combine / to link / to integrate / binding / CL: 次

惊人
jīng ​rén
astonishing
坚信
jiān ​xìn
to believe firmly / without any doubt
信条
xìn tiáo
creed / article of faith
相对
xiāng ​duì
relatively / opposite / to resist / to oppose / relative / vis-a-vis / counterpart
主观
zhǔ​ guān
subjective
事物
shì​ wù
thing / object
基石
jī​ shí
cornerstone
客观
kè​ guān
objective / impartial
他人
tā rén
another / sb else / other people
互动
hù ​dòng
interactive
形成
xíng ​chéng
to form / to take shape
群居
qún ​jū
to live together (in a large group or flock)
温暖
wēn ​nuǎn
warm
正如
zhèng ​rú
just as / precisely as
维度
wéi​ dù
dimension (math.) / dimensionality
现象
xiàn ​xiàng
appearance / phenomenon / CL: 個|个, 種|种
萨特
Sà​ tè
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), French existential philosopher and novelist
苍蝇
cāng​ ying
housefly
看似
kàn ​sì
to look as if / to seem
南辕北辙
nán​ yuán​ běi​ zhé​
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
相似
xiāng sì
to resemble / similar / like / resemblance / similarity
体性
tǐ​ xìng
disposition
蒙蔽
méng ​bì
deceive / hoodwink
柔和
róu ​hé
gentle / soft
contrary / opposite / backwards / to go against / to oppose / to betray / to rebel
战后
zhàn​ hòu
after the war / post-war
思潮
sī cháo
tide of thought / way of thinking characteristic of a historical period / Zeitgeist
直截
zhí ​jié
straightforward
歌颂
gē​ sòng
to sing the praises of / to extol / to eulogize
德行
dé​ xíng
morality and conduct / Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4]
不为人知
bù​ wéi​ rén​ zhī
not known to anyone / secret / unknown
左派
zuǒ​ pài
(political) left / left wing / leftist
工业
gōng​ yè
industry
评论
píng ​lùn
to comment on / to discuss / comment / commentary / CL: 篇
恨之入骨
hèn ​zhī​ rù​ gǔ
to hate somebody to the bone (idiom)
shèng
flourishing / vigorous / magnificent / extensively
shuāi
to decline / to wane / to become weak or feeble
口碑
kǒu​ bēi
public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom
著名
zhù​ míng
famous / noted / well-known / celebrated
céng
once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
热情洋溢
rè​ qíng​ yáng​ yì
brimming with enthusiasm (idiom); full of warmth
无情
wú​ qíng
pitiless / ruthless / merciless / heartless
揭露
jiē​ lù
to expose / to unmask / to ferret out / to disclose / disclosure
食人
shí​ rén
man-eating (beast) / to eat people / fig. to oppress the people
痛恨
tòng​ hèn
to detest / to loathe / to abhor
情有可原
qíng​ yǒu​ kě​ yuán
pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc)
总和
zǒng ​hé
sum
róu
soft / flexible / supple / yielding / rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
骄傲
jiāo​ ào
pride / arrogance / conceited / proud of sth
归根结底
guī​ gēn jié dǐ
ultimately / when all is said and done / after all
表亲
biǎo​ qīn
cousin