Vocabulary
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| 举棋不定 舉棋不定 | to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver; to shilly-shally | Idiom |
| 群雄逐鹿 群雄逐鹿 | great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy | Idiom |
| 人间地狱 人間地獄 | hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive; fig. having an uncomfortable time | Idiom |
| 诸子百家 諸子百家 | the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC) | Idiom |
| 深入浅出 深入淺出 | to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom); (of language) simple and easy to understand | Idiom |
| 大喜过望 大喜過望 | overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom) | Idiom |
| 波涛汹涌 波濤洶湧 | waves surging forth; roaring sea | Idiom |
| 安居乐业 安居樂業 | to live in peace and work happily (idiom) | Idiom |
| 畅通无阻 暢通無阻 | 畅: smoothly, freely, unrestrained · 通: pass through, common, communicate · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 阻: impede, hinder, obstruct; oppose | Xiehouyu |
| 走险 走險 | to take risks; to run risks | Xiehouyu |
| 扎扎实实 扎扎實實 | firm; solid; reliable; real; practical | Xiehouyu |
| 不谋而合 不謀而合 | to agree without prior consultation; to happen to hold the same view | Xiehouyu |
| 遥相呼应 遙相呼應 | 遥: far away, distant, remote · 相: mutual, reciprocal, each other · 呼: breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout · 应: should, ought to, must | Xiehouyu |
| 波澜起伏 波瀾起伏 | one climax follows another (of thrilling story) | Xiehouyu |
| 不通 不通 | to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical | Xiehouyu |
| 悬 懸 | to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation | Xiehouyu |
| 同行 同行 | person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry | Xiehouyu |
| 高手 高手 | expert; past master; dab hand | Xiehouyu |
| 雷 雷 | thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) | Colloquialism |
| 却是 卻是 | nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... | |
| 指着 指著 | Poke | |
| 佛像 佛像 | Buddhist image; statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva | |
| 高僧 高僧 | eminent monk | |
| 开凿 開鑿 | to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc) | |
| 佛法 佛法 | Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha); Buddhist doctrine | |
| 佛经 佛經 | Buddhist texts; Buddhist scripture | |
| 肉汁 肉汁 | meat stock | |
| 麒麟 麒麟 | (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe | |
| 端的 端的 | really; after all; details; particulars | |
| 国君 國君 | monarch | |
| 荒漠 荒漠 | desert; desolate wilderness; barren wasteland; vast and desolate | |
| 征战 征戰 | campaign; expedition | |
| 出征 出征 | to go into battle; to campaign (military) | |
| 漫漫 漫漫 | long; endless; boundless | |
| 腹地 腹地 | hinterland; interior; outback | |
| 归顺 歸順 | to surrender and pay allegiance to | |
| 强盛 強盛 | rich and powerful | |
| 巍峨 巍峨 | lofty; towering; majestic | |
| 铁矿 鐵礦 | iron ore; iron ore mine | |
| 驱病 驅病 | wards off disease | |
| 西端 西端 | western extremity | |
| 重镇 重鎮 | (military) strategic town; (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) | |
| 矿区 礦區 | mining site; mining area | |
| 矿石 礦石 | ore | |
| 交融 交融 | to blend; to mix | |
| 大族 大族 | large and influential family; clan | |
| 文化交流 文化交流 | cultural exchange | |
| 不绝 不絕 | unending; uninterrupted | |
| 精锐 精銳 | elite (e.g. troops); crack; best quality personnel | |
| 途经 途經 | to pass through; via; by way of |