Vocabulary
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| 恩怨分明 恩怨分明 | clear about whom to thank and whom to blame (idiom); repaying both kindness and grudges | |
| 拨弄 撥弄 | to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc); to fiddle with; to stir up | |
| 飘零 飄零 | to fall and wither (like autumn leaves); (fig.) drifting and homeless | |
| 以己度人 以己度人 | to judge others by one's own standards (idiom); to measure others against oneself | |
| 可采 可採 | (mining) recoverable; workable | |
| 虚妄 虛妄 | fabricated | |
| 代罪 代罪 | to act as a scapegoat; to take the blame for sb else | |
| 承继 承繼 | adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son); to inherit | |
| 免遭 免遭 | to avoid suffering; to avoid meeting (a fatal accident); spared | |
| 拘泥 拘泥 | to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to; to cling to; constrained; ill at ease | |
| 甩开 甩開 | to shake off; to get rid of | |
| 精挑细选 精挑細選 | to select very carefully | |
| 安寝 安寢 | to sleep peacefully | |
| 经得起 經得起 | to be able to withstand; to be able to endure | |
| 玉露 玉露 | gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea); (old) early-morning autumn dew; fine liquor | |
| 良禽择木而栖 良禽擇木而棲 | a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity | |
| 掐死 掐死 | to throttle; to choke to death | |
| 卧床不起 臥床不起 | to be bedridden; confined to bed by illness (idiom) | |
| 拜你所赐 拜你所賜 | (derog.) this is all thanks to you!; well, thanks a lot! | |
| 无所不晓 無所不曉 | to know everything; omniscient (idiom); there is nothing one does not know | |
| 幽浮 幽浮 | UFO (loanword); unidentified flying object; space ship | |
| 雀屏中选 雀屏中選 | to be the chosen one (idiom); to win the bride's hand by skill, hence to be selected as a son-in-law | |
| 遣使 遣使 | to dispatch an envoy | |
| 捉摸 捉摸 | to fathom; to make sense of; to grasp | |
| 归附 歸附 | to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc); to submit | |
| 战袍 戰袍 | (old) combat robe; soldier's uniform; (sports) team jersey; team shirt | |
| 示恩 示恩 | to show kindness | |
| 超乎寻常 超乎尋常 | out of the ordinary; exceptional | |
| 相持不下 相持不下 | at a stalemate; deadlocked; in unrelenting mutual opposition | |
| 玺印 璽印 | seal (esp. of ruler) | |
| 藏书 藏書 | to collect books; library collection | |
| 书稿 書稿 | manuscript of a book | |
| 横刀夺爱 橫刀奪愛 | to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom) | |
| 择主而事 擇主而事 | to choose a worthy lord to serve (idiom); to pick whom to give one's allegiance | |
| 功利 功利 | utility | |
| 软脚虾 軟腳蝦 | weakling; coward | |
| 缓兵之计 緩兵之計 | delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite | |
| 惊人之举 驚人之舉 | to astonish people (with a miraculous feat) | |
| 忠烈 忠烈 | sacrifice oneself for one's country; martyr | |
| 难以忍受 難以忍受 | hard to endure; unbearable | |
| 昏沉 昏沉 | murky; dazed; befuddled; dizzy | |
| 善辩 善辯 | eloquent; good at arguing | |
| 不堪入目 不堪入目 | unbearable to look at; an eyesore | |
| 未遂 未遂 | to fail to accomplish; unsuccessful (attempt); abortive (coup d'état); attempted (murder, suicide); unfulfilled (wish) | |
| 神志昏迷 神志昏迷 | to be in a state of delirium | |
| 孜孜 孜孜 | diligent; hardworking; industrious; assiduous | |
| 代母 代母 | godmother; surrogate mother | |
| 跟斗 跟斗 | somersault; fall; tumble; (fig.) setback; failure | |
| 刻意为之 刻意為之 | to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately | |
| 为期不远 為期不遠 | in the near future; not far off (idiom); soon to come |