Vocabulary
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| 攀附 攀附 | to climb (of climbing plants); to creep; to cling on to; fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful); social climbing | |
| 时辰 時辰 | two-hour period | |
| 吃席 吃席 | to attend a banquet (funeral, wedding etc); (neologism c. 2020) (slang) (jocular) lit. to attend sb's funeral banquet (used to imply that things are going to go badly for sb) | |
| 善后 善後 | to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations | |
| 抠门 摳門 | (dialect) stingy | |
| 故而 故而 | therefore | |
| 调制 調制 | to modulate; modulation | |
| 颇为 頗為 | rather; quite | |
| 铺位 鋪位 | bunk; berth | |
| 不睦 不睦 | to not get along well; to be at odds | |
| 堪忧 堪憂 | worrying; bleak | |
| 国策 國策 | a national policy | |
| 莫不 莫不 | none doesn't; there is none who isn't; everyone | |
| 仰慕 仰慕 | to admire | |
| 分忧 分憂 | to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties | |
| 殿下 殿下 | Your Highness | |
| 余年 餘年 | one's remaining years | |
| 仓皇 倉皇 | in a panic; flurried | |
| 招惹 招惹 | to court (trouble); to attract (attention); to provoke (sb) | |
| 黎民 黎民 | the common people; the great unwashed | |
| 卷宗 卷宗 | file; folder; dossier | |
| 大功 大功 | great merit; great service | |
| 有劳 有勞 | thank you for the trouble | |
| 耳报神 耳報神 | 耳: ear; merely, only; handle · 报: report, tell, announce · 神: spirit, god, supernatural being | |
| 顽劣 頑劣 | stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous | |
| 诬告 誣告 | to frame sb; to accuse falsely | |
| 军情 軍情 | military situation; military intelligence | |
| 贩子 販子 | trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler | |
| 刮目相看 刮目相看 | to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) | |
| 恩公 恩公 | benefactor | |
| 宅院 宅院 | house; house with a courtyard | |
| 清扫 清掃 | to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime) | |
| 临门 臨門 | to arrive home; facing one's home; home-coming; (soccer) facing the goalmouth | |
| 战功 戰功 | outstanding military service | |
| 踩踏 踩踏 | to trample on | |
| 横过 橫過 | to traverse | |
| 清剿 清剿 | to suppress (insurgents); clean-up operation | |
| 遭拒 遭拒 | to meet with a refusal (e.g. visa); to have an application rejected | |
| 滥用职权 濫用職權 | abuse of power | |
| 打探 打探 | to make discreet inquiries; to scout out | |
| 刊印 刊印 | to set in print; to diffuse; to publish | |
| 女伴 女伴 | female companion | |
| 邀约 邀約 | to invite; invitation | |
| 入夜 入夜 | at nightfall | |
| 说辞 說辭 | excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments | |
| 公卿 公卿 | high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor | |
| 王公 王公 | princes and dukes; aristocrat | |
| 妄动 妄動 | to rush indiscriminately into action | |
| 不好惹 不好惹 | not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense | |
| 堂堂 堂堂 | grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance |