Lesson 9: 西湖文化

146 words

WordPinyinDefinition
不宜bù yínot suitable
主体zhǔ tǐmain part
人性rén xìnghuman nature
占据zhàn jùto occupy
使节shǐ jié(diplomatic) envoy
to depend on
俗不可耐sú bù kě nàiintolerably vulgar
备至bèi zhìto the utmost
僵硬jiāng yìngstiff
凌驾líng jiàto be above
劣质liè zhìshoddy
勉强miǎn qiǎngto do with difficulty
劝阻quàn zǔto advise against
千里迢迢qiān lǐ tiáo tiáofrom distant parts
卓越zhuó yuèoutstanding
即便jí biàneven if
反之fǎn zhīon the other hand...
地窖dì jiàocellar
坚挺jiān tǐngfirm and upright
堤坝dī bàdam
塑像sù xiàng(molded or modeled) statue
大凡dà fángenerally
大彻大悟dà chè dà wùto achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism)
天地tiān dìheaven and earth
prostitute
妓女jì nǚprostitute
嫣然一笑yān rán yī xiàoto smile sweetly
孤傲gū àoproud and aloof
家常jiā chángthe daily life of a family
容忍róng rěnto put up with
寄托jì tuōto entrust (to sb)
宽大kuān dàspacious
对峙duì zhìto stand opposite
岳飞Yuè Fēi
底下dǐ xiathe location below sth
废墟fèi xūruins
张扬Zhāng Yángto display ostentatiously
强悍qiáng hànvaliant
志向zhì xiàngambition
忘情wàng qíngunmoved
恣肆zì sìunrestrained
恬然tián ránunperturbed
悖论bèi lùnparadox (logic)
意境yì jìngartistic mood or conception
意料yì liàoto anticipate
感慨gǎn kǎito sigh with sorrow, regret etc
慷慨kāng kǎivehement
慷慨解囊kāng kǎi jiě nángto contribute generously (idiom)
凭借píng jièto rely on
成全chéng quánto help sb accomplish his aim
成名chéng míngto make one's name
拼搏pīn bóto struggle
摩挲mó suōto stroke
收罗shōu luóto gather (people)
教授jiào shòuprofessor
教义jiào yìcreed
文豪wén háoliterary giant
日趋rì qū(increasing) day by day
明智míng zhìsensible
木讷mù nèwooden and slow of speech
极为jí wéiextremely
标题biāo títitle
机智jī zhìquick-witted
历来lì láialways
气韵qì yùn(of literature, art) distinct style
决裂jué lièto rupture
沉浸chén jìnto soak
法海Fǎ hǎi
流程liú chéngcourse
流连忘返liú lián wàng fǎnto linger
消磨xiāo móto wear down
淤积yū jīto silt up
深奥shēn àoprofound
浏览liú lǎnto skim over
无意wú yìinadvertent
熟门熟路shú mén shú lùfamiliar
烂熟làn shúwell cooked
狡黠jiǎo xiácrafty
玄妙xuán miàomysterious
理性lǐ xìngreason
bànpetal
白居易Bái Jū yì
皈依guī yīto convert to (a religion)
破碎pò suìto smash to pieces
硬朗yìng lǎngrobust
稀罕xī hanrare
积存jī cúnto stockpile
立体lì tǐthree-dimensional
精英jīng yīngcream
终止zhōng zhǐto stop
绝唱jué chàngmost perfect song
缺损quē sǔndefective
自如zì rúunobstructed
自卫zì wèiself-defense
荒诞huāng dànbeyond belief
着实zhuó shítruly
蔑视miè shìto loathe
苏东坡Sū Dōng pō
衍化yǎn huàto evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc)
解除jiě chúto remove
调配diào pèito allocate
贞节zhēn jiéchastity
蹊跷qī qiāoodd
跻身jī shēnto rise (in society)
软绵绵ruǎn mián miánsoft
较量jiào liàngto pit oneself against sb
转化zhuǎn huàto change
追随zhuī suíto follow
造化zào huàgood luck
过于guò yútoo much
达观dá guānto take things philosophically
to avoid
郁达夫Yù Dá fū
陈旧chén jiùold-fashioned
陶冶táo yělit. to fire pots and smelt metal
随意suí yìas one wishes
雕琢diāo zhuóto sculpt
离弃lí qìto abandon
颠簸diān bǒto shake
飘渺piāo miǎofaintly discernable
飘飘然piāo piāo ránelated
饱学bǎo xuélearned
首屈一指shǒu qū yī zhǐto count as number one (idiom); second to none
高明Gāo míngbrilliant
ránbeard
鲁迅Lǔ Xùn
crane
龙飞凤舞lóng fēi fèng wǔflamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
悠悠然yōu yōu ránleisurely
凛然lǐn ránawe-inspiring
檄文xí wénsentence
郁愤yù fènanger
抽绎chōu yìdeduce
儒将rú jiàngconfucian general
超逸chāo yìfree and natural
怆然chuàng ránsad
鸿儒hóng rúa scholar who has profound knowledge
急流勇退jí liú yǒng tuìto draw back in face of overwhelming currents
东奔西颠dōng bēn xī diānrush to the west
扬眉吐气yáng méi tǔ qìhold one’s head up high
遥相呼应yáo xiāng hū yìngto echo each other at a distance
苏堤sū dīSu causeway
白堤bái dīBai causeway
川岛chuān dǎoKawashima
无可指责wú kě zhǐ zéblameless
许仙xǔ xiānname of a person, Xu Xian, from Madam White Snake