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恻隐 （cè yǐn）

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compassionate; empathetic; feel compassion

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蒙蔽（méng bì）

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deceive

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按捺（àn nà）

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suppress; restrain (emotions, etc.)

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谗言（chán yán）

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slanderous speech; false accusations

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妖怪（yāo guài）

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monster; demon

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憨厚（hān hou）

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honest and kind-hearted; simple and honest; kind and good-natured

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朴实（pǔ shí）

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1) simple and unadorned
2) sincere and honest

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耿耿（gěng gěng）
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有心事的样子。不能忘怀。

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牵萦（qiān yíng）
(no english translation)

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纠缠；牵挂

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纠缠（jiū chán）

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1) get in a tangle
2) trouble; pester; bother

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牵挂（qiān guà）

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worry

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蜕变（tuì biàn）

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transform (usually positive/improvement)

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怂恿（sǒng yǒng）

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instigate; incite

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宏愿（hóng yuàn）

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grand aspiration

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辗转（zhǎn zhuǎn）

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1) toss and turn; turn over
2) pass through many places

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协力（xié lì）

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cooperate; collaborate

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狂妄（kuáng wàng）

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arrogant

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胆怯（dǎn qiè）

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timid; cowardly

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一蹶不振（yì jué bú zhèn）

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never be able to recover after a setback

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奴仆（nú pú）

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servant

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卧薪尝胆（wò xīn cháng dǎn）

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endure hardships and temper oneself in order to accomplish one’s goal

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东山再起（dōng shān zài qǐ）

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to make a comeback

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腐败（fǔ bài）

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1) rotten / rot
2) corruption / corrupt

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荆棘（jīng jí）

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literal: brambles; figurative: difficulties

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转危为安（zhuǎn wēi wéi ān）

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to avert a danger

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剥夺（bō duó）

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strip (somebody of his property); deprive (somebody of his …)

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万劫不复（wàn jié bú fù）

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be doomed forever; lost forever; consigned eternal damnation

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催化剂（cuī huà jì）

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catalyst

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试金石（shì jīn shí）

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test that something is genuine
(literal: touchstone)

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座右铭（zuò yòu míng）

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motto

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耽误（dān wu）

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delay; waste time

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旨（zhǐ）

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purpose; intent

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薪水（xīn shuǐ）

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salary; wage

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绳锯木断（shéng jù mù duàn）

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literal: continuous sawing with a rope will eventually cut through even the hardest wood.
figurative: persistent effort brings success

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燎原（liáo yuán）

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literal: burning over the fields. a single spark can start a prairie fire.

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债务（zhài wù）

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debt

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坎坷（kǎn kě）

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literal: bumpy; rough (usually describing roads)
figurative: hardships

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风险（fēng xiǎn）

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risk

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萌生（méng shēng）

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to sprout (often referring to ideas, hope, etc.)

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出版（chū bǎn）

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to publish

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碧（bì）

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green jade (noun), jade-green / bluish-green / aquamarine (adj)

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熙熙攘攘（xī xī rǎng rǎng）

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bustling with activity

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深渊（shēn yuān）

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abyss; a very deep, often immeasurable or unfathomable, pit or chasm
(often used figuratively to describe being very deep in something, usually a bad thing)

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转捩点（zhuǎn liè diǎn）

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turning point

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圣贤（shèng xián）

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the collective term for saint, sage and virtuous person

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心无旁骛（xīn wú páng wù）

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to focus on one thing wholeheartedly

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有条不紊（yǒu tiáo bù wěn）

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orderly; methodical; in perfect order

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诱饵（yòu ěr）

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temptation; lure; bait

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亵渎（xiè dú）

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1) to abuse; to desecrate
2) to disrespect or treat religious objects without reverence

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搁置（gē zhì）

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to put aside; to shelve

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接踵（jiē zhǒng）

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following closely; in quick succession; follow on somebody’s heels; one after another

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推诿（tuī wěi）

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to shirk responsibilities; to shift the blame onto someone else

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倘若（tǎng ruò）

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(conjunction) if; in case; should …

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玄想（xuán xiǎng）

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irrelevant idea; mysterious idea; illusion

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不二法门（bú èr fǎ mén）

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the only way

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入木三分（rù mù sān fēn）

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penetrating and incisive (often used to describe words or drawings)

57
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监狱（jiān yù）

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prison; jail

58
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翻译（fān yì）

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translation, translating

59
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刑（xíng)

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punishment; sentence (the prison definition)

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囚禁（qiú jìn）

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to imprison, to detain, to put in jail

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赦免（shè miǎn）

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pardoning; granting amnesty

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售票员（shòu piào yuán）

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ticket seller; [of a bus] conductor

63
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仇人（chóu rén）

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enemy

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窃贼（qiè zéi）

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thief, burglar

65
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押（yā）

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to bet, to mortgage, to detain

66
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锒铛（láng dāng）

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1) iron chains
2) clanking or clanging sound (of iron chains)

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揭示（jiē shì）

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1) to announce
2) to reveal, to expose, to bring to light

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笔锋（bǐ fēng）

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1) the tip or edge of a pen or knife
2) vigour of literary style / brushwork

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箭靶子（jiàn bǎ zǐ）

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target for arrows

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救赎（jiù shú)

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to rescue and redeem

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摧残（cuī cán）

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to devastate, to wreck, to ruin, to torture (usually referring to one’s physical or mental state)

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摧残（cuī cán）

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to devastate, to wreck, to ruin, to torture (usually referring to one’s physical or mental state)

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迅速（xùn sù）

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swift

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瞳孔（tóng kǒng）

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pupil (eye definition)

75
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头疼（tóu téng）

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headache

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屋脊（wū jǐ）

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(the ridge of) a roof

77
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摄氏度（shè shì dù）

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Celsius

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汗腺（hàn xiàn）

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sweat gland

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纵使（zòng shǐ）

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even if; 即使

80
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栖居（qī jū）

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inhabit

81
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御寒（yù hán）

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keep out of the cold; protect against the cold

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启迪（qǐ dí）

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enlighten, inspire

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稀薄（xī bó）

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thin (describing air)

84
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新陈代谢（xīn chén dài xiè）

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metabolism

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纺织（fǎng zhī）

A

spinning and weaving

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蜘蛛（zhī zhū）

A

spider

87
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房檐（fáng yán）

A

eaves

88
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捆绑（kǔn bǎng）

A

tie up

89
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缚（fù）

A

tie up

90
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螳螂（táng láng）

A

mantis

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麻痹（má bì）

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1) benumb
2) paralysis

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孵（fū）

A

hatch

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棚（péng）

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1) awning
2) hut

94
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辐射（fú shè）

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radiation

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螺旋（luó xuán）

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spiral, helix; screw

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黎（lí）

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pear

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蚕（cán）

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silkworm

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昆虫（kūn chóng）

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insect

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巢穴（cháo xué）

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literal: nest
figurative: den of thieves

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赐予（cì yú）

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grant, bestow

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栩栩如生（xǔ xǔ rú shēng）

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true to life; breathe life into; vivid

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胎生（tāi shēng）

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the development of an embryo inside the mother’s body until it can live independently

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哺乳动物（bǔ rǔ dòng wù）

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mammal

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胚轴（pēi zhóu）

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the central axis of an embryo

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淤泥（yū ní）

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sediment, sludge, silt

106
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秧苗（yāng miáo）

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seedling

107
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膝盖（xī gài）

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knee

108
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海啸（hǎi xiào）

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tsunami

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渔村（yú cūn）

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fishing village

110
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堤坝（dī bà）

A

dam

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