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HSK
meticulous; careful; attentive
HSK 7-9
closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
HSK 7-9
to suck blood
Sisyphus
information science
character acquired through long habit / habits and properties
chive
to spare no effort / to devote all one's energies
hee hee / happy
information system
grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
to spend all one's time together (idiom)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) bustling with activity
HSK 7-9
to be laughing and playing / to giggle
HSK 7-9
chief information officer (CIO)
the sun sets in the west (idiom)
respiratory system
to laugh / laughter
Mississippi River
to banter / to crack jokes / to ridicule
"magnetic" force that attracts investment and talented individuals / in particular, the attraction China has for people and capital from around the world
to frolic; to romp
joyous; delighted; merry
decontamination
analysis (branch of mathematics)
at the knee (in reference to children) / (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
analytical psychology / Jungian psychology
phonology
Yuexi, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州, Sichuan
Linxi, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市, Hebei
Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫
to put one's heart (and soul) into sth / with great care
happily
Western learning (intellectual movement in the late Qing) / also called 洋務運動|洋务运动
kindred spirits
direct descendant / blood relative
Xi County or Xixian, a county in Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市, Henan
vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)
(onom.) to sigh / to sob
Feixi, a county in Hefei City 合肥市, Anhui
Tangut branch of the Qiang 羌 ethnic group / ancient ethnic group who made up the Xixia dynasty 西夏 1038-1227
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), English Romantic poet
face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏 around modern Ningxia 寧夏|宁夏
lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways / to turn over a new leaf
Lanxi, a county in Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市, Heilongjiang
Sicily / Sicilia (Italian Island)
Sicily
Parvoviridae, a family of animal viruses
Cangxi, a county in Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市, Sichuan
to erase / to wipe out (a previous humiliation etc)
to select very carefully
Tangut branch of the Qiang 羌 ethnic group / ancient ethnic group who made up the Xixia dynasty 西夏 1038-1227
grinning / smiling
Mississippi
Mingxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市, Fujian
lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom) / fig. to take preventive measures
(Tw) silicone rubber
miserable / wretched
Styracaceae, tree family including silver-bell, snowdrop and benzoin
Gijón (Asturian: Xixón), city in northwest Spain on the bay of Biscay
(onom.) rustling sound (of clothing, leaves, snow etc) / faint noises
Jiexi, a county in Jieyang City 揭陽市|揭阳市, Guangdong
Luxi, a county in Pingxiang City 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi
Western Xia dynasty 1038-1227 of Tangut people 黨項|党项 occupying modern Ningxia and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, overthrown by Mongols
attentive / careful
Anxi, a county in Quanzhou City 泉州市, Fujian
(of the wind) blowing gently / abundant / flying
Xixiu, a district of Anshun City 安順市|安顺市, Guizhou
Sisyphus
Jinxi, a county in Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi
(particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮)
(idiom) restless; unsettled
to have a shower and go to bed / (fig.) (slang) (neologism) (often sarcastic) to give up on sth unrealistic; to stop kidding oneself; (used dismissively, typically as 洗洗睡吧) keep dreaming
PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
Xi Xiaobo (1910-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生
cubic centimeter (cc) (loanword)
Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陳仲琳|陈仲琳 (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义 is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星
good news / glad tidings
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom) / fig. all kinds of emotions / to mock and scold / (of writing) freely roving / following the author's fancy
benzoinum / benzoin resin (used in TCM)
lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
Wenxi, a county in Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市, Shanxi
Xixia, a district of Yinchuan City 銀川市|银川市, Ningxia
Xixiang, a county in Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市, Shaanxi
Zixi, a county in Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi
Styrax (tree genus) / snowdrop / benzoin
Friedrich Schiller or Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), German poet and dramatist
Sauropsida, class within Chordata containing reptiles
leech / bloodsucking vermin / vampire (translated European notion) / fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
Qianxi, a county in Tangshan City 唐山市, Hebei
Fenxi, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市, Shanxi

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