Vocabulary: 庞大而凝滞，甚于帝国-（1971）-Vaster Than Empires and More Slow
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- 星球x8 | Chapter Rank #219celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body
- 附近x6 | Chapter Rank #284nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
- 没错x2 | Chapter Rank #807that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong
- 那个x9 | Chapter Rank #191that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc); (euph.) menstruation; sex; also pr. [nei4 ge5]
- 针尖x1 | Chapter Rank #1479
- 大小x1 | Chapter Rank #1480large and small; size; adults and children; consideration of seniority; at any rate
- 点x13 | Chapter Rank #124to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- 就是x20 | Chapter Rank #89exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- 那么x12 | Chapter Rank #134like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- 亿x2 | Chapter Rank #808100 million
- 内x4 | Chapter Rank #395inside; inner; internal; within; interior
- 一颗x3 | Chapter Rank #543
- 绿色x7 | Chapter Rank #247green
- 行星x4 | Chapter Rank #396planet; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- 地图x2 | Chapter Rank #809map; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
- 画师x1 | Chapter Rank #1481(art) painter
- 标注x1 | Chapter Rank #1482to mark out; to tag; to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to; to annotate (e.g. a character with its pinyin)
- 现在x22 | Chapter Rank #75now; at present; currently
- 颗x1 | Chapter Rank #1483classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
- 想想x2 | Chapter Rank #810
- 蔓延x1 | Chapter Rank #1484to extend; to spread
- 干草堆x1 | Chapter Rank #1485
- 这项x1 | Chapter Rank #1486
- 任务x9 | Chapter Rank #192mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4]
- 可x6 | Chapter Rank #285used in 可汗[ke4 han2](prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
- 没有x56 | Chapter Rank #30haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- 听x19 | Chapter Rank #97smile (archaic)to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- 起来x12 | Chapter Rank #135(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
- 容易x5 | Chapter Rank #326easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
- 光速x1 | Chapter Rank #1487the speed of light; (fig.) extremely quickly
- 飞行x1 | Chapter Rank #1488(of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation
- 否则x1 | Chapter Rank #1489otherwise; if not; or (else)
- 嘭x1 | Chapter Rank #1490(onom.) bang
- 一声x2 | Chapter Rank #811first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
- 完蛋x1 | Chapter Rank #1491(coll.) to be done for
- 所以x4 | Chapter Rank #397therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 只好x1 | Chapter Rank #1492to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
- 慢悠悠x1 | Chapter Rank #1493unhurried
- 利用x1 | Chapter Rank #1494to exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
- 火箭x1 | Chapter Rank #1495rocket; CL:枚[mei2]
- 推进器x1 | Chapter Rank #1496propeller; propulsion unit; thruster
- 走x4 | Chapter Rank #398to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)
- 十几万x1 | Chapter Rank #1497
- 数学家x1 | Chapter Rank #1498mathematician
- 兼x2 | Chapter Rank #812double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
- 阿斯x14 | Chapter Rank #117
- 纳x42 | Chapter Rank #41to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into; to pay (tax etc); nano- (one billionth); to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewingsurname Na
- 佛x14 | Chapter Rank #118Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2])used in 仿佛[fang3 fu2]used in 彷彿|仿佛[fang3 fu2](female) head ornament
- 伊x14 | Chapter Rank #119surname Yi(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she"); second person singular pronoun ("you"); (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she"); (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning; (preceding a noun) that; (bound form) Iraq (abbr. for 伊拉克[Yi1 la1 ke4]); (bound form) Iran (abbr. for 伊朗[Yi1 lang3])
- 清楚x4 | Chapter Rank #399clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about