Vocabulary: 首版序
from 2001：太空漫游
- 还是x1 | Chapter Rank #116still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- 地狱x2 | Chapter Rank #38hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive
- 先x1 | Chapter Rank #117beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- 不论x1 | Chapter Rank #118whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss
- 潜在x1 | Chapter Rank #119hidden; potential; latent
- 和x2 | Chapter Rank #39to complete a set in mahjong or playing cardssurname He(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japaneseto compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with othersto combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
- 到底x1 | Chapter Rank #120finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
- 多少x1 | Chapter Rank #121number; amount; somewhathow much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
- 已经x1 | Chapter Rank #122already
- 生命x2 | Chapter Rank #40life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:條|条[tiao2])
- 居住x1 | Chapter Rank #123to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
- 其中x2 | Chapter Rank #41among; in; included among these
- 些x1 | Chapter Rank #124classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- 什么样x1 | Chapter Rank #125what kind?; what sort?
- 无从x1 | Chapter Rank #126not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing
- 猜测x1 | Chapter Rank #127to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
- 离x1 | Chapter Rank #128mythical beast (archaic)surname Lito leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲
- 最近x1 | Chapter Rank #129recently; soon; nearest
- 要x2 | Chapter Rank #42(bound form) to demand; to coerceto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important
- 火星x2 | Chapter Rank #43spark (from a fire)Mars (planet)
- 或x2 | Chapter Rank #44maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- 金星x2 | Chapter Rank #45gold star; stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc)Venus (planet)
- 一百万倍x1 | Chapter Rank #130
- 而x1 | Chapter Rank #131and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 仍x1 | Chapter Rank #132still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often
- 下x1 | Chapter Rank #133down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 世代x1 | Chapter Rank #134for many generations; generation; era; age
- 遥远x1 | Chapter Rank #135distant; remote
- 目标x1 | Chapter Rank #136target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 不过x2 | Chapter Rank #46only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 距离x1 | Chapter Rank #137distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from
- 障碍x1 | Chapter Rank #138barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle
- 正x1 | Chapter Rank #139first month of the lunar yearstraight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive
- 逐渐x1 | Chapter Rank #140gradually
- 消失x1 | Chapter Rank #141to disappear; to fade away
- 总有一天x1 | Chapter Rank #142
- 会x1 | Chapter Rank #143(bound form) to reckon accountscan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
- 星海x1 | Chapter Rank #144
- 同类x1 | Chapter Rank #145similar; same type; alike
- 或是x1 | Chapter Rank #146or; either one or the other
- 主宰x1 | Chapter Rank #147to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master
- 相遇x1 | Chapter Rank #148to meet; to encounter; to come across
- 人类x1 | Chapter Rank #149humanity; human race; mankind
- 花x1 | Chapter Rank #150surname Huaflower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustfulflower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
- 了x2 | Chapter Rank #47(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 很x1 | Chapter Rank #151very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 长时间x1 | Chapter Rank #152
- 才x1 | Chapter Rank #153ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- 面对x1 | Chapter Rank #154to face; to confront
- 有人x1 | Chapter Rank #155someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)