Vocabulary: 36 老大哥
from 2001：太空漫游
- 老大哥x2 | Chapter Rank #24big brother
- 我x15 | Chapter Rank #2I; me; my
- 现在x2 | Chapter Rank #25now; at present; currently
- 又x2 | Chapter Rank #26(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 绕回x1 | Chapter Rank #51
- 有x4 | Chapter Rank #9to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 阳光x1 | Chapter Rank #52sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
- 的x21 | Chapter Rank #1(bound form) bull's-eye; targetof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songsa taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])really and truly
- 这x7 | Chapter Rank #5(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)(coll.) this
- 一边x1 | Chapter Rank #53one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
- 了x6 | Chapter Rank #7to 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(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 情况x1 | Chapter Rank #54circumstances; state of affairs; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 就x7 | Chapter Rank #6(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- 和x1 | Chapter Rank #55to 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
- 上次x1 | Chapter Rank #56last time
- 绕行x3 | Chapter Rank #15to take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit; (of a planet) to orbit; (of a sailor) to circumnavigate; to take a detour; to bypass
- 时候x2 | Chapter Rank #27time; length of time; moment; period
- 报告x1 | Chapter Rank #57to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture; CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4],個|个[ge4],通[tong4]
- 一样x2 | Chapter Rank #28same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
- 这个x4 | Chapter Rank #10(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- 地方x1 | Chapter Rank #58region; regional (away from the central administration); localplace; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]
- 似乎x1 | Chapter Rank #59it seems; seemingly; as if
- 只有x2 | Chapter Rank #29only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 两种x1 | Chapter Rank #60
- 地表x1 | Chapter Rank #61the surface (of the earth)
- 物质x1 | Chapter Rank #62matter; substance; material; materialistic; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 黑黑的x1 | Chapter Rank #63
- 东西x5 | Chapter Rank #8thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]east and west
- 看起来x1 | Chapter Rank #64seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
- 像是x1 | Chapter Rank #65
- 燃烧x1 | Chapter Rank #66to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming
- 过x1 | Chapter Rank #67(experienced action marker)surname Guoto cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-
- 简直x1 | Chapter Rank #68simply; really
- 像x2 | Chapter Rank #30to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
- 焦炭x2 | Chapter Rank #31coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)
- 在x8 | Chapter Rank #3to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 望远镜x2 | Chapter Rank #32telescope (CL:部[bu4]); binoculars (CL:副[fu4])
- 里x1 | Chapter Rank #69lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]Li (surname)li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
- 所x1 | Chapter Rank #70actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 能x4 | Chapter Rank #11can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energysurname Neng
- 判断x1 | Chapter Rank #71to judge; to determine; judgment
- 纹理x1 | Chapter Rank #72vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc)
- 也x4 | Chapter Rank #12also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]surname Ye
- 很x2 | Chapter Rank #33very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 事实上x1 | Chapter Rank #73in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto
- 最x1 | Chapter Rank #74(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- 联想x1 | Chapter Rank #75to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection; mental association; word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programsLenovo
- 到x1 | Chapter Rank #76to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 是x8 | Chapter Rank #4to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 烧焦x1 | Chapter Rank #77to burn; to scorch; burned; burning; scorched; charred