Vocabulary: 9 大运河之冰
from 2010:太空漫游
- 大运河x2 | Chapter Rank #136the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
- 之x1 | Chapter Rank #249(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 冰x6 | Chapter Rank #37ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine
- 除了x1 | Chapter Rank #250apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他,誰也沒來|除了他,谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語,他也會法語|除了英语,他也会法语[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French"); (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2 le5] + A + 就是[jiu4 shi4] + B, "either A or B")
- 天空x2 | Chapter Rank #137sky
- 一片x2 | Chapter Rank #138
- 漆黑x1 | Chapter Rank #251pitch-black
- 之外x1 | Chapter Rank #252outside; excluding
- 这x11 | Chapter Rank #16(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
- 张x2 | Chapter Rank #139to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votessurname Zhang
- 照片x3 | Chapter Rank #80photograph; CL:張|张[zhang1],幅[fu2]
- 几乎x4 | Chapter Rank #56almost; nearly; practically
- 可以x9 | Chapter Rank #22can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 在x29 | 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)
- 地球x9 | Chapter Rank #23the earth
- 北极x1 | Chapter Rank #253the North Pole; the north magnetic pole
- 或x1 | Chapter Rank #254maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- 南极x1 | Chapter Rank #255the South Pole; the south magnetic pole
- 的x120 | 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
- 任何x2 | Chapter Rank #140any; whatever; whichever
- 地点x3 | Chapter Rank #81place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 拍x1 | Chapter Rank #256to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)
- 得x4 | Chapter Rank #57to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finishedused in 得瑟[de4 se5]structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etcto have to; must; ought to; to need to
- 出来x1 | Chapter Rank #257to come out; to appear; to arise(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
- 伸展x1 | Chapter Rank #258stretching; extension
- 至x1 | Chapter Rank #259to arrive; most; to; until
- 天边x1 | Chapter Rank #260horizon; ends of the earth; remotest places
- 波涛起伏x1 | Chapter Rank #261
- 冰海x1 | Chapter Rank #262
- 一点x4 | Chapter Rank #58a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3 zhong1])
- 也x16 | Chapter Rank #6also; 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
- 看不出x1 | Chapter Rank #263can't discern
- 那x6 | Chapter Rank #38surname Nuo(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)(archaic) many; beautiful; howsurname Na
- 是x31 | Chapter Rank #2to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 外x3 | Chapter Rank #82outside; in addition; foreign; external
- 景色x1 | Chapter Rank #264scenery; landscape; view
- 只有x2 | Chapter Rank #141only 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")
- 前端x1 | Chapter Rank #265front; front end; forward part of sth
- 五个x3 | Chapter Rank #83
- 穿着x1 | Chapter Rank #266attire; clothes; dress
- 航天服x1 | Chapter Rank #267
- 身影x2 | Chapter Rank #142silhouette; figure
- 才x3 | Chapter Rank #84ability; 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
- 透露x1 | Chapter Rank #268to leak out; to divulge; to reveal
- 出x2 | Chapter Rank #143to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 一x10 | Chapter Rank #20one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 个x10 | Chapter Rank #21used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5](classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 外星x1 | Chapter Rank #269alien; extraterrestrial
- 世界x2 | Chapter Rank #144world
- 场景x1 | Chapter Rank #270scene; scenario; situation; setting