Vocabulary: 50：伟大的短篇小说们

• diǎo, niǎodiao3, niao3鸟x13 | Book Rank #545鸟 diǎo: 鸟 diao3: penis鸟 niǎo: 鸟 niao3: bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn
• bō, Bōbo1, Bo1波x3 | Book Rank #2209波 bō: 波 bo1: wave; ripple; storm; surge波 Bō: 波 Bo1: (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]); surname Bo
• bù lǔ nuòbu4 lu3 nuo4布鲁诺x2 | Book Rank #3078
• shū ěr císhu1 er3 ci2舒尔茨x2 | Book Rank #3079
• lín, Línlin2, Lin2林x3 | Book Rank #2210林 lín: 林 lin2: (bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); (bound form) a collection (of similar things)林 Lín: 林 Lin2: surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi
• wèi, Yùwei4, Yu4蔚x4 | Book Rank #1693蔚 wèi: 蔚 wei4: Artemisia japonica; luxuriant; resplendent; impressive蔚 Yù: 蔚 Yu4: surname Yu; place name
• yúnyun2昀x2 | Book Rank #3080sun light; used in personal name
• yìyi4译x19 | Book Rank #360to translate; to interpret
• hūn huánghun1 huang2昏黄x1 | Book Rank #4980
• wú liáowu2 liao2无聊x8 | Book Rank #870bored; boring; senseless
• dī, de, dì, dídi1, de5, di4, di2的x2960 | Book Rank #1的 dī: 的 di1: a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的 de: 的 de5: of; ~'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 songs的 dì: 的 di4: (bound form) bull's-eye; target的 dí: 的 di2: really and truly
• dōng rìdong1 ri4冬日x3 | Book Rank #2211wintertime
• dào láidao4 lai2到来x3 | Book Rank #2212to arrive; arrival; advent
• le, liǎole5, liao3了x1361 | Book Rank #2了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: 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了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
• xìuxiu4锈x1 | Book Rank #4981to rust
• hóng sèhong2 se4红色x2 | Book Rank #3081red (color); revolutionary
• dà dìda4 di4大地x3 | Book Rank #2213earth; mother earth
• bèibei4被x99 | Book Rank #67quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
• yī céngyi1 ceng2一层x5 | Book Rank #1395one layer; one level
• pò pò làn lànpo4 po4 lan4 lan4破破烂烂x1 | Book Rank #4982
• bái xuěbai2 xue3白雪x3 | Book Rank #2214snow
• zhūo bùzhuo1 bu4桌布x3 | Book Rank #2215tablecloth; (Tw) (computing) background; wallpaper (of a desktop, phone etc)
• fù gàifu4 gai4覆盖x6 | Book Rank #1159to cover
• zhe, zhúo, zháo, zhāozhe5, zhuo2, zhao2, zhao1着x505 | Book Rank #9着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add
• zhè kuàizhe4 kuai4这块x2 | Book Rank #3082
• gēn běngen1 ben3根本x19 | Book Rank #361fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
• bù gòubu4 gou4不够x8 | Book Rank #871not enough; insufficient; inadequate
• dài, dàdai4, da4大x78 | Book Rank #91大 dài: 大 dai4: see 大夫[dai4 fu5]大 dà: 大 da4: big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
• zàizai4在x852 | Book Rank #5to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
• xǔ dūoxu3 duo1许多x15 | Book Rank #466many; a lot of; much
• dì fang, dì fāngdi4 fang5, di4 fang1地方x36 | Book Rank #197地方 dì fang: 地方 di4 fang5: place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]地方 dì fāng: 地方 di4 fang1: region; regional (away from the central administration); local
• zōng sèzong1 se4棕色x4 | Book Rank #1694brown
• hùohuo4或x30 | Book Rank #237maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
• hēi sèhei1 se4黑色x6 | Book Rank #1160black
• mù wǎmu4 wa3木瓦x2 | Book Rank #3083shingle
• bǎn, pànban3, pan4板x2 | Book Rank #3084板 bǎn: 板 ban3: board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious板 pàn: 板 pan4: to catch sight of in a doorway (old)板 bǎn: 板 ban3: used in 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]
• wū dǐngwu1 ding3屋顶x9 | Book Rank #770roof
• lòu, Lù, lùlou4, Lu4, lu4露x4 | Book Rank #1695露 lòu: 露 lou4: to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose露 Lù: 露 Lu4: surname Lu露 lù: 露 lu4: dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose
• chu lai, chū láichu5 lai5, chu1 lai2出来x39 | Book Rank #181出来 chu lai: 出来 chu5 lai5: (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)出来 chū lái: 出来 chu1 lai2: to come out; to appear; to arise
• yǒu rúyou3 ru2有如x4 | Book Rank #1696to be like sth; similar to; alike
• yī sōuyi1 sou1一艘x2 | Book Rank #3085
• sōusou1艘x3 | Book Rank #2216classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1]
• xiǎo chuánxiao3 chuan2小船x1 | Book Rank #4983boat
• Núo, Nā, nà, núoNuo2, Na1, na4, nuo2那x336 | Book Rank #17那 Núo: 那 Nuo2: surname Nuo那 Nā: 那 Na1: surname Na那 nà: 那 na4: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)那 núo: 那 nuo2: (archaic) many; beautiful; how
• xià miànxia4 mian4下面x13 | Book Rank #546下面 xià miàn: 下面 xia4 mian4: below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]下面 xià miàn: 下面 xia4 mian4: to boil noodles
• zàng, Zàng, cángzang4, Zang4, cang2藏x5 | Book Rank #1396藏 zàng: 藏 zang4: storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture藏 Zàng: 藏 Zang4: Tibetan ethnic group; Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1])藏 cáng: 藏 cang2: to conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collect
• yānyan1烟x8 | Book Rank #872cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
• xūn hēi lexun1 hei1 le5熏黑了x1 | Book Rank #4984
• gé lóuge2 lou2阁楼x6 | Book Rank #1161garret; loft; attic
• tā menta1 men5它们x86 | Book Rank #81they; them