Vocabulary: 50：伟大的短篇小说们

• huà xiá zihua4 xia2 zi5话匣子x1 | Book Rank #6061phonograph or radio (old term); chatterbox; talkative person
• wèi lewei4 le5为了x28 | Book Rank #253for; for the purpose of; in order to
• gè rénge4 ren2个人x5 | Book Rank #1571individual; personal; oneself
• wán shànwan2 shan4完善x1 | Book Rank #6062(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine; to improve
• xúnxun2循x1 | Book Rank #6063to follow; to adhere to; to abide by
• jiǎng shùjiang3 shu4讲述x4 | Book Rank #1971to talk about; to narrate; to give an account
• shēng píngsheng1 ping2生平x2 | Book Rank #3848life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
• jì yùji4 yu4际遇x1 | Book Rank #6064circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise); stroke of luck; opportunity
• tōng chángtong1 chang2通常x4 | Book Rank #1972regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
• yuán yóuyuan2 you2缘由x1 | Book Rank #6065reason; cause
• quán shēn xīnquan2 shen1 xin1全身心x2 | Book Rank #3849wholeheartedly; (to devote oneself) heart and soul
• chén jìnchen2 jin4沉浸x4 | Book Rank #1973to soak; to permeate; to immerse
• zhī zhōngzhi1 zhong1之中x4 | Book Rank #1974inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during
• kuàng qiěkuang4 qie3况且x3 | Book Rank #2610moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore
• chéng zhìcheng2 zhi4诚挚x2 | Book Rank #3850sincere; cordial
• kě xìnke3 xin4可信x1 | Book Rank #6066trustworthy
• shǐ ránshi3 ran2使然x1 | Book Rank #6067(literary) to make it so; to dictate
• shūo lái huà chángshuo1 lai2 hua4 chang2说来话长x1 | Book Rank #6068start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
• Yáo, yáoYao2, yao2摇x5 | Book Rank #1572摇 Yáo: 摇 Yao2: surname Yao摇 yáo: 摇 yao2: to shake; to rock; to row; to crank
• zhǔn quèzhun3 que4准确x3 | Book Rank #2611accurate; exact; precise
• rè liànre4 lian4热恋x2 | Book Rank #3851to fall head over heels in love; to be passionately in love
• jǐn guǎnjin3 guan3尽管x20 | Book Rank #357despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
• liàn àilian4 ai4恋爱x2 | Book Rank #3852(romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair
• zhè cìzhe4 ci4这次x13 | Book Rank #580
• zùi wéizui4 wei2最为x1 | Book Rank #6069the most
• kè gǔ míng xīnke4 gu3 ming2 xin1刻骨铭心x1 | Book Rank #6070lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable
• wǎng shìwang3 shi4往事x1 | Book Rank #6071past events; former happenings
• nǚ érnu:3 er2女儿x21 | Book Rank #328daughter
• jià rénjia4 ren2嫁人x1 | Book Rank #6072(of a woman) to get married; to take a husband
• xìngxing4姓x8 | Book Rank #962family name; surname; to be surnamed ...
• wǎwa3瓦x27 | Book Rank #263roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
• liánlian2莲x7 | Book Rank #1097lotus
• yǐn mányin3 man2隐瞒x1 | Book Rank #6073to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth
• xìng míngxing4 ming2姓名x4 | Book Rank #1975surname and given name; full name
• jí biànji2 bian4即便x4 | Book Rank #1976even if; even though; right away; immediately
• wǔ shí suìwu3 shi2 sui4五十岁x2 | Book Rank #3853
• liǎo bu qǐliao3 bu5 qi3了不起x4 | Book Rank #1977amazing; terrific; extraordinary
• měi nǚmei3 nu:3美女x1 | Book Rank #6074beautiful woman
• shí bā suìshi2 ba1 sui4十八岁x1 | Book Rank #6075
• gèng jiāgeng4 jia1更加x6 | Book Rank #1303more (than sth else); even more
• wǔ mèi dòng rénwu3 mei4 dong4 ren2妩媚动人x2 | Book Rank #3854
• yún chènyun2 chen4匀称x3 | Book Rank #2612well proportioned; well shaped
• yōu yǎyou1 ya3优雅x3 | Book Rank #2613grace; graceful
• zhuāng yánzhuang1 yan2庄严x5 | Book Rank #1573solemn; dignified; stately
• bǐ zhíbi3 zhi2笔直x2 | Book Rank #3855perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright
• hòu yǎnghou4 yang3后仰x2 | Book Rank #3856
• jiāo hǎojiao1 hao3姣好x1 | Book Rank #6076(literary) good-looking; attractive
• róng màorong2 mao4容貌x1 | Book Rank #6077one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features
• shēn cáishen1 cai2身材x3 | Book Rank #2614stature; build (height and weight); figure
• hěn shòuhen3 shou4很瘦x1 | Book Rank #6078