Vocabulary: 二十一
from 安娜·卡列尼娜
- 二十一x1 | Chapter Rank #281
- 我x63 | Chapter Rank #2I; me; my
- 是x39 | Chapter Rank #7to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 来x16 | Chapter Rank #24to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 接x1 | Chapter Rank #282to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
- 你的x12 | Chapter Rank #32
- 今天x1 | Chapter Rank #283today; the present time; now
- 你x43 | Chapter Rank #4you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- 清理x1 | Chapter Rank #284to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of
- 了x41 | Chapter Rank #6(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
- 好长时间x1 | Chapter Rank #285
- 彼得x3 | Chapter Rank #110Peter (name)
- 里茨x3 | Chapter Rank #111
- 基x43 | Chapter Rank #5(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
- 说x37 | Chapter Rank #11to persuadeto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- 怎么x3 | Chapter Rank #112how?; what?; why?
- 结束x2 | Chapter Rank #158termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- 吗x3 | Chapter Rank #113used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1](coll.) what?(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 弗x39 | Chapter Rank #8(literary) not; used in transliteration
- 龙x39 | Chapter Rank #9surname LongChinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon; (bound form) dinosaur
- 斯x39 | Chapter Rank #10(phonetic); thisSlovakia; Slovak; abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]
- 回答x4 | Chapter Rank #86to reply; to answer; reply; answer
- 眼睛x3 | Chapter Rank #114eye; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
- 里x6 | Chapter Rank #60lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]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] levelsLi (surname)
- 露出x2 | Chapter Rank #159to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1]
- 笑意x2 | Chapter Rank #160smiling expression
- 他x46 | Chapter Rank #3(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- 小心翼翼x1 | Chapter Rank #286(idiom) cautious; careful; prudent
- 地x5 | Chapter Rank #67-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunctearth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- 捻x1 | Chapter Rank #287to twirl (in the fingers)
- 着x21 | Chapter Rank #19to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to applya move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to addto 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 inaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
- 胡子x1 | Chapter Rank #288beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1]; (coll.) bandit
- 尖x1 | Chapter Rank #289pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop
- 仿佛x2 | Chapter Rank #161to seem; as if; seemingly; alike; similar
- 在x25 | Chapter Rank #18to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 事务x2 | Chapter Rank #162(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)
- 被x6 | Chapter Rank #61quilt; 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")
- 安排x2 | Chapter Rank #163to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans
- 得x5 | Chapter Rank #68structural 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 toused in 得瑟[de4 se5]to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
- 井然有序x1 | Chapter Rank #290everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
- 之后x3 | Chapter Rank #115after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- 一切x3 | Chapter Rank #116everything; every; all
- 粗鲁x1 | Chapter Rank #291coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish
- 和x14 | Chapter Rank #28surname Heto combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards(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 mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
- 急速x1 | Chapter Rank #292hurried; at a great speed; rapid (development)
- 的x111 | Chapter Rank #1(bound form) bull's-eye; targetreally and trulya taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])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
- 动作x2 | Chapter Rank #164movement; motion; action; to act; to move
- 都x8 | Chapter Rank #45surname Duall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at allcapital city; metropolis
- 会x7 | Chapter Rank #52(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])
- 把x6 | Chapter Rank #62handleto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})