Vocabulary: 叶公超：误入宦途侯门深
from 安身立命：大时代中的知识人
- 英国x1 | Chapter Rank #527United Kingdom (UK); Britain
- 和x12 | Chapter Rank #32to complete a set in mahjong or playing cardsto 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(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; Japanesesurname He
- 美国x6 | Chapter Rank #77United States; USA; US
- 读x3 | Chapter Rank #172to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronouncecomma; phrase marked by pause
- 大学x1 | Chapter Rank #528the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianismuniversity; college; CL:所[suo3]
- 最后x4 | Chapter Rank #126final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
- 师从x1 | Chapter Rank #529to study under (a teacher)
- 诗人x1 | Chapter Rank #530bard; poet
- 艾略特x2 | Chapter Rank #263(name) Elliott; Eliot
- 从x2 | Chapter Rank #264surname Congfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- 剑桥大学x1 | Chapter Rank #531University of Cambridge
- 毕业x1 | Chapter Rank #532graduation; to graduate; to finish school
- 凭着x1 | Chapter Rank #533relying on; on the basis of
- 一张x1 | Chapter Rank #534
- 剑桥x2 | Chapter Rank #265Cambridge
- 硕士x1 | Chapter Rank #535master's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person
- 文凭x1 | Chapter Rank #536diploma
- 昂首x1 | Chapter Rank #537head high; in high spirits; to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)
- 步入x2 | Chapter Rank #266to step into; to enter
- 英文系x1 | Chapter Rank #538
- 出任x1 | Chapter Rank #539to take up a post; to start in a new job
- 一x20 | Chapter Rank #19one; 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
- 年x46 | Chapter Rank #7surname Nianyear; CL:個|个[ge4]grain; harvest (old)
- 他x52 | Chapter Rank #6(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])
- 岁x1 | Chapter Rank #540years oldclassifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
- 据说x1 | Chapter Rank #541it is said that; reportedly
- 历史x1 | Chapter Rank #542history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
- 上x10 | Chapter Rank #39used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1](bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- 年轻的x1 | Chapter Rank #543
- 胡适x28 | Chapter Rank #15Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文|白话文[bai2 hua4 wen2]
- 入x1 | Chapter Rank #544to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- 还要x2 | Chapter Rank #267
- 年轻x1 | Chapter Rank #545young
- 四岁x2 | Chapter Rank #268
- 坐x2 | Chapter Rank #269to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruitsurname Zuo
- 下面x3 | Chapter Rank #173below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]to boil noodles
- 学生x7 | Chapter Rank #66student; schoolchild
- 论x7 | Chapter Rank #67abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)
- 年龄x1 | Chapter Rank #546(a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
- 大多x1 | Chapter Rank #547for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly
- 年长x1 | Chapter Rank #548senior
- 废x1 | Chapter Rank #549to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; wastedisabled
- 就x7 | Chapter Rank #68(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 ...
- 即便x1 | Chapter Rank #550even if; even though; right away; immediately
- 最小x1 | Chapter Rank #551
- 梁x2 | Chapter Rank #270Liang Dynasty (502–557); Later Liang Dynasty (907–923); surname Liangroof beam; beam (structure); bridge
- 遇x1 | Chapter Rank #552surname Yu(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat; to receive
- 春x1 | Chapter Rank #553surname Chunspring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
- 只x3 | Chapter Rank #174only; merely; justgrain that has begun to ripenclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- 小x4 | Chapter Rank #127small; tiny; few; young