Vocabulary: 叶公超：误入宦途侯门深
from 安身立命：大时代中的知识人
- 有x13 | Chapter Rank #29to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 两x1 | Chapter Rank #625two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- 鬼x3 | Chapter Rank #180disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
- 另x2 | Chapter Rank #283other; another; separate; separately
- 流氓x1 | Chapter Rank #626rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior
- 想必x1 | Chapter Rank #627presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely
- 如此x2 | Chapter Rank #284like this; so; such
- 大约x1 | Chapter Rank #628approximately; probably
- 家道中落x1 | Chapter Rank #629to come down in the world (idiom); to suffer a reversal of fortune
- 寄人篱下x1 | Chapter Rank #630to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity
- 套x1 | Chapter Rank #631to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)
- 应x1 | Chapter Rank #632surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Ying4]to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shallto answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with
- 世x1 | Chapter Rank #633life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noblesurname Shi
- 看家本领x1 | Chapter Rank #634(idiom) one's forte
- 好客x1 | Chapter Rank #635hospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests; hospitable; friendly
- 随和x1 | Chapter Rank #636amiable; easygoing
- 那样x3 | Chapter Rank #181that kind; that sort
- 比较x3 | Chapter Rank #182to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
- 宽容x2 | Chapter Rank #285lenient; tolerant; indulgent; charitable; to forgive
- 无论x2 | Chapter Rank #286no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
- 对x9 | Chapter Rank #45right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 论敌x2 | Chapter Rank #287
- 文人x5 | Chapter Rank #97cultivated individual; scholar; literati
- 中x9 | Chapter Rank #46within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all rightto hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)(bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong
- 与x26 | Chapter Rank #16(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestowto take part in
- 梁实秋x4 | Chapter Rank #129
- 学x2 | Chapter Rank #288to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
- 尖刻x1 | Chapter Rank #637caustic; biting; piquant; acerbic; vitriolic; acrimonious
- 常常x2 | Chapter Rank #289frequently; often
- 要x5 | Chapter Rank #98(bound form) to demand; to coerceto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important
- 鲁迅x25 | Chapter Rank #18Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers
- 打x1 | Chapter Rank #638(loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")
- 笔x1 | Chapter Rank #639writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork; (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character; (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business; (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
- 仗x1 | Chapter Rank #640weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
- 而且x2 | Chapter Rank #290(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
- 语句x1 | Chapter Rank #641sentence
- 伤人x1 | Chapter Rank #642to injure sb
- 叶x5 | Chapter Rank #99to be in harmonysurname Yeleaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats
- 温厚x1 | Chapter Rank #643good-natured; warm and generous; gentle
- 主持x1 | Chapter Rank #644to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor
- 期间x1 | Chapter Rank #645period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 浪漫x1 | Chapter Rank #646romantic
- 醇厚x1 | Chapter Rank #647mellow and rich; simple and kind
- 一段x1 | Chapter Rank #648
- 理想x2 | Chapter Rank #291an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect
- 不是x2 | Chapter Rank #292fault; blameno; is not; not
- 刀光剑影x1 | Chapter Rank #649lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom); fig. intense conflict
- 古战场x1 | Chapter Rank #650
- 而是x1 | Chapter Rank #651rather
- 月x10 | Chapter Rank #41moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]