Vocabulary: 张之洞：生于末世的一代儒臣
from 安身立命：大时代中的知识人
- 提防x1 | Chapter Rank #722to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2]
- 假如x8 | Chapter Rank #90if
- 没有x11 | Chapter Rank #58haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- 了x65 | Chapter Rank #7to 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(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 大清x10 | Chapter Rank #67Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- 提早x1 | Chapter Rank #723ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time)
- 年x24 | Chapter Rank #20year; CL:個|个[ge4]surname Niangrain; harvest (old)
- 就x10 | 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 ...
- 会x8 | Chapter Rank #91can; 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])(bound form) to reckon accounts
- 完蛋x1 | Chapter Rank #724(coll.) to be done for
- 变成x1 | Chapter Rank #725to change into; to turn into; to become
- 洪秀全x1 | Chapter Rank #726Hong Xiuquan or Hung Hsiu-ch'üan (1814-1864), leader of the Taiping rebellion or Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
- 江山x10 | Chapter Rank #69see 江山市[Jiang1 shan1 Shi4]rivers and mountains; landscape; country; state power
- 和x18 | Chapter Rank #30to complete a set in mahjong or playing cardssurname He(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 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
- 世人x2 | Chapter Rank #378people (in general); people around the world; everyone
- 已经x4 | Chapter Rank #190already
- 谈x3 | Chapter Rank #262to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discusssurname Tan
- 得x9 | Chapter Rank #77to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finishedto have to; must; ought to; to need tostructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etcused in 得瑟[de4 se5]
- 够x1 | Chapter Rank #727enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out
- 多x13 | Chapter Rank #46many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- 而x24 | Chapter Rank #21and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 以x33 | Chapter Rank #12abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- 中体西用x4 | Chapter Rank #191adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core
- 闻名x2 | Chapter Rank #379well-known; famous; renowned; eminent
- 其实x3 | Chapter Rank #263actually; in fact; really
- 更x7 | Chapter Rank #103more; even more; further; still; still moreto change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- 值得x1 | Chapter Rank #728worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
- 说x24 | Chapter Rank #22to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrineto persuade
- 他x82 | 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])
- 比x6 | Chapter Rank #126Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
- 其他x2 | Chapter Rank #380other; (sth or sb) else; the rest
- 几位x3 | Chapter Rank #264
- 前辈x2 | Chapter Rank #381senior; older generation; precursor
- 同僚x1 | Chapter Rank #729colleague; coworker
- 更为x3 | Chapter Rank #265even more
- 复杂x3 | Chapter Rank #266complicated; complex
- 多面x1 | Chapter Rank #730
- 转变x1 | Chapter Rank #731to change; to transform; shift; transformation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 大x5 | Chapter Rank #152big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
- 中x22 | Chapter Rank #26to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right(bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong
- 所有x2 | Chapter Rank #382all; to have; to possess; to own
- 尴尬x1 | Chapter Rank #732awkward; embarrassed
- 冲突x3 | Chapter Rank #267conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention
- 都x18 | Chapter Rank #31surname Duall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at allcapital city; metropolis
- 他的x12 | Chapter Rank #52
- 人格x2 | Chapter Rank #383personality; integrity; dignity
- 心态x3 | Chapter Rank #268attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality
- 浓缩x1 | Chapter Rank #733to concentrate; to condense; (nuclear energy) to enrich; espresso coffee (abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡[Yi4 shi4 nong2 suo1 ka1 fei1])
- 地x8 | Chapter Rank #92-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunctearth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- 展示x1 | Chapter Rank #734to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit