Vocabulary: 第一一三章 熔炉
from 白鲸
- 股x1 | Chapter Rank #356thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions
- 绳x1 | Chapter Rank #357rope; CL:根[gen1]
- 捕鲸x2 | Chapter Rank #163to whale; to hunt whales
- 索x2 | Chapter Rank #164surname Suo; abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somaliato search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated
- 那样x2 | Chapter Rank #165that kind; that sort
- 终于x2 | Chapter Rank #166at last; in the end; finally; eventually
- 出来x2 | Chapter Rank #167(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)to come out; to appear; to arise
- 之后x2 | Chapter Rank #168after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- 试x1 | Chapter Rank #358to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
- 亲手x1 | Chapter Rank #359with one's own hands; personally
- 绕x1 | Chapter Rank #360to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplexto spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour
- 重x1 | Chapter Rank #361to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layerheavy; serious; to attach importance to
- 螺栓x1 | Chapter Rank #362bolt (male component of nut and bolt)
- 这根x3 | Chapter Rank #111
- 最后x3 | Chapter Rank #112final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
- 被x3 | Chapter Rank #113quilt; 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")
- 挑x1 | Chapter Rank #363to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir upto carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
- 重新x2 | Chapter Rank #169again; once more; re-
- 一下x1 | Chapter Rank #364(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
- 正x2 | Chapter Rank #170first month of the lunar yearstraight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive
- 准备x1 | Chapter Rank #365preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
- 锻打x2 | Chapter Rank #171
- 时x4 | Chapter Rank #81surname Shio'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- 止住x1 | Chapter Rank #366
- 他的x3 | Chapter Rank #114
- 亲自x1 | Chapter Rank #367personally; in person; oneself
- 于是x2 | Chapter Rank #172thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 便x5 | Chapter Rank #57used in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
- 规律x1 | Chapter Rank #368rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline
- 哼x1 | Chapter Rank #369to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph!interjection expressing dissatisfaction or suspicion
- 喘x1 | Chapter Rank #370to gasp; to pant; asthma
- 锤打x1 | Chapter Rank #371
- 则x1 | Chapter Rank #372(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- 灼热x3 | Chapter Rank #115burning hot; scorching
- 递给x1 | Chapter Rank #373to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb)
- 劲吹x1 | Chapter Rank #374(of wind) to blow strongly; (fig.) (of trends, changes etc) to sweep through society
- 直射x1 | Chapter Rank #375
- 猛烈x1 | Chapter Rank #376fierce; violent; vigorous; intense
- 火焰x1 | Chapter Rank #377blaze; flame
- 那个x1 | Chapter Rank #378that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc); (euph.) menstruation; sex; also pr. [nei4 ge5]
- 拜火教x2 | Chapter Rank #173see 祆教[Xian1 jiao4]
- 徒x2 | Chapter Rank #174(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 騙徒|骗徒[pian4 tu2] "swindler" or 叛徒[pan4 tu2] "traitor" etc); (bound form) on foot; (bound form) bare; empty; (bound form) to no avail; in vain; (bound form) merely; just; only; (bound form) prison sentencesurname Tu
- 悄悄x1 | Chapter Rank #379quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3]
- 俯首x1 | Chapter Rank #380to bend one's head
- 朝向x1 | Chapter Rank #381toward; to face; to open onto; to turn towards; orientation; exposure; Qibla (Islam)
- 炉火x1 | Chapter Rank #382the fire of a stove
- 看来x1 | Chapter Rank #383apparently; it seems that
- 这项x1 | Chapter Rank #384
- 苦工x1 | Chapter Rank #385hard labor (in penal code); coolie
- 发出x4 | Chapter Rank #82to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)