Vocabulary: 第一一九章 蜡烛
from 白鲸
- 尾x1 | Chapter Rank #538tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fishhorse's tail; pointed posterior section of a locust etc
- 座x1 | Chapter Rank #539seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
- 伙计x4 | Chapter Rank #117partner; fellow; mate; waiter; servant; shop assistant
- 习惯x1 | Chapter Rank #540habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 立脚x1 | Chapter Rank #541
- 处x1 | Chapter Rank #542to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish(bound form) place; locality; (bound form) part; aspect; (bound form) office; department; bureau; classifier for locations: spot, point
- 破坏x1 | Chapter Rank #543destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
- 所以x2 | Chapter Rank #243therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 跳x4 | Chapter Rank #118to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate
- 海里x3 | Chapter Rank #167nautical mile
- 随便x1 | Chapter Rank #544as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton
- 对x6 | Chapter Rank #89right; 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
- 你的x7 | Chapter Rank #72
- 话x5 | Chapter Rank #103dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
- 一点x2 | Chapter Rank #244a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3 zhong1])
- 懂x1 | Chapter Rank #545to understand; to comprehend
- 出x3 | Chapter Rank #168to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 事x1 | Chapter Rank #546matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 绕过x1 | Chapter Rank #547to detour; to bypass; to circumvent; to avoid; to wind around (of a road etc)
- 好望角x1 | Chapter Rank #548Cape of Good Hope
- 回x2 | Chapter Rank #245to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer; classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book); classifier for occurrences or timesHui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)to curve; to return; to revolve
- 楠x1 | Chapter Rank #549Machilus nanmu; Chinese cedar; Chinese giant redwood
- 塔基x1 | Chapter Rank #550
- 特x2 | Chapter Rank #246special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
- 捷径x1 | Chapter Rank #551shortcut
- 理会x1 | Chapter Rank #552to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of
- 问话x1 | Chapter Rank #553to ask sb a question; question
- 突然x4 | Chapter Rank #119sudden; abrupt; unexpected
- 自言自语x1 | Chapter Rank #554(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
- 起来x4 | Chapter Rank #120to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2](after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
- 捶打x1 | Chapter Rank #555to beat; to pound; to thump
- 想x2 | Chapter Rank #247to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- 毁灭x1 | Chapter Rank #556to perish; to ruin; to destroy
- 可以x5 | Chapter Rank #104can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 变成x1 | Chapter Rank #557to change into; to turn into; to become
- 顺风x2 | Chapter Rank #248lit. tail wind; Bon voyage!
- 送x1 | Chapter Rank #558to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with
- 回家x3 | Chapter Rank #169to return home
- 那边x1 | Chapter Rank #559over there; yonder
- 风头x2 | Chapter Rank #249wind direction; the way the wind blows; fig. trend; direction of events; how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself); public opinion (concerning one's actions); publicity (usually derog.); limelight
- 一片x1 | Chapter Rank #560
- 漆黑x1 | Chapter Rank #561pitch-black
- 阴惨x1 | Chapter Rank #562
- 厄运x1 | Chapter Rank #563bad luck; misfortune; adversity
- 下x3 | Chapter Rank #170down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 方向x1 | Chapter Rank #564direction; orientation
- 看见x6 | Chapter Rank #90to see; to catch sight of
- 亮x2 | Chapter Rank #250bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
- 但x3 | Chapter Rank #171but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- 照亮x2 | Chapter Rank #251to illuminate; to light up; lighting