Vocabulary: 第一二四章 罗盘针
from 白鲸
- 更x2 | Chapter Rank #117more; 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)
- 远x1 | Chapter Rank #274far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)to distance oneself from (classical)
- 巨浪x1 | Chapter Rank #275
- 套x1 | Chapter Rank #276to 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)
- 上x5 | Chapter Rank #30(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; aboveused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- 轭x1 | Chapter Rank #277yoke
- 嗨x1 | Chapter Rank #278oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword)
- 就是x3 | Chapter Rank #66exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- 一前一后x1 | Chapter Rank #279
- 两匹马x1 | Chapter Rank #280
- 拉x1 | Chapter Rank #281to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slashto pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowelsused in 拉拉蛄[la4 la4 gu3]
- 车x1 | Chapter Rank #282car; vehicle; CL:輛|辆[liang4]; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159surname Chewar chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess)
- 驾驭x1 | Chapter Rank #283to urge on (of horse); to drive; to steer; to handle; to manage; to master; to dominate
- 海洋x1 | Chapter Rank #284ocean
- 可是x3 | Chapter Rank #67but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- 突然x1 | Chapter Rank #285sudden; abrupt; unexpected
- 间x1 | Chapter Rank #286gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontentbetween; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms
- 某个x1 | Chapter Rank #287
- 相反x1 | Chapter Rank #288opposite; contrary
- 念头x1 | Chapter Rank #289thought; idea; intention
- 让x3 | Chapter Rank #68to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- 勒住x1 | Chapter Rank #290
- 马x1 | Chapter Rank #291surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
- 缰x1 | Chapter Rank #292bridle; reins; halter
- 匆忙x1 | Chapter Rank #293hasty; hurried
- 朝x3 | Chapter Rank #69morningabbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Koreaimperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards
- 船舵x1 | Chapter Rank #294rudder; helm of a ship
- 奔x1 | Chapter Rank #295to go to; to head for; towards; Taiwan pr. [ben1]to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope
- 去x1 | Chapter Rank #296to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- 哑x1 | Chapter Rank #297mute; dumb; incapable of speech; (of a voice) hoarse; husky; (bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud(onom.) sound of cawing; sound of infant learning to talk
- 嗓子x1 | Chapter Rank #298throat; voice; CL:把[ba3]
- 追问x1 | Chapter Rank #299to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter
- 什么x4 | Chapter Rank #40what?; something; anything
- 方向x1 | Chapter Rank #300direction; orientation
- 开x3 | Chapter Rank #70to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- 东南x1 | Chapter Rank #301southeast
- 偏东x1 | Chapter Rank #302
- 先生x4 | Chapter Rank #41teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]
- 那个x1 | Chapter Rank #303that 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]
- 吃惊x1 | Chapter Rank #304to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
- 舵手x1 | Chapter Rank #305helmsman
- 答道x1 | Chapter Rank #306
- 撒谎x1 | Chapter Rank #307to tell lies
- 握紧拳头x1 | Chapter Rank #308
- 重重地x1 | Chapter Rank #309
- 捣x1 | Chapter Rank #310to pound; to beat; to hull; to attack; to disturb; to stir
- 一下x4 | Chapter Rank #42(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
- 一大早x1 | Chapter Rank #311at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning
- 东x1 | Chapter Rank #312east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlordsurname Dong
- 却x3 | Chapter Rank #71but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though