Vocabulary: 第一三一章 “裴阔德号”遇见“欢喜号”
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- 缝合x1 | Chapter Rank #180to sew together; suture (in surgery); to sew up (a wound)
- 两边x1 | Chapter Rank #181either side; both sides
- 亚哈x3 | Chapter Rank #32Ahab (9th c. BC), King of Israel, son of Omri and husband of Jezebel, prominent figure in 1 Kings 16-22
- 从x1 | Chapter Rank #182from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestorsurname Cong
- 枪x1 | Chapter Rank #183surname Qianggun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shotsrifle; spear
- 架上x1 | Chapter Rank #184
- 抓起x1 | Chapter Rank #185
- 珀斯x1 | Chapter Rank #186Perth, capital of Western Australia; also written 帕斯
- 打制x1 | Chapter Rank #187to make (by hammering, chipping etc); to forge (silverware, metal implements etc)
- 那x7 | Chapter Rank #7surname Na(archaic) many; beautiful; how(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)surname Nuo
- 支x1 | Chapter Rank #188to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositionssurname Zhi
- 伸x1 | Chapter Rank #189to stretch; to extend
- 出去x1 | Chapter Rank #190to go out
- 叫x2 | Chapter Rank #60to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- 你x4 | Chapter Rank #19you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- 看看x2 | Chapter Rank #61to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
- 楠x1 | Chapter Rank #191Machilus nanmu; Chinese cedar; Chinese giant redwood
- 塔基x1 | Chapter Rank #192
- 特x1 | Chapter Rank #193special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
- 人x2 | Chapter Rank #62person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 我x4 | Chapter Rank #20I; me; my
- 只x3 | Chapter Rank #33only; merely; justgrain that has begun to ripenclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- 手里x1 | Chapter Rank #194in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
- 攥x1 | Chapter Rank #195(coll.) to hold; to grip; to grasp
- 命x1 | Chapter Rank #196life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
- 倒钩x1 | Chapter Rank #197barb; (football) bicycle kick; overhead kick
- 用血x1 | Chapter Rank #198
- 淬火x1 | Chapter Rank #199to quench; to temper; to harden by quenching
- 闪电x1 | Chapter Rank #200lightning; CL:道[dao4]
- 发誓x1 | Chapter Rank #201to vow; to pledge; to swear
- 要x1 | Chapter Rank #202to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important(bound form) to demand; to coerce
- 最x1 | Chapter Rank #203(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- 致命x1 | Chapter Rank #204fatal; mortal; deadly; to sacrifice one's life
- 地方x2 | Chapter Rank #63region; regional (away from the central administration); localplace; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]
- 鳍x1 | Chapter Rank #205fin
- 后面x2 | Chapter Rank #64the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
- 那个x2 | Chapter Rank #65that 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]
- 滚热x1 | Chapter Rank #206
- 再x1 | Chapter Rank #207again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- 给x3 | Chapter Rank #34to supply; to provideto; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)
- 淬x1 | Chapter Rank #208dip into water; to temper
- 三遍x1 | Chapter Rank #209
- 火x1 | Chapter Rank #210surname Huofire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86
- 愿x2 | Chapter Rank #66honest and prudent(bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing; to wish (that sth may happen); may ...; vow; pledge
- 上帝保佑x1 | Chapter Rank #211
- 老人家x1 | Chapter Rank #212polite term for old woman or man
- 五个x1 | Chapter Rank #213
- 身强力壮x1 | Chapter Rank #214strong and vigorous; sturdy; robust
- 只有x2 | Chapter Rank #67only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 由x2 | Chapter Rank #68to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...