Vocabulary: 第十七章 斋戒
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- 裂开x1 | Chapter Rank #350to split open
- 了x62 | Chapter Rank #4to 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x2 | Chapter Rank #176see 大夫[dai4 fu5]big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
- 口子x1 | Chapter Rank #351hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent
- 急待x1 | Chapter Rank #352
- 修理x1 | Chapter Rank #353to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb
- 一番x2 | Chapter Rank #177
- 时x3 | Chapter Rank #103surname Shio'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- 近x1 | Chapter Rank #354near; close to; approximately
- 傍晚x1 | Chapter Rank #355in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk
- 确信x1 | Chapter Rank #356to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe; to be positive that; definite news
- 所有x4 | Chapter Rank #73all; to have; to possess; to own
- 表演x1 | Chapter Rank #357play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3]
- 仪式x2 | Chapter Rank #178ceremony
- 已经x3 | Chapter Rank #104already
- 结束x2 | Chapter Rank #179termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- 向x8 | Chapter Rank #41towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...surname Xiangto tend toward; to guidedirection; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- 他的x8 | Chapter Rank #42
- 房间x5 | Chapter Rank #60room; CL:間|间[jian1]
- 走x2 | Chapter Rank #180to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)
- 敲x1 | Chapter Rank #358to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge
- 敲门x1 | Chapter Rank #359to knock on a door
- 回应x1 | Chapter Rank #360to respond; response
- 想x8 | Chapter Rank #43to 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)
- 把门x4 | Chapter Rank #74to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate
- 打开x1 | Chapter Rank #361to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
- 可x1 | Chapter Rank #362used in 可汗[ke4 han2](prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
- 里面x3 | Chapter Rank #105inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]
- 锁死x1 | Chapter Rank #363
- 轻声x1 | Chapter Rank #364in a quiet voice; softly; (linguistics) neutral tone
- 锁孔x4 | Chapter Rank #75keyhole
- 说道x1 | Chapter Rank #365to state; to say (the quoted words)to discuss; reason (behind sth)
- 一片x1 | Chapter Rank #366
- 寂静x1 | Chapter Rank #367quiet
- 喂x2 | Chapter Rank #181hello (when answering the phone)hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)to feed
- 为什么x2 | Chapter Rank #182why?; for what reason?
- 你x11 | Chapter Rank #28you (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.)
- 不x13 | Chapter Rank #18no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 说话x1 | Chapter Rank #368to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
- 实x1 | Chapter Rank #369real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely
- 玛利x1 | Chapter Rank #370
- 一切x1 | Chapter Rank #371everything; every; all
- 依然x2 | Chapter Rank #183still; as before
- 鸦雀无声x1 | Chapter Rank #372lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence
- 开始x2 | Chapter Rank #184to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 警觉x1 | Chapter Rank #373to be on guard; alert; vigilance; alertness
- 起来x8 | Chapter Rank #44(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]to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
- 让x6 | Chapter Rank #52to 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])
- 独处x1 | Chapter Rank #374to live alone; to spend time alone (or with a significant other)
- 这么x4 | Chapter Rank #76so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this