Vocabulary: 第十九章 预言家
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- 上面x1 | Chapter Rank #176on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
- 那个x2 | Chapter Rank #103that 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]
- 问题x1 | Chapter Rank #177question; problem; issue; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 穿x1 | Chapter Rank #178to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread
- 得x3 | Chapter Rank #76used in 得瑟[de4 se5]to have to; must; ought to; to need toto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finishedstructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- 破破烂烂x1 | Chapter Rank #179
- 一件x1 | Chapter Rank #180
- 褪色x1 | Chapter Rank #181(of colors) to fade; also pr. [tui4shai3]
- 夹克x1 | Chapter Rank #182(loanword) jacket; also pr. [jia2 ke4]
- 一条x5 | Chapter Rank #43
- 打x1 | Chapter Rank #183a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")(loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]
- 补丁x1 | Chapter Rank #184patch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch
- 裤子x1 | Chapter Rank #185pantstrousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 脖子x1 | Chapter Rank #186neck; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 上x5 | Chapter Rank #44(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]
- 裹x1 | Chapter Rank #187to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth)
- 黑x1 | Chapter Rank #188short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)
- 围巾x1 | Chapter Rank #189scarf; shawl; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 天花x1 | Chapter Rank #190smallpox; ceiling; stamen of corn; (old) snow; (dialect) sesame oil
- 疤痕x1 | Chapter Rank #191scar
- 四面八方x1 | Chapter Rank #192(idiom) all directions; all around
- 汇集x2 | Chapter Rank #104to collect; to compile; to converge; also written 彙集|汇集[hui4 ji2]to collect; to compile; to converge
- 到x4 | Chapter Rank #58to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 他的x6 | Chapter Rank #35
- 脸x2 | Chapter Rank #105face; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- 使得x1 | Chapter Rank #193usable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable; to make; to cause; to bring about
- 就x10 | Chapter Rank #18(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- 像是x2 | Chapter Rank #106
- 激流x1 | Chapter Rank #194torrent; torrential current; whitewater
- 干涸x1 | Chapter Rank #195to dry up
- 后x1 | Chapter Rank #196surname Houempress; queen; (archaic) monarch; rulerback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- 河床x1 | Chapter Rank #197riverbed
- 布满x1 | Chapter Rank #198to be covered with; to be filled with
- 复杂x1 | Chapter Rank #199complicated; complex
- 棱x1 | Chapter Rank #200used in 刺棱[ci1 leng1]; used in 花不棱登[hua1 bu5 leng1 deng1]; used in 撲棱|扑棱[pu1 leng1]square beamarris; edge; corrugation; ridgesused in 穆稜|穆棱[Mu4 ling2] (the name of a place in Heilongjiang); used in 丹稜|丹棱[Dan1 ling2] (the name of a place in Sichuan); used in 綏稜|绥棱[Sui2 ling2] (the name of a place in Heilongjiang)
- 纹x1 | Chapter Rank #201line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc); to tattoo
- 重复x1 | Chapter Rank #202to repeat; to duplicate; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 问道x1 | Chapter Rank #203to ask the way; to ask
- 猜x1 | Chapter Rank #204to guess
- 你x20 | Chapter Rank #8you (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.)
- 指x2 | Chapter Rank #107finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- 是x27 | Chapter Rank #5to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 吧x14 | Chapter Rank #11(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1](onom.) smack!
- 说x26 | Chapter Rank #6to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrineto persuade
- 试图x1 | Chapter Rank #205to attempt; to try
- 多x3 | Chapter Rank #77many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- 争取x1 | Chapter Rank #206to fight for; to strive for; to win over
- 一点x1 | Chapter Rank #207a 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])
- 时间x1 | Chapter Rank #208(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
- 好好x1 | Chapter Rank #209well; carefully; nicely; properly