Vocabulary: 第二十二章 圣诞快乐
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- 去x1 | Chapter Rank #256to 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)
- 老兄x1 | Chapter Rank #257elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy
- 按x1 | Chapter Rank #258to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- 我们x9 | Chapter Rank #24we; us; ourselves; our
- 吩咐x1 | Chapter Rank #259to tell; to instruct; to command
- 做x4 | Chapter Rank #68to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- 怎么回事x1 | Chapter Rank #260what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about?
- 就x10 | Chapter Rank #19(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 ...
- 在x32 | Chapter Rank #3to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 马上x1 | Chapter Rank #261at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
- 启程x1 | Chapter Rank #262to set out on a journey
- 这个x4 | Chapter Rank #69(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- 当x4 | Chapter Rank #70(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just atat or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student)
- 口x2 | Chapter Rank #141mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- 却x1 | Chapter Rank #263but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- 要x8 | Chapter Rank #29to 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
- 后甲板x1 | Chapter Rank #264afterdeck
- 上x19 | Chapter Rank #5used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1](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; above
- 发号施令x1 | Chapter Rank #265to boss people around (idiom)
- 仿佛x3 | Chapter Rank #100to seem; as if; seemingly; alike; similar
- 两x4 | Chapter Rank #71two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- 个x7 | Chapter Rank #39used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5](classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 海上x2 | Chapter Rank #142maritime
- 联合x1 | Chapter Rank #266to combine; to join; unite; alliance
- 司令x1 | Chapter Rank #267commanding officer
- 跟x2 | Chapter Rank #143heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
- 船x11 | Chapter Rank #18boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 停x2 | Chapter Rank #144to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
- 港口x3 | Chapter Rank #101port; harbor
- 时x2 | Chapter Rank #145surname Shio'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- 一样x2 | Chapter Rank #146same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
- 而且x2 | Chapter Rank #147(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
- 还x6 | Chapter Rank #48still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; elsesurname Huanto pay back; to return
- 没有x7 | Chapter Rank #40haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- 看见x3 | Chapter Rank #102to see; to catch sight of
- 他的x7 | Chapter Rank #41
- 一丝x1 | Chapter Rank #268
- 踪影x1 | Chapter Rank #269trace; vestige; presence
- 只x2 | Chapter Rank #148only; merely; justgrain that has begun to ripenclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- 听x1 | Chapter Rank #270smile (archaic)to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- 人x9 | Chapter Rank #25person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 但x2 | Chapter Rank #149but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- 当时x3 | Chapter Rank #103then; at that timeimmediately; right then
- 大家x3 | Chapter Rank #104everyone; influential family; great expert
- 以为x2 | Chapter Rank #150to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 让x5 | Chapter Rank #54to 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])
- 顺利x1 | Chapter Rank #271smoothly; without a hitch
- 驶x1 | Chapter Rank #272(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed; (of a vehicle) to run; to go; (of a boat) to sail
- 完全x2 | Chapter Rank #151complete; whole; totally; entirely
- 非得x1 | Chapter Rank #273(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must