Vocabulary: 第四十章 午夜，船头楼
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- 来x10 | Chapter Rank #25to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 唱x3 | Chapter Rank #97to sing; to call loudly; to chant
- 起来x7 | Chapter Rank #45to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2](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]
- 众人x1 | Chapter Rank #268everyone
- 在x27 | Chapter Rank #5to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 甲板x1 | Chapter Rank #269deck (of a ship or boat)
- 手中x1 | Chapter Rank #270
- 拿x2 | Chapter Rank #145to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- 个x11 | Chapter Rank #21(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individualused in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
- 望远镜x1 | Chapter Rank #271telescope (CL:部[bu4]); binoculars (CL:副[fu4])
- 观察x1 | Chapter Rank #272to observe; to watch; to survey
- 那些x6 | Chapter Rank #50those
- 宏伟x1 | Chapter Rank #273see 宏偉區|宏伟区[Hong2 wei3 Qu1]grand; imposing; magnificent
- 鲸鱼x3 | Chapter Rank #98whale; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 每一处x1 | Chapter Rank #274
- 海滨x1 | Chapter Rank #275shore; seaside
- 喷水x1 | Chapter Rank #276
- 桶x1 | Chapter Rank #277bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- 你们x16 | Chapter Rank #12you (plural)
- 艇x1 | Chapter Rank #278(bound form) boat; craft (esp. small or naval)
- 里x6 | Chapter Rank #51lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levelsLi (surname)
- 我的x5 | Chapter Rank #58
- 伙计x7 | Chapter Rank #46partner; fellow; mate; waiter; servant; shop assistant
- 到x8 | Chapter Rank #37to 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
- 转x1 | Chapter Rank #279to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actionssee 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
- 索x2 | Chapter Rank #146to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolatedsurname Suo; abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia
- 边x1 | Chapter Rank #280side; edge; margin; border; boundary; CL:個|个[ge4]; simultaneouslysuffix of a noun of locality
- 要x8 | Chapter Rank #38to 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
- 捕x1 | Chapter Rank #281to catch; to seize; to capture
- 一头x1 | Chapter Rank #282one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously
- 漂亮x1 | Chapter Rank #283pretty; beautiful
- 两手x1 | Chapter Rank #284one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise
- 交替x1 | Chapter Rank #285to replace; alternately; in turn
- 拉x1 | Chapter Rank #286to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slashused in 拉拉蛄[la4 la4 gu3]to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels
- 吧x25 | Chapter Rank #6(onom.) smack!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](modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
- 高兴x1 | Chapter Rank #287happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
- 伙伴x1 | Chapter Rank #288partner; companion; comrade
- 愿x2 | Chapter Rank #147honest and prudent(bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing; to wish (that sth may happen); may ...; vow; pledge
- 心x2 | Chapter Rank #148heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- 永远x2 | Chapter Rank #149forever; eternal
- 不x10 | Chapter Rank #26no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 气馁x1 | Chapter Rank #289to be discouraged
- 勇敢x2 | Chapter Rank #150brave; courageous
- 正在x1 | Chapter Rank #290to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
- 打击x1 | Chapter Rank #291to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)
- 大x11 | Chapter Rank #22big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
- 副x3 | Chapter Rank #99secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
- 声音x2 | Chapter Rank #151voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 从x5 | Chapter Rank #59from; 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
- 后甲板x2 | Chapter Rank #152afterdeck