Vocabulary: 第四十章 午夜，船头楼
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- 传来x2 | Chapter Rank #153(of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive
- 打x4 | Chapter Rank #72(loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]a 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")
- 八下x4 | Chapter Rank #73
- 钟x3 | Chapter Rank #100surname Zhonghandleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
- 前边x1 | Chapter Rank #292front; the front side; in front of
- 乙x1 | Chapter Rank #293turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
- 停停x1 | Chapter Rank #294
- 别x4 | Chapter Rank #74surname Bieto leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
- 你x25 | Chapter Rank #7you (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.)
- 听见x1 | Chapter Rank #295to hear
- 没有x4 | Chapter Rank #75haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- 敲钟x3 | Chapter Rank #101to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime
- 打钟x1 | Chapter Rank #296
- 皮x11 | Chapter Rank #23skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering; (of food) no longer crisp; soggy; (coll.) naughty; mischievous; pico- (10⁻¹²)surname Pi
- 普x10 | Chapter Rank #27general; popular; everywhere; universal
- 黑x3 | Chapter Rank #102short 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)
- 小子x1 | Chapter Rank #297(literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)(coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow
- 让x5 | Chapter Rank #60to 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])
- 喊x2 | Chapter Rank #154to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)
- 有x8 | Chapter Rank #39to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 张x1 | Chapter Rank #298to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votessurname Zhang
- 适合x1 | Chapter Rank #299to fit; to suit
- 嘴x2 | Chapter Rank #155mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- 一张x1 | Chapter Rank #300
- 大桶x1 | Chapter Rank #301barrel; vat
- 般的x1 | Chapter Rank #302
- 好x9 | Chapter Rank #30good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) helloto be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- 把头x1 | Chapter Rank #303labor contractor; gangmaster
- 插进x1 | Chapter Rank #304to insert; to stick in; to plug in (an electronic device)
- 小舱口x1 | Chapter Rank #305
- 右舷x1 | Chapter Rank #306starboard (of a ship)
- 值x1 | Chapter Rank #307value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty
- 班x1 | Chapter Rank #308surname Banteam; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles
- 咳x1 | Chapter Rank #309sound of sighing; (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh; damn; wowcough
- 下边x1 | Chapter Rank #310under; the underside; below
- 快x3 | Chapter Rank #103rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
- 滚上来x1 | Chapter Rank #311
- 荷兰x1 | Chapter Rank #312Holland; the Netherlands
- 今晚x1 | Chapter Rank #313tonight
- 睡x3 | Chapter Rank #104to sleep; to lie down
- 得x13 | Chapter Rank #16to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finishedused in 得瑟[de4 se5]structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etcto have to; must; ought to; to need to
- 真x2 | Chapter Rank #156really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- 酣x1 | Chapter Rank #314intoxicated
- 哥们儿x2 | Chapter Rank #157erhua form of 哥們|哥们[ge1 men5]
- 美美x1 | Chapter Rank #315
- 一x6 | Chapter Rank #52one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 晚上x1 | Chapter Rank #316evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening
- 记x1 | Chapter Rank #317to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
- 老x7 | Chapter Rank #47prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
- 莫x2 | Chapter Rank #158surname Modo not; there is none who