Vocabulary: 第五十一章 精灵的喷水
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- 最先x1 | Chapter Rank #261(the) very first
- 发现x3 | Chapter Rank #78to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery
- 这x16 | Chapter Rank #8(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)(coll.) this
- 股x2 | Chapter Rank #131thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions
- 朗x1 | Chapter Rank #262clear; bright
- 照x1 | Chapter Rank #263to shine; to illuminateaccording to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before
- 他x12 | Chapter Rank #14(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- 习惯于x1 | Chapter Rank #264
- 攀x1 | Chapter Rank #265to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status
- 上x19 | Chapter Rank #6used 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
- 主桅x1 | Chapter Rank #266
- 顶端x1 | Chapter Rank #267summit; peak
- 站x3 | Chapter Rank #79station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website
- 那里x4 | Chapter Rank #50there; that place
- 守望x1 | Chapter Rank #268to keep watch
- 就x10 | Chapter Rank #17(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 ...
- 和x13 | Chapter Rank #11to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]surname He(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japaneseto compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with othersto complete a set in mahjong or playing cardsto mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
- 白天x1 | Chapter Rank #269daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 值班x1 | Chapter Rank #270to work a shift; on duty
- 认真x1 | Chapter Rank #271conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
- 不过x1 | Chapter Rank #272only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 尽管x3 | Chapter Rank #80despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
- 夜里x2 | Chapter Rank #132during the night; at night; nighttime
- 成群x2 | Chapter Rank #133in groups; large numbers of; grouping
- 鲸鱼x3 | Chapter Rank #81whale; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 可是x2 | Chapter Rank #134but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- 愿意x1 | Chapter Rank #273to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
- 冒险x1 | Chapter Rank #274to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
- 放x3 | Chapter Rank #82to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
- 艇x2 | Chapter Rank #135(bound form) boat; craft (esp. small or naval)
- 追击x2 | Chapter Rank #136to pursue and attack
- 捕鲸x1 | Chapter Rank #275to whale; to hunt whales
- 者x1 | Chapter Rank #276(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
- 一百个x1 | Chapter Rank #277
- 里x4 | Chapter Rank #51lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]Li (surname)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] levels
- 也x6 | Chapter Rank #32also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]surname Ye
- 没有x6 | Chapter Rank #33haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- 你x4 | Chapter Rank #52you (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.)
- 会x3 | Chapter Rank #83(bound form) to reckon accountscan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
- 想到x3 | Chapter Rank #84to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
- 水手x8 | Chapter Rank #24mariner; sailor; seaman
- 们x3 | Chapter Rank #85plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 看到x1 | Chapter Rank #278to see
- 这个x3 | Chapter Rank #86(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- 东方x1 | Chapter Rank #279eastthe East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang
- 老人x4 | Chapter Rank #53old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
- 不同寻常x1 | Chapter Rank #280out of the ordinary; unusual
- 时刻x4 | Chapter Rank #54time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
- 栖身x1 | Chapter Rank #281to stay at; to live in (temporarily)
- 于x1 | Chapter Rank #282surname Yuto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by