Vocabulary: 第七十二章 猴索
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- 也x6 | Chapter Rank #40also; 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
- 是x31 | Chapter Rank #5to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 如此x2 | Chapter Rank #131like this; so; such
- 我们x12 | Chapter Rank #15we; us; ourselves; our
- 现在x4 | Chapter Rank #69now; at present; currently
- 必须x2 | Chapter Rank #132to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
- 回过头来x1 | Chapter Rank #251to turn one's head; to turn around; (fig.) to return (to a previous point); to come back (to what one was saying before); (fig.) to look back (in time); to reflect on the past
- 说一说x1 | Chapter Rank #252
- 前面x2 | Chapter Rank #133ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
- 提到x1 | Chapter Rank #253to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to
- 背上x5 | Chapter Rank #56
- 开始x2 | Chapter Rank #134to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 动工x1 | Chapter Rank #254to start (a building project)
- 之前x2 | Chapter Rank #135before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- 把x11 | Chapter Rank #19to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})handle
- 钩x2 | Chapter Rank #136to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch
- 插进x1 | Chapter Rank #255to insert; to stick in; to plug in (an electronic device)
- 大x5 | Chapter Rank #57see 大夫[dai4 fu5]big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
- 副x3 | Chapter Rank #102secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
- 二x1 | Chapter Rank #256two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- 最初x1 | Chapter Rank #257first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally
- 用x6 | Chapter Rank #41to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- 铲子x4 | Chapter Rank #70shovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil); CL:把[ba3]
- 切x1 | Chapter Rank #258definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential
- 出x3 | Chapter Rank #103to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 圆x1 | Chapter Rank #259circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
- 洞x2 | Chapter Rank #137used in 洪洞[Hong2 tong2] (the name of a place in Shanxi)cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 里x10 | Chapter Rank #23lining; 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
- 但是x7 | Chapter Rank #35but; however
- 这么x3 | Chapter Rank #104so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
- 笨重x1 | Chapter Rank #260heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy; laborious; arduous
- 钩子x1 | Chapter Rank #261hook
- 怎么x3 | Chapter Rank #105how?; what?; why?
- 到x11 | Chapter Rank #20to 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
- 那个x4 | Chapter Rank #71that 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]
- 去x6 | Chapter Rank #42to 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)
- 呢x4 | Chapter Rank #72dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech
- 它x4 | Chapter Rank #73itit (pronoun for an animal)
- 由x1 | Chapter Rank #262to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- 我的x3 | Chapter Rank #106
- 密友x1 | Chapter Rank #263close friend
- 奎x36 | Chapter Rank #4crotch; 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy
- 格x18 | Chapter Rank #9used in 格登[ge1 deng1]; used in 格格[ge1 ge1]square; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit); (bound form) standard; norm; specification; (bound form) character; disposition; moral quality; style; aesthetic tone; (bound form) rhetorical form; stylistic pattern; (bound form) (linguistics) grammatical case; (literary) to correct; to rectify; (literary) to arrive at; to reach; (literary) to obstruct; to hinder; (literary) to investigate exhaustively; classifier for compartments, slots or cells within a larger unit
- 插进去x1 | Chapter Rank #264
- 他x29 | Chapter Rank #6(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])
- 作为x2 | Chapter Rank #138one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
- 标枪x6 | Chapter Rank #43javelin
- 手x6 | Chapter Rank #44hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 职责x2 | Chapter Rank #139duty; responsibility; obligation
- 就是x8 | Chapter Rank #26exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if