Vocabulary: 第六章 街道
from 白鲸
- 不到x2 | Chapter Rank #108not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
- 比x1 | Chapter Rank #366Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
- 这里x3 | Chapter Rank #54here
- 更x1 | Chapter Rank #367more; even more; further; still; still moreto change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- 贵族x1 | Chapter Rank #368lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy
- 气派x1 | Chapter Rank #369impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air
- 房子x2 | Chapter Rank #109house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]
- 私人x1 | Chapter Rank #370private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique
- 花园x2 | Chapter Rank #110garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; CL:座[zuo4]
- 富丽堂皇x1 | Chapter Rank #371(idiom) (of houses etc) sumptuous
- 从何而来x1 | Chapter Rank #372
- 如何x1 | Chapter Rank #373how; what way; what
- 扎根x1 | Chapter Rank #374to take root
- 凸凹不平x1 | Chapter Rank #375
- 满x1 | Chapter Rank #376Manchu ethnic groupto fill; full; filled; packed; fully; completely; quite; to reach the limit; to satisfy; satisfied; contented
- 火山x1 | Chapter Rank #377volcano
- 渣x1 | Chapter Rank #378slag (in mining or smelting); dregs
- 呢x1 | Chapter Rank #379(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 speechdense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
- 去x2 | Chapter Rank #111to 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)
- 看看x2 | Chapter Rank #112to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
- 那边x1 | Chapter Rank #380over there; yonder
- 高耸x1 | Chapter Rank #381erect; towering; to stand tall
- 大厦x1 | Chapter Rank #382(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
- 周围x1 | Chapter Rank #383environs; surroundings; periphery
- 典型x1 | Chapter Rank #384model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative
- 栅栏x1 | Chapter Rank #385fence
- 吧x1 | Chapter Rank #386(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.(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]
- 疑惑x1 | Chapter Rank #387to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions
- 豁然开朗x1 | Chapter Rank #388suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing; fig. everything becomes clear at once; to achieve speedy enlightenment
- 华丽x1 | Chapter Rank #389gorgeous
- 鲜花x2 | Chapter Rank #113flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3]
- 盛开x1 | Chapter Rank #390blooming; in full flower
- 大西洋x1 | Chapter Rank #391Atlantic Ocean
- 太平洋x1 | Chapter Rank #392Pacific Ocean
- 印度洋x1 | Chapter Rank #393Indian Ocean
- 从x1 | Chapter Rank #394surname Congfrom; 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 ancestor
- 海底x1 | Chapter Rank #395seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean
- 被x2 | Chapter Rank #114quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- 叉x1 | Chapter Rank #396used in 劈叉[pi3 cha4]; used in 分叉[fen1 cha4]to cross; be stuckto diverge; to open (as legs)fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X"
- 上来x1 | Chapter Rank #397to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
- 拖x1 | Chapter Rank #398to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on
- 魔术x1 | Chapter Rank #399magic
- 大师x1 | Chapter Rank #400great master; master
- 亚历山大x1 | Chapter Rank #401Alexander (name); Alexandria (town name)
- 先生x1 | Chapter Rank #402teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]
- 变x1 | Chapter Rank #403to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
- 戏法x1 | Chapter Rank #404magic trick
- 吗x1 | Chapter Rank #405(coll.) what?used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1](question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 据说x2 | Chapter Rank #115it is said that; reportedly
- 父亲x1 | Chapter Rank #406father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]