Vocabulary: 第八十五章 喷泉
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- 一切x2 | Chapter Rank #148everything; every; all
- 就是x4 | Chapter Rank #70exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- 这样x6 | Chapter Rank #48this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- 但是x10 | Chapter Rank #27but; however
- 直到x1 | Chapter Rank #296until
- 眼下x1 | Chapter Rank #297now; at present; (anatomy) subocular
- 这个x9 | Chapter Rank #30(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- 有x14 | Chapter Rank #15to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 福x1 | Chapter Rank #298surname Fu; abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]good fortune; happiness; luck
- 时刻x2 | Chapter Rank #149time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
- 公元x1 | Chapter Rank #299CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)
- 一x13 | Chapter Rank #17one; 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
- 八五x1 | Chapter Rank #300
- 十二月x1 | Chapter Rank #301December; twelfth month (of the lunar year)
- 十六日x1 | Chapter Rank #302
- 下午x1 | Chapter Rank #303afternoon; CL:個|个[ge4]; p.m.
- 一点x5 | Chapter Rank #53a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3 zhong1])
- 十五分x1 | Chapter Rank #304
- 十五秒x1 | Chapter Rank #305
- 里x5 | Chapter Rank #54lining; 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
- 喷出x4 | Chapter Rank #71spout; spray; belch; to well up; to puff out; to spurt out
- 究竟x2 | Chapter Rank #150to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
- 是x40 | Chapter Rank #4to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 真正x2 | Chapter Rank #151genuine; real; true; really; indeed
- 水x16 | Chapter Rank #10surname Shui; Shui ethnic groupwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
- 还是x7 | Chapter Rank #42still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- 水汽x3 | Chapter Rank #98water vapor; steam; moisture
- 依然x1 | Chapter Rank #306still; as before
- 个x8 | Chapter Rank #36(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individualused in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
- 问题x2 | Chapter Rank #152question; problem; issue; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 的确x1 | Chapter Rank #307really; indeed
- 件x1 | Chapter Rank #308item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
- 值得注意x1 | Chapter Rank #309
- 事情x4 | Chapter Rank #72affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- 那么x6 | Chapter Rank #49like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- 让x3 | Chapter Rank #99to 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])
- 我们x5 | Chapter Rank #55we; us; ourselves; our
- 来x5 | Chapter Rank #56to 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])
- 看看x1 | Chapter Rank #310to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
- 这件x1 | Chapter Rank #311
- 事x3 | Chapter Rank #100matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 连同x1 | Chapter Rank #312together with; along with
- 一些x2 | Chapter Rank #153some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 附带x1 | Chapter Rank #313supplementary; incidentally; in parentheses; by chance; in passing; additionally; secondary; subsidiary; to attach
- 有趣x1 | Chapter Rank #314interesting; fascinating; amusing
- 名目x1 | Chapter Rank #315name; designation; item; rubric; (formal usage) fame
- 人人x2 | Chapter Rank #154everyone; every person
- 都x13 | Chapter Rank #18all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at allcapital city; metropolissurname Du
- 凭借x1 | Chapter Rank #316to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
- 特别x1 | Chapter Rank #317unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular