Vocabulary: 第八十六章 尾巴
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- 曲线x1 | Chapter Rank #294curve; curved line; indirect; in a roundabout way
- 之x7 | Chapter Rank #32(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 美x4 | Chapter Rank #61(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2])beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself
- 都x11 | Chapter Rank #22all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at allcapital city; metropolissurname Du
- 不如x1 | Chapter Rank #295not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- 新月形x1 | Chapter Rank #296
- 边缘x1 | Chapter Rank #297edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
- 雅致x1 | Chapter Rank #298elegant; refined; in good taste
- 成年x1 | Chapter Rank #299to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult; the whole year
- 鲸鱼x21 | Chapter Rank #5whale; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 如果x9 | Chapter Rank #26if; in case; in the event that
- 完全x5 | Chapter Rank #44complete; whole; totally; entirely
- 展开x1 | Chapter Rank #300to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out
- 横x2 | Chapter Rank #127horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violentharsh and unreasonable; unexpected
- 里x2 | Chapter Rank #128lining; 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
- 宽度x1 | Chapter Rank #301width
- 将x2 | Chapter Rank #129to desire; to invite; to request(bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
- 远远x1 | Chapter Rank #302distant; by far
- 超过x1 | Chapter Rank #303to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
- 二十x1 | Chapter Rank #304twenty; 20
- 英尺x2 | Chapter Rank #130foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
- 整个x4 | Chapter Rank #62whole; entire; total
- 似乎x6 | Chapter Rank #39it seems; seemingly; as if
- 厚实x1 | Chapter Rank #305thick; substantial; sturdy; solid
- 蹼x1 | Chapter Rank #306web (of feet of ducks, frogs etc)
- 结合x1 | Chapter Rank #307to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次[ci4]
- 得x4 | Chapter Rank #63structural 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 toused in 得瑟[de4 se5]to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
- 肌肉x3 | Chapter Rank #78muscle; flesh
- 层x2 | Chapter Rank #131to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers
- 但是x10 | Chapter Rank #25but; however
- 切开x1 | Chapter Rank #308
- 来x3 | Chapter Rank #79to 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])
- 你x12 | Chapter Rank #19you (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x14 | Chapter Rank #14can; 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])(bound form) to reckon accounts
- 发现x2 | Chapter Rank #132to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery
- 三个x1 | Chapter Rank #309
- 明显x1 | Chapter Rank #310clear; distinct; obvious
- 不同x1 | Chapter Rank #311different; distinct; not the same; not alike
- 层次x1 | Chapter Rank #312layer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing
- 上层x2 | Chapter Rank #133upper layer
- 中层x2 | Chapter Rank #134middle-ranking
- 下层x2 | Chapter Rank #135underlayer; lower class; lower strata; substrate
- 纤维x3 | Chapter Rank #80fiber; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 又x6 | Chapter Rank #40(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 长x1 | Chapter Rank #313long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
- 直x1 | Chapter Rank #314surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer Godstraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
- 则x1 | Chapter Rank #315(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- 短x1 | Chapter Rank #316short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
- 上下x1 | Chapter Rank #317the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom; to go up and down; before and after (as in 上下文[shang4 xia4 wen2] "context"); (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so; (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦[shang4 xia4 he2 mu4] "harmony between superiors and subordinates"); all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4] "the entire nation"); relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4] "evenly matched")
- 两层x1 | Chapter Rank #318