Vocabulary: 白鲸

• cǎicai3踩x9 | Book Rank #2796to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote
• lù miànlu4 mian4路面x3 | Book Rank #6449road surface
• sùi shísui4 shi2燧石x3 | Book Rank #6450flint
• tū chūtu1 chu1凸出x5 | Book Rank #4449to protrude; to stick out
• xuē zixue1 zi5靴子x17 | Book Rank #1582boots
• jiān kǔjian1 ku3艰苦x4 | Book Rank #5295difficult; hard; arduous
• wú qíngwu2 qing2无情x18 | Book Rank #1480pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless
• dǐ érdi3 er2底儿x3 | Book Rank #6451
• mó, mòmo2, mo4磨x17 | Book Rank #1583磨 mó: 磨 mo2: to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist磨 mò: 磨 mo4: grindstone; to grind; to turn round
• bēi cǎnbei1 can3悲惨x31 | Book Rank #853miserable; tragic
• tíngting2停x31 | Book Rank #854to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
• piàn kèpian4 ke4片刻x38 | Book Rank #694short period of time; a moment
• kàn lekan4 le5看了x11 | Book Rank #2336
• kuān kùokuan1 kuo4宽阔x8 | Book Rank #3092expansive; wide; width; thickness
• tīng jiànting1 jian4听见x30 | Book Rank #891to hear
• wū lǐwu1 li3屋里x4 | Book Rank #5296
• chuán láichuan2 lai2传来x22 | Book Rank #1215(of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive
• dīng dāngding1 dang1叮当x2 | Book Rank #8249(onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
• pèng bēipeng4 bei1碰杯x2 | Book Rank #8250
• nán dàonan2 dao4难道x50 | Book Rank #511don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
• mén qiánmen2 qian2门前x3 | Book Rank #6452in front of the door
• lí kāili2 kai1离开x70 | Book Rank #367to depart; to leave
• bǔ dingbu3 ding5补丁x5 | Book Rank #4450patch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch
• dàng, dǎngdang4, dang3挡x2 | Book Rank #8251挡 dàng: 挡 dang4: to arrange; to put in order挡 dǎng: 挡 dang3: to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
• rén jiā, rén jiaren2 jia1, ren2 jia5人家x11 | Book Rank #2337人家 rén jiā: 人家 ren2 jia1: household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be; CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1]人家 rén jia: 人家 ren2 jia5: other people; sb else; he, she or they; I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
• yán zheyan2 zhe5沿着x33 | Book Rank #804to go along; to follow
• biàn yí, pián yibian4 yi2, pian2 yi5便宜x4 | Book Rank #5297便宜 biàn yí: 便宜 bian4 yi2: convenient便宜 pián yi: 便宜 pian2 yi5: cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly
• kè zhànke4 zhan4客栈x9 | Book Rank #2797tavern; guest house; inn; hotel
• qī hēi yī tuánqi1 hei1 yi1 tuan2漆黑一团x5 | Book Rank #4451pitch-black; (fig.) to be completely in the dark
• kuài lěikuai4 lei3块垒x1 | Book Rank #11677gloom; a lump on the heart
• fáng wūfang2 wu1房屋x5 | Book Rank #4452house; building; CL:所[suo3],套[tao4]
• bù shíbu4 shi2不时x44 | Book Rank #592from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently
• là zhúla4 zhu2蜡烛x23 | Book Rank #1163candle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
• rán liàngran2 liang4燃亮x1 | Book Rank #11678
• xiàng shìxiang4 shi4像是x153 | Book Rank #176
• fén mùfen2 mu4坟墓x12 | Book Rank #2192grave; tomb
• yōu guāngyou1 guang1幽光x1 | Book Rank #11679
• shí chenshi2 chen5时辰x6 | Book Rank #3870time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day
• yī zhōuyi1 zhou1一周x6 | Book Rank #3871one week; all the way around; a whole cycle
• chéng shìcheng2 shi4城市x15 | Book Rank #1781city; town; CL:座[zuo4]
• dì qūdi4 qu1地区x14 | Book Rank #1893region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
• qī liángqi1 liang2凄凉x13 | Book Rank #2029凄凉 qī liáng: 凄凉 qi1 liang2: mournful; miserable凄凉 qī liáng: 凄凉 qi1 liang2: desolate (place)
• jìji4寂x1 | Book Rank #11680silent; solitary; Taiwan pr. [ji2]
• yī zhǎnyi1 zhan3一盏x13 | Book Rank #2030
• mào yānmao4 yan1冒烟x3 | Book Rank #6453to discharge smoke; to fume with rage
• dēngdeng1灯x17 | Book Rank #1584lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
• dī ǎidi1 ai3低矮x6 | Book Rank #3872short; low
• kuān changkuan1 chang5宽敞x4 | Book Rank #5298spacious; wide
• jiàn zhùjian4 zhu4建筑x11 | Book Rank #2338to construct; building; CL:個|个[ge4]
• Dà mén, dà ménDa4 men2, da4 men2大门x4 | Book Rank #5299大门 Dà mén: 大门 Da4 men2: the Doors, US rock band大门 dà mén: 大门 da4 men2: entrance; door; gate; large and influential family