Vocabulary: 白鲸

• huá jīhua2 ji1滑稽x16 | Book Rank #1699comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
• xìn túxin4 tu2信徒x16 | Book Rank #1700believer
• hóu lónghou2 long2喉咙x5 | Book Rank #4544the throat
• qí dǎoqi2 dao3祈祷x13 | Book Rank #2058to pray; to say a prayer
• chàngchang4唱x17 | Book Rank #1604to sing; to call loudly; to chant
• yī shǒuyi1 shou3一首x4 | Book Rank #5402
• shèng gēsheng4 ge1圣歌x1 | Book Rank #11953hymn
• zì ránzi4 ran2自然x41 | Book Rank #644nature; natural; naturally
• chōu chùchou1 chu4抽搐x5 | Book Rank #4545to twitch
• xī mièxi1 mie4熄灭x5 | Book Rank #4546to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished
• hǔo yànhuo3 yan4火焰x33 | Book Rank #809blaze; flame
• háo bù kè qihao2 bu4 ke4 qi5毫不客气x1 | Book Rank #11954no trace of politeness; unrestrained (criticism)
• dùi dàidui4 dai4对待x19 | Book Rank #1413to treat; treatment
• yùyu4鹬x1 | Book Rank #11955common snipe; sandpiper
• màn bù jīng xīnman4 bu4 jing1 xin1漫不经心x6 | Book Rank #3940careless; heedless; absent-minded; indifferent
• yī dàyi1 da4一大x21 | Book Rank #1278
• tàotao4套x28 | Book Rank #962to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)
• chéng xùcheng2 xu4程序x8 | Book Rank #3137procedures; sequence; order; computer program
• jiā jùjia1 ju4加剧x1 | Book Rank #11956to intensify
• jié shùjie2 shu4结束x27 | Book Rank #998termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
• lì xíng gōng shìli4 xing2 gong1 shi4例行公事x2 | Book Rank #8418routine business; usual practice; mere formality
• zhēng zhàozheng1 zhao4征兆x3 | Book Rank #6561omen; sign (that sth is about to happen); warning sign
• kōng qián jué hòukong1 qian2 jue2 hou4空前绝后x1 | Book Rank #11957unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique
• liáng jīliang2 ji1良机x3 | Book Rank #6562a good chance; a golden opportunity
• zhè me jiǔzhe4 me5 jiu3这么久x3 | Book Rank #6563
• mó zhòumo2 zhou4魔咒x4 | Book Rank #5403(magical) spell; curse
• pán suànpan2 suan4盘算x2 | Book Rank #8419to plot; to scheme; to calculate
• yào shūoyao4 shuo1要说x24 | Book Rank #1126as for; when it comes to
• duàn shí jiānduan4 shi2 jian1段时间x16 | Book Rank #1701
• xìng mìng yōu guānxing4 ming4 you1 guan1性命攸关x3 | Book Rank #6564vitally important; a matter of life and death
• zhuā qǐzhua1 qi3抓起x18 | Book Rank #1492
• jiǎn chájian3 cha2检查x7 | Book Rank #3456inspection; to examine; to inspect; CL:次[ci4]
• shēn xiàngshen1 xiang4伸向x2 | Book Rank #8420
• zhú hǔozhu2 huo3烛火x2 | Book Rank #8421candle flame
• hánhan2含x5 | Book Rank #4547to keep in the mouth; to contain
• fǔ bǐngfu3 bing3斧柄x1 | Book Rank #11958
• gǔgu3股x18 | Book Rank #1493thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions
• yān wùyan1 wu4烟雾x8 | Book Rank #3138smoke; mist; vapor; smog; fumes
• jǐn jiē zhejin3 jie1 zhe5紧接着x11 | Book Rank #2377immediately afterwards; shortly after that
• yǎoyao3咬x20 | Book Rank #1337to bite; to nip
• gū nonggu1 nong5咕哝x9 | Book Rank #2845to murmur; to mumble; to grumble; to mutter
• zhǎozhao3找x41 | Book Rank #645to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
• jiē jiē bā bajie1 jie1 ba1 ba5结结巴巴x2 | Book Rank #8422stammeringly
• shǒu dǐ xiàshou3 di3 xia4手底下x1 | Book Rank #11959
• kào qiángkao4 qiang2靠墙x1 | Book Rank #11960
• kěn qíuken3 qiu2恳求x16 | Book Rank #1702to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty
• ān jìng xià láian1 jing4 xia4 lai2安静下来x4 | Book Rank #5404
• húi yìnghui2 ying4回应x9 | Book Rank #2846to respond; response
• ránran2燃x7 | Book Rank #3457to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes)
• yān dǒuyan1 dou3烟斗x43 | Book Rank #606(smoking) pipe