Vocabulary: 九年十一月二十一日感事而作
from 白居易诗选
- 甘露x2 | Chapter Rank #40
- 之x4 | Chapter Rank #7(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 变x2 | Chapter Rank #41to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
- 给x1 | Chapter Rank #94to supply; to provideto; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)
- 一切x1 | Chapter Rank #95everything; every; all
- 正直x2 | Chapter Rank #42upright; upstanding; honest
- 的x5 | Chapter Rank #6of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songsa taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])really and truly(bound form) bull's-eye; target
- 士人x2 | Chapter Rank #43scholar
- 带来x1 | Chapter Rank #96to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
- 了x3 | Chapter Rank #17to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 精神x1 | Chapter Rank #97vigor; vitality; spirited; good-lookingspirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 震撼x1 | Chapter Rank #98to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock
- 白居易x1 | Chapter Rank #99Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet
- 在x1 | Chapter Rank #100to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 这x3 | Chapter Rank #18(coll.) this(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
- 一x2 | Chapter Rank #44one; 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
- 天x2 | Chapter Rank #45day; sky; heaven
- 游x1 | Chapter Rank #101surname Youto swimto walk; to tour; to roam; to travel
- 香山寺x1 | Chapter Rank #102
- 并x1 | Chapter Rank #103and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to mergeto combine; to amalgamateshort name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
- 创作x1 | Chapter Rank #104to create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation
- 首x1 | Chapter Rank #105head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
- 七律x1 | Chapter Rank #106verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 characters, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. for 七言律詩|七言律诗[qi1 yan2 lu : 4 shi1])
- 诗x2 | Chapter Rank #46abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songspoem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse
- 对x2 | Chapter Rank #47right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 遇难x1 | Chapter Rank #107to perish; to be killed
- 表示x1 | Chapter Rank #108(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation
- 出x2 | Chapter Rank #48to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 深切x1 | Chapter Rank #109deeply felt; heartfelt; sincere; honest
- 悲哀x1 | Chapter Rank #110grieved; sorrowful
- 血腥x1 | Chapter Rank #111reeking of blood; bloody (events)
- 屠杀x1 | Chapter Rank #112to massacre; to slaughter
- 也x1 | Chapter Rank #113surname Yealso; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
- 促使x1 | Chapter Rank #114to prompt; to induce; to spur
- 诗人x2 | Chapter Rank #49bard; poet
- 于x4 | Chapter Rank #8to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particlesurname Yu(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- 涂x3 | Chapter Rank #19to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; streetsurname Tu
- 见x2 | Chapter Rank #50to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; viewto appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
- 机x1 | Chapter Rank #115(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity; (bound form) crucial point; pivot; (bound form) quick-witted; flexible; (bound form) organicsurname Ji
- 引退x1 | Chapter Rank #116to retire from office; to resign
- 提防x1 | Chapter Rank #117to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2]
- 被x4 | Chapter Rank #9quilt; 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")
- 卷入x1 | Chapter Rank #118to be drawn into; to be involved in
- 政治x1 | Chapter Rank #119politics; political
- 漩涡x1 | Chapter Rank #120whirlpool; eddy; vortex; (fig.) maelstrom
- 当中x1 | Chapter Rank #121among; in the middle; in the center
- 太和x1 | Chapter Rank #122see 太和縣|太和县[Tai4 he2 Xian4]; see 太和區|太和区[Tai4 he2 Qu1]
- 朝廷x1 | Chapter Rank #123court; imperial household; dynasty
- 发生x1 | Chapter Rank #124to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
- 宰相x1 | Chapter Rank #125prime minister (in feudal China)