Vocabulary: 第20章
from 百年孤独
- 事x1 | Chapter Rank #812matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 来往x1 | Chapter Rank #813to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
- 只有x4 | Chapter Rank #199only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 四个x1 | Chapter Rank #814
- 朋友x3 | Chapter Rank #254friend; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 还x10 | Chapter Rank #72to pay back; to returnsurname Huanstill; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else
- 小学x1 | Chapter Rank #815elementary school; primary school
- 时x20 | Chapter Rank #35o'clock; time; when; hour; season; periodsurname Shi
- 就x17 | Chapter Rank #42(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- 书籍x1 | Chapter Rank #816books; works
- 跟x1 | Chapter Rank #817heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
- 交换x1 | Chapter Rank #818to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute
- 陀螺x1 | Chapter Rank #819spinning top; gyroscope
- 风筝x1 | Chapter Rank #820kite (lit. "wind zither", traditionally explained as being named after kites fitted with bamboo whistles that produced musical sounds when flown)
- 读x6 | Chapter Rank #121comma; phrase marked by pauseto read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce
- 塞内加x1 | Chapter Rank #821
- 奥维德x1 | Chapter Rank #822
- 谈起x2 | Chapter Rank #393to mention; to speak of; to talk about
- 古典x1 | Chapter Rank #823classical
- 作家x2 | Chapter Rank #394author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 说x12 | Chapter Rank #61to persuadeto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- 自家人x1 | Chapter Rank #824sb with whom one is on familiar terms; sb from the same place (same house, same town etc); one of us
- 历代x1 | Chapter Rank #825successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties
- 先贤x1 | Chapter Rank #826(literary) ancient sage
- 曾当过x1 | Chapter Rank #827
- 他的x15 | Chapter Rank #48
- 室友x1 | Chapter Rank #828roommate
- 一些x2 | Chapter Rank #395some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 本x1 | Chapter Rank #829(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- 不该x1 | Chapter Rank #830should not; to owe nothing
- 隐秘x2 | Chapter Rank #396secret; hidden
- 譬如x1 | Chapter Rank #831for example; for instance; such as
- 圣x6 | Chapter Rank #122(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy; sacred
- 奥古斯丁x4 | Chapter Rank #200
- 法袍x1 | Chapter Rank #832
- 穿x1 | Chapter Rank #833to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread
- 件x1 | Chapter Rank #834item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
- 紧身x1 | Chapter Rank #835skintight
- 羊毛x1 | Chapter Rank #836wool; fleece
- 坎肩x1 | Chapter Rank #837sleeveless jacket (usually cotton); Chinese waistcoat
- 十四x1 | Chapter Rank #838fourteen; 14
- 年x7 | Chapter Rank #102surname Nianyear; CL:個|个[ge4]grain; harvest (old)
- 不曾x1 | Chapter Rank #839hasn't yet; hasn't ever
- 离身x1 | Chapter Rank #840
- 巫师x1 | Chapter Rank #841wizard; magician
- 阿x34 | Chapter Rank #15prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration; (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]); (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞|阿尔巴尼亚[A1 er3 ba1 ni2 ya4]); (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚[A1 er3 ji2 li4 ya4]); (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷[A1 gen1 ting2]); also pr. [a4](literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
- 纳x3 | Chapter Rank #255surname Nato receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into; to pay (tax etc); nano- (one billionth); to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing
- 多x9 | Chapter Rank #80many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- 德x1 | Chapter Rank #842virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kindGermany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]
- 比x6 | Chapter Rank #123to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]