Vocabulary: 第8章
from 百年孤独
- 流出x1 | Chapter Rank #693to flow out; to issue; to leak
- 血x3 | Chapter Rank #240see 血[xue4]blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]
- 来x13 | Chapter Rank #61to 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])
- 而x11 | Chapter Rank #75and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 到x25 | Chapter Rank #34to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 最后x9 | Chapter Rank #88final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
- 也x17 | Chapter Rank #49also; 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]surname Ye
- 没x11 | Chapter Rank #76drowned; to end; to die; to inundate(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- 个x25 | Chapter Rank #35used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5](classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 样子x4 | Chapter Rank #180appearance; manner; pattern; model
- 但x17 | Chapter Rank #50but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- 这x20 | Chapter Rank #43(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)(coll.) this
- 番x1 | Chapter Rank #694surname Pan(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort; (classifier) a kind; a sort; (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double")
- 艰苦x1 | Chapter Rank #695difficult; hard; arduous
- 努力x1 | Chapter Rank #696to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
- 却x13 | Chapter Rank #62but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- 让x13 | Chapter Rank #63to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- 觉得x3 | Chapter Rank #241to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- 自己x15 | Chapter Rank #56oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 从这时起x1 | Chapter Rank #697
- 便x6 | Chapter Rank #125plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwardsused in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]
- 开始x8 | Chapter Rank #96to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 老x2 | Chapter Rank #396prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
- 了x93 | Chapter Rank #5(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)to 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(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 你x33 | Chapter Rank #21you (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.)
- 和x29 | Chapter Rank #26to complete a set in mahjong or playing cardsto combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4](joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanesesurname Heto mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbsto compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others
- 这个x6 | Chapter Rank #126(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- 年龄x3 | Chapter Rank #242(a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
- 一模一样x2 | Chapter Rank #397(idiom) exactly alike; identical; also pr. [yi1mo2-yi1yang4]
- 她x98 | Chapter Rank #4she
- 说x30 | Chapter Rank #24to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrineto persuade
- 已经x18 | Chapter Rank #46already
- 是x46 | Chapter Rank #9to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 大人x2 | Chapter Rank #398adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors
- 其实x2 | Chapter Rank #399actually; in fact; really
- 早就x1 | Chapter Rank #698already at an earlier time
- 可以x4 | Chapter Rank #181can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 追溯到x1 | Chapter Rank #699
- 已然x1 | Chapter Rank #700already; to be already so; to have long been the case
- 遥远x2 | Chapter Rank #400distant; remote
- 一x30 | Chapter Rank #25one; 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x5 | Chapter Rank #148day; sky; heaven
- 仍x4 | Chapter Rank #182still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often
- 当作x1 | Chapter Rank #701to treat as; to regard as
- 孩子x11 | Chapter Rank #77child
- 浴室x1 | Chapter Rank #702bathroom; shower room (CL:間|间[jian1]); bathhouse
- 里x26 | Chapter Rank #28lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]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] levelsLi (surname)
- 当着x2 | Chapter Rank #401in front of; in the presence of
- 他的x12 | Chapter Rank #70
- 面x2 | Chapter Rank #402face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etcflour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless