Vocabulary: 百年孤独
- wind direction; the way the wind blows; fig. trend; direction of events; how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself); public opinion (concerning one's actions); publicity (usually derog.); limelight
- absurd; preposterous; ridiculous
- to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson
- to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price
- manpower; staff; human hand
- to pulverize; to smash to bits
- waterfall
- engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
- to be familiar with; to know well
- 倒转 dào zhuàn: 倒转 dao4 zhuan4: (of time, or a video clip etc) to run in reverse; Taiwan pr. [dao4zhuan3]倒转 dào zhuǎn: 倒转 dao4 zhuan3: to make an about-turn; to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc; to turn things on their head
- previously; formerly; once upon a time
- to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- a swindle; a trap; a racket; a scam; CL:場|场[chang3]
- forward (direction); positive (thinking, mood, values etc)
- (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 奔 bēn: 奔 ben1: to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope奔 bèn: 奔 ben4: to go to; to head for; towards; Taiwan pr. [ben1]
- brook; rivulet
- wooden raft; log raft
- ashore; on the riverbank
- to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow
- the bow or prow of a ship
- fully content with one's achievements (idiom); complacent
- school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate
- (idiom) captivating; charming
- burning hot; scorching
- silk (cloth)
- cosmetics
- ship; boat; vessel
- accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about
- not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
- accounts; financial records; accounting entry
- (bound form) to leave behind
- pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist
- skill; art
- romance; beautiful scenery; small or petty (of talk etc)
- sequence of movements in martial arts; routine; pattern; standard method