Vocabulary: 百年孤独
- course of events; process
- to pass; to go through; process; course; CL:個|个[ge4]
- planet; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- to smelt; to cast; seductive in appearance
- 合 gě: 合 ge3: 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗合 hé: 合 he2: to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale
- again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- to put in; to insert
- mysterious; profound; abstruse
- Cyprus
- sulfate
- to concoct; to invent; to fabricate; to produce; to process; processing and curing (Chinese medicine)
- lard
- to substitute for; to replace; to supersede
- radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon; CL:根[gen1]
- oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning
- to cook again; to rewarm food
- valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by
- to change into; to turn into; to become
- mound; heap; lump; classifier for small mounds (e.g. animal scat deposits); (of noodles, jiaozi 餃子|饺子[jiao3 zi5] etc) to stick together; to form a clump
- to carbonize; dry distillation; carbonization
- crisp residue left after rendering animal fat; (esp.) pork cracklings
- rigid; unwavering; unbendable; firm (hold on sth); tenacious
- to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to
- the bottom of a pot or pan; hotpot broth
- alchemy
- appliance; utensil; gear; equipment
- brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory)
- to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color)
- spherical; ball-shaped
- glass; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]; (slang) male homosexual
- maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- potter's clay; kaolin
- specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose); (of institutions, personnel etc) designated or assigned for a specific task; special
- to use in; to use on; to use for
- to manufacture; to make
- to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- alchemist
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- nature; natural; naturally
- ultimate; final
- secret; mystery
- to search; to seek; to explore
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
- philosopher
- 石 Shí: 石 Shi2: surname Shi; abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei石 dàn: 石 dan4: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters; ancient pr. [shi2]石 shí: 石 shi2: rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- specially made; custom-made