Vocabulary: 1949年前后：官费留学和归国
from 百年袁家：袁世凯及杨氏夫人后裔百年家族史
- 是x16 | Chapter Rank #5to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 准备x1 | Chapter Rank #119preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
- 有x5 | Chapter Rank #19to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 实力x1 | Chapter Rank #120strength
- 之后x1 | Chapter Rank #121after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- 某x1 | Chapter Rank #122some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such
- 一x7 | Chapter Rank #13one; 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x1 | Chapter Rank #123day; sky; heaven
- 能x1 | Chapter Rank #124can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energysurname Neng
- 担当x1 | Chapter Rank #125to take upon oneself; to assume
- 重任x1 | Chapter Rank #126heavy responsibility
- 对于x1 | Chapter Rank #127regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- 中国x8 | Chapter Rank #11China
- 来说x2 | Chapter Rank #54
- 翻天覆地x1 | Chapter Rank #128sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head
- 就x5 | Chapter Rank #20(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 ...
- 像x1 | Chapter Rank #129to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
- 一道x2 | Chapter Rank #55together
- 分水岭x2 | Chapter Rank #56dividing range; drainage divide; (fig.) dividing line; watershed
- 谁x3 | Chapter Rank #38who; also pr. [shui2]
- 跨越x1 | Chapter Rank #130to step across; step over
- 这x2 | Chapter Rank #57(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
- 进行x1 | Chapter Rank #131(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
- 脱胎换骨x1 | Chapter Rank #132to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist; to turn over a new leaf; fig. to change wholly; to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
- 改造x1 | Chapter Rank #133to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold
- 从x3 | Chapter Rank #39surname Congfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- 旧x1 | Chapter Rank #134old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
- 穿越x1 | Chapter Rank #135to pass through; to traverse; to cross
- 万水千山x1 | Chapter Rank #136ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey; a long and difficult road
- 横渡x1 | Chapter Rank #137to cross (a body of water)
- 大西洋x1 | Chapter Rank #138Atlantic Ocean
- 来到x1 | Chapter Rank #139to arrive; to come
- 又x1 | Chapter Rank #140(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 繁花似锦x1 | Chapter Rank #141
- 大都会x1 | Chapter Rank #142major city; metropolis; metropolitan
- 返回x1 | Chapter Rank #143to return to; to come (or go) back
- 到x5 | Chapter Rank #21to 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
- 新x1 | Chapter Rank #144new; newly; meso- (chemistry)abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin
- 此时x1 | Chapter Rank #145now; this moment
- 轰轰烈烈x1 | Chapter Rank #146strong; vigorous; large-scale
- 抗美援朝战争x1 | Chapter Rank #147
- 开始x3 | Chapter Rank #40to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 毛泽东x1 | Chapter Rank #148Mao Zedong (1893–1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935–1976
- 号召x1 | Chapter Rank #149to call; to appeal
- 全国x1 | Chapter Rank #150whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national
- 人民x1 | Chapter Rank #151the people
- 团结起来x1 | Chapter Rank #152
- 打败x1 | Chapter Rank #153to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated
- 美帝国主义x1 | Chapter Rank #154
- 刚刚x2 | Chapter Rank #58just recently; just a moment ago