Vocabulary: 北海道物语

• xià bānxia4 ban1下班x5 | Book Rank #1375to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)
• piāopiao1飘x3 | Book Rank #2079to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous; weak; shaky; wobbly
• Xiǎo xuěXiao3 xue3小雪x4 | Book Rank #1643Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December
• jiā jiā hù hùjia1 jia1 hu4 hu4家家户户x3 | Book Rank #2080each and every family (idiom); every household
• wū dǐngwu1 ding3屋顶x2 | Book Rank #2771roof
• shān tǐshan1 ti3山体x1 | Book Rank #4319form of a mountain
• biǎo miàn huàbiao3 mian4 hua4表面化x1 | Book Rank #4320to come to the surface; to become apparent
• dàn zhuāngdan4 zhuang1淡妆x1 | Book Rank #4321light makeup
• bái xuěbai2 xue3白雪x3 | Book Rank #2081snow
• yì yì shēng huīyi4 yi4 sheng1 hui1熠熠生辉x1 | Book Rank #4322
• cǐ shíci3 shi2此时x27 | Book Rank #258now; this moment
• zhōu biānzhou1 bian1周边x2 | Book Rank #2772periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral; merch (abbr. for 周邊商品|周边商品[zhou1 bian1 shang1 pin3])
• chén jìngchen2 jing4沉静x1 | Book Rank #4323peaceful; quiet; calm; gentle
• jiē dàojie1 dao4街道x15 | Book Rank #490street; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district
• qì chēqi4 che1汽车x5 | Book Rank #1376car; automobile; bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4]
• shǐ guòshi3 guo4驶过x9 | Book Rank #798
• hūi fùhui1 fu4恢复x4 | Book Rank #1644to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate
• píng jìngping2 jing4平静x4 | Book Rank #1645tranquil; undisturbed; serene
• xiāng liánxiang1 lian2相连x1 | Book Rank #4324to link; to join; link; connection
• chú fángchu2 fang2厨房x9 | Book Rank #799kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1]
• tiě hútie3 hu2铁壶x3 | Book Rank #2082
• guànguan4灌x1 | Book Rank #4325to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)
• Shǔi, shǔiShui3, shui3水x11 | Book Rank #657水 Shǔi: 水 Shui3: surname Shui; Shui ethnic group水 shǔi: 水 shui3: water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
• dǎ zheda3 zhe5打着x1 | Book Rank #4326
• méi qì zàomei2 qi4 zao4煤气灶x4 | Book Rank #1646
• shāo shǔishao1 shui3烧水x1 | Book Rank #4327to heat water; to boil water
• zhī jiānzhi1 jian1之间x19 | Book Rank #386(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
• shuā yáshua1 ya2刷牙x3 | Book Rank #2083to brush one's teeth
• xǐ liǎnxi3 lian3洗脸x3 | Book Rank #2084to wash the face
• guǎn dàoguan3 dao4管道x1 | Book Rank #4328tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel; means
• niǔ kāiniu3 kai1扭开x1 | Book Rank #4329
• dōng jìdong1 ji4冬季x5 | Book Rank #1377winter
• shén me yàngshen2 me5 yang4什么样x9 | Book Rank #800what kind?; what sort?
• yán hányan2 han2严寒x2 | Book Rank #2773bitter cold; severe winter
• tiān qìtian1 qi4天气x4 | Book Rank #1647weather
• āi dòngai1 dong4挨冻x1 | Book Rank #4330
• hú lǐhu2 li3壶里x1 | Book Rank #4331
• shāo kāishao1 kai1烧开x2 | Book Rank #2774to boil
• duānduan1端x19 | Book Rank #387端 duān: 端 duan1: (bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet; (bound form) upright; proper; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; to eliminate; to wipe out端 duān: 端 duan1: start; origin
• shèng, Shèng, chéngsheng4, Sheng4, cheng2盛x1 | Book Rank #4332盛 shèng: 盛 sheng4: flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively盛 Shèng: 盛 Sheng4: surname Sheng盛 chéng: 盛 cheng2: to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil
• sù róngsu4 rong2速溶x6 | Book Rank #1169quick-dissolving; instantly-ready; instant
• kā fēika1 fei1咖啡x34 | Book Rank #207(loanword) coffee; CL:杯[bei1]
• kā fēi bēika1 fei1 bei1咖啡杯x8 | Book Rank #898
• shā fāsha1 fa1沙发x24 | Book Rank #288(loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
• yī chíyi1 chi2一匙x1 | Book Rank #4333spoonful
• Jiā, jiāJia1, jia1加x13 | Book Rank #573加 Jiā: 加 Jia1: Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]); surname Jia加 jiā: 加 jia1: to add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment; (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bu4], 大[da4], 稍[shao1] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shao1 jia1 gai3 liang2] "make some minor improvements to (it)")
• yī kuàiyi1 kuai4一块x4 | Book Rank #1648a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2 gan3 zhe4 yi1 kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same place; in company
• fāng tángfang1 tang2方糖x5 | Book Rank #1378sugar cube
• gù dìnggu4 ding4固定x3 | Book Rank #2085to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular
• pèi bǐpei4 bi3配比x1 | Book Rank #4334to mix ingredients in the appropriate proportions; mixing ratio; proportion of the different ingredients in a blend