Vocabulary: 第9章 最后一英里
from 贝佐斯传
- 尔x4 | Chapter Rank #367thus; so; like that; you; thou
- 称x12 | Chapter Rank #120to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praiseto fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
- 你x18 | Chapter Rank #75you (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.)
- 被x25 | Chapter Rank #48quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- 误导x1 | Chapter Rank #1181to mislead; to misguide; misleading
- 后者x3 | Chapter Rank #477the latter
- 曾x7 | Chapter Rank #202great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)surname Zeng
- 此前x1 | Chapter Rank #1182before this; before then; previously
- 对待x1 | Chapter Rank #1183to treat; treatment
- 公共安全x2 | Chapter Rank #691
- 采取x2 | Chapter Rank #692to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
- 无情x2 | Chapter Rank #693pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless
- 不道德x1 | Chapter Rank #1184immoral
- 手段x1 | Chapter Rank #1185method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability; trick; wile
- 佐治亚州x1 | Chapter Rank #1186
- 道尔顿x1 | Chapter Rank #1187Dalton (name); John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory
- 镇长x1 | Chapter Rank #1188town headman; mayor (of small town or village); bailiff
- 大x11 | Chapter Rank #125big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
- 这个x26 | Chapter Rank #44(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- 地方x4 | Chapter Rank #368region; regional (away from the central administration); localplace; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]
- 聚集x1 | Chapter Rank #1189to assemble; to gather
- 大量x10 | Chapter Rank #141great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous
- 地毯x4 | Chapter Rank #369carpet; rug
- 工厂x3 | Chapter Rank #478factory; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]
- 因而x1 | Chapter Rank #1190therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ...
- 自称为x1 | Chapter Rank #1191
- 之x3 | Chapter Rank #479(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 据x2 | Chapter Rank #694used in 拮据[jie2 ju1]according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy
- 说x42 | Chapter Rank #26to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrineto persuade
- 他的x17 | Chapter Rank #81
- 父亲x2 | Chapter Rank #695father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 一名x6 | Chapter Rank #237
- 修补x1 | Chapter Rank #1192to mend
- 匠x1 | Chapter Rank #1193craftsman
- 自由x1 | Chapter Rank #1194freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
- 企业家x1 | Chapter Rank #1195entrepreneur
- 研究x4 | Chapter Rank #370research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into
- 无线电x1 | Chapter Rank #1196radio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication); a radio
- 技术x5 | Chapter Rank #288technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]
- 建造x3 | Chapter Rank #480to construct; to build
- 九x1 | Chapter Rank #1197nine; 9
- 洞x1 | Chapter Rank #1198used in 洪洞[Hong2 tong2] (the name of a place in Shanxi)cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 高尔夫球场x1 | Chapter Rank #1199golf course
- 房子x1 | Chapter Rank #1200house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]
- 经常x3 | Chapter Rank #481frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- 征召x1 | Chapter Rank #1201to enlist; to draft; to conscript; to appoint to an official position
- 唯一x3 | Chapter Rank #482only; sole
- 孩子x2 | Chapter Rank #696child
- 地基x2 | Chapter Rank #697foundations (of a building); base
- 墙x1 | Chapter Rank #1202wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])