Vocabulary: 贝佐斯传
- to buy; to purchase
- 过 Gūo: 过 Guo1: surname Guo过 gùo: 过 guo4: to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-过 guo: 过 guo5: (experienced action marker)
- a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
- to laugh heartily; a belly laugh
- then; after that; afterwards
- to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend
- smartphone
- 以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- thorough; thoroughly; complete
- to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- to end; to reach an end
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 没 méi: 没 mei2: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not没 mò: 没 mo4: drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
- to thank; thanks; thank you
- to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
- I; me; my
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
- interesting; fascinating; amusing
- important; significant; major
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- useful; beneficial; profitable
- preceding period; early stage
- to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4])
- 了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- countless; numberless; innumerable
- experiment; test; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to experiment; experimental
- mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]
- on the body; at hand; among
- 全 Quán: 全 Quan2: surname Quan全 quán: 全 quan2: all; whole; entire; every; complete
- to brand (cattle etc); brand; (fig.) to leave a lasting mark; to stigmatize; mark; stamp; stigma
- to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4]
- why?; for what reason?
- 要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
- 从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; 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
- to recommend
- 众 Zhòng: 众 Zhong4: abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives众 zhòng: 众 zhong4: (bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous
- to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
- to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
- surrealism
- expert; past master; dab hand
- to be capable of; to be able to; can