Vocabulary: 第十五章 奥玛：撤回阿富汗
from 本·拉登传——一个恐怖大亨的隐秘人生
- 游泳x1 | Chapter Rank #860swimming; to swim
- 打破x1 | Chapter Rank #861to break; to smash
- 暂时x2 | Chapter Rank #411temporary; provisional; for the time being
- 就要x1 | Chapter Rank #862will; shall; to be going to
- 属于x2 | Chapter Rank #412to belong to; to fall under (a category)
- 山上x1 | Chapter Rank #863
- 还是x4 | Chapter Rank #178still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- 大部分x2 | Chapter Rank #413the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
- 内战x5 | Chapter Rank #134civil war
- 军队x2 | Chapter Rank #414armed forces; troops; CL:支[zhi1]
- 控制x2 | Chapter Rank #415to control
- 当时x3 | Chapter Rank #250then; at that timeimmediately; right then
- 根本x2 | Chapter Rank #416fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 究竟x1 | Chapter Rank #864to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
- 是不是x1 | Chapter Rank #865is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
- 打仗x2 | Chapter Rank #417to fight a battle; to go to war
- 即使x3 | Chapter Rank #251even if; even though
- 据我所知x1 | Chapter Rank #866as far as I know; to the best of my knowledge
- 山区x5 | Chapter Rank #135mountain area; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 到处x1 | Chapter Rank #867everywhere
- 只有x1 | Chapter Rank #868only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 山洞x1 | Chapter Rank #869cavern; cave
- 怎么x1 | Chapter Rank #870how?; what?; why?
- 带x3 | Chapter Rank #252band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
- 那样x1 | Chapter Rank #871that kind; that sort
- 鬼x1 | Chapter Rank #872disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
- 呢x2 | Chapter Rank #418dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech
- 将x2 | Chapter Rank #419(bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])to desire; to invite; to request
- 下去x2 | Chapter Rank #420to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw
- 小孩子x1 | Chapter Rank #873child
- 怎么办x1 | Chapter Rank #874what's to be done
- 妇女儿童x1 | Chapter Rank #875
- 适合x1 | Chapter Rank #876to fit; to suit
- 改变x1 | Chapter Rank #877to change; to alter; to transform
- 主意x1 | Chapter Rank #878plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
- 不要x1 | Chapter Rank #879don't!; must not
- 偏远x1 | Chapter Rank #880remote; far from civilization
- 那一刻x1 | Chapter Rank #881
- 意识x2 | Chapter Rank #421consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到[dao4]) to be aware of; to realize
- 本x3 | Chapter Rank #253(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- 拉登x1 | Chapter Rank #882(Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda
- 家庭x1 | Chapter Rank #883family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4]
- 下降x1 | Chapter Rank #884to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease
- 水平x1 | Chapter Rank #885horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
- 尽管x2 | Chapter Rank #422despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
- 决定x2 | Chapter Rank #423to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
- 所以x3 | Chapter Rank #254therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 接下来x1 | Chapter Rank #886to accept; to take; next; following
- 开心x1 | Chapter Rank #887to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
- 终于x1 | Chapter Rank #888at last; in the end; finally; eventually