Vocabulary: 人要活个明白
from 笨人的成圣之道:曾国藩
- 根本x2 | Chapter Rank #96fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 就x6 | Chapter Rank #21(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 ...
- 没x3 | Chapter Rank #58drowned; to end; to die; to inundate(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- 上x4 | Chapter Rank #34used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1](bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- 心x3 | Chapter Rank #59heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- 只是x3 | Chapter Rank #60merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- 打造x1 | Chapter Rank #183to forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build; to develop
- 好x3 | Chapter Rank #61good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) helloto be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- 了x27 | Chapter Rank #3to 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(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 一台x1 | Chapter Rank #184
- 与x4 | Chapter Rank #35to take part in(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow
- 洪秀全x4 | Chapter Rank #36Hong Xiuquan or Hung Hsiu-ch'üan (1814-1864), leader of the Taiping rebellion or Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
- 同等x1 | Chapter Rank #185equal to; having the same social class or status
- 效率x1 | Chapter Rank #186efficiency
- 战争x1 | Chapter Rank #187war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]
- 机器x2 | Chapter Rank #97machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4]
- 然后x1 | Chapter Rank #188then; after that; afterwards
- 和x3 | Chapter Rank #62surname He(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japaneseto combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]to complete a set in mahjong or playing cardsto compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with othersto mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
- 比拼x1 | Chapter Rank #189to compete fiercely; contest
- 谁x1 | Chapter Rank #190who; also pr. [shui2]
- 死x5 | Chapter Rank #29to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
- 得x3 | Chapter Rank #63used in 得瑟[de4 se5]to have to; must; ought to; to need toto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finishedstructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- 更x2 | Chapter Rank #98more; even more; further; still; still moreto change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- 快x1 | Chapter Rank #191rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
- 赢x1 | Chapter Rank #192to beat; to win; to profit
- 于是x2 | Chapter Rank #99thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 而x4 | Chapter Rank #37and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 任由x1 | Chapter Rank #193to let (sb do sth); to allow; regardless of
- 湘军x2 | Chapter Rank #100Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion
- 台x1 | Chapter Rank #194(classical) you (in letters)used in place namesTaiwan (abbr.); surname Taidesk; table; counterplatform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machinesTaiwan (abbr.)typhoon
- 暴力x1 | Chapter Rank #195violence; force; violent
- 血拼x1 | Chapter Rank #196(loanword) shopping (as a fun pastime)
- 自己x3 | Chapter Rank #64oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 每天x1 | Chapter Rank #197every day
- 幕僚x2 | Chapter Rank #101aides and advisors of top officials
- 们x1 | Chapter Rank #198plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 下棋x1 | Chapter Rank #199to play chess
- 玩x1 | Chapter Rank #200to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainmentTaiwan pr. [wan4]
- 真正x1 | Chapter Rank #201genuine; real; true; really; indeed
- 想x3 | Chapter Rank #65to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- 干的事x1 | Chapter Rank #202
- 不过x1 | Chapter Rank #203only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 就是x4 | Chapter Rank #38exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- 两桩x1 | Chapter Rank #204
- 一桩x2 | Chapter Rank #102
- 找x1 | Chapter Rank #205to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
- 小女生x1 | Chapter Rank #206
- 陪伴x1 | Chapter Rank #207to accompany
- 消磨x1 | Chapter Rank #208to wear down; to sap; to whittle away; to while away; to idle away
- 人生x1 | Chapter Rank #209life (one's time on earth)