Vocabulary: 笨鸟飞得好辛苦
from 笨人的成圣之道：曾国藩
- 背书x1 | Chapter Rank #132to recite (a text) from memory; to learn a text by heart; to back; to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc); backing; endorsement
- 想x3 | Chapter Rank #42to 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)
- 等x4 | Chapter Rank #33to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
- 背x3 | Chapter Rank #43the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; (slang) unlucky; hard of hearingto carry on one's back; (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)
- 完x1 | Chapter Rank #133to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
- 睡觉x1 | Chapter Rank #134to go to bed; to sleep
- 后x3 | Chapter Rank #44empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; rulersurname Houback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- 再行x1 | Chapter Rank #135
- 偷窃x1 | Chapter Rank #136to steal; to pilfer
- 可是x1 | Chapter Rank #137but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- 不曾x1 | Chapter Rank #138hasn't yet; hasn't ever
- 拼命x1 | Chapter Rank #139to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
- 努力x1 | Chapter Rank #140to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
- 不x7 | Chapter Rank #18no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 下来x2 | Chapter Rank #59to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- 啊x2 | Chapter Rank #60interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
- 终于x1 | Chapter Rank #141at last; in the end; finally; eventually
- 抓狂x1 | Chapter Rank #142(Tw) (coll.) to be driven crazy (with frustration, stress, anger etc); to tear one's hair out; to freak out
- 了x13 | Chapter Rank #6to 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
- 跳下来x1 | Chapter Rank #143
- 吼道x1 | Chapter Rank #144
- 你x2 | Chapter Rank #61you (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.)
- 怎么x1 | Chapter Rank #145how?; what?; why?
- 这么x1 | Chapter Rank #146so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
- 呢x1 | Chapter Rank #147(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 speechdense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
- 一篇x2 | Chapter Rank #62
- 文章x1 | Chapter Rank #148article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]
- 吗x1 | Chapter Rank #149(question particle for "yes-no" questions)(coll.) what?used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]
- 我x6 | Chapter Rank #21I; me; my
- 听x2 | Chapter Rank #63smile (archaic)to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- 都x2 | Chapter Rank #64surname Duall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at allcapital city; metropolis
- 记住x1 | Chapter Rank #150to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart
- 然后x1 | Chapter Rank #151then; after that; afterwards
- 呱唧x2 | Chapter Rank #65
- 把x1 | Chapter Rank #152handleto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
- 那x2 | Chapter Rank #66surname Nasurname Nuo(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)(archaic) many; beautiful; how
- 篇文章x1 | Chapter Rank #153
- 一遍x3 | Chapter Rank #45one time (all the way through); once through
- 扬长而去x1 | Chapter Rank #154to swagger off; to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind
- 留下x1 | Chapter Rank #155to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- 一张x1 | Chapter Rank #156
- 呆若木鸡x1 | Chapter Rank #157lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
- 脸x1 | Chapter Rank #158face; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- 这个x2 | Chapter Rank #67(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- 真的x2 | Chapter Rank #68really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
- 不是x2 | Chapter Rank #69fault; blameno; is not; not
- 空穴来风x1 | Chapter Rank #159lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom); fig. unfounded (story); baseless (claim)
- 而是x3 | Chapter Rank #46rather
- 真实x1 | Chapter Rank #160true; real
- 材料x1 | Chapter Rank #161(raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job