Vocabulary: 偷鸡不成蚀把米
from 笨人的成圣之道：曾国藩
- 都x3 | Chapter Rank #57capital city; metropolisall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at allsurname Du
- 是x26 | Chapter Rank #4to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 和x2 | Chapter Rank #94to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbssurname 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 compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with othersto complete a set in mahjong or playing cardsto combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]
- 差x1 | Chapter Rank #197difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightlydifferent; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official postused in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
- 不x20 | Chapter Rank #5no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 太x5 | Chapter Rank #32highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- 多x3 | Chapter Rank #58many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- 顶x1 | Chapter Rank #198apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
- 着x5 | Chapter Rank #33to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding ina move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to addto wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to applyaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
- 巨大的x1 | Chapter Rank #199
- 内外x1 | Chapter Rank #200inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about
- 压力x1 | Chapter Rank #201pressure
- 于x3 | Chapter Rank #59surname Yuto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- 危局x1 | Chapter Rank #202perilous situation
- 下x3 | Chapter Rank #60down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 勉强x1 | Chapter Rank #203to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough
- 支撑x1 | Chapter Rank #204to prop up; to support; strut; brace
- 主x1 | Chapter Rank #205owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
- 最x9 | Chapter Rank #15(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- 知道x4 | Chapter Rank #39to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- 不易x1 | Chapter Rank #206not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging
- 心里x2 | Chapter Rank #95chest; heart; mind
- 清楚x2 | Chapter Rank #96clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about
- 爱新觉罗x1 | Chapter Rank #207Aisin Gioro, family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing dynasty
- 家x1 | Chapter Rank #208used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 欠x1 | Chapter Rank #209to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
- 人家x1 | Chapter Rank #210household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be; CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1]other people; sb else; he, she or they; I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
- 逼x1 | Chapter Rank #211to compel; to pressureto force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on
- 到x4 | Chapter Rank #40to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 惨x1 | Chapter Rank #212miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy
- 样x1 | Chapter Rank #213manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
- 说白了x1 | Chapter Rank #214to speak frankly
- 肯x1 | Chapter Rank #215to agree; to consent; to be willing to
- 给x12 | Chapter Rank #9to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)to supply; to provide
- 他x11 | Chapter Rank #11(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- 实际x2 | Chapter Rank #97reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual
- 权力x4 | Chapter Rank #41power; authority
- 所以x2 | Chapter Rank #98therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 狠狠x1 | Chapter Rank #216resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly
- 地x3 | Chapter Rank #61-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunctearth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- 明x1 | Chapter Rank #217Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer Godbright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
- 君x5 | Chapter Rank #34monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
- 一把x1 | Chapter Rank #218
- 从谏如流x1 | Chapter Rank #219to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
- 皇恩浩荡x1 | Chapter Rank #220
- 非但x1 | Chapter Rank #221not only
- 追究x1 | Chapter Rank #222to investigate; to look into
- 私x1 | Chapter Rank #223personal; private; selfish
- 离x2 | Chapter Rank #99mythical beast (archaic)surname Lito leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲
- 阵前x1 | Chapter Rank #224