Vocabulary: 天下第一仆佣
from 笨人的成圣之道：曾国藩
- 清军x4 | Chapter Rank #50the Qing army
- 江南x14 | Chapter Rank #7region of China immediately south of the lower Yangtze River, including Shanghai and adjoining parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang; see 江南省[Jiang1 nan2 Sheng3]; see 江南區|江南区[Jiang1 nan2 Qu1]
- 大营x18 | Chapter Rank #3
- 往x1 | Chapter Rank #228to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous
- 援x1 | Chapter Rank #229to help; to assist; to aid
- 而后x1 | Chapter Rank #230after that; then
- 杀x1 | Chapter Rank #231to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely
- 回马枪x1 | Chapter Rank #232sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)
- 一举x1 | Chapter Rank #233a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go
- 解x2 | Chapter Rank #116acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissectionto transport under guardsurname Xie
- 京x9 | Chapter Rank #15surname Jing; short name for Beijing 北京[Bei3 jing1]; Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi; Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnamcapital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old)
- 之x8 | Chapter Rank #22(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 围x2 | Chapter Rank #117surname Weito encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
- 绝对x1 | Chapter Rank #234absolute; unconditional
- 左宗棠x3 | Chapter Rank #69Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader
- 闻x1 | Chapter Rank #235surname Wento hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
- 以手加额x1 | Chapter Rank #236
- 消息x2 | Chapter Rank #118(piece of) news; information; message; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 太好了x1 | Chapter Rank #237very good
- 全x1 | Chapter Rank #238surname Quanall; whole; entire; every; complete
- 死光x1 | Chapter Rank #239
- 才x3 | Chapter Rank #70ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- 呢x2 | Chapter Rank #119dense 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
- 原话x1 | Chapter Rank #240
- 天意x1 | Chapter Rank #241providence; the Will of Heaven
- 其x3 | Chapter Rank #71his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 转机x1 | Chapter Rank #242(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes
- 乎x1 | Chapter Rank #243(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
- 身边x1 | Chapter Rank #244at one's side; on hand
- 惊x1 | Chapter Rank #245to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
- 问x1 | Chapter Rank #246to ask; to inquire
- 老x2 | Chapter Rank #120prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
- 左x1 | Chapter Rank #247surname Zuoleft; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite
- 你x2 | Chapter Rank #121you (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.)
- 好像x1 | Chapter Rank #248as if; to seem like
- 叛军x1 | Chapter Rank #249rebel army
- 不是x2 | Chapter Rank #122no; is not; notfault; blame
- 一伙x1 | Chapter Rank #250
- 怎么x2 | Chapter Rank #123how?; what?; why?
- 听x1 | Chapter Rank #251smile (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])
- 叫好x1 | Chapter Rank #252to applaud; to cheer
- 解释x1 | Chapter Rank #253explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 道x1 | Chapter Rank #254road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- 将x1 | Chapter Rank #255to desire; to invite; to request(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])
- 蹇x1 | Chapter Rank #256surname Jianlame; cripple; unfortunate; slow; difficult; nag (inferior horse); donkey; lame horse
- 兵x6 | Chapter Rank #34soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 罢x1 | Chapter Rank #257(final particle, same as 吧)to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish
- 万x1 | Chapter Rank #258used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]surname Wanten thousand; a great number
- 不足x2 | Chapter Rank #124insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
- 资x1 | Chapter Rank #259resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense