Vocabulary: 第16章 扎拉尔岛
from 冰上斯芬克斯
- 用x8 | Chapter Rank #59to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- 迫不及待x1 | Chapter Rank #559(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
- 声音x3 | Chapter Rank #187voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 指挥x2 | Chapter Rank #298to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 道x8 | Chapter Rank #60road; 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)
- 命令x2 | Chapter Rank #299order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- 立即x2 | Chapter Rank #300immediately
- 被x8 | Chapter Rank #61quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- 执行x1 | Chapter Rank #560to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run
- 对x13 | Chapter Rank #37right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 副x4 | Chapter Rank #128secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
- 说道x3 | Chapter Rank #188to state; to say (the quoted words)to discuss; reason (behind sth)
- 杰姆x5 | Chapter Rank #104
- 叫x5 | Chapter Rank #105to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- 八个x1 | Chapter Rank #561
- 由x4 | Chapter Rank #129to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- 马x4 | Chapter Rank #130surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
- 丁x4 | Chapter Rank #131male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1]; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butylused in 丁丁[zheng1 zheng1]surname Ding
- 霍x4 | Chapter Rank #132surname Huo(literary) suddenly
- 特x4 | Chapter Rank #133special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
- 掌舵x1 | Chapter Rank #562to steer (a ship)
- 你x11 | Chapter Rank #44you (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.)
- 留在x2 | Chapter Rank #301
- 警戒x1 | Chapter Rank #563to warn; to alert; to be on the alert; to stand guard; sentinel
- 陆地x1 | Chapter Rank #564dry land (as opposed to the sea)
- 和x18 | Chapter Rank #22surname 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]to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
- 海上x1 | Chapter Rank #565maritime
- 放心x1 | Chapter Rank #566to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
- 吧x2 | Chapter Rank #302(onom.) smack!bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1](modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
- 上岸x2 | Chapter Rank #303to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
- 去x11 | Chapter Rank #45to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- 设法x2 | Chapter Rank #304to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
- 走x9 | Chapter Rank #54to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)
- 克罗克x16 | Chapter Rank #32
- 村x4 | Chapter Rank #134village; (dialect) to scold; rustic; boorish
- 如果x10 | Chapter Rank #52if; in case; in the event that
- 麻烦事x1 | Chapter Rank #567
- 打x1 | Chapter Rank #568a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")(loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]
- 三响x2 | Chapter Rank #305
- 石炮x1 | Chapter Rank #569
- 通知x1 | Chapter Rank #570to notify; to inform; notice; notification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 一言为定x2 | Chapter Rank #306(idiom) it's a deal; that's settled then
- 之间x2 | Chapter Rank #307(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
- 每隔x1 | Chapter Rank #571at intervals of; every (so often)
- 一分钟x1 | Chapter Rank #572
- 回答x2 | Chapter Rank #308to reply; to answer; reply; answer
- 天黑x1 | Chapter Rank #573to get dark; dusk
- 以前x4 | Chapter Rank #135before; formerly; previous; ago
- 还x6 | Chapter Rank #91surname Huanstill; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; elseto pay back; to return
- 回来x1 | Chapter Rank #574to return; to come back