Vocabulary: 第十一章 成为议员
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- 尤其x1 | Chapter Rank #350especially; particularly
- 严苛x1 | Chapter Rank #351severe; harsh
- 差点儿x1 | Chapter Rank #352
- 成x1 | Chapter Rank #353to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenthsurname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
- 了x24 | 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
- 有史以来x1 | Chapter Rank #354since the beginning of history
- 生涯x1 | Chapter Rank #355career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life
- 短x1 | Chapter Rank #356short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
- 赢得x1 | Chapter Rank #357to win; to gain
- 竞选x2 | Chapter Rank #162to take part in an election; to run for office
- 后x3 | Chapter Rank #104empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; rulersurname Houback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- 早晨x1 | Chapter Rank #358early morning; also pr. [zao3chen5]
- 带x2 | Chapter Rank #163band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
- 岁x1 | Chapter Rank #359years oldclassifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
- 儿子x1 | Chapter Rank #360son
- 尼克x3 | Chapter Rank #105Nick (name)
- 他x18 | 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])
- 每周x1 | Chapter Rank #361every week
- 都x5 | Chapter Rank #52all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at allcapital city; metropolissurname Du
- 板x1 | Chapter Rank #362board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look seriousto catch sight of in a doorway (old)used in 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]
- 球场x2 | Chapter Rank #164stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course; CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4]
- 不幸x1 | Chapter Rank #363misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 经常x1 | Chapter Rank #364frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- 陪x1 | Chapter Rank #365to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist
- 周末x1 | Chapter Rank #366weekend
- 练习x1 | Chapter Rank #367to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 继承x1 | Chapter Rank #368to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)
- 这项x1 | Chapter Rank #369
- 运动x1 | Chapter Rank #370to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3]
- 天分x1 | Chapter Rank #371natural gift; talent
- 他的x3 | Chapter Rank #106
- 技术x1 | Chapter Rank #372technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]
- 任何x4 | Chapter Rank #67any; whatever; whichever
- 明显提高x1 | Chapter Rank #373
- 迹象x1 | Chapter Rank #374sign; indication; mark; indicator
- 但是x2 | Chapter Rank #165but; however
- 这x11 | Chapter Rank #21(coll.) this(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
- 减少x2 | Chapter Rank #166to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 热情x1 | Chapter Rank #375cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately
- 格拉x2 | Chapter Rank #167Gera (city in Germany)
- 瓦特x2 | Chapter Rank #168(loanword) watt
- 青少年x1 | Chapter Rank #376adolescent; youth; teenager
- 板球x1 | Chapter Rank #377cricket (ball game)
- 俱乐部x1 | Chapter Rank #378(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)
- 号x1 | Chapter Rank #379(bound form) to wail; to howl(literary) to call out; to command; (bound form) bugle; trumpet; (bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qi3 chuang2 hao4]); (bound form) mark; sign; to mark; to label; to assign a number; (bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guo2 hao4], 年號|年号[nian2 hao4], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liao2 ning2 Hao4]); (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[er4 san1 qi1 hao4 fang2 jian1] "Room 237"); day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qi1 hao4] "the 7th"); (bound form) size; type; category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2]); (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hao4 mai4]); classifier for numbered people or items
- 球员x1 | Chapter Rank #380(ball sports) player; team member
- 以此为荣x1 | Chapter Rank #381
- 这次x1 | Chapter Rank #382
- 对手x2 | Chapter Rank #169opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match
- 英国x3 | Chapter Rank #107United Kingdom (UK); Britain