Vocabulary: 第五章 乘慢车到中国
from 不畏：陆克文自传
- 耐心x1 | Chapter Rank #650to be patient; patience
- 成为x8 | Chapter Rank #77to become; to turn into
- 一名x2 | Chapter Rank #358
- 学者x1 | Chapter Rank #651scholar
- 建造x2 | Chapter Rank #359to construct; to build
- 理想x1 | Chapter Rank #652an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect
- 世界x11 | Chapter Rank #57world
- 智慧x1 | Chapter Rank #653wisdom; intelligence
- 城堡x2 | Chapter Rank #360castle; rook (chess piece)
- 不是x2 | Chapter Rank #361no; is not; notfault; blame
- 想要x2 | Chapter Rank #362to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of
- 大学x5 | Chapter Rank #137university; college; CL:所[suo3]the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism
- 最后x10 | Chapter Rank #64final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
- 一x39 | Chapter Rank #10one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 无意x2 | Chapter Rank #363inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth)
- 中x15 | Chapter Rank #42(bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhongwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all rightto hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)
- 走进x1 | Chapter Rank #654to enter; to step into
- 了x96 | Chapter Rank #4to 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
- 为x10 | Chapter Rank #65as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)because of; for; to
- 外交部x10 | Chapter Rank #66Ministry of Foreign Affairs; foreign office; Dept. of State
- 举办x3 | Chapter Rank #247to conduct; to hold (an event)
- 职业x3 | Chapter Rank #248occupation; profession; vocation; professional
- 介绍x1 | Chapter Rank #655to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction
- 太x5 | Chapter Rank #138highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- 什么x8 | Chapter Rank #78what?; something; anything
- 外交x6 | Chapter Rank #115diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 但x22 | Chapter Rank #26but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- 中国通x3 | Chapter Rank #249China watcher; an expert on China; an old China hand
- 他们x18 | Chapter Rank #32they; them
- 专门x1 | Chapter Rank #656specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose); (of institutions, personnel etc) designated or assigned for a specific task; special
- 负责x5 | Chapter Rank #139to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
- 和x53 | Chapter Rank #7(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; Japanesesurname Heto mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbsto combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]to complete a set in mahjong or playing cardsto compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others
- 打交道x1 | Chapter Rank #657to come into contact with; to have dealings
- 所以x12 | Chapter Rank #52therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 申请x1 | Chapter Rank #658to apply for sth; application form (CL:份[fen4])
- 经过x1 | Chapter Rank #659to pass; to go through; process; course; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 多轮x1 | Chapter Rank #660in many stages; multilayered; multipronged (attack)
- 笔试x1 | Chapter Rank #661written examination; paper test (for an applicant)
- 面试x2 | Chapter Rank #364to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview
- 鸡尾酒会x2 | Chapter Rank #365
- 之后x8 | Chapter Rank #79after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- 录用x1 | Chapter Rank #662to hire (an employee); to accept (a manuscript) for publication
- 惊呆x1 | Chapter Rank #663stupefied; stunned
- 一片x1 | Chapter Rank #664
- 茫然x1 | Chapter Rank #665blankly; vacantly; at a loss
- 那年x2 | Chapter Rank #366
- 招x1 | Chapter Rank #666to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess
- 入x1 | Chapter Rank #667to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- 公职人员x1 | Chapter Rank #668civil servant
- 只有x3 | Chapter Rank #250only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")