Vocabulary: 第五章 乘慢车到中国
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- 很x11 | Chapter Rank #59very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 礼貌x1 | Chapter Rank #735courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite
- 地x18 | Chapter Rank #34earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- 回答x6 | Chapter Rank #121to reply; to answer; reply; answer
- 呃x1 | Chapter Rank #736(exclamation); to hiccup
- 秘书x7 | Chapter Rank #97secretary
- 长x1 | Chapter Rank #737long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
- 傻傻x1 | Chapter Rank #738
- 继续x3 | Chapter Rank #267to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
- 真x2 | Chapter Rank #389really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- 有趣x2 | Chapter Rank #390interesting; fascinating; amusing
- 你x10 | Chapter Rank #67you (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.)
- 冷静x1 | Chapter Rank #739calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
- 对不起x1 | Chapter Rank #740I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
- 然而x3 | Chapter Rank #268however; but; yet
- 还是x4 | Chapter Rank #185still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- 意识x1 | Chapter Rank #741consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到[dao4]) to be aware of; to realize
- 错误x2 | Chapter Rank #391mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 说x12 | Chapter Rank #53to persuadeto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- 以为x2 | Chapter Rank #392to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 所有x7 | Chapter Rank #98all; to have; to possess; to own
- 都x23 | Chapter Rank #25all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at allsurname Ducapital city; metropolis
- 女性x2 | Chapter Rank #393woman; the female sex
- 眼神x1 | Chapter Rank #742expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)
- 稍微x1 | Chapter Rank #743a little bit
- 异样x1 | Chapter Rank #744difference; peculiar
- 试x1 | Chapter Rank #745to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
- 着x15 | Chapter Rank #44a 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 stateto 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 in
- 委婉x1 | Chapter Rank #746tactful; euphemistic; (of voice etc) suave; soft
- 将x3 | Chapter Rank #269will; 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])(bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)to desire; to invite; to request
- 话题x1 | Chapter Rank #747subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
- 转x1 | Chapter Rank #748to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actionsto turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content)see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]
- 苏联x8 | Chapter Rank #81Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟|苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟[Su1 wei2 ai1 She4 hui4 zhu3 yi4 Gong4 he2 guo2 Lian2 meng2]
- 入侵x2 | Chapter Rank #394to invade
- 阿富汗x2 | Chapter Rank #395Afghanistan
- 新闻x1 | Chapter Rank #749news; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 过关x1 | Chapter Rank #750to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard)
- 缘由x1 | Chapter Rank #751reason; cause
- 成x3 | Chapter Rank #270surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth
- 谜x1 | Chapter Rank #752see 謎兒|谜儿[mei4 r5], riddleriddle
- 职业生涯x1 | Chapter Rank #753
- 从x12 | Chapter Rank #54surname Congfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- 月x4 | Chapter Rank #186moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
- 日x4 | Chapter Rank #187(bound form) sun; day; day of the month; (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3]); (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with
- 开始x8 | Chapter Rank #82to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 觉得x2 | Chapter Rank #396to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- 脚下x1 | Chapter Rank #754under the foot
- 当时x10 | Chapter Rank #68immediately; right thenthen; at that time
- 出国x2 | Chapter Rank #397to go abroad; to leave the country
- 旅行x8 | Chapter Rank #83to travel; journey; trip; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4]