Vocabulary: 重刻《菜根谭》原序
from 菜根谭
- 玩x1 | Chapter Rank #178to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainmentTaiwan pr. [wan4]
- 而x2 | Chapter Rank #62and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 励行x1 | Chapter Rank #179
- 默x1 | Chapter Rank #180silent; to write from memory
- 动静x1 | Chapter Rank #181(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness
- 之间x1 | Chapter Rank #182(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])
- 穷通x1 | Chapter Rank #183
- 得失x1 | Chapter Rank #184gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits
- 之际x1 | Chapter Rank #185during; at the time of
- 可以x2 | Chapter Rank #63can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 补过x1 | Chapter Rank #186to make up for an earlier mistake; to make amends
- 进德x1 | Chapter Rank #187
- 近于x2 | Chapter Rank #64
- 亦x1 | Chapter Rank #188also
- 矣x1 | Chapter Rank #189classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
- 今x1 | Chapter Rank #190now; the present time; current; contemporary; this (day, year etc)
- 授x2 | Chapter Rank #65(bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct; (literary) to appoint
- 知x1 | Chapter Rank #191to know; to be aware
- 珍重x1 | Chapter Rank #192to treasure; to cherish; to value highly; (in parting) take good care of yourself
- 时x3 | Chapter Rank #36surname Shio'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- 虽x1 | Chapter Rank #193although; even though
- 敬x1 | Chapter Rank #194(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
- 诺x1 | Chapter Rank #195to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!
- 拜受x1 | Chapter Rank #196
- 究竟x1 | Chapter Rank #197to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
- 喻x2 | Chapter Rank #66surname Yuto describe sth as; an analogy; a simile; a metaphor; an allegory
- 药石x1 | Chapter Rank #198
- 也x4 | Chapter Rank #18surname Yealso; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
- 厥x1 | Chapter Rank #199to faint; to lose consciousness; his; her; its; their
- 后x2 | Chapter Rank #67empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; rulersurname Houback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- 历x1 | Chapter Rank #200calendarto experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history
- 常x1 | Chapter Rank #201always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constantsurname Chang
- 往x1 | Chapter Rank #202to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous
- 事务x1 | Chapter Rank #203(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)
- 俱x1 | Chapter Rank #204(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together; (literary) to be alike
- 忝x1 | Chapter Rank #205to shame
- 要职x1 | Chapter Rank #206key job; important position
- 当空x1 | Chapter Rank #207overhead; up in the sky
- 华x1 | Chapter Rank #208abbr. for Chinamagnificent; splendid; floweryflowerMount Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi; surname Hua
- 前x1 | Chapter Rank #209front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- 识x2 | Chapter Rank #68to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]to record; to write a footnote
- 元x1 | Chapter Rank #210surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon
- 眼里x1 | Chapter Rank #211
- 魔x1 | Chapter Rank #212(bound form) evil spirit; devil; (prefix) supernatural; magical
- 认x1 | Chapter Rank #213to recognize; to know; to admit
- 水x1 | Chapter Rank #214surname Shui; Shui ethnic groupwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
- 月x1 | Chapter Rank #215moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
- 以为x1 | Chapter Rank #216to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 真x1 | Chapter Rank #217really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- 岂知x1 | Chapter Rank #218