Vocabulary: 四 一~五 一
from 菜根谭
- 反x1 | Chapter Rank #121contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
- 淡x1 | Chapter Rank #122insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent
- 所谓x1 | Chapter Rank #123what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
- 因x1 | Chapter Rank #124cause; reason; because
- 其x5 | Chapter Rank #9his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 势x1 | Chapter Rank #125power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals
- 利导x1 | Chapter Rank #126
- 亦x1 | Chapter Rank #127also
- 救x2 | Chapter Rank #35to save; to assist; to rescue
- 时x1 | Chapter Rank #128surname Shio'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- 应变x1 | Chapter Rank #129to meet a contingency; to adapt oneself to changes
- 权宜x1 | Chapter Rank #130expedient
- 法x1 | Chapter Rank #131law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]law
- 五x3 | Chapter Rank #18five; 5
- 市x1 | Chapter Rank #132market; city; municipality (administrative unit); (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods
- 恩x1 | Chapter Rank #133favor; grace; kindness; (coll.) used like 嗯[en4] in online chat, expressing agreement
- 不如x2 | Chapter Rank #36not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- 报德x1 | Chapter Rank #134to repay debts of gratitude; to repay kindness
- 为x4 | Chapter Rank #12as (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
- 厚x1 | Chapter Rank #135thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
- 雪x1 | Chapter Rank #136surname Xuesnow; CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
- 忿x1 | Chapter Rank #137anger; indignation; hatred
- 不x6 | Chapter Rank #6no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 忍x1 | Chapter Rank #138to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
- 耻x1 | Chapter Rank #139(bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace
- 高x1 | Chapter Rank #140surname Gaohigh; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
- 要x1 | Chapter Rank #141to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important(bound form) to demand; to coerce
- 誉x1 | Chapter Rank #142to praise; to acclaim; reputation
- 逃x1 | Chapter Rank #143to escape; to run away; to flee
- 名x1 | Chapter Rank #144name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- 适x1 | Chapter Rank #145see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]surname Shito fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue
- 矫情x1 | Chapter Rank #146affected; unnatural; pretentious(Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable
- 直x1 | Chapter Rank #147straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characterssurname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- 节x1 | Chapter Rank #148see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour)
- 真x1 | Chapter Rank #149really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- 六x1 | Chapter Rank #150six; 6used in place names
- 既x1 | Chapter Rank #151already; since; both... (and...)
- 败x1 | Chapter Rank #152to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither
- 事x1 | Chapter Rank #153matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 驭x1 | Chapter Rank #154to drive; to manage; to control
- 临x1 | Chapter Rank #155to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
- 崖x1 | Chapter Rank #156precipice; cliff; Taiwan pr. [yai2]
- 马x1 | Chapter Rank #157surname 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
- 休x2 | Chapter Rank #37surname Xiuto rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't
- 轻x2 | Chapter Rank #38light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
- 策x1 | Chapter Rank #158policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphysurname Ce
- 鞭x1 | Chapter Rank #159whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food)
- 图x1 | Chapter Rank #160diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek
- 垂成x1 | Chapter Rank #161
- 功x1 | Chapter Rank #162meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)