Vocabulary: 第十三章 今宵相逢
from 陈寅恪的最后二十年
- 同x1 | Chapter Rank #2314like; same; similar; together; alike; withused in 胡同[hu2 tong4]used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
- 高度x1 | Chapter Rank #2315height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 亢奋x1 | Chapter Rank #2316excited; stimulated
- 一首x2 | Chapter Rank #912
- 七律x1 | Chapter Rank #2317verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 characters, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. for 七言律詩|七言律诗[qi1 yan2 lu : 4 shi1])
- 题为x1 | Chapter Rank #2318
- 辛丑x1 | Chapter Rank #2319thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021; cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising
- 七月x1 | Chapter Rank #2320July; seventh month (of the lunar year)
- 雨x3 | Chapter Rank #542rain; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2](literary) to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall; to precipitate; to wet
- 僧x2 | Chapter Rank #913(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])
- 老友x1 | Chapter Rank #2321old friend; sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
- 承x1 | Chapter Rank #2322surname Cheng; Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer Godto bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive
- 询x1 | Chapter Rank #2323to ask about; to inquire about
- 生存x1 | Chapter Rank #2324to exist; to survive
- 状态x1 | Chapter Rank #2325condition; state; state of affairs
- 五羊x1 | Chapter Rank #2326
- 重见x1 | Chapter Rank #2327
- 回肠x1 | Chapter Rank #2328ileum (segment of small intestine between the jejunum 空腸|空肠[kong1 chang2] and appendix 盲腸|盲肠[mang2 chang2])
- 罗x1 | Chapter Rank #2329surname Luogauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift
- 浮x1 | Chapter Rank #2330to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus
- 乡x1 | Chapter Rank #2331country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)
- 留x2 | Chapter Rank #914to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
- 任教x2 | Chapter Rank #915to hold a teaching position
- 白眼x4 | Chapter Rank #382to give sb a dirty look; to cast a supercilious glance; a disdainful look
- 著书x2 | Chapter Rank #916to write a book
- 剩x2 | Chapter Rank #917to remain; to be left; to have as remainder
- 红妆x4 | Chapter Rank #383beautiful feminine attire; (fig.) young woman
- 钟x1 | Chapter Rank #2332handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)surname Zhonga (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
- 点x1 | Chapter Rank #2333to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- 鬼x1 | Chapter Rank #2334disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
- 行将x1 | Chapter Rank #2335ready to start on sth; about to act
- 汤x1 | Chapter Rank #2336surname Tangrushing currentsoup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled
- 抛x1 | Chapter Rank #2337to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon
- 转x1 | Chapter Rank #2338to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actionssee 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
- 更x3 | Chapter Rank #543more; even more; further; still; still moreto change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- 忙x1 | Chapter Rank #2339busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush
- 东坡x1 | Chapter Rank #2340see 東坡區|东坡区[Dong1 po1 Qu1]
- 老x1 | Chapter Rank #2341prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
- 事业x1 | Chapter Rank #2342undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 荒唐x1 | Chapter Rank #2343beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated
- 两句x1 | Chapter Rank #2344(say) a few words
- 尤为x1 | Chapter Rank #2345especially
- 可圈可点x1 | Chapter Rank #2346remarkable (performance, achievement etc); worthy of praise
- 传神x1 | Chapter Rank #2347vivid; lifelike
- 表达x2 | Chapter Rank #918to express; to convey
- 身处x1 | Chapter Rank #2348in (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc); to find oneself in; placed in; surrounded by
- 环境x1 | Chapter Rank #2349environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient
- 教育x1 | Chapter Rank #2350to educate; to teach; education
- 革命x1 | Chapter Rank #2351to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命); CL:次[ci4]
- 浪潮x1 | Chapter Rank #2352wave; tides