Vocabulary: 第31章 《妈妈及生命的意义》
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- 贫民窟x1 | Chapter Rank #522slum housing
- 杂货店x1 | Chapter Rank #523grocery store; emporium
- 但是x4 | Chapter Rank #137but; however
- 能x5 | Chapter Rank #101can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energysurname Neng
- 或者x6 | Chapter Rank #77or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
- 与x9 | Chapter Rank #50(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestowto take part in
- 外祖母x3 | Chapter Rank #179mother's mother; maternal grandmother
- 之间x2 | Chapter Rank #261(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])
- 关系x8 | Chapter Rank #55relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 很x6 | Chapter Rank #78very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 不好x1 | Chapter Rank #524no good
- 纽约x1 | Chapter Rank #525New York
- 一家x4 | Chapter Rank #138the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
- 养老院x1 | Chapter Rank #526nursing home
- 晚年x1 | Chapter Rank #527one's later years
- 除了x2 | Chapter Rank #262apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語|除了英语，他也会法语[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French"); (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2 le5] + A + 就是[jiu4 shi4] + B, "either A or B")
- 清洁x1 | Chapter Rank #528clean; to clean
- 做饭x1 | Chapter Rank #529to prepare a meal; to cook
- 店里x1 | Chapter Rank #530
- 工作x6 | Chapter Rank #79to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
- 之外x2 | Chapter Rank #263outside; excluding
- 还x5 | Chapter Rank #102to pay back; to returnstill; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; elsesurname Huan
- 经常x6 | Chapter Rank #80frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- 乘坐x1 | Chapter Rank #531to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
- 四个x2 | Chapter Rank #264
- 小时x1 | Chapter Rank #532hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 火车x1 | Chapter Rank #533train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]
- 为x4 | Chapter Rank #139because of; for; toas (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)
- 带x3 | Chapter Rank #180band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
- 去x5 | Chapter Rank #103to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- 在家x1 | Chapter Rank #534to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1 chai1]); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1 jia1])
- 烘焙x1 | Chapter Rank #535to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc); to bake
- 糕点x2 | Chapter Rank #265cakes; pastries
- 感谢x2 | Chapter Rank #266to thank; to be grateful
- 过x14 | Chapter Rank #28surname Guo(experienced action marker)to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-
- 而x7 | Chapter Rank #65and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 热情x1 | Chapter Rank #536cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately
- 赞美x3 | Chapter Rank #181to admire; to praise; to eulogize
- 西x3 | Chapter Rank #182the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanishwest
- 蒙x2 | Chapter Rank #267(literary) sincere; honest; genuinedrizzle; mistblind; dim-sightedto deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink; to make a wild guess(knocked) unconscious; dazed; stunnedto cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheatsurname MengMongol ethnic group; abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Meng2]
- 弟弟x1 | Chapter Rank #537younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 他x27 | Chapter Rank #11(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- 从来x9 | Chapter Rank #51always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- 任何x5 | Chapter Rank #104any; whatever; whichever
- 东西x4 | Chapter Rank #140east and westthing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
- 一瓶x1 | Chapter Rank #538
- 七喜x2 | Chapter Rank #2687 Up (soft drink); Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer
- 饮料x2 | Chapter Rank #269drink; beverage
- 跟x5 | Chapter Rank #105heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
- 故事x13 | Chapter Rank #33old practicenarrative; story; tale