Vocabulary: 第一章 一个德国家庭（1922～1932）
from 传奇之家：托马斯·曼一家的故事
- 瓦尔特x22 | Chapter Rank #145Walter
- 洛蒂x2 | Chapter Rank #1406
- 她们x7 | Chapter Rank #481they; them (females)
- 音乐x3 | Chapter Rank #1031music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4]
- 指挥x2 | Chapter Rank #1407to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 布鲁诺x2 | Chapter Rank #1408
- 女儿x26 | Chapter Rank #125daughter
- 家x20 | Chapter Rank #158used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 此外x1 | Chapter Rank #2195besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
- 还有x18 | Chapter Rank #182there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- 威廉x6 | Chapter Rank #564William or Wilhelm (name)
- 埃x18 | Chapter Rank #183dust; dirt; angstrom; phonetic ai or eabbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2] or Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亞|埃塞俄比亚[Ai1 sai4 e2 bi3 ya4]
- 马x2 | Chapter Rank #1409surname 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
- 努埃尔x1 | Chapter Rank #2196
- 聚x3 | Chapter Rank #1032to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive); (chemistry) poly-
- 斯x15 | Chapter Rank #227Slovakia; Slovak; abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4](phonetic); this
- 金x22 | Chapter Rank #146surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- 德x42 | Chapter Rank #76Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
- 他x483 | Chapter Rank #5(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])
- 要x87 | Chapter Rank #30(bound form) to demand; to coerceto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important
- 几岁x1 | Chapter Rank #2197how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)
- 对x129 | Chapter Rank #16right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 文学x16 | Chapter Rank #207literature
- 着迷x1 | Chapter Rank #2198to be fascinated; to be captivated
- 弟妹x2 | Chapter Rank #1410younger sibling; younger brother's wife
- 莫妮卡x28 | Chapter Rank #117
- 戈x119 | Chapter Rank #20dagger-axe; abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4]; (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]surname Ge
- 洛x106 | Chapter Rank #24used in transliterationsurname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui)
- 不时x4 | Chapter Rank #816from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently
- 也x128 | Chapter Rank #18also; 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]surname Ye
- 被x23 | Chapter Rank #136quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- 允许x9 | Chapter Rank #376to permit; to allow
- 参加x18 | Chapter Rank #184to participate; to take part; to join
- 演出x23 | Chapter Rank #137to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]
- 莱辛x1 | Chapter Rank #2199
- 明x2 | Chapter Rank #1411Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer Godbright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
- 娜x5 | Chapter Rank #671(phonetic na); used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜[An1 na4] or Diana 黛安娜[Dai4 an1 na4]elegant; graceful
- 冯x9 | Chapter Rank #377surname Fengto gallop; to assist; to attack; to wade; great
- 巴尔赫姆x1 | Chapter Rank #2200
- 里x74 | Chapter Rank #38lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]Li (surname)li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
- 扮演x8 | Chapter Rank #414to play the role of; to act
- 悲伤x2 | Chapter Rank #1412sad; sorrowful
- 中x81 | Chapter Rank #34within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all rightto hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)(bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong
- 妇人x1 | Chapter Rank #2201married woman
- 角色x17 | Chapter Rank #197role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
- 引x1 | Chapter Rank #2202to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
- 人x95 | Chapter Rank #27person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 捧腹大笑x1 | Chapter Rank #2203(idiom) to split one's sides laughing
- 非常x36 | Chapter Rank #82very; really; unusual; extraordinary
- 成功x7 | Chapter Rank #482Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwanto succeed; success; successful; fruitful