Vocabulary: 传奇之家：托马斯·曼一家的故事

• yīyi1一x996 | Book Rank #10one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
• gě, gège3, ge4个x706 | Book Rank #20个 gě: 个 ge3: used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]个 gè: 个 ge4: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
• chéng gōng, Chéng gōngcheng2 gong1, Cheng2 gong1成功x65 | Book Rank #296成功 chéng gōng: 成功 cheng2 gong1: to succeed; success; successful; fruitful成功 Chéng gōng: 成功 Cheng2 gong1: Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
• de, dī, dí, dìde5, di1, di2, di4的x8378 | Book Rank #1的 de: 的 de5: of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs的 dī: 的 di1: a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的 dí: 的 di2: really and truly的 dì: 的 di4: (bound form) bull's-eye; target
• zùo jiāzuo4 jia1作家x99 | Book Rank #198author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
• fù qīnfu4 qin1父亲x460 | Book Rank #34father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
• dùidui4对x764 | Book Rank #17right; 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
• hái zihai2 zi5孩子x196 | Book Rank #93child
• lái shuōlai2 shuo1来说x90 | Book Rank #214
• shìshi4是x1546 | Book Rank #6to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
• bǎng yàngbang3 yang4榜样x7 | Book Rank #2119model; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model
• hái shihai2 shi5还是x140 | Book Rank #141still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
• yīn yǐngyin1 ying3阴影x18 | Book Rank #1023(lit. and fig.) shadow; CL:道[dao4]
• péng youpeng2 you5朋友x155 | Book Rank #118friend; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
• dùi shǒudui4 shou3对手x10 | Book Rank #1622opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match
• shì jìshi4 ji4世纪x18 | Book Rank #1024century
• zùizui4最x157 | Book Rank #114(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
• zhù míngzhu4 ming2著名x31 | Book Rank #573famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
• wén háowen2 hao2文豪x1 | Book Rank #7106literary giant; great writer; eminent writer
• zhīzhi1之x227 | Book Rank #83(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
• jiājia1家x150 | Book Rank #126家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: 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]
• xiāng àixiang1 ai4相爱x1 | Book Rank #7107to love each other
• Xiāng, xiāng, xiàngXiang1, xiang1, xiang4相x8 | Book Rank #1927相 Xiāng: 相 Xiang1: surname Xiang相 xiāng: 相 xiang1: each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])相 xiàng: 相 xiang4: appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
• shāsha1杀x3 | Book Rank #3875to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely
• jiā tíngjia1 ting2家庭x78 | Book Rank #243family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4]
• mì shǐmi4 shi3秘史x1 | Book Rank #7108
• Nà cùiNa4 cui4纳粹x83 | Book Rank #230Nazi (loanword)
• xiàxia4下x119 | Book Rank #166down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
• líu wángliu2 wang2流亡x117 | Book Rank #168to go into exile; to be in exile
• qún tǐqun2 ti3群体x4 | Book Rank #3192community; colony
• sūo yǐngsuo1 ying3缩影x1 | Book Rank #7109miniature version of sth; microcosm; epitome; (Tw) to microfilm
• qíng àiqing2 ai4情爱x16 | Book Rank #1142affection; friendly feelings towards sb; love
• fēi wénfei1 wen2绯闻x9 | Book Rank #1739sex scandal
• zhèng jiànzheng4 jian4政见x2 | Book Rank #4976political views
• fēng bōfeng1 bo1风波x1 | Book Rank #7110disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness; CL:場|场[chang2]
• yào wù làn yòngyao4 wu4 lan4 yong4药物滥用x1 | Book Rank #7111
• yì yùyi4 yu4抑郁x8 | Book Rank #1928depressed; despondent; gloomy
• zì shāzi4 sha1自杀x26 | Book Rank #700to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
• guāng xiānguang1 xian1光鲜x1 | Book Rank #7112bright and neat
• bèi hòubei4 hou4背后x5 | Book Rank #2689behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
• jīng pí lì jiéjing1 pi2 li4 jie2精疲力竭x3 | Book Rank #3876spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
• guān hūguan1 hu1关乎x1 | Book Rank #7113to relate to; concerning; about
• shēng sǐ cún wángsheng1 si3 cun2 wang2生死存亡x2 | Book Rank #4977matter of life and death
• wēi jīwei1 ji1危机x20 | Book Rank #904crisis
• shí kèshi2 ke4时刻x19 | Book Rank #971time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
• zǒng yǒu yī tiānzong3 you3 yi1 tian1总有一天x2 | Book Rank #4978
• rén menren2 men5人们x84 | Book Rank #229people
• bù dànbu4 dan4不但x6 | Book Rank #2369not only (... but also ...)
• wéi, wèiwei2, wei4为x330 | Book Rank #53为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (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)为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to
• wǒ menwo3 men5我们x169 | Book Rank #105we; us; ourselves; our