Vocabulary: 答罗整庵少宰书
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- 穷尽x1 | Chapter Rank #794to use up; to exhaust; to probe to the bottom; limit; end
- 困扰x1 | Chapter Rank #795to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications
- 要旨x1 | Chapter Rank #796the gist (of a text or argument); the main points
- 足够x3 | Chapter Rank #316enough; sufficient
- 正是x4 | Chapter Rank #240is precisely
- 详尽x2 | Chapter Rank #454thorough and detailed; exhaustive; the tedious details in full
- 周密x1 | Chapter Rank #797careful; thorough; meticulous
- 总之x1 | Chapter Rank #798in a word; in short; in brief
- 一件x1 | Chapter Rank #799
- 称得上x1 | Chapter Rank #800can be counted as
- 惟精惟一x1 | Chapter Rank #801
- 深思x1 | Chapter Rank #802to ponder; to consider
- 遗弃x3 | Chapter Rank #317to leave; to abandon
- 借助于x1 | Chapter Rank #803
- 智x1 | Chapter Rank #804(literary) wise; wisdom
- 易传x1 | Chapter Rank #805Yi Zhuan, commentary on the "Book of Changes" or "I Ching" 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
- 由此x1 | Chapter Rank #806hereby; from this
- 乃是x2 | Chapter Rank #455equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]
- 切实x2 | Chapter Rank #456feasible; realistic; practical; earnestly; conscientiously
- 彻头彻尾x1 | Chapter Rank #807lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing; through and through; out and out; from top to bottom
- 初学x1 | Chapter Rank #808
- 以至x2 | Chapter Rank #457down to; up to; to such an extent as to ...; also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]
- 只有x1 | Chapter Rank #809only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 这个x1 | Chapter Rank #810(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- 用来x3 | Chapter Rank #318to be used for
- 每日x1 | Chapter Rank #811daily; (soup etc) of the day
- 区分x1 | Chapter Rank #812to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories
- 个x1 | Chapter Rank #813used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5](classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 称之为x9 | Chapter Rank #93to call it...; known as...
- 圣x4 | Chapter Rank #241(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy; sacred
- 之所以x1 | Chapter Rank #814(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
- 昌明x2 | Chapter Rank #458flourishing; thriving
- 道义x1 | Chapter Rank #815morality; righteousness and justice
- 曾经x1 | Chapter Rank #816once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- 驳斥x2 | Chapter Rank #459to refute; to debunk; to deny; to denounce
- 沿袭x1 | Chapter Rank #817to carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc)
- 陷落x1 | Chapter Rank #818to surrender (of a fortress); to fall (to the enemy); subsidence (of land)
- 自觉x1 | Chapter Rank #819to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others
- 似是而非x1 | Chapter Rank #820apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 难以x1 | Chapter Rank #821hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 省察x1 | Chapter Rank #822to examine; to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection)
- 啊x1 | Chapter Rank #823interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
- 七五x1 | Chapter Rank #824
- 凡x2 | Chapter Rank #460ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale
- 专事x1 | Chapter Rank #825specialized
- 其一x1 | Chapter Rank #826one of the given (options etc); the first; firstly
- 纲领x2 | Chapter Rank #461program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle
- 本原x2 | Chapter Rank #462
- 约x1 | Chapter Rank #827to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); conciseto weigh in a balance or on a scale
- 脱x2 | Chapter Rank #463to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from