Vocabulary: 茨威格中短篇小说选：上

• jiǎo jìn nǎo zhījiao3 jin4 nao3 zhi1绞尽脑汁x3 | Book Rank #3543to rack one's brains
• réng ránreng2 ran2仍然x15 | Book Rank #920still; as before; yet
• hé shìhe2 shi4合适x11 | Book Rank #1231suitable; fitting; appropriate
• lǐ yóuli3 you2理由x4 | Book Rank #2919reason; grounds; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
• zhǔn bèizhun3 bei4准备x21 | Book Rank #639preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
• zhǎng shí jiānzhang3 shi2 jian1长时间x11 | Book Rank #1232
• tí wènti2 wen4提问x2 | Book Rank #4632to question; to quiz; to grill
• yī chà nàyi1 cha4 na4一刹那x2 | Book Rank #4633a moment; an instant; in a flash
• dà chī yī jīngda4 chi1 yi1 jing1大吃一惊x19 | Book Rank #710(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
• wèi shén mewei4 shen2 me5为什么x37 | Book Rank #369why?; for what reason?
• qiān wànqian1 wan4千万x6 | Book Rank #2067ten million; countless; many; one must by all means
• bù yàobu4 yao4不要x27 | Book Rank #498don't!; must not
• mǎ shàngma3 shang4马上x32 | Book Rank #423at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
• rú héru2 he2如何x24 | Book Rank #552how; what way; what
• shōu chǎngshou1 chang3收场x1 | Book Rank #6706the end; an ending; to wind down; to conclude
• zhuāng shùzhuang1 shu4装束x1 | Book Rank #6707attire; clothing
• bàn yǎnban4 yan3扮演x5 | Book Rank #2417to play the role of; to act
• guàng guangguang4 guang5逛逛x1 | Book Rank #6708to roam around; to have a stroll
• méi zhǔnmei2 zhun3没准x2 | Book Rank #4634not sure; maybe
• yǒu qùyou3 qu4有趣x6 | Book Rank #2068interesting; fascinating; amusing
• jué dìngjue2 ding4决定x17 | Book Rank #801to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
• yāo qǐngyao1 qing3邀请x4 | Book Rank #2920to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4]
• gǎn xiègan3 xie4感谢x4 | Book Rank #2921to thank; to be grateful
• hái shihai2 shi5还是x79 | Book Rank #171still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
• zhàn qùzhan4 qu4占去x1 | Book Rank #6709to take up (one's time etc); to occupy (one's attention etc); to account for (a proportion of sth)
• hěn duōhen3 duo1很多x5 | Book Rank #2418
• qíng kuàngqing2 kuang4情况x18 | Book Rank #750circumstances; state of affairs; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]
• kěn dìngken3 ding4肯定x38 | Book Rank #359to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)
• húi dáhui2 da2回答x48 | Book Rank #282to reply; to answer; reply; answer
• yǐn cángyin3 cang2隐藏x16 | Book Rank #861to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting)
• cóng jùcong2 ju4从句x1 | Book Rank #6710clause
• tāo tāo bù juétao1 tao1 bu4 jue2滔滔不绝x4 | Book Rank #2922(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on
• jiāo tán qǐ láijiao1 tan2 qi3 lai2交谈起来x1 | Book Rank #6711
• kuài kuài huó huókuai4 kuai4 huo2 huo2快快活活x2 | Book Rank #4635
• nián qīngnian2 qing1年轻x20 | Book Rank #675young
• gāo děnggao1 deng3高等x1 | Book Rank #6712high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc)
• wén kēwen2 ke1文科x1 | Book Rank #6713liberal arts; humanities
• zhōng xuézhong1 xue2中学x5 | Book Rank #2419middle school
• jǐ niánji3 nian2几年x10 | Book Rank #1351a few years; several years; how many years?
• yī gǔyi1 gu3一股x42 | Book Rank #320
• zi, zǐzi5, zi3子x10 | Book Rank #1352子 zi: 子 zi5: noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"子 zǐ: 子 zi3: son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
• bēn fàngben1 fang4奔放x8 | Book Rank #1632bold and unrestrained; untrammeled
• rén shēngren2 sheng1人生x19 | Book Rank #711life (one's time on earth)
• hěn shǎohen3 shao3很少x10 | Book Rank #1353
• sūi shūosui1 shuo1虽说x6 | Book Rank #2069though; although
• shào nánshao4 nan2少男x1 | Book Rank #6714young, unmarried male; young guy
• fāng shìfang1 shi4方式x10 | Book Rank #1354way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); CL:種|种[zhong3]
• bù zhību4 zhi1不知x29 | Book Rank #471not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
• àiai4爱x75 | Book Rank #182to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
• dà dūo shùda4 duo1 shu4大多数x2 | Book Rank #4636(great) majority