Vocabulary: 十七
from 大清相国
- 时局x2 | Chapter Rank #194current political situation
- 非常x2 | Chapter Rank #195very; really; unusual; extraordinary
- 前x5 | Chapter Rank #72front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- 明x5 | Chapter Rank #73Ming 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
- 余孽x1 | Chapter Rank #422remaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration)
- 蠢蠢欲动x1 | Chapter Rank #423to begin to stir (idiom); to get restless; to become threatening
- 若想x1 | Chapter Rank #424
- 拿x1 | Chapter Rank #425to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- 这x7 | Chapter Rank #48(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)(coll.) this
- 做文章x1 | Chapter Rank #426to make an issue of sth; to fuss; to make a song and dance
- 大祸临头x1 | Chapter Rank #427facing imminent catastrophe; calamity looms; all hell will break loose
- 谢x5 | Chapter Rank #74to thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse; (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to withersurname Xie
- 过x7 | Chapter Rank #49(experienced action marker)surname Guoto cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-
- 敷衍x3 | Chapter Rank #123to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by
- 先生x3 | Chapter Rank #124teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]
- 游方x1 | Chapter Rank #428
- 悬壶济世x1 | Chapter Rank #429practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public
- 名医x1 | Chapter Rank #430famous doctor
- 四处x1 | Chapter Rank #431all over the place; everywhere and all directions
- 走走x1 | Chapter Rank #432
- 奇怪x1 | Chapter Rank #433strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled
- 京城x4 | Chapter Rank #87capital of a country
- 一则x1 | Chapter Rank #434on the one hand
- 同乡x1 | Chapter Rank #435person from the same village, town, or province
- 谊x1 | Chapter Rank #436friendship; also pr. [yi2]
- 二则x1 | Chapter Rank #437
- 读书人x9 | Chapter Rank #40scholar; intellectual
- 总x1 | Chapter Rank #438(bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
- 谋x1 | Chapter Rank #439to plan; to seek; scheme
- 逆x1 | Chapter Rank #440contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
- 身上x2 | Chapter Rank #196on the body; at hand; among
- 看不出x1 | Chapter Rank #441can't discern
- 愿x1 | Chapter Rank #442honest and prudent(bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing; to wish (that sth may happen); may ...; vow; pledge
- 行走x1 | Chapter Rank #443to walk
- 仕途x1 | Chapter Rank #444official career (formal)
- 天下x10 | Chapter Rank #36land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- 不想x1 | Chapter Rank #445unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- 做官x1 | Chapter Rank #446to take an official post; to become a government employee
- 何止x1 | Chapter Rank #447far more than; not just
- 一x2 | Chapter Rank #197one; 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
- 那么x1 | Chapter Rank #448like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- 轻巧x1 | Chapter Rank #449dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful
- 吧x3 | Chapter Rank #125bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1](modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.(onom.) smack!
- 曾x1 | Chapter Rank #450surname Zengonce; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
- 因x4 | Chapter Rank #88cause; reason; because
- 谋反x1 | Chapter Rank #451to plot a rebellion; to conspire against the state
- 嫌疑x1 | Chapter Rank #452suspicion; to have suspicions
- 入狱x1 | Chapter Rank #453to go to jail; to be sent to prison
- 查无实据x2 | Chapter Rank #198
- 放x2 | Chapter Rank #199to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)