Vocabulary: 四十二
from 大清相国
- 笨鸟先飞x1 | Chapter Rank #414lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 嘛x3 | Chapter Rank #148used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]; (Tw) (coll.) what?modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis
- 总是x2 | Chapter Rank #217always
- 谦虚x1 | Chapter Rank #415modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
- 沏x1 | Chapter Rank #416to steep (tea)
- 茶x1 | Chapter Rank #417tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
- 送进来x1 | Chapter Rank #418
- 仍x6 | Chapter Rank #69still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often
- 退x1 | Chapter Rank #419to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
- 掏出x1 | Chapter Rank #420to fish out; to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)
- 个x3 | Chapter Rank #149used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5](classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 盒子x1 | Chapter Rank #421box; case; hezi – a savory turnover-like pie in northern Chinese and Mongolian cuisines
- 打开x1 | Chapter Rank #422to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
- 母钱x6 | Chapter Rank #70
- 样式x1 | Chapter Rank #423type; style
- 造x1 | Chapter Rank #424to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops
- 请x3 | Chapter Rank #150to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
- 过目x1 | Chapter Rank #425to look over
- 接过x1 | Chapter Rank #426to take (sth proffered)
- 皇上x18 | Chapter Rank #20the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty
- 通宝x1 | Chapter Rank #427
- 翻来覆去x1 | Chapter Rank #428to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again
- 看x6 | Chapter Rank #71to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out forto look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
- 点x3 | Chapter Rank #151to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- 这x11 | Chapter Rank #33(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
- 为x4 | Chapter Rank #111as (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)because of; for; to
- 象牙x1 | Chapter Rank #429ivory; elephant tusk
- 所x2 | Chapter Rank #218actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 雕x1 | Chapter Rank #430to carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of preybird of prey
- 十分x1 | Chapter Rank #431very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
- 精美x2 | Chapter Rank #219exquisite; elegant; fine
- 不错x1 | Chapter Rank #432correct; right; not bad; pretty good
- 再x2 | Chapter Rank #220again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- 行x1 | Chapter Rank #433(bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or linesused in 道行[dao4 heng2](bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon
- 全x1 | Chapter Rank #434surname Quanall; whole; entire; every; complete
- 凭x1 | Chapter Rank #435to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof
- 定夺x2 | Chapter Rank #221to make a decision; to determine
- 既然如此x1 | Chapter Rank #436
- 我们x5 | Chapter Rank #88we; us; ourselves; our
- 赶紧x2 | Chapter Rank #222hurriedly; without delay
- 进呈x1 | Chapter Rank #437
- 望x2 | Chapter Rank #223full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- 眼x1 | Chapter Rank #438eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]); (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance; small hole; (bound form) salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
- 桌上x1 | Chapter Rank #439
- 账本x2 | Chapter Rank #224account book
- 打鼓x1 | Chapter Rank #440to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous
- 猜想x1 | Chapter Rank #441to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) hypothesis
- 账x2 | Chapter Rank #225account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3]
- 算x7 | Chapter Rank #55to calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid; to carry weight; to regard as; to consider (to be ...)
- 不便x1 | Chapter Rank #442inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash