Vocabulary: 五十三
from 大清相国
- 来x3 | Chapter Rank #55to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 便x1 | Chapter Rank #170plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwardsused in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]
- 一五一十x1 | Chapter Rank #171lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
- 地x1 | Chapter Rank #172-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunctearth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- 仍x3 | Chapter Rank #56still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often
- 讲x2 | Chapter Rank #82to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
- 听x1 | Chapter Rank #173smile (archaic)to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- 脸色x1 | Chapter Rank #174complexion; look
- 愈来愈x1 | Chapter Rank #175more and more
- 难看x1 | Chapter Rank #176ugly; unsightly
- 问道x2 | Chapter Rank #83to ask the way; to ask
- 三十万两x8 | Chapter Rank #19
- 点x1 | Chapter Rank #177to 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
- 头x2 | Chapter Rank #84suffix for nounshead; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 正是x1 | Chapter Rank #178is precisely
- 叹息x2 | Chapter Rank #85to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
- 一声x1 | Chapter Rank #179first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
- 无x1 | Chapter Rank #180not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -lessused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
- 语x1 | Chapter Rank #181dialect; language; speech(literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
- 这x13 | Chapter Rank #10(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
- 明摆着x1 | Chapter Rank #182evident; clear; undoubted
- 拿x1 | Chapter Rank #183to 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)
- 银子x12 | Chapter Rank #12money; silver
- 买x1 | Chapter Rank #184to buy; to purchase
- 个x2 | Chapter Rank #86(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individualused in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
- 也x9 | Chapter Rank #17also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]surname Ye
- 太x3 | Chapter Rank #57highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- 黑x1 | Chapter Rank #185short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)
- 天下x1 | Chapter Rank #186land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- 哪个x1 | Chapter Rank #187which; who
- 督抚x1 | Chapter Rank #188governor general 總督|总督[zong3 du1] and inspector general 巡撫|巡抚[xun2 fu3]
- 又x5 | Chapter Rank #38(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 不是x1 | Chapter Rank #189fault; blameno; is not; not
- 花钱买x1 | Chapter Rank #190
- 呢x1 | Chapter Rank #191(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speechdense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
- 当年x1 | Chapter Rank #192in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of lifethat very same year
- 被x2 | Chapter Rank #87quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- 特x1 | Chapter Rank #193special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
- 简x1 | Chapter Rank #194simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)
- 私下里x1 | Chapter Rank #195
- 少不得x2 | Chapter Rank #88cannot be avoided; cannot do without
- 花x1 | Chapter Rank #196surname Huaflower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustfulflower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
- 没有x4 | Chapter Rank #48haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- 这么x2 | Chapter Rank #89so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
- 多x3 | Chapter Rank #58many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- 庸x1 | Chapter Rank #197ordinary; to use
- 书x2 | Chapter Rank #90abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write
- 京城x3 | Chapter Rank #59capital of a country
- 里x3 | Chapter Rank #60lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levelsLi (surname)
- 探x1 | Chapter Rank #198to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward