Vocabulary: 大太监李莲英全传:从宫廷太监到封建社会最后的权臣 (传记馆)
- (idiom) grandiose; majestic
- personally; in person; oneself
- band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
- 着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in
- 将 qiāng: 将 qiang1: to desire; to invite; to request将 jiàng: 将 jiang4: (bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)将 jiāng: 将 jiang1: will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
- to access (a network); to insert (a plug) into (a socket)
- gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom); fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
- to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops
- 得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- like this; so; such
- impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air
- especially; particularly
- to see
- vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic
- even more (so)
- to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
- together
- to follow after; immediately afterwards
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- to parrot other people's words (idiom); to chime in with others
- not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)
- flattering words; inflated praise
- to praise; to applaud; to compliment
- can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
- to think highly of oneself
- 起来 qǐ lai: 起来 qi3 lai5: to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]起来 qi lai: 起来 qi5 lai5: (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting; to strictly enforce
- 说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- some deeper meaning in this; more to it than meets the eye; there's sth behind all this
- to accompany
- princes and dukes; aristocrat
- to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
- to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
- appearance; manner; pattern; model
- what?; something; anything
- idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
- 都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
- staring blankly
- to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific)
- to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions
- to speak out; to declare (one's view)