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)
- already; to stop; then; afterwards
- early winter
- weather
- people
- winter clothing; winter clothes
- 听 yǐn: 听 yin3: smile (archaic)听 tīng: 听 ting1: 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])
- to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
- explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 后 hòu: 后 hou4: empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler后 Hòu: 后 Hou4: surname Hou后 hòu: 后 hou4: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- 汗 hàn: 汗 han4: perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)汗 hán: 汗 han2: see 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國|汗国[han2 guo2]
- 从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong
- forehead; temples
- to think to oneself; to think
- I; me; my
- ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
- 你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- 薄 báo: 薄 bao2: thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile薄 bó: 薄 bo2: meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near薄 bò: 薄 bo4: see 薄荷[bo4 he5]薄 Bó: 薄 Bo2: surname Bo
- 啊 á: 啊 a2: interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?啊 a: 啊 a5: modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent啊 à: 啊 a4: interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!啊 ǎ: 啊 a3: interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?啊 ā: 啊 a1: interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)
- 地方 dì fang: 地方 di4 fang5: place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]地方 dì fāng: 地方 di4 fang1: region; regional (away from the central administration); local
- now; at present; currently
- 不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame
- life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
- 吗 má: 吗 ma2: (coll.) what?吗 mǎ: 吗 ma3: used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]吗 ma: 吗 ma5: (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 看 kàn: 看 kan4: to 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 for看 kān: 看 kan1: to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
- 出来 chu lai: 出来 chu5 lai5: (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)出来 chū lái: 出来 chu1 lai2: to come out; to appear; to arise
- ought to; should; must
- after the event
- 告诉 gào su: 告诉 gao4 su5: to tell; to inform; to let know告诉 gào sù: 告诉 gao4 su4: to press charges; to file a complaint
- there is no need; why should
- Empress Dowager
- in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
- to make a fool of oneself
- to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
- to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) hypothesis
- 会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts
- how?; what?; why?
- to handle; to take care of; to punish
- in front of; in the presence of
- 众 zhòng: 众 zhong4: (bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous众 Zhòng: 众 Zhong4: abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives
- 面 miàn: 面 mian4: face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc面 miàn: 面 mian4: flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless
- to lose face; humiliation
- guilt