Vocabulary: 灯塔船
- to be situated at; to find oneself at
- among; in the middle; in the center
- to utter a word
- to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
- 说道 shūo dào: 说道 shuo1 dao4: to state; to say (the quoted words)说道 shūo dao: 说道 shuo1 dao5: to discuss; reason (behind sth)
- summer; CL:個|个[ge4]
- how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
- so long as; provided; if
- a little bit
- even; even if; even though; no matter how
- breeze; light wind
- strong; powerful; robust
- in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden
- to rush out
- to observe; to watch; to survey
- 不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not
- ought to; should; must
- 下面 xià miàn: 下面 xia4 mian4: below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]下面 xià miàn: 下面 xia4 mian4: to boil noodles
- 吊 diào: 吊 diao4: to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person吊 diào: 吊 diao4: a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with
- pillar; CL:根[gen1]
- to exert oneself physically
- 索 sǔo: 索 suo3: to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated索 Sǔo: 索 Suo3: surname Suo; abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia
- ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
- to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- hand-cranked
- crank handle
- thus; consequently; as a result
- from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently
- to rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to brush (past); to shred (a vegetable etc)
- gangway; ramp (to board a ship or plane)
- to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)
- to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse
- (loanword) motor
- to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)
- 底 de: 底 de5: (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)底 dǐ: 底 di3: bottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record; (suffix) end of a year or month; (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3 shu4])
- only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge
- (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed; (of a vehicle) to run; to go; (of a boat) to sail
- to go out
- to make a sudden turn
- to roll; to boil
- light on one's feet; nimble; agile
- wave