Vocabulary: 灯塔船
- 乘 chéng: 乘 cheng2: to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed乘 Chéng: 乘 Cheng2: surname Cheng乘 shèng: 乘 sheng4: (archaic) four horse military chariot; (archaic) four; generic term for history books
- labor contractor; gangmaster
- (coll.) for a long time
- household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon
- to throw; to throw away
- nautical mile
- might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
- spark plug
- to take care; to be careful
- tibia; shinbone
- to be in a tangle; to nag
- to insert; to stick in; to plug in (an electronic device)
- pouch; bag; sack; pocket
- to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event); to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise); (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect); (bound form) office (as in 招辦|招办[zhao1 ban4], admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室|办公室[ban4 gong1 shi4])
- to remind; to call attention to; to warn of
- telegraph operator; radio operator
- soft; velvety; flabby; weak; schmaltzy
- to quiver; to vibrate; to shake (sth)
- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- 离 chī: 离 chi1: mythical beast (archaic)离 lí: 离 li2: to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲离 Lí: 离 Li2: surname Li
- 管 Guǎn: 管 Guan3: surname Guan管 guǎn: 管 guan3: to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards
- 不了 bù liǎo: 不了 bu4 liao3: (as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth); (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end; incessantly不了 bù le: 不了 bu4 le5: no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
- some; certain (things)
- (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- even; so much so that
- awkward; embarrassed
- assistance; aid; to help; to assist
- stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation; leeway
- under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action
- clearly; evidently; obviously
- to approve of; to agree with (an opinion, action etc); to endorse
- way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
- to prevent; to block
- mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake; CL:個|个[ge4]
- have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
- to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use
- timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
- to hurry (to some place)