Vocabulary: 第十三章
from 地心游记
- 家x2 | Chapter Rank #90used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 但x1 | Chapter Rank #194but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- 说起x1 | Chapter Rank #195to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
- 待客之道x1 | Chapter Rank #196
- 堪称x1 | Chapter Rank #197can be rated as; can be said to be
- 皇宫x1 | Chapter Rank #198imperial palace
- 人x6 | Chapter Rank #20person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 一x10 | Chapter Rank #12one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 到x4 | Chapter Rank #33to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 主人x4 | Chapter Rank #34master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 就x17 | Chapter Rank #6(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- 朝x1 | Chapter Rank #199imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towardsmorningabbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
- 伸出手x1 | Chapter Rank #200
- 来x2 | Chapter Rank #91to 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])
- 然后x3 | Chapter Rank #54then; after that; afterwards
- 不再x1 | Chapter Rank #201no more; no longer
- 多礼x1 | Chapter Rank #202too polite; overcourteous
- 示意x1 | Chapter Rank #203to hint; to indicate (an idea to sb)
- 跟着x2 | Chapter Rank #92to follow after; immediately afterwards
- 他x12 | Chapter Rank #10(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- 走x6 | Chapter Rank #21to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)
- 也x8 | Chapter Rank #16also; 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
- 当真x1 | Chapter Rank #204to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!
- 只能x1 | Chapter Rank #205can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
- 尾随x1 | Chapter Rank #206to tail behind; to tag along; to follow on the heels of
- 于x1 | Chapter Rank #207to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particlesurname Yu(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- 后x3 | Chapter Rank #55surname Houempress; queen; (archaic) monarch; rulerback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- 因为x2 | Chapter Rank #93because; owing to; on account of
- 不x11 | Chapter Rank #11no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 可能x1 | Chapter Rank #208might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 与x1 | Chapter Rank #209to take part in(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow
- 并肩x1 | Chapter Rank #210alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast
- 同行x1 | Chapter Rank #211to journey togetherperson of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry
- 一条x1 | Chapter Rank #212
- 狭长x1 | Chapter Rank #213long and narrow
- 幽x1 | Chapter Rank #214remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
- 道x1 | Chapter Rank #215road; 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)
- 通往x1 | Chapter Rank #216to lead to
- 这栋x1 | Chapter Rank #217
- 用x3 | Chapter Rank #56to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- 甚x1 | Chapter Rank #218excessive; undue; to exceed; to be more than; very; extremely; (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2])
- 方正x1 | Chapter Rank #219clear and square; neat; square (person)see 方正縣|方正县[Fang1 zheng4 Xian4]
- 横木x1 | Chapter Rank #220horizontal beam; wooden crossbar; thwart
- 建筑x1 | Chapter Rank #221to construct; building; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 而x3 | Chapter Rank #57and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 成x2 | Chapter Rank #94surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth
- 房子x1 | Chapter Rank #222house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]
- 并且x1 | Chapter Rank #223and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
- 通x1 | Chapter Rank #224to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etcclassifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
- 每x1 | Chapter Rank #225each; every