Vocabulary: 第一章
from 地心游记
- 为什么x1 | Chapter Rank #223why?; for what reason?
- 可能x1 | Chapter Rank #224might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 告诉x1 | Chapter Rank #225to press charges; to file a complaintto tell; to inform; to let know
- 我们x2 | Chapter Rank #102we; us; ourselves; our
- 原因x1 | Chapter Rank #226cause; origin; root cause; reason; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 吧x1 | Chapter Rank #227(onom.) smack!bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1](modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
- 过来x1 | Chapter Rank #228to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care ofsee 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]
- 先x1 | Chapter Rank #229beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- 走x1 | Chapter Rank #230to 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)
- 艾x8 | Chapter Rank #16surname AiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxa; used in transliteration
- 克x2 | Chapter Rank #103to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 aresabbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], CroatiaKe (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer Godto subdue; to overthrow; to restrain
- 赛先生x1 | Chapter Rank #231"Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4]; abbr. for 賽因斯|赛因斯[sai4 yin1 si1]; see also 德先生[De2 xian1 sheng5]
- 您x1 | Chapter Rank #232you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
- 再x2 | Chapter Rank #104again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- 跟x2 | Chapter Rank #105heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
- 解释x2 | Chapter Rank #106explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 又x2 | Chapter Rank #107(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 回到x1 | Chapter Rank #233to return to
- 她x1 | Chapter Rank #234she
- 厨房x1 | Chapter Rank #235kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1]
- 去x3 | Chapter Rank #66to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- 剩下x1 | Chapter Rank #236to remain; to be left over
- 人x13 | Chapter Rank #8person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 要x4 | Chapter Rank #48to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important(bound form) to demand; to coerce
- 种x4 | Chapter Rank #49to plant; to grow; to cultivateseed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts
- 优柔寡断x1 | Chapter Rank #237indecisive; irresolute
- 一位x1 | Chapter Rank #238
- 脾气x2 | Chapter Rank #108character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:股[gu3]
- 火暴x1 | Chapter Rank #239
- 讲道理x1 | Chapter Rank #240
- 可x1 | Chapter Rank #241(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; howeverused in 可汗[ke4 han2]
- 做不来x1 | Chapter Rank #242
- 因此x2 | Chapter Rank #109thus; consequently; as a result
- 也x8 | Chapter Rank #17also; 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
- 走为上策x1 | Chapter Rank #243
- 溜回x1 | Chapter Rank #244
- 楼上x1 | Chapter Rank #245upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
- 小房间x1 | Chapter Rank #246
- 这时x1 | Chapter Rank #247at this time; at this moment
- 面向x1 | Chapter Rank #248to face; to turn towards; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; (Tw) aspect; facet
- 大街x1 | Chapter Rank #249street; main street; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 扇门x1 | Chapter Rank #250
- 呀x1 | Chapter Rank #251ah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
- 一声x1 | Chapter Rank #252first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
- 开x1 | Chapter Rank #253to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- 紧接着x1 | Chapter Rank #254immediately afterwards; shortly after that
- 一双x1 | Chapter Rank #255
- 大脚x1 | Chapter Rank #256naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]); long kick (soccer); Bigfoot (mythological animal)
- 踩得x1 | Chapter Rank #257
- 木头x1 | Chapter Rank #258wood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt