Vocabulary: 泥土
from 都柏林人
- 亲爱x2 | Chapter Rank #202dear; beloved; darling
- 或x1 | Chapter Rank #383maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- 不x7 | Chapter Rank #54no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 每当x2 | Chapter Rank #203whenever; every time
- 为x9 | Chapter Rank #39as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)because of; for; to
- 她们x4 | Chapter Rank #102they; them (females)
- 水桶x1 | Chapter Rank #384bucket
- 争吵x2 | Chapter Rank #204to quarrel; dispute
- 把x12 | Chapter Rank #25handleto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
- 请来x1 | Chapter Rank #385
- 而x2 | Chapter Rank #205and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 也x16 | Chapter Rank #15also; 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
- 总能x1 | Chapter Rank #386total energy
- 成功x1 | Chapter Rank #387Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwanto succeed; success; successful; fruitful
- 地x9 | Chapter Rank #40earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- 使x4 | Chapter Rank #103to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- 平息x1 | Chapter Rank #388(of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc); to suppress (a rebellion etc)
- 一x12 | Chapter Rank #26one; 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
- 天x1 | Chapter Rank #389day; sky; heaven
- 对x12 | Chapter Rank #27right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 可x4 | Chapter Rank #104(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]
- 真是x2 | Chapter Rank #206indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
- 名副其实x1 | Chapter Rank #390not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name
- 和事佬x1 | Chapter Rank #391peacemaker; mediator; (derog.) fixer
- 副x1 | Chapter Rank #392secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
- 两x5 | Chapter Rank #78two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- 管委会x1 | Chapter Rank #393administrative committee; management committee; abbr. for 管理委員會|管理委员会[guan3 li3 wei3 yuan2 hui4]
- 女士x1 | Chapter Rank #394lady; madam; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]; Miss; Ms
- 都x9 | Chapter Rank #41surname Duall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at allcapital city; metropolis
- 听到x1 | Chapter Rank #395to hear
- 这x4 | Chapter Rank #105(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)(coll.) this
- 番x1 | Chapter Rank #396surname Pan(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort; (classifier) a kind; a sort; (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double")
- 称赞x1 | Chapter Rank #397to praise; to commend; to compliment
- 而且x6 | Chapter Rank #63(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
- 金x2 | Chapter Rank #207surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- 杰x2 | Chapter Rank #208(bound form) hero; heroic; outstanding person; prominent; distinguished
- 穆x3 | Chapter Rank #134solemn; reverent; calm; burial position in an ancestral tomb (old)surname Mu
- 尼x3 | Chapter Rank #135Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
- 要不是x1 | Chapter Rank #398if it were not for; but for
- 在x36 | Chapter Rank #6to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 面上x1 | Chapter Rank #399
- 决不会x1 | Chapter Rank #400
- 与x5 | Chapter Rank #79(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 bestowto take part in
- 那个x3 | Chapter Rank #136that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc); (euph.) menstruation; sex; also pr. [nei4 ge5]
- 管x1 | Chapter Rank #401to 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; towardssurname Guan
- 熨斗x1 | Chapter Rank #402clothes iron
- 哑巴x3 | Chapter Rank #137a mute; mute; silent
- 善罢甘休x1 | Chapter Rank #403(idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
- 每个x3 | Chapter Rank #138each; every
- 人x11 | Chapter Rank #31person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]