Vocabulary: 都柏林人
- 论 Lún: 论 Lun2: abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)论 lùn: 论 lun4: opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)
- 钟 Zhōng: 钟 Zhong1: surname Zhong钟 zhōng: 钟 zhong1: handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)钟 zhōng: 钟 zhong1: a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
- article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]
- some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- onomatopoeia
- to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
- word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4 chao2] (CL:首[shou3])
- German (language)
- vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes); word
- (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4]
- repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return
- leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate
- finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- subject of literary work
- 英 Yīng: 英 Ying1: United Kingdom; British; England; English; abbr. for 英國|英国[Ying1 guo2]英 yīng: 英 ying1: hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom
- 法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality; to adopt an original approach
- to nip; to grasp with the fingers; to fiddle with; Taiwan pr. [nian2]
- out-of-the-way; deserted; unfamiliar; obscure
- subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination
- (before a two-syllable verb) considerably; greatly (exaggerate); vehemently (oppose); severely (punish); extensively (refurbish); effusively (praise)
- to admire; to praise; to appreciate
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
- to blurt out
- to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof
- I; me; my
- 你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- gradually
- to relax; to slacken; to loosen
- to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention
- 更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed
- life (one's time on earth)
- to reflect on; to ponder over
- active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive
- history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
- to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
- to give a lecture; to make a speech
- interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
- to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together
- a drama; a play; theater; script of a play
- second; number two; next; secondary