Vocabulary: 第三十二章 前往太平间
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- 阳光x1 | Chapter Rank #223sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
- 但是x1 | Chapter Rank #224but; however
- 力量x1 | Chapter Rank #225power; force; strength
- 似乎x2 | Chapter Rank #119it seems; seemingly; as if
- 只有x1 | Chapter Rank #226only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 在x17 | Chapter Rank #8to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 才能x1 | Chapter Rank #227talent; ability; capacity
- 发挥x1 | Chapter Rank #228to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)
- 最大的x1 | Chapter Rank #229
- 作用x1 | Chapter Rank #230to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition
- 这次x2 | Chapter Rank #120
- 时候x5 | Chapter Rank #34time; length of time; moment; period
- 特意x1 | Chapter Rank #231specially; intentionally
- 朝x2 | Chapter Rank #121abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Koreamorningimperial 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; towards
- 木屋x3 | Chapter Rank #79
- 走x4 | Chapter Rank #57to 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)
- 依旧x1 | Chapter Rank #232as before; still; to remain the same
- 断壁残垣x1 | Chapter Rank #233lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom); fig. scene of devastation; ruins
- 不过x4 | Chapter Rank #58only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 还是x8 | Chapter Rank #16still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- 往x1 | Chapter Rank #234to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous
- 里x3 | Chapter Rank #80lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]Li (surname)li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
- 而且x3 | Chapter Rank #81(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
- 去x8 | Chapter Rank #17to 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)
- 找x2 | Chapter Rank #122to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
- 那个x4 | Chapter Rank #59that 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]
- 所谓x2 | Chapter Rank #123what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
- 广播室x5 | Chapter Rank #35broadcasting room
- 距离x4 | Chapter Rank #60distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from
- 有x5 | Chapter Rank #36to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 一段x1 | Chapter Rank #235
- 钢铁厂x1 | Chapter Rank #236iron and steel works; steelworks
- 里面x2 | Chapter Rank #124inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]
- 它x1 | Chapter Rank #237itit (pronoun for an animal)
- 大门x1 | Chapter Rank #238the Doors, US rock bandentrance; door; gate; large and influential family
- 有着x3 | Chapter Rank #82to have; to possess
- 不远x1 | Chapter Rank #239
- 无疑x1 | Chapter Rank #240undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure
- 当初x1 | Chapter Rank #241at that time; originally
- 发现x5 | Chapter Rank #37to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery
- 着火x2 | Chapter Rank #125to catch fire
- 他x1 | Chapter Rank #242(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])
- 花费x1 | Chapter Rank #243expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure
- 不少x1 | Chapter Rank #244many; quite a few; a good number of
- 并且x1 | Chapter Rank #245and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
- 绝不x1 | Chapter Rank #246in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
- 该x1 | Chapter Rank #247should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned
- 地方x6 | Chapter Rank #29region; regional (away from the central administration); localplace; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]
- 按照x1 | Chapter Rank #248according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
- 所x2 | Chapter Rank #126actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]