Vocabulary: 第四十三章 三十年前
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- 被x1 | Chapter Rank #211quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- 道x5 | Chapter Rank #42road; 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)
- 馆x6 | Chapter Rank #36building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1]
- 主人x4 | Chapter Rank #56master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 买下来x1 | Chapter Rank #212
- 不过x4 | Chapter Rank #57only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 因为x3 | Chapter Rank #68because; owing to; on account of
- 营业x3 | Chapter Rank #69to do business; to trade
- 关系x1 | Chapter Rank #213relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 又x2 | Chapter Rank #106(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 怕x4 | Chapter Rank #58to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhapssurname Pa
- 乱闯x1 | Chapter Rank #214
- 所以x3 | Chapter Rank #70therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 弄x1 | Chapter Rank #215to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy withlane; alley
- 铁栅栏x7 | Chapter Rank #30
- 横x2 | Chapter Rank #107harsh and unreasonable; unexpectedhorizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent
- 门外x1 | Chapter Rank #216outside the door
- 其实x1 | Chapter Rank #217actually; in fact; really
- 这x11 | Chapter Rank #17(coll.) this(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)
- 倒x3 | Chapter Rank #71to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profitto invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
- 算是x1 | Chapter Rank #218considered to be; at last
- 正常x2 | Chapter Rank #108normal; regular
- 可不x1 | Chapter Rank #219see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4]
- 极为x1 | Chapter Rank #220extremely; exceedingly
- 小x2 | Chapter Rank #109small; tiny; few; young
- 使者x1 | Chapter Rank #221emissary; envoy
- 当时x2 | Chapter Rank #110then; at that timeimmediately; right then
- 从x1 | Chapter Rank #222surname Congfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- 走x1 | Chapter Rank #223to 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)
- 出来x1 | Chapter Rank #224(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)to come out; to appear; to arise
- 被困x3 | Chapter Rank #72to be trapped; to be stranded
- 宽度x1 | Chapter Rank #225width
- 仅仅x1 | Chapter Rank #226barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
- 够x1 | Chapter Rank #227enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out
- 着x5 | Chapter Rank #43a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to addto touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding inaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing stateto wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply
- 站x3 | Chapter Rank #73station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website
- 窄小x1 | Chapter Rank #228narrow and small
- 它x3 | Chapter Rank #74itit (pronoun for an animal)
- 长度x1 | Chapter Rank #229length
- 只有x2 | Chapter Rank #111only 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")
- 电梯门x2 | Chapter Rank #112
- 那么x2 | Chapter Rank #113like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- 宽x1 | Chapter Rank #230surname Kuanwide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient
- 这栋x2 | Chapter Rank #114
- 商业x4 | Chapter Rank #59business; trade; commerce
- 大厦x4 | Chapter Rank #60(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
- 按钮x4 | Chapter Rank #61to push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
- 离x2 | Chapter Rank #115mythical beast (archaic)to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲surname Li
- 有x2 | Chapter Rank #116to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 一点点x1 | Chapter Rank #231a little bit