Vocabulary: 都市异闻录
- to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- bored; boring; senseless
- lit. closed gourd; fig. enigma; complete mystery; taciturn person
- ought to; should; must
- texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up
- to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
- to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc); (medicine) to metastasize
- subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
- 哪 nǎ: 哪 na3: how; which哪 na: 哪 na5: (emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊[a5] after a word ending in "n")哪 né: 哪 ne2: used in 哪吒[Ne2 zha1]; Taiwan pr. [nuo2]哪 něi: 哪 nei3: which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
- what?; something; anything
- fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny
- coincidence; coincidental; to coincide
- classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- to look forward to; to await; expectation
- can't help (doing sth)
- to summon one's courage
- smile; CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]; to smile
- to reply; to answer; reply; answer
- to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1]
- amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe
- (facial) expression; to express one's feelings
- 朝 Cháo: 朝 Chao2: abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea朝 cháo: 朝 chao2: imperial 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朝 zhāo: 朝 zhao1: morning
- too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it
- 不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame
- (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
- many times; repeatedly
- to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition
- obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely
- ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- the first time; for the first time
- cannot help; unable to bear
- to ask the way; to ask
- to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
- then; after that; afterwards
- to get up; to leave; to set forth
- 转头 zhuǎn tóu: 转头 zhuan3 tou2: to turn one's head; to change direction; U-turn; volte face; to repent转头 zhuàn tóu: 转头 zhuan4 tou2: nutation (plants turning to face the sun)
- indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
- 吱 zhī: 吱 zhi1: (onom.) creaking or groaning吱 zī: 吱 zi1: (onom.) chirp; squeak; creak
- just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that
- to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
- in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
- as; as if; such as
- wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- to peer; to scan; to examine carefully