Vocabulary: 都市异闻录

• lǎo ruò bìng cánlao3 ruo4 bing4 can2老弱病残x1 | Book Rank #11742
• zhuān zuòzhuan1 zuo4专座x1 | Book Rank #11743
• liǎn pílian3 pi2脸皮x1 | Book Rank #11744face; cheek
• zhāo huzhao1 hu5招呼x14 | Book Rank #3251to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not
• nà gena4 ge5那个x2692 | Book Rank #70that 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]
• lǎo rén jiālao3 ren2 jia1老人家x9 | Book Rank #4227polite term for old woman or man
• nínnin2您x14 | Book Rank #3252you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
• zhè biānzhe4 bian1这边x957 | Book Rank #196this side; here
• wèi zhiwei4 zhi5位置x197 | Book Rank #586position; place; seat; CL:個|个[ge4]
• yī yǎnyi1 yan3一眼x1279 | Book Rank #162a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
• gùo lái, gùo laiguo4 lai2, guo4 lai5过来x1669 | Book Rank #128过来 gùo lái: 过来 guo4 lai2: to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of过来 gùo lai: 过来 guo4 lai5: see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]
• wú biǎo qíngwu2 biao3 qing2无表情x7 | Book Rank #4889expressionless; wooden (expression); blank (face)
• bǎibai3摆x24 | Book Rank #2282摆 bǎi: 摆 bai3: to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum摆 bǎi: 摆 bai3: hem (at the bottom of a garment)
• bǎi shǒubai3 shou3摆手x4 | Book Rank #6621to wave one's hand; to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc); to swing one's arms
• bù xiǎngbu4 xiang3不想x319 | Book Rank #425unexpectedly; to one's surprise
• bù yòngbu4 yong4不用x440 | Book Rank #335need not
• qiǎng qíuqiang3 qiu2强求x5 | Book Rank #5885to insist on; to demand; to impose
• yàng ziyang4 zi5样子x1385 | Book Rank #153appearance; manner; pattern; model
• yú xīn bù rěnyu2 xin1 bu4 ren3于心不忍x1 | Book Rank #11745can't bear to
• méi shìmei2 shi4没事x80 | Book Rank #1044it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
• yōu yōuyou1 you1悠悠x4 | Book Rank #6622lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great number (of events); preposterous; pensive
• shūo dao, shūo dàoshuo1 dao5, shuo1 dao4说道x121 | Book Rank #786说道 shūo dao: 说道 shuo1 dao5: to discuss; reason (behind sth)说道 shūo dào: 说道 shuo1 dao4: to state; to say (the quoted words)
• xiè xiexie4 xie5谢谢x13 | Book Rank #3401to thank; thanks; thank you
• xiǎo hǔo zixiao3 huo3 zi5小伙子x6 | Book Rank #5331young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4]
• yìng lǎngying4 lang3硬朗x1 | Book Rank #11746robust; healthy
• zhè nián touzhe4 nian2 tou5这年头x1 | Book Rank #11747(coll.) nowadays
• zì qiáng bù xīzi4 qiang2 bu4 xi1自强不息x1 | Book Rank #11748to strive unremittingly; self-improvement
• hěn shǎohen3 shao3很少x54 | Book Rank #1392
• yā, yaya1, ya5呀x62 | Book Rank #1260呀 yā: 呀 ya1: ah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking呀 ya: 呀 ya5: (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
• lǎo shilao3 shi5老实x22 | Book Rank #2412honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible
• là, lá, lāla4, la2, la1拉x411 | Book Rank #350拉 là: 拉 la4: used in 拉拉蛄[la4 la4 gu3]拉 lá: 拉 la2: to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slash拉 lā: 拉 la1: to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels
• yī xià ziyi1 xia4 zi5一下子x363 | Book Rank #381in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden
• bù dùi jìnbu4 dui4 jin4不对劲x241 | Book Rank #514not in good condition; wrong; fishy
• piān piānpian1 pian1偏偏x13 | Book Rank #3402(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
• xiǎng bù chūxiang3 bu4 chu1想不出x16 | Book Rank #2968
• xiàng shìxiang4 shi4像是x308 | Book Rank #434
• tí bǐ wàng zìti2 bi3 wang4 zi4提笔忘字x1 | Book Rank #11749to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters
• huán gù sì zhōuhuan2 gu4 si4 zhou1环顾四周x2 | Book Rank #9113to look around
• shén mì xī xīshen2 mi4 xi1 xi1神秘兮兮x1 | Book Rank #11750
• xiǎo shēngxiao3 sheng1小声x71 | Book Rank #1148in a low voice; (speak) in whispers
• xīn zhōngxin1 zhong1心中x110 | Book Rank #844central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
• jīngjing1惊x12 | Book Rank #3570to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
• dī shēngdi1 sheng1低声x3 | Book Rank #7589in a low voice; softly
• diǎn diǎn tóudian3 dian3 tou2点点头x158 | Book Rank #664
• qiāo qiāoqiao1 qiao1悄悄x10 | Book Rank #3983quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3]
• zhǐ zhezhi3 zhe5指着x31 | Book Rank #1968
• zuǒ qián fāngzuo3 qian2 fang1左前方x2 | Book Rank #9114
• nián qīngnian2 qing1年轻x11 | Book Rank #3779young
• Lán, lánLan2, lan2蓝x1 | Book Rank #11751蓝 Lán: 蓝 Lan2: surname Lan蓝 lán: 蓝 lan2: blue; indigo plant
• jiā kèjia1 ke4夹克x2 | Book Rank #9115(loanword) jacket; also pr. [jia2 ke4]