Vocabulary: 都市异闻录
- to flash through (one's mind); to dodge (away from pursuers)
- monstrous and multicolored; grotesque and variegated
- scene; sight (to behold)
- carriage; CL:節|节[jie2]
- in my opinion
- empty; deserted
- to feel a chill (as an emotional response); to feel cold (as a clinical symptom)
- air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode); CL:臺|台[tai2]
- to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
- 当 dāng: 当 dang1: (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)当 dāng: 当 dang1: to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at当 dàng: 当 dang4: at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student)
- can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
- to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- to be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- from beginning to end; all along
- (idiom) vaguely; faintly; indistinctly
- can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- to trust; to have confidence in
- really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
- intuition
- always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- to make a mistake; error
- nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
- (idiom) cautious; careful; prudent
- underground; subterranean; covert
- to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
- 冲 chōng: 冲 chong1: (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with冲 chòng: 冲 chong4: powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards; in view of冲 chōng: 冲 chong1: thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash
- hurriedly; without delay
- to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- legs; both legs; two legs
- to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
- absurd; strange; (interj.) curse it!; to hell with it!
- to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)
- to close one's eyes; to get to sleep
- 红 Hóng: 红 Hong2: surname Hong红 gōng: 红 gong1: used in 女紅|女红[nu : 3 gong1]红 hóng: 红 hong2: red; popular; revolutionary; bonus
- to have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind; to concentrate
- DiDi, app-based transportation company (abbr. for 滴滴出行[Di1 di1 Chu1 xing2])
- direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate; straightforward