Vocabulary: 都市异闻录
- to connect; to put through
- hello; hi
- Excuse me, may I ask...?
- that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong
- 通 tōng: 通 tong1: to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc通 tòng: 通 tong4: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
- one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
- 谈 Tán: 谈 Tan2: surname Tan谈 tán: 谈 tan2: to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss
- to agree; to consent; to be willing to
- 松 sōng: 松 song1: pine; CL:棵[ke1]松 Sōng: 松 Song1: surname Song松 sōng: 松 song1: loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
- one breath; in one breath; at a stretch
- café; coffee shop; CL:家[jia1]
- last time
- (coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly; (literary) to depend upon
- white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
- a one-piece dress
- gauze (cloth)
- 制 zhì: 制 zhi4: system; to control; to regulate制 zhì: 制 zhi4: to manufacture; to make
- translucent; semitransparent
- to stick out; protruding; convex; male (connector etc); Taiwan pr. [tu2]
- 翘 qiào: 翘 qiao4: to stick up; to rise on one end; to tilt翘 qiáo: 翘 qiao2: outstanding; to raise
- stature; build (height and weight); figure
- to stand out clearly; to make prominent
- mood; frame of mind
- inappropriate; improper; out of place
- to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
- 正 zhēng: 正 zheng1: first month of the lunar year正 zhèng: 正 zheng4: straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive
- wheel
- to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
- dust
- to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
- stupid
- 逼 bī: 逼 bi1: to compel; to pressure逼 bī: 逼 bi1: to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on
- to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
- this moment; now; at present
- to comprehend; to understand
- what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?
- with great difficulty; very difficult
- to go up
- surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
- to hesitate
- not so good; not too well
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)