Vocabulary: 都市异闻录
- to seem; to appear; (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure
- 志 zhì: 志 zhi4: aspiration; ambition; the will志 zhì: 志 zhi4: sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
- eyebrow; CL:根[gen1]
- laughter
- to exert all one's strength
- to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight
- thigh
- strong; intense
- slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate
- 扫 sǎo: 扫 sao3: to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of; to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan扫 sào: 扫 sao4: (bound form) a (large) broom
- thorough; thoroughly; complete
- valley floor; (fig.) lowest ebb; all-time low
- each; every
- they; them
- ink (used in painting)
- to condense; to solidify; to coagulate; clot (of blood)
- transparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
- to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
- subconscious mind
- to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world
- shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
- to press (with one's finger or hand)
- (out of) the corner of one's eyes; peripheral vision; residual light; light of the setting sun
- on one's shoulders; (dialect) shoulder
- strength; power; efficacy
- absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly
- violent; acute; severe; fierce
- to feel deeply; acute suffering
- to burst; to explode; to rupture; (neologism) (slang) amazing; epic; phenomenal
- to swallow; to engulf; to gobble up
- to be frightened; fear; dread
- twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother
- to do everything one can; to spare no effort; to strive
- to throw off; to struggle free of; Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]
- incomparable; matchless
- sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound); fragile; frail; also written 輕脆|轻脆
- fracture; rupture; to break apart
- along with; in the wake of; following
- can't
- to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress
- ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly