Vocabulary: 俄罗斯套娃
- 起来 qǐ lai: 起来 qi3 lai5: to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]起来 qi lai: 起来 qi5 lai5: (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
- to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
- that kind of
- frivolous; careless; giddy
- undisciplined; unorganized
- 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)更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more
- excessive; undue; to exceed; to be more than; very; extremely; (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2])
- 于 Yú: 于 Yu2: surname Yu于 yú: 于 yu2: to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle于 yú: 于 yu2: (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- spring water; CL:股[gu3]
- Paris, capital of France
- to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- there
- 待 dài: 待 dai4: to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to待 dāi: 待 dai1: to stay; to remain
- not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
- one week; all the way around; a whole cycle
- after that; then
- (railway) train
- 将 jiàng: 将 jiang4: (bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)将 jiāng: 将 jiang1: will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])将 qiāng: 将 qiang1: to desire; to invite; to request
- small and exquisite; delicate; fine (features); compact; nifty
- concise; succinct; pithy
- train station
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 车 jū: 车 ju1: war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess)车 Chē: 车 Che1: surname Che车 chē: 车 che1: car; vehicle; CL:輛|辆[liang4]; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159
- 那 Núo: 那 Nuo2: surname Nuo那 Nā: 那 Na1: surname Na那 nà: 那 na4: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)那 núo: 那 nuo2: (archaic) many; beautiful; how
- rail station; bus stop; CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4]
- can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
- to ponder; to reckon; to turn sth over in one's mind
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- rank; grade; quality; (aesthetic) taste
- 还 Huán: 还 Huan2: surname Huan还 hái: 还 hai2: still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else还 huán: 还 huan2: to pay back; to return
- 得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to
- 看 kàn: 看 kan4: to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for看 kān: 看 kan1: to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
- the Old World; Eurasia as opposed to the New World 新大陸|新大陆[xin1 da4 lu4] or the Americas
- these
- country; nation; state
- we; us; ourselves; our
- America (including North, Central and South America); the Americas; abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- dazzling; to show off; to flaunt
- (coll.) even if
- 新 Xīn: 新 Xin1: abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin新 xīn: 新 xin1: new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
- 也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye也 yě: 也 ye3: also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]