Vocabulary: 第3章 “新社交”思想的诞生
- 比 bǐ: 比 bi3: to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)比 Bǐ: 比 Bi3: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
- to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
- breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
- 单 dān: 单 dan1: bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4]单 Shàn: 单 Shan4: surname Shan单 chán: 单 chan2: used in 單于|单于[chan2 yu2]
- important; significant; major
- shy; bashful
- to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch
- half
- 苹果 píng gǔo: 苹果 ping2 guo3: apple; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]苹果 Píng gǔo: 苹果 Ping2 guo3: Apple (American tech company)
- to protest; protest
- before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- 落 lùo: 落 luo4: to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement落 là: 落 la4: to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind落 lào: 落 lao4: colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds
- 盛 Shèng: 盛 Sheng4: surname Sheng盛 chéng: 盛 cheng2: to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil盛 shèng: 盛 sheng4: flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively
- to splash
- white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
- (bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
- to soak; to saturate
- 怔 zhēng: 怔 zheng1: (bound form) startled; terrified; panic-stricken怔 zhèng: 怔 zheng4: (dialect) to stare blankly; to be in a daze; Taiwan pr. [leng4]
- (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
- (idiom) cautious; careful; prudent
- to make dirty; to defile; to smear
- aside; to the side of
- 你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- why?; for what reason?
- 读 dòu: 读 dou4: comma; phrase marked by pause读 dú: 读 du2: to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce
- broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of
- to ask; to inquire
- to grin
- 朝 cháo: 朝 chao2: imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards朝 zhāo: 朝 zhao1: morning朝 Cháo: 朝 Chao2: abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
- friend; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
- I; me; my
- to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
- what?; something; anything
- to reply; to answer; reply; answer
- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- necessary; essential; indispensable; required
- movement; motion; development; trend; dynamic (science)
- more or less; roughly; approximately
- to understand; to realize; to find out