Vocabulary: 不重则不威：端庄和假正经只有一线之隔
from 樊登讲论语：学而
- 拿x1 | Chapter Rank #289to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- 本人x1 | Chapter Rank #290I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
- 形象x3 | Chapter Rank #129image; form; figure; CL:個|个[ge4]; visualization; vivid
- 来x2 | Chapter Rank #173to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 解释x2 | Chapter Rank #174explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 最好x2 | Chapter Rank #175best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
- 一x25 | Chapter Rank #7one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 个x21 | Chapter Rank #12used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5](classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 人x41 | Chapter Rank #4person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 可以x3 | Chapter Rank #130can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 望x2 | Chapter Rank #176full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- 俨然x2 | Chapter Rank #177just like; solemn; dignified; neatly laid out
- 即x2 | Chapter Rank #178namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near
- 温x2 | Chapter Rank #179surname Wenwarm; lukewarm; to warm up; (bound form) temperature; (bound form) mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); (TCM) fever
- 张x1 | Chapter Rank #291to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votessurname Zhang
- 远远地x1 | Chapter Rank #292
- 看着x1 | Chapter Rank #293
- 似乎x1 | Chapter Rank #294it seems; seemingly; as if
- 不好x2 | Chapter Rank #180no good
- 接近x1 | Chapter Rank #295to approach; to get close to
- 看起来x1 | Chapter Rank #296seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
- 有x26 | Chapter Rank #6to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 距离感x1 | Chapter Rank #297
- 但x11 | Chapter Rank #28but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- 如果x14 | Chapter Rank #21if; in case; in the event that
- 真的x2 | Chapter Rank #181really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
- 去x8 | Chapter Rank #48to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- 接触x1 | Chapter Rank #298to touch; to contact; access; in touch with
- 他x17 | Chapter Rank #16(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- 可亲可近x1 | Chapter Rank #299
- 温和x1 | Chapter Rank #300lukewarmmild; gentle; moderate
- 康熙x2 | Chapter Rank #182Kangxi, reign title (1662–1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 聖祖|圣祖[Sheng4 zu3]; the Kangxi Emperor (Qing dynasty)
- 类似x3 | Chapter Rank #131similar; analogous
- 话x13 | Chapter Rank #24dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
- 跟x11 | Chapter Rank #29heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
- 臣子x2 | Chapter Rank #183official in feudal court; subject
- 关系x4 | Chapter Rank #105relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 处理x1 | Chapter Rank #301to handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process; to sell at reduced prices
- 得x1 | Chapter Rank #302used in 得瑟[de4 se5]to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finishedto have to; must; ought to; to need tostructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- 好x5 | Chapter Rank #84good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) helloto be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- 远近x1 | Chapter Rank #303far and near; distance
- 亲疏x1 | Chapter Rank #304close and distant (relatives)
- 做到x6 | Chapter Rank #74to accomplish; to achieve
- 了x24 | Chapter Rank #8to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 可亲x2 | Chapter Rank #184kindly; nice; amiable
- 而x7 | Chapter Rank #54and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 不可x2 | Chapter Rank #185cannot; should not; must not
- 犯x3 | Chapter Rank #132to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
- 意思x7 | Chapter Rank #55idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
- 你x29 | Chapter Rank #5you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])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.)