Vocabulary: 绯闻艺术史
- simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)
- I; me; my
- only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 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.)
- George (name)
- lover; sweetheart
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]); (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance; small hole; (bound form) salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
- magic; magic power
- life (one's time on earth)
- 若 rě: 若 re3: used in 般若[bo1 re3]; used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]若 rùo: 若 ruo4: to seem; like; as; if
- 只 zhǐ: 只 zhi3: only; merely; just只 zhī: 只 zhi1: grain that has begun to ripen只 zhī: 只 zhi1: classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- 蓬 péng: 蓬 peng2: fleabane (family Asteraceae); disheveled; classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff蓬 Péng: 蓬 Peng2: surname Peng
- to wrap; kerchief; handkerchief; headscarf; pascal (SI unit)
- 杜 Dù: 杜 Du4: surname Du杜 dù: 杜 du4: birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent; to restrict
- lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]
- Versailles (near Paris); (slang) to humblebrag; ostensibly modest, but in fact boastful
- rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵[ke1]); rose flower (CL:朵[duo3])
- Annie (name)
- (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble; learned; well-read; (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士[bo2 shi4]); (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客[bo2 ke4])
- prosperous; henry (unit of inductance)
- epilogue; afterword
- pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of
- romance; love (romantic); CL:份[fen4]
- we; us; ourselves; our
- to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- 少 shào: 少 shao4: young少 shǎo: 少 shao3: few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
- to call; to be called
- young
- painter; CL:個|个[ge4]
- Florence, Italy
- family; clan
- palace; CL:座[zuo4]
- to participate; to take part; to join
- 了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to 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了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3]