Vocabulary: 第十一章 南渡
from 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代
- 随x9 | Chapter Rank #545to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequentlysurname Sui
- 梁家x24 | Chapter Rank #196
- 姑姑x2 | Chapter Rank #2318paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 北戴河x1 | Chapter Rank #3931see 北戴河區|北戴河区[Bei3 dai4 he2 Qu1]
- 度假x1 | Chapter Rank #3932to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation
- 女儿x7 | Chapter Rank #744daughter
- 写信x14 | Chapter Rank #341to write a letter
- 现在x29 | Chapter Rank #148now; at present; currently
- 我x183 | Chapter Rank #17I; me; my
- 要x76 | Chapter Rank #51to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important(bound form) to demand; to coerce
- 告诉x12 | Chapter Rank #408to press charges; to file a complaintto tell; to inform; to let know
- 你x76 | Chapter Rank #52you (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.)
- 同x29 | Chapter Rank #149like; same; similar; together; alike; withused in 胡同[hu2 tong4]used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
- 闹x3 | Chapter Rank #1675noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke
- 老x12 | Chapter Rank #409prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
- 华北x1 | Chapter Rank #3933North China
- 地方x26 | Chapter Rank #170place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]region; regional (away from the central administration); local
- 方x3 | Chapter Rank #1676surname Fangsquare; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter
- 点x10 | Chapter Rank #481to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- 小事x1 | Chapter Rank #3934trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]
- 出兵x1 | Chapter Rank #3935to send troops
- 希望x14 | Chapter Rank #342to hope; a hope; a wish
- 打仗x3 | Chapter Rank #1677to fight a battle; to go to war
- 事情x4 | Chapter Rank #1276affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- 完x5 | Chapter Rank #1051to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
- 但是x11 | Chapter Rank #433but; however
- 占领x2 | Chapter Rank #2319to capture; to seize; to occupy by force
- 愿意x3 | Chapter Rank #1678to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
- 跟着x7 | Chapter Rank #745to follow after; immediately afterwards
- 那边x2 | Chapter Rank #2320over there; yonder
- 守x7 | Chapter Rank #746to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining
- 等到x5 | Chapter Rank #1052to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
- 胜x5 | Chapter Rank #1053victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)
- 仗x4 | Chapter Rank #1277weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
- 再说x2 | Chapter Rank #2321to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides
- 觉得x10 | Chapter Rank #482to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- 应该x7 | Chapter Rank #747ought to; should; must
- 顶x11 | Chapter Rank #434apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
- 勇敢x4 | Chapter Rank #1278brave; courageous
- 不怕x7 | Chapter Rank #748fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though
- 决心x6 | Chapter Rank #889determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 所有x24 | Chapter Rank #197all; to have; to possess; to own
- 生活x60 | Chapter Rank #68to live; life; livelihood
- 教授x33 | Chapter Rank #127professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 而言x6 | Chapter Rank #890(typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 尽管x7 | Chapter Rank #749despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
- 处x11 | Chapter Rank #435to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish(bound form) place; locality; (bound form) part; aspect; (bound form) office; department; bureau; classifier for locations: spot, point
- 兵临城下x1 | Chapter Rank #3936soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 堪忧x2 | Chapter Rank #2322worrying; bleak
- 危局x1 | Chapter Rank #3937perilous situation