Vocabulary: 第十二章 北还
from 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代
- 世界大战x1 | Chapter Rank #2863world war
- 和平x8 | Chapter Rank #336peace; peaceful
- 眼前x3 | Chapter Rank #1021before one's eyes; now; at present
- 必需x2 | Chapter Rank #1551to need; to require; essential; indispensable
- 并且x4 | Chapter Rank #749and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
- 平民x2 | Chapter Rank #1552ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged); civilian (contrasted with the military)
- 大多数x3 | Chapter Rank #1022(great) majority
- 人造x2 | Chapter Rank #1553man-made; artificial; synthetic
- 幸福x3 | Chapter Rank #1023happiness; happy; blessed
- 探索x13 | Chapter Rank #205to explore; to probe
- 虽x9 | Chapter Rank #302although; even though
- 志同道合x1 | Chapter Rank #2864(idiom) to be devoted to a common cause; to be like-minded
- 伴侣x11 | Chapter Rank #246companion; mate; partner
- 具体x3 | Chapter Rank #1024concrete; specific; detailed
- 方向x2 | Chapter Rank #1554direction; orientation
- 喜好x1 | Chapter Rank #2865to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference
- 细微x1 | Chapter Rank #2866tiny; minute; fine; subtle; sensitive (instruments)
- 前面x2 | Chapter Rank #1555ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
- 提到x3 | Chapter Rank #1025to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to
- 王x7 | Chapter Rank #394king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)surname Wang
- 明x6 | Chapter Rank #480Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer Godbright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
- 茹x3 | Chapter Rank #1026surname Ruto eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell; vegetables; roots (inextricably attached to the plant)
- 竞x3 | Chapter Rank #1027to compete; to contend; to struggle
- 林先生x12 | Chapter Rank #220
- 很早x1 | Chapter Rank #2867
- 民间x4 | Chapter Rank #750among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments
- 往事x4 | Chapter Rank #751past events; former happenings
- 只有x5 | Chapter Rank #613only 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")
- 一台x1 | Chapter Rank #2868
- 照相机x1 | Chapter Rank #2869camera; CL:台[tai2],部[bu4],架[jia4]
- 梁先生x4 | Chapter Rank #752
- 照x2 | Chapter Rank #1556to shine; to illuminateaccording to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before
- 斗拱x1 | Chapter Rank #2870dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbeam, used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails
- 民居x11 | Chapter Rank #247houses; homes
- 时常x2 | Chapter Rank #1557often; frequently
- 为此x2 | Chapter Rank #1558for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end
- 争执不下x1 | Chapter Rank #2871to quarrel endlessly
- 让步x1 | Chapter Rank #2872to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive
- 这件x2 | Chapter Rank #1559
- 小事x3 | Chapter Rank #1028trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]
- 既x8 | Chapter Rank #337already; since; both... (and...)
- 反映x3 | Chapter Rank #1029to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render
- 夫妻x5 | Chapter Rank #614husband and wife; married couple
- 相处x1 | Chapter Rank #2873to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly)
- 模式x1 | Chapter Rank #2874mode; pattern; model
- 体现x4 | Chapter Rank #753to embody; to reflect; to incarnate
- 趣味x1 | Chapter Rank #2875fun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference
- 差别x2 | Chapter Rank #1560difference; distinction; disparity
- 相比x2 | Chapter Rank #1561to compare
- 宏大x2 | Chapter Rank #1562great; grand