Vocabulary: 第二章 公无渡河
from 风雨琳琅：林徽因和她的时代
- 天生x1 | Chapter Rank #2310nature; disposition; innate; natural
- 个性x4 | Chapter Rank #537individuality; personality
- 另外x1 | Chapter Rank #2311additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore
- 多少x2 | Chapter Rank #1183how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?number; amount; somewhat
- 是因为x1 | Chapter Rank #2312
- 心中x3 | Chapter Rank #738central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
- 有所x2 | Chapter Rank #1184somewhat; to some extent
- 恃x1 | Chapter Rank #2313(bound form) to rely on; (literary) one's mother
- 凭恃x1 | Chapter Rank #2314to depend on; to rely on
- 或者x2 | Chapter Rank #1185or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
- 门楣x1 | Chapter Rank #2315lintel (of a door); fig. family's social status
- 才气x2 | Chapter Rank #1186talent (usually literary or artistic)
- 二者x2 | Chapter Rank #1187both; both of them; neither
- 相得益彰x2 | Chapter Rank #1188to bring out the best in each other (idiom); to complement one another well
- 成就x2 | Chapter Rank #1189accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about
- 自成一格x1 | Chapter Rank #2316
- 孤高x1 | Chapter Rank #2317arrogant
- 飘逸x1 | Chapter Rank #2318graceful; elegant; to drift; to float
- 而言x5 | Chapter Rank #421(typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 擅x1 | Chapter Rank #2319without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at
- 勤于x1 | Chapter Rank #2320
- 修炼x1 | Chapter Rank #2321(of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism
- 铁杵磨成针x1 | Chapter Rank #2322
- 随心所欲x1 | Chapter Rank #2323(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
- 闲情x1 | Chapter Rank #2324leisurely frame of mind
- 寄x2 | Chapter Rank #1190to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily; (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter); to send by post; to mail
- 雕琢x1 | Chapter Rank #2325to sculpt; to carve (jade); ornate artwork; overly elaborate prose
- 闲x3 | Chapter Rank #739enclosure; unoccupied; leisureidle; unoccupied; leisure
- 闲着x1 | Chapter Rank #2326
- 自有x1 | Chapter Rank #2327(I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc); one's own (apartment, brand etc)
- 韵致x1 | Chapter Rank #2328grace; natural charm
- 行文x2 | Chapter Rank #1191writing style (formal); to send an official written communication
- 风格x1 | Chapter Rank #2329style
- 旅欧x3 | Chapter Rank #740
- 日记x7 | Chapter Rank #274diary; CL:則|则[ze2],本[ben3],篇[pian1]
- 可见一斑x1 | Chapter Rank #2330
- 登岸x1 | Chapter Rank #2331to go ashore; to disembark
- 面x3 | Chapter Rank #741face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etcflour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless
- 湖x3 | Chapter Rank #742lake
- 背x2 | Chapter Rank #1192to carry on one's back; (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; (slang) unlucky; hard of hearing
- 山x7 | Chapter Rank #275mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons onsurname Shan
- 以东x1 | Chapter Rank #2332to the east of (suffix)
- 对岸x1 | Chapter Rank #2333opposite bank (of a body of water)
- 诸x2 | Chapter Rank #1193all; varioussurname Zhu
- 峰x1 | Chapter Rank #2334(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance; highest level; classifier for camels
- 回合x1 | Chapter Rank #2335one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents; round (boxing etc); rally (tennis etc); frame (billiards etc); inning; (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg; round (of negotiations)
- 渐x2 | Chapter Rank #1194to imbuegradual; gradually
- 紧x1 | Chapter Rank #2336tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten
- 水x3 | Chapter Rank #743surname Shui; Shui ethnic groupwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
- 天x6 | Chapter Rank #331day; sky; heaven