Vocabulary: 二〇 元老
from 伏尔泰传
- 花坛x1 | Chapter Rank #521decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscapeHuatan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
- 里x2 | Chapter Rank #142lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levelsLi (surname)
- 去x1 | Chapter Rank #522to 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)
- 拔草x1 | Chapter Rank #523
- 些x1 | Chapter Rank #524classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- 小x1 | Chapter Rank #525small; tiny; few; young
- 细x1 | Chapter Rank #526thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
- 藏x1 | Chapter Rank #527Tibetan ethnic group; Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1])to conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collectstorehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture
- 郁金香x1 | Chapter Rank #528tulip
- 叶x1 | Chapter Rank #529to be in harmonysurname Yeleaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats
- 下x1 | Chapter Rank #530down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 别人找x1 | Chapter Rank #531
- 找不出x1 | Chapter Rank #532
- 莠x1 | Chapter Rank #533Setaria viridis; vicious
- 草x1 | Chapter Rank #534grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
- 所有x2 | Chapter Rank #143all; to have; to possess; to own
- 描写x1 | Chapter Rank #535to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal
- 形销骨立x1 | Chapter Rank #536
- 外貌x1 | Chapter Rank #537profile; appearance
- 皮x5 | Chapter Rank #36skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering; (of food) no longer crisp; soggy; (coll.) naughty; mischievous; pico- (10⁻¹²)surname Pi
- 加x5 | Chapter Rank #37Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]); surname Jiato add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment; (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bu4], 大[da4], 稍[shao1] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shao1 jia1 gai3 liang2] "make some minor improvements to (it)")
- 塑像x1 | Chapter Rank #538to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood); a statue created through such a process
- 据说x1 | Chapter Rank #539it is said that; reportedly
- 塑x3 | Chapter Rank #82to model (a figure) in clay; (bound form) plastic (i.e. the synthetic material)
- 肖像x1 | Chapter Rank #540portrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person; likeness
- 可是x1 | Chapter Rank #541but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- 夫人x1 | Chapter Rank #542lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]
- 一副x1 | Chapter Rank #543
- 脸相x1 | Chapter Rank #544complexion; looks; appearance of one's face
- 才x1 | Chapter Rank #545ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- 行x1 | Chapter Rank #546(bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or linesused in 道行[dao4 heng2](bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon
- 啊x1 | Chapter Rank #547interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consentinterjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?
- 简直x1 | Chapter Rank #548simply; really
- 猜x1 | Chapter Rank #549to guess
- 不到x1 | Chapter Rank #550not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
- 脸部x1 | Chapter Rank #551face
- 位置x1 | Chapter Rank #552position; place; seat; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 眼睛x1 | Chapter Rank #553eye; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
- 凹x1 | Chapter Rank #554concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)(used in names)
- 进去x1 | Chapter Rank #555to go in
- 三分x1 | Chapter Rank #556somewhat; to some degree
- 深x1 | Chapter Rank #557(lit. and fig.) deep
- 面颊x1 | Chapter Rank #558cheek
- 黏在x1 | Chapter Rank #559
- 东倒西歪x1 | Chapter Rank #560to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom); to sway; (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
- 骨头x1 | Chapter Rank #561bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5]
- 羊皮纸x1 | Chapter Rank #562parchment
- 少数x1 | Chapter Rank #563small number; few; minority
- 牙齿x1 | Chapter Rank #564tooth; dental; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- 落x1 | Chapter Rank #565colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compoundsto leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behindto fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement