Vocabulary: 七 哲学书信
from 伏尔泰传
- 迄今为止x1 | Chapter Rank #458so far; up to now; still (not)
- 诗歌x1 | Chapter Rank #459poem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4]
- 有如x1 | Chapter Rank #460to be like sth; similar to; alike
- 一株x1 | Chapter Rank #461
- 大自然x1 | Chapter Rank #462nature (the natural world)
- 种植x1 | Chapter Rank #463to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
- 丛x1 | Chapter Rank #464cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket
- 树x1 | Chapter Rank #465tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
- 随便x1 | Chapter Rank #466as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton
- 出x1 | Chapter Rank #467to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 千千万万x1 | Chapter Rank #468lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
- 纵横x1 | Chapter Rank #469lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
- 枝干x1 | Chapter Rank #470branch; limb (of a tree)
- 尽力x1 | Chapter Rank #471to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
- 生长x1 | Chapter Rank #472to grow; to grow up; to be brought up
- 决不x1 | Chapter Rank #473not at all; simply (can) not
- 平均x1 | Chapter Rank #474average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
- 发展x1 | Chapter Rank #475development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
- 逆x1 | Chapter Rank #476contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
- 本性x1 | Chapter Rank #477natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
- 强x1 | Chapter Rank #478surname Qiangstubborn; unyieldingstrong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]to force; to compel; to strive; to make an effort
- 修剪x1 | Chapter Rank #479to prune; to trim
- 成x1 | Chapter Rank #480surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth
- 花园x1 | Chapter Rank #481garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; CL:座[zuo4]
- 树木x1 | Chapter Rank #482tree
- 定x1 | Chapter Rank #483to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely
- 枯死x1 | Chapter Rank #484(of a plant) to wither and die; withered and dead
- 出版x1 | Chapter Rank #485to publish
- 警察x1 | Chapter Rank #486police; police officer
- 当局x1 | Chapter Rank #487authorities
- 立刻x1 | Chapter Rank #488immediately; at once; right away
- 加以x1 | Chapter Rank #489(formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以說明|加以说明[jia1 yi3 shuo1 ming2]); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc); (literary) moreover; in addition
- 追究x1 | Chapter Rank #490to investigate; to look into
- 书商x1 | Chapter Rank #491
- 下x2 | Chapter Rank #130down; 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
- 巴斯x1 | Chapter Rank #492Bath city in southwest England
- 底x1 | Chapter Rank #493(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)bottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record; (suffix) end of a year or month; (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3 shu4])
- 狱x1 | Chapter Rank #494prison
- 一直x1 | Chapter Rank #495straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- 到x1 | Chapter Rank #496to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 洛林x1 | Chapter Rank #497Lorraine (region in France)
- 法院x1 | Chapter Rank #498court of law; court
- 列为x1 | Chapter Rank #499to be classified as
- 禁书x1 | Chapter Rank #500banned book
- 堆x1 | Chapter Rank #501to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
- 王宫x1 | Chapter Rank #502imperial palace
- 前面x1 | Chapter Rank #503ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
- 石梯x1 | Chapter Rank #504
- 焚毁x2 | Chapter Rank #131to burn down; to destroy with fire
- 违反x1 | Chapter Rank #505to violate (a law)