Vocabulary: 弗兰肯斯坦
- 打 dá: 打 da2: (loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]打 dǎ: 打 da3: a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")
- divine; hallow; holy; sacred
- sign; mark; symbol; to mark up; (computing) token
- to share; to enjoy together
- charm; fascination; glamor; charisma
- but; however
- 过 Gūo: 过 Guo1: surname Guo过 gùo: 过 guo4: to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-过 guo: 过 guo5: (experienced action marker)
- cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted
- to rain
- damp; moist
- in a row; in succession; running
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- to get; to obtain; to receive
- 从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong
- German (language)
- to translate into (Chinese, English etc)
- French (language)
- hobgoblin; bogey; phantom
- among; in; included among these
- to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- traitor to one's love; heartless rat
- to embrace; to hug
- to vow; to pledge; to swear
- 要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
- to love dearly
- bride
- ash-colored
- specter; apparition; ghost
- to leave; to abandon
- girlfriend
- 中 Zhōng: 中 Zhong1: (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong中 zhōng: 中 zhong1: within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right中 zhòng: 中 zhong4: to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)
- to found; to establish
- that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc); (euph.) menstruation; sex; also pr. [nei4 ge5]
- nationality; ethnic group
- ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
- misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably
- to annihilate; to exterminate; extinction
- have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
- family; clan
- youngest son; very young son
- (literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just; just; only a short while ago
- 长 cháng: 长 chang2: long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])长 zhǎng: 长 zhang3: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore