Vocabulary: 九、许折东南第一枝
from 父亲南怀瑾
- 家x2 | Chapter Rank #133used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 道x1 | Chapter Rank #305road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- 艰难x2 | Chapter Rank #134difficult; hard; challenging
- 哥x2 | Chapter Rank #135elder brother
- 很小x1 | Chapter Rank #306
- 外出x1 | Chapter Rank #307to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)
- 打工x1 | Chapter Rank #308to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
- 谋生x2 | Chapter Rank #136to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living
- 常年x2 | Chapter Rank #137all year round; for years on end; average year
- 家乡x5 | Chapter Rank #37hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 在家x2 | Chapter Rank #138to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1 chai1]); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1 jia1])
- 陪侍x1 | Chapter Rank #309to wait upon (older people); to accompany; attendant
- 祖母x10 | Chapter Rank #16father's mother; paternal grandmother
- 和x4 | Chapter Rank #55to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbsto complete a set in mahjong or playing cardsto combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanesesurname He
- 后来x7 | Chapter Rank #24afterwards; later; newly arrived
- 自学x1 | Chapter Rank #310self-study; to study on one's own
- 中医x1 | Chapter Rank #311traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
- 成x1 | Chapter Rank #312surname 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
- 小有名气x1 | Chapter Rank #313
- 医生x1 | Chapter Rank #314doctor; medical practitioner
- 二哥x1 | Chapter Rank #315second brother
- 兄弟俩x1 | Chapter Rank #316
- 人x9 | Chapter Rank #18person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 豁达x1 | Chapter Rank #317optimistic; sanguine; generous; magnanimous; open-minded
- 爱x1 | Chapter Rank #318to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
- 讲x2 | Chapter Rank #139to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
- 笑话x1 | Chapter Rank #319joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock; ridiculous; absurd
- 严肃x1 | Chapter Rank #320(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting; to strictly enforce
- 沉稳x1 | Chapter Rank #321steady; calm; unflustered
- 刻苦自励x1 | Chapter Rank #322
- 与x2 | Chapter Rank #140to take part in(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow
- 一对x1 | Chapter Rank #323couple; pair
- 双胞胎x1 | Chapter Rank #324twin; CL:對|对[dui4]
- 可惜x1 | Chapter Rank #325it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
- 夭折x1 | Chapter Rank #326to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematurely
- 对x5 | Chapter Rank #38right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 一直x4 | Chapter Rank #56straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- 非常感激x1 | Chapter Rank #327
- 称x1 | Chapter Rank #328to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praiseto fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
- 她x12 | Chapter Rank #14she
- 观音菩萨x1 | Chapter Rank #329Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
- 善良x1 | Chapter Rank #330good and honest; kindhearted
- 孝顺x1 | Chapter Rank #331filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety
- 离开x2 | Chapter Rank #141to depart; to leave
- 后x5 | Chapter Rank #39empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; rulersurname Houback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- 照顾x2 | Chapter Rank #142to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after
- 祖父母x2 | Chapter Rank #143paternal grandparents
- 彼时x1 | Chapter Rank #332at that time
- 大陆x2 | Chapter Rank #144mainland China (reference to the PRC)continent; mainland; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- 战乱x1 | Chapter Rank #333chaos of war