Vocabulary: 第九章 聘用施密特
from 谷歌的故事
- 并x4 | Chapter Rank #126and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to mergeto combine; to amalgamateshort name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
- 了x29 | Chapter Rank #11(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 这件x2 | Chapter Rank #229
- 事x4 | Chapter Rank #127matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 即便如此x1 | Chapter Rank #387
- 一直x2 | Chapter Rank #230straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- 设法x2 | Chapter Rank #231to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
- 拖延x1 | Chapter Rank #388to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
- 与x13 | Chapter Rank #30to 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
- 创始人x6 | Chapter Rank #73creator; founder; initiator
- 见面x5 | Chapter Rank #94to meet; to see each other; CL:次[ci4]
- 被x6 | Chapter Rank #74quilt; 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")
- 逼迫x1 | Chapter Rank #389to force; to compel; to coerce
- 谈谈x1 | Chapter Rank #390to discuss; to have a chat
- 回应x1 | Chapter Rank #391to respond; response
- 道x3 | Chapter Rank #161road; 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)
- 没x7 | Chapter Rank #60(negative prefix for verbs) have not; notdrowned; to end; to die; to inundate
- 关心x1 | Chapter Rank #392to be concerned about; to care about
- 搜索引擎x4 | Chapter Rank #128search engine
- 看看x1 | Chapter Rank #393to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
- 又x5 | Chapter Rank #95(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 一遍x1 | Chapter Rank #394one time (all the way through); once through
- 它x2 | Chapter Rank #232itit (pronoun for an animal)
- 一块儿x1 | Chapter Rank #395
- 需要x8 | Chapter Rank #47to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
- 打磨x1 | Chapter Rank #396to polish; to burnish; to shine
- 宝石x1 | Chapter Rank #397precious stone; gem; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]
- 技术x8 | Chapter Rank #48technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]
- 公司x30 | Chapter Rank #10company; firm; corporation; CL:家[jia1]
- 上层x1 | Chapter Rank #398upper layer
- 金融家x1 | Chapter Rank #399financier; banker
- 圈内x1 | Chapter Rank #400among insiders; within the community (of publishers, cyclists or cosplayers etc); (esp.) in show business circles
- 找x2 | Chapter Rank #233to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
- 不到x1 | Chapter Rank #401not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
- 比x2 | Chapter Rank #234Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
- 更x10 | Chapter Rank #38more; even more; further; still; still moreto change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- 成功x2 | Chapter Rank #235Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwanto succeed; success; successful; fruitful
- 这x24 | Chapter Rank #18(coll.) this(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
- 种x5 | Chapter Rank #96seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sortsto plant; to grow; to cultivate
- 值得x1 | Chapter Rank #402worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
- 维护x1 | Chapter Rank #403to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain
- 有x11 | Chapter Rank #35to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 可能x1 | Chapter Rank #404might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 浪费时间x1 | Chapter Rank #405
- 身为x1 | Chapter Rank #406in the capacity of; as
- 软件x4 | Chapter Rank #129software
- 制造商x1 | Chapter Rank #407manufacturing company
- 诺x10 | Chapter Rank #39to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!
- 威尔x10 | Chapter Rank #40
- 首席x18 | Chapter Rank #23chief (representative, correspondent etc)