Vocabulary: 国富论
- 宽 kuān: 宽 kuan1: wide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient宽 Kuān: 宽 Kuan1: surname Kuan
- wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
- freight transport; cargo; transported goods
- to urge on (of horse); to drive; to steer; to handle; to manage; to master; to dominate
- 匹 pǐ: 匹 pi3: (bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]); classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower匹 pǐ: 匹 pi3: classifier for cloth: bolt
- Marat (name); Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), Swiss scientist and physician
- week; CL:個|个[ge4]; day of the week; Sunday
- to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly
- to transport; to carry
- almost; nearly; close to
- ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dun4]
- goods; commodity; merchandise; CL:宗[zong1]
- to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver; pilot; captain
- steamship; steamer; steamboat; CL:艘[sou1]
- 利 lì: 利 li4: sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit利 Lì: 利 Li4: surname Li
- port; harbor
- it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible
- 马 Mǎ: 马 Ma3: surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]马 mǎ: 马 ma3: horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
- to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth)
- classifier for vehicles
- cost of living; living expenses; alimony
- loss; depletion; wastage; wear and tear; to incur loss; to waste; to consume (energy etc); (in engineering) loss (of energy, signal strength etc)
- weight; CL:個|个[ge4]
- load; carrying capacity
- ship; boat; vessel
- insurance fee
- balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference
- insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to; CL:份[fen4]
- shipping by sea
- to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
- expensive; costly
- fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
- Calcutta (India)
- precious
- sufficient to...; so much so that; so that
- calmly; without qualms; free from worry; safe and sound
- nationality; ethnic group
- territory
- a huge sum; an enormous amount (of money)