Vocabulary: 第二十二章 侏儒，邪恶的侏儒
from 黑暗精灵三部曲
- 声称x1 | Chapter Rank #682to claim; to state; to proclaim; to assert
- 除了x1 | Chapter Rank #683apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語|除了英语，他也会法语[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French"); (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2 le5] + A + 就是[jiu4 shi4] + B, "either A or B")
- 一战x1 | Chapter Rank #684World War I (1914–1918)
- 之外x2 | Chapter Rank #354outside; excluding
- 别无选择x1 | Chapter Rank #685to have no other choice
- 男性x1 | Chapter Rank #686the male sex; a male
- 最x6 | Chapter Rank #109(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- 精英x1 | Chapter Rank #687cream; elite; essence; quintessence
- 被x12 | Chapter Rank #53quilt; 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")
- 选中x1 | Chapter Rank #688to select; to choose; to decide on
- 带头x1 | Chapter Rank #689to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example
- 以往x1 | Chapter Rank #690in the past; formerly
- 担任x1 | Chapter Rank #691to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as
- 尖兵x1 | Chapter Rank #692
- 由于x3 | Chapter Rank #225due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
- 尚x1 | Chapter Rank #693surname Shangstill; yet; to value; to esteem
- 了解x1 | Chapter Rank #694to understand; to realize; to find out
- 整体x1 | Chapter Rank #695whole; entirety; overall; whole; general; on the whole; overall
- 情况x1 | Chapter Rank #696circumstances; state of affairs; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 因x1 | Chapter Rank #697cause; reason; because
- 任务x2 | Chapter Rank #355mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4]
- 感到x2 | Chapter Rank #356to feel; to sense; to perceive
- 相反x2 | Chapter Rank #357opposite; contrary
- 考虑x1 | Chapter Rank #698to think over; to consider; consideration
- 带x2 | Chapter Rank #358band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
- 其他x9 | Chapter Rank #71other; (sth or sb) else; the rest
- 方向x2 | Chapter Rank #359direction; orientation
- 或者x2 | Chapter Rank #360or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
- 想x3 | Chapter Rank #226to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- 队友x1 | Chapter Rank #699teammate; fellow team member
- 之前x3 | Chapter Rank #227before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- 先x3 | Chapter Rank #228beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- 私下x1 | Chapter Rank #700in private
- 谈谈x1 | Chapter Rank #701to discuss; to have a chat
- 顺便x1 | Chapter Rank #702conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort
- 脱逃x1 | Chapter Rank #703to run away; to escape
- 明白x4 | Chapter Rank #161clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
- 想法x1 | Chapter Rank #704way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
- 很x9 | Chapter Rank #72very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 天真x1 | Chapter Rank #705naive; innocent; artless
- 阻止x2 | Chapter Rank #361to prevent; to block
- 巨轮x1 | Chapter Rank #706large ship; large wheel
- 向x14 | Chapter Rank #41surname Xiangtowards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...to tend toward; to guidedirection; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- 既定x1 | Chapter Rank #707already fixed; set; established
- 目标x4 | Chapter Rank #162target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 前进x1 | Chapter Rank #708to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
- 背后x3 | Chapter Rank #229behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
- 二十名x1 | Chapter Rank #709
- 没什么x1 | Chapter Rank #710it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
- 耐心x1 | Chapter Rank #711to be patient; patience