Vocabulary: 第八章 陌生人
from 黑暗精灵三部曲
- 似乎x1 | Chapter Rank #458it seems; seemingly; as if
- 停滞x1 | Chapter Rank #459stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down
- 了x88 | Chapter Rank #5(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
- 下来x4 | Chapter Rank #162to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- 自从x1 | Chapter Rank #460since (a time); ever since
- 来到x4 | Chapter Rank #163to arrive; to come
- 家中x4 | Chapter Rank #164
- 后x3 | Chapter Rank #217empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; rulersurname Houback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- 就x24 | Chapter Rank #21(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- 没有x14 | Chapter Rank #46haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- 再x5 | Chapter Rank #134again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- 见到x5 | Chapter Rank #135to see
- 或x1 | Chapter Rank #461maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- 听说x1 | Chapter Rank #462to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
- 过关x1 | Chapter Rank #463to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard)
- 海法x3 | Chapter Rank #218Haifa (city in Israel)
- 也x13 | Chapter Rank #49surname Yealso; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
- 期待x2 | Chapter Rank #295to look forward to; to await; expectation
- 自己x17 | Chapter Rank #41oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 能x6 | Chapter Rank #102can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energysurname Neng
- 很快x2 | Chapter Rank #296
- 拿x1 | Chapter Rank #464to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- 回x1 | Chapter Rank #465to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer; classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book); classifier for occurrences or timesHui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)to curve; to return; to revolve
- 魔x2 | Chapter Rank #297(bound form) evil spirit; devil; (prefix) supernatural; magical
- 斗篷x1 | Chapter Rank #466cloak; mantle
- 双刀x1 | Chapter Rank #467
- 以及x2 | Chapter Rank #298and; as well as
- 其他x6 | Chapter Rank #103other; (sth or sb) else; the rest
- 装备x1 | Chapter Rank #468equipment; to equip; to outfit
- 这x34 | Chapter Rank #13(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)
- 只能x1 | Chapter Rank #469can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
- 忍耐x1 | Chapter Rank #470to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience
- 对x11 | Chapter Rank #60right; 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
- 说x25 | Chapter Rank #20to persuadeto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- 关x2 | Chapter Rank #299surname Guanmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve
- 和x27 | Chapter Rank #17(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 Heto compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with othersto complete a set in mahjong or playing cardsto combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
- 现在x6 | Chapter Rank #104now; at present; currently
- 状况x1 | Chapter Rank #471condition; state; situation
- 比x2 | Chapter Rank #300Belgium; 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)
- 这么x4 | Chapter Rank #165so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
- 多年x2 | Chapter Rank #301many years; for many years; longstanding
- 来x6 | Chapter Rank #105to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 任何x2 | Chapter Rank #302any; whatever; whichever
- 时候x5 | Chapter Rank #136time; length of time; moment; period
- 更好x1 | Chapter Rank #472
- 地底x36 | Chapter Rank #11subterranean; underground
- 侏儒x37 | Chapter Rank #10dwarf; pygmy; small person; midget
- 不会x5 | Chapter Rank #137improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 破坏x1 | Chapter Rank #473destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
- 黑x1 | Chapter Rank #474short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)