Vocabulary: 序章
from 黑暗精灵三部曲
- 不x4 | Chapter Rank #38no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 去x5 | Chapter Rank #31to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- 低头x1 | Chapter Rank #202to bow the head; to yield; to give in
- 查看x1 | Chapter Rank #203to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out
- 也x9 | Chapter Rank #13surname 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]
- 知道x2 | Chapter Rank #97to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- 这些x1 | Chapter Rank #204these
- 灰x2 | Chapter Rank #98ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected
- 烟x2 | Chapter Rank #99cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
- 来自x1 | Chapter Rank #205to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
- 哪里x1 | Chapter Rank #206where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment
- 魔x5 | Chapter Rank #32(bound form) evil spirit; devil; (prefix) supernatural; magical
- 斗篷x11 | Chapter Rank #11cloak; mantle
- 这件x3 | Chapter Rank #51
- 魔法x5 | Chapter Rank #33enchantment; magic
- 物品x1 | Chapter Rank #207articles; goods
- 曾经x2 | Chapter Rank #100once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- 多次x1 | Chapter Rank #208many times; repeatedly
- 庇护x1 | Chapter Rank #209to shelter; to protect; to provide refuge; (law) asylum
- 让x4 | Chapter Rank #39to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- 躲避x1 | Chapter Rank #210to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties)
- 开x2 | Chapter Rank #101to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- 无数x1 | Chapter Rank #211countless; numberless; innumerable
- 敌人x1 | Chapter Rank #212enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 现在x2 | Chapter Rank #102now; at present; currently
- 终于x1 | Chapter Rank #213at last; in the end; finally; eventually
- 被x3 | Chapter Rank #52quilt; 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")
- 阳光x1 | Chapter Rank #214sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
- 毁掉x2 | Chapter Rank #103to destroy
- 力量x3 | Chapter Rank #53power; force; strength
- 几个x2 | Chapter Rank #104a few; several; how many
- 星期x1 | Chapter Rank #215week; CL:個|个[ge4]; day of the week; Sunday
- 以前x1 | Chapter Rank #216before; formerly; previous; ago
- 就x3 | Chapter Rank #54(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 ...
- 开始x1 | Chapter Rank #217to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 消x1 | Chapter Rank #218to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
- 褪x1 | Chapter Rank #219to slip out of sth; to hide sth in one's sleeveto take off (clothes); to shed (feathers); (of color) to fade; (fig.) (of emotions, awareness etc) to fade; Taiwan pr. [tun4]
- 本身x1 | Chapter Rank #220itself; in itself; per se
- 纤维x1 | Chapter Rank #221fiber; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 不断x1 | Chapter Rank #222unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
- 分解x1 | Chapter Rank #223to resolve; to decompose; to break down
- 使x2 | Chapter Rank #105to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- 出现x1 | Chapter Rank #224to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
- 一个个x1 | Chapter Rank #225a number of; each and every one; one by one; one after another
- 硕大x1 | Chapter Rank #226big; huge; massive
- 窟窿x1 | Chapter Rank #227hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt
- 抱紧x1 | Chapter Rank #228
- 双臂x1 | Chapter Rank #229arms; both arms; two arms
- 试图x1 | Chapter Rank #230to attempt; to try
- 尽可能x1 | Chapter Rank #231as far as possible; to the best of one's abilitysee 儘可能|尽可能[jin3 ke3 neng2]