Vocabulary: 第九章
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- 奇怪x4 | Chapter Rank #123strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled
- 不久x1 | Chapter Rank #592not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
- 几位x1 | Chapter Rank #593
- 孔x1 | Chapter Rank #594surname Konghole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings
- 教会x1 | Chapter Rank #595Christian churchto show; to teach
- 拚x1 | Chapter Rank #596to strive for; to struggle; to disregard; to reject
- 此x1 | Chapter Rank #597this; these
- 残年x1 | Chapter Rank #598
- 极力x1 | Chapter Rank #599to make a supreme effort; at all costs
- 卫x2 | Chapter Rank #275surname Wei; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provincesto guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
- 道x9 | Chapter Rank #50road; 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)
- 重责x1 | Chapter Rank #600heavy responsibility; serious criticism
- 自x1 | Chapter Rank #601(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- 任x1 | Chapter Rank #602surname Rento assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
- 遗老x1 | Chapter Rank #603elderly loyalist of a former dynasty; former official who remains loyal after a dynastic change
- 报纸x1 | Chapter Rank #604newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1]
- 大吹大擂x1 | Chapter Rank #605to make an exhibition of oneself; ostentation
- 发表x1 | Chapter Rank #606to issue; to publish
- 梨园x1 | Chapter Rank #607the world of Chinese opera
- 榜x1 | Chapter Rank #608notice or announcement; list of names; public roll of successful examinees(literary) oar; (metonym) boat; (literary) to whip; to flog; Taiwan pr. [beng4]
- 点x1 | Chapter Rank #609to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- 花旦x1 | Chapter Rank #610role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera
- 做x6 | Chapter Rank #79to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- 状元x1 | Chapter Rank #611top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]; top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light
- 呢x4 | Chapter Rank #124(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speechdense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
- 据说x1 | Chapter Rank #612it is said that; reportedly
- 风雅x2 | Chapter Rank #276cultured; sophisticated
- 名士x1 | Chapter Rank #613(old) a person of literary talent; a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post)
- 印x1 | Chapter Rank #614surname Yin; abbr. for 印度[Yin4 du4], Indiato print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image
- 两卷x1 | Chapter Rank #615
- 遯x1 | Chapter Rank #616
- 斋x1 | Chapter Rank #617to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk)
- 送x1 | Chapter Rank #618to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with
- 朋友x1 | Chapter Rank #619friend; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 喜欢x2 | Chapter Rank #277to like; to be fond of
- 收藏x1 | Chapter Rank #620to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection
- 书画x2 | Chapter Rank #278painting and calligraphy
- 所以x1 | Chapter Rank #621therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 未能免俗x1 | Chapter Rank #622unable to break the custom (idiom); bound by conventions
- 怎x3 | Chapter Rank #177how
- 能够x6 | Chapter Rank #80to be capable of; to be able to; can
- 同x3 | Chapter Rank #178used in 胡同[hu2 tong4]like; same; similar; together; alike; withused in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
- 精神x1 | Chapter Rank #623vigor; vitality; spirited; good-lookingspirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 并存不悖x1 | Chapter Rank #624
- 年轻的x2 | Chapter Rank #279
- 心x2 | Chapter Rank #280heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- 了解x5 | Chapter Rank #93to understand; to realize; to find out
- 姨太太x2 | Chapter Rank #281concubine
- 女人x1 | Chapter Rank #625wifewoman
- 虽然x1 | Chapter Rank #626although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)