Vocabulary: 第十七章
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- 不到x2 | Chapter Rank #221not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
- 一会儿x5 | Chapter Rank #70a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
- 剑x11 | Chapter Rank #34double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword
- 云x11 | Chapter Rank #35(classical) to saysurname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]cloud; CL:朵[duo3]
- 也x16 | Chapter Rank #18surname 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]
- 进来x2 | Chapter Rank #222to come in
- 他x17 | Chapter Rank #15(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- 说话x1 | Chapter Rank #387to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
- 就x14 | Chapter Rank #22(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 ...
- 靠窗x1 | Chapter Rank #388by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)
- 一把x1 | Chapter Rank #389
- 椅子x1 | Chapter Rank #390chair; CL:把[ba3],張|张[zhang1]
- 上x19 | Chapter Rank #12(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; aboveused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- 坐下x1 | Chapter Rank #391to sit down
- 输x1 | Chapter Rank #392to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password)
- 吗x3 | Chapter Rank #139used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1](question particle for "yes-no" questions)(coll.) what?
- 问道x1 | Chapter Rank #393to ask the way; to ask
- 嗯x1 | Chapter Rank #394(a groaning sound)interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement(nonverbal grunt as interjection); OK, yeah; what?
- 含糊地x1 | Chapter Rank #395
- 应x1 | Chapter Rank #396to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shallto answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope withsurname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Ying4]
- 一声x2 | Chapter Rank #223first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
- 把头x1 | Chapter Rank #397labor contractor; gangmaster
- 掉x1 | Chapter Rank #398to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
- 开x2 | Chapter Rank #224to 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
- 多少x1 | Chapter Rank #399how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?number; amount; somewhat
- 追问x1 | Chapter Rank #400to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter
- 一句x4 | Chapter Rank #98a line of verse; a sentence
- 六块钱x1 | Chapter Rank #401
- 沮丧x1 | Chapter Rank #402dispirited; dejected; dismayed
- 答道x3 | Chapter Rank #140
- 刚好x1 | Chapter Rank #403just; exactly; to happen to be
- 是x25 | Chapter Rank #7to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 你x5 | Chapter Rank #71you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- 半个x1 | Chapter Rank #404half of sth
- 月x1 | Chapter Rank #405moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
- 薪水x1 | Chapter Rank #406salary; wage
- 正x2 | Chapter Rank #225straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positivefirst month of the lunar year
- 俯x1 | Chapter Rank #407to look down; to stoop
- 桌上x2 | Chapter Rank #226
- 写字x1 | Chapter Rank #408to write (by hand); to practice calligraphy
- 觉民x11 | Chapter Rank #36
- 忽然x5 | Chapter Rank #72suddenly; all of a sudden
- 抬起x1 | Chapter Rank #409to lift up
- 头x3 | Chapter Rank #141suffix for nounshead; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 对x6 | Chapter Rank #62right; 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x11 | Chapter Rank #37to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrineto persuade
- 可不是x1 | Chapter Rank #410(coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure
- 懊恼x1 | Chapter Rank #411annoyed; vexed; upset
- 这笔x1 | Chapter Rank #412
- 钱x4 | Chapter Rank #99coin; money; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]surname Qian