Vocabulary: 第二十二章
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- 克x3 | Chapter Rank #168to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 aresabbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatiato subdue; to overthrow; to restrainKe (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- 定x1 | Chapter Rank #489to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely
- 送x1 | Chapter Rank #490to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with
- 淑x3 | Chapter Rank #169(bound form) (of women) gentle; kind; lovely; admirable; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2]
- 贞x1 | Chapter Rank #491chaste
- 回娘家x1 | Chapter Rank #492(of a wife) to return to her parental home; (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc
- 娘家x1 | Chapter Rank #493wife's family (before marriage)
- 省城x1 | Chapter Rank #494provincial capital
- 去处x1 | Chapter Rank #495place; destination
- 还有x4 | Chapter Rank #129there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- 两三家x1 | Chapter Rank #496
- 亲戚x1 | Chapter Rank #497a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 临时x1 | Chapter Rank #498as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc
- 不便x1 | Chapter Rank #499inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash
- 那些x1 | Chapter Rank #500those
- 人家x2 | Chapter Rank #248other people; sb else; he, she or they; I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be; CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1]
- 躲避x1 | Chapter Rank #501to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties)
- 而且x4 | Chapter Rank #130(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
- 家中x1 | Chapter Rank #502
- 客x1 | Chapter Rank #503customer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
- 不好x2 | Chapter Rank #249no good
- 躲开x1 | Chapter Rank #504to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb)
- 来到x1 | Chapter Rank #505to arrive; to come
- 行人x1 | Chapter Rank #506pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor
- 除了x2 | Chapter Rank #250apart 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")
- 以外x1 | Chapter Rank #507apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond
- 就x16 | Chapter Rank #25(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 ...
- 敢x1 | Chapter Rank #508to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
- 这天x1 | Chapter Rank #509this day
- 他的x10 | Chapter Rank #44
- 表弟x1 | Chapter Rank #510younger male cousin through a female relative
- 唐x1 | Chapter Rank #511Tang dynasty (618–907); surname Tangto exaggerate; empty; in vain
- 陈x1 | Chapter Rank #512surname Chen; Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state; Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2](bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale
- 姨太x1 | Chapter Rank #513
- 回到x1 | Chapter Rank #514to return to
- 年老x1 | Chapter Rank #515aged
- 安x1 | Chapter Rank #516(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1 yu2]); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1 pei2])surname An
- 耽搁x1 | Chapter Rank #517to tarry; to delay; to stop over
- 一阵x1 | Chapter Rank #518a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
- 老丈人x1 | Chapter Rank #519(coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
- 只有x4 | Chapter Rank #131only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 明x1 | Chapter Rank #520Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer Godbright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
- 留在x4 | Chapter Rank #132
- 书房x1 | Chapter Rank #521study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1]
- 写信x1 | Chapter Rank #522to write a letter
- 大公馆x1 | Chapter Rank #523
- 如今x3 | Chapter Rank #170nowadays; now
- 房x3 | Chapter Rank #171surname Fanghouse; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)
- 靠x1 | Chapter Rank #524to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
- 旧x1 | Chapter Rank #525old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)