Vocabulary: 第三章 黄雀
from 历史的尘埃
- 旋即x1 | Chapter Rank #375soon after; shortly
- 不x19 | Chapter Rank #16no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 虽然x9 | Chapter Rank #50although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- 没有x6 | Chapter Rank #79haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- 镶嵌x1 | Chapter Rank #376to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation
- 任何x3 | Chapter Rank #135any; whatever; whichever
- 饰物x1 | Chapter Rank #377decorations; jewelry
- 朴素x1 | Chapter Rank #378plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous
- 裁剪x1 | Chapter Rank #379to cut out
- 出x3 | Chapter Rank #136to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 样式x1 | Chapter Rank #380type; style
- 按照x2 | Chapter Rank #197according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
- 教会x5 | Chapter Rank #89Christian churchto show; to teach
- 着装x1 | Chapter Rank #381to dress; dress; clothes; outfit
- 规矩x1 | Chapter Rank #382lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
- 红衣主教x1 | Chapter Rank #383Catholic cardinal
- 看着x2 | Chapter Rank #198
- 讶然x1 | Chapter Rank #384
- 道x1 | Chapter Rank #385road; 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)
- 可是x1 | Chapter Rank #386but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- 主教x24 | Chapter Rank #11bishop
- 人才x2 | Chapter Rank #199talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks
- 啊x7 | Chapter Rank #65modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consentinterjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!
- 皱眉x1 | Chapter Rank #387to frown; to knit one's brow
- 吗x1 | Chapter Rank #388(question particle for "yes-no" questions)(coll.) what?used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]
- 以后x3 | Chapter Rank #137after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
- 怎么x4 | Chapter Rank #104how?; what?; why?
- 细看x1 | Chapter Rank #389to peer; to scan; to examine carefully
- 倒x2 | Chapter Rank #200to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profitto invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
- 只有x2 | Chapter Rank #201only 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")
- 收x2 | Chapter Rank #202to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
- 收回x2 | Chapter Rank #203to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke
- 转赠给x1 | Chapter Rank #390
- 罗x9 | Chapter Rank #51surname Luogauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift
- 尼斯x9 | Chapter Rank #52Nice (city in France)
- 无奈x1 | Chapter Rank #391to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately
- 惋惜x1 | Chapter Rank #392to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb
- 连连x1 | Chapter Rank #393repeatedly; again and again
- 摇头x1 | Chapter Rank #394to shake one's head
- 已经x10 | Chapter Rank #42already
- 出手x1 | Chapter Rank #395to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task
- 等x2 | Chapter Rank #204to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
- 晋升x1 | Chapter Rank #396to promote to a higher position
- 时候x4 | Chapter Rank #105time; length of time; moment; period
- 可以x5 | Chapter Rank #90can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 黯然x1 | Chapter Rank #397dim; sad
- 苦笑x1 | Chapter Rank #398to force a smile; a bitter laugh
- 在位x1 | Chapter Rank #399to be on the throne; to reign; to hold a particular leadership position
- 即使x6 | Chapter Rank #80even if; even though
- 上头x1 | Chapter Rank #400(of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention; (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait)the top; the upper part; (its) surface; the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups