Vocabulary: CHAPTER 11 画眉鸟的窝
from 秘密花园
- 手x1 | Chapter Rank #228hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 捂住x1 | Chapter Rank #229to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc)
- 嘴x1 | Chapter Rank #230mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- 这x3 | Chapter Rank #64(coll.) this(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
- 座x1 | Chapter Rank #231seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
- 花园x2 | Chapter Rank #107garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; CL:座[zuo4]
- 重新x1 | Chapter Rank #232again; once more; re-
- 镇静x1 | Chapter Rank #233calm; cool
- 下来x3 | Chapter Rank #65to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- 后x3 | Chapter Rank #66surname Houempress; queen; (archaic) monarch; rulerback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- 开口x1 | Chapter Rank #234to open one's mouth; to start to talk
- 问道x1 | Chapter Rank #235to ask the way; to ask
- 点点头x1 | Chapter Rank #236
- 玛莎x2 | Chapter Rank #108
- 告诉x2 | Chapter Rank #109to press charges; to file a complaintto tell; to inform; to let know
- 一座x1 | Chapter Rank #237
- 从来x2 | Chapter Rank #110always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- 没x4 | Chapter Rank #48drowned; to end; to die; to inundate(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- 进去x1 | Chapter Rank #238to go in
- 回答x3 | Chapter Rank #67to reply; to answer; reply; answer
- 过去x2 | Chapter Rank #111(verb suffix)(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
- 常常x1 | Chapter Rank #239frequently; often
- 那x9 | Chapter Rank #18surname Nasurname Nuo(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)(archaic) many; beautiful; how
- 里面x3 | Chapter Rank #68inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]
- 是x17 | Chapter Rank #5to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 什么样x1 | Chapter Rank #240what kind?; what sort?
- 儿x1 | Chapter Rank #241child; sonnon-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final
- 停下x1 | Chapter Rank #242to stop
- 脚步x1 | Chapter Rank #243footstep; step
- 可爱x1 | Chapter Rank #244adorable; cute; lovely
- 圆x1 | Chapter Rank #245circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
- 眼睛x1 | Chapter Rank #246eye; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
- 里x2 | Chapter Rank #112lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levelsLi (surname)
- 闪耀着x1 | Chapter Rank #247
- 奇异x1 | Chapter Rank #248fantastic; bizarre; odd; exotic; astonished
- 喜悦x1 | Chapter Rank #249happy; joyous
- 光芒x1 | Chapter Rank #250rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance
- 啊x2 | Chapter Rank #113interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
- 春天x1 | Chapter Rank #251spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 一x7 | Chapter Rank #23one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 到x2 | Chapter Rank #114to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 就x6 | Chapter Rank #27(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 ...
- 小鸟x1 | Chapter Rank #252small bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick); (fig.) penis (kiddie term); (golf) birdie
- 来x3 | Chapter Rank #69to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 筑巢x4 | Chapter Rank #49to nest; to build a nest
- 全x1 | Chapter Rank #253surname Quanall; whole; entire; every; complete
- 英国x1 | Chapter Rank #254United Kingdom (UK); Britain
- 最x3 | Chapter Rank #70(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- 安全x1 | Chapter Rank #255safe; secure; safety; security
- 靠近x1 | Chapter Rank #256to be close to; to approach; to draw near