Vocabulary: CHAPTER 26 “是妈妈”
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- 以为x1 | Chapter Rank #382to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 他x69 | Chapter Rank #2(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])
- 在x35 | Chapter Rank #9to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 教堂x3 | Chapter Rank #150church; chapel; CL:座[zuo4],所[suo3],間|间[jian1]
- 然后x1 | Chapter Rank #383then; after that; afterwards
- 打x1 | Chapter Rank #384(loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")
- 起x3 | Chapter Rank #151to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group
- 瞌睡x1 | Chapter Rank #385drowsy; to doze; to nap
- 来x10 | Chapter Rank #52to 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])
- 最大的x1 | Chapter Rank #386
- 好处x1 | Chapter Rank #387easy to get along withbenefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3chu4]
- 说x36 | Chapter Rank #8to persuadeto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- 就是x4 | Chapter Rank #124exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- 一x10 | Chapter Rank #53one; 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
- 个x9 | Chapter Rank #62(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individualused in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
- 人x12 | Chapter Rank #42person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 想x23 | Chapter Rank #15to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- 什么x14 | Chapter Rank #32what?; something; anything
- 站x13 | Chapter Rank #37station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website
- 起来x17 | Chapter Rank #25to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2](after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
- 便x3 | Chapter Rank #152plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwardsused in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]
- 行x1 | Chapter Rank #388(bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or linesused in 道行[dao4 heng2](bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon
- 谁x4 | Chapter Rank #125who; also pr. [shui2]
- 都x22 | Chapter Rank #16surname Duall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at allcapital city; metropolis
- 不能x1 | Chapter Rank #389cannot; must not; should not
- 跟x14 | Chapter Rank #33heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
- 顶嘴x1 | Chapter Rank #390to talk back; to answer back
- 有时候x1 | Chapter Rank #391sometimes
- 上x11 | Chapter Rank #44used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1](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; above
- 一段x1 | Chapter Rank #392
- 呢x7 | Chapter Rank #76(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)
- 树x2 | Chapter Rank #214tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
- 下x11 | Chapter Rank #45down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 滔滔不绝x1 | Chapter Rank #393(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on
- 地x22 | Chapter Rank #17-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunctearth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- 演讲时x1 | Chapter Rank #394
- 老本x1 | Chapter Rank #395capital; assets; savings; nest egg; (fig.) reputation; laurels (to rest upon); old edition of a book; (tree) trunk
- 一直x3 | Chapter Rank #153straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- 目不转睛x2 | Chapter Rank #215unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily; to stare
- 盯x7 | Chapter Rank #77to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at
- 着x25 | Chapter Rank #14aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing statea move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to addto touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding into wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply
- 用x4 | Chapter Rank #126to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- 挑剔x1 | Chapter Rank #396picky; fussy
- 又x15 | Chapter Rank #29(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 慈爱x3 | Chapter Rank #154love; devotion (to children); affection, esp. towards children
- 目光x2 | Chapter Rank #216gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
- 热切x2 | Chapter Rank #217fervent
- 而x8 | Chapter Rank #68and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 仔细x1 | Chapter Rank #397careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out; (dialect) thrifty; frugal
- 地上x1 | Chapter Rank #398on the ground; on the floor