Vocabulary: 第三章 怎么能是一回事
from 民国总理段祺瑞
- 缺乏x1 | Chapter Rank #2258to lack; to be short of
- 道德x1 | Chapter Rank #2259virtue; morality; ethics; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 恰恰x2 | Chapter Rank #1252exactly; just; precisely; (loanword) cha-cha; cha-cha-cha (dance)
- 做法x1 | Chapter Rank #2260way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 取得x1 | Chapter Rank #2261to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 慈禧x9 | Chapter Rank #255Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908)
- 经常x6 | Chapter Rank #410frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- 察言观色x2 | Chapter Rank #1253to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom); to discern what sb thinks from his body language
- 投其所好x1 | Chapter Rank #2262to adapt to sb's taste; to fit sb's fancy
- 晚清x1 | Chapter Rank #2263the late Qing; late 19th and early 20th century China
- 笔记x1 | Chapter Rank #2264to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]
- 记载x1 | Chapter Rank #2265to write down; to record; written account
- 一次x4 | Chapter Rank #618first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)
- 过生日x1 | Chapter Rank #2266to celebrate a birthday
- 封疆x1 | Chapter Rank #2267border region; regional general acting as governor (in Ming and Qing times)
- 大吏x1 | Chapter Rank #2268
- 挖空心思x1 | Chapter Rank #2269to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
- 搜x1 | Chapter Rank #2270to search(bound form) to collect; to gather
- 珍x1 | Chapter Rank #2271precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly
- 选x1 | Chapter Rank #2272to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
- 异x2 | Chapter Rank #1254different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate
- 不惜代价x1 | Chapter Rank #2273
- 搔x1 | Chapter Rank #2274to scratch
- 帝国x1 | Chapter Rank #2275empire; imperial
- 第一x2 | Chapter Rank #1255first; most important; primary; foremost
- 权贵x1 | Chapter Rank #2276influential officials; bigwigs
- 痒x2 | Chapter Rank #1256to itch; to tickle
- 轻举妄动x1 | Chapter Rank #2277to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
- 视察x1 | Chapter Rank #2278to inspect; an investigation
- 进贡x2 | Chapter Rank #1257to present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc)
- 她x4 | Chapter Rank #619she
- 宝贝x1 | Chapter Rank #2279treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character
- 连连x2 | Chapter Rank #1258repeatedly; again and again
- 点x10 | Chapter Rank #223to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- 头x8 | Chapter Rank #291head; 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]suffix for nouns
- 说好x1 | Chapter Rank #2280to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations
- 好好x2 | Chapter Rank #1259well; carefully; nicely; properly
- 不错x5 | Chapter Rank #499correct; right; not bad; pretty good
- 忽然x4 | Chapter Rank #620suddenly; all of a sudden
- 望x3 | Chapter Rank #824full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- 墙壁x2 | Chapter Rank #1260wall
- 一副x4 | Chapter Rank #621
- 若有所思x1 | Chapter Rank #2281(idiom) looking pensive; thoughtfully
- 沉吟x1 | Chapter Rank #2282to mutter to oneself irresolutely
- 半天x1 | Chapter Rank #2283half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 说话x4 | Chapter Rank #622to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
- 接着x5 | Chapter Rank #500to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
- 离开x7 | Chapter Rank #340to depart; to leave
- 镜头x1 | Chapter Rank #2284camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene
- 完整x1 | Chapter Rank #2285complete; intact