Vocabulary: 前言
from 南方与北方
- 个x3 | Chapter Rank #64used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5](classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 热心x1 | Chapter Rank #253enthusiastic; ardent; zealous
- 宗教事务x1 | Chapter Rank #254
- 还是x1 | Chapter Rank #255still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- 一定x1 | Chapter Rank #256surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
- 爱好者x1 | Chapter Rank #257lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan
- 大城市x2 | Chapter Rank #114major city; metropolis
- 又x5 | Chapter Rank #32(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 中心x1 | Chapter Rank #258center; heart; core
- 作为x1 | Chapter Rank #259one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
- 妻子x2 | Chapter Rank #115wife and childrenwife
- 经常x1 | Chapter Rank #260frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- 帮助x1 | Chapter Rank #261assistance; aid; to help; to assist
- 做x1 | Chapter Rank #262to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- 一些x2 | Chapter Rank #116some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 教区x1 | Chapter Rank #263diocese; parish
- 工作x1 | Chapter Rank #264to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
- 普通工人x1 | Chapter Rank #265
- 家庭x2 | Chapter Rank #117family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4]
- 可以x2 | Chapter Rank #118can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 说x2 | Chapter Rank #119to persuadeto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- 每日x1 | Chapter Rank #266daily; (soup etc) of the day
- 都x5 | Chapter Rank #33capital city; metropolissurname Duall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
- 接触x1 | Chapter Rank #267to touch; to contact; access; in touch with
- 使x1 | Chapter Rank #268to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- 疾苦x1 | Chapter Rank #269pain and difficulties; suffering (of the people)
- 甚至x1 | Chapter Rank #270even; so much so that
- 思想x1 | Chapter Rank #271thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 第一手x1 | Chapter Rank #272first-hand
- 了解x1 | Chapter Rank #273to understand; to realize; to find out
- 一点x1 | Chapter Rank #274a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3 zhong1])
- 其他x1 | Chapter Rank #275other; (sth or sb) else; the rest
- 作家x1 | Chapter Rank #276author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 贤x1 | Chapter Rank #277worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
- 难以x1 | Chapter Rank #278hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 望其项背x1 | Chapter Rank #279
- 共同x1 | Chapter Rank #280common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative
- 创作x1 | Chapter Rank #281to create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation
- 一首x1 | Chapter Rank #282
- 诗x1 | Chapter Rank #283abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songspoem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse
- 贫民x1 | Chapter Rank #284poor people
- 素描x1 | Chapter Rank #285sketch
- 布莱克x1 | Chapter Rank #286
- 伍x1 | Chapter Rank #287surname Wusquad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
- 杂志x2 | Chapter Rank #120magazine; CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],期[qi1]
- 上x3 | Chapter Rank #65used 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
- 从此x1 | Chapter Rank #288from now on; since then; henceforth
- 认真x1 | Chapter Rank #289conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
- 开始x1 | Chapter Rank #290to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 写作x1 | Chapter Rank #291to write; to compose; writing; written works