Vocabulary: 南方与北方

• gài sī kǎigai4 si1 kai3盖斯凯x13 | Book Rank #1544
• ěr fū réner3 fu1 ren2尔夫人x12 | Book Rank #1645
• Yīng gúoYing1 guo2英国x139 | Book Rank #197United Kingdom (UK); Britain
• xiǎo shūo jiā, Xiǎo shūo jiāxiao3 shuo1 jia1, Xiao3 shuo1 jia1小说家x4 | Book Rank #3736小说家 xiǎo shūo jiā: 小说家 xiao3 shuo1 jia1: novelist小说家 Xiǎo shūo jiā: 小说家 Xiao3 shuo1 jia1: School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
• dāng shí, dàng shídang1 shi2, dang4 shi2当时x113 | Book Rank #249当时 dāng shí: 当时 dang1 shi2: then; at that time当时 dàng shí: 当时 dang4 shi2: immediately; right then
• Yǐ, yǐYi3, yi3以x113 | Book Rank #250以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
• gē tè shìge1 te4 shi4哥特式x1 | Book Rank #7854Gothic (style in architecture, art, literature etc)
• líng yìling2 yi4灵异x1 | Book Rank #7855deity; monster; strange; mysterious; supernatural
• xiǎo shūoxiao3 shuo1小说x13 | Book Rank #1545novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
• wén míngwen2 ming2闻名x6 | Book Rank #2782well-known; famous; renowned; eminent
• zhī hòuzhi1 hou4之后x9 | Book Rank #2040after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
• dí, de, dī, dìdi2, de5, di1, di4的x11871 | Book Rank #1的 dí: 的 di2: really and truly的 de: 的 de5: of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs的 dī: 的 di1: a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的 dì: 的 di4: (bound form) bull's-eye; target
• píng lùn jiāping2 lun4 jia1评论家x1 | Book Rank #7856critic; reviewer
• gèng, gēnggeng4, geng1更x147 | Book Rank #189更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
• tūi chóngtui1 chong2推崇x2 | Book Rank #5590to esteem; to think highly of; to accord importance to; to revere
• tāta1她x4908 | Book Rank #2she
• gōng yègong1 ye4工业x15 | Book Rank #1397industry
• líu pàiliu2 pai4流派x1 | Book Rank #7857tributary (stream); (fig.) school (of thought); genre; style
• zhǔ yàozhu3 yao4主要x23 | Book Rank #959main; principal; major; primary
• xiè, xiěxie4, xie3写x94 | Book Rank #297写 xiè: 写 xie4: used in 寫意|写意[xie4 yi4]写 xiě: 写 xie3: to write
• zhōng děngzhong1 deng3中等x1 | Book Rank #7858medium
• chū shēnchu1 shen1出身x1 | Book Rank #7859to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin
• nián qīngnian2 qing1年轻x30 | Book Rank #775young
• nǚ xìngnu:3 xing4女性x10 | Book Rank #1882woman; the female sex
• gǎn qínggan3 qing2感情x41 | Book Rank #593emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons
• Yě, yěYe3, ye3也x1105 | Book Rank #23也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye也 yě: 也 ye3: also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
• jīng xìjing1 xi4精细x8 | Book Rank #2248fine; meticulous; careful
• de, dìde5, di4地x1309 | Book Rank #17地 de: 地 de5: -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct地 dì: 地 di4: earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
• miáo hùimiao2 hui4描绘x3 | Book Rank #4463to describe; to depict; to portray
• liǎo, leliao3, le5了x3794 | Book Rank #5了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
• shè hùishe4 hui4社会x7 | Book Rank #2494society
• bù tóngbu4 tong2不同x50 | Book Rank #495different; distinct; not the same; not alike
• jiē céngjie1 ceng2阶层x1 | Book Rank #7860social class
• shēng húosheng1 huo2生活x256 | Book Rank #105to live; life; livelihood
• dài biǎo zùodai4 biao3 zuo4代表作x1 | Book Rank #7861representative work (of an author or artist)
• yǒuyou3有x1026 | Book Rank #27to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
• Mǎ lìMa3 li4玛丽x60 | Book Rank #425Mary or Marie (name); Mali
• bā dùnba1 dun4巴顿x6 | Book Rank #2783
• kè lán fú déke4 lan2 fu2 de2克兰福德x2 | Book Rank #5591
• nán fāngnan2 fang1南方x32 | Book Rank #739south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
• yǔ, yùyu3, yu4与x104 | Book Rank #272与 yǔ: 与 yu3: (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow与 yù: 与 yu4: to take part in
• běi fāngbei3 fang1北方x18 | Book Rank #1205north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
• děngdeng3等x240 | Book Rank #112to 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)
• shēng qiánsheng1 qian2生前x4 | Book Rank #3737(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
• bó lǎng tèbo2 lang3 te4勃朗特x4 | Book Rank #3738
• jiě mèijie3 mei4姐妹x1 | Book Rank #7862sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
• Hé, húo, hú, hùo, hè, héHe2, huo2, hu2, huo4, he4, he2和x1146 | Book Rank #21和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese
• Qiáo zhìQiao2 zhi4乔治x7 | Book Rank #2495George (name)
• ài lüè tèAi4 lu:e4 te4艾略特x6 | Book Rank #2784(name) Elliott; Eliot
• nǚ zuò jiānv3 zuo4 jia1女作家x2 | Book Rank #5592