Vocabulary: 南方与北方
- rather; quite
- regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- remote; desolate; far from the city
- tranquil; tranquility; serenity
- to know; to be aware
- excessive; undue; to exceed; to be more than; very; extremely; (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2])
- detailed; comprehensive
- after getting married
- long-term; for a protracted period
- to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes
- cruel; harsh; merciless
- to exploit; exploitation
- 鲍 Bào: 鲍 Bao4: surname Bao鲍 bào: 鲍 bao4: abalone
- thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through
- servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff
- working woman
- 得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to
- vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic
- lovely; charming
- very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- somewhat; a bit
- the wording and purport of what one writes
- severe; strict
- (Mohism) master; leader; an authority; a prominent figure; tycoon; magnate
- manner; style; panache
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- complete; whole; totally; entirely
- to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate
- Austin or Austen (name); Austin, Texas
- according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- London, capital of United Kingdom
- University of Oxford
- version; edition; release
- 新 xīn: 新 xin1: new; newly; meso- (chemistry)新 Xīn: 新 Xin1: abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin
- (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以說明|加以说明[jia1 yi3 shuo1 ming2]); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc); (literary) moreover; in addition
- revision
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)