Vocabulary: 第十五回 神龙摆尾
from 射雕英雄传(二)
- 第x1 | Chapter Rank #1162(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just
- 十五x6 | Chapter Rank #251fifteen; 15
- 回x7 | Chapter Rank #211to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer; classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book); classifier for occurrences or timesHui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)to curve; to return; to revolve
- 神龙x6 | Chapter Rank #252
- 摆尾x6 | Chapter Rank #253
- 陆冠英x4 | Chapter Rank #393
- 扶x2 | Chapter Rank #717to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help
- 起x6 | Chapter Rank #254to 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
- 完颜康x10 | Chapter Rank #149
- 见x35 | Chapter Rank #45to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; viewto appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
- 他x120 | Chapter Rank #6(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])
- 已x47 | Chapter Rank #30already; to stop; then; afterwards
- 被x23 | Chapter Rank #59quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- 点中x2 | Chapter Rank #718
- 穴道x5 | Chapter Rank #311acupuncture point; acupoint
- 动弹不得x2 | Chapter Rank #719to be unable to move a single step
- 只有x2 | Chapter Rank #720only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 两颗x1 | Chapter Rank #1163
- 眼珠x1 | Chapter Rank #1164one's eyes; eyeball
- 光溜溜x1 | Chapter Rank #1165
- 的x213 | Chapter Rank #2(bound form) bull's-eye; targetof; ~'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 songsa taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])really and truly
- 转动x1 | Chapter Rank #1166to turn sth around; to swivelto rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn; to move in a circle; to gyrate
- 陆乘风x7 | Chapter Rank #212
- 道x154 | Chapter Rank #3road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- 我x105 | Chapter Rank #11I; me; my
- 答应x4 | Chapter Rank #394to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
- 过x29 | Chapter Rank #54(experienced action marker)surname Guoto cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-
- 你x137 | Chapter Rank #5you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- 师父x19 | Chapter Rank #68used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker
- 放x6 | Chapter Rank #255to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
- 了x239 | Chapter Rank #1to 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(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 去x56 | Chapter Rank #20to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- 瞧x20 | Chapter Rank #65to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit
- 情形x1 | Chapter Rank #1167circumstances; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 不是x16 | Chapter Rank #80no; is not; notfault; blame
- 本x7 | Chapter Rank #213(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- 门x5 | Chapter Rank #312gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4]); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum; classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc; (suffix) -gate (scandal)surname Men
- 手法x3 | Chapter Rank #510technique; trick; skill
- 自己x16 | Chapter Rank #81oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 虽x11 | Chapter Rank #138although; even though
- 能x18 | Chapter Rank #73can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energysurname Neng
- 替x1 | Chapter Rank #1168to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for
- 解x2 | Chapter Rank #721to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissectionacrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)surname Xieto transport under guard
- 穴x4 | Chapter Rank #395cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
- 但x31 | Chapter Rank #52but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- 对x20 | Chapter Rank #66right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 点穴x1 | Chapter Rank #1169to hit a pressure point (martial arts); dim mak; see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4]
- 之x41 | Chapter Rank #37(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 人x67 | Chapter Rank #18person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 却x39 | Chapter Rank #40but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though