Vocabulary: 第二回 江南七怪
from 射雕英雄传（一）
- 吴国x2 | Chapter Rank #1528Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods); Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
- 大将x1 | Chapter Rank #3548a general or admiral
- 伍子胥x1 | Chapter Rank #3549Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family, he fled to Wu and masterminded Wu's invasion of Chu (506 BC), destroying its capital in a campaign that doubled as personal vengeance.
- 秉承x1 | Chapter Rank #3550to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)
- 孙武x1 | Chapter Rank #3551Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
- 遗教x1 | Chapter Rank #3552work or plans left as a legacy; the views of the departed; posthumous orders or teachings
- 训练x1 | Chapter Rank #3553to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 精锐x1 | Chapter Rank #3554elite (e.g. troops); crack; best quality personnel
- 勾践x2 | Chapter Rank #1529King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
- 兵卒x2 | Chapter Rank #1530soldiers; troops
- 敌国x1 | Chapter Rank #3555enemy country
- 闷闷不乐x1 | Chapter Rank #3556depressed; sulky; moody; unhappy
- 一日x1 | Chapter Rank #3557
- 越国x2 | Chapter Rank #1531Yue state; generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods
- 少女x1 | Chapter Rank #3558girl; young lady
- 剑术x3 | Chapter Rank #953swordsmanship
- 精妙x1 | Chapter Rank #3559exquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
- 大喜x1 | Chapter Rank #3560exultation
- 教导x1 | Chapter Rank #3561to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching
- 以此x2 | Chapter Rank #1532with this; thereby; thus; because of this
- 灭x1 | Chapter Rank #3562to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
- 交界x1 | Chapter Rank #3563common boundary; common border
- 用兵x1 | Chapter Rank #3564
- 向来x1 | Chapter Rank #3565always (previously)
- 战场x1 | Chapter Rank #3566battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 套x2 | Chapter Rank #1533to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)
- 法x1 | Chapter Rank #3567law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]law
- 处女x1 | Chapter Rank #3568virgin; maiden; maiden (voyage etc); virgin (land); (a novelist's) first (work)
- 教给x1 | Chapter Rank #3569
- 上阵x1 | Chapter Rank #3570to go into battle
- 斩x1 | Chapter Rank #3571to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
- 颇为x2 | Chapter Rank #1534rather; quite
- 有用x1 | Chapter Rank #3572useful
- 武术x1 | Chapter Rank #3573military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 名家x2 | Chapter Rank #1535School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Namesrenowned expert; master (of an art or craft)
- 相斗x2 | Chapter Rank #1536
- 嫌x1 | Chapter Rank #3574to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect
- 不够x1 | Chapter Rank #3575not enough; insufficient; inadequate
- 轻灵x1 | Chapter Rank #3576quick and skillful; agile
- 翔x1 | Chapter Rank #3577to soar; to glide; (slang) shit
- 唐朝x1 | Chapter Rank #3578Tang dynasty (618-907)
- 依据x1 | Chapter Rank #3579according to; basis; foundation
- 要旨x1 | Chapter Rank #3580the gist (of a text or argument); the main points
- 创新x1 | Chapter Rank #3581to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation
- 锋锐x2 | Chapter Rank #1537
- 蕴x1 | Chapter Rank #3582to accumulate; to hold in store; to contain; to gather together; to collect; depth; inner strength; profundity
- 复杂x1 | Chapter Rank #3583complicated; complex
- 变化x2 | Chapter Rank #1538(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
- 学x1 | Chapter Rank #3584to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
- 路剑法x2 | Chapter Rank #1539