Mandarin · Chapter 18
The double 了 sentence
9 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Lesson 1 · Words 1501-1513
Words 1501 to 1513
1501 警长 police chief, sheriff, captain of police noun 1502 袭击 to attack, to raid, an assault verb 1504 主 master, owner, host, main, the Lord noun 1505 刀 knife, blade, sword noun 1506 咬 to bite, to nip, to gnaw verb 1507 上来 to come up, to come up to verb 1508 尤其 especially, particularly, above all adverb 1510 船长 ship's captain, skipper noun 1511 浪费 to waste, to squander, wasteful verb 1513 怀孕 to be pregnant, pregnancy verb Lesson 2 · Words 1514-1524
Words 1514 to 1524
1514 婚姻 marriage, matrimony noun 1515 副 deputy, vice, secondary, a pair of (measure word) adjective 1516 信号 signal, sign noun 1517 天堂 heaven, paradise noun 1518 恐怖 terror, horror, terrifying adjective 1519 角色 role, part, character (in a story) noun 1520 心脏 heart (the organ) noun 1521 恐惧 fear, dread, to be afraid noun 1524 去世 to pass away, to die verb 1900 赚 to earn (money) verb Lesson 3 · Words 1525-1536
Words 1525 to 1536
1525 性感 sexy, attractive, alluring adjective 1526 记者 reporter, journalist noun 1527 犯 to violate, to commit (an offence), criminal, offender verb 1529 嘘 to hush, to shush, to hiss, sh! interjection 1530 客户 client, customer, account noun 1531 由于 due to, owing to, because of conjunction 1532 庆祝 to celebrate, to mark an occasion verb 1534 总之 in short, in a word, in brief, anyway conjunction 1535 惊喜 pleasant surprise, to be pleasantly surprised noun 1536 土地 land, soil, territory, ground noun Lesson 4 · Words 1537-1548
Words 1537 to 1548
1537 更加 even more, all the more, still more adverb 1538 四 four numeral 1540 安 peaceful, safe, calm, to settle adjective 1541 处 place, spot, point, department noun 1542 会议 meeting, conference noun 1543 女性 woman, female, the female sex noun 1544 技术 technology, technique, skill noun 1546 年轻人 young people, youngster, the young noun 1547 官 official, officer, organ (of the body) noun 1548 地址 address noun Lesson 6 · Words 1549-1561
Words 1549 to 1561
1549 困难 difficulty, hardship, difficult noun 1550 惹 to provoke, to stir up, to offend, to cause verb 1551 件 (measure word for items, matters, clothing) measure word 1552 在乎 to care about, to mind, to take to heart verb 1553 和平 peace, peaceful noun 1554 制造 to manufacture, to make, to create, to fabricate verb 1555 离婚 to divorce, to get divorced verb 1558 似的 like, as if, seemingly (suffix marking resemblance) particle 1560 同学 classmate, fellow student, schoolmate noun 1561 请求 to request, to ask, a request verb Lesson 7 · Words 1563-1573
Words 1563 to 1573
1563 常 often, frequently, usual, common adverb 1564 动作 movement, action, motion, gesture noun 1565 不停 without stopping, ceaselessly, incessantly adverb 1566 今年 this year noun 1567 歌 song noun 1568 演出 to perform, performance, show verb 1569 参与 to participate, to take part in, to get involved verb 1570 艾 mugwort, Ai (a Chinese surname); also a common syllable in transliterated names noun 1571 逃跑 to flee, to run away, to escape verb 1573 香港 Hong Kong noun Lesson 8 · Words 1574-1583
Words 1574 to 1583
1574 汽车 car, motor car, automobile noun 1575 杀手 killer, assassin, hitman noun 1576 提到 to mention, to refer to, to bring up verb 1577 兴奋 excited, thrilled, exhilarated adjective 1578 丹尼 Danny (a given name) noun 1579 剩 to be left over, to remain, to have as surplus verb 1580 毒品 drugs, narcotics, illegal substances noun 1581 史 history, historical records noun 1582 踢 to kick verb 1583 分手 to break up, to split up, to part verb Lesson 10 · Words 1585-1595
Words 1585 to 1595
1585 做爱 to make love, to have sex verb 1586 马克 Mark (given name); Marx (surname) noun 1588 好处 benefit, advantage, good points noun 1589 宝宝 baby, darling (term of endearment) noun 1590 森林 forest, woods noun 1591 赢得 to win, to gain, to earn verb 1592 生存 to survive, to exist, survival verb 1593 厕所 toilet, lavatory, washroom noun 1594 荣幸 honoured, privileged, an honour adjective 1595 报警 to call the police, to report an emergency, to raise an alarm verb