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Vocabulary

近来

jìnlái — Recently; lately; in recent times

出版

chūbǎn — To publish; to issue a publication

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

太多

tài duō — Too many; too much; excessive amount

关于

guānyú — About; concerning; regarding a topic

游记

yóujì — Travel writing; account of a journey

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun

书信

shūxìn — Letters; written correspondence between people

再加上

zài jiā shàng — In addition to; furthermore; adding on top

感伤

gǎnshāng — Sentimental; melancholy; emotionally moved with sadness

旅行

lǚxíng — Travel; journey; to travel to places

公众

gōngzhòng — The public; general public; ordinary people collectively

似乎

sìhū — It seems; apparently; as if something is true

已

yǐ — Already; previously; used before a verb

对

duì — Toward; regarding; preposition indicating direction or object

这类

zhè lèi — This type; this kind; this category of things

娱乐

yúlè — Entertainment; amusement; recreational activity

感到

gǎndào — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

厌倦

yànjuàn — To be weary of; tired of; bored with something

尽管如此

jǐnguǎn rúcǐ — Nevertheless; even so; despite all that

如果

rúguǒ — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction

您

nín — You; polite/formal second-person pronoun

愿意

yuànyì — Willing to; to be happy to do something

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

冒险

màoxiǎn — To take a risk; to venture; risky undertaking

印刷

yìnshuā — To print; printing; the process of producing printed material

可以

kěyǐ — Can; may; to be allowed or able to

获得

huòdé — To obtain; to gain; to acquire something

利润

lìrùn — Profit; financial gain from a business venture

一半

yībàn — Half; one half of a whole amount

不必

bùbì — Need not; unnecessary; no need to do

为了

wèile — In order to; for the sake of a purpose

特意

tèyì — Specially; deliberately; on purpose for a reason

带来

dàilái — To bring; to introduce; to deliver something here

除了

chúle — Except for; apart from; besides something or someone

信徒

xìntú — Believer; follower; devotee of a religion

和

hé — And; together with; connecting words or phrases

没有人

méiyǒu rén — No one; nobody; not a single person

读

dú — To read; to study; to read aloud

再者

zàizhě — Furthermore; besides; additionally in an argument

就

jiù — As for; with regard to; regarding a topic

自身

zìshēn — Oneself; one's own self; personally

而言

éryán — As far as … is concerned; speaking of

那类

nà lèi — That type; that kind; that category of things

读物

dúwù — Reading material; things meant to be read

完全

wánquán — Completely; entirely; totally unfamiliar or different

陌生

mòshēng — Unfamiliar; strange; not known or recognized

而

ér — And yet; but; transitional conjunction showing contrast

在

zài — In; at; on; preposition indicating location or time

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things

事务

shìwù — Affairs; matters; business dealings or tasks

上

shàng — On; regarding; in the area of something

所

suǒ — Particle used before verb indicating passive or relative

倚重

yǐzhòng — To rely heavily on; to depend on someone

判断力

pànduànlì — Judgment; ability to make sound decisions

两个人

liǎng gè rén — Two people; a pair of individuals

如今

rújīn — Nowadays; at present; currently these days

都

dōu — Both; all; entirely; without exception

不在

bú zài — Not present; absent; no longer here

一个

yī gè — One; a single one of something

出海

chū hǎi — To go to sea; to set sail on ocean

远走

yuǎn zǒu — To go far away; to leave for a distant place

一艘

yī sōu — One vessel; a measure word for ships or boats

军舰

jūnjiàn — Warship; naval vessel used in military operations

当

dāng — To work as; to serve as; to act as

木匠

mùjiang — Carpenter; craftsman who works with wood

另一个

lìng yī gè — Another one; the other one of two

则

zé — Then; however; used to contrast two situations

愚蠢

yúchǔn — Stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence or sense

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to following verb

潜逃

qiántáo — To abscond; to flee secretly to avoid capture

逃避

táobì — To evade; to escape from; to avoid responsibility

起诉

qǐsù — To prosecute; to file a lawsuit against someone

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun

出走

chūzǒu — To flee; to run away; to leave abruptly

让

ràng — To cause; to let; to allow something to happen

损失

sǔnshī — Loss; damage; to suffer financial or material loss

惨重

cǎnzhòng — Severe; disastrous; extremely heavy losses suffered

收取

shōuqǔ — To collect; to receive; to charge a fee

全部

quánbù — All; entire; the complete amount of something

稿酬

gǎochóu — Manuscript fee; payment given to an author for writing

却

què — Yet; but; however; indicating contrast or surprise

将

jiāng — Will; going to; particle indicating future or disposal

一本

yī běn — One volume; a measure word for books

虔诚

qiánchéng — Devout; pious; deeply sincere in religious belief

手册

shǒucè — Handbook; manual; a small reference booklet

写了

xiě le — Wrote; finished writing; completed the act of writing

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately afterward doing something

丢给

diū gěi — To toss to; to hand off carelessly to someone

是

shì — Is; to be; linking subject to predicate

手下

shǒuxià — Subordinate; person under one's command or employ

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree modifier before adjective

精通

jīngtōng — Expert in; well-versed; to master a subject thoroughly

神学

shénxué — Theology; the academic study of religion and God

人

rén — Person; people; human being

文笔

wénbǐ — Writing style; literary skill; quality of one's writing

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise

最为

zuì wéi — Most; the most; to the greatest degree

正统

zhèngtǒng — Orthodox; mainstream; conforming to established doctrine

从未

cóngwèi — Never; at no time; not once ever

见

jiàn — To see; to witness; to observe something happening

判断

pànduàn — To judge; judgment; assessment of a situation

失误

shīwù — Error; mistake; a misjudgment or blunder made

唯独

wéidú — Only; solely; with the single exception of

这次

zhè cì — This time; on this particular occasion

放弃

fàngqì — To give up; to abandon; to relinquish something

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person or interests

饭碗

fànwǎn — Rice bowl; livelihood; one's means of making living

承认

chéngrèn — To admit; to acknowledge; to confess something is true

并未

bìng wèi — Has not; did not actually; emphatically not done

因

yīn — Because of; due to; on account of something

产生

chǎnshēng — To produce; to generate; to give rise to

人身

rénshēn — Personal; bodily; relating to one's physical person

恐惧

kǒngjù — Fear; dread; intense feeling of being afraid

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable something to happen

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to; cannot; having no way to do

享有

xiǎngyǒu — To enjoy; to possess; to have a right or benefit

有利

yǒulì — Advantageous; favorable; beneficial to one's situation

辩护

biànhù — To defend; to advocate; legal or moral defense

好处

hǎochu — Benefit; advantage; something good one gains

更

gèng — Even more; still more; to a greater degree

遑论

huánglùn — Let alone; much less; not to even mention

约束

yuēshù — To restrain; to bind; to impose a constraint

优势

yōushì — Advantage; superiority; dominant position over others

最近

zuìjìn — Recently; lately; in the most recent period

战争

zhànzhēng — War; warfare; armed conflict between groups or nations

中

zhōng — In; within; during; inside a time or space

晚报

wǎnbào — Evening newspaper; a newspaper published in the evening

刊登

kāndēng — To publish; to print in a newspaper or magazine

一段

yī duàn — A passage; a section; a portion of text

通过

tōngguò — Through; by means of; via a method or channel

邮递

yóudì — To mail; to send by post; postal delivery service

寄来

jì lái — Sent here; mailed to; delivered by post to recipient

文字

wénzì — Writing; text; written characters and language

团队

tuánduì — Team; group; a unit working together toward goal

战斗

zhàndòu — Combat; battle; to fight in a military engagement

表现

biǎoxiàn — Performance; conduct; how someone or something performs

提出

tíchū — To raise; to put forward; to propose a point

批评

pīpíng — To criticize; criticism; negative evaluation of something