第百零二回　寧國府骨肉病災襟　大觀園符水驅妖孽 The Ning Household Is Struck by Sickness and Woe; In Grand View Garden Charms and Water Drive Out Demons

話說王夫人打發人來喚寶釵，寶釵連忙過來，請了安。The story goes that Lady Wang sent someone to summon Baochai; Baochai hurried over and paid her respects.王夫人道：“你三妹妹如今要出嫁了，只得你們作嫂子的大家開導開導他，也是你們姊妹之情。Lady Wang said, "Your third sister is about to be married off now, so it falls to you sisters-in-law to comfort and counsel her together — that's only right, given the affection between you as sisters.況且他也是個明白孩子，我看你們兩個也很合的來。Besides, she's a sensible child, and I can see the two of you get along very well.只是我聽見說寶玉聽見他三妹妹出門子，哭的了不的，你也該勸勸他。It's just that I've heard Baoyu cried terribly when he heard his third sister was leaving to be married — you ought to comfort him too.如今我的身子是十病九痛的，你二嫂子也是三日好兩日不好。These days my health is nothing but one ailment after another, and your second sister-in-law is likewise well for three days and ill for two.你還心地明白些，諸事也別說只管吞著不肯得罪人，將來這一番家事，都是你的擔子。”寶釵答應著。You're the more clear-headed one — in everything, don't just swallow your words for fear of offending people. In time all this household business will fall on your shoulders." Baochai assented.王夫人又說道：“還有一件事，你二嫂子昨兒帶了柳家媳婦的丫頭來，說補在你們屋里。”寶釵道：“今日平兒才帶過來，說是太太和二奶奶的主意。”王夫人道：“是呦，你二嫂子和我說，我想也沒要緊，不便駁他的回。Lady Wang went on, "There's another matter. Yesterday your second sister-in-law brought over Mrs. Liu's daughter, saying she was to fill a vacancy in your rooms." Baochai said, "It was only today that Pinger brought her over, saying it was Madam's and Second Sister-in-law's idea." Lady Wang said, "Yes, that's right. Your second sister-in-law spoke to me about it, and I thought it wasn't anything important, so it wasn't convenient to refuse her.只是一件，我見那孩子眉眼兒上頭也不是個很安頓的。There's just one thing — looking at that girl's face, I don't think she's a very settled sort.起先為寶玉房里的丫頭狐狸似的，我攆了幾個，那時候你也知道，不然你怎麼搬回家去了呢。Earlier, because the maids in Baoyu's rooms were behaving like foxes, I sent several of them away — you knew about that at the time, or else why would you have moved back home?如今有你，自然不比先前了。Now that you're there, of course it's not like before.我告訴你，不過留點神兒就是了。I'm only telling you so that you'll keep an eye out, that's all.你們屋里就是襲人那孩子還可以使得。”寶釵答應了，又說了幾句話，便過來了。In your rooms, it's only that girl Xiren who can really be relied on." Baochai assented, exchanged a few more words, and then withdrew.飯後到了探春那邊，自有一番殷勤勸慰之言，不必細說。After the meal, she went over to Tanchun's quarters, where she naturally had a good deal of earnest, comforting talk with her — there's no need to relate it in detail.

話說

huà shuō — 1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) 2. to discuss; to recount

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)

打發

dǎ fa — 1. to dispatch sb to do sth 2. to make sb leave 3. to pass (the time) 4. (old) to make arrangements 5. (old) to bestow (alms etc) (HSK 6)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

喚

huàn — to call

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

連忙

lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)

過來

guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

安

Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

妹妹

mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

出嫁

chū jià — to get married (of woman)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

只得

zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

嫂子

sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

大家

dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)

開導

kāi dǎo — to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten

開導

kāi dǎo — to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

姊妹

zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

情

qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)

況且

kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (HSK 7-9)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

明白

míng bai — 1. clear; obvious; unequivocal 2. sensible; reasonable 3. to understand; to realize (HSK 1)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

合

gě — 1. 100 ml 2. one-tenth of a peck 3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

只是

zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

妹妹

mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

出門

chū mén — 1. to go out 2. to leave home 3. to go on a journey 4. away from home 5. (of a woman) to get married (HSK 2)

子

zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

該

gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)

勸

quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)

勸

quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

身子

shēn zi — 1. body 2. pregnancy 3. health (HSK 7-9)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

九

jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)

痛

tòng — 1. ache 2. pain 3. sorrow 4. deeply 5. thoroughly (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

嫂子

sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

不好

bù hǎo — no good

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

心地

xīn dì — character

明白

míng bai — 1. clear; obvious; unequivocal 2. sensible; reasonable 3. to understand; to realize (HSK 1)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

諸事

zhū shì — 1. everything 2. every matter

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

別說

bié shuō — to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone (HSK 7-9)

只管

zhǐ guǎn — 1. solely engrossed in one thing 2. just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) 3. simply 4. by all means 5. please feel free 6. do not hesitate (to ask for sth) (HSK 6)

吞

tūn — 1. to swallow 2. to take (HSK 6)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

肯

kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)

得罪

dé zuì — 1. to commit an offense 2. to violate the law 3. excuse me! (formal) 4. see also 得罪 (dé zui) (HSK 7-9)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

將來

jiāng lái — 1. in the future 2. future 3. the future 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

番

Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)

家事

jiā shì — 1. family matters 2. domestic affairs 3. housework

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

擔子

dàn zi — 1. carrying pole and the loads on it 2. burden 3. task 4. responsibility 5. classifier: 副 (fù) (HSK 7-9)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

答應

dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

說道

shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)

還有

hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

件

jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

嫂子

sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)

昨兒

zuó r — (coll.) yesterday

帶

dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

柳

Liǔ — surname Liu

家

jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

丫頭

yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

補

bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

屋

wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

帶過

dài guò — 1. to give sth only cursory attention 2. to treat sth as not very significant

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

太太

tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

二奶

èr nǎi — 1. mistress 2. second wife 3. lover

奶

nǎi — 1. breast 2. milk 3. to breastfeed (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

主意

zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

呦

yōu — 1. Oh! (exclamation of dismay etc) 2. used in 呦呦 (yōu yōu)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

嫂子

sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

要緊

yào jǐn — 1. important 2. urgent (HSK 7-9)

不便

bù biàn — 1. inconvenient 2. inappropriate 3. unsuitable 4. short of cash (HSK 6)

駁

bó — 1. variegated 2. heterogeneous 3. to refute 4. to contradict 5. to ship by barge 6. a barge 7. a lighter (ship)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

只是

zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

件

jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

眉眼

méi yǎn — 1. brows and eyes 2. appearance 3. looks 4. countenance

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

上頭

shàng tóu — 1. (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention 2. (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

安頓

ān dùn — 1. to find a place for 2. to help settle down 3. to arrange for 4. undisturbed 5. peaceful

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

起先

qǐ xiān — at first; in the beginning

為

wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

房

Fáng — surname Fang

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

丫頭

yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)

狐狸

hú li — fox; (fig.) sly or crafty person

似的

shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

攆

niǎn — 1. to expel 2. to oust 3. (dialect) to chase after 4. to try to catch up with

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

幾個

jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many

那時候

nà shí hou — at that time (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

知道

zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)

不然

bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (HSK 4)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)

搬

bān — 1. to move (i.e. relocate oneself) 2. to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) 3. to shift 4. to copy indiscriminately (HSK 3)

回家

huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

自然

zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)

不比

bù bǐ — unlike

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

告訴

gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

留

liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)

點

diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

屋

wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

襲

xí — 1. (bound form) to raid; to attack 2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

可以

kě yǐ — 1. can 2. may 3. possible 4. able to 5. not bad 6. pretty good (HSK 2)

使得

shǐ de — 1. usable; serviceable 2. feasible; workable; doable 3. to make; to cause; to bring about (HSK 5)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

答應

dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

過來

guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

飯

fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)

後

hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)

到了

dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end

探

tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)

自有

zì yǒu — 1. (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) 2. one's own (apartment, brand etc)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

番

Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)

殷勤

yīn qín — 1. politely 2. solicitously 3. eagerly attentive (HSK 7-9)

勸慰

quàn wèi — to console

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

言

yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk

不必

bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)

細說

xì shuō — to tell in detail

话说王夫人打发人来唤宝钗，宝钗连忙过来，请了安。王夫人道：“你三妹妹如今要出嫁了，只得你们作嫂子的大家开导开导他，也是你们姊妹之情。况且他也是个明白孩子，我看你们两个也很合的来。只是我听见说宝玉听见他三妹妹出门子，哭的了不的，你也该劝劝他。如今我的身子是十病九痛的，你二嫂子也是三日好两日不好。你还心地明白些，诸事也别说只管吞著不肯得罪人，将来这一番家事，都是你的担子。”宝钗答应著。王夫人又说道：“还有一件事，你二嫂子昨儿带了柳家媳妇的丫头来，说补在你们屋里。”宝钗道：“今日平儿才带过来，说是太太和二奶奶的主意。”王夫人道：“是呦，你二嫂子和我说，我想也没要紧，不便驳他的回。只是一件，我见那孩子眉眼儿上头也不是个很安顿的。起先为宝玉房里的丫头狐狸似的，我撵了几个，那时候你也知道，不然你怎么搬回家去了呢。如今有你，自然不比先前了。我告诉你，不过留点神儿就是了。你们屋里就是袭人那孩子还可以使得。”宝钗答应了，又说了几句话，便过来了。饭后到了探春那边，自有一番殷勤劝慰之言，不必细说。

次日，探春將要起身，又來辭寶玉。The next day, as Tanchun was about to set out, she came once more to take leave of Baoyu.寶玉自然難割難分。Baoyu, naturally, found it hard to bear the parting.探春便將綱常大体的話，說的寶玉始而低頭不語，後來轉悲作喜，似有醒悟之意。Tanchun then spoke to him of the great principles of human relations and duty, until Baoyu, who at first hung his head and said nothing, gradually turned from sorrow to something like cheer, as though he had come to some understanding.于是探春放心，辭別眾人，竟上轎登程，水舟車陸而去。Tanchun, her mind now at ease, took leave of everyone and got into her sedan chair to set out, traveling on by boat and by cart, by water and by land.

次日

cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)

探

tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

將要

jiāng yào — 1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to (HSK 5)

起身

qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

辭

cí — 1. to resign 2. to dismiss 3. to decline 4. (literary) to take leave 5. (archaic poetic genre) ballad 6. variant of 詞 (cí) (HSK 7-9)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

自然

zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)

難

nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)

割

gē — 1. to cut 2. to cut apart (HSK 7-9)

難

nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)

分

fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)

探

tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

綱

gāng — 1. head rope of a fishing net 2. guiding principle 3. key link 4. class (taxonomy) 5. outline 6. program

常

Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)

大体

dà tǐ — 1. in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole 2. overall situation; the big picture 3. cadaver for dissection in training medical students (HSK 7-9)

的話

de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

始

shǐ — 1. to begin 2. to start 3. then 4. only then

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

低頭

dī tóu — 1. to bow the head 2. to yield 3. to give in (HSK 6)

不語

bù yǔ — (literary) not to speak

後來

hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)

轉

zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)

悲

bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

喜

xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

醒悟

xǐng wù — 1. to come to oneself 2. to come to realize 3. to come to see the truth 4. to wake up to reality (HSK 7-9)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

意

yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))

于是

yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)

探

tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

放心

fàng xīn — 1. to feel relieved 2. to feel reassured 3. to be at ease (HSK 2)

辭別

cí bié — to bid farewell (to); to say goodbye (to)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

竟

jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

轎

jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter

登

dēng — 1. to scale (a height) 2. to ascend 3. to mount 4. to publish or record 5. to enter (e.g. in a register) 6. to press down with the foot 7. to step or tread on 8. to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) 9. to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) (HSK 4)

程

Chéng — surname Cheng

水

Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)

舟

zhōu — boat

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

陸

Lù — surname Lu

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

次日，探春将要起身，又来辞宝玉。宝玉自然难割难分。探春便将纲常大体的话，说的宝玉始而低头不语，后来转悲作喜，似有醒悟之意。于是探春放心，辞别众人，竟上轿登程，水舟车陆而去。

先前眾姊妹們都住在大觀園中，後來賈妃薨後，也不修葺。Formerly all the sisters had lived in the Grand View Garden; later, after Imperial Consort Jia's death, it was no longer kept in repair.到了寶玉娶親，林黛玉一死，史湘雲回去，寶琴在家住著，園中人少，況兼天氣寒冷，李紈姊妹，探春，惜春等俱挪回舊所。By the time Baoyu married, with Lin Daiyu dead, Shi Xiangyun gone back home, and Baoqin living at her own house, there were fewer people in the garden; and since the weather had also turned cold, Li Wan and her sisters-in-law, Tanchun, Xichun, and the rest all moved back to their former quarters.到了花朝月夕，依舊相約頑耍。Yet on fine flower-mornings and moonlit evenings, they would still arrange to meet there and amuse themselves as before.如今探春一去，寶玉病後不出屋門，益發沒有高興的人了。Now that Tanchun had gone, and Baoyu, since his illness, never left his room, there was all the less anyone in good spirits.所以園中寂寞，只有幾家看園的人住著，那日尤氏過來送探春起身，因天晚省得套車，便從前年在園里開通宁府的那個便門里走過去了。So the garden stood deserted, with only a few families of gardeners living there. That day, when Madam You came over to see Tanchun off, since it was getting late and she wanted to save the trouble of having a cart harnessed, she went by that side gate which, two years before, had been opened through the garden to connect with the Ning mansion.覺得凄涼滿目，台榭依然，女牆一帶都种作園地一般，心中悵然如有所失，因到家中，便有些身上發熱，扎掙一兩天，竟躺倒了。Everything she saw looked desolate; the terraces and pavilions were still there, but the whole stretch along the low parapet wall had been planted over like a vegetable garden. Her heart grew heavy, as if she had lost something, and by the time she reached home she was already running something of a fever. She struggled on for a day or two, but in the end took to her bed.日間的發燒猶可，夜里身熱异常，便譫語綿綿。The fever during the day was bearable enough, but at night her body burned unusually hot, and she fell into a continuous stream of delirious talk.賈珍連忙請了大夫看視。Jia Zhen hastily sent for a doctor to examine her.說感冒起的，如今纏經，入了足陽明胃經，所以譫語不清，如有所見，有了大穢即可身安。The doctor said it had started as a cold, which had now settled into the meridians and entered the Foot Yangming Stomach Channel — that was why she talked deliriously and unclearly, as if seeing things; once she had a good bowel movement she would recover.尤氏服了兩劑，并不稍減，更加發起狂來。Madam You took two doses of the medicine, but showed not the slightest improvement — if anything she grew more frenzied still.

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

姊妹

zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

大觀園

Dà guān yuán — 1. Prospect Garden 2. Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

後來

hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

妃

fēi — imperial concubine

薨

hōng — 1. death of a prince 2. swarming

後

hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

修葺

xiū qì — 1. to repair 2. to renovate

到了

dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

娶親

qǔ qīn — to take a wife

林黛玉

Lín Dài yù — Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)

史

Shǐ — surname Shi

湘

Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province

雲

Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)

回去

huí qu — 1. to return 2. to go back (HSK 1)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

琴

qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)

在家

zài jiā — 1. to be at home 2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 (chū chāi)) 3. (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 (chū jiā)) (HSK 1)

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

中人

zhōng rén — 1. go-between 2. mediator 3. intermediary

少

shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)

況

kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation

兼

jiān — 1. double 2. twice 3. simultaneous 4. holding two or more (official) posts at the same time (HSK 7-9)

天氣

tiān qì — weather (HSK 1)

寒冷

hán lěng — 1. cold (climate) 2. frigid 3. very cold (HSK 4)

李

Lǐ — surname Li

紈

wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric

姊妹

zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)

探

tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

惜

xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

俱

jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike

挪

nuó — 1. to shift 2. to move (HSK 7-9)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

舊

jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

到了

dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end

花朝月夕

huā zhāo yuè xī — 1. a beautiful day 2. cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August

依舊

yī jiù — 1. as before; still 2. to remain the same (HSK 5)

相約

xiāng yuē — 1. to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) 2. to reach agreement 3. to make an appointment (HSK 7-9)

頑

wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty

耍

Shuǎ — surname Shua (HSK 7-9)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

探

tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

後

hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

出

chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)

屋

wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

益發

yì fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

高興

gāo xìng — 1. happy 2. glad 3. willing (to do sth) 4. in a cheerful mood (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

所以

suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

寂寞

jì mò — 1. lonely 2. lonesome 3. (of a place) quiet 4. silent (HSK 7-9)

只有

zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ... 2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy") 3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement") 4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

家

jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

尤

Yóu — surname You

氏

shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

過來

guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)

送

sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)

探

tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

起身

qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

天

tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)

晚

wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (HSK 1)

省得

shěng de — 1. to avoid 2. so as to save (money or time)

套車

tào chē — to harness (a horse to a cart)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

從前

cóng qián — 1. previously 2. formerly 3. once upon a time (HSK 3)

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

開通

kāi tōng — to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service) (HSK 6)

宁

zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

那個

nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)

便門

biàn mén — 1. side door 2. wicket door

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

走過

zǒu guò — 1. to walk past 2. to pass by (HSK 2)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

覺得

jué de — 1. to think that ...; to feel that ... 2. to feel (uncomfortable etc) (HSK 1)

凄

qī — 1. intense cold 2. frigid 3. dismal 4. grim 5. bleak 6. sad 7. mournful 8. also written 淒 (qī)

涼

Liáng — the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (Nán Liáng) (397-414), Western Liang 西涼 (400-421) (HSK 2)

滿目

mǎn mù — fills the eyes (of a beautiful view, scene of desolation etc)

台

Tái — 1. Taiwan (abbr.) 2. surname Tai (HSK 3)

榭

xiè — pavilion

依然

yī rán — still; as before (HSK 4)

女牆

nǚ qiáng — crenelated parapet wall

一帶

yī dài — region; area (HSK 5)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

种

zhǒng — 1. seed 2. species 3. kind 4. type 5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts (HSK 3)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

園地

yuán dì — garden area (HSK 6)

一般

yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)

心中

xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)

悵然

chàng rán — disappointed and frustrated

如有所失

rú yǒu suǒ shī — to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

到家

dào jiā — 1. perfect 2. excellent 3. brought to the utmost degree

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

有些

yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit

身上

shēn shang — 1. on the body 2. at hand 3. among (HSK 1)

發熱

fā rè — 1. to have a high temperature 2. feverish 3. unable to think calmly 4. to emit heat (HSK 7-9)

扎

zhā — 1. to prick 2. to run or stick (a needle etc) into 3. mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar") (HSK 6)

掙

zhēng — used in 掙扎 (zhēng zhá) (HSK 5)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

天

tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)

竟

jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)

躺倒

tǎng dǎo — to lie down

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

日間

rì jiān — daytime

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

發燒

fā shāo — 1. to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever 2. (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over 3. (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular (HSK 4)

猶

yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet

可

kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)

夜里

yè li — 1. during the night 2. at night 3. nighttime (HSK 2)

身

shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158

熱

rè — 1. to warm up 2. to heat up 3. hot (of weather) 4. heat 5. fervent (HSK 1)

异常

yì cháng — 1. unusual; abnormal 2. extremely; exceptionally (HSK 6)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

譫

zhān — (literary) to rant; to rave; to be delirious

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

綿綿

mián mián — 1. continuous 2. uninterrupted

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

連忙

lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

大夫

dà fū — senior official (in imperial China) (HSK 3)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

視

shì — (literary, or bound form) to look at

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

感冒

gǎn mào — 1. to catch cold 2. (common) cold 3. classifier: 場 (cháng), 次 (cì) 4. (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) 5. (Tw) to detest 6. can't stand (HSK 3)

起

qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

纏

chán — 1. to wind around 2. to wrap round 3. to coil 4. tangle 5. to involve 6. to bother 7. to annoy (HSK 7-9)

經

Jīng — surname Jing (HSK 7-9)

入

rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

足

jù — excessive (HSK 6)

陽明

Yáng míng — see 陽明區 (Yáng míng Qū)

胃

wèi — 1. stomach 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

經

Jīng — surname Jing (HSK 7-9)

所以

suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)

譫

zhān — (literary) to rant; to rave; to be delirious

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

不清

bù qīng — unclear

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

有所

yǒu suǒ — 1. somewhat 2. to some extent (HSK 7-9)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

有了

yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

穢

huì — (bound form) dirty; filthy

即可

jí kě — 1. equivalent to 就可以 2. can then (do sth) 3. can immediately (do sth) 4. (do sth) and that will suffice (HSK 7-9)

身

shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158

安

Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

尤

Yóu — surname You

氏

shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

服

fú — 1. clothes 2. dress 3. garment 4. to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) 5. to obey 6. to be convinced (by an argument) 7. to convince 8. to admire 9. to acclimatize 10. to take (medicine) 11. mourning clothes 12. to wear mourning clothes (HSK 6)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

劑

jì — 1. (bound form) a compound made by mixing ingredients (esp. a medicinal or chemical product) 2. (bound form) small piece of dough cut from a rolled log, used for making mantou (steamed buns) or dumplings 3. classifier for a dose of medicine (HSK 7-9)

并不

bìng bù — not at all; by no means

稍

shāo — 1. somewhat 2. a little (HSK 5)

減

jiǎn — 1. to lower 2. to decrease 3. to reduce 4. to subtract 5. to diminish (HSK 4)

更加

gèng jiā — 1. more (than sth else) 2. even more (HSK 3)

發起

fā qǐ — 1. to originate 2. to initiate 3. to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) 4. to start 5. to propose sth (for the first time) (HSK 6)

狂

kuáng — 1. mad 2. wild 3. violent (HSK 5)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

先前众姊妹们都住在大观园中，后来贾妃薨后，也不修葺。到了宝玉娶亲，林黛玉一死，史湘云回去，宝琴在家住著，园中人少，况兼天气寒冷，李纨姊妹，探春，惜春等俱挪回旧所。到了花朝月夕，依旧相约顽耍。如今探春一去，宝玉病后不出屋门，益发没有高兴的人了。所以园中寂寞，只有几家看园的人住著，那日尤氏过来送探春起身，因天晚省得套车，便从前年在园里开通宁府的那个便门里走过去了。觉得凄凉满目，台榭依然，女墙一带都种作园地一般，心中怅然如有所失，因到家中，便有些身上发热，扎挣一两天，竟躺倒了。日间的发烧犹可，夜里身热异常，便谵语绵绵。贾珍连忙请了大夫看视。说感冒起的，如今缠经，入了足阳明胃经，所以谵语不清，如有所见，有了大秽即可身安。尤氏服了两剂，并不稍减，更加发起狂来。

賈珍著急，便叫賈蓉來打聽外頭有好醫生再請幾位來瞧瞧。Jia Zhen, growing anxious, told Jia Rong to inquire outside whether there were any good doctors, so as to invite a few more to come and examine her.賈蓉回道：“前兒這位太醫是最興時的了。Jia Rong replied, "That imperial physician the other day is the most fashionable one there is right now.只怕我母親的病不是藥治得好的。”賈珍道：“胡說，不吃藥難道由他去罷。”賈蓉道：“不是說不治。I'm only afraid my mother's illness isn't the kind that medicine can cure." Jia Zhen said, "Nonsense — if we don't give her medicine, are we simply to let her be?" Jia Rong said, "I don't mean not to treat her.為的是前日母親從西府去，回來是穿著園子里走來家的，一到了家就身上發燒，別是撞客著了罷？It's just that, the other day, my mother went to the West Mansion, and coming back she walked home through the garden — as soon as she got home she came down with a fever. Could it be that she ran into something inauspicious there?外頭有個毛半仙，是南方人，卦起的很靈，不如請他來占卦占卦。There's a Mao Banxian outside, a southerner, whose divinations are very accurate — better to invite him to cast a divination.看有信兒呢，就依著他，要是不中用，再請別的好大夫來。”賈珍聽了，即刻叫人請來。If it proves reliable, we'll go along with it; if it's no use, we can send for another good doctor afterward." When Jia Zhen heard this, he had someone go fetch the man at once.坐在書房內喝了茶，便說：“府上叫我，不知占什麼事？”賈蓉道：“家母有病，請教一卦。”毛半仙道：“既如此，取淨水洗手，設下香案。Seated in the study drinking tea, he said, "Your household has summoned me — I wonder what matter I am to divine?" Jia Rong said, "My mother is ill; I'd like to ask for a divination." Mao Banxian said, "In that case, bring clean water to wash my hands, and set up an incense table.讓我起出一課來看就是了。”一時下人安排定了。Let me cast a reading and see." In a moment the servants had everything arranged.他便怀里掏出卦筒來，走到上頭恭恭敬敬的作了一個揖，手內搖著卦筒，口里念道：“伏以太极兩儀，絪縕交感。He then drew a divining tube from inside his robe, stepped up and made a most respectful bow, and, shaking the tube in his hand, intoned: "It is held that from the Supreme Ultimate come the Two Modes, blending and interacting in mutual response.圖書出而變化不窮，神圣作而誠求必應。From the sacred diagrams and writings spring transformations without end; when the sages act, sincere entreaty is bound to be answered.茲有信官賈某，為因母病，虔請伏羲，文王，周公，孔子四大圣人，鑒臨在上，誠感則靈，有凶報凶，有吉報吉。Now here is the petitioner Jia so-and-so, who, on account of his mother's illness, reverently invites the four great sages Fuxi, King Wen, the Duke of Zhou, and Confucius to look down and bear witness on high. Where sincerity moves them, the response will be true — if there is misfortune, report misfortune; if there is fortune, report fortune.先請內象三爻。”說著，將筒內的錢倒在盤內，說“有靈的頭一爻就是交。”拿起來又搖了一搖，倒出來說是單。First I ask for the three lower lines of the inner trigram." So saying, he poured the coins from the tube onto the tray, saying, "If it is efficacious, the first line will be a 'crossed' line." He picked them up, shook them again, and poured them out, pronouncing it a "single" line.第三爻又是交。The third line again was "crossed."檢起錢來，嘴里說是：“內爻已示，更請外象三爻，完成一卦。”起出來是單拆單。He gathered up the coins, saying, "The inner lines have now been shown; I ask further for the three lines of the outer trigram, to complete the hexagram." What came up was single, broken, single.那毛半仙收了卦筒和銅錢，便坐下問道：“請坐，請坐。Mao Banxian put away the tube and the coins, then sat down and said, "Please, sit, sit.讓我來細細的看看。Let me look this over carefully.這個卦乃是‘未濟’之卦。This hexagram is 'Wei Ji' — 'Before Completion.'世爻是第三爻，午火兄弟劫財，晦氣是一定該有的。The ruling line is the third line, Fire of the Horse, a 'sibling' line that plunders wealth — bad luck is certainly to be expected.如今尊駕為母問病，用神是初爻，真是父母爻動出官鬼來。Now, sir, as you are asking about your mother's illness, the 'working spirit' is the first line — indeed, the Parent line has moved and given rise to an Official-Ghost.五爻上又有一層官鬼，我看令堂太夫人的病是不輕的。And on the fifth line there is another layer of Official-Ghost — I'd say your honored mother's illness is no light matter.還好，還好，如今子亥之水休囚，寅木動而生火。Still, still, it's all right — the Water of Zi and Hai is now in decline, and the Wood of Yin is stirring and generating Fire.世爻上動出一個子孫來，倒是克鬼的。On the ruling line a 'Child-and-Grandchild' line has been activated, which happens to overcome the Ghost.況且日月生身，再隔兩日子水官鬼落空，交到戌日就好了。Moreover, the day and month both generate the self-line; in another two days the Water Official-Ghost of Zi will fall into the Void, and once it turns to the day of Xu, she will recover.但是父母爻上變鬼，恐怕令尊大人也有些關礙。But the Parent line has changed into a Ghost — I'm afraid your honored father may also be in some danger.就是本身世爻比劫過重，到了水旺土衰的日子也不好。”說完了，便撅著胡子坐著。And as for yourself, the ruling line has too heavy a burden of Sibling-and-Robber lines — when the day comes that Water is strong and Earth is weak, it won't go well for you either." Having finished, he sat there stroking his beard, chin thrust out.賈蓉起先聽他搗鬼，心里忍不住要笑，聽他講的卦理明白，又說生怕父親也不好，便說道：“卦是极高明的，但不知我母親到底是什麼病？”毛半仙道：“据這卦上世爻午火變水相克，必是寒火凝結。At first Jia Rong, listening to him carrying on, could hardly keep from laughing, but when he heard him explain the hexagram's principles so clearly, and then say he feared his father too might fare badly, he said, "The divination is extremely masterly, but I wonder just what illness my mother actually has?" Mao Banxian said, "According to this hexagram, the ruling line's Fire of Wu has changed into Water, which overcomes it — it must be a case of cold and fire congealed together.若要斷得清楚，揲蓍也不大明白，除非用大六壬才斷得准。”賈蓉道：“先生都高明的么？”毛半仙道：“知道些。”賈蓉便要請教，報了一個時辰。To determine it clearly, though, casting yarrow stalks won't make it very plain — only the Da Liuren method can give a precise judgment." Jia Rong said, "Are you skilled in that as well, sir?" Mao Banxian said, "I know something of it." Jia Rong then asked him to proceed, and told him the hour.毛先生便畫了盤子，將神將排定。”算去是戌上白虎，這課叫做‘魄化課’。Mr. Mao then drew out the diagram-board and set the spirit-generals in their places." Working it out, it came to White Tiger at Xu — this reading was called the "Po-Soul Dissolving" reading.大凡白虎乃是凶將，乘旺象氣受制，便不能為害。Now the White Tiger is generally an inauspicious general; when it rides on a thriving aspect but its energy is kept in check, it cannot do harm.如今乘著死神死煞及時令囚死，則為餓虎，定是傷人。But now, riding on the Death Spirit and Death Star, with the season itself in decline and death, it becomes a starving tiger, and is bound to injure someone.就如魄神受驚消散，故名‘魄化’。It is just as if the po-soul had been startled and scattered — hence the name 'Po Dissolving.'這課象說是人身喪鬼，憂患相仍，病多喪死，訟有憂驚。This reading's image speaks of a death-ghost attached to a person's body, troubles following one upon another, much illness leading to death, and lawsuits bringing worry and fright.按象有日暮虎臨，必定是傍晚得病的。According to the image, the tiger arrives at dusk — she must certainly have fallen ill toward evening.象內說，凡占此課，必定舊宅有伏虎作怪，或有形響。The image states that whenever this reading is cast, there is certain to be a crouching tiger spirit haunting the old residence, causing either apparitions or sounds.如今尊駕為大人而占，正合著虎在陽憂男，在陰憂女。Now, sir, as you are divining on behalf of an elder, this matches exactly with: the Tiger in Yang brings worry for the men, in Yin brings worry for the women.此課十分凶險呢。”賈蓉沒有聽完，唬得面上失色道：“先生說得很是。This reading is extremely perilous indeed." Before he had even finished, Jia Rong, terrified, turned pale and said, "What you say, sir, is quite right.但與那卦又不大相合，到底有妨礙么？”毛半仙道：“你不用慌，待我慢慢的再看。”低著頭又咕噥了一會子，便說“好了，有救星了！But it doesn't quite agree with the earlier divination — is there really any danger?" Mao Banxian said, "There's no need to panic; let me look again, slowly." He lowered his head and muttered to himself for a while, then said, "Good, there's a saving star!算出巳上有貴神救解，謂之‘魄化魂歸’。Working it out, on the Si position there is a Noble Spirit that comes to the rescue — this is called 'the po-soul dissolves but the hun-soul returns.'先憂後喜，是不妨事的。There is worry first, joy after — there's nothing to fear.只要小心些就是了。”You need only be a little careful, that's all."

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

著急

zháo jí — 1. to worry; to feel anxious 2. to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry 3. Taiwan pr. (zhāo jí) (HSK 4)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

打聽

dǎ ting — 1. to ask about 2. to make some inquiries 3. to ask around (HSK 3)

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

醫生

yī shēng — doctor; medical practitioner (HSK 1)

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

位

wèi — 1. position 2. location 3. place 4. seat 5. classifier for people (honorific) 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7. (physics) potential (HSK 2)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

前兒

qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday

這位

zhè wèi — this (person)

太醫

tài yī — imperial physician

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

興

Xīng — surname Xing

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

只怕

zhǐ pà — 1. I'm afraid that... 2. perhaps 3. maybe 4. very likely

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

藥

yào — 1. medicine 2. drug 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 服 (fù), 味 (wèi) 5. to poison (HSK 2)

治

zhì — 1. to rule 2. to govern 3. to manage 4. to control 5. to harness (a river) 6. to treat (a disease) 7. to wipe out (a pest) 8. to punish 9. to research (HSK 4)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

胡說

hú shuō — 1. to talk nonsense 2. drivel (HSK 7-9)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

吃藥

chī yào — to take medicine

難道

nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)

由

yóu — 1. to follow 2. from 3. because of; due to 4. by; via; through 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (HSK 3)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不治

bù zhì — to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help

為的是

wèi de shì — 1. for the sake of 2. for the purpose of

前日

qián rì — day before yesterday

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

西

Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

穿著

chuān zhuó — attire; clothes; dress (HSK 7-9)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

子

zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

到了

dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end

家

jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

身上

shēn shang — 1. on the body 2. at hand 3. among (HSK 1)

發燒

fā shāo — 1. to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever 2. (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over 3. (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular (HSK 4)

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

撞

zhuàng — 1. to knock against 2. to bump into 3. to run into 4. to meet by accident (HSK 5)

客

kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

毛

Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

仙

xiān — immortal

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

南方

nán fāng — 1. south; southern direction 2. (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River (HSK 2)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

起

qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

靈

líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)

不如

bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

占

zhān — 1. to observe 2. to divine (HSK 2)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

占

zhān — 1. to observe 2. to divine (HSK 2)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

信

xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

依著

yī zhe — in accordance with

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

要是

yào shi — (coll.) if (HSK 3)

不中用

bù zhōng yòng — 1. unfit for anything 2. no good 3. useless 4. (of a sick person) beyond hope

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

別的

bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

大夫

dà fū — senior official (in imperial China) (HSK 3)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

即刻

jí kè — 1. immediately 2. instant 3. instantly

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

書房

shū fáng — 1. study (room) 2. studio 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 6)

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

喝

hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

茶

chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

府上

fǔ shàng — (courteous) home; residence (not one's own)

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

占

zhān — 1. to observe 2. to divine (HSK 2)

什麼事

shén me shì — 1. What's up?; Is something the matter? 2. (coll.) (used in rhetorical questions of the form 關 (guān) + {person} + 什麼事 (shén me shì) "what business is it of {person}'s?; what's it to {person}?")

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

家母

jiā mǔ — (polite) my mother

有病

yǒu bìng — 1. to be ill 2. (coll.) to be not right in the head

請教

qǐng jiào — 1. to ask for guidance 2. to consult (HSK 3)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

毛

Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

仙

xiān — immortal

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

既

jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

取

qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)

淨水

jìng shuǐ — 1. purified water 2. to purify water

洗手

xǐ shǒu — 1. to wash one's hands 2. to go to the toilet

設

shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

香案

xiāng àn — incense burner table

讓

ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

起

qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)

出

chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

課

kè — 1. subject 2. course 3. classifier: 門 (mén) 4. class 5. lesson 6. classifier: 堂 (táng), 節 (jié) 7. to levy 8. tax 9. form of divination (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一時

yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)

下人

xià rén — 1. (old) servant 2. (dialect) children; grandchildren

安排

ān pái — 1. to arrange 2. to plan 3. to set up 4. arrangements 5. plans (HSK 3)

定

dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

怀里

huái lǐ — 1. embrace 2. bosom (HSK 7-9)

掏出

tāo chū — 1. to fish out 2. to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

筒

tǒng — 1. tube 2. cylinder 3. to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) (HSK 7-9)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

上頭

shàng tóu — 1. (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention 2. (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) (HSK 7-9)

恭

gōng — respectful

恭敬

gōng jìng — 1. deferential 2. respectful

敬

jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

揖

yī — to greet by raising clasped hands

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

筒

tǒng — 1. tube 2. cylinder 3. to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) (HSK 7-9)

口

kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

念

niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

伏

Fú — surname Fu

以太

yǐ tài — (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)

极

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

兩儀

liǎng yí — 1. heaven and earth 2. yin and yang

絪縕

yīn yūn — variant of 氤氳 (yīn yūn)

交

jiāo — 1. to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over 2. to make friends 3. (of lines) to intersect 4. variant of 跤 (jiāo) (HSK 2)

感

gǎn — 1. to feel 2. to move 3. to touch 4. to affect 5. feeling 6. emotion 7. (suffix) sense of ~

圖書

tú shū — 1. books (in a library or bookstore) 2. classifier: 本 (běn), 冊 (cè), 部 (bù) (HSK 6)

出

chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

變化

biàn huà — 1. (intransitive) to change; to vary 2. change; variation (HSK 3)

不窮

bù qióng — 1. endless 2. boundless 3. inexhaustible

神圣

shén shèng — 1. divine 2. hallow 3. holy 4. sacred (HSK 7-9)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

誠

chéng — 1. (bound form) sincere; authentic 2. (literary) really; truly

求

qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)

必應

Bì yìng — Bing (search engine)

茲

cí — used in 龜茲 (Qiū cí) (HSK 7-9)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

信

xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

某

mǒu — 1. some 2. a certain 3. sb or sth indefinite 4. such-and-such (HSK 3)

為

wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

虔

qián — 1. to act with reverence 2. reverent

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

伏羲

Fú xī — Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852–2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing

文

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

周公

Zhōu gōng — Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 (Zhōu Wén wáng), played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周 (Xī Zhōu), and is also known as the "God of Dreams"

孔子

Kǒng zǐ — Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子 (Kǒng fū zǐ)

四大

sì dà — 1. the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) 2. the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放 (dà míng dà fàng), 大辯論 (dà biàn lùn), 大字報 (dà zì bào) (PRC)

圣人

shèng rén — 1. sage 2. the Sage (i.e. Confucius) 3. (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty 4. (religion) saint

鑒

jiàn — variant of 鑑 (jiàn)

臨

lín — 1. to face 2. to overlook 3. to arrive 4. to be (just) about to 5. just before (HSK 7-9)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

誠

chéng — 1. (bound form) sincere; authentic 2. (literary) really; truly

感

gǎn — 1. to feel 2. to move 3. to touch 4. to affect 5. feeling 6. emotion 7. (suffix) sense of ~

則

zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)

靈

líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

凶

xiōng — 1. vicious 2. fierce 3. ominous 4. inauspicious 5. famine 6. variant of 兇 (xiōng) (HSK 6)

報

bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)

凶

xiōng — 1. vicious 2. fierce 3. ominous 4. inauspicious 5. famine 6. variant of 兇 (xiōng) (HSK 6)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

吉

Jí — 1. short name for Jilin 吉林 (Jí lín) 2. surname Ji

報

bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)

吉

Jí — 1. short name for Jilin 吉林 (Jí lín) 2. surname Ji

先

xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

象

xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

筒

tǒng — 1. tube 2. cylinder 3. to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) (HSK 7-9)

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

盤

pán — 1. tray; plate; dish 2. (finance) (bound form) market prices 3. (computing) (bound form) disk 4. to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) 5. to check; to examine; to investigate 6. to transfer; to sell (property) 7. to shift; to move (sth big and heavy) 8. classifier for things resembling a plate or dish 9. classifier for coils 10. classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) (HSK 4)

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

靈

líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

頭一

tóu yī — the first

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

交

jiāo — 1. to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over 2. to make friends 3. (of lines) to intersect 4. variant of 跤 (jiāo) (HSK 2)

拿起

ná qǐ — to pick up

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

第

dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

交

jiāo — 1. to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over 2. to make friends 3. (of lines) to intersect 4. variant of 跤 (jiāo) (HSK 2)

檢

jiǎn — 1. to check 2. to examine 3. to inspect 4. to exercise restraint

起

qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

嘴里

zuǐ lǐ — 1. mouth 2. in the mouth 3. on one's lips 4. speech 5. words

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

示

shì — 1. to show 2. to reveal

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

外

wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)

象

xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

完成

wán chéng — to complete; to accomplish (HSK 2)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

起

qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

拆

chāi — 1. to tear open 2. to tear down 3. to tear apart 4. to open (HSK 5)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

毛

Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

仙

xiān — immortal

收

shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

筒

tǒng — 1. tube 2. cylinder 3. to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) (HSK 7-9)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

銅錢

tóng qián — copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

坐下

zuò xia — to sit down (HSK 1)

問道

wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask

請坐

qǐng zuò — please, have a seat (HSK 1)

請坐

qǐng zuò — please, have a seat (HSK 1)

讓

ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

細細

xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

看看

kàn kan — 1. to take a look at 2. to examine 3. to survey 4. (coll.) pretty soon

這個

zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

乃是

nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)

未

wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)

濟

Jǐ — 1. used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水 (Jǐ Shuǐ) 2. surname Ji

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

世

Shì — surname Shi

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

第

dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

午

wǔ — 1. 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

兄弟

xiōng dì — 1. brothers 2. younger brother 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) 5. brotherly 6. fraternal (HSK 4)

劫

jié — 1. to rob 2. to plunder 3. to seize by force 4. to coerce 5. calamity 6. abbr. for kalpa 劫波 (jié bō) (HSK 7-9)

財

cái — 1. money 2. wealth 3. riches 4. property 5. valuables

晦氣

huì qì — 1. bad luck 2. unlucky 3. calamitous 4. wretched

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

一定

yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)

該

gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)

有的

yǒu de — 1. (there are) some (who are...) 2. some (exist) (HSK 1)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

尊駕

zūn jià — 1. lit. your honored carriage 2. your highness 3. honored Sir (also sarcastic) 4. you

為

wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

用

yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

初

chū — 1. (bound form) at first; initially 2. (bound form) first; early 3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 (chū sān) "the third" (HSK 3)

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

真是

zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)

父母

fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

動

dòng — 1. (of sth) to move 2. to set in movement 3. to displace 4. to touch 5. to make use of 6. to stir (emotions) 7. to alter 8. abbr. for 動詞 (dòng cí), verb (HSK 1)

出官

chū guān — to leave the capital for an official post

鬼

guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

一層

yī céng — one layer; one level

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

鬼

guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

令堂

lìng táng — (honorific) your mother

太夫人

tài fū rén — 1. (old) dowager 2. old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

輕

qīng — 1. light 2. easy 3. gentle 4. soft 5. reckless 6. unimportant 7. frivolous 8. small in number 9. unstressed 10. neutral 11. to disparage (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

還好

hái hǎo — 1. not bad; pretty good 2. fortunately; luckily

還好

hái hǎo — 1. not bad; pretty good 2. fortunately; luckily

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

子

zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

亥

hài — 1. 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 330°

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

水

Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)

休

Xiū — surname Xiu

囚

qiú — prisoner

寅

yín — 1. 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

木

Mù — surname Mu

動

dòng — 1. (of sth) to move 2. to set in movement 3. to displace 4. to touch 5. to make use of 6. to stir (emotions) 7. to alter 8. abbr. for 動詞 (dòng cí), verb (HSK 1)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

生火

shēng huǒ — to make a fire; to light a fire

世

Shì — surname Shi

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

動

dòng — 1. (of sth) to move 2. to set in movement 3. to displace 4. to touch 5. to make use of 6. to stir (emotions) 7. to alter 8. abbr. for 動詞 (dòng cí), verb (HSK 1)

出

chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

子孫

zǐ sūn — 1. offspring 2. posterity (HSK 7-9)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

倒是

dào shi — 1. contrary to what one might expect 2. actually 3. contrariwise 4. why don't you (HSK 5)

克

Kè — 1. abbr. for 克羅地亞 (Kè luó dì yà), Croatia 2. (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞 (Kè luó āi xī yà), Croatia (HSK 2)

鬼

guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

況且

kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (HSK 7-9)

日月

rì yuè — 1. the sun and moon 2. day and month 3. every day and every month 4. season 5. life and livelihood

生

shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)

身

shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

隔

gé — 1. to separate 2. to partition 3. to stand or lie between 4. at a distance from 5. after or at an interval of (HSK 4)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

日子

rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)

水

Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

鬼

guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)

落空

là kòng — 1. to omit; to neglect (to do sth) 2. to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by

交

jiāo — 1. to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over 2. to make friends 3. (of lines) to intersect 4. variant of 跤 (jiāo) (HSK 2)

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

戌

qu — used in 屈戌兒 (qū qu r)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

父母

fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

變

biàn — 1. to change 2. to become different 3. to transform 4. to vary 5. rebellion (HSK 2)

鬼

guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)

恐怕

kǒng pà — 1. fear 2. to dread 3. I'm afraid that... 4. perhaps 5. maybe (HSK 3)

令尊

lìng zūn — Your esteemed father (honorific)

大人

dà ren — 1. adult 2. grownup 3. title of respect toward superiors (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

有些

yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit

關

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 1)

礙

ài — 1. to hinder 2. to obstruct 3. to block

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

本身

běn shēn — 1. itself 2. in itself 3. per se (HSK 6)

世

Shì — surname Shi

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

比

Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)

劫

jié — 1. to rob 2. to plunder 3. to seize by force 4. to coerce 5. calamity 6. abbr. for kalpa 劫波 (jié bō) (HSK 7-9)

過重

guò zhòng — overweight (luggage)

到了

dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end

水

Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)

旺

wàng — 1. prosperous 2. flourishing 3. (of flowers) blooming 4. (of fire) roaring (HSK 7-9)

土

Tǔ — 1. surname Tu 2. Tu ethnic group (HSK 3)

衰

cuī — variant of 縗 (cuī)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

日子

rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不好

bù hǎo — no good

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

完了

wán le — 1. to be finished 2. to be done for 3. ruined 4. gone to the dogs 5. oh no (HSK 5)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

撅

juē — 1. to protrude 2. to stick out 3. to pout (also written 噘) 4. to embarrass (people)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

胡子

hú zi — 1. beard 2. mustache or whiskers 3. facial hair 4. classifier: 撮 (zuǒ), 根 (gēn) 5. (coll.) bandit (HSK 5)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

起先

qǐ xiān — at first; in the beginning

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

搗鬼

dǎo guǐ — to play tricks; to cause mischief

心里

xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)

忍不住

rěn bu zhù — 1. cannot help 2. unable to bear (HSK 5)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

講

jiǎng — 1. to speak 2. to explain 3. to negotiate 4. to emphasize 5. to be particular about 6. as far as sth is concerned 7. speech 8. lecture (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

理

lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)

明白

míng bai — 1. clear; obvious; unequivocal 2. sensible; reasonable 3. to understand; to realize (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

生怕

shēng pà — 1. to fear 2. afraid 3. extremely nervous 4. for fear that 5. to avoid 6. so as not to (HSK 7-9)

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不好

bù hǎo — no good

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

說道

shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

极

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

高明

Gāo míng — see 高明區 (Gāo míng Qū) (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

到底

dào dǐ — 1. finally 2. in the end 3. when all is said and done 4. after all 5. to the end 6. to the last (HSK 3)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

毛

Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

仙

xiān — immortal

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

据

jū — used in 拮据 (jié jū) (HSK 6)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

世

Shì — surname Shi

爻

yáo — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), e.g. ☶

午

wǔ — 1. 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

變

biàn — 1. to change 2. to become different 3. to transform 4. to vary 5. rebellion (HSK 2)

水相

shuǐ xiàng — aqueous solution

克

Kè — 1. abbr. for 克羅地亞 (Kè luó dì yà), Croatia 2. (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞 (Kè luó āi xī yà), Croatia (HSK 2)

必

bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

寒

hán — 1. cold 2. poor 3. to tremble

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

凝結

níng jié — 1. to condense 2. to solidify 3. to coagulate 4. clot (of blood)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

斷

duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

清楚

qīng chu — 1. clear 2. distinct 3. to understand thoroughly 4. to be clear about (HSK 2)

揲

shé — sort out divining stalks

蓍

shī — yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不大

bù dà — 1. not very (clear, far away etc); not too 2. not often; infrequently (HSK 1)

明白

míng bai — 1. clear; obvious; unequivocal 2. sensible; reasonable 3. to understand; to realize (HSK 1)

除非

chú fēi — 1. only if (..., or otherwise, ...) 2. only when 3. only in the case that 4. unless (HSK 5)

用

yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

六

liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)

壬

rén — 1. ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān) 2. ninth in order 3. letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc 4. ancient Chinese compass point: 345° 5. nona

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

斷

duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

准

zhǔn — 1. to allow 2. to grant 3. in accordance with 4. in the light of (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

先生

xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

高明

Gāo míng — see 高明區 (Gāo míng Qū) (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

么

Yāo — surname Yao

毛

Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

仙

xiān — immortal

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

知道

zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

請教

qǐng jiào — 1. to ask for guidance 2. to consult (HSK 3)

報

bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

時辰

shí chen — 1. time 2. one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day

毛

Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

先生

xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

畫

huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

盤子

pán zi — 1. tray 2. plate 3. dish 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

排定

pái dìng — to schedule

算

suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out 2. to include; to count in 3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight 4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (HSK 2)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

戌

qu — used in 屈戌兒 (qū qu r)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

白虎

Bái hǔ — 1. White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) 2. (slang) hairless female genitalia

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

課

kè — 1. subject 2. course 3. classifier: 門 (mén) 4. class 5. lesson 6. classifier: 堂 (táng), 節 (jié) 7. to levy 8. tax 9. form of divination (HSK 1)

叫做

jiào zuò — to be called; to be known as

魄

pò — (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)

化

huā — variant of 花 (huā)

課

kè — 1. subject 2. course 3. classifier: 門 (mén) 4. class 5. lesson 6. classifier: 堂 (táng), 節 (jié) 7. to levy 8. tax 9. form of divination (HSK 1)

大凡

dà fán — 1. generally 2. in general

白虎

Bái hǔ — 1. White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) 2. (slang) hairless female genitalia

乃是

nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)

凶

xiōng — 1. vicious 2. fierce 3. ominous 4. inauspicious 5. famine 6. variant of 兇 (xiōng) (HSK 6)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

乘

Chéng — surname Cheng (HSK 5)

旺

wàng — 1. prosperous 2. flourishing 3. (of flowers) blooming 4. (of fire) roaring (HSK 7-9)

象

xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

受制

shòu zhì — 1. to be controlled (by sb) 2. to suffer under a yoke

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

不能

bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not

為害

wéi hài — to cause harm

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

乘

Chéng — surname Cheng (HSK 5)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

死神

sǐ shén — 1. mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die 2. (fig.) death

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)

煞

shā — 1. to terminate 2. to cut short 3. to bring to a stop 4. to squeeze 5. to tighten 6. to damage 7. variant of 殺 (shā)

及時

jí shí — 1. timely; at the right time 2. promptly; without delay (HSK 3)

令

líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)

囚

qiú — prisoner

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)

則

zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)

為

wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)

餓

è — 1. hungry 2. to starve (sb) (HSK 1)

虎

hǔ — 1. tiger 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

定

dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

傷人

shāng rén — to injure sb

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

魄

pò — (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

受驚

shòu jīng — startled (HSK 7-9)

消散

xiāo sàn — to dissipate

故

gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)

名

míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)

魄

pò — (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)

化

huā — variant of 花 (huā)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

課

kè — 1. subject 2. course 3. classifier: 門 (mén) 4. class 5. lesson 6. classifier: 堂 (táng), 節 (jié) 7. to levy 8. tax 9. form of divination (HSK 1)

象

xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

人身

rén shēn — 1. person 2. personal 3. human body (HSK 7-9)

喪

sāng — 1. mourning 2. funeral 3. (old) corpse

鬼

guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)

憂患

yōu huàn — 1. suffering 2. misery 3. hardship

相

Xiāng — surname Xiang

仍

réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

喪

sāng — 1. mourning 2. funeral 3. (old) corpse

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)

訟

sòng — litigation

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

憂

yōu — 1. to worry 2. to concern oneself with 3. worried 4. anxiety 5. sorrow 6. (literary) to observe mourning

驚

jīng — 1. to startle 2. to be frightened 3. to be scared 4. alarm (HSK 7-9)

按

àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)

象

xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

日暮

rì mù — sunset

虎

hǔ — 1. tiger 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

臨

lín — 1. to face 2. to overlook 3. to arrive 4. to be (just) about to 5. just before (HSK 7-9)

必定

bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (HSK 7-9)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

傍晚

bàng wǎn — 1. in the evening 2. when night falls 3. towards evening 4. at night fall 5. at dusk (HSK 6)

得病

dé bìng — 1. to fall ill 2. to contract a disease

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

象

xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

凡

fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)

占

zhān — 1. to observe 2. to divine (HSK 2)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

課

kè — 1. subject 2. course 3. classifier: 門 (mén) 4. class 5. lesson 6. classifier: 堂 (táng), 節 (jié) 7. to levy 8. tax 9. form of divination (HSK 1)

必定

bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (HSK 7-9)

舊宅

jiù zhái — former residence

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

伏虎

fú hǔ — 1. to subdue a tiger 2. fig. to prevail over sinister forces

作怪

zuò guài — 1. (of a ghost) to make strange things happen 2. to act up 3. to act behind the scenes 4. to make mischief 5. odd 6. to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)

或

huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)

有形

yǒu xíng — 1. material; tangible; visible 2. shapely

響

xiǎng — 1. echo 2. sound 3. noise 4. to make a sound 5. to sound 6. to ring 7. loud 8. classifier for noises (HSK 2)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

尊駕

zūn jià — 1. lit. your honored carriage 2. your highness 3. honored Sir (also sarcastic) 4. you

為

wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)

大人

dà ren — 1. adult 2. grownup 3. title of respect toward superiors (HSK 2)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

占

zhān — 1. to observe 2. to divine (HSK 2)

正

zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)

合著

hé zhe — 1. (dialect) (implying sudden realization) so 2. after all

虎

hǔ — 1. tiger 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

陽

yáng — 1. positive (electric.) 2. sun 3. male principle (Taoism) 4. Yang, opposite: 陰 (yīn)

憂

yōu — 1. to worry 2. to concern oneself with 3. worried 4. anxiety 5. sorrow 6. (literary) to observe mourning

男

nán — 1. (bound form) male 2. baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

陰

Yīn — surname Yin (HSK 2)

憂

yōu — 1. to worry 2. to concern oneself with 3. worried 4. anxiety 5. sorrow 6. (literary) to observe mourning

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

課

kè — 1. subject 2. course 3. classifier: 門 (mén) 4. class 5. lesson 6. classifier: 堂 (táng), 節 (jié) 7. to levy 8. tax 9. form of divination (HSK 1)

十分

shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)

凶

xiōng — 1. vicious 2. fierce 3. ominous 4. inauspicious 5. famine 6. variant of 兇 (xiōng) (HSK 6)

險

xiǎn — 1. danger 2. dangerous 3. rugged (HSK 6)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

完

wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)

唬

hǔ — 1. a tiger's roar 2. to scare 3. to intimidate 4. (coll.) to fool 5. to bluff

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

面

miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

失色

shī sè — 1. to lose color 2. to turn pale

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

先生

xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

得很

de hěn — (after an adjective) very

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

不大

bù dà — 1. not very (clear, far away etc); not too 2. not often; infrequently (HSK 1)

相合

xiāng hé — 1. to conform to 2. to fit with 3. to be compatible with

到底

dào dǐ — 1. finally 2. in the end 3. when all is said and done 4. after all 5. to the end 6. to the last (HSK 3)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

妨礙

fáng ài — 1. to hinder 2. to obstruct (HSK 7-9)

么

Yāo — surname Yao

毛

Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

仙

xiān — immortal

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

不用

bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)

慌

huāng — 1. to get panicky; to lose one's head 2. (coll.) (after 得 (dé)) unbearably; terribly (HSK 5)

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

慢慢

màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

低

dī — 1. low 2. beneath 3. to lower (one's head) 4. to let droop 5. to hang down 6. to incline (HSK 2)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

咕噥

gū nong — 1. to murmur 2. to mumble 3. to grumble 4. to mutter

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一會

yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)

子

zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

有救

yǒu jiù — able to be saved; there's still a chance; remediable

星

xīng — 1. star 2. heavenly body 3. satellite 4. small amount

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

算出

suàn chū — to figure out; to calculate

巳

sì — 1. 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 150°

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

貴

Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

救

jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)

解

Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)

謂

Wèi — surname Wei

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

魄

pò — (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)

化

huā — variant of 花 (huā)

魂

hún — soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) (HSK 7-9)

歸

Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)

先

xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)

憂

yōu — 1. to worry 2. to concern oneself with 3. worried 4. anxiety 5. sorrow 6. (literary) to observe mourning

後

hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)

喜

xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

不妨

bù fáng — there is no harm in; might as well (HSK 7-9)

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

只要

zhǐ yào — so long as; provided; if (HSK 2)

小心

xiǎo xīn — 1. to be careful 2. to take care (HSK 2)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

贾珍著急，便叫贾蓉来打听外头有好医生再请几位来瞧瞧。贾蓉回道：“前儿这位太医是最兴时的了。只怕我母亲的病不是药治得好的。”贾珍道：“胡说，不吃药难道由他去罢。”贾蓉道：“不是说不治。为的是前日母亲从西府去，回来是穿著园子里走来家的，一到了家就身上发烧，别是撞客著了罢？外头有个毛半仙，是南方人，卦起的很灵，不如请他来占卦占卦。看有信儿呢，就依著他，要是不中用，再请别的好大夫来。”贾珍听了，即刻叫人请来。坐在书房内喝了茶，便说：“府上叫我，不知占什么事？”贾蓉道：“家母有病，请教一卦。”毛半仙道：“既如此，取净水洗手，设下香案。让我起出一课来看就是了。”一时下人安排定了。他便怀里掏出卦筒来，走到上头恭恭敬敬的作了一个揖，手内摇著卦筒，口里念道：“伏以太极两仪，𬘡缊交感。图书出而变化不穷，神圣作而诚求必应。兹有信官贾某，为因母病，虔请伏羲，文王，周公，孔子四大圣人，鉴临在上，诚感则灵，有凶报凶，有吉报吉。先请内象三爻。”说著，将筒内的钱倒在盘内，说“有灵的头一爻就是交。”拿起来又摇了一摇，倒出来说是单。第三爻又是交。检起钱来，嘴里说是：“内爻已示，更请外象三爻，完成一卦。”起出来是单拆单。那毛半仙收了卦筒和铜钱，便坐下问道：“请坐，请坐。让我来细细的看看。这个卦乃是‘未济’之卦。世爻是第三爻，午火兄弟劫财，晦气是一定该有的。如今尊驾为母问病，用神是初爻，真是父母爻动出官鬼来。五爻上又有一层官鬼，我看令堂太夫人的病是不轻的。还好，还好，如今子亥之水休囚，寅木动而生火。世爻上动出一个子孙来，倒是克鬼的。况且日月生身，再隔两日子水官鬼落空，交到戌日就好了。但是父母爻上变鬼，恐怕令尊大人也有些关碍。就是本身世爻比劫过重，到了水旺土衰的日子也不好。”说完了，便撅著胡子坐著。贾蓉起先听他捣鬼，心里忍不住要笑，听他讲的卦理明白，又说生怕父亲也不好，便说道：“卦是极高明的，但不知我母亲到底是什么病？”毛半仙道：“据这卦上世爻午火变水相克，必是寒火凝结。若要断得清楚，揲蓍也不大明白，除非用大六壬才断得准。”贾蓉道：“先生都高明的么？”毛半仙道：“知道些。”贾蓉便要请教，报了一个时辰。毛先生便画了盘子，将神将排定。”算去是戌上白虎，这课叫做‘魄化课’。大凡白虎乃是凶将，乘旺象气受制，便不能为害。如今乘著死神死煞及时令囚死，则为饿虎，定是伤人。就如魄神受惊消散，故名‘魄化’。这课象说是人身丧鬼，忧患相仍，病多丧死，讼有忧惊。按象有日暮虎临，必定是傍晚得病的。象内说，凡占此课，必定旧宅有伏虎作怪，或有形响。如今尊驾为大人而占，正合著虎在阳忧男，在阴忧女。此课十分凶险呢。”贾蓉没有听完，唬得面上失色道：“先生说得很是。但与那卦又不大相合，到底有妨碍么？”毛半仙道：“你不用慌，待我慢慢的再看。”低著头又咕哝了一会子，便说“好了，有救星了！算出巳上有贵神救解，谓之‘魄化魂归’。先忧后喜，是不妨事的。只要小心些就是了。”

賈蓉奉上卦金，送了出去，回稟賈珍，說是：“母親的病是在舊宅傍晚得的，為撞著什麼伏尸白虎。”賈珍道：“你說你母親前日從園里走回來的，可不是那里撞著的。Jia Rong presented the divination fee and saw him out, then went back to report to Jia Zhen, saying, "Mother's illness was contracted at dusk in the old residence, from running into some crouching-corpse White Tiger spirit." Jia Zhen said, "You said your mother walked home through the garden the other day — surely that's where she ran into it.你還記得你二嬸娘到園里去，回來就病了。Do you remember how your second aunt went into the garden and fell ill as soon as she came back?他雖沒有見什麼，後來那些丫頭老婆們都說是山子上一個毛烘烘的東西，眼睛有燈籠大，還會說話，把他二奶奶赶了回來，唬出一場病來。”賈蓉道：“怎麼不記得。Though she herself didn't see anything, the maids and married women afterward all said it was some shaggy furry creature on the rockery, with eyes as big as lanterns, that could even talk, and it chased Second Aunt back home and frightened her into an illness." Jia Rong said, "How could I not remember?我還聽見寶叔家的茗煙說，晴雯是做了園里芙蓉花的神了，林姑娘死了半空里有音樂，必定他也是管什麼花兒了。I also heard Mingyan, from Uncle Bao's household, say that Qingwen has become the spirit of the hibiscus flowers in the garden, and that when Miss Lin died there was music in midair — she too must be in charge of some flower or other.想這許多妖怪在園里，還了得！Just think — with so many spirits and monsters in the garden, it's simply unbearable!頭里人多陽氣重，常來常往不打緊。Before, with so many people about, the yang energy was strong, and coming and going often didn't matter.如今冷落的時候，母親打那里走，還不知踹了什麼花兒呢，不然就是撞著那一個。But now, in this deserted time, when mother walked through there, who knows what flower she trod on, or which spirit she ran into.那卦也還算是准的。”賈珍道：“到底說有妨礙沒有呢？”賈蓉道：“据他說，到了戌日就好了。That divination does seem to be accurate after all." Jia Zhen said, "But in the end, did he say there was any real danger or not?" Jia Rong said, "According to him, she'll recover by the day of Xu.只願早兩天好，或除兩天才好。”賈珍道：“這又是什麼意思？”賈蓉道：“那先生若是這樣准，生怕老爺也有些不自在。”正說著，里頭喊說“奶奶要坐起到那邊園里去，丫頭們都按捺不住。”賈珍等進去安慰定了。I only hope she recovers two days early, or else that it takes two extra days." Jia Zhen said, "Now what do you mean by that?" Jia Rong said, "If that master is as accurate as all that, I'm afraid Father too may not be quite well." Just as they were speaking, someone inside called out, "The mistress wants to sit up and go over to the garden — the maids can't hold her back at all!" Jia Zhen and the others went in and managed to calm her down.只聞尤氏嘴里亂說：“穿紅的來叫我，穿綠的來赶我。”地下這些人又怕又好笑。They heard only Madam You raving, "The one in red is calling me! The one in green is chasing me!" The people standing about were both frightened and amused.賈珍便命人買些紙錢送到園里燒化，果然那夜出了汗，便安靜些。Jia Zhen then had someone buy paper money and take it to the garden to burn, and sure enough, that night she broke into a sweat and grew somewhat calmer.到了戌日，也就漸漸的好起來。By the day of Xu, she had indeed gradually begun to recover.由是一人傳十，十人傳百，都說大觀園中有了妖怪。From this, one person told ten, and ten told a hundred, until everyone was saying there were spirits in the Grand View Garden.唬得那些看園的人也不修花補樹，灌溉果蔬。The gardeners were so frightened that they stopped pruning the flowers, tending the trees, or watering the fruit and vegetables.起先晚上不敢行走，以致鳥獸逼人，甚至日里也是約伴持械而行。At first they dared not walk about at night, so that birds and beasts grew bold enough to press close to people; eventually even in daytime they would only go about in groups, armed with weapons.過了些時，果然賈珍患病。After some time, Jia Zhen did indeed fall ill.竟不請醫調治，輕則到園化紙許願，重則詳星拜斗。He did not even send for a doctor to treat him — for a mild case he would go to the garden to burn paper offerings and make vows, and for a serious case he would consult the stars and worship the Dipper.賈珍方好，賈蓉等相繼而病。No sooner had Jia Zhen recovered than Jia Rong and the others fell ill one after another.如此接連數月，鬧得兩府俱怕。This went on continuously for several months, until both mansions were thrown into fear.從此風聲鶴唳，草木皆妖。From then on, every sound of wind and cry of crane, every blade of grass and every tree, seemed a demon.園中出息，一概全蠲，各房月例重新添起，反弄得榮府中更加拮据。All income from the garden was entirely canceled, and the monthly allowances for the various households had to be reinstated, which left the Rong mansion even more hard-pressed for money.那些看園的沒有了想頭，個個要離此處，每每造言生事，便將花妖樹怪編派起來，各要搬出，將園門封固，再無人敢到園中。The gardeners, having lost all hope of profit, each wanted to leave the place, and constantly made up stories and stirred up trouble, spreading tales of flower-spirits and tree-demons, all wanting to move out; the garden gates were sealed shut, and no one dared enter the garden any longer.以致崇樓高閣，瓊館瑤台，皆為禽獸所栖。As a result, the lofty towers and high pavilions, the splendid halls and jade terraces, all became roosts for birds and beasts.

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

奉上

fèng shàng — to offer

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

金

Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)

送

sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

回稟

huí bǐng — to report back to one's superior

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

舊宅

jiù zhái — former residence

傍晚

bàng wǎn — 1. in the evening 2. when night falls 3. towards evening 4. at night fall 5. at dusk (HSK 6)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

為

wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)

撞

zhuàng — 1. to knock against 2. to bump into 3. to run into 4. to meet by accident (HSK 5)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

伏

Fú — surname Fu

尸

shī — 1. (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) 2. (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution) 3. variant of 屍 (shī)

白虎

Bái hǔ — 1. White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) 2. (slang) hairless female genitalia

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

前日

qián rì — day before yesterday

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

可不是

kě bu shì — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure (HSK 7-9)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

撞

zhuàng — 1. to knock against 2. to bump into 3. to run into 4. to meet by accident (HSK 5)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

嬸娘

shěn niáng — wife of father's younger brother; aunt

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

雖

suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

後來

hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

丫頭

yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)

老婆

lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

山子

shān zi — 1. rock garden 2. rockery

上一個

shàng yī ge — previous one

毛

Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

烘

hōng — 1. to bake 2. to heat by fire 3. to set off by contrast

烘

hōng — 1. to bake 2. to heat by fire 3. to set off by contrast

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

眼睛

yǎn jing — 1. eye 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (HSK 2)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

燈籠

dēng lóng — lantern (HSK 7-9)

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

會

huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)

說話

shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

二奶

èr nǎi — 1. mistress 2. second wife 3. lover

奶

nǎi — 1. breast 2. milk 3. to breastfeed (HSK 1)

赶

gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)

唬

hǔ — 1. a tiger's roar 2. to scare 3. to intimidate 4. (coll.) to fool 5. to bluff

出

chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

場

cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

叔

shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

茗

míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea

煙

yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

晴

qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)

雯

wén — multicolored clouds

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

做

zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

芙蓉花

fú róng huā — 1. cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) 2. lotus

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

半空

bàn kōng — midair

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

音樂

yīn yuè — 1. music 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 曲 (qǔ), 段 (duàn) (HSK 2)

必定

bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (HSK 7-9)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

花兒

huā ér — 1. style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia 2. classifier: 首 (shǒu)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

許多

xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)

妖怪

yāo guài — 1. monster 2. devil (HSK 7-9)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

了得

liǎo de — 1. exceptional 2. outstanding 3. dreadful 4. appalling

頭里

tóu lǐ — 1. in front 2. in advance of the field

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

陽

yáng — 1. positive (electric.) 2. sun 3. male principle (Taoism) 4. Yang, opposite: 陰 (yīn)

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

重

chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (HSK 1)

常來常往

cháng lái cháng wǎng — 1. to visit frequently 2. to have frequent dealings (with) 3. to see each other often

不打緊

bù dǎ jǐn — 1. unimportant 2. not serious 3. it doesn't matter 4. never mind

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

冷落

lěng luò — 1. desolate 2. unfrequented 3. to treat sb coldly 4. to snub 5. to cold shoulder (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

踹

chuài — 1. to kick 2. to trample 3. to tread on (HSK 7-9)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

花兒

huā ér — 1. style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia 2. classifier: 首 (shǒu)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

不然

bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (HSK 4)

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

撞

zhuàng — 1. to knock against 2. to bump into 3. to run into 4. to meet by accident (HSK 5)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

卦

guà — 1. divinatory diagram 2. one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 3. one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

算是

suàn shì — 1. considered to be 2. at last (HSK 6)

准的

zhǔn dì — 1. standard 2. norm 3. criterion

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

到底

dào dǐ — 1. finally 2. in the end 3. when all is said and done 4. after all 5. to the end 6. to the last (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

妨礙

fáng ài — 1. to hinder 2. to obstruct (HSK 7-9)

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

据

jū — used in 拮据 (jié jū) (HSK 6)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

到了

dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end

戌

qu — used in 屈戌兒 (qū qu r)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

願

yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)

早

zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

天

tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

或

huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)

除

chú — 1. to get rid of 2. to remove 3. to exclude 4. to eliminate 5. to wipe out 6. to divide 7. except 8. not including (HSK 6)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

天才

tiān cái — 1. talent 2. gift 3. genius 4. talented 5. gifted (HSK 5)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

意思

yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. 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 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

先生

xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

若是

ruò shì — if

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

准

zhǔn — 1. to allow 2. to grant 3. in accordance with 4. in the light of (HSK 3)

生怕

shēng pà — 1. to fear 2. afraid 3. extremely nervous 4. for fear that 5. to avoid 6. so as not to (HSK 7-9)

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

有些

yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit

不自在

bù zì zai — 1. uneasy 2. ill at ease

正

zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

喊

hǎn — 1. to yell 2. to shout 3. to call out for (a person) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

奶奶

nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

起到

qǐ dào — (in an expression of the form 起到 (qǐ dào) + … + 作用 (zuò yòng)) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role) (HSK 5)

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

丫頭

yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

按捺不住

àn nà bu zhù — to be unable to hold back

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

安慰

ān wèi — to comfort; to console (HSK 5)

定

dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

尤

Yóu — surname You

氏

shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

嘴里

zuǐ lǐ — 1. mouth 2. in the mouth 3. on one's lips 4. speech 5. words

亂說

luàn shuō — to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks

穿

chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

穿

chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)

綠

lù — used in names (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

赶

gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

地下

dì xià — 1. underground 2. subterranean 3. covert (HSK 4)

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

好笑

hǎo xiào — laughable; funny; ridiculous (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

命

mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

買

mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

紙錢

zhǐ qián — ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead

送

sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

燒

shāo — 1. to burn; to set on fire 2. to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc) 3. to braise 4. to cook; to prepare food 5. to run a fever 6. fever 7. (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away (HSK 4)

化

huā — variant of 花 (huā)

果然

guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

出

chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

汗

hán — see 可汗 (kè hán), 汗國 (hán guó) (HSK 5)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

安靜

ān jìng — 1. quiet 2. peaceful 3. calm (HSK 2)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

到了

dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end

戌

qu — used in 屈戌兒 (qū qu r)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

漸漸

jiàn jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

好起來

hǎo qǐ lai — 1. to get better 2. to improve 3. to get well

由

yóu — 1. to follow 2. from 3. because of; due to 4. by; via; through 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (HSK 3)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

傳

chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

傳

chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

大觀園

Dà guān yuán — 1. Prospect Garden 2. Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

有了

yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))

妖怪

yāo guài — 1. monster 2. devil (HSK 7-9)

唬

hǔ — 1. a tiger's roar 2. to scare 3. to intimidate 4. (coll.) to fool 5. to bluff

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

修

Xiū — surname Xiu (HSK 3)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

補

bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)

樹

shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)

灌溉

guàn gài — to irrigate (HSK 7-9)

果蔬

guǒ shū — fruit and vegetables

起先

qǐ xiān — at first; in the beginning

晚上

wǎn shang — 1. evening 2. night 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. in the evening (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

敢

gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)

行走

xíng zǒu — to walk (HSK 7-9)

以致

yǐ zhì — 1. to such an extent as to 2. down to 3. up to (HSK 7-9)

鳥獸

niǎo shòu — 1. birds and beasts 2. fauna

逼人

bī rén — 1. pressing 2. threatening

甚至

shèn zhì — even; so much so that (HSK 4)

日里

rì lǐ — 1. daytime 2. during the day

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

約

yāo — to weigh in a balance or on a scale (HSK 3)

伴

bàn — 1. partner; companion; comrade; associate 2. to accompany (HSK 7-9)

持械

chí xiè — armed (robbery etc)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

行

háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

果然

guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

患病

huàn bìng — to fall ill (HSK 7-9)

竟

jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

醫

yī — 1. medical 2. medicine 3. doctor 4. to cure 5. to treat

調

diào — 1. to transfer 2. to move (troops or cadres) 3. to investigate 4. to enquire into 5. accent 6. view 7. argument 8. key (in music) 9. mode (music) 10. tune 11. tone 12. melody (HSK 3)

治

zhì — 1. to rule 2. to govern 3. to manage 4. to control 5. to harness (a river) 6. to treat (a disease) 7. to wipe out (a pest) 8. to punish 9. to research (HSK 4)

輕

qīng — 1. light 2. easy 3. gentle 4. soft 5. reckless 6. unimportant 7. frivolous 8. small in number 9. unstressed 10. neutral 11. to disparage (HSK 2)

則

zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

化

huā — variant of 花 (huā)

紙

zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)

許願

xǔ yuàn — 1. to make a wish 2. to make a vow 3. to promise a reward

重

chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (HSK 1)

則

zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)

詳

xiáng — 1. detailed 2. comprehensive

星

xīng — 1. star 2. heavenly body 3. satellite 4. small amount

拜

bài — 1. to bow to; to pay one's respects 2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) 3. to make a courtesy call 4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony 5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) 6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)

斗

Dǒu — abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 (Běi dǒu xīng) (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

相繼

xiāng jì — 1. in succession 2. following closely (HSK 7-9)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

接連

jiē lián — 1. on end 2. in a row 3. in succession (HSK 5)

數月

shù yuè — several months

鬧

nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

俱

jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

從此

cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)

風聲鶴唳

fēng shēng hè lì — 1. lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom) 2. fig. to panic at the slightest move 3. to be jittery

草木

cǎo mù — 1. vegetation 2. plants

皆

jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)

妖

yāo — 1. goblin 2. witch 3. devil 4. bewitching 5. enchanting 6. monster 7. phantom 8. demon

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

出息

chū xī — 1. to yield interest, profit etc 2. to exhale (Buddhism) (HSK 7-9)

一概

yī gài — 1. all 2. without any exceptions 3. categorically (HSK 7-9)

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

蠲

juān — 1. to deduct 2. to show 3. bright and clean 4. glow-worm 5. galleyworm 6. millipede

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

月

yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)

例

lì — 1. example 2. precedent 3. rule 4. case 5. instance

重新

chóng xīn — again; once more; re- (HSK 2)

添

tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)

起

qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)

反

fǎn — 1. contrary 2. in reverse 3. inside out or upside down 4. to reverse 5. to return 6. to oppose 7. opposite 8. against 9. anti- 10. to rebel 11. to use analogy 12. instead 13. abbr. for 反切 (fǎn qiè) phonetic system (HSK 4)

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)

得榮

Dé róng — see 得榮縣 (Dé róng Xiàn)

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

更加

gèng jiā — 1. more (than sth else) 2. even more (HSK 3)

拮据

jié jū — hard pressed for money; in financial straits

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

想頭

xiǎng tou — 1. (coll.) idea 2. hope

個個

gè gè — each one individually; each and every

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

離

Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)

此處

cǐ chù — 1. this place 2. here (literary) (HSK 6)

每每

měi měi — often

造

zào — 1. to make 2. to build 3. to manufacture 4. to invent 5. to fabricate 6. to go to 7. party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) 8. crop 9. classifier for crops (HSK 3)

言

yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk

生事

shēng shì — to make trouble

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

妖

yāo — 1. goblin 2. witch 3. devil 4. bewitching 5. enchanting 6. monster 7. phantom 8. demon

樹

shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)

怪

guài — 1. odd; strange; uncanny 2. (bound form) monster; supernatural being 3. to find strange; to regard as odd 4. to blame 5. (coll.) somewhat; rather (HSK 4)

編

biān — 1. to weave 2. to plait 3. to organize 4. to group 5. to arrange 6. to edit 7. to compile 8. to write 9. to compose 10. to fabricate 11. to make up (HSK 4)

派

pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)

起來

qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

搬

bān — 1. to move (i.e. relocate oneself) 2. to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) 3. to shift 4. to copy indiscriminately (HSK 3)

出

chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

封

Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)

固

gù — 1. hard 2. strong 3. solid 4. sure 5. assuredly 6. undoubtedly 7. of course 8. indeed 9. admittedly

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

無人

wú rén — 1. unmanned 2. uninhabited

敢

gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

以致

yǐ zhì — 1. to such an extent as to 2. down to 3. up to (HSK 7-9)

崇

Chóng — surname Chong

樓

Lóu — surname Lou (HSK 1)

高閣

gāo gé — 1. tall building 2. high shelf

瓊

Qióng — short name for Hainan 海南 (Hǎi nán)

館

guǎn — 1. building 2. shop 3. term for certain service establishments 4. embassy or consulate 5. schoolroom (old) 6. classifier: 家 (jiā)

瑤

Yáo — 1. surname Yao 2. Yao ethnic group

台

Tái — 1. Taiwan (abbr.) 2. surname Tai (HSK 3)

皆

jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)

為

wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)

禽獸

qín shòu — 1. birds and animals 2. creature 3. beast (brutal person)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

栖

qī — 1. to perch 2. to rest (of birds) 3. to dwell 4. to live 5. to stay

贾蓉奉上卦金，送了出去，回禀贾珍，说是：“母亲的病是在旧宅傍晚得的，为撞著什么伏尸白虎。”贾珍道：“你说你母亲前日从园里走回来的，可不是那里撞著的。你还记得你二婶娘到园里去，回来就病了。他虽没有见什么，后来那些丫头老婆们都说是山子上一个毛烘烘的东西，眼睛有灯笼大，还会说话，把他二奶奶赶了回来，唬出一场病来。”贾蓉道：“怎么不记得。我还听见宝叔家的茗烟说，晴雯是做了园里芙蓉花的神了，林姑娘死了半空里有音乐，必定他也是管什么花儿了。想这许多妖怪在园里，还了得！头里人多阳气重，常来常往不打紧。如今冷落的时候，母亲打那里走，还不知踹了什么花儿呢，不然就是撞著那一个。那卦也还算是准的。”贾珍道：“到底说有妨碍没有呢？”贾蓉道：“据他说，到了戌日就好了。只愿早两天好，或除两天才好。”贾珍道：“这又是什么意思？”贾蓉道：“那先生若是这样准，生怕老爷也有些不自在。”正说著，里头喊说“奶奶要坐起到那边园里去，丫头们都按捺不住。”贾珍等进去安慰定了。只闻尤氏嘴里乱说：“穿红的来叫我，穿绿的来赶我。”地下这些人又怕又好笑。贾珍便命人买些纸钱送到园里烧化，果然那夜出了汗，便安静些。到了戌日，也就渐渐的好起来。由是一人传十，十人传百，都说大观园中有了妖怪。唬得那些看园的人也不修花补树，灌溉果蔬。起先晚上不敢行走，以致鸟兽逼人，甚至日里也是约伴持械而行。过了些时，果然贾珍患病。竟不请医调治，轻则到园化纸许愿，重则详星拜斗。贾珍方好，贾蓉等相继而病。如此接连数月，闹得两府俱怕。从此风声鹤唳，草木皆妖。园中出息，一概全蠲，各房月例重新添起，反弄得荣府中更加拮据。那些看园的没有了想头，个个要离此处，每每造言生事，便将花妖树怪编派起来，各要搬出，将园门封固，再无人敢到园中。以致崇楼高阁，琼馆瑶台，皆为禽兽所栖。

卻說晴雯的表兄吳貴正住在園門口，他媳婦自從晴雯死後，聽見說作了花神，每日晚間便不敢出門。Now, Qingwen's cousin Wu Gui lived right by the garden gate; his wife, ever since Qingwen's death, upon hearing that she had become a flower-spirit, dared not go outdoors in the evenings.這一日吳貴出門買東西，回來晚了。One day Wu Gui went out to buy some things and came back late.那媳婦子本有些感冒著了，日間吃錯了藥，晚上吳貴到家，已死在炕上。His wife had already caught something of a cold, and during the day had taken the wrong medicine; by the time Wu Gui got home that evening, she was already dead on the kang.外面的人因那媳婦子不妥當，便都說妖怪爬過牆吸了精去死的。Since people outside knew the woman had not been quite right, they all said a spirit had climbed over the wall and sucked away her essence, causing her death.于是老太太著急的了不得，替另派了好些人將寶玉的住房圍住，巡邏打更。At this the Old Ancestress grew extremely anxious, and had a good many extra people assigned to surround Baoyu's quarters, patrolling and keeping watch through the night.這些小丫頭們還說，有的看見紅臉的，有的看見很俊的女人的，吵嚷不休。The young maids kept saying that some had seen a red-faced figure, others a very beautiful woman, and they clamored on without end.唬得寶玉天天害怕。This so frightened Baoyu that he lived in fear day after day.虧得寶釵有把持的，聽得丫頭們混說，便唬嚇著要打，所以那些謠言略好些。Fortunately Baochai kept a firm hand on things; whenever she heard the maids talking such nonsense, she threatened to beat them, so the rumors eased off a little.無奈各房的人都是疑人疑鬼的不安靜，也添了人坐更，于是更加了好些食用。But there was no help for it — people in every household were on edge, suspecting ghosts everywhere, and more people were added to sit night watch, so that expenses for their food and keep increased considerably as well.獨有賈赦不大很信，說：“好好園子，那里有什麼鬼怪！”挑了個風清日暖的日子，帶了好幾個家人，手內持著器械，到園踹看動靜。Jia She alone did not put much stock in it, saying, "It's a perfectly fine garden — what ghosts or spirits could there be in it!" He picked a day of clear breeze and warm sun, took along several household servants armed with weapons, and went to the garden to look around and see what was going on.眾人勸他不依。Everyone tried to dissuade him, but he would not listen.到了園中，果然陰氣逼人。Once inside the garden, a chill, oppressive air did indeed press in on them.賈赦還扎掙前走，跟的人都探頭縮腦。Jia She still forced himself to press forward, while those following him crept along, craning their necks and drawing back their heads.內中有個年輕的家人，心內已經害怕，只聽呼的一聲，回過頭來，只見五色燦爛的一件東西跳過去了，唬得噯喲一聲，腿子發軟，便躺倒了。Among them was a young servant who was already frightened at heart; suddenly he heard a whooshing sound, turned his head, and saw something of dazzling five colors leap past — he let out a cry of fright, his legs turned to jelly, and he collapsed on the ground.賈赦回身查問，那小子喘噓噓的回道：“親眼看見一個黃臉紅須綠衣青裳一個妖怪走到樹林子後頭山窟窿里去了。”賈赦聽了，便也有些膽怯，問道：“你們都看見么？”有幾個推順水船兒的回說：“怎麼沒瞧見，因老爺在頭里，不敢驚動罷了。Jia She turned back to question him, and the fellow, gasping for breath, replied, "I saw with my own eyes a demon with a yellow face and red beard, dressed in green and blue, go into a cave in the rocks behind the grove of trees." Hearing this, Jia She himself grew somewhat afraid, and asked, "Did all of you see it too?" A few of the men, going along with the tide, answered, "How could we not have seen it? It's only that with Your Lordship ahead of us, we dared not make a disturbance.奴才們還撐得住。”說得賈赦害怕，也不敢再走，急急的回來，吩咐小子們：“不要提及，只說看遍了，沒有什麼東西。”心里實也相信，要到真人府里請法官驅邪。We servants can still hold up well enough." This talk left Jia She thoroughly frightened; he no longer dared go on, and hurried back, instructing the young men, "Don't mention this to anyone — just say we looked everywhere and there was nothing there." In his heart, though, he truly believed it, and resolved to go to the Zhenren's residence to invite a ritual master to drive out the evil spirits.豈知那些家人無事還要生事，今見賈赦怕了，不但不瞞著，反添些穿鑿，說得人人吐舌。Little did he expect that those servants, who liked to stir up trouble even when there was none, upon seeing Jia She frightened, not only failed to keep it quiet but added embellishments of their own, until they had everyone gasping in astonishment.