第百零四回　醉金剛小鰍生大浪　痴公子餘痛觸前情 A Small Fish Stirs Great Waves; A Lovesick Youth's Lingering Pain Recalls Old Passion

話說賈雨村剛欲過渡，見有人飛奔而來，跑到跟前，口稱：“老爺，方才進的那廟火起了！”雨村回首看時，只見烈炎燒天，飛灰蔽目。The story goes that just as Jia Yucun was about to cross the ferry, he saw someone running toward him at full speed; the man ran up to him and cried, "My lord, the temple you just visited is on fire!" When Yucun turned to look, he saw fierce flames blazing to the sky and flying ash blotting out his sight.雨村心想，“這也奇怪，我才出來，走不多遠，這火從何而來？Yucun thought to himself, "How strange — I have only just come out and have not gone far; where could this fire have come from?莫非士隱遭劫于此？”欲待回去，又恐誤了過河，若不回去，心下又不安。Could it be that Shiyin has met with disaster here?" He wanted to go back, but feared it would delay his crossing the river; yet if he did not go back, his mind would not be at ease.想了一想，便問道：“你方才見這老道士出來了沒有？”那人道：“小的原隨老爺出來，因腹內疼痛，略走了一走。After thinking it over, he asked, "Did you see that old Taoist priest come out just now?" The man said, "I originally came out following you, my lord, but because of a pain in my belly I walked off a little way.回頭看見一片火光，原來就是那廟中火起，特赶來稟知老爺。When I turned back I saw a sheet of firelight — it turned out to be the temple on fire — so I hurried here to report it to you, my lord.并沒有見有人出來。”雨村雖則心里狐疑，究竟是名利關心的人，那肯回去看視，便叫那人：“你在這里等火滅了進去瞧那老道在與不在，即來回稟。”那人只得答應了伺候。I did not see anyone come out at all." Although Yucun felt suspicious at heart, he was after all a man concerned with fame and profit, and how could he be willing to go back and look? So he told the man, "You wait here until the fire is out, go in and see whether the old Taoist is there or not, and come report to me at once." The man had no choice but to agree and stay in attendance.

話說

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

剛

gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)

欲

yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)

過渡

guò dù — 1. to cross over (by ferry) 2. transition 3. interim 4. caretaker (administration) (HSK 6)

見

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

有人

yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)

飛奔

fēi bēn — 1. to dash (run fast) 2. to rush 3. to dart

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)

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)

跑

páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (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)

跟前

gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)

口稱

kǒu chēng — 1. to speak 2. to say

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

進

jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

廟

miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (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)

了

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

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

回首

huí shǒu — 1. to turn around; to look back 2. (fig.) to recall the past (HSK 7-9)

看

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

只見

zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)

烈

liè — 1. ardent 2. intense 3. fierce 4. stern 5. upright 6. to give one's life for a noble cause 7. exploits 8. achievements

炎

yán — 1. flame 2. inflammation 3. -itis

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)

天

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

飛

fēi — to fly (HSK 1)

灰

huī — 1. ash 2. dust 3. lime 4. gray 5. discouraged; dejected (HSK 7-9)

蔽

bì — 1. to cover 2. to shield 3. to screen 4. to conceal

目

mù — 1. eye 2. (literary) to look; to regard 3. eye (of a net); mesh 4. mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數 (mù shù)) 5. item; section 6. list; catalogue 7. (taxonomy) order 8. name; title

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

心想

xīn xiǎng — to think to oneself; to think

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

奇怪

qí guài — 1. strange 2. odd 3. to marvel 4. to be baffled (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

出來

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

不

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

遠

yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (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)

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

從何

cóng hé — 1. whence? 2. where from?

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)

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)

莫非

mò fēi — 1. can it be possible that 2. could it be (HSK 7-9)

士

Shì — surname Shi

隱

yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-

遭

zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident

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)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

欲

yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

回去

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

又

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

恐

kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear

誤

wù — 1. mistake 2. error 3. to miss 4. to harm 5. to delay 6. to neglect 7. mistakenly (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)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

河

hé — 1. river (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 道 (dào)) 2. (bound form) the Yellow River 3. (bound form) the Milky Way 4. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (hé fěn) (HSK 2)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

不

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

回去

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

心下

xīn xià — in mind

又

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

不安

bù ān — 1. unpeaceful 2. unstable 3. uneasy 4. disturbed 5. restless 6. worried (HSK 3)

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)

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)

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)

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)

問道

wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask

你

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

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

見

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

老

lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)

道士

dào shì — Daoist priest

出來

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

沒有

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

人道

rén dào — 1. human sympathy 2. humanitarianism 3. humane 4. the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism) 5. sexual intercourse (HSK 7-9)

小的

xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)

原

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

出來

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

因

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

腹

fù — 1. abdomen 2. stomach 3. belly

內

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

疼痛

téng tòng — 1. pain 2. (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt 3. (of a person) to be in pain (HSK 6)

略

lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

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)

回頭

huí tóu — 1. to turn round; to turn one's head 2. later; by and by (HSK 5)

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (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)

片

piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)

火光

huǒ guāng — 1. flame 2. blaze

原來

yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)

就是

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

廟

miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)

中

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

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (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)

特

tè — 1. special 2. unique 3. distinguished 4. especially 5. unusual 6. very 7. abbr. for 特克斯 (tè kè sī), tex (HSK 6)

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)

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)

稟

bǐng — 1. to make a report (to a superior) 2. to give 3. to endow 4. to receive 5. petition

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

并

Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)

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)

有人

yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)

出來

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

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

雖則

suī zé — 1. nevertheless 2. although

心里

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

狐疑

hú yí — to doubt; to suspect

究竟

jiū jìng — 1. to go to the bottom of a matter 2. after all 3. when all is said and done 4. (in an interrogative sentence) finally 5. outcome 6. result (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)

名利

míng lì — fame and profit (HSK 7-9)

關心

guān xīn — to be concerned about; to care about (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)

人

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

肯

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

回去

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

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

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

人

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

你

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

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

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)

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

滅

miè — 1. to extinguish or put out 2. to go out (of a fire etc) 3. to exterminate or wipe out 4. to drown (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)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

瞧

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

老

lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (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)

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)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

不在

bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased

即

jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)

來回

lái huí — 1. to make a round trip 2. return journey 3. back and forth 4. to and fro 5. repeatedly (HSK 7-9)

稟

bǐng — 1. to make a report (to a superior) 2. to give 3. to endow 4. to receive 5. petition

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

人

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

只得

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

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)

伺候

cì hou — to serve; to wait upon (HSK 7-9)

话说贾雨村刚欲过渡，见有人飞奔而来，跑到跟前，口称：“老爷，方才进的那庙火起了！”雨村回首看时，只见烈炎烧天，飞灰蔽目。雨村心想，“这也奇怪，我才出来，走不多远，这火从何而来？莫非士隐遭劫于此？”欲待回去，又恐误了过河，若不回去，心下又不安。想了一想，便问道：“你方才见这老道士出来了没有？”那人道：“小的原随老爷出来，因腹内疼痛，略走了一走。回头看见一片火光，原来就是那庙中火起，特赶来禀知老爷。并没有见有人出来。”雨村虽则心里狐疑，究竟是名利关心的人，那肯回去看视，便叫那人：“你在这里等火灭了进去瞧那老道在与不在，即来回禀。”那人只得答应了伺候。

雨村過河，仍自去查看，查了幾處，遇公館便自歇下。Yucun crossed the river and went on with his own inspections; he inspected several places, and whenever he came upon an official lodging he would rest there.明日又行一程，進了都門，眾衙役接著，前呼後擁的走著。The next day he traveled on another stage, and entered the capital gate; the various yamen runners came to meet him, and he proceeded with attendants shouting ahead and crowding behind.雨村坐在轎內，聽見轎前開路的人吵嚷。Yucun, sitting inside his sedan chair, heard the men clearing the way in front making a commotion.雨村問是何事。Yucun asked what was going on.那開路的拉了一個人過來跪在轎前稟道：“那人酒醉不知回避，反沖突過來。The men clearing the way dragged a man over and made him kneel before the sedan chair, reporting, "This man was drunk and did not know enough to give way, but instead came bumping straight into us.小的吆喝他，他倒恃酒撒賴，躺在街心，說小的打了他了。”雨村便道：“我是管理這里地方的。When I shouted at him, he instead relied on his drunkenness to act shamelessly, lying down in the middle of the street, and claiming that I had beaten him." Yucun then said, "I am the one who governs this locality.你們都是我的子民，知道本府經過，喝了酒不知退避，還敢撒賴！”那人道：“我喝酒是自己的錢，醉了躺的是皇上的地，便是大人老爺也管不得。”雨村怒道：“這人目無法紀，問他叫什麼名字。”那人回道：“我叫醉金剛倪二。”雨村聽了生氣，叫人：“打這金剛，瞧他是金剛不是！”手下把倪二按倒，著實的打了幾鞭。You are all my subjects; knowing that this magistrate was passing by, you drank wine and did not know enough to give way, and you even dare to act shamelessly!" The man said, "The wine I drank was bought with my own money, and the ground I lie drunk on belongs to the Emperor — even a great lord like yourself has no authority over it." Yucun said angrily, "This fellow has no regard for law or order — ask him what his name is." The man replied, "I am called the Drunken Vajra, Ni Er." Hearing this, Yucun grew angry and called out, "Beat this 'Vajra' and see whether he is really a vajra or not!" His attendants pushed Ni Er down and gave him a good number of lashes.倪二負痛，酒醒求饒。Ni Er, in pain, sobered up from his drink and begged for mercy.雨村在轎內笑道：“原來是這麼個金剛么。Yucun laughed inside his sedan chair and said, "So this is what kind of a 'vajra' he is.我且不打你，叫人帶進衙門慢慢的問你。”眾衙役答應，拴了倪二，拉著便走。I will not beat you further for now; I will have you taken to the yamen to be questioned at leisure." The runners assented, bound Ni Er, and dragged him off.倪二哀求，也不中用。Ni Er pleaded piteously, but it was of no use.雨村進內复旨回曹，那里把這件事放在心上。Yucun went into the palace to report back on his mission and return to his office, and gave no thought at all to this matter.

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

河

hé — 1. river (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 道 (dào)) 2. (bound form) the Yellow River 3. (bound form) the Milky Way 4. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (hé fěn) (HSK 2)

仍

réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)

自

zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (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)

查看

chá kàn — 1. to look over 2. to examine 3. to check up 4. to ferret out (HSK 6)

查

Zhā — surname Zha (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)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)

遇

Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)

公館

gōng guǎn — 1. residence (of sb rich or important) 2. mansion

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)

自

zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)

歇

xiē — 1. to rest 2. to take a break 3. to stop 4. to halt 5. (dialect) to sleep 6. a moment 7. a short while (HSK 5)

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)

明日

míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)

又

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

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)

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)

程

Chéng — surname Cheng

進

jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

眾

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

衙役

yá yì — bailiff of feudal yamen

接著

jiē zhe — 1. to catch and hold on 2. to continue 3. to go on to do sth 4. to follow 5. to carry on 6. then 7. after that 8. subsequently 9. to proceed 10. to ensue 11. in turn 12. in one's turn (HSK 2)

前

qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)

呼

hū — 1. to call 2. to cry 3. to shout 4. to breath out 5. to exhale

後

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

擁

yōng — 1. to hold in one's arms; to embrace 2. to surround; to gather around 3. to throng; to swarm 4. (bound form) to support (as in 擁護 (yōng hù)) 5. (literary) to have; to possess 6. Taiwan pr. (yǒng)

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)

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)

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)

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

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)

轎

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

內

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

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

轎

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

前

qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)

開路

kāi lù — 1. to open up a path 2. to make one's way through 3. to construct a road 4. (electricity) open circuit

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)

吵嚷

chǎo rǎng — 1. to make a racket 2. clamour 3. uproar

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

何

Hé — surname He

事

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

開路

kāi lù — 1. to open up a path 2. to make one's way through 3. to construct a road 4. (electricity) open circuit

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)

拉

lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (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)

一個人

yī gè rén — 1. by oneself (without assistance) 2. alone (without company)

過來

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

跪

guì — to kneel (HSK 6)

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)

轎

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

前

qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)

稟

bǐng — 1. to make a report (to a superior) 2. to give 3. to endow 4. to receive 5. petition

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)

人

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

酒醉

jiǔ zuì — to become drunk

不知

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

回避

huí bì — variant of 迴避 (huí bì) (HSK 5)

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)

沖

chōng — 1. (of water) to dash against 2. to mix with water 3. to infuse 4. to rinse 5. to flush 6. to develop (a film) 7. to rise in the air 8. to clash 9. to collide with (HSK 4)

突

tū — 1. to dash 2. to move forward quickly 3. to bulge 4. to protrude 5. to break through 6. to rush out 7. sudden 8. Taiwan pr. (tú)

過來

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

小的

xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)

吆喝

yāo he — 1. to shout 2. to bawl 3. to yell (to urge on an animal) 4. to hawk (one's wares) 5. to denounce loudly 6. to shout slogans

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)

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)

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)

恃

shì — 1. (bound form) to rely on 2. (literary) one's mother

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

撒賴

sā lài — 1. to make a scene 2. to raise hell

躺

tǎng — 1. to recline 2. to lie down (HSK 4)

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)

街

jiē — 1. street 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)

心

xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

小的

xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)

了

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

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

便道

biàn dào — 1. pavement 2. sidewalk 3. shortcut 4. makeshift road (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

管理

guǎn lǐ — 1. to supervise 2. to manage 3. to administer 4. management 5. administration 6. 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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

地方

dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (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)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

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)

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)

子民

zǐ mín — people

知道

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

本

běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (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)

經過

jīng guò — 1. to pass 2. to go through 3. process 4. course 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

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)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (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)

退避

tuì bì — to withdraw

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

敢

gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)

撒賴

sā lài — 1. to make a scene 2. to raise hell

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

人道

rén dào — 1. human sympathy 2. humanitarianism 3. humane 4. the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism) 5. sexual intercourse (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

喝酒

hē jiǔ — to drink (alcohol)

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)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (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)

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

醉

zuì — intoxicated (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)

躺

tǎng — 1. to recline 2. to lie down (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)

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)

皇上

huáng shang — 1. the emperor 2. Your majesty the emperor 3. His imperial majesty (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)

地

de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)

便是

biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)

大人

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

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

不得

bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

怒

Nù — Nu ethnic group

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)

人

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

目無法紀

mù wú fǎ jì — 1. with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding all rules 2. in complete disorder

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

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)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

名字

míng zi — name (of a person or thing) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

人

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

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

醉

zuì — intoxicated (HSK 5)

金剛

Jīn gāng — King Kong

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

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)

生氣

shēng qì — 1. to get angry; to be furious 2. vitality; liveliness (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)

人

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

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)

金剛

Jīn gāng — King Kong

瞧

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

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)

金剛

Jīn gāng — King Kong

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

手下

shǒu xià — 1. under one's control or administration 2. subordinates 3. (money etc) on hand 4. sb's financial means 5. when taking action

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)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

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)

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)

著實

zhuó shí — 1. truly 2. indeed 3. severely 4. harshly (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)

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)

鞭

biān — 1. whip or lash 2. to flog 3. to whip 4. conductor's baton 5. segmented iron weapon (old) 6. penis (of animal, served as food)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

負

fù — 1. to bear 2. to carry (on one's back) 3. to turn one's back on 4. to be defeated 5. negative (math. etc) (HSK 6)

痛

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

酒醒

jiǔ xǐng — to sober up

求饒

qiú ráo — to beg forgiveness

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (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)

轎

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

內

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

笑

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

原來

yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (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)

這麼

zhè me — 1. so much 2. this much 3. how much? 4. this way 5. like this (HSK 2)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

金剛

Jīn gāng — King Kong

么

Yāo — surname Yao

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

且

qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)

不

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

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)

你

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

人

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

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)

進

jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)

衙門

yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China

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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

你

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

眾

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

衙役

yá yì — bailiff of feudal yamen

答應

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

拴

shuān — to tie up (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)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

拉

lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (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)

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)

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)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

哀求

āi qiú — 1. to entreat 2. to implore 3. to plead (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不中用

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

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

進

jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)

內

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

复

fù — 1. to go and return 2. to return 3. to resume 4. to return to a normal or original state 5. to repeat 6. again 7. to recover 8. to restore 9. to turn over 10. to reply 11. to answer 12. to reply to a letter 13. to retaliate 14. to carry out

旨

zhǐ — 1. imperial decree 2. purport 3. aim 4. purpose

回

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

曹

Cáo — 1. surname Cao 2. Zhou Dynasty vassal state

那里

nà li — there; that place (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)

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)

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)

放在心上

fàng zài xīn shàng — 1. to care about 2. to take seriously 3. to take to heart

雨村过河，仍自去查看，查了几处，遇公馆便自歇下。明日又行一程，进了都门，众衙役接著，前呼后拥的走著。雨村坐在轿内，听见轿前开路的人吵嚷。雨村问是何事。那开路的拉了一个人过来跪在轿前禀道：“那人酒醉不知回避，反冲突过来。小的吆喝他，他倒恃酒撒赖，躺在街心，说小的打了他了。”雨村便道：“我是管理这里地方的。你们都是我的子民，知道本府经过，喝了酒不知退避，还敢撒赖！”那人道：“我喝酒是自己的钱，醉了躺的是皇上的地，便是大人老爷也管不得。”雨村怒道：“这人目无法纪，问他叫什么名字。”那人回道：“我叫醉金刚倪二。”雨村听了生气，叫人：“打这金刚，瞧他是金刚不是！”手下把倪二按倒，著实的打了几鞭。倪二负痛，酒醒求饶。雨村在轿内笑道：“原来是这么个金刚么。我且不打你，叫人带进衙门慢慢的问你。”众衙役答应，拴了倪二，拉著便走。倪二哀求，也不中用。雨村进内复旨回曹，那里把这件事放在心上。

那街上看熱鬧的三三兩兩傳說：“倪二仗著有些力氣，恃酒訛人，今兒碰在賈大人手里，只怕不輕饒的。”這話已傳到他妻女耳邊。The onlookers on the street, in twos and threes, passed word around: "Ni Er, relying on his strength, used his drunkenness to extort people, and today he has run into Lord Jia's hands — I fear he won't be let off lightly." These words had already reached the ears of his wife and daughter.那夜果等倪二不見回家，他女兒便到各處賭場尋覓，那賭博的都是這麼說，他女兒急得哭了。That night, sure enough, they waited but Ni Er did not come home; his daughter went to look for him at the various gambling dens, and the gamblers all told the same story, so his daughter grew so anxious she wept.眾人都道：“你不用著急。Everyone said, "You need not be anxious.那賈大人是榮府的一家。That Lord Jia is of the same family as the Rong mansion.榮府里的一個什麼二爺和你父親相好，你同你母親去找他說個情，就放出來了。”倪二的女兒聽了，想了一想，”果然我父親常說間壁賈二爺和他好，為什麼不找他去。”赶著回來，即和母親說了。There is a certain 'Second Master' in the Rong mansion who is on good terms with your father; go with your mother to find him and ask him to put in a good word, and he will be released." When Ni Er's daughter heard this, she thought it over: "Indeed, my father has often said that Second Master Jia next door is on good terms with him — why not go to him?" She hurried home and at once told her mother.娘兒兩個去找賈芸。Mother and daughter went to find Jia Yun.

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

街上

jiē shang — 1. on the street 2. in town

看熱鬧

kàn rè nao — 1. to enjoy watching a bustling scene 2. to go where the crowds are (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)

三三兩兩

sān sān liǎng liǎng — in twos and threes

傳說

chuán shuō — 1. legend; folk tale 2. to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... (HSK 3)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

仗

zhàng — 1. weaponry 2. to hold (a weapon) 3. to wield 4. to rely on 5. to depend on 6. war 7. battle

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)

有些

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

力氣

lì qi — physical strength (HSK 4)

恃

shì — 1. (bound form) to rely on 2. (literary) one's mother

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

訛人

é rén — 1. to blackmail 2. to extort

今兒

jīn r — (coll.) today

碰

pèng — 1. to touch 2. to meet with 3. to bump (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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

大人

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

手里

shǒu lǐ — 1. in hand 2. (a situation is) in sb's hands (HSK 4)

只怕

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

不輕饒

bù qīng ráo — 1. not to forgive easily 2. not to let off 3. (You, He) won't get away with it!

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)

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)

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)

已

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

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)

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)

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)

妻

qī — (bound form) wife

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

耳

ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)

邊

biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

果

guǒ — 1. fruit 2. result 3. resolute 4. indeed 5. if really

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)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

不見

bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)

回家

huí jiā — to return home (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)

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (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)

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)

各處

gè chù — every place

賭場

dǔ chǎng — casino

尋覓

xún mì — to look for (HSK 7-9)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

賭博

dǔ bó — to gamble (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)

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)

這麼

zhè me — 1. so much 2. this much 3. how much? 4. this way 5. like this (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)

急

jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)

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)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (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)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

你

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

不用

bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

大人

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

榮

Róng — surname Rong

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)

一家

yī jiā — 1. the whole family 2. the same family 3. the family ... (when preceded by a family name) 4. group

榮

Róng — surname Rong

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)

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)

一個

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

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

你

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

父親

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

相好

xiāng hǎo — 1. to be intimate 2. close friend 3. paramour

你

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

同

tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)

你

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

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

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)

找

zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

情

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

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)

放出

fàng chū — 1. to let off 2. to give out

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)

了

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

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (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)

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)

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)

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)

果然

guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

父親

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

常

Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

間壁

jiàn bì — 1. next door 2. partition wall

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

和

Hé — surname He (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)

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)

為什麼

wèi shén me — 1. why? 2. for what reason? (HSK 2)

不

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

找

zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (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)

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)

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)

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)

回來

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

即

jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

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)

娘

niáng — 1. mother 2. young lady 3. (coll.) effeminate (HSK 7-9)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

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)

找

zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

那街上看热闹的三三两两传说：“倪二仗著有些力气，恃酒讹人，今儿碰在贾大人手里，只怕不轻饶的。”这话已传到他妻女耳边。那夜果等倪二不见回家，他女儿便到各处赌场寻觅，那赌博的都是这么说，他女儿急得哭了。众人都道：“你不用著急。那贾大人是荣府的一家。荣府里的一个什么二爷和你父亲相好，你同你母亲去找他说个情，就放出来了。”倪二的女儿听了，想了一想，”果然我父亲常说间壁贾二爷和他好，为什么不找他去。”赶著回来，即和母亲说了。娘儿两个去找贾芸。

那日賈芸恰在家，見他母女兩個過來，便讓坐。That day Jia Yun happened to be at home; seeing the mother and daughter come over, he invited them to sit.賈芸的母親便倒茶。Jia Yun's mother then poured tea.倪家母女即將倪二被賈大人拿去的話說了一遍，”求二爺說情放出來”。The mother and daughter of the Ni family related once more how Ni Er had been taken away by Lord Jia, saying, "We beg Second Master to put in a good word so he can be released."賈芸一口應承，說：“這算不得什麼，我到西府里說一聲就放了。Jia Yun agreed on the spot, saying, "This is nothing at all — I'll just say a word at the West mansion and he'll be released.那賈大人全仗我家的西府里才得做了這麼大官，只要打發個人去一說就完了。”倪家母女歡喜，回來便到府里告訴了倪二，叫他不用忙，已經求了賈二爺，他滿口應承，討個情便放出來的。That Lord Jia owes his whole position — becoming such a high official — entirely to our family's West mansion; all it takes is sending someone over to say a word and it's settled." The mother and daughter of the Ni family were delighted, and went back to the yamen to tell Ni Er not to worry, that they had already asked Second Master Jia, who had readily agreed, and that once a good word was put in he would be released.倪二聽了也喜歡。Ni Er, hearing this, was pleased as well.

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

恰

qià — 1. exactly 2. just

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)

見

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

母女

mǔ nǚ — 1. mother and daughter 2. mother-daughter (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)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

過來

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

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)

讓坐

ràng zuò — variant of 讓座 (ràng zuò)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

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)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

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)

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)

茶

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

倪

Ní — surname Ni

家母

jiā mǔ — (polite) my mother

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

即將

jí jiāng — about to; on the point of; soon (HSK 4)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

大人

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

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (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)

的話

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

一遍

yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through

求

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

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

說情

shuō qíng — 1. to intercede 2. to plead for sb else (HSK 7-9)

放出

fàng chū — 1. to let off 2. to give out

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

芸

yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

一口

yī kǒu — 1. readily 2. flatly (deny, admit and so on) 3. a mouthful 4. a bite

應承

yìng chéng — 1. to agree (to do sth) 2. to promise

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

算不得

suàn bù dé — not count as

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

一聲

yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)

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)

放

fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

大人

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

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

仗

zhàng — 1. weaponry 2. to hold (a weapon) 3. to wield 4. to rely on 5. to depend on 6. war 7. battle

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

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)

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)

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)

這麼

zhè me — 1. so much 2. this much 3. how much? 4. this way 5. like this (HSK 2)

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)

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

只要

zhǐ yào — so long as; provided; if (HSK 2)

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)

個人

gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)

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)

一說

yī shuō — 1. an expression of opinion 2. according to some

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)

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)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

家母

jiā mǔ — (polite) my mother

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

歡喜

huān xǐ — 1. happy 2. joyous 3. delighted 4. to like 5. to be fond of

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (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)

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)

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

告訴

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

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

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)

不用

bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

求

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

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)

滿口應承

mǎn kǒu yìng chéng — to promise readily

討

tǎo — 1. to invite 2. to provoke 3. to demand or ask for 4. to send armed forces to suppress 5. to denounce or condemn 6. to marry (a woman) 7. to discuss or study (HSK 7-9)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

情

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

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)

放出

fàng chū — 1. to let off 2. to give out

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)

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)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

了

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

喜歡

xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)

那日贾芸恰在家，见他母女两个过来，便让坐。贾芸的母亲便倒茶。倪家母女即将倪二被贾大人拿去的话说了一遍，”求二爷说情放出来”。贾芸一口应承，说：“这算不得什么，我到西府里说一声就放了。那贾大人全仗我家的西府里才得做了这么大官，只要打发个人去一说就完了。”倪家母女欢喜，回来便到府里告诉了倪二，叫他不用忙，已经求了贾二爷，他满口应承，讨个情便放出来的。倪二听了也喜欢。

不料賈芸自從那日給鳳姐送禮不收，不好意思進來，也不常到榮府。Unexpectedly, ever since the day Jia Yun had sent Xifeng a gift which she refused to accept, he had felt too embarrassed to come in, and no longer often visited the Rong mansion.那榮府的門上原看著主子的行事，叫誰走動才有些体面，一時來了他便進去通報，若主子不大理了，不論本家親戚，他一概不回，支了去就完事。The gatekeepers of the Rong mansion took their cue from how the masters behaved — only when told to let someone in and out would there be any face given; if such a person came, they would go in at once to announce him. But if the masters no longer paid much attention to someone, then whether he was a relative of the family or not, the gatekeeper would simply refuse to report him at all, and would send him away, and that would be the end of it.那日賈芸到府上說“給璉二爺請安”。That day Jia Yun came to the mansion and said, "I've come to pay my respects to Second Master Lian."門上的說：“二爺不在家，等回來我們替回罷。”賈芸欲要說“請二奶奶的安”，生恐門上厭煩，只得回家。The gatekeeper said, "Second Master is not at home; when he returns we will report it for you." Jia Yun wanted to say, "I've come to pay my respects to Second Mistress," too, but fearing the gatekeeper would grow impatient, he had no choice but to go home.又被倪家母女催逼著說：“二爺常說府上是不論那個衙門，說一聲誰敢不依。He was then pressed hard again by the mother and daughter of the Ni family, who said, "Second Master has often said that no matter which yamen it is, one word from the mansion and who would dare disobey.如今還是府里的一家，又不為什麼大事，這個情還討不來，白是我們二爺了。”賈芸臉上下不來，嘴里還說硬話：“昨兒我們家里有事，沒打發人說去，少不得今兒說了就放。Now, being still of the same family as the mansion, and this not even being some big matter — if even this favor cannot be obtained, then our 'Second Master' is one in name only." Jia Yun could not save face, and still spoke stubborn words: "Yesterday there was something going on at our house, so I didn't send anyone to speak about it; today I'll certainly speak and he'll be released.什麼大不了的事！”倪家母女只得聽信。What a trifling matter this is!" The mother and daughter of the Ni family had no choice but to believe him.

不料

bù liào — 1. unexpectedly 2. to one's surprise (HSK 6)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

自從

zì cóng — 1. since (a time) 2. ever since (HSK 3)

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)

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

送禮

sòng lǐ — to give a present (HSK 6)

不

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

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)

不好意思

bù hǎo yì si — 1. to feel embarrassed 2. to find it embarrassing 3. to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) (HSK 2)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

常

Cháng — surname Chang (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)

榮

Róng — surname Rong

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

榮

Róng — surname Rong

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)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

上

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

原

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)

看

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

主子

zhǔ zi — 1. Master (term used by servant) 2. Your Majesty 3. operator (of machine)

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)

行事

xíng shì — 1. to execute 2. to handle 3. behavior 4. action 5. conduct

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)

誰

shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)

走動

zǒu dòng — 1. to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk 2. to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) 3. to visit one another; to socialize 4. to pay a visit (go to the toilet)

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)

有些

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

体面

tǐ miàn — 1. dignity; prestige; face 2. honorable; creditable 3. (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

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)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

通報

tōng bào — 1. to inform 2. to notify 3. to announce 4. circular 5. bulletin 6. (scientific) journal (HSK 6)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

主子

zhǔ zi — 1. Master (term used by servant) 2. Your Majesty 3. operator (of machine)

不大

bù dà — 1. not very (clear, far away etc); not too 2. not often; infrequently (HSK 1)

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)

了

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

不論

bù lùn — 1. whatever 2. no matter what (who, how etc) 3. regardless of 4. not to discuss (HSK 3)

本家

běn jiā — 1. a member of the same clan 2. a distant relative with the same family name

親戚

qīn qi — 1. a relative (i.e. family relation) 2. classifier: 門 (mén), 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)

一概

yī gài — 1. all 2. without any exceptions 3. categorically (HSK 7-9)

不

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

回

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

支

Zhī — surname Zhi (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)

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)

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)

完事

wán shì — to be finished (with sth)

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

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)

府上

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

璉

liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

請安

qǐng ān — 1. to pay respects 2. to wish good health 3. in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千 (dǎ qiān))

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

不在

bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased

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)

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)

回來

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

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

替

tì — 1. to substitute for 2. to take the place of 3. to replace 4. for 5. on behalf of 6. to stand in for (HSK 4)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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

芸

yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

欲

yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)

要說

yào shuō — 1. as for 2. when it comes to

請

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

安

Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

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)

恐

kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

上

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

厭煩

yàn fán — bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth (HSK 7-9)

只得

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

回家

huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)

又

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

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

家母

jiā mǔ — (polite) my mother

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

催逼

cuī bī — to press (for a payment)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

常

Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

府上

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

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)

不論

bù lùn — 1. whatever 2. no matter what (who, how etc) 3. regardless of 4. not to discuss (HSK 3)

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)

衙門

yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

一聲

yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)

誰

shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)

敢

gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)

不依

bù yī — 1. not to comply 2. not to go along with 3. not to let off easily 4. not to let sb get away with it

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

還是

hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (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)

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)

一家

yī jiā — 1. the whole family 2. the same family 3. the family ... (when preceded by a family name) 4. group

又

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

不

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

為什麼

wèi shén me — 1. why? 2. for what reason? (HSK 2)

大事

dà shì — 1. major event 2. major political event (war or change of regime) 3. major social event (wedding or funeral) 4. (do sth) in a big way 5. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng) (HSK 5)

這個

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

情

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

討

tǎo — 1. to invite 2. to provoke 3. to demand or ask for 4. to send armed forces to suppress 5. to denounce or condemn 6. to marry (a woman) 7. to discuss or study (HSK 7-9)

不

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

白

Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (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)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

了

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

臉

liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

上下

shàng xià — 1. the top and bottom of sth 2. the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom 3. to go up and down 4. before and after (as in 上下文 (shàng xià wén) "context") 5. (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so 6. (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 (shàng xià hé mù) "harmony between superiors and subordinates") 7. all members of a group (as in 舉國上下 (jǔ guó shàng xià) "the entire nation") 8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià) "evenly matched") (HSK 5)

不

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

硬

yìng — 1. hard; stiff; solid 2. (fig.) strong; firm 3. resolutely; uncompromisingly 4. laboriously; with great difficulty 5. good (quality); able (person) 6. (of food) filling; substantial (HSK 5)

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)

昨兒

zuó r — (coll.) yesterday

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

家里

jiā lǐ — home (HSK 1)

有事

yǒu shì — 1. to be occupied with sth 2. to have sth on one's mind 3. there is something the matter (HSK 6)

沒

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

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

少不得

shǎo bu dé — 1. cannot be avoided 2. cannot do without

今兒

jīn r — (coll.) today

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)

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)

放

fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

大不了

dà bu liǎo — 1. at worst; if worst comes to worst 2. (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming

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)

事

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

倪

Ní — surname Ni

家母

jiā mǔ — (polite) my mother

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

只得

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

聽信

tīng xìn — 1. to listen to information 2. to get the news 3. to believe what one hears

不料贾芸自从那日给凤姐送礼不收，不好意思进来，也不常到荣府。那荣府的门上原看著主子的行事，叫谁走动才有些体面，一时来了他便进去通报，若主子不大理了，不论本家亲戚，他一概不回，支了去就完事。那日贾芸到府上说“给琏二爷请安”。门上的说：“二爷不在家，等回来我们替回罢。”贾芸欲要说“请二奶奶的安”，生恐门上厌烦，只得回家。又被倪家母女催逼著说：“二爷常说府上是不论那个衙门，说一声谁敢不依。如今还是府里的一家，又不为什么大事，这个情还讨不来，白是我们二爷了。”贾芸脸上下不来，嘴里还说硬话：“昨儿我们家里有事，没打发人说去，少不得今儿说了就放。什么大不了的事！”倪家母女只得听信。

豈知賈芸近日大門竟不得進去，繞到後頭要進園內找寶玉，不料園門鎖著，只得垂頭喪氣的回來。Little did they know that these days Jia Yun could not even get through the front gate; he went around to the back, meaning to enter the garden to find Baoyu, but unexpectedly the garden gate was locked, and he had no choice but to return crestfallen.想起“那年倪二借銀與我，買了香料送給他，才派我种樹。He recalled, "That year Ni Er lent me silver, with which I bought incense-wood and gave it as a gift, and only then was I assigned to plant trees.如今我沒有錢去打點，就把我拒絕。Now that I have no money to grease palms with, they simply turn me away.他也不是什麼好的，拿著太爺留下的公中銀錢在外放加一錢，我們窮本家要借一兩也不能。He is no good sort either — taking the common family silver left by the old master and lending it out at interest outside, while we poor kinsmen of the family cannot even borrow a single tael.他打諒保得住一輩子不窮的了，那知外頭的聲名很不好。He reckons he can stay well-off for a lifetime, but little does he know how bad his reputation is outside.我不說罷了，若說起來，人命官司不知有多少呢。”一面想著，來到家中，只見倪家母女都等著。I'll say no more of it — but if I did start talking, who knows how many cases of manslaughter there'd be to tell." Musing this way, he arrived home, and found the mother and daughter of the Ni family both waiting there.賈芸無言可支，便說道：“西府里已經打發人說了，只言賈大人不依。Jia Yun, having no words to support himself, said, "The West mansion has already sent someone to speak of it, but it's said that Lord Jia would not agree.你還求我們家的奴才周瑞的親戚冷子興去才中用。”倪家母女聽了說：“二爺這樣体面爺們還不中用，若是奴才，是更不中用了。”賈芸不好意思，心里發急道：“你不知道，如今的奴才比主子強多著呢。”倪家母女聽來無法，只得冷笑幾聲說：“這倒難為二爺白跑了這幾天，等我們那一個出來再道乏罷。”說畢出來，另托人將倪二弄了出來，只打了幾板，也沒有什麼罪。You had better ask Leng Zixing, a relative of Zhou Rui, a servant of our family, to go instead — that would work." Hearing this, the mother and daughter of the Ni family said, "If a person of such standing as you, Second Master, is no use, then a servant would be even more useless." Jia Yun, embarrassed, said anxiously, "You don't understand — nowadays servants are far more capable than their masters." The mother and daughter of the Ni family, finding no way forward, could only give a few cold laughs and say, "Well, it's been hard on Second Master, running about for nothing these past few days — let's wait until our man comes out, and then we'll trouble you no further." So saying, they left, and instead entrusted someone else to get Ni Er out; he was only given a few strokes of the board, and there was no real charge against him.

豈

kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

近日

jìn rì — 1. (in) the past few days 2. recently 3. (within) the next few days (HSK 6)

大門

Dà mén — the Doors, US rock band (HSK 2)

竟

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

不得

bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

繞

rào — 1. to wind 2. to coil (thread) 3. to rotate around 4. to spiral 5. to move around 6. to go round (an obstacle) 7. to by-pass 8. to make a detour 9. to confuse 10. to perplex (HSK 5)

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)

後頭

hòu tou — 1. behind 2. the back 3. the rear 4. later 5. afterwards 6. (in) the future (HSK 4)

要

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

進

jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

內

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

找

zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

不料

bù liào — 1. unexpectedly 2. to one's surprise (HSK 6)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

門鎖

mén suǒ — door lock

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)

只得

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

垂頭喪氣

chuí tóu sàng qì — 1. hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected 2. crestfallen (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)

回來

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

想起

xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

借

jiè — 1. to borrow 2. (used in combination with 給 (gěi) or 出 (chū) etc) to lend 3. to make use of; to avail oneself of 4. (sometimes followed by 著 (zhe)) by; with (HSK 2)

銀

yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

買

mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (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)

香料

xiāng liào — 1. spice 2. flavoring 3. condiment 4. perfume (HSK 7-9)

送給

sòng gěi — 1. to send 2. to give as a present (HSK 2)

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)

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)

派

pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

种

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

樹

shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

錢

Qián — surname Qian (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)

打點

dǎ dian — 1. to bribe 2. to get (luggage) ready 3. to put in order 4. to organize things 5. (baseball) RBI (run batted in)

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

拒絕

jù jué — to refuse; to decline; to reject (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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (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)

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)

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (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)

太爺

tài yé — 1. (respectful for) one's grandfather 2. sb's father 3. older people 4. the head of the house (used by servants) 5. a district magistrate

留下

liú xià — 1. to leave behind 2. to stay behind 3. to remain 4. to keep 5. not to let (sb) go (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)

公

gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)

中銀

Zhōng Yín — Bank of China (abbr. for 中國銀行 (Zhōng guó Yín háng))

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

放

fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)

加

Jiā — 1. Canada (abbr. for 加拿大 (Jiā ná dà)) 2. surname Jia (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)

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

窮

qióng — 1. poor 2. destitute 3. to use up 4. to exhaust 5. thoroughly 6. extremely 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (HSK 4)

本家

běn jiā — 1. a member of the same clan 2. a distant relative with the same family name

要

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

借

jiè — 1. to borrow 2. (used in combination with 給 (gěi) or 出 (chū) etc) to lend 3. to make use of; to avail oneself of 4. (sometimes followed by 著 (zhe)) by; with (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)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不能

bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not

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)

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)

諒

liàng — 1. to show understanding 2. to excuse 3. to presume 4. to expect

保

Bǎo — Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞 (Bǎo jiā lì yà)) (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)

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)

一輩子

yī bèi zi — (for) a lifetime (HSK 5)

不窮

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

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)

那知

nǎ zhī — variant of 哪知 (nǎ zhī)

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (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)

聲名

shēng míng — 1. reputation 2. declaration

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)

不好

bù hǎo — no good

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

罷了

bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

說起

shuō qǐ — 1. to mention 2. to bring up (a subject) 3. with regard to 4. as for

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)

人命

rén mìng — 1. human life 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo)

官司

guān si — 1. lawsuit 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)

不知

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

多少

duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (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)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

來到

lái dào — to arrive; to come (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)

中

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

只見

zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

家母

jiā mǔ — (polite) my mother

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

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)

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

芸

yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

無言

wú yán — 1. to remain silent 2. to have nothing to say

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)

支

Zhī — surname Zhi (HSK 3)

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)

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

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)

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)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

言

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

大人

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

不依

bù yī — 1. not to comply 2. not to go along with 3. not to let off easily 4. not to let sb get away with it

你

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

求

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

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

奴才

nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey

周

Zhōu — 1. surname Zhou 2. Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) (HSK 2)

瑞

ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)

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)

親戚

qīn qi — 1. a relative (i.e. family relation) 2. classifier: 門 (mén), 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 7-9)

冷

Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)

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-

興

Xīng — surname Xing

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)

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)

中用

zhōng yòng — 1. useful 2. helpful 3. Taiwan pr. (zhòng yòng)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

家母

jiā mǔ — (polite) my mother

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (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)

了

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

体面

tǐ miàn — 1. dignity; prestige; face 2. honorable; creditable 3. (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable (HSK 7-9)

爺們

yé men — 1. menfolk (collective term for men of different generations) 2. husbands and their fathers etc

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不中用

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

若是

ruò shì — if

奴才

nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey

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)

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)

不中用

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

了

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

不好意思

bù hǎo yì si — 1. to feel embarrassed 2. to find it embarrassing 3. to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) (HSK 2)

心里

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

發急

fā jí — 1. to fret 2. to get impatient 3. to become anxious

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)

不知

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

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)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (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)

奴才

nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey

比

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

主子

zhǔ zi — 1. Master (term used by servant) 2. Your Majesty 3. operator (of machine)

強

Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)

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)

著呢

zhe ne — 1. comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree 2. quite 3. rather

倪

Ní — surname Ni

家母

jiā mǔ — (polite) my mother

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

聽來

tīng lái — 1. to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) 2. to ring (true) 3. to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) 4. to hear from somewhere

無法

wú fǎ — unable to; incapable of (HSK 4)

只得

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

冷笑

lěng xiào — 1. to sneer 2. to laugh grimly 3. grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) 4. bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile (HSK 7-9)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

聲說

shēng shuō — to narrate

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)

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)

難為

nán wei — 1. to bother 2. to press sb, usu. to do sth 3. it's a tough job 4. sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

白

Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)

跑

páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (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)

這幾天

zhè jǐ tiān — the past few days

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)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一個

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

出來

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

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)

乏

fá — 1. short of 2. tired

罷

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

畢

Bì — surname Bi

出來

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

另

lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)

托

tuō — 1. to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm 2. sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) 3. (bound form) a shill 4. to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託 (tuō)) 5. torr (unit of pressure) (HSK 6)

人

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

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (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)

出來

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)

板

bǎn — 1. board 2. plank 3. plate 4. shutter 5. table tennis bat 6. clappers (music) 7. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 8. accented beat in Chinese music 9. hard 10. stiff 11. to stop smiling or look serious (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

沒有什麼

méi yǒu shén me — 1. it is nothing 2. there's nothing ... about it

罪

zuì — 1. guilt 2. crime 3. fault 4. blame 5. sin (HSK 6)

岂知贾芸近日大门竟不得进去，绕到后头要进园内找宝玉，不料园门锁著，只得垂头丧气的回来。想起“那年倪二借银与我，买了香料送给他，才派我种树。如今我没有钱去打点，就把我拒绝。他也不是什么好的，拿著太爷留下的公中银钱在外放加一钱，我们穷本家要借一两也不能。他打谅保得住一辈子不穷的了，那知外头的声名很不好。我不说罢了，若说起来，人命官司不知有多少呢。”一面想著，来到家中，只见倪家母女都等著。贾芸无言可支，便说道：“西府里已经打发人说了，只言贾大人不依。你还求我们家的奴才周瑞的亲戚冷子兴去才中用。”倪家母女听了说：“二爷这样体面爷们还不中用，若是奴才，是更不中用了。”贾芸不好意思，心里发急道：“你不知道，如今的奴才比主子强多著呢。”倪家母女听来无法，只得冷笑几声说：“这倒难为二爷白跑了这几天，等我们那一个出来再道乏罢。”说毕出来，另托人将倪二弄了出来，只打了几板，也没有什么罪。

倪二回家，他妻女將賈家不肯說情的話說了一遍。When Ni Er came home, his wife and daughter told him once more how the Jia family had refused to intercede.倪二正喝著酒，便生氣要找賈芸，說：“這小雜种，沒良心的東西！Ni Er, who was drinking at the time, grew angry and wanted to go find Jia Yun, saying, "That little bastard, that ungrateful thing!頭里他沒有飯吃要到府內鑽謀事辦，虧我倪二爺幫了他。Back when he had no rice to eat and wanted to wangle a position inside the mansion, it was thanks to me, your Uncle Ni Er, that he got help.如今我有了事他不管。Now that I have trouble, he pays no attention.好罷咧，若是我倪二鬧出來，連兩府里都不乾淨！”他妻女忙勸道：“噯，你又喝了黃湯便是這樣有天沒日頭的，前兒可不是醉了鬧的亂子，捱了打還沒好呢，你又鬧了。”倪二道：“捱了打便怕他不成，只怕拿不著由頭！Fine then — if I, Ni Er, make a fuss and stir things up, even both mansions won't come out clean!" His wife and daughter hastily tried to dissuade him: "Ah, once you've had your fill of liquor again you go on like there's no heaven or sun above — wasn't it just the other day that you got into trouble from being drunk, and you haven't even recovered from the beating yet, and now you're at it again." Ni Er said, "Do you think I'm afraid of another beating? I only fear I won't have a pretext to seize on!我在監里的時候，倒認得了好幾個有義氣的朋友，聽見他們說起來，不獨是城內姓賈的多，外省姓賈的也不少。I was in prison, I actually got to know several friends of true loyalty, and from what I heard them say, it's not only within the city that there are many people named Jia — there are quite a few in the provinces too.前兒監里收下了好幾個賈家的家人。Just the other day the prison took in several servants of a Jia family.我倒說，這里的賈家小一輩子并奴才們雖不好，他們老一輩的還好，怎麼犯了事。I said, though the younger generation of this Jia family here, along with their servants, are no good, their older generation is still decent — how could they have committed some offense?我打聽打聽，說是和這里賈家是一家，都住在外省，審明白了解進來問罪的，我才放心。I asked around, and was told they belong to the same clan as the Jia family here, though they all live in the provinces, and once the case is fully examined they will be sent in to be sentenced — only then will my mind be at ease.若說賈二這小子他忘恩負義，我便和幾個朋友說他家怎樣倚勢欺人，怎樣盤剝小民，怎樣強娶有男婦女，叫他們吵嚷出來，有了風聲到了都老爺耳朵里，這一鬧起來，叫你們才認得倪二金剛呢！”他女人道：“你喝了酒睡去罷！As for that little wretch Second Master Jia being so ungrateful and disloyal — I'll just tell a few of my friends how his family relies on its power to bully people, how they squeeze the common folk, how they force marriages on women who already have husbands, and get them to raise a clamor about it, so that once word of it reaches the ears of the high officials and it all breaks open, then you'll finally know what Vajra Ni Er is made of!" His wife said, "Go drink yourself to sleep!他又強占誰家的女人來了，沒有的事你不用混說了。”倪二道：“你們在家里那里知道外頭的事。Whose woman has he forced himself upon now? There's no such thing — don't go around talking nonsense." Ni Er said, "How would you, staying at home, know anything about what goes on outside?前年我在賭場里碰見了小張，說他女人被賈家占了，他還和我商量。The year before last I ran into Xiao Zhang at the gambling den, who told me his woman had been seized by the Jia family, and he even discussed it with me.我倒勸他才了事的。It was only because I talked him out of it that the matter was settled.但不知這小張如今那里去了，這兩年沒見。But I don't know where this Xiao Zhang has gone now — I haven't seen him these past two years.若碰著了他，我倪二出個主意叫賈老二死，給我好好的孝敬孝敬我倪二太爺才罷了。If I run into him, I, Ni Er, will come up with a plan to bring about the death of that Jia fellow, and see that he shows proper filial devotion to me, your revered Uncle Ni Er, before I'm done with it.你倒不理我了！”說著，倒身躺下，嘴里還是咕咕嘟嘟的說了一回，便睡去了。And here you are, paying me no mind!" So saying, he flopped himself down, and went on muttering and grumbling under his breath for a while before falling asleep.他妻女只當是醉話，也不理他。His wife and daughter took it merely for drunken talk and paid him no heed.明日早起，倪二又往賭場中去了。The next morning, rising early, Ni Er went off to the gambling den again.不題。No more of this for now.

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

回家

huí jiā — to return home (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)

妻

qī — (bound form) wife

女將

nǚ jiàng — 1. female general 2. (fig.) woman who is a leading figure in her area of expertise

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

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)

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)

說情

shuō qíng — 1. to intercede 2. to plead for sb else (HSK 7-9)

的話

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

一遍

yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

正

zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)

喝

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

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

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)

生氣

shēng qì — 1. to get angry; to be furious 2. vitality; liveliness (HSK 1)

要

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

找

zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

小

xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)

雜

zá — 1. mixed 2. miscellaneous 3. various 4. to mix (HSK 6)

种

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

沒

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

良心

liáng xīn — conscience (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)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

頭里

tóu lǐ — 1. in front 2. in advance of the field

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)

沒有

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

飯

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

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

要

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

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)

內

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

鑽謀

zuān móu — 1. to use influence to get what one wants 2. to find a way through (esp. corrupt) 3. to succeed by means fair or foul

事

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

辦

bàn — 1. to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) 2. to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise) 3. (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect) 4. (bound form) office (as in 招辦 (zhāo bàn), admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室 (bàn gōng shì)) (HSK 2)

虧

kuī — 1. to lose (money); to have a deficit 2. to be deficient 3. to treat unfairly 4. luckily; fortunately; thanks to 5. (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

幫

bāng — 1. to help 2. to assist 3. to support 4. for sb (i.e. as a help) 5. hired (as worker) 6. side (of pail, boat etc) 7. outer layer 8. upper (of a shoe) 9. group 10. gang 11. clique 12. party 13. secret society (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)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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))

事

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

不管

bù guǎn — 1. not to be concerned 2. regardless of 3. no matter (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)

罷

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

咧

liē — 1. used in 咧咧 (liē liē) 2. used in 大大咧咧 (dà dà liē liē) 3. used in 罵罵咧咧 (mà ma liē liē)

若是

ruò shì — if

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

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)

出來

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

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

不

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

乾淨

gān jìng — 1. clean 2. neat (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)

妻

qī — (bound form) wife

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

勸

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

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)

噯

ǎi — 1. to belch 2. (interj. of disapproval)

你

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

又

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

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)

黃湯

huáng tāng — 1. liquor; booze 2. murky, muddy water

便是

biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (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)

天

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

沒

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

日頭

rì tóu — 1. sun (dialect) 2. daytime 3. date

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)

前兒

qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday

可不是

kě bu shì — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure (HSK 7-9)

醉

zuì — intoxicated (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)

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)

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)

亂子

luàn zi — 1. disturbance 2. trouble

捱

ái — variant of 挨 (ái)

了

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

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

沒

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

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)

你

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

又

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

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)

了

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

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二道

Èr dào — see 二道區 (Èr dào Qū)

捱

ái — variant of 挨 (ái)

了

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

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

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)

不成

bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)

只怕

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

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)

不著

bù zháo — 1. no need 2. need not

由頭

yóu tou — 1. pretext 2. excuse 3. justification 4. reason

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

監

jiān — 1. to supervise 2. to inspect 3. jail 4. prison

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)

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (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)

認得

rèn de — 1. to recognize 2. to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it 3. to know (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)

好幾

hǎo jǐ — 1. several 2. quite a few

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)

義氣

yì qì — 1. spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice 2. code of brotherhood 3. also pr. (yì qi)

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)

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

說起

shuō qǐ — 1. to mention 2. to bring up (a subject) 3. with regard to 4. as for

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)

不獨

bù dú — not only

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)

城

chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

內

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

姓

xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

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)

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)

外省

wài shěng — another province (relative to the local one)

姓

xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不少

bù shǎo — many; quite a few; a good number of (HSK 2)

前兒

qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday

監

jiān — 1. to supervise 2. to inspect 3. jail 4. prison

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

收下

shōu xià — 1. to accept 2. to receive

了

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

好幾

hǎo jǐ — 1. several 2. quite a few

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

家人

jiā rén — 1. family member 2. (old) servant (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

家小

jiā xiǎo — 1. wife and children 2. wife

一輩子

yī bèi zi — (for) a lifetime (HSK 5)

并

Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)

奴才

nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey

們

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

雖

suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)

不好

bù hǎo — no good

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

老一輩

lǎo yī bèi — older generation

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

怎麼

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

犯

fàn — 1. to violate 2. to offend 3. to assault 4. criminal 5. crime 6. to make a mistake 7. recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) (HSK 6)

了事

liǎo shì — 1. to dispose of a matter 2. to be done with it

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

打聽

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

打聽

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

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)

和

Hé — surname He (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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

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)

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)

一家

yī jiā — 1. the whole family 2. the same family 3. the family ... (when preceded by a family name) 4. group

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)

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

省

shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (HSK 2)

審

shěn — 1. to examine 2. to investigate 3. carefully 4. to try (in court) (HSK 7-9)

明白

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

了解

liǎo jiě — 1. to understand 2. to realize 3. to find out (HSK 4)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

問罪

wèn zuì — 1. to denounce 2. to condemn 3. to call to account 4. to punish

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

放心

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

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

二

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

小子

xiǎo zǐ — 1. (literary) youngster 2. (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) 3. (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)

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)

忘恩負義

wàng ēn fù yì — 1. to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend 2. to kick a benefactor in the teeth

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

幾個

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

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

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)

怎樣

zěn yàng — 1. how 2. what kind (HSK 2)

倚

yǐ — 1. to lean on 2. to rely upon (HSK 7-9)

勢

shì — 1. power 2. influence 3. potential 4. momentum 5. tendency 6. trend 7. situation 8. conditions 9. outward appearance 10. sign 11. gesture 12. male genitals

欺

qī — 1. to take unfair advantage of 2. to deceive 3. to cheat

人

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

怎樣

zěn yàng — 1. how 2. what kind (HSK 2)

盤剝

pán bō — 1. to exploit 2. to practice usury

小民

xiǎo mín — 1. ordinary people 2. commoner 3. civilian

怎樣

zěn yàng — 1. how 2. what kind (HSK 2)

強

Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)

娶

qǔ — 1. to take a wife 2. to marry (a woman) (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)

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)

婦女

fù nǚ — woman (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)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

吵嚷

chǎo rǎng — 1. to make a racket 2. clamour 3. uproar

出來

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

風聲

fēng shēng — 1. sound of the wind 2. rumor 3. talk 4. news 5. reputation

到了

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

耳朵

ěr duo — 1. ear 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè), 對 (duì) 3. handle (on a cup) (HSK 5)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (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)

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)

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)

起來

qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ 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)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

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)

認得

rèn de — 1. to recognize 2. to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it 3. to know (HSK 3)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

金剛

Jīn gāng — King Kong

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)

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)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (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)

你

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

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)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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

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)

又

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

強

Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)

占

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

誰

shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

女人

nǚ rén — woman (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)

了

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

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)

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)

不用

bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)

混

hún — 1. muddy; turbid (variant of 渾 (hún)) 2. brainless; foolish (variant of 渾 (hún)) 3. Taiwan pr. (hùn) (HSK 6)

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)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二道

Èr dào — see 二道區 (Èr dào Qū)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

知道

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

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (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)

事

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

前年

qián nián — the year before last (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

賭場

dǔ chǎng — casino

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

碰見

pèng jiàn — 1. to run into 2. to meet (unexpectedly) 3. to bump into (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)

小

xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

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)

占

zhān — 1. to observe 2. to divine (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)

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

商量

shāng liang — 1. to consult 2. to talk over 3. to discuss (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

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)

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)

了事

liǎo shì — 1. to dispose of a matter 2. to be done with it

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)

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)

小

xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

那里

nà li — there; that place (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)

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)

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)

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

沒

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

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

碰

pèng — 1. to touch 2. to meet with 3. to bump (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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

主意

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

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

老二

lǎo èr — 1. second-eldest child in a family 2. (euphemism) penis

死

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

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

好好

hǎo hǎo — well; carefully; nicely; properly (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)

孝敬

xiào jìng — 1. to show filial respect 2. to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) 3. to support one's aged parents (HSK 7-9)

孝敬

xiào jìng — 1. to show filial respect 2. to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) 3. to support one's aged parents (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

太爺

tài yé — 1. (respectful for) one's grandfather 2. sb's father 3. older people 4. the head of the house (used by servants) 5. a district magistrate

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)

罷了

bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)

你

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

不理

bù lǐ — 1. to refuse to acknowledge 2. to pay no attention to 3. to take no notice of 4. to ignore (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

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)

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)

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

躺下

tǎng xià — to lie down

嘴里

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

還是

hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)

咕

gū — (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

咕

gū — (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

嘟

dū — 1. (onom.) toot; honk; beep (sound of a horn etc) 2. (coll.) to pout

嘟

dū — 1. (onom.) toot; honk; beep (sound of a horn etc) 2. (coll.) to pout

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)

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)

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)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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)

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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)

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)

妻

qī — (bound form) wife

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

只當

zhǐ dàng — 1. (coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if … 2. Taiwan pr. (zhǐ dāng)

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)

醉

zuì — intoxicated (HSK 5)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不理

bù lǐ — 1. to refuse to acknowledge 2. to pay no attention to 3. to take no notice of 4. to ignore (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)

明日

míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)

早起

zǎo qǐ — to get up early

倪

Ní — surname Ni

二

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

又

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

往

wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)

賭場

dǔ chǎng — casino

中

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

不題

bù tí — we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)

倪二回家，他妻女将贾家不肯说情的话说了一遍。倪二正喝著酒，便生气要找贾芸，说：“这小杂种，没良心的东西！头里他没有饭吃要到府内钻谋事办，亏我倪二爷帮了他。如今我有了事他不管。好罢咧，若是我倪二闹出来，连两府里都不干净！”他妻女忙劝道：“嗳，你又喝了黄汤便是这样有天没日头的，前儿可不是醉了闹的乱子，挨了打还没好呢，你又闹了。”倪二道：“挨了打便怕他不成，只怕拿不著由头！我在监里的时候，倒认得了好几个有义气的朋友，听见他们说起来，不独是城内姓贾的多，外省姓贾的也不少。前儿监里收下了好几个贾家的家人。我倒说，这里的贾家小一辈子并奴才们虽不好，他们老一辈的还好，怎么犯了事。我打听打听，说是和这里贾家是一家，都住在外省，审明白了解进来问罪的，我才放心。若说贾二这小子他忘恩负义，我便和几个朋友说他家怎样倚势欺人，怎样盘剥小民，怎样强娶有男妇女，叫他们吵嚷出来，有了风声到了都老爷耳朵里，这一闹起来，叫你们才认得倪二金刚呢！”他女人道：“你喝了酒睡去罢！他又强占谁家的女人来了，没有的事你不用混说了。”倪二道：“你们在家里那里知道外头的事。前年我在赌场里碰见了小张，说他女人被贾家占了，他还和我商量。我倒劝他才了事的。但不知这小张如今那里去了，这两年没见。若碰著了他，我倪二出个主意叫贾老二死，给我好好的孝敬孝敬我倪二太爷才罢了。你倒不理我了！”说著，倒身躺下，嘴里还是咕咕嘟嘟的说了一回，便睡去了。他妻女只当是醉话，也不理他。明日早起，倪二又往赌场中去了。不题。

且說雨村回到家中，歇息了一夜，將道上遇見甄士隱的事告訴了他夫人一遍。Now to tell of Yucun: he returned home, rested for a night, and told his wife once more about meeting Zhen Shiyin on the road.他夫人便埋怨他：“為什麼不回去瞧一瞧，倘或燒死了，可不是咱們沒良心！”說著，掉下淚來。His wife then reproached him: "Why didn't you go back to have a look? If he had been burned to death, wouldn't that make us utterly heartless!" So saying, she shed tears.雨村道：“他是方外的人了，不肯和咱們在一處的。”正說著，外頭傳進話來，稟說：“前日老爺吩咐瞧火燒廟去的回來了回話。”雨村踱了出來。Yucun said, "He has become a man beyond this world now, and would not be willing to stay together with us." Just as he was speaking, word was brought in from outside reporting, "The man Your Lordship ordered the other day to go look at the burned temple has come back to report." Yucun strolled out.那衙役打千請了安，回說：“小的奉老爺的命回去，也不等火滅，便冒火進去瞧那個道士，豈知他坐的地方多燒了。The runner bent his knee in salute and reported, "Obeying your order, my lord, I went back, and without even waiting for the fire to die down, I braved the flames and went in to look for that Taoist — but as it turned out, the spot where he sat had burned badly.小的想著那道士必定燒死了。I thought to myself that the Taoist must certainly have burned to death.那燒的牆屋往後塌去，道士的影兒都沒有，只有一個蒲團，一個瓢兒還是好好的。The burned walls and building had collapsed backward, and there was not even a trace of the Taoist to be seen — only a rush cushion and a gourd ladle, which were still perfectly intact.小的各處找尋他的尸首，連骨頭都沒有一點兒。I searched everywhere for his corpse, but there wasn't so much as a single bone to be found.小的恐老爺不信，想要拿這蒲團瓢兒回來做個證見，小的這麼一拿，豈知都成了灰了。”雨村聽畢，心下明白，知士隱仙去，便把那衙役打發了出去。Fearing that Your Lordship would not believe me, I thought to bring back this cushion and ladle as evidence — but the moment I picked them up, they turned to ash!" When Yucun heard this out, he understood in his heart that Shiyin had ascended to immortality, and dismissed the runner.回到房中，并沒提起士隱火化之言，恐他婦女不知，反生悲感，只說并無形跡，必是他先走了。Returning to his room, he did not mention anything about Shiyin being consumed by fire, fearing that if his wife learned of it, it would instead give rise to sorrow; he only said that no trace of him had been found, and that he must have left earlier.

且說

qiě shuō — thus

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

回到

huí dào — to return to (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)

中

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

歇息

xiē xi — 1. to have a rest 2. to stay for the night 3. to go to bed 4. to sleep

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)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

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)

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)

上

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

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

甄

Zhēn — surname Zhen

士

Shì — surname Shi

隱

yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-

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)

事

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

告訴

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

夫人

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

一遍

yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through

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)

夫人

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

埋怨

mán yuàn — 1. to complain 2. to grumble (about) 3. to reproach 4. to blame (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)

為什麼

wèi shén me — 1. why? 2. for what reason? (HSK 2)

不

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

回去

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

瞧

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

瞧

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

倘或

tǎng huò — if; supposing that

燒死

shāo sǐ — to burn to death

了

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

可不是

kě bu shì — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure (HSK 7-9)

咱們

zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)

沒

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

良心

liáng xīn — conscience (HSK 7-9)

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)

掉下

diào xià — 1. to drop down 2. to fall

淚

lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)

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)

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (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)

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)

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)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

外

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

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)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

咱們

zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (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)

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)

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (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)

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)

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)

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)

進

jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)

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)

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)

稟

bǐng — 1. to make a report (to a superior) 2. to give 3. to endow 4. to receive 5. petition

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

前日

qián rì — day before yesterday

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

吩咐

fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (HSK 7-9)

瞧

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

火燒

huǒ shāo — 1. to set fire to 2. to burn down 3. burning hot 4. baked cake

廟

miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (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)

回話

huí huà — to reply

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

踱

duó — 1. to pace; to stroll 2. Taiwan pr. (duò)

了

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

出來

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

衙役

yá yì — bailiff of feudal yamen

打千

dǎ qiān — genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand

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)

回

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

小的

xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)

奉

fèng — 1. to offer (tribute) 2. to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) 3. to esteem 4. to revere 5. to believe in (a religion) 6. to wait upon 7. to accept orders (from superior)

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

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)

命

mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)

回去

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不等

bù děng — 1. unequal 2. varied

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

滅

miè — 1. to extinguish or put out 2. to go out (of a fire etc) 3. to exterminate or wipe out 4. to drown (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)

冒火

mào huǒ — 1. to get angry 2. to burn with rage

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

瞧

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

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)

道士

dào shì — Daoist priest

豈

kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

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)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (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)

地方

dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (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)

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)

了

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

小的

xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)

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)

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)

道士

dào shì — Daoist priest

必定

bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (HSK 7-9)

燒死

shāo sǐ — to burn to death

了

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

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

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)

牆

qiáng — 1. wall (classifier: 面 (miàn), 堵 (dǔ)) 2. (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆 (bèi qiáng)) (HSK 2)

屋

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

往後

wǎng hòu — 1. from now on 2. in the future 3. time to come (HSK 6)

塌

tā — 1. to collapse 2. to droop 3. to settle down (HSK 7-9)

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)

道士

dào shì — Daoist priest

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)

影兒

yǐng r — shadow

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

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)

一個

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

蒲團

pú tuán — praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail)

一個

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

瓢

piáo — 1. dipper 2. ladle

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

還是

hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)

好好

hǎo hǎo — well; carefully; nicely; properly (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)

小的

xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)

各處

gè chù — every place

找尋

zhǎo xún — 1. to look for 2. to seek 3. to find fault

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)

尸首

shī shou — dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 屍首分離 (shī shou fēn lí) or 屍首異處 (shī shou yì chù), decapitation is implied.)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

骨頭

gǔ tou — 1. bone 2. classifier: 根 (gēn), 塊 (kuài) 3. moral character 4. bitterness 5. Taiwan pr. (gú tou) (HSK 4)

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

一點兒

yī diǎn r — erhua variant of 一點 (yī diǎn) (HSK 1)

小的

xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)

恐

kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

不

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

想要

xiǎng yào — 1. to want to 2. to feel like 3. to fancy 4. to care for sb 5. desirous of

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (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)

蒲團

pú tuán — praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail)

瓢

piáo — 1. dipper 2. ladle

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (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)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

證

zhèng — 1. certificate 2. proof 3. to prove 4. to demonstrate 5. to confirm 6. variant of 症 (zhèng) (HSK 3)

見

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

小的

xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)

這麼

zhè me — 1. so much 2. this much 3. how much? 4. this way 5. like this (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)

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)

豈

kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

成了

chéng le — 1. to be done 2. to be ready 3. that's enough! 4. that will do!

灰

huī — 1. ash 2. dust 3. lime 4. gray 5. discouraged; dejected (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)

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

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)

畢

Bì — surname Bi

心下

xīn xià — in mind

明白

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

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

士

Shì — surname Shi

隱

yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-

仙去

xiān qù — to become an immortal; (fig.) to die

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)

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

衙役

yá yì — bailiff of feudal yamen

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)

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)

回到

huí dào — to return to (HSK 1)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

中

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

并

Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)

沒

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

提起

tí qǐ — 1. to mention; to bring up 2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise 3. to initiate (legal proceedings) (HSK 5)

士

Shì — surname Shi

隱

yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-

火化

huǒ huà — 1. to cremate 2. to incinerate

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

恐

kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear

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)

婦女

fù nǚ — woman (HSK 6)

不知

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

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)

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)

悲

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

感

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

并

Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)

無形

wú xíng — 1. incorporeal 2. virtual 3. formless 4. invisible (assets) 5. intangible (HSK 7-9)

跡

jì — 1. (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue 2. Taiwan pr. (jī)

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)

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)

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)

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)

了

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

且说雨村回到家中，歇息了一夜，将道上遇见甄士隐的事告诉了他夫人一遍。他夫人便埋怨他：“为什么不回去瞧一瞧，倘或烧死了，可不是咱们没良心！”说著，掉下泪来。雨村道：“他是方外的人了，不肯和咱们在一处的。”正说著，外头传进话来，禀说：“前日老爷吩咐瞧火烧庙去的回来了回话。”雨村踱了出来。那衙役打千请了安，回说：“小的奉老爷的命回去，也不等火灭，便冒火进去瞧那个道士，岂知他坐的地方多烧了。小的想著那道士必定烧死了。那烧的墙屋往后塌去，道士的影儿都没有，只有一个蒲团，一个瓢儿还是好好的。小的各处找寻他的尸首，连骨头都没有一点儿。小的恐老爷不信，想要拿这蒲团瓢儿回来做个证见，小的这么一拿，岂知都成了灰了。”雨村听毕，心下明白，知士隐仙去，便把那衙役打发了出去。回到房中，并没提起士隐火化之言，恐他妇女不知，反生悲感，只说并无形迹，必是他先走了。

雨村出來，獨坐書房，正要細想士隱的話，忽有家人傳報說：“內廷傳旨，交看事件。”雨村疾忙上轎進內，只聽見人說：“今日賈存周江西糧道被參回來，在朝內謝罪。”雨村忙到了內閣，見了各大人，將海疆辦理不善的旨意看了，出來即忙找著賈政，先說了些為他抱屈的話，後又道喜，問：“一路可好？”賈政也將違別以後的話細細的說了一遍。Yucun came out and sat alone in his study, just about to ponder carefully over Shiyin's words, when suddenly a household servant came to report, "A decree has been sent from the inner palace, ordering the matter to be reviewed." Yucun hastily got into his sedan chair and went in, only to hear people saying, "Today Jia Cunzhou, the Jiangxi Grain Intendant, has been impeached and has returned; he is at court offering his apologies." Yucun hurried to the Grand Secretariat, met with the various high officials, and read the edict concerning the poor handling of the coastal frontier affairs; coming out, he lost no time in seeking out Jia Zheng, first saying some words of sympathy on his behalf, and then offering congratulations, asking, "Was the journey well throughout?" Jia Zheng likewise related in detail everything that had happened since their parting.雨村道：“謝罪的本上了去沒有？”賈政道：“已上去了，等膳後下來看旨意罷。”正說著，只聽里頭傳出旨來叫賈政，賈政即忙進去。Yucun said, "Has the memorial of apology been submitted yet?" Jia Zheng said, "It has already been submitted; let us wait until after the meal to see the decree." Just as they were speaking, word came out from within summoning Jia Zheng, and Jia Zheng hurried in at once.各大人有與賈政關切的，都在里頭等著。Those high officials who were on close terms with Jia Zheng all waited inside.等了好一回方見賈政出來，看見他帶著滿頭的汗。After waiting a good while, Jia Zheng was finally seen coming out, his whole head covered in sweat.眾人迎上去接著，問：“有什麼旨意。”賈政吐舌道：“嚇死人，嚇死人！Everyone stepped forward to meet him, asking, "What was the decree?" Jia Zheng stuck out his tongue and said, "It frightened me to death, frightened me to death!倒蒙各位大人關切，幸喜沒有什麼事。”眾人道：“旨意問了些什麼？”賈政道：“旨意問的是云南私帶神槍一案。I am truly grateful for all your lordships' concern — fortunately, it turned out to be nothing serious." Everyone said, "What did the decree inquire about?" Jia Zheng said, "The decree inquired about the case of illegally carrying firearms in Yunnan.本上奏明是原任太師賈化的家人。The memorial reported that the offender was a servant of the former Grand Tutor, Jia Hua.主上一直記著我們先祖的名字，便問起來。His Majesty has all along remembered the name of our ancestor, and so he asked about it.我忙著磕頭奏明先祖的名字是代化，主上便笑了，還降旨意說：‘前放兵部，後降府尹的，不是也叫賈化么？’”那時雨村也在傍邊，倒嚇了一跳，便問賈政道：“老先生怎麼奏的？”賈政道：“我便慢慢奏道：’原任太師賈化是云南人；I hastened to kowtow and report that our ancestor's name was Daihua, whereupon His Majesty smiled, and further issued a decree saying, 'The one who was formerly posted to the Ministry of War and afterward demoted to Prefect — isn't his name also Jia Hua?'" At that moment Yucun, standing to one side, gave a start, and asked Jia Zheng, "How did you reply, sir?" Jia Zheng said, "I then slowly reported, 'The former Grand Tutor Jia Hua was a man of Yunnan;現任府尹賈某是浙江人。”主上又問：‘蘇州刺史奏的賈范，是你一家子么？’我又磕頭奏道：‘是。’主上便變色道：‘縱使家奴強占良民妻女，還成事么？’我一句不敢奏。the present Prefect, a certain Jia, is a man of Zhejiang." His Majesty then asked, 'Is the Jia Fan reported by the Prefect of Suzhou a member of your clan?' I again kowtowed and reported, 'He is.' His Majesty's countenance then changed, and he said, 'Even if it is a family servant who forcibly seized the wife or daughter of a commoner, can such a thing be tolerated?' I did not dare say a single word in reply.主上又問道：‘賈范是你什麼人？’我忙奏道：‘是遠族。’主上哼了一聲，降旨叫了出來。His Majesty then asked further, 'What relation is Jia Fan to you?' I hastened to report, 'A distant kinsman.' His Majesty gave a snort, and issued a decree dismissing me from the audience.可不是詫事！”眾人道：“本來也巧。Isn't that a shocking business!" Everyone said, "It is indeed quite a coincidence.怎麼一連有這兩件事？”賈政道：“事倒不奇，倒是都姓賈的不好。How is it that these two matters happened one right after the other?" Jia Zheng said, "The matters themselves are not so strange — it's just unfortunate that they all bear the surname Jia.算來我們寒族人多，年代久了，各族都有。Reckoning it up, our humble clan has many members, and after so many generations, branches of every sort exist.現在雖沒有事，究竟主上記著一個“賈”字就不好。”眾人說：“真是真，假是假，怕什麼？”賈政道：“我心里巴不得不做官，只是不敢告老，現在我們家里兩個世襲，這也無可奈何的。” 雨村道：“如今老先生仍是工部，想來京官是沒有事的。”賈政道：“京官雖然沒事，我究竟做過兩次外任，也就說不齊了。”眾人道：“二老爺的人品行事，我們都佩服的。Although there is no trouble now, still, it is not good that His Majesty keeps the single character 'Jia' in mind." Everyone said, "What is true is true, and what is false is false — what is there to fear?" Jia Zheng said, "In my heart I long for nothing more than to be free of office, only I dare not ask to retire; and now our family has two hereditary titles, so there is nothing to be done about it either." Yucun said, "Now that you, sir, remain in the Board of Works, I imagine a metropolitan official has nothing to worry about." Jia Zheng said, "Metropolitan officials may indeed have nothing to worry about, but I have after all held two provincial posts, so it is hard to say for certain." Everyone said, "As for your character and conduct, Second Master, we all admire it.就是令兄大老爺，也是個好人。Even your elder brother, the senior master, is a good man too.只要在令侄輩上嚴緊些就是了。”賈政道：“我因在家的日子少，舍侄的事情不大查考，我心里也不甚放心。It's only that you should be a bit stricter with the younger generation, your nephews." Jia Zheng said, "Because I spend so few days at home, I have not looked closely into the doings of my nephews, and in my heart I am not entirely at ease about it either.諸位今日提起，都是至相好，或者聽見東宅的侄兒家有什麼不奉規矩的事么？”眾人道：“沒聽見別的，只是幾位侍郎心里不大和睦，內監里頭也有些。Since all of you gentlemen bring it up today, being my closest friends, perhaps you have heard of some improper doings on the part of my nephew's household at the East mansion?" Everyone said, "We have heard nothing else, only that a few Vice Ministers are not on the best of terms among themselves, and there is also some of it among the eunuchs of the inner court.想來不怕什麼，只要囑咐那邊令侄，諸事留神就是了。”眾人說畢，舉手而散。I imagine there's nothing to fear — you need only caution your nephew over there to be careful in all matters." Having said this, everyone raised their hands in parting and dispersed.