第百零六回　王熙鳳致禍抱羞慚　賈太君禱天消禍患 Wang Xifeng Brings Ruin and Bears Shame; The Lady Dowager Prays to Heaven to Avert Disaster

話說賈政聞知賈母危急，即忙進去看視。The story goes that when Jia Zheng learned of Grandmother Jia's grave condition, he hurried inside to see her.見賈母驚嚇氣逆，王夫人鴛鴦等喚醒回來，即用疏氣安神的丸藥服了，漸漸的好些，只是傷心落淚。He found that Grandmother Jia, startled and short of breath, had been roused back to herself by Lady Wang, Yuanyang, and the others, and after taking pills to relieve her breath and calm her spirit, she gradually improved somewhat, though she still grieved and wept.賈政在旁勸慰，總說是“兒子們不肖，招了禍來累老太太受驚。Jia Zheng stood by consoling her, saying again and again, "It is because your sons and grandsons are worthless that this calamity has come and given Grandmother such a fright.若老太太寬慰些，兒子們尚可在外料理；If Grandmother can find some peace of mind, we sons can still manage matters outside;若是老太太有什麼不自在，兒子們的罪孽更重了。”賈母道：“我活了八十多歲，自作女孩兒起到你父親手里，都托著祖宗的福，從沒有聽見過那些事。but if Grandmother should be the least bit unwell, our guilt will be all the heavier." Grandmother Jia said, "I have lived past eighty years, and from the time I was a girl until I came into your father's household, I have always relied on the blessing of our ancestors, and never once heard of such things happening.如今到老了，見你們倘或受罪，叫我心里過得去么！Now that I am old, to see you all perhaps suffering punishment — how could my heart bear it!倒不如合上眼隨你們去罷了。”說著，又哭。Better that I close my eyes and let you all do as you will." So saying, she wept again.

話說

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

危急

wēi jí — 1. critical 2. desperate (situation) (HSK 7-9)

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)

忙

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

進去

jìn qù — to go in (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

見

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

驚嚇

jīng xià — 1. to frighten 2. to horrify 3. to terrify

氣逆

qì nì — reverse flow of 氣 (qì) (TCM)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

鴛鴦

yuān yāng — 1. (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) 2. (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple

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)

喚醒

huàn xǐng — 1. to wake sb 2. to rouse

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)

用

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

疏

Shū — surname Shu

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

安神

ān shén — 1. to calm (soothe) the nerves 2. to relieve uneasiness of body and mind

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)

丸

wán — 1. ball 2. pellet 3. pill (HSK 7-9)

藥

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

服

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

了

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

漸漸

jiàn jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)

的

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

好些

hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot

只是

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

傷心

shāng xīn — 1. to grieve 2. to be broken-hearted 3. to feel deeply hurt (HSK 3)

落淚

luò lèi — 1. to shed tears 2. to weep

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

在旁

zài páng — 1. alongside 2. nearby

勸慰

quàn wèi — to console

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (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)

兒子

ér zi — son (HSK 1)

們

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

不肖

bù xiào — 1. (literary) unlike one's parents 2. degenerate 3. unworthy

招

zhāo — 1. to recruit 2. to provoke 3. to beckon 4. to incur 5. to infect 6. contagious 7. a move (chess) 8. a maneuver 9. device 10. trick 11. to confess (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)

禍

huò — 1. disaster 2. misfortune 3. calamity

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)

累

lěi — 1. to accumulate 2. to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. (lèi)) 3. continuous 4. repeated (HSK 1)

老太太

lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)

受驚

shòu jīng — startled (HSK 7-9)

若

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

老太太

lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)

寬慰

kuān wèi — 1. to console 2. to soothe 3. relieved

些

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

兒子

ér zi — son (HSK 1)

們

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

尚可

shàng kě — 1. not bad 2. satisfactory

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

料理

liào lǐ — 1. to arrange 2. to handle 3. to cook 4. cuisine 5. art of cooking (HSK 7-9)

若是

ruò shì — if

老太太

lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)

有

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

什麼

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

不自在

bù zì zai — 1. uneasy 2. ill at ease

兒子

ér zi — son (HSK 1)

們

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

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)

罪孽

zuì niè — 1. sin 2. crime 3. wrongdoing

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)

重

chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

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)

活

huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (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)

八十

bā shí — 1. eighty 2. 80

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)

歲

suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)

自

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

作

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

女孩兒

nǚ hái r — erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2] (HSK 1)

起到

qǐ dào — (in an expression of the form 起到 (qǐ dào) + … + 作用 (zuò yòng)) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role) (HSK 5)

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)

手里

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

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)

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)

祖宗

zǔ zōng — 1. ancestor 2. forebear (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)

福

Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)

從沒

cóng méi — 1. never (in the past) 2. never did (HSK 6)

有

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

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

事

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

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)

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)

了

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

倘或

tǎng huò — if; supposing that

受罪

shòu zuì — 1. to endure 2. to suffer 3. hardships 4. torments 5. a hard time 6. a nuisance

叫

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

心里

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

過得去

guò dé qù — 1. lit. can pass through (an opening) 2. fig. can get by (in life) 3. tolerably well 4. not too bad 5. How are you getting by? 6. How's life?

么

Yāo — surname Yao

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)

不如

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

合上

hé shàng — to close (box, book, mouth etc)

眼

yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)

隨你

suí nǐ — as you wish

們

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

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)

罷了

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

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)

又

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

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

话说贾政闻知贾母危急，即忙进去看视。见贾母惊吓气逆，王夫人鸳鸯等唤醒回来，即用疏气安神的丸药服了，渐渐的好些，只是伤心落泪。贾政在旁劝慰，总说是“儿子们不肖，招了祸来累老太太受惊。若老太太宽慰些，儿子们尚可在外料理；若是老太太有什么不自在，儿子们的罪孽更重了。”贾母道：“我活了八十多岁，自作女孩儿起到你父亲手里，都托著祖宗的福，从没有听见过那些事。如今到老了，见你们倘或受罪，叫我心里过得去么！倒不如合上眼随你们去罢了。”说著，又哭。

賈政此時著急异常，又聽外面說：“請老爺，內廷有信。”賈政急忙出來，見是北靜王府長史，一見面便說“大喜。”賈政謝了，請長史坐下，“請問王爺有何諭旨？”那長史道：“我們王爺同西平郡王進內复奏，將大人的懼怕的心，感激天恩之話都代奏了。Jia Zheng was at this moment extremely anxious, when he heard someone outside say, "They request the master — there is word from the palace." Jia Zheng hurried out and found it was the chief steward from the Prince of Beijing's mansion, who, on seeing him, at once said, "Great joy." Jia Zheng thanked him and asked the steward to sit, saying, "May I ask what instructions His Highness has sent?" The steward said, "Our prince, together with the Prince of Xiping, went in to report again to the throne, and conveyed in full the fear in your heart, sir, and your words of gratitude for the Emperor's grace.主上甚是憫恤，并念及貴妃溘逝未久，不忍加罪，著加恩仍在工部員外上行走。His Majesty was greatly moved to pity, and considering too that it has not been long since the Honored Consort passed away, could not bear to add further blame, and has graciously ordered that you be allowed to resume your post as a supernumerary secretary in the Board of Works.所封家產，惟將賈赦的入官，餘俱給還。Of the family property that was confiscated, only that under Jia She's name is to be forfeited to the crown; the rest is all to be returned.并傳旨令盡心供職。An edict has also been issued ordering you to serve your post with all diligence.惟抄出借券令我們王爺查核，如有違禁重利的一概照例入官，其在定例生息的同房地文書盡行給還。As for the loan bonds that were seized, our prince is to examine them himself — any that charge illegal excessive interest are all to be confiscated to the crown according to precedent, while those bearing interest at the legal rate, along with the deeds to the houses and lands involved, are all to be returned in full.賈璉著革去職銜，免罪釋放。”賈政聽畢即起身叩謝天恩，又拜謝王爺恩典。“先請長史大人代為稟謝，明晨到闕謝恩，并到府里磕頭。”那長史去了。Jia Lian is to be stripped of his official rank, but pardoned and released." When Jia Zheng heard this he rose at once and kowtowed in thanks for the Emperor's grace, then bowed again in thanks for the Prince's kindness. "Let me first ask you, sir, to convey my thanks on my behalf; tomorrow morning I shall go to the palace to give thanks in person, and shall also call at the mansion to kowtow." The steward then took his leave.少停，傳出旨來。After a short while, the edict was formally handed down.承辦官遵旨一一查清，入官者入官，給還者給還，將賈璉放出，所有賈赦名下男婦人等造冊入官。The officials in charge, following the edict, examined everything item by item — what was to be confiscated was confiscated, what was to be returned was returned, and Jia Lian was released, while all the male and female servants under Jia She's name were entered into the registers to be forfeited to the crown.

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

此時

cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)

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)

异常

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

又

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

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)

外面

wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

請

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

老爺

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

內廷

nèi tíng — place at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc

有

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

信

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

急忙

jí máng — hastily (HSK 4)

出來

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

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)

北

běi — 1. north 2. (classical) to be defeated (HSK 1)

靜

jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)

王府

wáng fǔ — prince's mansion

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

史

Shǐ — surname Shi

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)

見面

jiàn miàn — 1. to meet; to see each other 2. classifier: 次 (cì) (HSK 1)

便

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

大喜

dà xǐ — exultation

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

謝

Xiè — surname Xie

了

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

請

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

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

史

Shǐ — surname Shi

坐下

zuò xia — to sit down (HSK 1)

請問

qǐng wèn — Excuse me, may I ask...? (HSK 1)

王爺

wáng ye — 1. prince 2. marquis 3. nobleman

有

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

何

Hé — surname He

諭旨

yù zhǐ — imperial edict

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

史

Shǐ — surname Shi

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)

我們

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

王爺

wáng ye — 1. prince 2. marquis 3. nobleman

同

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

西平

Xī píng — see 西平縣 (Xī píng Xiàn)

郡

jùn — 1. canton 2. county 3. region

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

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

奏

zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)

將

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

大人

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

懼怕

jù pà — to be afraid

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)

心

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

感激

gǎn jī — 1. to be grateful 2. to appreciate 3. thankful (HSK 7-9)

天

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

恩

ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement

之

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

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

代

dài — 1. to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute 2. generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon (HSK 3)

奏

zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (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)

主

zhǔ — 1. owner 2. master 3. host 4. individual or party concerned 5. God 6. Lord 7. main 8. to indicate or signify 9. trump card (in card games) (HSK 7-9)

上

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

甚是

shèn shì — (literary) very; extremely

憫

mǐn — 1. to sympathize; to pity; to feel compassion for 2. (literary) to feel sorrow; to be grieved

恤

xù — 1. anxiety 2. sympathy 3. to sympathize 4. to give relief 5. to compensate

并

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

念

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

及

jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)

貴妃

guì fēi — 1. senior concubine 2. imperial consort

溘

kè — suddenly

逝

shì — 1. (of flowing water or time) to pass by 2. to pass away; to die

未

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

久

jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (HSK 3)

不忍

bù rěn — cannot bear to

加

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

罪

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

著

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

加

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

恩

ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement

仍

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

工部

Gōng Bù — Ministry of Works (in imperial China)

員外

yuán wài — landlord (old usage)

上行

shàng xíng — 1. (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) 2. (of river boats) to go against the current 3. to submit (a document) to higher authorities

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)

所

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

封

Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)

家產

jiā chǎn — family property

惟

wéi — 1. -ism 2. only

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

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)

入

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

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

餘

yú — 1. extra 2. surplus 3. remaining 4. remainder after division 5. (following numerical value) or more 6. in excess of (some number) 7. residue (math.) 8. after 9. I 10. me (HSK 7-9)

俱

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

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

并

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

傳旨

chuán zhǐ — issue a decree

令

líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)

盡心

jìn xīn — with all of one's heart

供職

gòng zhí — to hold an office or post

惟

wéi — 1. -ism 2. only

抄

chāo — 1. to make a copy 2. to plagiarize 3. to search and seize 4. to raid 5. to grab 6. to go off with 7. to take a shortcut 8. to make a turning move 9. to fold one's arms (HSK 4)

出借

chū jiè — 1. to lend 2. to put out a loan

券

quàn — 1. bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half) 2. contract 3. deed (i.e. title deeds) 4. ticket 5. voucher 6. certificate (HSK 6)

令

líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)

我們

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

王爺

wáng ye — 1. prince 2. marquis 3. nobleman

查核

chá hé — to check

如

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

有違

yǒu wéi — to run counter to

禁

jīn — to endure

重利

zhòng lì — 1. high interest 2. huge profit 3. to value money highly

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)

一概

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

照例

zhào lì — 1. as a rule 2. as usual 3. usually (HSK 7-9)

入

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

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

在

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

定例

dìng lì — 1. usual practice 2. routine

生息

shēng xī — 1. to inhabit 2. to live (in a habitat)

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)

同房

tóng fáng — 1. (of a married couple) to have intercourse 2. (literary) to share the same room 3. of the same family branch

地

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

文書

wén shū — 1. document 2. official correspondence 3. secretary 4. secretariat

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)

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)

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

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)

革

gé — 1. animal hide 2. leather 3. to reform 4. to remove 5. to expel (from office)

去職

qù zhí — to leave office

銜

xián — 1. bit (of a bridle) 2. to hold in the mouth 3. to harbor (feelings) 4. to link 5. to accept 6. rank 7. title

免

miǎn — 1. to excuse sb 2. to exempt 3. to remove or dismiss from office 4. to avoid 5. to avert 6. to escape 7. to be prohibited (HSK 7-9)

罪

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

釋放

shì fàng — 1. to release 2. to set free 3. to liberate (a prisoner) 4. to discharge (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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

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)

起身

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

叩

kòu — 1. to knock 2. to kowtow

謝

Xiè — surname Xie

天

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

恩

ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement

又

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

拜

bài — 1. to bow to; to pay one's respects 2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) 3. to make a courtesy call 4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony 5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) 6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)

謝

Xiè — surname Xie

王爺

wáng ye — 1. prince 2. marquis 3. nobleman

恩典

ēn diǎn — 1. favor 2. grace

先

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

請

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

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

史

Shǐ — surname Shi

大人

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

代為

dài wéi — to do sth on behalf of sb else

稟

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

謝

Xiè — surname Xie

明

Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God

晨

chén — 1. morning 2. dawn 3. daybreak

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)

闕

Què — surname Que

謝恩

xiè ēn — to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)

并

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

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)

磕頭

kē tóu — to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

史

Shǐ — surname Shi

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)

少

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

停

tíng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car) (HSK 2)

傳出

chuán chū — 1. to transmit outwards 2. to disseminate 3. efferent (nerve) (HSK 6)

旨

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

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)

承辦

chéng bàn — 1. to undertake 2. to accept a contract (HSK 5)

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

遵旨

zūn zhǐ — 1. to obey the Emperor's decree 2. at your Imperial majesty's command

一一

yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)

查清

chá qīng — 1. to find out 2. to ascertain 3. to get to the bottom of 4. to clarify

入

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

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

入

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

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

放出

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

所有

suǒ yǒu — 1. all 2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

名下

míng xià — under sb's name

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)

婦人

fù rén — married woman

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)

造

zào — 1. to make 2. to build 3. to manufacture 4. to invent 5. to fabricate 6. to go to 7. party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) 8. crop 9. classifier for crops (HSK 3)

冊

cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)

入

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

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

贾政此时著急异常，又听外面说：“请老爷，内廷有信。”贾政急忙出来，见是北静王府长史，一见面便说“大喜。”贾政谢了，请长史坐下，“请问王爷有何谕旨？”那长史道：“我们王爷同西平郡王进内复奏，将大人的惧怕的心，感激天恩之话都代奏了。主上甚是悯恤，并念及贵妃溘逝未久，不忍加罪，著加恩仍在工部员外上行走。所封家产，惟将贾赦的入官，余俱给还。并传旨令尽心供职。惟抄出借券令我们王爷查核，如有违禁重利的一概照例入官，其在定例生息的同房地文书尽行给还。贾琏著革去职衔，免罪释放。”贾政听毕即起身叩谢天恩，又拜谢王爷恩典。“先请长史大人代为禀谢，明晨到阙谢恩，并到府里磕头。”那长史去了。少停，传出旨来。承办官遵旨一一查清，入官者入官，给还者给还，将贾琏放出，所有贾赦名下男妇人等造册入官。

可怜賈璉屋內東西除將按例放出的文書發給外，其餘雖未盡入官的，早被查抄的人盡行搶去，所存者只有家伙物件。Pitiably, in Jia Lian's rooms, aside from the deeds handed back according to the ruling, whatever else had not yet been fully confiscated had already been carried off entirely by those who had come to search and seize; all that remained were odds and ends of furniture and household things.賈璉始則懼罪，後蒙釋放已是大幸，及想起歷年積聚的東西并鳳姐的体己不下七八萬金，一朝而盡，怎得不痛。Jia Lian, having first feared punishment and then, upon being pardoned and released, counted himself greatly fortunate, now recalled the goods accumulated over the years together with Xifeng's private savings — no less than seventy or eighty thousand taels in all — all lost in a single morning, and how could he not grieve.且他父親現禁在錦衣府，鳳姐病在垂危，一時悲痛。Moreover his father was at that very time imprisoned in the Embroidered Uniform Guard's headquarters, and Xifeng lay near death from illness, so that for the moment he was overcome with grief.又見賈政含淚叫他，問道：“我因官事在身，不大理家，故叫你們夫婦總理家事。Then he saw Jia Zheng, tears in his eyes, call him over and ask, "Because official duties have kept me occupied and I have not managed the household much, I left the two of you, husband and wife, in overall charge of family affairs.你父親所為固難勸諫，那重利盤剝究竟是誰幹的？What your father did is of course hard to have remonstrated against, but as for that business of lending money at exorbitant interest — who was it that actually did that?況且非咱們這樣人家所為。Besides, such conduct is not at all fitting for a family of our standing.如今入了官，在銀錢是不打緊的，這种聲名出去還了得嗎！”賈璉跪下說道：“侄兒辦家事，并不敢存一點私心。Now that it has been confiscated to the crown, the money itself hardly matters — but how can we bear a reputation like this getting out!" Jia Lian knelt down and said, "In managing the household affairs, your nephew never dared to harbor the least selfish intent.所有出入的帳目，自有賴大，吳新登，戴良等登記，老爺只管叫他們來查問。All the accounts of income and outlay have all along been kept by Lai Da, Wu Xindeng, Dai Liang, and the others — Father need only summon them and question them.現在這幾年，庫內的銀子出多入少，雖沒貼補在內，已在各處做了好些空頭，求老爺問太太就知道了。These past several years, more silver has gone out of the treasury than has come in; although nothing was ever skimmed off for myself, a good many shortfalls have arisen in various quarters — I beg Father to ask Mother, and she will know.這些放出去的帳，連侄兒也不知道那里的銀子，要問周瑞旺兒才知道。”賈政道：“据你說來，連你自己屋里的事還不知道，那些家中上下的事更不知道了。As for these loans put out at interest, even your nephew does not know where all that silver is; one would have to ask Zhou Rui and Wang'er to find out." Jia Zheng said, "By your own account, you don't even know the affairs of your own rooms, so the affairs of the whole household, high and low, you know even less.我這回也不來查問你，現今你無事的人，你父親的事和你珍大哥的事還不快去打聽打聽。”賈璉一心委屈，含著眼淚答應了出去。This time I shall not press you further with questions; you are now a man with nothing pressing to attend to, so go quickly and find out how things stand with your father's case and your elder cousin Zhen's case." Jia Lian, his heart full of grievance, answered with tears in his eyes and went out.賈政歎氣連連的想道：“我祖父勤勞王事，立下功勳，得了兩個世職，如今兩房犯事都革去了。Jia Zheng, sighing over and over, thought to himself, "My grandfather labored diligently in the Emperor's service and established merit, thereby winning hereditary rank for two branches of the family; now both branches have offended and been stripped of it.我瞧這些子侄沒一個長進的。Looking at these sons and nephews of mine, not one of them amounts to anything.老天啊，老天啊！Heaven above, Heaven above!我賈家何至一敗如此！How could our Jia family have come to ruin like this!我雖蒙圣恩格外垂慈，給還家產，那兩處食用自應歸并一處，叫我一人那里支撐的住。Though I have been graciously shown special mercy by the Emperor and had the family property restored, the living expenses of the two branches ought now to be merged into one, and how am I, alone, to sustain it all.方才璉兒所說更加詫异，說不但庫上無銀，而且尚有虧空，這幾年竟是虛名在外。What Lian just told me makes it even more astonishing — not only is there no silver left in the treasury, there is actually a deficit; these past years it has all been an empty name abroad.只恨我自己為什麼糊涂若此。I can only hate myself for being so muddled as to let this happen.倘或我珠兒在世，尚有膀臂，寶玉雖大，更是無用之物。”想到那里，不覺淚滿衣襟。If only my son Zhu were still alive, I would still have an arm to lean on; Baoyu, though grown, is even more a useless thing." Thinking of this, before he knew it his tears had soaked the front of his robe.又想：“老太太偌大年紀，兒子們并沒有自能奉養一日，反累他嚇得死去活來。He thought further, "Grandmother is already so advanced in years, and her sons have not managed to give her a single day's true, contented care; instead they have brought her such a fright that she nearly died of it.种种罪孽，叫我委之何人！”正在獨自悲切，只見家人稟報各親友進來看候。All these manifold sins — on whom am I to lay the blame!" Just as he was grieving alone in this way, a servant came to report that various relatives and friends had come to pay their respects and inquire after them.賈政一一道謝，說起：“家門不幸，是我不能管教子侄，所以至此。”有的說：“我久知令兄赦大老爺行事不妥，那邊珍哥更加驕縱。Jia Zheng thanked each of them in turn, saying, "The misfortune of our house comes of my having failed to discipline my sons and nephews properly, and so it has come to this." Some said, "I have long known that your elder brother, Lord She, conducted himself improperly, and over there, Cousin Zhen was even more arrogant and unrestrained.若說因官事錯誤得個不是，于心無愧，如今自己鬧出的，倒帶累了二老爺。”有的說：“人家鬧的也多，也沒見御史參奏，不是珍老大得罪朋友，何至如此。”有的說：“也不怪御史，我們聽見說是府上的家人同幾個泥腿在外頭哄嚷出來的。If it were simply a matter of an error in official duties bringing blame, one's conscience could be at ease; but this trouble that he himself stirred up has instead implicated you, Second Lord." Others said, "Plenty of other families cause just as much trouble, yet one never sees a censor impeach them; if Zhen had not offended his friends, how could it have come to this?" Others said, "Nor is it really the censor's fault either — we heard it said that it was your household's own servants together with some rough fellows outside who stirred up the clamor.御史恐參奏不實，所以誆了這里的人去才說出來的。The censor, fearing his impeachment might not be backed by solid evidence, tricked people from here into talking before he made his report.我想府上待下人最寬的，為什麼還有這事。”有的說：“大凡奴才們是一個養活不得的。I would have thought your household treated its servants most leniently — why then should such a thing still happen?" Others said, "The plain truth is, servants are a breed one simply cannot keep fed and content.今兒在這里都是好親友我才敢說，就是尊駕在外任，我保不得——你是不愛錢的，——那外頭的風聲也不好，都是奴才們鬧的。Today, since everyone here is a close friend, I dare speak plainly: even were you yourself away serving in some post outside, I could not vouch for it — you yourself are not one who covets money, I know — but the talk going around outside is not good, and it is all stirred up by servants.你該隄防些。You ought to guard against this.如今雖說沒有動你的家，倘或再遇著主上疑心起來，好些不便呢。”賈政聽說，心下著忙道：“眾位聽見我的風聲怎樣？”眾人道：“我們雖沒聽見實据，只聞外面人說你在糧道任上怎麼叫門上家人要錢。”賈政聽了，便說道：“我是對得天的，從不敢起這要錢的念頭。Even though for now your own household has not been touched, should His Majesty's suspicions ever be roused again, it would go very hard for you indeed." Hearing this, Jia Zheng grew anxious at heart and said, "What have you all heard being said about me?" The others said, "We have not heard any solid evidence ourselves, only that people outside say that while you were serving as Grain Intendant, your gatekeeper servants were somehow extorting money." Hearing this, Jia Zheng said, "I can answer to Heaven for myself — I have never once dared to entertain the thought of taking money.只是奴才在外招搖撞騙，鬧出事來我就吃不住了。”眾人道：“如今怕也無益，只好將現在的管家們都嚴嚴的查一查，若有抗主的奴才，查出來嚴嚴的辦一辦。”賈政聽了點頭。It is only that if servants go about outside swindling and putting on airs in my name, and trouble comes of it, then I shall not be able to bear the consequences." The others said, "For now regret does little good; the best course is to examine strictly, one by one, all the stewards currently in your service, and if any servant is found defying his master's authority, deal with him severely once exposed." Jia Zheng, hearing this, nodded.便見門上進來回稟說：“孫姑爺那邊打發人來說，自己有事不能來，著人來瞧瞧。Just then a gatekeeper came in to report, "Someone has been sent from young master Sun's side to say that he himself has matters to attend to and cannot come, so he has sent this person to inquire after you.說大老爺該他一种銀子，要在二老爺身上還的。”賈政心內憂悶，只說：“知道了。”眾人都冷笑道：“人說令親孫紹祖混帳，真有些。He says that Lord She owes him a certain sum of silver, which he wants repaid out of Second Lord's own pocket." Jia Zheng, already weighed down with worry, could only say, "I understand." The others all gave a cold laugh and said, "People say your relation by marriage Sun Shaozu is a scoundrel, and indeed there is something to it.如今丈人抄了家，不但不來瞧看幫補照應，倒赶忙的來要銀子，真真不在理上。”賈政道：“如今且不必說他。Now that his father-in-law's house has been raided, instead of coming to look in on you and offer some help and support, he rushes instead to demand his silver — truly there is no reason in it." Jia Zheng said, "Let us not speak of him for now.那頭親事原是家兄配錯的，我的侄女兒的罪已經受夠了，如今又招我來。”正說著，只見薛蝌進來說道：“我打聽錦衣府趙堂官必要照御史參的辦去，只怕大老爺和珍大爺吃不住。”眾人都道：“二老爺，還得是你出去求求王爺，怎麼挽回挽回才好。That marriage was arranged wrongly in the first place by my elder brother; my niece has already suffered more than her share of grief from it, and now on top of that this man comes after me." Just as he was speaking, Xue Ke came in and said, "I have heard that Director Zhao of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is bound to proceed according to what the censor impeached; I fear Lord She and Cousin Zhen will not be able to bear it." The others all said, "Second Lord, you yourself must go and plead with the princes, and see what can be done to turn things around.不然這兩家就完了。”賈政答應致謝，眾人都散。Otherwise these two branches of the family are finished." Jia Zheng thanked them and agreed to do so, and the company then dispersed.

可怜

kě lián — 1. pitiful 2. pathetic 3. to have pity on (HSK 5)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

屋

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

內

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

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

除

chú — 1. to get rid of 2. to remove 3. to exclude 4. to eliminate 5. to wipe out 6. to divide 7. except 8. not including (HSK 6)

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)

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)

例

lì — 1. example 2. precedent 3. rule 4. case 5. instance

放出

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

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)

文書

wén shū — 1. document 2. official correspondence 3. secretary 4. secretariat

發給

fā gěi — 1. to issue 2. to grant 3. to distribute

外

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

其餘

qí yú — 1. the rest 2. the others 3. remaining 4. remainder 5. apart from them (HSK 4)

雖

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

未

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

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)

入

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

官

Guān — surname Guan (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)

早

zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (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)

查抄

chá chāo — 1. to take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions 2. to search and confiscate (forbidden items); to raid

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)

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)

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)

搶

qiāng — 1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary (HSK 5)

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)

所

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

存

cún — 1. to exist 2. to deposit 3. to store 4. to keep 5. to survive (HSK 3)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

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)

家伙

jiā huo — 1. household dish, implement or furniture 2. domestic animal 3. (coll.) guy 4. chap 5. weapon (HSK 7-9)

物件

wù jiàn — object

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

始

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

則

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

懼

jù — to fear

罪

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

後

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

蒙

Méng — surname Meng (HSK 6)

釋放

shì fàng — 1. to release 2. to set free 3. to liberate (a prisoner) 4. to discharge (HSK 7-9)

已

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

是

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

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)

幸

Xìng — surname Xing

及

jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)

想起

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

歷年

lì nián — 1. over the years 2. bygone years

積聚

jī jù — 1. to coalesce 2. to gather together 3. to amass

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)

并

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

体己

tī ji — 1. intimate 2. private saving of family members

不下

bù xià — to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)

七

qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)

八

bā — eight (HSK 1)

萬

Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)

金

Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)

一

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

朝

Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)

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)

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)

怎

zěn — how

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)

不

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

痛

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

且

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

父親

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

現

xiàn — 1. to appear 2. present 3. now 4. existing 5. current

禁

jīn — to endure

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)

錦

jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright

衣

yī — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) 3. Kangxi radical 145

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)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

病

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

垂危

chuí wēi — 1. close to death 2. life-threatening (illness)

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)

悲痛

bēi tòng — 1. grieved 2. sorrowful (HSK 7-9)

又

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

見

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

含淚

hán lèi — 1. tearful 2. tearfully

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)

問道

wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

因

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

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

事

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

在身

zài shēn — 1. to possess 2. to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)

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)

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)

故

gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)

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)

夫婦

fū fù — 1. a (married) couple 2. husband and wife 3. classifier: 對 (duì) (HSK 4)

總理

zǒng lǐ — 1. premier 2. prime minister 3. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 4)

家事

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

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)

所為

suǒ wéi — 1. what one does 2. doings

固

gù — 1. hard 2. strong 3. solid 4. sure 5. assuredly 6. undoubtedly 7. of course 8. indeed 9. admittedly

難

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

勸諫

quàn jiàn — to admonish

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

重利

zhòng lì — 1. high interest 2. huge profit 3. to value money highly

盤剝

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

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)

誰

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

幹

gàn — 1. tree trunk 2. main part of sth 3. to manage 4. to work 5. to do 6. capable 7. cadre 8. to kill (slang) 9. to fuck (vulgar) 10. (coll.) pissed off 11. annoyed (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)

況且

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

非

Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)

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)

這樣

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

人家

rén jiā — 1. household 2. dwelling 3. family 4. sb else's house 5. household business 6. house of woman's husband-to-be 7. classifier: 戶 (hù), 家 (jiā) (HSK 4)

所為

suǒ wéi — 1. what one does 2. doings

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

入

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

了

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

官

Guān — surname Guan (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)

銀錢

yín qián — silver money (in former times)

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)

不打緊

bù dǎ jǐn — 1. unimportant 2. not serious 3. it doesn't matter 4. never mind

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)

种

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

聲名

shēng míng — 1. reputation 2. declaration

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

了得

liǎo de — 1. exceptional 2. outstanding 3. dreadful 4. appalling

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

跪下

guì xia — to kneel down

說道

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

侄

zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

家事

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

并不

bìng bù — not at all; by no means

敢

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

存

cún — 1. to exist 2. to deposit 3. to store 4. to keep 5. to survive (HSK 3)

一點

yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))

私心

sī xīn — 1. selfishness 2. selfish motives

所有

suǒ yǒu — 1. all 2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)

出入

chū rù — 1. to go out and come in 2. entrance and exit 3. expenditure and income 4. discrepancy 5. inconsistent (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)

帳目

zhàng mù — variant of 賬目 (zhàng mù)

自有

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

賴

Lài — 1. surname Lai 2. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app (HSK 6)

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)

吳

Wú — 1. surname Wu 2. area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai 3. name of states in southern China at different historical periods

新

Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)

登

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

戴

Dài — surname Dai (HSK 4)

良

liáng — 1. good 2. very 3. very much (HSK 7-9)

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)

登記

dēng jì — to register (one's name) (HSK 4)

老爺

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

只管

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

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)

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)

查問

chá wèn — to inquire about

現在

xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (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)

幾年

jǐ nián — 1. a few years; several years 2. how many years?

庫

kù — 1. warehouse 2. storehouse 3. (file) library (HSK 5)

內

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

的

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

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

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)

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)

入

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

少

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

雖

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

沒

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

貼

tiē — 1. to stick 2. to paste 3. to post (e.g. on a blog) 4. to keep close to 5. to fit snugly 6. to subsidize 7. allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) 8. sticker 9. classifier for sticking plaster: strip (HSK 4)

補

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

在內

zài nèi — 1. (included) in it 2. among them (HSK 5)

已

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

各處

gè chù — every place

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)

好些

hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot

空頭

kōng tóu — 1. phony 2. so-called 3. armchair (expert) 4. vain (promise) 5. (finance) short-seller 6. bear (market) 7. short (selling)

求

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

老爺

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

太太

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

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)

知道了

zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

放出

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

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)

帳

zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

侄

zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

那里

nà li — there; that place (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)

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

要

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

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)

旺

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

才

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

知道

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

据

jū — used in 拮据 (jié jū) (HSK 6)

你

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

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

你

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

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

屋

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

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)

事

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不知

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

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)

那些

nà xiē — those (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)

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)

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)

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)

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

回

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

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)

查問

chá wèn — to inquire about

你

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

現今

xiàn jīn — 1. now 2. nowadays 3. modern

你

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

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

事

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

的

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

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)

父親

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

事

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

你

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

珍

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

大哥

dà gē — 1. eldest brother 2. big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) 3. gang leader; boss (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)

事

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不快

bù kuài — 1. unhappy 2. in low spirits 3. (of a knife) not sharp

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

一心

yī xīn — 1. wholeheartedly 2. heart and soul (HSK 7-9)

委屈

wěi qu — 1. to feel wronged 2. to cause sb to feel wronged 3. grievance (HSK 7-9)

含

hán — 1. to keep in the mouth 2. to contain (HSK 4)

著眼

zhuó yǎn — 1. to have one's eyes on (a goal) 2. having sth in mind 3. to concentrate (HSK 7-9)

淚

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

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)

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

歎

tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

連連

lián lián — 1. repeatedly 2. again and again

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)

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)

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)

祖父

zǔ fù — 1. father's father 2. paternal grandfather (HSK 6)

勤勞

qín láo — hardworking; industrious; diligent (HSK 7-9)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

事

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

立下

lì xià — 1. to set up 2. to establish

功勳

gōng xūn — meritorious service; distinguished contribution; achievement of great merit

得了

dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)

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)

世職

shì zhí — hereditary office

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

兩

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

房

Fáng — surname Fang

犯事

fàn shì — 1. to break the law 2. to commit a crime

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

革

gé — 1. animal hide 2. leather 3. to reform 4. to remove 5. to expel (from office)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

瞧

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

這些

zhè xiē — these (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-

侄

zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)

沒

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

一個

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

長進

zhǎng jìn — 1. to make progress 2. progress

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)

老天

lǎo tiān — 1. God 2. Heavens

啊

ā — 1. interjection of surprise 2. Ah! 3. Oh! (HSK 2)

老天

lǎo tiān — 1. God 2. Heavens

啊

ā — 1. interjection of surprise 2. Ah! 3. Oh! (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

何

Hé — surname He

至

zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (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)

敗

bài — 1. to defeat 2. to damage 3. to lose (to an opponent) 4. to fail 5. to wither (HSK 4)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

雖

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

蒙

Méng — surname Meng (HSK 6)

圣

kū — (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)

恩

ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement

格外

gé wài — 1. especially; particularly; even more than usual 2. extra; additional (HSK 4)

垂

chuí — 1. to hang (down) 2. droop 3. dangle 4. bend down 5. hand down 6. bequeath 7. nearly 8. almost 9. to approach (HSK 7-9)

慈

cí — 1. compassionate 2. gentle 3. merciful 4. kind 5. humane

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

家產

jiā chǎn — family property

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

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)

食用

shí yòng — 1. to eat; to consume 2. edible (HSK 7-9)

自

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

應

Yīng — 1. surname Ying 2. Taiwan pr. (Yìng) (HSK 4)

歸

Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)

并

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

一

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

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)

叫

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

一

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

人

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

支撐

zhī chēng — 1. to prop up 2. to support 3. strut 4. brace (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)

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)

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

璉

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

所

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

更加

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

詫

chà — 1. to be surprised 2. to be astonished

异

yì — 1. different 2. other 3. hetero- 4. unusual 5. strange 6. surprising 7. to distinguish 8. to separate 9. to discriminate

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不但

bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (HSK 2)

庫

kù — 1. warehouse 2. storehouse 3. (file) library (HSK 5)

上

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

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

銀

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

而且

ér qiě — 1. (not only ...) but also 2. moreover; in addition; furthermore (HSK 2)

尚

Shàng — surname Shang (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)

虧空

kuī kōng — 1. in debt 2. in the red 3. in deficit

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)

幾年

jǐ nián — 1. a few years; several years 2. how many years?

竟

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

是

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

虛名

xū míng — false reputation

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

恨

hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

為什麼

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

糊涂

hú tu — 1. muddled 2. silly 3. confused (HSK 7-9)

若

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

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

倘或

tǎng huò — if; supposing that

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

珠

zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

在世

zài shì — to be alive

尚

Shàng — surname Shang (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)

膀臂

bǎng bì — 1. upper arm 2. arm 3. reliable helper 4. right-hand man

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

雖

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

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)

更是

gèng shì — even more (so) (HSK 6)

無用

wú yòng — 1. useless 2. worthless

之

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

物

wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

想到

xiǎng dào — 1. to think of 2. to call to mind 3. to anticipate (HSK 2)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

不覺

bù jué — unconsciously

淚

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

滿

Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)

衣襟

yī jīn — 1. the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket 2. lapel

又

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

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)

老太太

lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)

偌大

ruò dà — 1. so big 2. such a big

年紀

nián jì — 1. age 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

兒子

ér zi — son (HSK 1)

們

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

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)

自

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

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

奉養

fèng yǎng — 1. to look after (elderly parents) 2. Taiwan pr. (fèng yàng)

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)

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)

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)

累

lěi — 1. to accumulate 2. to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. (lèi)) 3. continuous 4. repeated (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)

嚇

hè — 1. to scare 2. to intimidate 3. to threaten 4. (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut 5. (interjection showing astonishment) (HSK 5)

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)

死去活來

sǐ qù huó lái — 1. to hover between life and death (idiom) 2. to suffer terribly 3. within an inch of one's life

种种

zhǒng zhǒng — all kinds of (HSK 6)

罪孽

zuì niè — 1. sin 2. crime 3. wrongdoing

叫

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

委

Wěi — surname Wei

之

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

何人

hé rén — who

正在

zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)

獨自

dú zì — alone (HSK 4)

悲切

bēi qiè — mournful

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)

家人

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

稟報

bǐng bào — to report (to one's superior)

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

親友

qīn yǒu — friends and relatives (HSK 7-9)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

看

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

候

hòu — 1. to wait 2. to inquire after 3. to watch 4. season 5. climate 6. (old) period of five days

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

一一

yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)

道謝

dào xiè — to express thanks

說起

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

家門

jiā mén — 1. house door 2. family clan

不幸

bù xìng — 1. misfortune 2. adversity 3. unfortunate 4. sad 5. unfortunately 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不能

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

管教

guǎn jiào — 1. to discipline 2. to teach 3. to guarantee (HSK 7-9)

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-

侄

zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)

所以

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

至此

zhì cǐ — 1. up until now 2. so far (HSK 7-9)

有的

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

久

jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (HSK 3)

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

令兄

lìng xiōng — Your esteemed older brother (honorific)

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

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)

老爺

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

行事

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

不妥

bù tuǒ — 1. not proper 2. inappropriate

那邊

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

珍

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

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

更加

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

驕縱

jiāo zòng — arrogant and willful

若

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

因

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

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

事

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

錯誤

cuò wù — 1. mistaken; false; wrong 2. error; mistake 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

心

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

無愧

wú kuì — to have a clear conscience; to feel no qualms; to be worthy of (sth)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

自己

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

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)

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)

倒帶

dào dài — rewind (media player)

累

lěi — 1. to accumulate 2. to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. (lèi)) 3. continuous 4. repeated (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)

二老

èr lǎo — 1. mother and father 2. parents

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

有的

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

人家

rén jiā — 1. household 2. dwelling 3. family 4. sb else's house 5. household business 6. house of woman's husband-to-be 7. classifier: 戶 (hù), 家 (jiā) (HSK 4)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

御史

yù shǐ — imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)

參

sān — three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

奏

zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

珍

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

老大

lǎo dà — 1. old age 2. very 3. eldest child in a family 4. leader of a group 5. boss 6. captain of a boat 7. leader of a criminal gang (HSK 7-9)

得罪

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

朋友

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

何

Hé — surname He

至

zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

有的

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

怪

guài — 1. odd; strange; uncanny 2. (bound form) monster; supernatural being 3. to find strange; to regard as odd 4. to blame 5. (coll.) somewhat; rather (HSK 4)

御史

yù shǐ — imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)

我們

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

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

是

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

府上

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

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)

家人

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

同

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

幾個

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

泥腿

ní tuǐ — 1. peasant 2. yokel

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

哄

hōng — 1. roar of laughter (onom.) 2. hubbub 3. to roar (as a crowd) (HSK 7-9)

嚷

rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)

出來

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

御史

yù shǐ — imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)

恐

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

參

sān — three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

奏

zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)

不實

bù shí — 1. untrue; false; unfounded 2. (literary) (of a plant) to not bear fruit

所以

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

誆

kuāng — 1. to mislead 2. to swindle

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)

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)

人

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

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)

說出

shuō chū — 1. to speak out 2. to declare (one's view)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

想

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

府上

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

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

下人

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

最

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

寬

Kuān — surname Kuan (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)

為什麼

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

還有

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

事

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

有的

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

大凡

dà fán — 1. generally 2. in general

奴才

nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey

們

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

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)

一個

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

養活

yǎng huo — 1. to provide for 2. to keep (animals, a family etc) 3. to raise animals 4. to feed and clothe 5. support 6. the necessities of life 7. to give birth (HSK 7-9)

不得

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

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)

今兒

jīn r — (coll.) today

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)

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)

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)

親友

qīn yǒu — friends and relatives (HSK 7-9)

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)

敢

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

就是

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

尊駕

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

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

任

Rén — surname Ren (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

保

Bǎo — Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞 (Bǎo jiā lì yà)) (HSK 3)

不得

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

你

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

是

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

不

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

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

錢

Qián — surname Qian (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)

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)

風聲

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不好

bù hǎo — no good

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)

奴才

nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey

們

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

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)

你

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

該

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

隄

dī — variant of 堤 (dī) (HSK 7-9)

防

fáng — 1. to protect 2. to defend 3. to guard against 4. to prevent (HSK 3)

些

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

雖說

suī shuō — 1. though 2. although (HSK 7-9)

沒有

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

動

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

你

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

的

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

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)

倘或

tǎng huò — if; supposing that

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)

遇

Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)

著

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

主

zhǔ — 1. owner 2. master 3. host 4. individual or party concerned 5. God 6. Lord 7. main 8. to indicate or signify 9. trump card (in card games) (HSK 7-9)

上

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

疑心

yí xīn — 1. suspicion 2. to suspect

起來

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

好些

hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot

不便

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

呢

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

聽說

tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)

心下

xīn xià — in mind

著忙

zháo máng — 1. to rush 2. in a hurry 3. to worry about being late

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)

眾

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

位

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

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (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)

風聲

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

怎樣

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

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (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)

我們

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

雖

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

沒

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

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

實

shí — 1. real 2. true 3. honest 4. really 5. solid 6. fruit 7. seed 8. definitely

据

jū — used in 拮据 (jié jū) (HSK 6)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

外面

wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)

人

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

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

糧道

liáng dào — route for providing foodstuff

任

Rén — surname Ren (HSK 3)

上

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

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (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)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

上家

shàng jiā — preceding player (in a game)

人

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

要錢

yào qián — 1. to charge 2. to demand payment

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

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)

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)

對

duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)

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)

天

tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (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)

從不

cóng bù — never (HSK 6)

敢

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

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)

要錢

yào qián — 1. to charge 2. to demand payment

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)

念頭

niàn tou — thought; idea; intention (HSK 7-9)

只是

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

奴才

nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

招搖撞騙

zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn — (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority

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)

出事

chū shì — 1. to have an accident 2. to meet with a mishap (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

吃不住

chī bu zhù — to be unable to bear or support

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)

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)

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

無益

wú yì — 1. no good 2. not good for 3. not beneficial

只好

zhǐ hǎo — to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to (HSK 3)

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)

現在

xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (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)

管家

guǎn jiā — 1. (old) butler; steward 2. manager; administrator; housekeeper 3. to manage a household (HSK 7-9)

們

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

嚴

Yán — surname Yan (HSK 4)

嚴

Yán — surname Yan (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)

查

Zhā — surname Zha (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)

查

Zhā — surname Zha (HSK 2)

若

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

有

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

抗

kàng — 1. to resist 2. to fight 3. to defy 4. anti-

主

zhǔ — 1. owner 2. master 3. host 4. individual or party concerned 5. God 6. Lord 7. main 8. to indicate or signify 9. trump card (in card games) (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)

奴才

nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey

查出

chá chū — 1. to find out 2. to discover (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)

嚴

Yán — surname Yan (HSK 4)

嚴

Yán — surname Yan (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)

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)

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)

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

點頭

diǎn tóu — to nod (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)

見

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

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

上進

shàng jìn — 1. to make progress 2. to do better 3. fig. ambitious to improve oneself 4. to move forwards

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

孫

Sūn — surname Sun

姑爺

gū ye — 1. son-in-law (used by wife's family) 2. uncle (husband of father's sister)

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (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)

來

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

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)

不能

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

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)

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)

人

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

來

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

瞧

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

瞧

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

大

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

老爺

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

該

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

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)

一种

yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

要

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

二老

èr lǎo — 1. mother and father 2. parents

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

身上

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (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

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

心

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

內

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

憂悶

yōu mèn — 1. depressed 2. full of worries 3. feeling down

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

知道了

zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

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)

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)

人

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

令親

lìng qīn — Your esteemed parent (honorific)

孫

Sūn — surname Sun

紹

Shào — surname Shao

祖

Zǔ — surname Zu

混

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

帳

zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)

真

zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)

有些

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

丈人

zhàng rén — 1. wife's father (father-in-law) 2. old man

抄

chāo — 1. to make a copy 2. to plagiarize 3. to search and seize 4. to raid 5. to grab 6. to go off with 7. to take a shortcut 8. to make a turning move 9. to fold one's arms (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)

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)

不但

bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (HSK 2)

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)

瞧

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

看

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

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)

補

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

照應

zhào yìng — 1. to correlate with 2. to correspond to

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)

赶忙

gǎn máng — 1. to hurry 2. to hasten 3. to make haste (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)

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)

要

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

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

真真

zhēn zhēn — 1. really 2. in fact 3. genuinely 4. scrupulously

不在

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

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)

上

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

且

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

不必

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

親事

qīn shì — 1. marriage 2. classifier: 門 (mén)

原

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

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)

家兄

jiā xiōng — (polite) my elder brother

配

pèi — 1. to join 2. to fit 3. to mate 4. to mix 5. to match 6. to deserve 7. to make up (a prescription) 8. to allocate (HSK 3)

錯

Cuò — surname Cuo (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)

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)

侄女

zhí nǚ — brother's daughter; niece

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

罪

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

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

受夠

shòu gòu — 1. to have had enough of 2. to be fed up with 3. to have had one's fill of

了

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

又

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

招

zhāo — 1. to recruit 2. to provoke 3. to beckon 4. to incur 5. to infect 6. contagious 7. a move (chess) 8. a maneuver 9. device 10. trick 11. to confess (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

來

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

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)

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)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

說道

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

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)

錦

jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright

衣

yī — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) 3. Kangxi radical 145

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)

趙

Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms

堂

táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

必要

bì yào — 1. necessary 2. essential 3. indispensable 4. required (HSK 3)

照

zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)

御史

yù shǐ — imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)

參

sān — three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

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)

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)

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)

只怕

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

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)

老爺

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

珍

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

大爺

dà yé — 1. arrogant idler 2. self-centered show-off (HSK 4)

吃不住

chī bu zhù — to be unable to bear or support

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)

二老

èr lǎo — 1. mother and father 2. parents

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

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)

是

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

你

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

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

求

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

求

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

王爺

wáng ye — 1. prince 2. marquis 3. nobleman

怎麼

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

挽回

wǎn huí — 1. to retrieve 2. to redeem (HSK 7-9)

挽回

wǎn huí — 1. to retrieve 2. to redeem (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

不然

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

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)

家

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

就

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

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

答應

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

致謝

zhì xiè — 1. expression of gratitude 2. to give thanks 3. a thank-you note 4. acknowledgement

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

散

sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)

可怜贾琏屋内东西除将按例放出的文书发给外，其余虽未尽入官的，早被查抄的人尽行抢去，所存者只有家伙物件。贾琏始则惧罪，后蒙释放已是大幸，及想起历年积聚的东西并凤姐的体己不下七八万金，一朝而尽，怎得不痛。且他父亲现禁在锦衣府，凤姐病在垂危，一时悲痛。又见贾政含泪叫他，问道：“我因官事在身，不大理家，故叫你们夫妇总理家事。你父亲所为固难劝谏，那重利盘剥究竟是谁干的？况且非咱们这样人家所为。如今入了官，在银钱是不打紧的，这种声名出去还了得吗！”贾琏跪下说道：“侄儿办家事，并不敢存一点私心。所有出入的帐目，自有赖大，吴新登，戴良等登记，老爷只管叫他们来查问。现在这几年，库内的银子出多入少，虽没贴补在内，已在各处做了好些空头，求老爷问太太就知道了。这些放出去的帐，连侄儿也不知道那里的银子，要问周瑞旺儿才知道。”贾政道：“据你说来，连你自己屋里的事还不知道，那些家中上下的事更不知道了。我这回也不来查问你，现今你无事的人，你父亲的事和你珍大哥的事还不快去打听打听。”贾琏一心委屈，含著眼泪答应了出去。贾政叹气连连的想道：“我祖父勤劳王事，立下功勋，得了两个世职，如今两房犯事都革去了。我瞧这些子侄没一个长进的。老天啊，老天啊！我贾家何至一败如此！我虽蒙圣恩格外垂慈，给还家产，那两处食用自应归并一处，叫我一人那里支撑的住。方才琏儿所说更加诧异，说不但库上无银，而且尚有亏空，这几年竟是虚名在外。只恨我自己为什么糊涂若此。倘或我珠儿在世，尚有膀臂，宝玉虽大，更是无用之物。”想到那里，不觉泪满衣襟。又想：“老太太偌大年纪，儿子们并没有自能奉养一日，反累他吓得死去活来。种种罪孽，叫我委之何人！”正在独自悲切，只见家人禀报各亲友进来看候。贾政一一道谢，说起：“家门不幸，是我不能管教子侄，所以至此。”有的说：“我久知令兄赦大老爷行事不妥，那边珍哥更加骄纵。若说因官事错误得个不是，于心无愧，如今自己闹出的，倒带累了二老爷。”有的说：“人家闹的也多，也没见御史参奏，不是珍老大得罪朋友，何至如此。”有的说：“也不怪御史，我们听见说是府上的家人同几个泥腿在外头哄嚷出来的。御史恐参奏不实，所以诓了这里的人去才说出来的。我想府上待下人最宽的，为什么还有这事。”有的说：“大凡奴才们是一个养活不得的。今儿在这里都是好亲友我才敢说，就是尊驾在外任，我保不得——你是不爱钱的，——那外头的风声也不好，都是奴才们闹的。你该隄防些。如今虽说没有动你的家，倘或再遇著主上疑心起来，好些不便呢。”贾政听说，心下著忙道：“众位听见我的风声怎样？”众人道：“我们虽没听见实据，只闻外面人说你在粮道任上怎么叫门上家人要钱。”贾政听了，便说道：“我是对得天的，从不敢起这要钱的念头。只是奴才在外招摇撞骗，闹出事来我就吃不住了。”众人道：“如今怕也无益，只好将现在的管家们都严严的查一查，若有抗主的奴才，查出来严严的办一办。”贾政听了点头。便见门上进来回禀说：“孙姑爷那边打发人来说，自己有事不能来，著人来瞧瞧。说大老爷该他一种银子，要在二老爷身上还的。”贾政心内忧闷，只说：“知道了。”众人都冷笑道：“人说令亲孙绍祖混帐，真有些。如今丈人抄了家，不但不来瞧看帮补照应，倒赶忙的来要银子，真真不在理上。”贾政道：“如今且不必说他。那头亲事原是家兄配错的，我的侄女儿的罪已经受够了，如今又招我来。”正说著，只见薛蝌进来说道：“我打听锦衣府赵堂官必要照御史参的办去，只怕大老爷和珍大爷吃不住。”众人都道：“二老爷，还得是你出去求求王爷，怎么挽回挽回才好。不然这两家就完了。”贾政答应致谢，众人都散。

那時天已點燈時候，賈政進去請賈母的安，見賈母略略好些。By that time it was already the hour for lighting the lamps, and Jia Zheng went in to pay his respects to Grandmother Jia, and found her somewhat improved.回到自己房中，埋怨賈璉夫婦不知好歹，如今鬧出放賬取利的事情，大家不好。Returning to his own rooms, he complained that Jia Lian and his wife, not knowing what was good for them, had now stirred up this business of lending money at interest, bringing trouble on everyone.方見鳳姐所為，心里很不受用。Only now did he see clearly what Xifeng had done, and his heart was very displeased with her.鳳姐現在病重，知他所有什物盡被抄搶一光，心內郁結，一時未便埋怨，暫且隱忍不言。But since Xifeng now lay gravely ill, and knowing that all her belongings had been utterly seized and carried off, her heart already knotted with distress, he found it not the moment to reproach her, and for now held his tongue and let it pass.一夜無話。The night passed without incident.次早賈政進內謝恩，并到北靜王府西平王府兩處叩謝，求兩位王爺照應他哥哥侄兒。The next morning Jia Zheng went to the palace to give thanks for the Emperor's grace, and also called at the mansions of the Prince of Beijing and the Prince of Xiping to kowtow in thanks, begging both princes to look after his elder brother and nephew.兩位應許。Both princes gave their consent.賈政又在同寅相好處托情。Jia Zheng also sought favors from colleagues on good terms with him.

那時

nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (HSK 2)

天

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

已

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

點燈

diǎn dēng — to light a lamp

時候

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

請

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

安

Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

見

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

略略

lüè lüè — slightly; roughly; briefly; very generally

好些

hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot

回到

huí dào — to return to (HSK 1)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

中

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

埋怨

mán yuàn — 1. to complain 2. to grumble (about) 3. to reproach 4. to blame (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

夫婦

fū fù — 1. a (married) couple 2. husband and wife 3. classifier: 對 (duì) (HSK 4)

不知好歹

bù zhī hǎo dǎi — 1. unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) 2. not to know what's good for one 3. unable to recognize others' good intentions

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

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

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)

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)

賬

zhàng — 1. account 2. bill 3. debt 4. classifier: 本 (běn), 筆 (bǐ) (HSK 6)

取

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

利

Lì — surname Li (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)

事情

shì qing — 1. affair; matter; thing; business 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng) (HSK 2)

大家

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

不好

bù hǎo — no good

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

見

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

所為

suǒ wéi — 1. what one does 2. doings

心里

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

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

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

受用

shòu yòng — 1. to enjoy 2. to reap the benefits (of sth)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

現在

xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (HSK 1)

病重

bìng zhòng — seriously ill

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)

所有

suǒ yǒu — 1. all 2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)

什

shén — what

物

wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)

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)

抄

chāo — 1. to make a copy 2. to plagiarize 3. to search and seize 4. to raid 5. to grab 6. to go off with 7. to take a shortcut 8. to make a turning move 9. to fold one's arms (HSK 4)

搶

qiāng — 1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary (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)

光

guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)

心

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

內

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

郁

Yù — surname Yu

結

jiē — 1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) 2. Taiwan pr. (jié) (HSK 4)

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)

未便

wèi biàn — not in a position to

埋怨

mán yuàn — 1. to complain 2. to grumble (about) 3. to reproach 4. to blame (HSK 7-9)

暫且

zàn qiě — for now; for the time being; temporarily

隱忍不言

yǐn rěn bù yán — 1. to keep one's emotions inside oneself 2. to restrain one's emotions

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)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

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)

次

cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)

早

zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

謝恩

xiè ēn — to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)

并

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

北

běi — 1. north 2. (classical) to be defeated (HSK 1)

靜

jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)

王府

wáng fǔ — prince's mansion

西平

Xī píng — see 西平縣 (Xī píng Xiàn)

王府

wáng fǔ — prince's mansion

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)

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)

叩

kòu — 1. to knock 2. to kowtow

謝

Xiè — surname Xie

求

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

兩

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

位

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

王爺

wáng ye — 1. prince 2. marquis 3. nobleman

照應

zhào yìng — 1. to correlate with 2. to correspond to

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)

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

侄

zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)

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)

位

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

應許

yīng xǔ — 1. to promise 2. to allow

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

又

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

同

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

寅

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

相好

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

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)

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)

情

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

那时天已点灯时候，贾政进去请贾母的安，见贾母略略好些。回到自己房中，埋怨贾琏夫妇不知好歹，如今闹出放账取利的事情，大家不好。方见凤姐所为，心里很不受用。凤姐现在病重，知他所有什物尽被抄抢一光，心内郁结，一时未便埋怨，暂且隐忍不言。一夜无话。次早贾政进内谢恩，并到北静王府西平王府两处叩谢，求两位王爷照应他哥哥侄儿。两位应许。贾政又在同寅相好处托情。

且說賈璉打聽得父兄之事不很妥，無法可施，只得回到家中。Meanwhile, Jia Lian, learning that matters concerning his father and elder cousin were not going well and finding no way to help, had no choice but to return home.平兒守著鳳姐哭泣，秋桐在耳房中抱怨鳳姐。Ping'er sat by Xifeng's side weeping, while Qiutong in the side room grumbled resentfully about Xifeng.賈璉走近旁邊，見鳳姐奄奄一息，就有多少怨言，一時也說不出來。Jia Lian came近 to the bedside and saw Xifeng breathing her last feeble breaths; however many reproaches he had, for the moment he could not bring himself to utter them.平兒哭道：“如今事已如此，東西已去不能复來。Ping'er said through her tears, "Things have already come to this; what is gone cannot be brought back.奶奶這樣，還得再請個大夫調治調治才好。”賈璉啐道：“我的性命還不保，我還管他么！”鳳姐聽見，睜眼一瞧，雖不言語，那眼淚流個不盡，見賈璉出去，便與平兒道：“你別不達事務了，到了這樣田地，你還顧我做什麼。With the mistress in this state, we really ought to send for a doctor again to treat her." Jia Lian spat out, "I cannot even keep my own life safe — why should I trouble myself over her!" Xifeng, hearing this, opened her eyes and looked at him; though she said nothing, the tears flowed without end, and once she saw Jia Lian go out, she said to Ping'er, "Don't be so lacking in sense. Things having come to such a pass, why do you still trouble yourself over me.我巴不得今兒就死才好。I only wish I could die this very day, and be done with it.只要你能夠眼里有我，我死之後，你扶養大了巧姐兒，我在陰司里也感激你的。”平兒聽了，放聲大哭。Only, if you can keep me in your heart — after I die, if you raise Qiaojie to grow up well, I shall be grateful to you even in the world below." Hearing this, Ping'er broke down and wept aloud.鳳姐道：“你也是聰明人。Xifeng said, "You are a clever person too.他們雖沒有來說我，他必抱怨我。Though they have not said so to my face, he is bound to resent me in his heart.雖說事是外頭鬧的，我若不貪財，如今也沒有我的事，不但是枉費心計，掙了一輩子的強，如今落在人後頭。Although the trouble was stirred up by people outside, if I had not been so greedy for money, none of this would have touched me now; not only has all my scheming been in vain, after striving my whole life to come out ahead, now I am left behind everyone else.我只恨用人不當，恍惚聽得那邊珍大爺的事說是強占良民妻子為妾，不從逼死，有個姓張的在里頭，你想想還有誰，若是這件事審出來，咱們二爺是脫不了的，我那時怎樣見人。I regret only that I trusted the wrong people; I seem to have heard, however vaguely, that Cousin Zhen's affair over there involves forcing a good man's wife to become his concubine, and when she would not submit, driving her to her death — and there is someone surnamed Zhang mixed up in it — just think who else could be involved; if that matter is ever brought out in the inquiry, our Second Master will not be able to escape it, and how shall I ever face people then.我要即時就死，又耽不起吞金服毒的。I would want to die this instant, yet I cannot even manage to swallow gold or take poison to do it.你到還要請大夫，可不是你為顧我反倒害了我了么。”平兒愈聽愈慘，想來實在難處，恐鳳姐自尋短見，只得緊緊守著。And here you still want to send for a doctor — is that not, in trying to look after me, actually doing me harm instead?" The more Ping'er listened, the more heartbroken she grew, and thinking there was truly no way out of this, and fearing Xifeng might try to take her own life, she could only stay close by her side and watch over her without letting up.幸賈母不知底細，因近日身子好些，又見賈政無事，寶玉寶釵在旁天天不離左右，略覺放心。Fortunately Grandmother Jia did not know the full details, and since these past few days she had been feeling somewhat better, and seeing that Jia Zheng was no longer in trouble, with Baoyu and Baochai by her side day after day never leaving her, she felt somewhat reassured.素來最疼鳳姐，便叫鴛鴦“將我体己東西拿些給鳳丫頭，再拿些銀錢交給平兒，好好的伏侍好了鳳丫頭，我再慢慢的分派。”又命王夫人照看了邢夫人。Having always doted on Xifeng most of all, she told Yuanyang, "Take some of my private things and give them to that girl Feng, and take some money as well and hand it to Ping'er, so they can look after Xifeng properly and nurse her back to health; I will see to the rest of the arrangements gradually myself." She also instructed Lady Wang to look after Lady Xing.又加了宁國府第入官，所有財產房地等并家奴等俱造冊收盡，這里賈母命人將車接了尤氏婆媳等過來。In addition, the Ning mansion was now confiscated to the crown, and all its property, houses, lands, and household servants were entered into the registers and taken over entirely; Grandmother Jia thereupon had a carriage sent to bring You-shi and her daughter-in-law over to live with them.可怜赫赫宁府只剩得他們婆媳兩個并佩鳳偕鸞二人，連一個下人沒有。Pitiably, of that once so illustrious Ning mansion, there remained now only these two, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, together with Peifeng and Xieluan — not a single servant besides.賈母指出房子一所居住，就在惜春所住的間壁。Grandmother Jia designated a set of rooms for them to live in, right next door to where Xichun was staying.又派了婆子四人丫頭兩個伏侍。She also assigned four old women and two maids to wait on them.一應飯食起居在大廚房內分送，衣裙什物又是賈母送去，零星需用亦在帳房內開銷，俱照榮府每人月例之數。All their meals were sent over from the main kitchen, their clothing and daily necessities were supplied by Grandmother Jia herself, and whatever small expenses arose were also drawn from the accounting office, all reckoned according to the same monthly allowance given each person in the Rong mansion.那賈赦賈珍賈蓉在錦衣府使用，帳房內實在無項可支。As for Jia She, Jia Zhen, and Jia Rong, who needed money for their expenses in the Embroidered Uniform Guard's prison, the accounting office truly had no funds left to draw upon.如今鳳姐一無所有，賈璉況又多債務滿身，賈政不知家務，只說已經托人，自有照應。Xifeng now had nothing left to her name at all, and Jia Lian besides was saddled with debts on every side; Jia Zheng, knowing nothing of household affairs, simply said that he had already entrusted matters to others and that things would surely be looked after.賈璉無計可施，想到那親戚里頭薛姨媽家已敗，王子騰已死，餘者親戚雖有，俱是不能照應，只得暗暗差人下屯將地畝暫賣了數千金作為監中使費。Jia Lian, at his wit's end, thought over his relatives — Aunt Xue's family had already fallen on hard times, Wang Ziteng was already dead, and of the relatives remaining, though there were some, none of them were in a position to help — so he had no choice but to secretly send someone down to the farms to sell off some of the land for a few thousand taels, to use as expense money for those in prison.賈璉如此一行，那些家奴見主家勢敗，也便趁此弄鬼，并將東庄租稅也就指名借用些。Once Jia Lian took this step, the servants, seeing their master's family fortunes fallen, took the chance to play their own tricks, and even borrowed sums against the rents of the eastern manor in his name.此是後話，暫且不提。But this is a matter for later, and need not be told of now.

且說

qiě shuō — thus

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

打聽

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

父兄

fù xiōng — 1. father and elder brother(s) 2. head of the family 3. patriarch

之

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

事

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

不很

bù hěn — not very

妥

tuǒ — 1. suitable 2. adequate 3. ready 4. settled (HSK 7-9)

無法可施

wú fǎ kě shī — nothing can be done (about it)

只得

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

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)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

守

shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)

著

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

哭泣

kū qì — to weep (HSK 7-9)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

桐

tóng — tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

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)

耳

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

房

Fáng — surname Fang

中

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

抱怨

bào yuàn — 1. to complain 2. to grumble 3. to harbor a complaint 4. to feel dissatisfied (HSK 5)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

走近

zǒu jìn — 1. to approach 2. to draw near to (HSK 7-9)

旁邊

páng biān — side; adjacent place (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)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

奄奄一息

yǎn yǎn yī xī — 1. dying 2. at one's last gasp

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)

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)

怨言

yuàn yán — complaint (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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

說不出

shuō bu chū — unable to say

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)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

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)

事

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

已

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

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

已

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

不能

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

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

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)

奶奶

nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)

這樣

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

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)

再

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

請

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

大夫

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

調

diào — 1. to transfer 2. to move (troops or cadres) 3. to investigate 4. to enquire into 5. accent 6. view 7. argument 8. key (in music) 9. mode (music) 10. tune 11. tone 12. melody (HSK 3)

治

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

調

diào — 1. to transfer 2. to move (troops or cadres) 3. to investigate 4. to enquire into 5. accent 6. view 7. argument 8. key (in music) 9. mode (music) 10. tune 11. tone 12. melody (HSK 3)

治

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

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)

好

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

啐

cuì — 1. to spit 2. (onom.) pshaw! 3. (old) to sip

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)

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)

性命

xìng mìng — life (HSK 7-9)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不

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

保

Bǎo — Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞 (Bǎo jiā lì yà)) (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

管他

guǎn tā — 1. no matter if 2. regardless of 3. don’t worry about (it, him etc) 4. doesn’t matter

么

Yāo — surname Yao

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

睜眼

zhēng yǎn — to open one's eyes

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)

雖

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

不

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

言語

yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

眼淚

yǎn lèi — 1. tear; teardrop 2. classifier: 滴 (dī) (HSK 4)

流

liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

不盡

bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly

見

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

出去

chū qù — to go out (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)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

不

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

達

Dá — surname Da

事務

shì wù — 1. (political, economic etc) affairs 2. work 3. transaction (as in a computer database) (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)

到了

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

這樣

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

田地

tián dì — 1. field 2. farmland 3. cropland 4. plight 5. extent

你

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

顧

Gù — surname Gu (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

什麼

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

巴不得

bā bu de — 1. (coll.) to be eager for 2. to long for 3. to look forward to (HSK 7-9)

今兒

jīn r — (coll.) today

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)

死

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

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)

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)

只要

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

你

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

能夠

néng gòu — 1. to be capable of 2. to be able to 3. can (HSK 2)

眼

yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

有

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

死

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

之後

zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)

你

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

扶養

fú yǎng — 1. to foster 2. to bring up 3. to raise

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)

了

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

巧

qiǎo — 1. opportunely 2. coincidentally 3. as it happens 4. skillful 5. timely (HSK 3)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

陰司

yīn sī — 1. hell 2. nether world

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

感激

gǎn jī — 1. to be grateful 2. to appreciate 3. thankful (HSK 7-9)

你

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

的

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

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

放聲大哭

fàng shēng dà kū — to sob loudly; to bawl

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

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

聰明

cōng ming — 1. intelligent; clever; bright 2. acute (of sight and hearing) (HSK 5)

人

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

雖

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

沒有

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

來

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

必

bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)

抱怨

bào yuàn — 1. to complain 2. to grumble 3. to harbor a complaint 4. to feel dissatisfied (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

雖說

suī shuō — 1. though 2. although (HSK 7-9)

事

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

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)

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

貪財

tān cái — to be greedy in getting money

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

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)

事

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

不但

bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (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)

枉費

wǎng fèi — 1. to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) 2. to try in vain

心計

xīn jì — 1. scheming 2. shrewdness

掙

zhēng — used in 掙扎 (zhēng zhá) (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)

一輩子

yī bèi zi — (for) a lifetime (HSK 5)

的

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

強

Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

落

là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (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)

人

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

後頭

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

恨

hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (HSK 5)

用人

yòng rén — 1. servant 2. to employ sb for a job 3. to manage people 4. to be in need of staff (HSK 7-9)

不當

bù dàng — unsuitable; improper; inappropriate

恍惚

huǎng hū — 1. absent-minded 2. distracted 3. dazzled 4. vaguely 5. dimly

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)

得

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

那邊

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

珍

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

大爺

dà yé — 1. arrogant idler 2. self-centered show-off (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)

事

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

是

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

強

Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)

占

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

良民

liáng mín — 1. good people 2. ordinary people (i.e. not the lowest class)

妻子

qī zǐ — wife and children (HSK 4)

為

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

妾

qiè — 1. concubine 2. I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)

不

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

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

逼死

bī sǐ — to hound sb to death

有

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

姓

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

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (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)

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

你

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

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)

還有

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

誰

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

若是

ruò shì — if

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)

審

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

出來

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

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

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)

脫

tuō — 1. to shed 2. to take off 3. to escape 4. to get away from (HSK 4)

不了

bù le — no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)

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)

那時

nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (HSK 2)

怎樣

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

見

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

人

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

要

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

即時

jí shí — immediate

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)

死

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

又

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

耽

dān — 1. to indulge in 2. to delay

不

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

起

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

吞金

tūn jīn — to commit suicide by swallowing gold

服毒

fú dú — to take poison

的

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

你

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

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

要

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

請

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

大夫

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

可不是

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

你

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

為

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

顧

Gù — surname Gu (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

反倒

fǎn dào — (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead (HSK 7-9)

害

hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (HSK 5)

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

了

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

么

Yāo — surname Yao

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

愈

yù — 1. the more...(the more...) 2. to recover 3. to heal 4. better

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)

愈

yù — 1. the more...(the more...) 2. to recover 3. to heal 4. better

慘

cǎn — 1. miserable 2. wretched 3. cruel 4. inhuman 5. disastrous 6. tragic 7. dim 8. gloomy (HSK 6)

想來

xiǎng lái — it may be assumed that

實在

shí zài — 1. really 2. actually 3. indeed 4. true 5. real 6. honest 7. dependable 8. (philosophy) reality (HSK 2)

難處

nán chu — trouble; difficulty; problem (HSK 7-9)

恐

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

自

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

尋短見

xún duǎn jiàn — to commit suicide

只得

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

緊緊

jǐn jǐn — 1. closely 2. tightly (HSK 5)

守

shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)

著

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

幸

Xìng — surname Xing

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

底細

dǐ xì — 1. inside information 2. the ins and outs of the matter 3. how things stand 4. what's up

因

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

近日

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

身子

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

好些

hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot

又

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

見

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

事

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

寶

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

釵

chāi — hairpin

在旁

zài páng — 1. alongside 2. nearby

天天

tiān tiān — every day

不

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

離

Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)

左右

zuǒ yòu — 1. left and right 2. nearby 3. approximately 4. attendant 5. to control 6. to influence (HSK 3)

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)

覺

jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)

放心

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

素來

sù lái — consistently; always (in the past and now)

最

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

疼

téng — 1. (it) hurts; sore 2. to love dearly (HSK 2)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

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)

鴛鴦

yuān yāng — 1. (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) 2. (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

体己

tī ji — 1. intimate 2. private saving of family members

東西

dōng xī — east and west (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)

些

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

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

丫頭

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

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)

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)

些

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

銀錢

yín qián — silver money (in former times)

交給

jiāo gěi — to give; to deliver; to hand over (HSK 2)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

伏侍

fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)

好

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

了

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

丫頭

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

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)

分派

fēn pài — 1. to assign (a task to different people) 2. to allocate

又

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

命

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

照看

zhào kàn — 1. to look after 2. to attend to 3. to have in care

了

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

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

夫人

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

又

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

加

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

宁

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

國

Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)

府第

fǔ dì — 1. mansion house 2. official residence

入

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

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

所有

suǒ yǒu — 1. all 2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)

財產

cái chǎn — 1. property 2. assets 3. estate 4. classifier: 筆 (bǐ) (HSK 4)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

地

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

并

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

家奴

jiā nú — 1. domestic slave 2. slave servant

等

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

俱

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

造

zào — 1. to make 2. to build 3. to manufacture 4. to invent 5. to fabricate 6. to go to 7. party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) 8. crop 9. classifier for crops (HSK 3)

冊

cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)

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)

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

命

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

人

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

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)

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

接

jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (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)

尤

Yóu — surname You

氏

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

婆媳

pó xí — mother-in-law and daughter-in-law

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)

過來

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

可怜

kě lián — 1. pitiful 2. pathetic 3. to have pity on (HSK 5)

赫赫

hè hè — 1. brilliant 2. impressive 3. outstanding

宁

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

府

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

剩

shèng — 1. to remain 2. to be left 3. to have as remainder (HSK 5)

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)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

婆媳

pó xí — mother-in-law and daughter-in-law

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)

并

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

佩

pèi — 1. to respect 2. to wear (belt etc)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

偕

xié — in company with

鸞

luán — mythical bird related to phoenix

二

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

人

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

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

一個

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

下人

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

沒有

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

指出

zhǐ chū — 1. to indicate 2. to point out (HSK 3)

房子

fáng zi — 1. house 2. building (single- or two-story) 3. apartment 4. room 5. classifier: 棟 (dòng), 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò), 套 (tào), 間 (jiān) (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)

所

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

居住

jū zhù — 1. to reside 2. to dwell 3. to live in a place 4. resident in (HSK 4)

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)

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)

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

所

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

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)

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)

間壁

jiàn bì — 1. next door 2. partition wall

又

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

派

pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (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)

婆子

pó zi — old woman

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

人

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

丫頭

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

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)

伏侍

fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)

一應

yī yīng — 1. all 2. every

飯食

fàn shí — food

起居

qǐ jū — 1. everyday life 2. regular pattern of life

在

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

大

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)

廚房

chú fáng — 1. kitchen 2. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)

內

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

分送

fēn sòng — 1. to send 2. to distribute

衣裙

yī qún — female clothing

什

shén — what

物

wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

又

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

是

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

送去

sòng qù — 1. to send to 2. to deliver to 3. to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car)

零星

líng xīng — 1. fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces 2. sporadic; scattered

需

xū — 1. to require 2. to need 3. to want 4. necessity 5. need (HSK 7-9)

用

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

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

在

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

帳

zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

內

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

開銷

kāi xiāo — 1. to pay (expenses) 2. expenses 3. (old) to dismiss (an employee) (HSK 7-9)

俱

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

照

zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)

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)

每人

měi rén — 1. each person 2. everybody 3. per person

月

yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)

例

lì — 1. example 2. precedent 3. rule 4. case 5. instance

之

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

數

shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

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)

錦

jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright

衣

yī — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) 3. Kangxi radical 145

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)

使用

shǐ yòng — 1. to use 2. to employ 3. to apply 4. to make use of (HSK 2)

帳

zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

內

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

實在

shí zài — 1. really 2. actually 3. indeed 4. true 5. real 6. honest 7. dependable 8. (philosophy) reality (HSK 2)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

項

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 4)

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)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

一無所有

yī wú suǒ yǒu — 1. not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking 2. without two sticks to rub together (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

況

kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation

又

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

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)

債務

zhài wù — 1. debt 2. liability 3. amount due 4. indebtedness (HSK 7-9)

滿身

mǎn shēn — covered all over

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

不知

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

家務

jiā wù — 1. household duties 2. housework (HSK 4)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

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)

自有

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

照應

zhào yìng — 1. to correlate with 2. to correspond to

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

無計可施

wú jì kě shī — 1. (lit.) to have no strategy to apply (idiom) 2. (fig.) to be out of ideas; at one's wit's end

想到

xiǎng dào — 1. to think of 2. to call to mind 3. to anticipate (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

親戚

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

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)

已

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

敗

bài — 1. to defeat 2. to damage 3. to lose (to an opponent) 4. to fail 5. to wither (HSK 4)

王子

wáng zǐ — 1. prince 2. son of a king (HSK 6)

騰

téng — 1. (bound form) to gallop; to prance 2. (bound form) to soar; to hover 3. to make room; to clear out; to vacate 4. (verb suffix indicating repeated action) (HSK 7-9)

已

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

死

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

餘者

yú zhě — the remaining people

親戚

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

雖

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

有

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

俱

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

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)

不能

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

照應

zhào yìng — 1. to correlate with 2. to correspond to

只得

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

暗暗

àn àn — 1. secretly 2. inwardly

差

chā — 1. difference; discrepancy 2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) 3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly (HSK 1)

人

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

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)

屯

tún — 1. to station (soldiers) 2. to store up 3. village (HSK 7-9)

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)

地畝

dì mǔ — area of farmland

暫

zàn — 1. temporary 2. Taiwan pr. (zhàn) (HSK 7-9)

賣

mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (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)

數

shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)

千金

qiān jīn — 1. thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold 2. money and riches 3. (honorific) invaluable (support) 4. (honorific) daughter

作為

zuò wéi — 1. one's conduct 2. deed 3. activity 4. accomplishment 5. achievement 6. to act as 7. as (in the capacity of) 8. qua 9. to view as 10. to look upon (sth as) 11. to take sth to be (HSK 4)

監

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

中

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

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

費

Fèi — surname Fei (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

一行

yī xíng — 1. party 2. delegation (HSK 6)

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

家奴

jiā nú — 1. domestic slave 2. slave servant

見

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

主

zhǔ — 1. owner 2. master 3. host 4. individual or party concerned 5. God 6. Lord 7. main 8. to indicate or signify 9. trump card (in card games) (HSK 7-9)

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)

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

敗

bài — 1. to defeat 2. to damage 3. to lose (to an opponent) 4. to fail 5. to wither (HSK 4)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

趁

chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (HSK 7-9)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)

鬼

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

并

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

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)

東

Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)

庄

zhuāng — variant of 莊 (zhuāng)

租稅

zū shuì — 1. taxation 2. in former times, esp. land tax

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

就

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

指名

zhǐ míng — 1. to mention by name 2. to designate 3. designated

借用

jiè yòng — 1. to borrow sth for another use 2. to borrow an idea for one's own use (HSK 7-9)

些

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

此

cǐ — this; these (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)

後話

hòu huà — something to be taken up later in speech or writing

暫且

zàn qiě — for now; for the time being; temporarily

不

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

提

dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (HSK 2)