第百十二回　活冤孽妙尼遭大劫　死讎仇趙妾赴冥曹 A Living Curse Brings Disaster upon Miaoyu; A Deadly Grudge Sends Concubine Zhao to the Underworld

話說鳳姐命捆起上夜眾女人送營審問，女人跪地哀求。It is told that Fengjie ordered all the women who had been on night watch to be bound and sent to the military authorities for questioning; the women knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.林之孝同賈芸道：“你們求也無益。Lin Zhixiao and Jia Yun said, “It is no use begging us.老爺派我們看家，沒有事是造化，如今有了事，上下都擔不是，誰救得你。The master put us in charge of guarding the house; had nothing happened, we might have counted ourselves fortunate, but now that it has, high and low alike must bear the blame—who can save you?若說是周瑞的乾兒子，連太太起，里里外外的都不乾淨。”鳳姐喘吁吁的說道：“這都是命里所招，和他們說什麼，帶了他們去就是了。And if the culprit really is Zhou Rui’s godson, then even the mistress, and everyone inside and outside the household, will be implicated.” Gasping for breath, Fengjie said, “All this was ordained by fate. What is the use of talking to them? Just take them away.這丟的東西你告訴營里去說，實在是老太太的東西，問老爺們才知道。As for the missing property, tell the authorities that it truly belonged to the Old Lady; they will have to ask the masters for the particulars.等我們報了去，請了老爺們回來，自然開了失單送來。Once we have sent word and asked the masters to return, they will naturally draw up and send over an inventory of the losses.文官衙門里我們也是這樣報。”賈芸林之孝答應出去。We shall make the same report to the civil authorities.” Jia Yun and Lin Zhixiao acknowledged her instructions and went out.

話說

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

命

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

捆

kǔn — 1. a bunch 2. to tie together 3. bundle (HSK 7-9)

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)

上夜

shàng yè — to be on night duty

眾

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

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

送

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

營

yíng — 1. camp 2. barracks 3. battalion 4. to build 5. to operate 6. to manage 7. to strive for

審問

shěn wèn — 1. to interrogate 2. to examine 3. to question

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

跪

guì — to kneel (HSK 6)

地

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

哀求

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

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝

xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel

同

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

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

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)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

求

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

無益

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

老爺

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

派

pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)

我們

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

看家

kān jiā — 1. to look after the house 2. (of skill, ability) special 3. outstanding

沒有事

méi yǒu shì — 1. not a bit 2. nothing is up 3. nothing alarming is happening

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)

造化

zào huà — (literary) Nature; the Creator

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

有了

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

事

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

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

擔

dān — 1. to undertake 2. to carry 3. to shoulder 4. to take responsibility (HSK 7-9)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

誰

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

救

jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (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)

你

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

若

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

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)

周

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

瑞

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

的

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

乾兒子

gān ér zi — adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

太太

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

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)

里里外外

lǐ lǐ wài wài — inside and 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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

不

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

乾淨

gān jìng — 1. clean 2. neat (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

喘吁吁

chuǎn xū xū — to puff and blow

的

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

說道

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

這

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

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)

命

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (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)

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)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

什麼

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

帶

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

了

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

去

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

就是

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

了

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

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)

丟

diū — 1. to lose 2. to put aside 3. to throw (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)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

你

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

告訴

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

營

yíng — 1. camp 2. barracks 3. battalion 4. to build 5. to operate 6. to manage 7. to strive for

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

去

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

實在

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

老太太

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

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

老爺

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

們

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

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)

等

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

我們

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

報

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

了

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

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)

請

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

了

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

老爺

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

們

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

回來

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

自然

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

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (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)

失單

shī dān — list of lost or stolen articles

送

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

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)

文官

wén guān — civil official

衙門

yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)

這樣

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

報

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

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

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝

xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel

答應

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

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

话说凤姐命捆起上夜众女人送营审问，女人跪地哀求。林之孝同贾芸道：“你们求也无益。老爷派我们看家，没有事是造化，如今有了事，上下都担不是，谁救得你。若说是周瑞的干儿子，连太太起，里里外外的都不干净。”凤姐喘吁吁的说道：“这都是命里所招，和他们说什么，带了他们去就是了。这丢的东西你告诉营里去说，实在是老太太的东西，问老爷们才知道。等我们报了去，请了老爷们回来，自然开了失单送来。文官衙门里我们也是这样报。”贾芸林之孝答应出去。

惜春一句話也沒有，只是哭道：“這些事我從來沒有聽見過，為什麼偏偏碰在咱們兩個人身上！Xichun had not said a word, but now she wept: “I have never even heard of such things before—why must they happen when the two of us are in charge?明兒老爺太太回來叫我怎麼見人！How can I face anyone when Master and Madam return tomorrow?說把家里交給咱們，如今鬧到這個分兒，還想活著么！”鳳姐道：“咱們願意嗎！They said they were entrusting the household to us, and now matters have come to this—how can we even think of going on living?” Fengjie said, “Do you think we wanted this?現在有上夜的人在那里。”惜春道：“你還能說，況且你又病著。The women who kept watch are still here.” Xichun said, “You can still offer explanations, especially since you are ill.我是沒有說的。I have nothing at all to say for myself.這都是我大嫂子害了我的，他攛掇著太太派我看家的。It is all my eldest sister-in-law’s doing; she urged Madam to put me in charge of the house.如今我的臉擱在那里呢！”說著，又痛哭起來。Where can I hide my face now?” With that, she burst into bitter sobs again.鳳姐道：“姑娘，你快別這麼想，若說沒臉，大家一樣的。Fengjie said, “My dear, do stop thinking that way. If it is a matter of losing face, we are all in the same position.你若這麼糊涂想頭，我更擱不住了。”If you give way to such foolish thoughts, I shall be even less able to endure it.”

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

一句話

yī jù huà — in a word; in short (HSK 5)

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)

只是

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

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)

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

事

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

從來沒有

cóng lái méi yǒu — 1. there has never been; has never had 2. (before a verb) has never

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

為什麼

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

偏偏

piān piān — 1. (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened 2. (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason 3. (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people (HSK 7-9)

碰

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

在

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

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)

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)

個人

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

身上

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

明兒

míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day

老爺

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

太太

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

回來

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

叫

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (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)

人

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

家里

jiā lǐ — home (HSK 1)

交給

jiāo gěi — to give; to deliver; to hand over (HSK 2)

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)

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)

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)

這個

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

分

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

活著

huó zhe — alive

么

Yāo — surname Yao

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)

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)

願意

yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (HSK 2)

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

現在

xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (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)

上夜

shàng yè — to be on night duty

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)

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)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

況且

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

你

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

又

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

病

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

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)

沒有

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

的

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

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

是

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

大嫂

dà sǎo — 1. older brother's wife 2. sister-in-law 3. elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)

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-

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)

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)

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)

攛掇

cuān duo — to urge sb on

著

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

太太

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

派

pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

看家

kān jiā — 1. to look after the house 2. (of skill, ability) special 3. outstanding

的

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

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)

臉

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

擱

gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (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)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

呢

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

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)

痛哭

tòng kū — to cry bitterly

起來

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

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)

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

你

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

快

kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

這麼

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

若

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

沒臉

méi liǎn — 1. ashamed 2. embarrassed 3. not having the face (to meet people) 4. not daring (out of shame)

大家

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

一樣

yī yàng — 1. same 2. like 3. equal to 4. the same as 5. just like (HSK 1)

的

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

你

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

若

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

這麼

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

糊涂

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

想頭

xiǎng tou — 1. (coll.) idea 2. hope

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

擱

gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (HSK 7-9)

不住

bù zhù — 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly

了

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

惜春一句话也没有，只是哭道：“这些事我从来没有听见过，为什么偏偏碰在咱们两个人身上！明儿老爷太太回来叫我怎么见人！说把家里交给咱们，如今闹到这个分儿，还想活著么！”凤姐道：“咱们愿意吗！现在有上夜的人在那里。”惜春道：“你还能说，况且你又病著。我是没有说的。这都是我大嫂子害了我的，他撺掇著太太派我看家的。如今我的脸搁在那里呢！”说著，又痛哭起来。凤姐道：“姑娘，你快别这么想，若说没脸，大家一样的。你若这么糊涂想头，我更搁不住了。”

二人正說著，只聽見外頭院子里有人大嚷的說道：“我說那三姑六婆是再要不得的，我們甄府里從來是一概不許上門的，不想這府里倒不講究這個呢。While the two were speaking, they suddenly heard someone shouting in the outer courtyard: “I have always said that meddlesome nuns and matchmakers are the last people one should admit. At our Zhen household they are never allowed through the gate, but apparently this household is not so particular.昨兒老太太的殯才出去，那個什麼庵里的尼姑死要到咱們這里來，我吆喝著不准他們進來，腰門上的老婆子倒罵我，死央及叫放那姑子進去。The Old Lady’s funeral procession had only just left yesterday when some nun from some convent or other insisted on coming here. I shouted that she was not to be let in, but the old woman at the side gate cursed me and begged and pleaded until they admitted the nun.那腰門子一會兒開著，一會兒關著，不知做什麼，我不放心沒敢睡，聽到四更這里就嚷起來。That side gate kept opening and closing—I do not know what they were up to. I was uneasy and dared not sleep, and in the fourth watch the uproar began here.我來叫門倒不開了，我聽見聲兒緊了，打開了門，見西邊院子里有人站著，我便赶走打死了。I came to call at the gate, but it would not open. When the commotion grew more urgent, I forced it open, saw someone standing in the western courtyard, and chased after him and beat him to death.我今兒才知道，這是四姑奶奶的屋子。Only today did I learn that these are Fourth Miss’s rooms.那個姑子就在里頭，今兒天沒亮溜出去了，可不是那姑子引進來的賊么。”平兒等聽著，都說：“這是誰這麼沒規矩？That nun was inside, and before dawn today she slipped away. Surely it was she who let the thieves in.” Hearing this, Ping’er and the others all said, “Who is that, behaving so outrageously?姑娘奶奶都在這里，敢在外頭混嚷嗎。”鳳姐道：“你聽見說‘他甄府里’，別就是甄家荐來的那個厭物罷。”惜春聽得明白，更加心里過不的。With Miss and Mistress both here, how dare anyone bellow such nonsense outside?” Fengjie said, “You heard him say ‘our Zhen household’; it must be that detestable fellow recommended by the Zhens.” Xichun understood every word, and felt more mortified than ever.鳳姐接著問惜春道：“那個人混說什麼姑子，你們那里弄了個姑子住下了？”惜春便將妙玉來瞧他留著下棋守夜的話說了。Fengjie then asked Xichun, “What did that fellow mean by all his nonsense about a nun? Did you have a nun staying with you?” Xichun explained that Miaoyu had come to visit her, and that she had kept her there to play chess and spend the night.鳳姐道：“是他么，他怎麼肯這樣，是再沒有的話。Fengjie said, “Could it have been she? She would never do such a thing; the very idea is impossible.但是叫這討人嫌的東西嚷出來，老爺知道了也不好。”惜春愈想愈怕，站起來要走。But now that this hateful creature has shouted it abroad, it will be awkward if Master hears.” The more Xichun thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she rose to leave.鳳姐雖說坐不住，又怕惜春害怕弄出事來，只得叫他先別走。“且看著人把偷剩下的東西收起來，再派了人看著才好走呢。”平兒道：“咱們不敢收，等衙門里來了踏看了才好收呢。Though Fengjie herself could scarcely remain seated, she feared that Xichun, in her distress, might do something rash, and had no choice but to ask her not to leave yet. “We had better first watch them gather up whatever the thieves left behind and post guards over it before we go.” Ping’er said, “We dare not gather anything up. We must wait until the officials have come to inspect the scene.咱們只好看著。All we can do is keep watch over it.但只不知老爺那里有人去了沒有？”鳳姐道：“你叫老婆子問去。”一回進來說：“林之孝是走不開，家下人要伺候查驗的，再有的是說不清楚的，已經芸二爺去了。”鳳姐點頭，同惜春坐著發愁。But I wonder whether anyone has gone to Master yet?” Fengjie said, “Send an old woman to ask.” After a while she returned and reported, “Lin Zhixiao cannot get away, since the servants are needed for the inspection, and there are some matters he cannot explain clearly. Second Master Yun has already gone.” Fengjie nodded and sat there with Xichun, sunk in anxiety.

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)

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

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)

院子

yuàn zi — 1. courtyard 2. garden 3. yard 4. patio 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. (old) servant (HSK 2)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

有人

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

大

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

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)

的

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

說道

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

三姑六婆

sān gū liù pó — women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)

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)

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)

要不得

yào bu de — intolerable; unacceptable

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)

我們

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

甄

Zhēn — surname Zhen

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)

從來

cóng lái — 1. always 2. at all times 3. never (if used in negative sentence) (HSK 3)

是

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

一概

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

不許

bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)

上門

shàng mén — 1. to drop in 2. to visit 3. to lock a door 4. (of a shop) to close 5. to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family (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)

不想

bù xiǎng — unexpectedly; to one's surprise

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)

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)

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

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

講究

jiǎng jiu — 1. to pay particular attention to 2. carefully selected for quality 3. tastefully chosen (HSK 4)

這個

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

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)

昨兒

zuó r — (coll.) yesterday

老太太

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

殯

bìn — 1. a funeral 2. to encoffin a corpse 3. to carry to burial

才

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

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

那個

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

什麼

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

庵

ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery

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)

尼姑

ní gū — Buddhist nun

死

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

要

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

到

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

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

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)

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)

吆喝

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

著

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

不准

bù zhǔn — 1. not to allow 2. to forbid 3. to prohibit (HSK 7-9)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

腰

yāo — 1. the waist and lower back 2. (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) 3. the waist of trousers or a skirt 4. (metonym) money pouch; pocket 5. (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) (HSK 4)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

上

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

的

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

老婆

lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)

子

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

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)

罵

mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 5)

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)

央及

yāng jí — 1. to ask 2. to plead 3. to beg 4. to involve

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)

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

姑子

gū zi — 1. husband's sister 2. (coll.) Buddhist nun

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

腰

yāo — 1. the waist and lower back 2. (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) 3. the waist of trousers or a skirt 4. (metonym) money pouch; pocket 5. (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) (HSK 4)

門子

mén zi — 1. door 2. doorman (old) 3. hanger-on of an aristocrat 4. social influence 5. pull 6. classifier for relatives, marriages etc

一會兒

yī huì r — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. now...now... 5. also pr. (yī huǐ r) (HSK 1)

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (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)

一會兒

yī huì r — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. now...now... 5. also pr. (yī huǐ r) (HSK 1)

關

Guān — surname Guan (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)

不知

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

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)

不

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

放心

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

沒

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

敢

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

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)

聽到

tīng dào — to hear (HSK 1)

四更

sì gēng — fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)

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)

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)

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)

起來

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

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)

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)

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

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

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (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)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

緊

jǐn — 1. tight 2. strict 3. close at hand 4. near 5. urgent 6. tense 7. hard up 8. short of money 9. to tighten (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)

打開

dǎ kāi — 1. to open 2. to show (a ticket) 3. to turn on 4. to switch on (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)

門

Mén — surname Men (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)

西邊

xī biān — 1. west 2. west side 3. western part 4. to the west of (HSK 1)

院子

yuàn zi — 1. courtyard 2. garden 3. yard 4. patio 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. (old) servant (HSK 2)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

有人

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

站

zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

便

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

赶走

gǎn zǒu — 1. to drive out 2. to turn back

打死

dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

今兒

jīn r — (coll.) today

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)

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)

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)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

姑奶奶

gū nǎi nai — 1. paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) 2. (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter 3. (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here 4. (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach

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)

屋子

wū zi — 1. house 2. room 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 3)

那個

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

姑子

gū zi — 1. husband's sister 2. (coll.) Buddhist nun

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)

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)

今兒

jīn r — (coll.) today

天

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

沒

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

亮

liàng — 1. bright; light 2. to shine; to flash 3. loud and clear 4. to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc) (HSK 2)

溜

liū — 1. to slip away 2. to escape in stealth 3. to skate (HSK 7-9)

出去

chū qù — to go out (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)

可不是

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

姑子

gū zi — 1. husband's sister 2. (coll.) Buddhist nun

引進

yǐn jìn — 1. to recommend 2. to introduce (from outside) (HSK 4)

來

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

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)

賊

zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)

么

Yāo — surname Yao

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

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)

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

這

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

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)

這麼

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

沒

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

規矩

guī ju — 1. lit. compass and set square 2. fig. established standard 3. rule 4. customs 5. practices 6. fig. upright and honest 7. well-behaved (HSK 7-9)

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

在

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

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

敢

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

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)

混

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

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)

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

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)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

他

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

甄

Zhēn — surname Zhen

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)

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

就是

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

甄

Zhēn — surname Zhen

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)

荐

jiàn — 1. to recommend 2. to offer sacrifice (arch.) 3. grass 4. straw mat

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)

那個

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

厭

yàn — 1. (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with 2. (literary) to satiate; to satisfy

物

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

罷

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

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

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)

明白

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

更加

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

心里

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

不

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

的

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

接著

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

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)

那個人

nà gè rén — 1. lit. that person 2. fig. the person you have been looking for 3. Mr Right 4. the girl of one's dreams

混

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

什麼

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

姑子

gū zi — 1. husband's sister 2. (coll.) Buddhist nun

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)

了

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

姑子

gū zi — 1. husband's sister 2. (coll.) Buddhist nun

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)

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)

了

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

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

便

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

將

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

妙

miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

來

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

瞧

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

他

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

留

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

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)

下棋

xià qí — to play chess (HSK 7-9)

守夜

shǒu yè — 1. to be on all-night duty 2. to be on night watch 3. to keep a vigil

的話

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

了

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

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)

是

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

他

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

么

Yāo — surname Yao

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)

怎麼

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

肯

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

這樣

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

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)

沒有

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

的話

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

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

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)

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)

討人嫌

tǎo rén xián — 1. unpleasant 2. disagreeable

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)

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)

老爺

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

知道了

zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不好

bù hǎo — no good

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

愈

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

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)

愈

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

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

站起來

zhàn qǐ lai — to stand up

要

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

走

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

雖說

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

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

不住

bù zhù — 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly

又

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

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

害怕

hài pà — to be afraid; to be scared (HSK 3)

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)

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)

只得

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

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

先

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

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

走

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

且

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

看

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

著

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

人

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

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

偷

tōu — 1. to steal 2. to pilfer 3. to snatch 4. thief 5. stealthily (HSK 5)

剩下

shèng xià — to remain; to be left over (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)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

收

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

起來

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

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)

人

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

看

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

著

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

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)

好走

hǎo zǒu — 1. bon voyage 2. Godspeed

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)

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)

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)

不

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

敢

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

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)

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)

衙門

yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

來

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

了

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

踏看

tà kàn — to investigate on the spot

了

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

只好

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

看

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

著

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

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)

老爺

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

有人

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

去

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

了

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

沒有

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

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)

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)

老婆

lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)

子

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

一

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

回

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝

xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel

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)

走

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

不

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

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (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)

下人

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

要

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

伺候

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

查驗

chá yàn — 1. inspection 2. to examine

的

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

再

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

有的是

yǒu de shì — 1. have plenty of 2. there's no lack of (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不清楚

bù qīng chu — 1. unclear 2. not understood 3. currently unknown

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)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

芸

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

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

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)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

點頭

diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)

同

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

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

著

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

發愁

fā chóu — 1. to worry 2. to fret 3. to be anxious 4. to become sad (HSK 7-9)

二人正说著，只听见外头院子里有人大嚷的说道：“我说那三姑六婆是再要不得的，我们甄府里从来是一概不许上门的，不想这府里倒不讲究这个呢。昨儿老太太的殡才出去，那个什么庵里的尼姑死要到咱们这里来，我吆喝著不准他们进来，腰门上的老婆子倒骂我，死央及叫放那姑子进去。那腰门子一会儿开著，一会儿关著，不知做什么，我不放心没敢睡，听到四更这里就嚷起来。我来叫门倒不开了，我听见声儿紧了，打开了门，见西边院子里有人站著，我便赶走打死了。我今儿才知道，这是四姑奶奶的屋子。那个姑子就在里头，今儿天没亮溜出去了，可不是那姑子引进来的贼么。”平儿等听著，都说：“这是谁这么没规矩？姑娘奶奶都在这里，敢在外头混嚷吗。”凤姐道：“你听见说‘他甄府里’，别就是甄家荐来的那个厌物罢。”惜春听得明白，更加心里过不的。凤姐接著问惜春道：“那个人混说什么姑子，你们那里弄了个姑子住下了？”惜春便将妙玉来瞧他留著下棋守夜的话说了。凤姐道：“是他么，他怎么肯这样，是再没有的话。但是叫这讨人嫌的东西嚷出来，老爷知道了也不好。”惜春愈想愈怕，站起来要走。凤姐虽说坐不住，又怕惜春害怕弄出事来，只得叫他先别走。“且看著人把偷剩下的东西收起来，再派了人看著才好走呢。”平儿道：“咱们不敢收，等衙门里来了踏看了才好收呢。咱们只好看著。但只不知老爷那里有人去了没有？”凤姐道：“你叫老婆子问去。”一回进来说：“林之孝是走不开，家下人要伺候查验的，再有的是说不清楚的，已经芸二爷去了。”凤姐点头，同惜春坐著发愁。

且說那伙賊原是何三等邀的，偷搶了好些金銀財寶接運出去，見人追赶，知道都是那些不中用的人，要往西邊屋內偷去，在窗外看見里面燈光底下兩個美人：一個姑娘，一個姑子。Now the band of thieves had been recruited by He San and his companions. After stealing a great quantity of gold, silver, and valuables, they had passed the loot outside. When they saw people pursuing them, they knew these were all ineffectual fellows and meant to rob the rooms on the west as well; but through the window, in the lamplight, they saw two beauties inside—a young lady and a nun.那些賊那顧性命，頓起不良，就要踹進來，因見包勇來赶，才獲贓而逃。The thieves, caring nothing for life or death, were instantly seized by wicked desire and were about to kick their way in; only when they saw Bao Yong coming after them did they flee with their spoils.只不見了何三。It was only then that they noticed He San was missing.大家且躲入窩家。For the present, they all hid at a receiver’s den.到第二天打聽動靜，知是何三被他們打死，已經報了文武衙門。The next day they made inquiries and learned that He San had been beaten to death and that reports had already been lodged with both the civil and military authorities.這里是躲不住的，便商量趁早規入海洋大盜一處，去若遲了，通緝文書一行，關津上就過不去了。They could no longer hide there, so they agreed to lose no time in joining a band of sea pirates; if they delayed until warrants went out, they would never get past the checkpoints and ferries.

且說

qiě shuō — thus

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

伙

huǒ — 1. (bound form) meals (as in 伙食 (huǒ shí)) 2. variant of 夥 (huǒ) (HSK 4)

賊

zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)

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)

何

Hé — surname He

三

Sān — surname San (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)

邀

yāo — 1. to invite 2. to request 3. to intercept 4. to solicit 5. to seek (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)

偷

tōu — 1. to steal 2. to pilfer 3. to snatch 4. thief 5. stealthily (HSK 5)

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)

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

金銀

jīn yín — gold and silver

財寶

cái bǎo — money and valuables

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)

運出

yùn chū — 1. shipment 2. to dispatch 3. to ship out 4. to send

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)

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)

追赶

zhuī gǎn — 1. to pursue 2. to chase after 3. to accelerate 4. to catch up with 5. to overtake (HSK 7-9)

知道

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

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

不中用

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

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)

要

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

往

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

西邊

xī biān — 1. west 2. west side 3. western part 4. to the west of (HSK 1)

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)

偷去

tōu qù — 1. to steal 2. to make off with 3. stolen

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)

窗

chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)

外

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

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)

里面

lǐ miàn — variant of 裡面 (lǐ miàn) (HSK 3)

燈光

dēng guāng — 1. (stage) lighting 2. light (HSK 4)

底下

dǐ xia — 1. the location below sth 2. afterwards (HSK 3)

兩

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

美人

měi rén — beautiful woman; belle (HSK 7-9)

一個

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

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

一個

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

姑子

gū zi — 1. husband's sister 2. (coll.) Buddhist nun

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

賊

zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

顧

Gù — surname Gu (HSK 6)

性命

xìng mìng — life (HSK 7-9)

頓

dùn — 1. to stop 2. to pause 3. to arrange 4. to lay out 5. to kowtow 6. to stamp (one's foot) 7. at once 8. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal (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)

不良

bù liáng — 1. bad; harmful; unhealthy 2. (of a device, connection, material etc) defective; faulty (HSK 5)

就要

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

踹

chuài — 1. to kick 2. to trample 3. to tread on (HSK 7-9)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

因

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

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

勇

yǒng — brave

來

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

赶

gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)

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)

獲

huò — 1. (literary) to catch; to capture 2. (literary) to get; to obtain; to win (HSK 4)

贓

zāng — stolen goods; loot; spoils

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)

逃

táo — 1. to escape 2. to run away 3. to flee (HSK 5)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

不見了

bù jiàn le — 1. to have disappeared 2. to be missing 3. nowhere to be found

何

Hé — surname He

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

大家

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

且

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

躲

duǒ — 1. to hide 2. to dodge 3. to avoid (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)

窩

wō — 1. nest 2. pit or hollow on the human body 3. lair 4. den 5. place 6. to harbor or shelter 7. to hold in check 8. to bend 9. classifier for litters and broods (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)

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)

第二天

dì èr tiān — 1. next day 2. the morrow

打聽

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

動靜

dòng jìng — 1. (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity 2. movement and stillness (HSK 7-9)

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

是

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

何

Hé — surname He

三

Sān — surname San (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)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

打死

dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

報

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

了

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

文武

wén wǔ — civil and military

衙門

yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China

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)

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)

躲

duǒ — 1. to hide 2. to dodge 3. to avoid (HSK 5)

不住

bù zhù — 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly

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)

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)

商量

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

趁早

chèn zǎo — 1. as soon as possible 2. at the first opportunity 3. the sooner the better 4. before it's too late (HSK 7-9)

規

guī — 1. compass 2. a rule 3. regulation 4. to admonish 5. to plan 6. to scheme

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)

海洋

hǎi yáng — ocean (HSK 6)

大盜

dà dào — thief; bandit (esp. one who has gained notoriety)

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)

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)

若

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

遲了

chí le — late

通緝

tōng jī — 1. to order the arrest of sb as criminal 2. to list as wanted (HSK 7-9)

文書

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

一行

yī xíng — 1. party 2. delegation (HSK 6)

關

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 1)

津

Jīn — abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (Tiān jīn)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

過不去

guò bu qù — 1. to make life difficult for 2. to embarrass 3. unable to make it through (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)

且说那伙贼原是何三等邀的，偷抢了好些金银财宝接运出去，见人追赶，知道都是那些不中用的人，要往西边屋内偷去，在窗外看见里面灯光底下两个美人：一个姑娘，一个姑子。那些贼那顾性命，顿起不良，就要踹进来，因见包勇来赶，才获赃而逃。只不见了何三。大家且躲入窝家。到第二天打听动静，知是何三被他们打死，已经报了文武衙门。这里是躲不住的，便商量趁早规入海洋大盗一处，去若迟了，通缉文书一行，关津上就过不去了。

內中一個人膽子极大，便說：“咱們走是走，我就只舍不得那個姑子，長的實在好看。One of them, an exceptionally bold man, said, “We shall leave, of course, but I simply cannot bear to give up that nun—she really was beautiful.不知是那個庵里的雛兒呢？”一個人道：“啊呀，我想起來了，必就是賈府園里的什麼櫳翠庵里的姑子。I wonder which convent that little novice belongs to?” Another man said, “Ah! I remember now. She must be the nun from some place called Longcui Convent in the Jia family’s garden.不是前年外頭說他和他們家什麼寶二爺有原故，後來不知怎麼又害起相思病來了，請大夫吃藥的就是他。”那一個人聽了，說：“咱們今日躲一天，叫咱們大哥借錢置辦些買賣行頭，明兒亮鐘時候陸續出關。Was there not talk outside the year before last that she had some involvement with their Second Master Bao? Then later, for some reason, she fell lovesick and had to call in doctors and take medicine—that must be her.” On hearing this, the first man said, “We shall hide for today and have our chief borrow money to buy the clothes and equipment we need for a trading journey. Tomorrow, when the morning bell sounds, we shall pass through the barrier one by one.你們在關外二十里坡等我。”眾賊議定，分贓俵散。Wait for me at Twenty-Li Slope beyond the checkpoint.” The thieves settled their plans, divided the loot, and dispersed.不題。No more of them for now.

內中

nèi zhōng — 1. within it 2. among them

一個人

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

膽子

dǎn zi — 1. courage 2. nerve 3. guts (HSK 7-9)

极大

jí dà — 1. enormous; great 2. (math.) maximum

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

舍不得

shě bu de — 1. to hate to do sth 2. to hate to part with 3. to begrudge (HSK 5)

那個

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

姑子

gū zi — 1. husband's sister 2. (coll.) Buddhist nun

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)

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)

實在

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

好看

hǎo kàn — 1. good-looking; nice-looking 2. (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good 3. in an embarrassing situation (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)

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)

那個

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

庵

ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery

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)

雛兒

chú ér — 1. newly hatched bird 2. fig. inexperienced person 3. fig. chick (slighting term for young woman) 4. bimbo

呢

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

一個人

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

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)

啊呀

ā yā — 1. interjection of surprise 2. Oh my!

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

想起來

xiǎng qi lai — 1. to remember 2. to recall

了

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

必

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

就是

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

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)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

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)

什麼

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

櫳

lóng — 1. (literary) window 2. (literary) cage for animals

翠

cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade

庵

ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery

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)

姑子

gū zi — 1. husband's sister 2. (coll.) Buddhist nun

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

前年

qián nián — the year before last (HSK 2)

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)

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)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

家什

jiā shi — 1. utensils 2. furniture

麼

má — exclamatory final particle

寶

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

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

有

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

原故

yuán gù — variant of 緣故 (yuán gù)

後來

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

怎麼

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

又

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

害

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

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)

相思病

xiāng sī bìng — lovesickness

來

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

了

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

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)

吃藥

chī yào — to take medicine

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)

就是

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

他

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一個人

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

聽

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

了

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

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)

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

躲

duǒ — 1. to hide 2. to dodge 3. to avoid (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)

天

tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (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)

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)

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)

借錢

jiè qián — to borrow money; to lend money

置辦

zhì bàn — 1. to purchase 2. to buy

些

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

買賣

mǎi mài — to buy and sell (HSK 5)

行頭

háng tóu — 1. team leader (archaic) 2. shopkeeper (archaic)

明兒

míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day

亮

liàng — 1. bright; light 2. to shine; to flash 3. loud and clear 4. to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc) (HSK 2)

鐘

zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)

時候

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

陸續

lù xù — 1. in turn 2. successively 3. one after the other 4. bit by bit (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)

關

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 1)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (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)

關外

Guān wài — beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關 (Shān hǎi guān) or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關 (Jiā yù guān) or both

二十

èr shí — twenty; 20

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

坡

pō — 1. slope 2. classifier: 個 (gè) 3. sloping 4. slanted (HSK 6)

等

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

眾

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

賊

zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)

議定

yì dìng — 1. to reach an agreement 2. to agree upon

分贓

fēn zāng — to share the booty; to divide ill-gotten gains (HSK 7-9)

俵

biào — 1. (literary) to distribute 2. Taiwan pr. (biǎo)

散

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

不題

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

内中一个人胆子极大，便说：“咱们走是走，我就只舍不得那个姑子，长的实在好看。不知是那个庵里的雏儿呢？”一个人道：“啊呀，我想起来了，必就是贾府园里的什么栊翠庵里的姑子。不是前年外头说他和他们家什么宝二爷有原故，后来不知怎么又害起相思病来了，请大夫吃药的就是他。”那一个人听了，说：“咱们今日躲一天，叫咱们大哥借钱置办些买卖行头，明儿亮钟时候陆续出关。你们在关外二十里坡等我。”众贼议定，分赃俵散。不题。

且說賈政等送殯，到了寺內安厝畢，親友散去。Meanwhile, Jia Zheng and the others had accompanied the funeral procession to the temple. Once the coffin had been provisionally installed, the relatives and friends departed.賈政在外廂房伴靈，邢王二夫人等在內，一宿無非哭泣。Jia Zheng kept vigil beside the coffin in an outer side room, while Madams Xing and Wang and the others stayed within; the whole night passed in unremitting tears.到了第二日，重新上祭。The next day they made fresh offerings.正擺飯時，只見賈芸進來，在老太太靈前磕了個頭，忙忙的跑到賈政跟前跪下請了安，喘吁吁的將昨夜被盜，將老太太上房的東西都偷去，包勇赶賊打死了一個，已經呈報文武衙門的話說了一遍。Just as the sacrificial meal was being laid out, Jia Yun came in, kowtowed before the Old Lady’s spirit tablet, then hurried to Jia Zheng, knelt, and paid his respects. Gasping for breath, he recounted how thieves had broken in the previous night and stolen everything from the Old Lady’s principal apartments, how Bao Yong had pursued them and beaten one to death, and how reports had already been made to the civil and military authorities.賈政聽了發怔。Jia Zheng listened in stunned silence.邢王二夫人等在里頭也聽見了，都唬得魂不附体，并無一言，只有啼哭。Madams Xing and Wang and the others heard the news from within as well. They were so terrified that their souls nearly left their bodies, and could say nothing, but only weep.賈政過了一會子問失單怎樣開的，賈芸回道：“家里的人都不知道，還沒有開單。”賈政道：“還好，咱們動過家的，若開出好的來反擔罪名。After a while Jia Zheng asked how the inventory of losses had been drawn up. Jia Yun replied, “No one at home knows what was there, so no inventory has yet been made.” Jia Zheng said, “That is just as well. Our property has been confiscated before; if we list anything too valuable, we may instead lay ourselves open to charges.快叫璉兒。”Send for Lian at once.”

且說

qiě shuō — thus

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

送殯

sòng bìn — 1. to attend a funeral 2. to take part in a funeral procession

到了

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

寺

sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)

內

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

安

Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

厝

cuò — 1. to lay in place 2. to put 3. to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial

畢

Bì — surname Bi

親友

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

散

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

去

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

廂房

xiāng fáng — 1. wing (of a traditional house) 2. side room

伴

bàn — 1. partner; companion; comrade; associate 2. to accompany (HSK 7-9)

靈

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

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

二

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

夫人

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

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)

在內

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

一宿

yī xiǔ — one whole night; all night

無非

wú fēi — 1. only 2. nothing else (HSK 7-9)

哭泣

kū qì — to weep (HSK 7-9)

到了

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

第二

dì èr — 1. second 2. number two 3. next 4. secondary

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)

重新

chóng xīn — again; once more; re- (HSK 2)

上

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

祭

Zhài — surname Zhai (HSK 7-9)

正

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

擺

bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)

飯

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

只見

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (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)

老太太

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

靈

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

前

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

磕

kē — 1. to tap; to knock (against sth hard); (esp.) to knock (mud from boots, ash from a pipe etc) 2. (fandom slang) to be into (a character relationship, dynamic, or trope) (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)

個頭

gè tóu — 1. size 2. height

忙

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

忙

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

跑

páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)

到

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

跟前

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

跪下

guì xia — to kneel down

請

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

了

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

安

Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

喘吁吁

chuǎn xū xū — to puff and blow

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)

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)

昨夜

zuó yè — last night

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)

盜

dào — 1. to steal 2. to rob 3. to plunder 4. thief 5. bandit 6. robber (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)

老太太

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

上房

shàng fáng — see 正房 (zhèng fáng)

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

偷去

tōu qù — 1. to steal 2. to make off with 3. stolen

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

勇

yǒng — brave

赶

gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)

賊

zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)

打死

dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death

了

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

一個

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

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

呈報

chéng bào — to (submit a) report

文武

wén wǔ — civil and military

衙門

yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China

的話

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

了

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

一遍

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

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)

發怔

fā zhēng — 1. baffled 2. nonplussed

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

二

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

夫人

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

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)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

了

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

唬

hǔ — 1. a tiger's roar 2. to scare 3. to intimidate 4. (coll.) to fool 5. to bluff

得

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

魂不附体

hún bù fù tǐ — 1. lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits 2. beside oneself

并

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

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

一言

yī yán — 1. one sentence 2. brief remark

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)

啼哭

tí kū — 1. to cry 2. to wail

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

了

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

一會

yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)

子

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

失單

shī dān — list of lost or stolen articles

怎樣

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

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (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

芸

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

回

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

道

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

家里

jiā lǐ — home (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)

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

開單

kāi dān — 1. to bill 2. to open a tab

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)

還好

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

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)

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)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

若

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

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)

出

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

好

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

的

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

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)

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)

擔

dān — 1. to undertake 2. to carry 3. to shoulder 4. to take responsibility (HSK 7-9)

罪名

zuì míng — 1. charge; accusation 2. stigma; bad name; stained reputation

快

kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (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)

璉

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

且说贾政等送殡，到了寺内安厝毕，亲友散去。贾政在外厢房伴灵，邢王二夫人等在内，一宿无非哭泣。到了第二日，重新上祭。正摆饭时，只见贾芸进来，在老太太灵前磕了个头，忙忙的跑到贾政跟前跪下请了安，喘吁吁的将昨夜被盗，将老太太上房的东西都偷去，包勇赶贼打死了一个，已经呈报文武衙门的话说了一遍。贾政听了发怔。邢王二夫人等在里头也听见了，都唬得魂不附体，并无一言，只有啼哭。贾政过了一会子问失单怎样开的，贾芸回道：“家里的人都不知道，还没有开单。”贾政道：“还好，咱们动过家的，若开出好的来反担罪名。快叫琏儿。”

賈璉領了寶玉等去別處上祭未回，賈政叫人赶了回來。Jia Lian had taken Baoyu and the others elsewhere to make offerings and had not yet returned, so Jia Zheng sent men to hurry him back.賈璉聽了，急得直跳，一見芸兒，也不顧賈政在那里，便把賈芸狠狠的罵了一頓說：“不配抬舉的東西，我將這樣重任托你，押著人上夜巡更，你是死人么！When Jia Lian heard the news, he jumped about in desperation. The moment he saw Yun, he ignored Jia Zheng’s presence and roundly abused him: “You worthless creature, unfit for any favor! I entrusted you with so grave a responsibility and put you in charge of the men patrolling on night watch—were you dead?虧你還有臉來告訴！”說著，往賈芸臉上啐了幾口。And you still have the face to come and tell me!” With that, he spat several times in Jia Yun’s face.賈芸垂手站著，不敢回一言。Jia Yun stood with his hands at his sides and dared not answer a word.賈政道：“你罵他也無益了。”賈璉然後跪下說：“這便怎麼樣？”賈政道：“也沒法兒，只有報官緝賊。Jia Zheng said, “It is no use berating him now.” Only then did Jia Lian kneel and ask, “What are we to do?” Jia Zheng said, “Nothing can be done except to report it to the authorities and have the thieves pursued.但只有一件：老太太遺下的東西咱們都沒動，你說要銀子，我想老太太死得幾天，誰忍得動他那一項銀子。There is only one difficulty: we had not touched anything the Old Lady left behind. You spoke of needing silver, but I thought that, with the Old Lady dead only a few days, who could bear to touch that particular fund?原打諒完了事算了帳還人家，再有的在這里和南邊置墳產的，再有東西也沒見數兒。I had originally intended to settle the accounts after the funeral and repay what we owed; part of the remainder was to be used here and in the south to buy land for the family graves, while the rest of her possessions had never even been counted.如今說文武衙門要失單，若將幾件好的東西開上恐有礙，若說金銀若干，衣飾若干，又沒有實在數目，謊開使不得。Now the civil and military authorities demand an inventory of losses. If we list several valuable objects, it may cause trouble; but if we merely state so much gold and silver and so many clothes and ornaments, we have no exact quantities, and we cannot submit a false inventory.倒可笑你如今竟換了一個人了，為什麼這樣料理不開！It is almost laughable—you seem to have become a different man. Why are you now so incapable of handling matters?你跪在這里是怎麼樣呢！”賈璉也不敢答言，只得站起來就走。And what are you doing, kneeling there?” Jia Lian dared not reply; he merely rose and started to leave.賈政又叫道：“你那里去？”賈璉又跪下道：“赶回去料理清楚再來回。”賈政哼的一聲，賈璉把頭低下。Jia Zheng called after him, “Where are you going?” Jia Lian knelt again and said, “I shall hurry home, straighten everything out, and return to report.” Jia Zheng gave a snort, and Jia Lian bowed his head.賈政道：“你進去回了你母親，叫了老太太的一兩個丫頭去，叫他們細細的想了開單子。”賈璉心里明知老太太的東西都是鴛鴦經管，他死了問誰？Jia Zheng said, “Go inside and report to your mother. Take one or two of the Old Lady’s maids with you and have them think carefully and draw up the inventory.” Jia Lian knew perfectly well that all the Old Lady’s possessions had been managed by Yuanyang; now that she was dead, whom could they ask?就問珍珠，他們那里記得清楚。Even if they questioned Zhenzhu, how could any of them remember clearly?只不敢駁回，連連的答應了，起來走到里頭。But he dared not object, and repeatedly assented before rising and going inside.邢王夫人又埋怨了一頓，叫賈璉快回去，問他們這些看家的說“明兒怎麼見我們！”賈璉也只得答應了出來，一面命人套車預備琥珀等進城，自己騎上騾子，跟了幾個小廝，如飛的回去。Madams Xing and Wang reproached him at length as well and told him to hurry home and ask those who had been left in charge, saying, “How will they face us tomorrow?” Jia Lian could only agree and withdraw. He ordered a carriage harnessed to take Hupo and the others into the city, mounted his own mule, and, followed by several pages, sped home as though flying.賈芸也不敢再回賈政，斜簽著身子慢慢的溜出來，騎上了馬來赶賈璉。Jia Yun, too, dared not return to Jia Zheng. Holding himself obliquely and keeping out of sight, he slowly slipped away, mounted his horse, and hurried after Jia Lian.一路無話。Nothing happened along the way.

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

領

lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

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)

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)

別處

bié chù — elsewhere

上

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

祭

Zhài — surname Zhai (HSK 7-9)

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)

回

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

叫

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

人

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

赶

gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)

了

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

回來

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

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)

急

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

得直

dé zhí — (HK, Sg) (law) to have one's appeal allowed; to win an appeal

跳

tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (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)

見

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

芸

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不顧

bù gù — in spite of; regardless of (HSK 5)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

那里

nà li — there; that place (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)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

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

狠狠

hěn hěn — 1. resolutely 2. firmly 3. ferociously 4. ruthlessly

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)

罵

mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (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

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)

頓

dùn — 1. to stop 2. to pause 3. to arrange 4. to lay out 5. to kowtow 6. to stamp (one's foot) 7. at once 8. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不

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

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)

抬舉

tái ju — 1. to lift sth up 2. to elevate sb 3. to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) 4. to show great regard 5. to speak highly 6. Taiwan pr. (tái jǔ)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

這樣

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

重任

zhòng rèn — heavy responsibility (HSK 7-9)

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)

你

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

押

yā — 1. to mortgage 2. to pawn 3. to detain in custody 4. to escort and protect 5. (literary) to sign (HSK 7-9)

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)

上夜

shàng yè — to be on night duty

巡更

xún gēng — to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs

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)

死人

sǐ rén — 1. dead person 2. (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen

么

Yāo — surname Yao

虧

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

你

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

還有

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

臉

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

來

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

告訴

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

往

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

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

臉

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

上

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

啐

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

了

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

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

口

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

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

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)

手

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

站

zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (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)

不

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

敢

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

回

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

一言

yī yán — 1. one sentence 2. brief remark

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)

你

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

罵

mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 5)

他

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

無益

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

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

璉

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

然後

rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)

跪下

guì xia — to kneel down

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

這

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

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)

怎麼樣

zěn me yàng — 1. how? 2. how about? 3. how was it? 4. how are things? (HSK 2)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

沒法兒

méi fǎ r — 1. (coll.) can't do anything about it 2. (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ... 3. (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful) (HSK 4)

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)

報官

bào guān — (old) to report sth to the authorities

緝

jī — 1. to seize 2. to arrest 3. Taiwan pr. (qì)

賊

zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)

只有

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

一

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

件

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

老太太

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

遺

yí — (bound form) to leave behind

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)

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)

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

沒

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

要

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

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

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)

老太太

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

死

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

幾天

jǐ tiān — several days

誰

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

忍

rěn — 1. to bear 2. to endure 3. to tolerate 4. to restrain oneself (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)

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)

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)

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)

項

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 4)

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

原

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

打

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

諒

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

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)

事

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

算了

suàn le — 1. let it be 2. let it pass 3. forget about it (HSK 6)

帳

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

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)

有的

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

在

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

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

置

zhì — 1. to install 2. to place 3. to put 4. to buy (HSK 7-9)

墳

fén — 1. grave 2. tomb 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. embankment 5. mound 6. ancient book (HSK 7-9)

產

chǎn — 1. to give birth 2. to reproduce 3. to produce 4. product 5. resource 6. estate 7. property (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)

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)

有

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

東西

dōng xī — east and west (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)

數

shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

說文

Shuō wén — see 說文解字 (Shuō wén Jiě zì)

武

Wǔ — surname Wu

衙門

yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China

要

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

失單

shī dān — list of lost or stolen articles

若

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

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

件

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

好

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

的

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

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)

上

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

恐

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

有礙

yǒu ài — to hinder; to impede; to be detrimental

若

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

金銀

jīn yín — gold and silver

若干

ruò gān — 1. a certain number or amount 2. how many? 3. how much? (HSK 7-9)

衣飾

yī shì — clothes and ornaments

若干

ruò gān — 1. a certain number or amount 2. how many? 3. how much? (HSK 7-9)

又

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

沒有

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

實在

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

數目

shù mù — 1. amount 2. number (HSK 5)

謊

huǎng — 1. lies 2. to lie

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)

使不得

shǐ bu de — 1. cannot be used 2. must not (do sth) 3. unacceptable

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)

可笑

kě xiào — 1. funny 2. ridiculous (HSK 7-9)

你

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

竟

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

換

huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)

了

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

一個人

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

了

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

為什麼

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

這樣

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

料理

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

不

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

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)

你

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

跪

guì — to kneel (HSK 6)

在

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

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)

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)

怎麼樣

zěn me yàng — 1. how? 2. how about? 3. how was it? 4. how are things? (HSK 2)

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

璉

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

敢

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

答

dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)

言

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

只得

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

站起來

zhàn qǐ lai — to stand up

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)

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)

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)

叫道

jiào dào — 1. to call 2. to shout

你

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

去

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

又

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

跪下

guì xia — to kneel down

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)

赶

gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)

回去

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

料理

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

清楚

qīng chu — 1. clear 2. distinct 3. to understand thoroughly 4. to be clear about (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)

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

哼

hēng — 1. to groan 2. to snort 3. to hum 4. to croon 5. humph! (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)

一聲

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

把頭

bǎ tóu — 1. labor contractor 2. gangmaster

低下

dī xià — 1. low status 2. lowly 3. to lower (one's head) (HSK 7-9)

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)

你

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

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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)

你

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

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

叫

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

了

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

老太太

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

一

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

兩

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)

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)

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)

細細

xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful

的

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

想

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

了

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

開單

kāi dān — 1. to bill 2. to open a tab

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-

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

心里

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

明知

míng zhī — 1. to be fully aware of 2. to know perfectly well

老太太

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

東西

dōng xī — east and west (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)

鴛鴦

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

經管

jīng guǎn — to be in charge of

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)

死

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

了

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

誰

shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

珍珠

zhēn zhū — 1. pearl (classifier: 顆 (kē), 粒 (lì)) 2. (fig.) teardrop; tear (HSK 5)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

清楚

qīng chu — 1. clear 2. distinct 3. to understand thoroughly 4. to be clear about (HSK 2)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

不

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

敢

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

駁回

bó huí — 1. to reject 2. to turn down 3. to overrule (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

起來

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

走

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

到

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

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)

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

又

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

埋怨

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

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)

頓

dùn — 1. to stop 2. to pause 3. to arrange 4. to lay out 5. to kowtow 6. to stamp (one's foot) 7. at once 8. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal (HSK 3)

叫

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

快

kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)

回去

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

看家

kān jiā — 1. to look after the house 2. (of skill, ability) special 3. outstanding

的

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

明兒

míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (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)

我們

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

只得

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

答應

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

了

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

出來

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

一面

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

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)

套車

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

預備

yù bèi — 1. to prepare 2. to make ready 3. preparation 4. preparatory (HSK 5)

琥珀

hǔ pò — amber

等

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

進城

jìn chéng — 1. to go to town 2. to enter a big city (to live or work)

自己

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

騎

jì — 1. (Tw) saddle horse 2. mounted soldier (HSK 2)

上

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

騾子

luó zi — 1. mule 2. classifier: 匹 (pǐ), 頭 (tóu)

跟

gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)

了

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

幾個

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

小廝

xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant

如

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

飛

fēi — to fly (HSK 1)

的

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

回去

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

敢

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

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)

回

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

斜

xié — 1. inclined 2. slanting 3. oblique 4. tilting (HSK 5)

簽

qiān — 1. to sign one's name 2. to write brief comments on a document 3. inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤 (qiān)) 4. visa (HSK 5)

著

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

身子

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

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)

溜

liū — 1. to slip away 2. to escape in stealth 3. to skate (HSK 7-9)

出來

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

騎

jì — 1. (Tw) saddle horse 2. mounted soldier (HSK 2)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

馬來

Mǎ lái — 1. Malaya 2. Malaysia

赶

gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

一路

yī lù — 1. the whole journey 2. all the way 3. going the same way 4. going in the same direction 5. of the same kind (HSK 5)

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)

贾琏领了宝玉等去别处上祭未回，贾政叫人赶了回来。贾琏听了，急得直跳，一见芸儿，也不顾贾政在那里，便把贾芸狠狠的骂了一顿说：“不配抬举的东西，我将这样重任托你，押著人上夜巡更，你是死人么！亏你还有脸来告诉！”说著，往贾芸脸上啐了几口。贾芸垂手站著，不敢回一言。贾政道：“你骂他也无益了。”贾琏然后跪下说：“这便怎么样？”贾政道：“也没法儿，只有报官缉贼。但只有一件：老太太遗下的东西咱们都没动，你说要银子，我想老太太死得几天，谁忍得动他那一项银子。原打谅完了事算了帐还人家，再有的在这里和南边置坟产的，再有东西也没见数儿。如今说文武衙门要失单，若将几件好的东西开上恐有碍，若说金银若干，衣饰若干，又没有实在数目，谎开使不得。倒可笑你如今竟换了一个人了，为什么这样料理不开！你跪在这里是怎么样呢！”贾琏也不敢答言，只得站起来就走。贾政又叫道：“你那里去？”贾琏又跪下道：“赶回去料理清楚再来回。”贾政哼的一声，贾琏把头低下。贾政道：“你进去回了你母亲，叫了老太太的一两个丫头去，叫他们细细的想了开单子。”贾琏心里明知老太太的东西都是鸳鸯经管，他死了问谁？就问珍珠，他们那里记得清楚。只不敢驳回，连连的答应了，起来走到里头。邢王夫人又埋怨了一顿，叫贾琏快回去，问他们这些看家的说“明儿怎么见我们！”贾琏也只得答应了出来，一面命人套车预备琥珀等进城，自己骑上骡子，跟了几个小厮，如飞的回去。贾芸也不敢再回贾政，斜签著身子慢慢的溜出来，骑上了马来赶贾琏。一路无话。

到回了家中，林之孝請了安，一直跟了進來。When they reached home, Lin Zhixiao paid his respects and followed them straight inside.賈璉到了老太太上屋，見了鳳姐惜春在那里，心里又恨又說不出來，便問林之孝道：“衙門里瞧了沒有？”林之孝自知有罪，便跪下回道：“文武衙門都瞧了，來蹤去跡也看了，尸也驗了。”賈璉吃驚道：“又驗什麼尸？”林之孝又將包勇打死的伙賊似周瑞的乾兒子的話回了賈璉。Jia Lian entered the Old Lady’s principal apartments and saw Fengjie and Xichun there. Though filled with anger, he could find nothing to say, and asked Lin Zhixiao, “Have the authorities inspected the place?” Knowing himself at fault, Lin Zhixiao knelt and replied, “Both the civil and military authorities have inspected it. They examined the thieves’ tracks coming and going and also inspected the corpse.” Startled, Jia Lian asked, “What corpse?” Lin Zhixiao then told him that Bao Yong had beaten one of the thieves to death and that the dead man resembled Zhou Rui’s godson.賈璉道：“叫芸兒。”賈芸進來也跪著聽話。Jia Lian said, “Call Yun.” Jia Yun came in and knelt to receive his orders.賈璉道：“你見老爺時怎麼沒有回周瑞的乾兒子做了賊被包勇打死的話？”賈芸說道：“上夜的人說象他的，恐怕不真，所以沒有回。”賈璉道：“好糊涂東西！Jia Lian said, “When you saw Master, why did you not report that Zhou Rui’s godson had turned thief and been beaten to death by Bao Yong?” Jia Yun replied, “The night watchmen only said he looked like him, and I feared it might not be true, so I did not report it.” Jia Lian said, “What a hopeless fool!你若告訴了我，就帶了周瑞來一認可不就知道了。”林之孝回道：“如今衙門里把尸首放在市口兒招認去了。”賈璉道：“這又是個糊涂東西，誰家的人做了賊，被人打死，要償命么！”林之孝回道：“這不用人家認，奴才就認得是他。”賈璉聽了想道：“是啊，我記得珍大爺那一年要打的可不是周瑞家的么。”林之孝回說：“他和鮑二打架來著，還見過的呢。”賈璉聽了更生氣，便要打上夜的人。If you had told me, we could have brought Zhou Rui to identify him and known at once.” Lin Zhixiao replied, “The authorities have now displayed the corpse at the marketplace for identification.” Jia Lian said, “That is another piece of stupidity. If a man became a thief and was beaten to death, would his family demand a life in payment?” Lin Zhixiao replied, “There is no need for his family to identify him; I recognize him myself.” Jia Lian thought, “Yes, I remember now—was it not someone from Zhou Rui’s family whom Cousin Zhen wanted beaten that year?” Lin Zhixiao said, “He had a fight with Bao Er; I saw him then.” Jia Lian grew angrier still and wanted to have the night watchmen beaten.林之孝哀告道：“請二爺息怒，那些上夜的人，派了他們，還敢偷懶？Lin Zhixiao pleaded, “Please calm your anger, Second Master. Once those night watchmen had been assigned their duty, how would they dare shirk it?只是爺府上的規矩，三門里一個男人不敢進去的，就是奴才們，里頭不叫，也不敢進去。It is only that, by the rules of your honorable house, no man dares pass the third gate; even we servants dare not enter unless summoned from within.奴才在外同芸哥兒刻刻查點，見三門關的嚴嚴的，外頭的門一重沒有開。I remained outside with Brother Yun, checking the guards at every moment. We saw that the third gate was tightly shut, and not one of the outer gates had been opened.那賊是從後夾道子來的。”賈璉道：“里頭上夜的女人呢。”林之孝將分更上夜奉奶奶的命捆著等爺審問的話回了。The thieves came through the rear passage.” Jia Lian said, “What of the women on watch inside?” Lin Zhixiao reported that they had watched in shifts and, by Mistress’s orders, were now bound and awaiting Second Master’s questioning.賈璉又問“包勇呢？”林之孝說：“又往園里去了。”賈璉便說：“去叫來。”小廝們便將包勇帶來。Jia Lian asked again, “Where is Bao Yong?” Lin Zhixiao said, “He has gone back to the garden.” Jia Lian said, “Send for him.” The pages brought Bao Yong in.說：“還虧你在這里，若沒有你，只怕所有房屋里的東西都搶了去了呢。”包勇也不言語。Jia Lian said, “It was fortunate you were here. Without you, I fear they would have carried off everything in every room.” Bao Yong said nothing.惜春恐他說出那話，心下著急。Xichun was anxious lest he repeat his accusation.鳳姐也不敢言語。Fengjie, too, dared not speak.只見外頭說：“琥珀姐姐等回來了。”大家見了，不免又哭一場。Just then someone outside announced, “Sister Hupo and the others have returned.” At the sight of one another, they could not help weeping all over again.

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)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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)

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)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝

xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel

請

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

了

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

安

Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

一直

yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line) 2. continuously; always; all the way through (HSK 2)

跟

gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (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)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

到了

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

老太太

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

上

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

屋

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

見

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

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

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)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

心里

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

又

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

恨

hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (HSK 5)

又

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

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)

便

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝道

xiào dao — 1. filial piety (Confucian virtue) 2. to be a good son or daughter

衙門

yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

瞧

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

沒有

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

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝

xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel

自

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

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

有罪

yǒu zuì — guilty

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)

跪下

guì xia — to kneel down

回

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

道

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

文武

wén wǔ — civil and military

衙門

yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

瞧

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

來蹤去跡

lái zōng qù jì — 1. (lit.) the traces of a person's movements (idiom) 2. (fig.) sb's history; the ins and out of a matter

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

看

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

尸

shī — 1. (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) 2. (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution) 3. variant of 屍 (shī)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

驗

yàn — 1. to examine 2. to test 3. to check (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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

吃驚

chī jīng — 1. to be startled 2. to be shocked 3. to be amazed (HSK 4)

道

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

又

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

驗

yàn — 1. to examine 2. to test 3. to check (HSK 7-9)

什麼

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

尸

shī — 1. (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) 2. (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution) 3. variant of 屍 (shī)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝

xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel

又

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

將

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

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

勇

yǒng — brave

打死

dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death

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)

伙

huǒ — 1. (bound form) meals (as in 伙食 (huǒ shí)) 2. variant of 夥 (huǒ) (HSK 4)

賊

zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

周

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

瑞

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

的

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

乾兒子

gān ér zi — adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

的話

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

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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

璉

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

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)

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)

芸

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

跪

guì — to kneel (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)

聽話

tīng huà — 1. to do what one is told 2. obedient (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

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)

見

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

老爺

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (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)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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)

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)

乾兒子

gān ér zi — adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

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)

賊

zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)

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)

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

勇

yǒng — brave

打死

dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death

的話

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

芸

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

說道

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

上夜

shàng yè — to be on night duty

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

象

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

他

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

的

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

恐怕

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

不

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

真

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

所以

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

沒有

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

回

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

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)

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)

糊涂

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

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

你

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

若

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

告訴

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

了

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

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)

帶

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

了

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

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)

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)

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)

認可

rèn kě — 1. to approve 2. approval 3. acknowledgment 4. OK (HSK 3)

不

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

知道了

zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝

xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel

回

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

道

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

衙門

yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

尸首

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

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)

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)

市

shì — 1. market 2. city 3. municipality (administrative unit) 4. (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods (HSK 2)

口

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

招認

zhāo rèn — to confess

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

道

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

這

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

又

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

是

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

糊涂

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

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

誰

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

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

人

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

做

zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)

了

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

賊

zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)

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)

人

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

打死

dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death

要

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

償命

cháng mìng — to pay with one's life

么

Yāo — surname Yao

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝

xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel

回

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

道

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

這不

zhè bu — (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)

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)

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)

認

rèn — 1. to recognize 2. to know 3. to admit (HSK 5)

奴才

nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey

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)

認得

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

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

聽

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

了

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

想

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

道

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

是

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

啊

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

記得

jì de — to remember (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)

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

要

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

打的

dǎ dī — 1. (coll.) to take a taxi 2. to go by taxi

可不是

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

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)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

么

Yāo — surname Yao

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝

xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel

回

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

他

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

鮑

Bào — surname Bao

二

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

打架

dǎ jià — 1. to fight 2. to scuffle 3. to come to blows 4. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 5)

來著

lái zhe — auxiliary showing sth happened in the past

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

過

Guō — surname Guo (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)

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

璉

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

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)

更生

gēng shēng — 1. resurrection 2. rebirth 3. reinvigorated 4. rejuvenated 5. a new lease of life

氣

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

要

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

打

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

上夜

shàng yè — to be on night duty

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)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝

xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel

哀告

āi gào — 1. to beg piteously 2. to supplicate

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)

請

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

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

息怒

xī nù — 1. to calm down 2. to quell one's anger

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

上夜

shàng yè — to be on night duty

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)

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)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

敢

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

偷懶

tōu lǎn — 1. to goof off 2. to be lazy (HSK 7-9)

只是

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

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)

規矩

guī ju — 1. lit. compass and set square 2. fig. established standard 3. rule 4. customs 5. practices 6. fig. upright and honest 7. well-behaved (HSK 7-9)

三門

Sān mén — see 三門縣 (Sān mén Xiàn)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

一個

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

男人

nán rén — 1. a man 2. a male 3. men 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

不

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

敢

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

進去

jìn qù — to go in (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)

就是

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

奴才

nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey

們

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

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)

不

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

敢

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

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

奴才

nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

同

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

芸

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

哥兒

gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys

刻

kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)

刻

kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)

查點

chá diǎn — 1. to check 2. to tally 3. to inventory

見

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

三門

Sān mén — see 三門縣 (Sān mén Xiàn)

關

Guān — surname Guan (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)

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)

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)

門

Mén — surname Men (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)

重

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

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

賊

zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (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)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

後

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

夾道

jiā dào — 1. a narrow street (lined with walls) 2. to line the street

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-

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

頭上

tóu shàng — 1. overhead 2. above

夜

yè — night (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)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

呢

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

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝

xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel

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)

分

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

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)

上夜

shàng yè — to be on night duty

奉

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

奶奶的

nǎi nai de — 1. damn it! 2. blast it!

命

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

捆

kǔn — 1. a bunch 2. to tie together 3. bundle (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

審問

shěn wèn — 1. to interrogate 2. to examine 3. to question

的話

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

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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

璉

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

又

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

勇

yǒng — brave

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)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

之

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

孝

xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

又

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

往

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

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

去

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

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

璉

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

小廝

xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant

們

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

便

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

將

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

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

勇

yǒng — brave

帶來

dài lái — 1. to bring 2. (fig.) to bring about; to produce (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

虧

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

你

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

在

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

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

若

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

你

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

只怕

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

所有

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

房屋

fáng wū — 1. house 2. building 3. classifier: 所 (suǒ), 套 (tào) (HSK 3)

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)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

了去了

le qù le — 1. (coll.) (after adjectives such as 多 (duō), 大 (dà), 遠 (yuǎn), 高 (gāo)) very 2. extremely

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)

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

勇

yǒng — brave

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

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)

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

恐

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

他

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

說出

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

話

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

心下

xīn xià — in mind

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)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

敢言

gǎn yán — to be bold enough to speak out

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

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)

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

琥珀

hǔ pò — amber

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

等

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

回來

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

了

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

大家

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

了

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

不免

bù miǎn — inevitably (HSK 5)

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)

一

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

場

cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)