第百十八回　記微嫌舅兄欺弱女　驚謎語妻妾諫痴人 Bearing a Grudge, an Uncle Bullies a Weak Girl; Alarmed by Riddles, Wife and Maid Counsel a Fool

說話邢王二夫人聽尤氏一段話，明知也難挽回。As she spoke, Lady Xing and Lady Wang, hearing this speech from You-shi, knew well that there was no turning her back now.王夫人只得說道：“姑娘要行善，這也是前生的夙根，我們也實在攔不住。Lady Wang could only say, "If the young lady wishes to do good works, this too must be a root cause from a former life, and we truly cannot stop her.只是咱們這樣人家的姑娘出了家，不成了事体。Only, for a young lady of a family like ours to leave home and become a nun—that wouldn't look proper.如今你嫂子說了准你修行，也是好處。Now that your sister-in-law has agreed to let you practice cultivation, that is also for the best.卻有一句話要說，那頭髮可以不剃的，只要自己的心真，那在頭髮上頭呢。But there is one thing I must say: you need not shave your head—so long as your heart is sincere, what does it matter about the hair?你想妙玉也是帶髮修行的，不知他怎樣凡心一動，才鬧到那個分兒。Think of Miaoyu, who also practiced with her hair unshaven—who knows how her worldly heart stirred, that it came to such a pass.姑娘執意如此，我們就把姑娘住的房子便算了姑娘的靜室。Since the young lady is so set upon this, we will simply let the rooms you live in serve as your meditation chamber.所有服侍姑娘的人也得叫他們來問：他若願意跟的，就講不得說親配人，若不願意跟的，另打主意。”惜春聽了，收了淚，拜謝了邢王二夫人，李紈，尤氏等。All those who wait upon the young lady must also be asked: if they are willing to stay with you, then there can be no more talk of marrying them off; if they are unwilling to stay, other arrangements will be made." Hearing this, Xichun dried her tears and bowed in thanks to Lady Xing, Lady Wang, Li Wan, You-shi, and the others.王夫人說了，便問彩屏等誰願跟姑娘修行。Having said this, Lady Wang then asked Caiping and the others which of them was willing to follow the young lady in her cultivation.彩屏等回道：“太太們派誰就是誰。”王夫人知道不願意，正在想人。Caiping and the others answered, "Whomever the ladies assign, that is who it shall be." Lady Wang knew this meant they were unwilling, and was just then thinking of whom to choose.襲人立在寶玉身後，想來寶玉必要大哭，防著他的舊病。Xiren stood behind Baoyu, thinking that he would surely break into loud weeping, and stayed on guard against his old illness.豈知寶玉歎道：“真真難得。”襲人心里更自傷悲。Who would have thought that Baoyu only sighed and said, "Truly, this is rare and admirable." Xiren felt all the more sorrowful at heart.寶釵雖不言語，遇事試探，見是執迷不醒，只得暗中落淚。Baochai said nothing, but whenever she tested the matter she found Xichun still stubbornly unenlightened, and could only weep secretly.王夫人才要叫了眾丫頭來問。Lady Wang was just about to call all the maids in to question them.忽見紫鵑走上前去，在王夫人面前跪下，回道：“剛才太太問跟四姑娘的姐姐，太太看著怎麼樣？”王夫人道：“這個如何強派得人的，誰願意他自然就說出來了。”紫鵑道：“姑娘修行自然姑娘願意，并不是別的姐姐們的意思。when suddenly Zijuan stepped forward, knelt before Lady Wang, and said, "Just now, Madam, you asked who among the girls would follow the Fourth Miss—what does Madam think of it?" Lady Wang said, "How can such a thing be forced upon anyone? Whoever is willing will naturally speak up." Zijuan said, "That the young lady is entering religious practice is of course the young lady's own wish, and it is not the wish of the other girls.我有句話回太太，我也并不是拆開姐姐們，各人有各人的心。I have something to say to Madam—I am not trying to divide the sisters apart; each person has her own heart.我服侍林姑娘一場，林姑娘待我也是太太們知道的，實在恩重如山，無以可報。I served Miss Lin for all those years, and how Miss Lin treated me is something the ladies all know—her kindness was truly as heavy as a mountain, and I have no way to repay it.他死了，我恨不得跟了他去。When she died, I wished with all my heart that I could have followed her in death.但是他不是這里的人，我又受主子家的恩典，難以從死。But she was not one of this household, and I have also received the kindness of my master's family, so it was hard for me to die and follow her.如今四姑娘既要修行，我就求太太們將我派了跟著姑娘，服侍姑娘一輩子。Now that the Fourth Miss wishes to enter religious practice, I beg the ladies to assign me to follow her and serve her for the rest of my life.不知太太們准不准。I do not know whether the ladies will permit it.若准了，就是我的造化了。”邢王二夫人尚未答言，只見寶玉聽到那里，想起黛玉一陣心酸，眼淚早下來了。If it is permitted, it will be my great good fortune." Before Lady Xing and Lady Wang could answer, they saw that Baoyu, upon hearing this, was struck by a pang of grief remembering Daiyu, and his tears had already fallen.眾人才要問他時，他又哈哈的大笑，走上來道：“我不該說的。Just as everyone was about to ask him what was wrong, he suddenly burst out laughing and came forward, saying, "I ought not to say this.這紫鵑蒙太太派給我屋里，我才敢說。Since Zijuan has been assigned by Madam to my quarters, I dare to speak of it.求太太准了他罷，全了他的好心。”王夫人道：“你頭里姊妹出了嫁，還哭得死去活來，如今看見四妹妹要出家，不但不勸，倒說好事，你如今到底是怎麼個意思，我索性不明白了。”寶玉道：“四妹妹修行是已經准的了，四妹妹也是一定主意了。I beg Madam to grant her request, and let her fulfill her kind wish." Lady Wang said, "Before, when your sisters married out, you wept as though half dead. Now, seeing your Fourth Sister about to leave the family for religion, not only do you not try to dissuade her, you actually call it a good thing. Just what do you mean by this—I confess I no longer understand you at all." Baoyu said, "That Fourth Sister should enter religious practice has already been decided, and Fourth Sister's mind is also quite made up.若是真的，我有一句話告訴太太，若是不定的，我就不敢混說了。”惜春道：“二哥哥說話也好笑，一個人主意不定便扭得過太太們來了？If it is truly settled, I have something to tell Madam; if it were not yet settled, I would not dare to speak recklessly." Xichun said, "Second Brother, what you say is quite funny—if a person's mind were not made up, could she possibly overrule the ladies?我也是象紫鵑的話，容我呢，是我的造化，不容我呢。I feel the same as what Zijuan said: if I am allowed, it is my good fortune; if I am not allowed—還有一個死呢。there is still death to fall back on.那怕什麼！What is there to fear!二哥哥既有話，只管說。”寶玉道：“我這也不算什麼泄露了，這也是一定的。Since Second Brother has something to say, go ahead and say it." Baoyu said, "This is not really any secret I'd be revealing—it too is already certain to happen.我念一首詩給你們聽聽罷！”眾人道：“人家苦得很的時侯，你倒來做詩。Let me recite a poem for you all to hear!" Everyone said, "Here we are, suffering so bitterly, and you come along composing poems.慪人！”寶玉道：“不是做詩，我到一個地方兒看了來的。How maddening!" Baoyu said, "It's not that I composed it—I saw it somewhere and read it there.你們聽聽罷。”眾人道：“使得。Just listen, all of you." Everyone said, "Very well.你就念念，別順著嘴兒胡謅。”寶玉也不分辯，便說道：Go ahead and recite it, but don't just babble whatever comes to your mouth." Baoyu did not argue the point, and simply said:

說話

shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)

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)

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)

尤

Yóu — surname You

氏

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

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)

段

Duàn — surname Duan (HSK 2)

話

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

明知

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

難

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

挽回

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

只得

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

說道

shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (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)

要

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

行善

xíng shàn — 1. to do good works 2. to be merciful

這

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

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)

前生

qián shēng — 1. previous life 2. previous incarnation

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)

夙

sù — 1. morning 2. early 3. long-held 4. long-cherished

根

gēn — 1. root 2. basis 3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 5. radical (chemistry) (HSK 4)

我們

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

攔

lán — 1. to block sb's path 2. to obstruct 3. to flag down (a taxi) (HSK 7-9)

不住

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

只是

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

咱們

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

這樣

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

人家

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

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)

姑娘

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

出

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

了

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

家

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

不成

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

了事

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

体

tī — 1. used in 體己 (tī ji) 2. Taiwan pr. (tǐ)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

你

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

嫂子

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

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)

准

zhǔn — 1. to allow 2. to grant 3. in accordance with 4. in the light of (HSK 3)

你

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

修行

xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft

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)

好處

hǎo chǔ — easy to get along with (HSK 2)

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

有

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

一句話

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

要說

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

頭髮

tóu fa — hair (on the head) (HSK 2)

可以

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

不

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

剃

tì — to shave (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)

只要

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

自己

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

的

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

心

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

真

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

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

頭髮

tóu fa — hair (on the head) (HSK 2)

上頭

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

呢

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

你

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

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)

妙

miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

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)

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)

髮

fà — 1. hair 2. Taiwan pr. (fǎ) (HSK 2)

修行

xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft

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)

不知

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

他

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

怎樣

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

凡心

fán xīn — 1. reluctance to leave this world 2. heart set on the mundane

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

姑娘

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

執意

zhí yì — 1. to be determined to 2. to insist on (HSK 7-9)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)

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)

姑娘

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

住

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

的

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

房子

fáng zi — 1. house 2. building (single- or two-story) 3. apartment 4. room 5. classifier: 棟 (dòng), 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò), 套 (tào), 間 (jiān) (HSK 1)

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)

算了

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

姑娘

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

的

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

靜

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

室

Shì — surname Shi (HSK 3)

所有

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

服侍

fú shi — 1. to attend to 2. to care for (patients etc) 3. to look after 4. to wait upon 5. to serve 6. also written 伏侍, see also 服事 (fú shì)

姑娘

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

的

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

人

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

叫

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

來

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

他

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

若

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

願意

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

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

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)

講

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

不得

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

說親

shuō qīn — to act as a matchmaker

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)

人

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

若

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

不願

bù yuàn — unwilling

意

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

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)

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)

另

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

打

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

主意

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

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)

了

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

了

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

淚

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

拜

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

謝

Xiè — surname Xie

了

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

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

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)

李

Lǐ — surname Li

紈

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

尤

Yóu — surname You

氏

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

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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

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)

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)

彩

cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize

屏

bīng — used in 屏營 (bīng yíng)

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)

誰

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

願

yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)

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)

姑娘

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

修行

xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft

彩

cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize

屏

bīng — used in 屏營 (bīng yíng)

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

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)

太太

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

們

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

派

pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)

誰

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

就是

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

誰

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

知道

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

不願

bù yuàn — unwilling

意

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

正在

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

人

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

襲

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

人

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

立

Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)

在

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

身後

shēn hòu — 1. the time after one's death 2. a place behind sb 3. (fig.) one's social background

想來

xiǎng lái — it may be assumed that

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

必要

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

大哭

dà kū — to cry loudly

防

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

著

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

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)

舊病

jiù bìng — 1. old illness 2. former affliction

豈

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

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

歎

tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)

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)

真真

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

難得

nán dé — 1. seldom 2. rare 3. hard to come by (HSK 5)

襲

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

人心

rén xīn — 1. popular feeling 2. the will of the people

里

Lǐ — surname Li (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)

自

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

傷悲

shāng bēi — 1. sad 2. sorrowful (literary)

寶

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

釵

chāi — hairpin

雖

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

不

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

言語

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

遇

Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)

事

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

試探

shì tàn — 1. to sound out 2. to probe 3. to feel out 4. to try out (HSK 7-9)

見

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

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)

執迷

zhí mí — 1. to be obsessive 2. to persist obstinately

不

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

醒

xǐng — 1. to wake up 2. to be awake 3. to become aware 4. to sober up 5. to come to (HSK 4)

只得

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

暗中

àn zhōng — 1. in the dark 2. in secret 3. on the sly 4. surreptitiously (HSK 7-9)

落淚

luò lèi — 1. to shed tears 2. to weep

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

才

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

要

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

了

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

眾

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

丫頭

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

來

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

忽

Hū — surname Hu

見

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

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)

上前

shàng qián — to advance; to step forward

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)

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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

面前

miàn qián — 1. in front of 2. facing 3. (in the) presence (of) (HSK 2)

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)

剛才

gāng cái — 1. just now 2. a moment ago (HSK 2)

太太

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

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)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

姑娘

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

的姐

dī jiě — female taxi driver

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

太太

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

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)

怎麼樣

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

道

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

這個

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

如何

rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)

強

Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)

派

pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (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)

人

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

誰

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

願意

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

他

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

自然

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

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)

說出

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

來

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

了

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

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)

修行

xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft

自然

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

姑娘

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

願意

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

并不

bìng bù — not at all; by no means

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)

別的

bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

們

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

的

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

意思

yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

話

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

回

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

太太

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

并不

bìng bù — not at all; by no means

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)

拆開

chāi kāi — 1. to dismantle 2. to disassemble 3. to open up (sth sealed) 4. to unpick

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

們

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

各人

gè rén — each one; everyone

有

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

各人

gè rén — each one; everyone

的

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

心

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

服侍

fú shi — 1. to attend to 2. to care for (patients etc) 3. to look after 4. to wait upon 5. to serve 6. also written 伏侍, see also 服事 (fú shì)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

姑娘

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

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)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

姑娘

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

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

太太

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

們

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

知道

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

實在

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

恩

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

重

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

如

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

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

以

Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)

可

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

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

恨不得

hèn bu de — wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth (HSK 7-9)

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)

他

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

去

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

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

他

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

的

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

人

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

又

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

受主

shòu zhǔ — acceptor (semiconductor)

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-

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

恩典

ēn diǎn — 1. favor 2. grace

難以

nán yǐ — hard to (predict, imagine etc) (HSK 5)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

死

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

姑娘

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

既

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

要

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

修行

xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft

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)

求

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

太太

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

們

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

將

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

跟著

gēn zhe — 1. to follow after 2. immediately afterwards

姑娘

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

服侍

fú shi — 1. to attend to 2. to care for (patients etc) 3. to look after 4. to wait upon 5. to serve 6. also written 伏侍, see also 服事 (fú shì)

姑娘

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

一輩子

yī bèi zi — (for) a lifetime (HSK 5)

不知

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

太太

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

們

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

准

zhǔn — 1. to allow 2. to grant 3. in accordance with 4. in the light of (HSK 3)

不准

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

若

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

准

zhǔn — 1. to allow 2. to grant 3. in accordance with 4. in the light of (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)

就是

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

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)

造化

zào huà — (literary) Nature; the Creator

了

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

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

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)

尚未

shàng wèi — not yet; still not (HSK 7-9)

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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

聽到

tīng dào — to hear (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

想起

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

一陣

yī zhèn — 1. a burst 2. a fit 3. a peal 4. a spell (period of time) (HSK 7-9)

心酸

xīn suān — to feel sad (HSK 7-9)

眼淚

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

早

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

下來

xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (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)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

才

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

要

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

他

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (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)

又

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

哈哈

hā hā — (onom.) laughing out loud (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)

大笑

dà xiào — 1. to laugh heartily 2. a belly laugh

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)

上來

shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)

道

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不該

bù gāi — 1. should not 2. to owe nothing

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)

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

蒙

Méng — surname Meng (HSK 6)

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)

給

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

屋

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

才

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

敢

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

求

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

太太

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

准

zhǔn — 1. to allow 2. to grant 3. in accordance with 4. in the light of (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

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)

罷

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

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

了

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

他

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

的

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

好心

hǎo xīn — 1. kindness 2. good intentions (HSK 7-9)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

道

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

你

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

頭里

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

姊妹

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

出

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

了

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

嫁

jià — 1. (of a woman) to marry 2. to marry off a daughter 3. to shift (blame etc) (HSK 7-9)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

哭得死去活來

kū de sǐ qù huó lái — to cry one's heart out

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

看見

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

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

妹妹

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

要

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

出家

chū jiā — to enter monastic life; to become a monk or nun

不但

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

不

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

勸

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

倒

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

說好

shuō hǎo — 1. to come to an agreement 2. to complete negotiations

事

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

你

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

到底

dào dǐ — 1. finally 2. in the end 3. when all is said and done 4. after all 5. to the end 6. to the last (HSK 3)

是

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

怎麼

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

意思

yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

索性

suǒ xìng — 1. you might as well (do it) 2. simply 3. just (HSK 7-9)

不明

bù míng — 1. not clear 2. unknown 3. to fail to understand

白

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

了

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

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)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

妹妹

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

修行

xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft

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)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

准的

zhǔn dì — 1. standard 2. norm 3. criterion

了

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

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

妹妹

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

一定

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

主意

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

若是

ruò shì — if

真的

zhēn de — 1. really; truly; indeed 2. real; true; genuine 3. (math.) proper (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

一句話

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

告訴

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

太太

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

若是

ruò shì — if

不定

bù dìng — 1. indefinite 2. indeterminate 3. (botany) adventitious (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)

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)

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)

混

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

了

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

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)

二哥

èr gē — second brother

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

說話

shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)

也好

yě hǎo — 1. that's fine 2. may as well 3. (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... (HSK 5)

笑

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

一個人

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

主意

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

不定

bù dìng — 1. indefinite 2. indeterminate 3. (botany) adventitious (HSK 7-9)

便

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

扭

niǔ — 1. to turn 2. to twist 3. to wring 4. to sprain 5. to swing one's hips (HSK 6)

得

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

太太

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

們

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

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

象

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

的話

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

容

Róng — surname Rong

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

是

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

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

造化

zào huà — (literary) Nature; the Creator

不容

bù róng — 1. must not 2. cannot 3. to not allow 4. cannot tolerate (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

還有

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

一個

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

死

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

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

什麼

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

二哥

èr gē — second brother

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

既有

jì yǒu — existing

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)

只管

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

這

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不算

bù suàn — 1. to not calculate 2. to not count 3. to not be considered (as) 4. to have no weight (HSK 7-9)

什麼

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

泄露

xiè lù — 1. to leak (information); to divulge 2. also pr. (xiè lòu) (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)

這

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

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

一定

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

的

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

念

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

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)

首

shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

給

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (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)

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)

罷

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

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

道

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

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)

苦

kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (HSK 4)

得很

de hěn — (after an adjective) very

的

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

侯

Hóu — surname Hou

你

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

倒

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

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)

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)

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

慪

òu — 1. to annoy 2. to irritate 3. to be annoyed 4. to sulk

人

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

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)

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

到

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

一個

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

地方

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

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)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (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)

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)

罷

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

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

道

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

使得

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

你

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

念

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

念

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

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

順著

shùn zhe — 1. to follow 2. following 3. along (HSK 7-9)

嘴

zuǐ — 1. mouth 2. beak 3. nozzle 4. spout (of teapot etc) 5. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

胡謅

hú zhōu — 1. to invent crazy nonsense 2. to cook up (excuses) 3. to talk at random 4. wild babble

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不分

bù fēn — 1. not to distinguish; to make no distinction 2. (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role)

辯

biàn — 1. to dispute 2. to debate 3. to argue 4. to discuss (HSK 7-9)

便

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

說道

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

说话邢王二夫人听尤氏一段话，明知也难挽回。王夫人只得说道：“姑娘要行善，这也是前生的夙根，我们也实在拦不住。只是咱们这样人家的姑娘出了家，不成了事体。如今你嫂子说了准你修行，也是好处。却有一句话要说，那头发可以不剃的，只要自己的心真，那在头发上头呢。你想妙玉也是带发修行的，不知他怎样凡心一动，才闹到那个分儿。姑娘执意如此，我们就把姑娘住的房子便算了姑娘的静室。所有服侍姑娘的人也得叫他们来问：他若愿意跟的，就讲不得说亲配人，若不愿意跟的，另打主意。”惜春听了，收了泪，拜谢了邢王二夫人，李纨，尤氏等。王夫人说了，便问彩屏等谁愿跟姑娘修行。彩屏等回道：“太太们派谁就是谁。”王夫人知道不愿意，正在想人。袭人立在宝玉身后，想来宝玉必要大哭，防著他的旧病。岂知宝玉叹道：“真真难得。”袭人心里更自伤悲。宝钗虽不言语，遇事试探，见是执迷不醒，只得暗中落泪。王夫人才要叫了众丫头来问。忽见紫鹃走上前去，在王夫人面前跪下，回道：“刚才太太问跟四姑娘的姐姐，太太看著怎么样？”王夫人道：“这个如何强派得人的，谁愿意他自然就说出来了。”紫鹃道：“姑娘修行自然姑娘愿意，并不是别的姐姐们的意思。我有句话回太太，我也并不是拆开姐姐们，各人有各人的心。我服侍林姑娘一场，林姑娘待我也是太太们知道的，实在恩重如山，无以可报。他死了，我恨不得跟了他去。但是他不是这里的人，我又受主子家的恩典，难以从死。如今四姑娘既要修行，我就求太太们将我派了跟著姑娘，服侍姑娘一辈子。不知太太们准不准。若准了，就是我的造化了。”邢王二夫人尚未答言，只见宝玉听到那里，想起黛玉一阵心酸，眼泪早下来了。众人才要问他时，他又哈哈的大笑，走上来道：“我不该说的。这紫鹃蒙太太派给我屋里，我才敢说。求太太准了他罢，全了他的好心。”王夫人道：“你头里姊妹出了嫁，还哭得死去活来，如今看见四妹妹要出家，不但不劝，倒说好事，你如今到底是怎么个意思，我索性不明白了。”宝玉道：“四妹妹修行是已经准的了，四妹妹也是一定主意了。若是真的，我有一句话告诉太太，若是不定的，我就不敢混说了。”惜春道：“二哥哥说话也好笑，一个人主意不定便扭得过太太们来了？我也是象紫鹃的话，容我呢，是我的造化，不容我呢。还有一个死呢。那怕什么！二哥哥既有话，只管说。”宝玉道：“我这也不算什么泄露了，这也是一定的。我念一首诗给你们听听罢！”众人道：“人家苦得很的时侯，你倒来做诗。怄人！”宝玉道：“不是做诗，我到一个地方儿看了来的。你们听听罢。”众人道：“使得。你就念念，别顺著嘴儿胡诌。”宝玉也不分辩，便说道：

勘破三春景不長，緇衣頓改昔年妝。Having seen through how the glory of spring cannot last, in black nun's robes she suddenly changes the finery of former years.

勘破

kān pò — see 看破 (kàn pò)

三春

sān chūn — the three spring months

景

Jǐng — surname Jing (HSK 6)

不

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

長

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

緇

zī — 1. Buddhists 2. black silk 3. dark

衣

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

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)

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)

昔年

xī nián — 1. former years 2. previous years

妝

zhuāng — 1. (of a woman) to adorn oneself 2. makeup 3. adornment 4. trousseau 5. stage makeup and costume

勘破三春景不长，缁衣顿改昔年妆。

可怜繡戶侯門女，獨臥青燈古佛旁！Pity the daughter of embroidered chambers and noble gates, now lying alone beside the blue lamp and ancient Buddha!

可怜

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

繡

xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)

戶

hù — 1. a household 2. door 3. family (HSK 4)

侯門

hóu mén — noble house

女

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

獨

dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (HSK 7-9)

臥

wò — 1. to lie 2. to crouch (HSK 7-9)

青

Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)

燈

dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)

古

Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)

佛

Fó — Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀 (Fó tuó)) (HSK 6)

旁

páng — 1. one side 2. other 3. different 4. lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂 (dāo), 亻 (rén) etc) (HSK 5)

可怜绣户侯门女，独卧青灯古佛旁！

李紈寶釵聽了，詫异道：“不好了，這人入了迷了。”王夫人聽了這話，點頭歎息，便問寶玉：“你到底是那里看來的？”寶玉不便說出來，回道：“太太也不必問，我自有見的地方。”王夫人回過味來，細細一想，便更哭起來道：“你說前兒是頑話，怎麼忽然有這首詩？Li Wan and Baochai, hearing this, exclaimed in astonishment, "This is bad—this boy has fallen into some obsession." Lady Wang, hearing these words, nodded and sighed, then asked Baoyu, "Just where did you see this?" Baoyu found it awkward to explain, and answered, "Madam need not ask—I have my own place where I saw it." Lady Wang, turning the matter over and thinking it through carefully, began to weep all the more, saying, "You said the other day it was just idle talk—how is it that suddenly there is this poem?罷了，我知道了，你們叫我怎麼樣呢！Enough, I understand now—what would you all have me do!我也沒有法兒了，也只得由著你們罷！I have no way left either—I can only let you all have your way!但是要等我合上了眼，各自幹各自的就完了！”寶釵一面勸著，這個心比刀絞更甚，也掌不住便放聲大哭起來。But you must wait until I have closed my eyes, and then each of you may go your own way, and that will be the end of it!" Even as Baochai tried to console her, her own heart ached worse than a knife's twisting, and unable to hold herself back, she too broke into loud weeping.襲人已經哭的死去活來，幸虧秋紋扶著。Xiren had already wept until she seemed half dead, and it was fortunate that Qiuwen was there to support her.寶玉也不啼哭，也不相勸，只不言語。Baoyu neither wept nor tried to console anyone—he simply said nothing.賈蘭賈環聽到那里，各自走開。Jia Lan and Jia Huan, hearing things come to this point, each slipped quietly away.李紈竭力的解說：“總是寶兄弟見四妹妹修行，他想來是痛极了，不顧前後的瘋話，這也作不得准的。Li Wan did her utmost to smooth things over, saying, "It must simply be that Brother Bao, seeing Fourth Sister enter religious practice, is overwhelmed with grief, and is speaking wild, disjointed nonsense—none of it should be taken as certain.獨有紫鵑的事情准不准，好叫他起來。”王夫人道：“什麼依不依，橫豎一個人的主意定了，那也扭不過來的。The only thing is whether Zijuan's request should be granted or not, so that she may rise from her knees." Lady Wang said, "What is there to agree or disagree with—in any case, once a person's mind is made up, there is no turning it back.可是寶玉說的也是一定的了。”紫鵑聽了磕頭。And it seems what Baoyu said must also be a settled matter." Hearing this, Zijuan kowtowed.惜春又謝了王夫人。Xichun again thanked Lady Wang.紫鵑又給寶玉寶釵磕了頭。Zijuan then kowtowed again to Baoyu and Baochai.寶玉念聲“阿彌陀佛！Baoyu murmured, "Amitabha Buddha!難得，難得。Rare indeed, rare indeed.不料你倒先好了！”寶釵雖然有把持，也難掌住。I hadn't expected that you would attain enlightenment before me!" Though Baochai had always kept herself composed, even she could hardly hold herself together now.只有襲人，也顧不得王夫人在上，便痛哭不止，說：“我也願意跟了四姑娘去修行。”寶玉笑道：“你也是好心，但是你不能享這個清福的。”襲人哭道：“這麼說，我是要死的了！”寶玉聽到那里，倒覺傷心，只是說不出來。Only Xiren, no longer minding that Lady Wang was present, wept without stopping and said, "I too am willing to follow the Fourth Miss into religious practice." Baoyu said with a smile, "Yours too is a good heart, but you are not meant to enjoy such pure blessing." Xiren wept, "If that is so, then I am fated to die!" Hearing this, Baoyu felt a pang of sorrow, but could not bring himself to say anything.因時已五更，寶玉請王夫人安歇，李紈等各自散去。As it was already the fifth watch, Baoyu asked Lady Wang to retire and rest, and Li Wan and the others each went their own ways.彩屏等暫且伏侍惜春回去，後來指配了人家。Caiping and the others waited on Xichun for the time being and went back with her; later they were each given in marriage to some family.紫鵑終身伏侍，毫不改初。Zijuan served her for the rest of her life, never once changing from her original resolve.此是後話。But this is a matter for later.

李

Lǐ — surname Li

紈

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

寶

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

釵

chāi — hairpin

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)

詫

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

异

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

道

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

不好

bù hǎo — no good

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)

人

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

入

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

了

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

迷

mí — 1. to bewilder 2. crazy about 3. fan 4. enthusiast 5. lost 6. confused (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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

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)

這

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

話

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

點頭

diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)

歎

tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)

息

xī — 1. breath 2. news 3. interest (on an investment or loan) 4. to cease 5. to stop 6. to rest 7. Taiwan pr. (xí)

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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

你

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

到底

dào dǐ — 1. finally 2. in the end 3. when all is said and done 4. after all 5. to the end 6. to the last (HSK 3)

是

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

看來

kàn lai — 1. apparently 2. it seems that (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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

不便

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

說出

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

來

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

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)

太太

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不必

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

自有

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

見

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

的

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

地方

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

回

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

味

wèi — 1. taste 2. smell 3. (fig.) (noun suffix) feel 4. quality 5. sense 6. (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription

來

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

細細

xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful

一

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

想

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

便

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

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)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

起來

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

前兒

qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday

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)

頑

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

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)

怎麼

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

忽然

hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)

有

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

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)

首

shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

罷了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

知道了

zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

沒有法

méi yǒu fǎ — 1. at a loss 2. unable to do anything about it 3. to have no choice

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

了

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

只得

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

由著

yóu zhe — 1. let (one) have his way 2. as (one) pleases 3. at (one's) will

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

罷

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

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

要

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

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

合上

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

了

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

眼

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

各自

gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)

幹

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

各自

gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (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)

就

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

完了

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

寶

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

釵

chāi — hairpin

一面

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

勸

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

這個

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

心

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

比

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

刀

Dāo — surname Dao (HSK 3)

絞

jiǎo — 1. to twist (strands into a thread) 2. to entangle 3. to wring 4. to hang (by the neck) 5. to turn 6. to wind 7. classifier for skeins of yarn (HSK 7-9)

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)

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

掌

zhǎng — 1. palm of the hand 2. sole of the foot 3. paw 4. horseshoe 5. to slap 6. to hold in one's hand 7. to wield

不住

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

便

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

放聲大哭

fàng shēng dà kū — to sob loudly; to bawl

起來

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

襲

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

人

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

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

的

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

死去活來

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

幸虧

xìng kuī — 1. fortunately 2. luckily (HSK 7-9)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

紋

wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo

扶

fú — 1. to support with the hand 2. to help sb up 3. to support oneself by holding onto something 4. to help (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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

啼哭

tí kū — 1. to cry 2. to wail

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

相勸

xiāng quàn — 1. to persuade 2. to exhort 3. to advise

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蘭

Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

環

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)

聽到

tīng dào — to hear (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

各自

gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)

走開

zǒu kāi — 1. to leave; to walk away; to beat it 2. to move aside (HSK 2)

李

Lǐ — surname Li

紈

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

竭力

jié lì — to do one's utmost (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)

解說

jiě shuō — to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary (HSK 6)

總是

zǒng shì — always (HSK 3)

寶

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

兄弟

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

見

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

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

妹妹

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

修行

xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft

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)

想來

xiǎng lái — it may be assumed that

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)

痛

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

极了

jí le — 1. extremely 2. exceedingly

不顧前後

bù gù qián hòu — regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth

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)

瘋話

fēng huà — 1. crazy talk 2. ravings 3. nonsense

這

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

作

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

不得

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

准的

zhǔn dì — 1. standard 2. norm 3. criterion

獨有

dú yǒu — 1. to own exclusively; unique to; specific 2. there is only

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

的

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

事情

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

准

zhǔn — 1. to allow 2. to grant 3. in accordance with 4. in the light of (HSK 3)

不准

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

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)

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)

起來

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

道

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

什麼

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

依

yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)

不依

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

橫豎

héng shu — anyway

一個人

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

的

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

主意

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

定

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

了

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

扭

niǔ — 1. to turn 2. to twist 3. to wring 4. to sprain 5. to swing one's hips (HSK 6)

不過

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

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)

可是

kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

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)

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)

一定

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

的

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

了

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

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)

磕頭

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

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

又

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

謝

Xiè — surname Xie

了

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

又

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

給

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

寶

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

釵

chāi — hairpin

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)

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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

念

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

聲

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

阿彌陀佛

Ē mí tuó Fó — 1. Amitabha Buddha 2. the Buddha of the Western paradise 3. may the lord Buddha preserve us! 4. merciful Buddha!

難得

nán dé — 1. seldom 2. rare 3. hard to come by (HSK 5)

難得

nán dé — 1. seldom 2. rare 3. hard to come by (HSK 5)

不料

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

你

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

倒

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

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)

好

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

了

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

寶

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

釵

chāi — hairpin

雖然

suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)

有

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

把持

bǎ chí — 1. to control 2. to dominate 3. to monopolize

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

難

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

掌

zhǎng — 1. palm of the hand 2. sole of the foot 3. paw 4. horseshoe 5. to slap 6. to hold in one's hand 7. to wield

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)

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)

襲

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

人

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

顧不得

gù bu de — 1. unable to change sth 2. unable to deal with (HSK 7-9)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

在

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

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

痛哭

tòng kū — to cry bitterly

不止

bù zhǐ — 1. incessantly 2. without end 3. more than 4. not limited to (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

願意

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

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

姑娘

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

去

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

修行

xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

笑

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

道

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

你

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

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

好心

hǎo xīn — 1. kindness 2. good intentions (HSK 7-9)

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

你

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

不能

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

享

xiǎng — 1. to enjoy 2. to benefit 3. to have the use of (HSK 7-9)

這個

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

清福

qīng fú — carefree and comfortable life (esp. in retirement)

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)

襲

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

人

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

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)

這麼

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

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)

要死

yào sǐ — 1. extremely 2. awfully

的

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

了

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

聽到

tīng dào — to hear (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (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)

覺

jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)

傷心

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

只是

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

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)

因

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

已

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

五更

wǔ gēng — fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

請

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

安歇

ān xiē — 1. to go to bed 2. to retire for the night

李

Lǐ — surname Li

紈

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

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)

各自

gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)

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)

彩

cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize

屏

bīng — used in 屏營 (bīng yíng)

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)

暫且

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

伏侍

fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)

惜

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

回去

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

後來

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

指

zhǐ — 1. finger 2. to point at or to 3. to indicate or refer to 4. to depend on 5. to count on 6. (of hair) to stand on end (HSK 3)

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)

了

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

終身

zhōng shēn — 1. lifelong 2. all one's life 3. marriage (HSK 5)

伏侍

fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)

毫不

háo bù — 1. hardly 2. not in the least 3. not at all (HSK 7-9)

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)

初

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

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

是

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

後話

hòu huà — something to be taken up later in speech or writing

李纨宝钗听了，诧异道：“不好了，这人入了迷了。”王夫人听了这话，点头叹息，便问宝玉：“你到底是那里看来的？”宝玉不便说出来，回道：“太太也不必问，我自有见的地方。”王夫人回过味来，细细一想，便更哭起来道：“你说前儿是顽话，怎么忽然有这首诗？罢了，我知道了，你们叫我怎么样呢！我也没有法儿了，也只得由著你们罢！但是要等我合上了眼，各自干各自的就完了！”宝钗一面劝著，这个心比刀绞更甚，也掌不住便放声大哭起来。袭人已经哭的死去活来，幸亏秋纹扶著。宝玉也不啼哭，也不相劝，只不言语。贾兰贾环听到那里，各自走开。李纨竭力的解说：“总是宝兄弟见四妹妹修行，他想来是痛极了，不顾前后的疯话，这也作不得准的。独有紫鹃的事情准不准，好叫他起来。”王夫人道：“什么依不依，横竖一个人的主意定了，那也扭不过来的。可是宝玉说的也是一定的了。”紫鹃听了磕头。惜春又谢了王夫人。紫鹃又给宝玉宝钗磕了头。宝玉念声“阿弥陀佛！难得，难得。不料你倒先好了！”宝钗虽然有把持，也难掌住。只有袭人，也顾不得王夫人在上，便痛哭不止，说：“我也愿意跟了四姑娘去修行。”宝玉笑道：“你也是好心，但是你不能享这个清福的。”袭人哭道：“这么说，我是要死的了！”宝玉听到那里，倒觉伤心，只是说不出来。因时已五更，宝玉请王夫人安歇，李纨等各自散去。彩屏等暂且伏侍惜春回去，后来指配了人家。紫鹃终身伏侍，毫不改初。此是后话。

且言賈政扶了賈母靈柩一路南行，因遇著班師的兵將船只過境，河道擁擠，不能速行，在道實在心焦。Now to speak of Jia Zheng, who was escorting the Lady Dowager's coffin southward all the way; because he happened to encounter troops and vessels returning from campaign passing through, the waterways were congested and he could not travel quickly, so that on the road he was truly anxious at heart.幸喜遇見了海疆的官員，聞得鎮海統制欽召回京，想來探春一定回家，略略解些煩心。Fortunately, he happened to meet an official from the coastal frontier, and learned that the Garrison Commander of Zhenhai had been summoned back to the capital by imperial order; thinking that Tanchun would surely be coming home as well, this eased his troubled mind a little.只打聽不出起程的日期，心里又煩燥。Only he could not find out the date of their departure, which left him vexed and restless once more.想到盤費算來不敷，不得已寫書一封，差人到賴尚榮任上借銀五百，叫人沿途迎上來應需用。Reckoning that his travel funds would not be enough, he had no choice but to write a letter and send a man to Lai Shangrong's official post to borrow five hundred taels of silver, telling him to meet them along the way to supply what was needed.那人去了幾日，賈政的船才行得十數里。The man had been gone several days by the time Jia Zheng's boat had traveled barely a dozen or so li.那家人回來，迎上船只，將賴尚榮的稟啟呈上。When the servant returned and caught up with the boat, he presented Lai Shangrong's letter of reply.書內告了多少苦處，備上白銀五十兩。In the letter he pleaded no end of hardships, and enclosed only fifty taels of silver.賈政看了生氣，即命家人立刻送還，將原書發回，叫他不必費心。Reading it, Jia Zheng grew angry, and at once ordered the servant to return it immediately, sending the original letter back and telling Lai Shangrong not to trouble himself further.那家人無奈，只得回到賴尚榮任所。The servant, having no choice, could only go back to Lai Shangrong's post.

且

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

言

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

扶

fú — 1. to support with the hand 2. to help sb up 3. to support oneself by holding onto something 4. to help (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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

靈柩

líng jiù — coffin containing a corpse

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)

南

Nán — surname Nan (HSK 1)

行

háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)

因

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

遇

Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)

著

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

班師

bān shī — 1. to withdraw troops from the front 2. to return in triumph

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)

兵

bīng — 1. soldiers 2. a force 3. an army 4. weapons 5. arms 6. military 7. warlike 8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

將

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

船只

chuán zhī — 1. ship 2. boat 3. vessel (HSK 6)

過境

guò jìng — 1. to pass through a country's territory 2. transit (HSK 7-9)

河道

hé dào — 1. river course 2. river channel

擁擠

yōng jǐ — 1. crowded 2. to throng 3. congestion (HSK 7-9)

不能

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

速

sù — 1. fast 2. rapid 3. quick 4. velocity

行

háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)

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)

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)

實在

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

心焦

xīn jiāo — 1. worried 2. anxious

幸喜

xìng xǐ — fortunately

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

了

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

海疆

hǎi jiāng — coastal border region

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)

官員

guān yuán — 1. official (in an organization or government) 2. administrator (HSK 7-9)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

得

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

鎮海

Zhèn hǎi — see 鎮海區 (Zhèn hǎi Qū)

統制

tǒng zhì — to control

欽

Qīn — surname Qin

召回

zhào huí — to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)

京

Jīng — 1. surname Jing 2. short name for Beijing 北京 (Běi jīng) 3. Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi 4. Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam

想來

xiǎng lái — it may be assumed that

探

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

春

Chūn — surname Chun

一定

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

回家

huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)

略略

lüè lüè — slightly; roughly; briefly; very generally

解

Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)

些

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

煩心

fán xīn — annoying; vexing

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

打聽

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

不

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

出

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

起程

qǐ chéng — 1. to set out 2. to leave (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)

日期

rì qī — date (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)

煩

fán — 1. to feel vexed 2. to bother 3. to trouble 4. superfluous and confusing 5. edgy (HSK 4)

燥

zào — 1. dry; parched 2. impatient; vexed 3. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. (sào)) minced meat

想到

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

盤費

pán fèi — 1. travel expenses 2. fare 3. traveling allowance

算

suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out 2. to include; to count in 3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight 4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (HSK 2)

來

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

不

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

敷

fū — 1. to spread 2. to lay out 3. to apply (powder, ointment etc) 4. sufficient (to cover) 5. enough (HSK 7-9)

不得已

bù dé yǐ — 1. to act against one's will 2. to have no alternative but to 3. to have to 4. to have no choice 5. must (HSK 7-9)

寫

xiě — to write (HSK 1)

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (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)

封

Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)

差

chā — 1. difference; discrepancy 2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) 3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly (HSK 1)

人

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

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)

賴

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

尚

Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)

榮任

róng rèn — to be appointed or elevated to a post

上

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

借

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

銀

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

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

叫

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

人

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

沿途

yán tú — 1. along the sides of the road 2. by the wayside (HSK 7-9)

迎

yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)

上來

shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)

應

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

需

xū — 1. to require 2. to need 3. to want 4. necessity 5. need (HSK 7-9)

用

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

人

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

去

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

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)

日

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

船

chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

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)

行

háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)

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)

十數

shí shù — 1. more than ten 2. a dozen or more

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

家人

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

回來

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

迎

yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)

上船

shàng chuán — to get on the boat

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)

賴

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

尚

Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)

榮

Róng — surname Rong

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)

稟

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

啟

Qǐ — Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

呈

chéng — 1. to present to a superior 2. memorial 3. petition 4. to present (a certain appearance) 5. to assume (a shape) 6. to be (a certain color)

上

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

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

內

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

告

gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (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)

多少

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

苦處

kǔ chu — 1. suffering 2. distress

備

bèi — 1. (bound form) to prepare; to equip 2. (literary) fully; completely

上

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

白銀

Bái yín — 1. see 白銀區 (Bái yín Qū) 2. see 白銀市 (Bái yín Shì)

五十

wǔ shí — fifty

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

生氣

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

即

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

命

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

家人

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

立刻

lì kè — immediately; at once; right away (HSK 3)

送還

sòng huán — 1. to return 2. to give back 3. to send back 4. to repatriate

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)

原

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

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

發回

fā huí — 1. to send back 2. to return

叫

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

他

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

不必

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

費心

fèi xīn — 1. to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth) 2. may I trouble you (to do sth)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

家人

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

無奈

wú nài — 1. to have no alternative 2. frustrated 3. exasperated 4. helpless 5. (conjunction) but unfortunately (HSK 5)

只得

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

回到

huí dào — to return to (HSK 1)

賴

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

尚

Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)

榮任

róng rèn — to be appointed or elevated to a post

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)

且言贾政扶了贾母灵柩一路南行，因遇著班师的兵将船只过境，河道拥挤，不能速行，在道实在心焦。幸喜遇见了海疆的官员，闻得镇海统制钦召回京，想来探春一定回家，略略解些烦心。只打听不出起程的日期，心里又烦燥。想到盘费算来不敷，不得已写书一封，差人到赖尚荣任上借银五百，叫人沿途迎上来应需用。那人去了几日，贾政的船才行得十数里。那家人回来，迎上船只，将赖尚荣的禀启呈上。书内告了多少苦处，备上白银五十两。贾政看了生气，即命家人立刻送还，将原书发回，叫他不必费心。那家人无奈，只得回到赖尚荣任所。

賴尚榮接到原書銀兩，心中煩悶，知事辦得不周到，又添了一百，央求來人帶回，幫著說些好話。When Lai Shangrong received back the original letter and the silver, he was troubled at heart, knowing he had not handled the matter properly; he added another hundred taels and begged the messenger to take it back and put in a few good words on his behalf.豈知那人不肯帶回，撂下就走了。But the man refused to take it back, and simply left it there and departed.賴尚榮心下不安，立刻修書到家，回明他父親，叫他設法告假贖出身來。Ill at ease, Lai Shangrong at once wrote a letter home to explain matters clearly to his father, asking him to find some way to request leave and buy back his freedom from bondage.于是賴家托了賈薔賈芸等在王夫人面前乞恩放出。So the Lai family entrusted Jia Qiang, Jia Yun, and others to beg Lady Wang's favor to have him released.賈薔明知不能，過了一日，假說王夫人不依的話回复了。Jia Qiang, knowing full well it could not be done, waited a day and then falsely reported back that Lady Wang had refused.賴家一面告假，一面差人到賴尚榮任上，叫他告病辭官。The Lai family, meanwhile, both applied for leave and sent someone to Lai Shangrong's post telling him to plead illness and resign his office.王夫人并不知道。Lady Wang knew nothing at all of this.

賴

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

尚

Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)

榮

Róng — surname Rong

接到

jiē dào — to receive (letter etc) (HSK 2)

原

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

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

銀兩

yín liǎng — silver (as currency)

心中

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

煩悶

fán mèn — moody; gloomy (HSK 7-9)

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

事

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

辦

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

得

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

不周

bù zhōu — 1. not satisfactory 2. thoughtless 3. inconsiderate

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)

又

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

添

tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)

了

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

一

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)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

央求

yāng qiú — 1. to implore 2. to plead 3. to ask earnestly

來

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

人

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

帶回

dài huí — to bring back; to take back with one

幫

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

著

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

些

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

好話

hǎo huà — 1. friendly advice 2. words spoken on sb's behalf 3. a good word 4. kind words 5. words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions

豈

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

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

人

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

不

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

肯

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

帶回

dài huí — to bring back; to take back with one

撂

liào — 1. to put down 2. to leave behind 3. to throw or knock down 4. to abandon or discard

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)

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)

了

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

賴

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

尚

Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)

榮

Róng — surname Rong

心下

xīn xià — in mind

不安

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

立刻

lì kè — immediately; at once; right away (HSK 3)

修

Xiū — surname Xiu (HSK 3)

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

到家

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

回

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

明

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

他

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

父親

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

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)

設法

shè fǎ — 1. to try 2. to make an attempt 3. to think of a way (to accomplish sth) (HSK 7-9)

告

gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)

假

gēi — used in 假掰 (gēi bāi) (HSK 2)

贖

shú — 1. to redeem 2. to ransom (HSK 7-9)

出身

chū shēn — 1. to be born of 2. to come from 3. family background 4. class origin (HSK 7-9)

來

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

于是

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

賴

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

家

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

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)

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

薔

qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)

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)

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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

面前

miàn qián — 1. in front of 2. facing 3. (in the) presence (of) (HSK 2)

乞

qǐ — to beg

恩

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

放出

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

薔

qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)

明知

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

不能

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

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

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

日

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

假說

jiǎ shuō — hypothesis

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

不依

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

的話

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

回复

huí fù — 1. to recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc) 2. variant of 回覆 (huí fù) (HSK 4)

了

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

賴

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

家

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

一面

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

告

gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)

假

gēi — used in 假掰 (gēi bāi) (HSK 2)

一面

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

差

chā — 1. difference; discrepancy 2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) 3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly (HSK 1)

人

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

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)

賴

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

尚

Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)

榮任

róng rèn — to be appointed or elevated to a post

上

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

叫

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

他

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

告

gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)

病

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

辭官

cí guān — to resign a government post

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

并不

bìng bù — not at all; by no means

知道

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

赖尚荣接到原书银两，心中烦闷，知事办得不周到，又添了一百，央求来人带回，帮著说些好话。岂知那人不肯带回，撂下就走了。赖尚荣心下不安，立刻修书到家，回明他父亲，叫他设法告假赎出身来。于是赖家托了贾蔷贾芸等在王夫人面前乞恩放出。贾蔷明知不能，过了一日，假说王夫人不依的话回复了。赖家一面告假，一面差人到赖尚荣任上，叫他告病辞官。王夫人并不知道。

那賈芸聽見賈薔的假話，心里便沒想頭，連日在外又輸了好些銀錢，無所抵償，便和賈環相商。Jia Yun, hearing Jia Qiang's false report, gave up any hope in that direction; having lately lost a good deal of money gambling outside with nothing to pay it back with, he went to consult with Jia Huan.賈環本是一個錢沒有的，雖是趙姨娘積蓄些微，早被他弄光了，那能照應人家。Jia Huan himself had no money at all to begin with; though Concubine Zhao had saved up a little, he had long since spent it all, so how could he possibly help anyone else.便想起鳳姐待他刻薄，要趁賈璉不在家要擺布巧姐出氣，遂把這個當叫賈芸來上，故意的埋怨賈芸道：“你們年紀又大，放著弄銀錢的事又不敢辦，倒和我沒有錢的人相商。”賈芸道：“三叔，你這話說的倒好笑，咱們一塊兒頑，一塊兒鬧，那里有銀錢的事。”賈環道：“不是前兒有人說是外藩要買個偏房，你們何不和王大舅商量把巧姐說給他呢？”賈芸道：“叔叔，我說句招你生氣的話，外藩花了錢買人，還想能和咱們走動么。”賈環在賈芸耳邊說了些話，賈芸雖然點頭，只道賈環是小孩子的話，也不當事。He then recalled how Xifeng had always treated him harshly, and thought to take advantage of Jia Lian's absence from home to manipulate Qiaojie and vent his spite; so he brought up this scheme and threw it at Jia Yun, deliberately complaining, "You're older than I am, yet when it comes to making money you don't dare act, and instead you come consulting with a penniless fellow like me." Jia Yun said, "Third Uncle, that's a funny thing to say—we've only ever fooled around and made mischief together; when has there ever been talk of money between us?" Jia Huan said, "Didn't someone say the other day that a feudal prince from outside wants to buy a secondary consort—why don't you talk it over with Uncle Wang and offer Qiaojie to him?" Jia Yun said, "Uncle, forgive me for saying something that will annoy you, but if this outside prince pays money to buy a person, would he still want to keep company with the likes of us afterward?" Jia Huan then leaned close and whispered something into Jia Yun's ear; Jia Yun, though he nodded, only took it for a child's idle talk and did not take it seriously.恰好王仁走來說道：“你們兩個人商量些什麼，瞞著我么？”賈芸便將賈環的話附耳低言的說了。Just then Wang Ren happened to come by and said, "What are you two discussing, keeping it hidden from me?" Jia Yun then leaned close and repeated Jia Huan's words to him in a whisper.王仁拍手道：“這倒是一种好事，又有銀子。Wang Ren clapped his hands and said, "Why, this is actually a fine piece of business, and there's money in it too.只怕你們不能，若是你們敢辦，我是親舅舅，做得主的。The only worry is whether you two can manage it—if you dare to go through with it, I am her own maternal uncle and can have the final say.只要環老三在大太太跟前那麼一說，我找邢大舅再一說，太太們問起來你們齊打伙說好就是了。”賈環等商議定了，王仁便去找邢大舅，賈芸便去回邢王二夫人，說得錦上添花。All that's needed is for Third Master Huan to have a word with Lady Xing, while I go have a word with her brother Uncle Xing; if the ladies ask about it, you can all speak together and say it's a good match, and that will settle it." Once Jia Huan and the others had agreed on this plan, Wang Ren went off to find Uncle Xing, while Jia Yun went to report to Lady Xing and Lady Wang, embellishing the matter to make it sound better than it was.

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

薔

qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)

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)

假話

jiǎ huà — 1. a lie 2. untrue statement 3. misstatement

心里

xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (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)

沒

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

想頭

xiǎng tou — 1. (coll.) idea 2. hope

連日

lián rì — 1. day after day 2. for several days running

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

又

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

輸

shū — 1. to lose; to be beaten 2. (bound form) to transport 3. (literary) to donate; to contribute 4. (coll.) to enter (a password) (HSK 3)

了

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

好些

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

銀錢

yín qián — silver money (in former times)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

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)

抵償

dǐ cháng — 1. to compensate 2. to make good (a financial loss)

便

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

環

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)

相

Xiāng — surname Xiang

商

Shāng — 1. Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) 2. surname Shang

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

環

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)

本

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

是

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

一個

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

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

沒有

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

的

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

雖是

suī shì — 1. although 2. even though 3. even if

趙

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

姨娘

yí niáng — 1. maternal aunt 2. father's concubine (old)

積蓄

jī xù — 1. to save; to put aside 2. savings (HSK 7-9)

些微

xiē wēi — 1. slight; minor; small 2. slightly

早

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

被

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

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)

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)

光

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

了

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

照應

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

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)

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)

想起

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (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)

刻薄

kè bó — 1. unkind 2. harsh 3. cutting 4. mean 5. acrimony 6. to embezzle by making illegal deductions

要

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

趁

chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

不在

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

家

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

要

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

擺布

bǎi bù — 1. to arrange 2. to order about 3. to manipulate

巧

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

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

出氣

chū qì — 1. to vent one's anger 2. to breathe out; to exhale

遂

suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)

把

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

這個

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

當

dāng — 1. to be 2. to act as 3. manage 4. withstand 5. when 6. during 7. ought 8. should 9. match equally 10. equal 11. same 12. obstruct 13. just at (a time or place) 14. on the spot 15. right 16. just at (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)

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)

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)

上

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

故意

gù yì — deliberately; on purpose (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)

埋怨

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

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)

年紀

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

又

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

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)

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)

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)

銀錢

yín qián — silver money (in former times)

的

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

事

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

又

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

不

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

敢

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

辦

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

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)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

沒有

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

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

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)

人相

rén xiàng — physiognomy

商

Shāng — 1. Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) 2. surname Shang

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)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

叔

shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)

你

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

這

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

話說

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

的

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

倒

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)

好笑

hǎo xiào — laughable; funny; ridiculous (HSK 7-9)

咱們

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

一塊兒

yī kuài r — erhua variant of 一塊 (yī kuài) (HSK 1)

頑

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

一塊兒

yī kuài r — erhua variant of 一塊 (yī kuài) (HSK 1)

鬧

nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)

那里

nà li — there; that place (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)

銀錢

yín qián — silver money (in former times)

的

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

事

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

環

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)

道

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

前兒

qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday

有人

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

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)

外

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

藩

fān — 1. fence; hedge 2. (literary) screen; barrier 3. vassal state 4. Taiwan pr. (fán)

要

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

買

mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

偏房

piān fáng — 1. side room 2. concubine

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

何不

hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

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)

舅

jiù — maternal uncle

商量

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

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)

巧

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

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

給

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

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)

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

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)

叔叔

shū shu — 1. father's younger brother; paternal uncle 2. form of address used by children for a male one generation older (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

招

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

你

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

生氣

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

的話

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

外

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

藩

fān — 1. fence; hedge 2. (literary) screen; barrier 3. vassal state 4. Taiwan pr. (fán)

花

Huā — surname Hua (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)

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

買

mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)

人

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

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)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

咱們

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

走動

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

么

Yāo — surname Yao

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

環

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)

在

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

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)

耳

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

邊

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

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)

些

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

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)

雖然

suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)

點頭

diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

環

Huán — surname Huan (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)

小孩子

xiǎo hái zi — child

的話

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不當事

bù dāng shì — 1. useless 2. regard as useless

恰好

qià hǎo — 1. as it turns out 2. by lucky coincidence 3. (of number, time, size etc) just right (HSK 6)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

仁

rén — 1. humane 2. kernel

走

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

來

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

說道

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

兩

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

個人

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

商量

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

些

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

什麼

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

瞞

mán — 1. to conceal from 2. to keep (sb) in the dark (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

么

Yāo — surname Yao

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)

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

環

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)

的話

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

附耳

fù ěr — to approach sb's ear (to whisper)

低

dī — 1. low 2. beneath 3. to lower (one's head) 4. to let droop 5. to hang down 6. to incline (HSK 2)

言

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

的

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

了

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

仁

rén — 1. humane 2. kernel

拍手

pāi shǒu — to clap one's hands

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)

倒是

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

一种

yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of

好事

hǎo shì — 1. good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") 2. charity 3. happy occasion 4. Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead (HSK 2)

又

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

有

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

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

只怕

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

不能

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

若是

ruò shì — if

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

敢

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

辦

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

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)

親

qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)

舅舅

jiù jiu — 1. mother's brother 2. maternal uncle (informal) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

得主

dé zhǔ — 1. recipient (of an award) 2. winner (in a competition)

的

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

只要

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

環

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)

老

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

在

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

大

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)

太太

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

跟前

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

那麼

nà me — 1. like that; in that way; to that extent 2. (before a number) ... or so; about ... 3. then; in that case (HSK 2)

一說

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

找

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

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

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)

舅

jiù — maternal uncle

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)

一說

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

太太

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

們

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

起來

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

齊

Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)

打

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

伙

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

說好

shuō hǎo — 1. to come to an agreement 2. to complete negotiations

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

環

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)

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)

商議

shāng yì — 1. to negotiate 2. discussion 3. proposal

定

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

了

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

仁

rén — 1. humane 2. kernel

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)

去

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

找

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

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

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)

舅

jiù — maternal uncle

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)

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)

去

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

回

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

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

錦上添花

jǐn shàng tiān huā — 1. (lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom) 2. (fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment

那贾芸听见贾蔷的假话，心里便没想头，连日在外又输了好些银钱，无所抵偿，便和贾环相商。贾环本是一个钱没有的，虽是赵姨娘积蓄些微，早被他弄光了，那能照应人家。便想起凤姐待他刻薄，要趁贾琏不在家要摆布巧姐出气，遂把这个当叫贾芸来上，故意的埋怨贾芸道：“你们年纪又大，放著弄银钱的事又不敢办，倒和我没有钱的人相商。”贾芸道：“三叔，你这话说的倒好笑，咱们一块儿顽，一块儿闹，那里有银钱的事。”贾环道：“不是前儿有人说是外藩要买个偏房，你们何不和王大舅商量把巧姐说给他呢？”贾芸道：“叔叔，我说句招你生气的话，外藩花了钱买人，还想能和咱们走动么。”贾环在贾芸耳边说了些话，贾芸虽然点头，只道贾环是小孩子的话，也不当事。恰好王仁走来说道：“你们两个人商量些什么，瞒著我么？”贾芸便将贾环的话附耳低言的说了。王仁拍手道：“这倒是一种好事，又有银子。只怕你们不能，若是你们敢办，我是亲舅舅，做得主的。只要环老三在大太太跟前那么一说，我找邢大舅再一说，太太们问起来你们齐打伙说好就是了。”贾环等商议定了，王仁便去找邢大舅，贾芸便去回邢王二夫人，说得锦上添花。

王夫人聽了雖然入耳，只是不信。Though Lady Wang listened and took it in, she simply did not believe it.邢夫人聽得邢大舅知道，心里願意，便打發人找了邢大舅來問他。When Lady Xing heard that her brother Uncle Xing knew of the matter and was in favor of it, she sent someone to fetch him so she could ask him about it.那邢大舅已經聽了王仁的話，又可分肥，便在邢夫人跟前說道：“若說這位郡王，是极有体面的。Uncle Xing, having already heard what Wang Ren told him, and seeing there was a share of profit in it for himself, said to Lady Xing, "As for this prince, he is a person of very great standing indeed.若應了這門親事，雖說是不是正配，保管一過了門，姊夫的官早复了，這里的聲勢又好了。”邢夫人本是沒主意人，被傻大舅一番假話，哄得心動，請了王仁來一問，更說得熱鬧。If you agree to this match, even though it would not be as a principal wife, I guarantee that once she has gone over to him, our brother-in-law's official post will soon be restored, and the standing of this household will improve as well." Lady Xing, being a woman with no mind of her own to begin with, was moved by her foolish brother's string of lies, and had her heart set on it; she then invited Wang Ren over to ask him further, and he made it sound all the more promising.于是邢夫人倒叫人出去追著賈芸去說。So Lady Xing then sent someone out to chase after Jia Yun and tell him to proceed.王仁即刻找了人去到外藩公館說了。Wang Ren at once found someone to go to the feudal prince's residence and speak of the matter.那外藩不知底細，便要打發人來相看。The prince, not knowing the true circumstances, wished to send someone to come look the girl over.賈芸又鑽了相看的人，說明“原是瞞著合宅的，只是王府相親。Jia Yun then wormed his way in with the people sent to look her over, explaining that "this is being kept secret from the whole household—it is only the princely mansion coming to look at a prospective match.等到成了，他祖母作主，親舅舅的保山，是不怕的。”那相看的人應了。Once it is settled, with her own grandmother deciding the matter and her own maternal uncle standing as matchmaker, there is nothing to fear." The people sent to look her over agreed to this.賈芸便送信與邢夫人，并回了王夫人。Jia Yun then sent word to Lady Xing, and also reported back to Lady Wang.那李紈寶釵等不知原故，只道是件好事，也都歡喜。Li Wan, Baochai, and the others, not knowing the truth of the matter, took it simply for a good thing, and were all pleased as well.

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

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)

雖然

suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)

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)

耳

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

只是

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

不

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

信

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

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

夫人

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

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)

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

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)

舅

jiù — maternal uncle

知道

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

心里

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

願意

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

打發

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

人

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

找

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

了

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

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

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)

舅

jiù — maternal uncle

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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

他

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

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)

舅

jiù — maternal uncle

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

聽

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

了

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

仁

rén — 1. humane 2. kernel

的話

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

又

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

可分

kě fēn — 1. can be divided (into parts) 2. one can distinguish (several types)

肥

féi — 1. fat 2. fertile 3. loose-fitting or large 4. to fertilize 5. to become rich by illegal means 6. fertilizer 7. manure (HSK 4)

便

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

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)

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

夫人

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

跟前

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

說道

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

若

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

這位

zhè wèi — this (person)

郡

jùn — 1. canton 2. county 3. region

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

是

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

极

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

有

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

体面

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

若

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

應

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

了

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

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)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

親事

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

雖說

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

是不是

shì bu shì — is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) (HSK 1)

正

zhēng — first month of the lunar year (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)

保管

bǎo guǎn — 1. to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care 2. to guarantee 3. certainly; surely 4. custodian; curator (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

姊夫

zǐ fu — older sister's husband

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)

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

早

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

复

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

了

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

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

的

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

聲勢

shēng shì — 1. fame and power 2. prestige 3. influence 4. impetus 5. momentum

又

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

了

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

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

夫人

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

本

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

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

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

主意

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

人

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

傻

shǎ — foolish (HSK 5)

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)

舅

jiù — maternal uncle

一

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

番

Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)

假話

jiǎ huà — 1. a lie 2. untrue statement 3. misstatement

哄

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

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)

心動

xīn dòng — 1. heartbeat; heart rate 2. (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)

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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

仁

rén — 1. humane 2. kernel

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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

熱鬧

rè nao — 1. bustling with noise and excitement 2. lively (HSK 4)

于是

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

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

夫人

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

倒

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

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)

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

追

duī — 1. to sculpt 2. to carve 3. musical instrument (old) (HSK 3)

著

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

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)

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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

仁

rén — 1. humane 2. kernel

即刻

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

找

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

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)

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)

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)

外

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

藩

fān — 1. fence; hedge 2. (literary) screen; barrier 3. vassal state 4. Taiwan pr. (fán)

公館

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

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

外

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

藩

fān — 1. fence; hedge 2. (literary) screen; barrier 3. vassal state 4. Taiwan pr. (fán)

不知

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

底細

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

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)

打發

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

人

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

來

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

相看

xiāng kàn — 1. to look at one another 2. to take a good look at 3. to look upon

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)

又

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

鑽

zuān — 1. to drill 2. to bore 3. to get into 4. to make one's way into 5. to enter (a hole) 6. to thread one's way through 7. to study intensively 8. to dig into 9. to curry favor for personal gain (HSK 6)

了

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

相看

xiāng kàn — 1. to look at one another 2. to take a good look at 3. to look upon

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)

說明

shuō míng — 1. to explain 2. to illustrate 3. to indicate 4. to show 5. to prove 6. explanation 7. directions 8. caption 9. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

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)

瞞

mán — 1. to conceal from 2. to keep (sb) in the dark (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)

合

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

宅

zhái — 1. residence 2. (coll.) to stay in at home 3. to hang around at home

的

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

只是

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

王府

wáng fǔ — prince's mansion

相親

xiāng qīn — 1. blind date 2. arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. (xiàng qīn)) 3. to be deeply attached to each other

等到

děng dào — 1. to wait until 2. by the time when (sth is ready etc) (HSK 2)

成了

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

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)

祖母

zǔ mǔ — father's mother; paternal grandmother (HSK 6)

作主

zuò zhǔ — to decide; to have the final say

親

qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)

舅舅

jiù jiu — 1. mother's brother 2. maternal uncle (informal) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

保山

Bǎo shān — see 保山市 (Bǎo shān Shì)

是

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

不怕

bù pà — 1. fearless 2. not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) 3. even if 4. even though

的

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

相看

xiāng kàn — 1. to look at one another 2. to take a good look at 3. to look upon

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)

應

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

了

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

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)

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)

送信

sòng xìn — 1. to send word 2. to deliver a letter

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

夫人

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

并

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

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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

李

Lǐ — surname Li

紈

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

寶

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

釵

chāi — hairpin

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)

不知

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

原故

yuán gù — variant of 緣故 (yuán gù)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)

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)

件

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

好事

hǎo shì — 1. good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") 2. charity 3. happy occasion 4. Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

歡喜

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

王夫人听了虽然入耳，只是不信。邢夫人听得邢大舅知道，心里愿意，便打发人找了邢大舅来问他。那邢大舅已经听了王仁的话，又可分肥，便在邢夫人跟前说道：“若说这位郡王，是极有体面的。若应了这门亲事，虽说是不是正配，保管一过了门，姊夫的官早复了，这里的声势又好了。”邢夫人本是没主意人，被傻大舅一番假话，哄得心动，请了王仁来一问，更说得热闹。于是邢夫人倒叫人出去追著贾芸去说。王仁即刻找了人去到外藩公馆说了。那外藩不知底细，便要打发人来相看。贾芸又钻了相看的人，说明“原是瞒著合宅的，只是王府相亲。等到成了，他祖母作主，亲舅舅的保山，是不怕的。”那相看的人应了。贾芸便送信与邢夫人，并回了王夫人。那李纨宝钗等不知原故，只道是件好事，也都欢喜。

那日果然來了幾個女人，都是艷妝麗服。Sure enough, that day several women came, all in gorgeous makeup and fine clothes.邢夫人接了進去，敘了些閒話。Lady Xing received them inside and exchanged some idle conversation.那來人本知是個誥命，也不敢待慢。The visitors, knowing full well that she held an official title of rank, did not dare to be careless with her.邢夫人因事未定，也沒有和巧姐說明，只說有親戚來瞧，叫他去見。Since the matter was not yet settled, Lady Xing had not explained anything to Qiaojie, and simply said that relatives had come to see her, telling her to go and meet them.那巧姐到底是個小孩子，那管這些，便跟了奶媽過來。Qiaojie, being after all still a child, paid no mind to such things, and simply came along with her wet-nurse.平兒不放心，也跟著來。Ping'er, uneasy in her mind, came along as well.只見有兩個宮人打扮的，見了巧姐便渾身上下一看，更又起身來拉著巧姐的手又瞧了一遍，略坐了一坐就走了。There she saw two women dressed like palace attendants, who upon seeing Qiaojie looked her up and down from head to foot, and then rose and took her by the hand to look her over once more, sat for only a little while, and then left.倒把巧姐看得羞臊，回到房中納悶，想來沒有這門親戚，便問平兒。This left Qiaojie feeling quite embarrassed; back in her room, puzzled, and thinking she had no such relatives, she asked Ping'er about it.平兒先看見來頭，卻也猜著八九必是相親的。“但是二爺不在家，大太太作主，到底不知是那府里的。Ping'er, having seen the manner of their coming beforehand, had already guessed with fair certainty that this was a matchmaking inspection. "But with Second Master not at home and the Elder Madam deciding the matter herself, there is no telling for certain which household this is from.若說是對頭親，不該這樣相看。If it were a proper, well-matched engagement, they would not go about looking her over in this fashion.瞧那幾個人的來頭，不象是本支王府，好象是外頭路數如今且不必和姑娘說明，且打聽明白再說。”Judging from the manner of those women, they don't seem to be from a proper princely household of our own branch, but seem more like some outside sort—for now there's no need to explain this to the young lady; better to make careful inquiries first before saying anything."