第百二十回　甄士隱詳說太虛情　賈雨村歸結紅樓夢 Zhen Shiyin Explains the Illusory Realm; Jia Yucun Brings the Dream of Red Mansions to a Close

，。The story goes that when Baochai heard from Qiuwen that Xiren was unwell, she hurried in to see her.。Qiao Jie'er and Ping'er also followed along to Xiren's kang.，。They found Xiren in such pain at heart that she could not bear it, and for a time she had fainted from distress.，，。Baochai and the others revived her with boiled water and helped her lie down again, while sending at once to request a doctor.：「？」：「，。Qiao Jie'er asked Baochai, "Sister Xiren—how did she come to be so ill?" Baochai said, "The night before last she cried so hard it hurt her heart, and all at once she grew dizzy and fell.，。Madam had someone help her back, and she has lain ill ever since.，，。」，，。Because there was business outside, no one thought to send for a doctor to see her, and so it came to this." As she spoke, the doctor arrived, and Baochai and the others withdrew a little.，，。The doctor took her pulse and said it was brought on by sudden anger and distress, wrote out a prescription, and left.，，。It turned out Xiren had vaguely overheard that if Baoyu did not come back, all the people in his rooms were to be sent away, and the shock of it had made her worse still.，。After the doctor had seen her, Qiuwen brewed the medicine for her.，，，，，：「，。」，：「，。」，，。She lay there alone, her spirit not yet settled, and it seemed as though Baoyu were before her, though hazily it also seemed to be a monk, holding a booklet in his hand and turning its pages, saying, "Don't misjudge my meaning—I no longer know any of you." Xiren seemed about to speak to him when Qiuwen came in and said, "The medicine is ready, sister, do drink it." Xiren opened her eyes with a start and realized it had been a dream, but she told no one.，：「。After taking the medicine, she fell to thinking it over carefully by herself: "Baoyu must have gone off with that monk.，，，，，。The last time he wanted to take the jade out with him, that was already the look of someone meaning to break free—I caught hold of him then, but he was quite unlike his usual self, pushing and shoving me about without a trace of feeling.。Afterward his manner toward the Second Mistress grew even more one of weariness and irritation.，。And before the other young ladies too, there was not the least warmth in him.。This must be the look of one who has awakened to enlightenment.，！But if you have awakened to the Way, how could you bear to abandon the Second Mistress!，，。I was assigned by Madam to wait upon you, and though my monthly allowance follows that same scale, in truth it was never formally reported to Master and Madam that I was to count as one of your own room's people.，，，，，。」，。If Master and Madam should send me away, should I stubbornly insist on staying faithful, people would only laugh at me; yet if I do go, when I think of how Baoyu once treated me, my heart truly cannot bear it." Turning it over and over in her mind, she found it truly hard to decide.「」，「。」，，，。Recalling the words from the dream just now—"it seems I have no bond left with you"—she thought, "Better to die and be done with it." Little did she expect that after taking the medicine, the pain in her chest eased considerably, and being unable to bear lying still any longer, she had no choice but to force herself to carry on.，。After a few days had passed, she rose and went to wait upon Baochai.，，。Baochai, pining for Baoyu, wept secretly and sighed over her own hard fate.，，。She also knew that his mother was planning, at great trouble and effort, to arrange to redeem her brother's guilt, and could not but help in managing it.。For the time being we leave this aside and speak no further of it.

話說: huà shuō — 1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) 2. to discuss; to recount
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)
秋: Qiū — surname Qiu
紋: wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo
說: shuì — to persuade (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)
不好: bù hǎo — no good
連忙: lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)
進去: jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
巧: qiǎo — 1. opportunely 2. coincidentally 3. as it happens 4. skillful 5. timely (HSK 3)
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
平: Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
隨著: suí zhe — 1. along with 2. in the wake of 3. following (HSK 5)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
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)
炕: kàng — 1. kang (a heatable brick bed) 2. to bake 3. to dry by the heat of a fire
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
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)
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
痛: tòng — 1. ache 2. pain 3. sorrow 4. deeply 5. thoroughly (HSK 3)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
禁: jīn — to endure
一時: yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)
氣: qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
厥: jué — 1. to faint 2. to lose consciousness 3. his 4. her 5. its 6. their
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)
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)
開水: kāi shuǐ — 1. boiled water 2. boiling water (HSK 4)
灌: guàn — 1. to irrigate 2. to pour 3. to install (software) 4. to record (music) (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)
過來: guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)
仍舊: réng jiù — 1. still (remaining) 2. to remain (the same) 3. yet (HSK 5)
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)
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)
睡: shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
大夫: dà fū — senior official (in imperial China) (HSK 3)
巧: qiǎo — 1. opportunely 2. coincidentally 3. as it happens 4. skillful 5. timely (HSK 3)
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
病: bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (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)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
樣: yàng — 1. manner 2. pattern 3. way 4. appearance 5. shape 6. classifier: kind, type (HSK 6)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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)
前兒: qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday
晚上: wǎn shang — 1. evening 2. night 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. in the evening (HSK 1)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
傷: shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (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)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一時: yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)
發暈: fā yūn — to feel dizzy
栽倒: zāi dǎo — to take a fall
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
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)
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)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (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)
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)
睡: shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
外頭: wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)
有事: yǒu shì — 1. to be occupied with sth 2. to have sth on one's mind 3. there is something the matter (HSK 6)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
大夫: dà fū — senior official (in imperial China) (HSK 3)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
致: zhì — 1. (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey 2. (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently (HSK 7-9)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
大夫: dà fū — senior official (in imperial China) (HSK 3)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
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
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)
略: lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)
避: bì — 1. to avoid 2. to shun 3. to flee 4. to escape 5. to keep away from 6. to leave 7. to hide from (HSK 4)
大夫: dà fū — senior official (in imperial China) (HSK 3)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
脈: mài — 1. arteries and veins 2. vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)
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)
急: jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)
怒: Nù — Nu ethnic group
所致: suǒ zhì — to be caused by
開: kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
方子: fāng zi — prescription (medicine)
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)
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
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)
模糊: mó hu — 1. vague; indistinct; fuzzy 2. to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up (HSK 5)
聽見: tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
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)
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
出去: chū qù — to go out (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)
急: jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)
越發: yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
大夫: dà fū — senior official (in imperial China) (HSK 3)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
秋: Qiū — surname Qiu
紋: wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo
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)
煎: jiān — 1. to pan fry 2. to sauté (HSK 7-9)
藥: yào — 1. medicine 2. drug 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 服 (fù), 味 (wèi) 5. to poison (HSK 2)
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)
各自: gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
躺: tǎng — 1. to recline 2. to lie down (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)
神魂: shén hún — 1. mind 2. state of mind (often abnormal)
未定: wèi dìng — undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt
好象: hǎo xiàng — to seem; to be like (variant of 好像 (hǎo xiàng))
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
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)
面前: miàn qián — 1. in front of 2. facing 3. (in the) presence (of) (HSK 2)
恍惚: huǎng hū — 1. absent-minded 2. distracted 3. dazzled 4. vaguely 5. dimly
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
象: xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
手里: shǒu lǐ — 1. in hand 2. (a situation is) in sb's hands (HSK 4)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
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)
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)
冊子: cè zi — 1. a book 2. a volume
揭: Jiē — surname Jie (HSK 6)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
錯: Cuò — surname Cuo (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)
主意: zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)
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)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
認得: rèn de — 1. to recognize 2. to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it 3. to know (HSK 3)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
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)
秋: Qiū — surname Qiu
紋: wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo
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: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
藥: yào — 1. medicine 2. drug 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 服 (fù), 味 (wèi) 5. to poison (HSK 2)
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)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
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)
睜眼: zhēng yǎn — to open one's eyes
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
夢: mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
告訴: gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
藥: yào — 1. medicine 2. drug 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 服 (fù), 味 (wèi) 5. to poison (HSK 2)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
細細: xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
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)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
上回: shàng huí — last time; the previous time
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
便是: biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
脫身: tuō shēn — 1. to get away 2. to escape (from obligations) 3. to free oneself 4. to disengage (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)
樣子: yàng zi — 1. appearance 2. manner 3. pattern 4. model (HSK 2)
被: bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
揪住: jiū zhù — to grab
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
象: xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
往常: wǎng cháng — 1. usual 2. customary (HSK 7-9)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
混: hún — 1. muddy; turbid (variant of 渾 (hún)) 2. brainless; foolish (variant of 渾 (hún)) 3. Taiwan pr. (hùn) (HSK 6)
推: tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)
混: hún — 1. muddy; turbid (variant of 渾 (hún)) 2. brainless; foolish (variant of 渾 (hún)) 3. Taiwan pr. (hùn) (HSK 6)
揉: róu — 1. to knead 2. to massage 3. to rub (HSK 7-9)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
一點: yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))
情意: qíng yì — friendly regard; affection
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
後來: hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
二奶: èr nǎi — 1. mistress 2. second wife 3. lover
奶: nǎi — 1. breast 2. milk 3. to breastfeed (HSK 1)
更生: gēng shēng — 1. resurrection 2. rebirth 3. reinvigorated 4. rejuvenated 5. a new lease of life
厭煩: yàn fán — bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth (HSK 7-9)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
別的: bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
跟前: gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)
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)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
一點: yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))
情意: qíng yì — friendly regard; affection
這就: zhè jiù — 1. immediately 2. at once
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)
悟道: wù dào — to comprehend the truth; to become enlightened
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
樣子: yàng zi — 1. appearance 2. manner 3. pattern 4. model (HSK 2)
但是: dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
拋: pāo — 1. to throw 2. to toss 3. to fling 4. to cast 5. to abandon (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)
二奶: èr nǎi — 1. mistress 2. second wife 3. lover
奶: nǎi — 1. breast 2. milk 3. to breastfeed (HSK 1)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (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)
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)
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
派: pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
雖是: suī shì — 1. although 2. even though 3. even if
月錢: yuè qián — monthly payment
照: zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
那樣: nà yàng — 1. that kind 2. that sort (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)
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)
例: lì — 1. example 2. precedent 3. rule 4. case 5. instance
其實: qí shí — actually; in fact; really (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
究竟: jiū jìng — 1. to go to the bottom of a matter 2. after all 3. when all is said and done 4. (in an interrogative sentence) finally 5. outcome 6. result (HSK 4)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
跟前: gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)
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
就算: jiù suàn — (coll.) even if (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
里人: lǐ rén — 1. person from the same village, town or province 2. peasant (derog.) 3. (of a school of thought etc) follower
若是: ruò shì — if
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
死守: sǐ shǒu — 1. to defend one's property to the death 2. to cling obstinately to old habits 3. die-hard
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
笑話: xiào hua — 1. joke; jest 2. to laugh at; to mock 3. ridiculous; absurd (HSK 2)
若是: ruò shì — if
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
心想: xīn xiǎng — to think to oneself; to think
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
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)
情分: qíng fèn — mutual affection; friendship
實在: shí zài — 1. really 2. actually 3. indeed 4. true 5. real 6. honest 7. dependable 8. (philosophy) reality (HSK 2)
不忍: bù rěn — cannot bear to
左思右想: zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng — 1. to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles 2. to ponder
實在: shí zài — 1. really 2. actually 3. indeed 4. true 5. real 6. honest 7. dependable 8. (philosophy) reality (HSK 2)
難處: nán chu — trouble; difficulty; problem (HSK 7-9)
想到: xiǎng dào — 1. to think of 2. to call to mind 3. to anticipate (HSK 2)
剛纔: gāng cái — just now (variant of 剛才 (gāng cái)) (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)
夢: mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)
好象: hǎo xiàng — to seem; to be like (variant of 好像 (hǎo xiàng))
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
無緣: wú yuán — 1. to have no opportunity 2. no way (of doing sth) 3. no chance 4. no connection 5. not placed (in a competition) 6. (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc (HSK 7-9)
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (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)
不如: bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)
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)
乾淨: gān jìng — 1. clean 2. neat (HSK 1)
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
吃藥: chī yào — to take medicine
以後: yǐ hòu — 1. after 2. later 3. afterwards 4. following 5. later on 6. in the future (HSK 2)
心痛: xīn tòng — 1. to feel distressed about sth 2. heartache 3. cardiac pain
減: jiǎn — 1. to lower 2. to decrease 3. to reduce 4. to subtract 5. to diminish (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)
好些: hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
躺: tǎng — 1. to recline 2. to lie down (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)
只好: zhǐ hǎo — to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to (HSK 3)
勉強: miǎn qiǎng — 1. to do with difficulty 2. to force sb to do sth 3. reluctant 4. barely enough (HSK 7-9)
支持: zhī chí — 1. to be in favor of 2. to support 3. to back 4. support 5. backing 6. to stand by 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
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)
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)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (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)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
想念: xiǎng niàn — 1. to miss 2. to remember with longing 3. to long to see again (HSK 4)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
暗中: àn zhōng — 1. in the dark 2. in secret 3. on the sly 4. surreptitiously (HSK 7-9)
垂淚: chuí lèi — to shed tears
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
命苦: mìng kǔ — to be born under an ill star
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
打算: dǎ suàn — 1. to plan 2. to intend 3. to calculate 4. plan 5. intention 6. calculation 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)
哥哥: gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
贖罪: shú zuì — 1. to atone for one's crime 2. to buy freedom from punishment 3. redemption 4. atonement
很: hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
費: Fèi — surname Fei (HSK 3)
張羅: zhāng luo — 1. to take care of 2. to raise money 3. to attend to (guests, customers etc)
不能不: bù néng bù — 1. have to 2. cannot but (HSK 5)
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)
打算: dǎ suàn — 1. to plan 2. to intend 3. to calculate 4. plan 5. intention 6. calculation 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
暫且: zàn qiě — for now; for the time being; temporarily
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
表: biǎo — 1. exterior surface 2. family relationship via females 3. to show (one's opinion) 4. a model 5. a table (listing information) 6. a form 7. a meter (measuring sth) (HSK 2)

，，，。Now to tell of Jia Zheng: escorting the Lady Dowager's coffin, with Jia Rong bringing along the coffins of Qin-shi, Xifeng, and Yuanyang, they reached Jinling and first saw to the burials.。Jia Rong then went on himself to see to the burial of Daiyu's coffin as well.。Jia Zheng attended to matters of the family burial grounds.，，。One day he received a letter from home, and reading it line by line, when he came to the part about Baoyu and Jia Lan having passed the examinations, his heart naturally filled with joy.，，。But when he read further and came to Baoyu's disappearance, he grew troubled again, and had no choice but to hurry back with all speed.，，，，。On the road he further heard news of an imperial pardon, and upon receiving another letter from home learned that indeed his own offense had been pardoned and his post restored, which delighted him all the more, so he pressed on day and night.

且說: qiě shuō — thus
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)
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
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
鴛鴦: yuān yāng — 1. (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) 2. (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
棺木: guān mù — coffin
到了: dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
金陵: Jīn líng — 1. pre-Han name for Nanjing 2. common place name
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)
安: Ān — surname An (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)
葬: zàng — 1. to bury (the dead) 2. to inter (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (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)
靈: líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
安葬: ān zàng — to bury (the dead)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
料理: liào lǐ — 1. to arrange 2. to handle 3. to cook 4. cuisine 5. art of cooking (HSK 7-9)
墳: fén — 1. grave 2. tomb 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. embankment 5. mound 6. ancient book (HSK 7-9)
基: jī — 1. (bound form) base; foundation 2. (bound form) radical (chemistry) 3. (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
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)
接到: jiē dào — to receive (letter etc) (HSK 2)
家書: jiā shū — see 家信 (jiā xìn)
一行: yī xíng — 1. party 2. delegation (HSK 6)
一行: yī xíng — 1. party 2. delegation (HSK 6)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
看到: kàn dào — to see (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
得中: dé zhōng — moderate; appropriate; suitable
心里: xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (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)
喜歡: xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)
後來: hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
看到: kàn dào — to see (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
走失: zǒu shī — to wander off; to get lost
復: 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
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
煩惱: fán nǎo — 1. to be worried 2. to be distressed 3. worries (HSK 7-9)
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
赶忙: gǎn máng — 1. to hurry 2. to hasten 3. to make haste (HSK 6)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (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)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
旨意: zhǐ yì — 1. decree; order 2. will; intent
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
接: jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)
家書: jiā shū — see 家信 (jiā xìn)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
赦罪: shè zuì — to forgive (an offender)
復職: fù zhí — to resume a post
更是: gèng shì — even more (so) (HSK 6)
喜歡: xǐ huan — to like; to be fond 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)
日夜: rì yè — 1. day and night 2. around the clock (HSK 6)
趲: zǎn — 1. to hasten 2. to urge
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)

，，，。One day, having traveled as far as the district of Piling Station, the weather suddenly turned cold with falling snow, and he moored the boat at a quiet spot.，，。Jia Zheng sent his attendants ashore to leave calling cards and decline visits from friends, saying only that the boat would set off again at once, so that none need trouble themselves to come.，，。He kept only one young servant aboard to wait on him, while he himself sat in the boat writing a letter home, meaning first to send someone ahead overland to the house.，。When his writing reached the matter of Baoyu, he stopped his brush.，，，，。Looking up, he suddenly saw, faintly amid the snow-shadows at the bow of the boat, a figure—his head shaven, his feet bare, a great cloak of scarlet felt thrown over his body—bowing low in obeisance to Jia Zheng.，，。Jia Zheng, not yet able to make him out clearly, hurried out of the cabin, meaning to catch hold of him and ask who he was.，。The man had already bowed four times, and now rose and made a gesture of greeting with clasped hands.，，，。Jia Zheng was just about to return the bow when, looking him full in the face, he saw it was none other than Baoyu.，：「？」，。Jia Zheng was seized with great astonishment and hastily asked, "Can this be Baoyu?" The man said not a word, his look seeming half joy, half sorrow.：「，，？」，，，：「，。」，。Jia Zheng asked again, "If you are indeed Baoyu, why are you got up like this, and how do you come to be here?" Before Baoyu could answer, two men were seen coming up at the bow of the boat, a monk and a Daoist, who took Baoyu between them and said, "Your worldly bond is fulfilled—why not make haste and go?" So saying, the three figures drifted lightly ashore and departed.，。Jia Zheng, heedless of the slipperiness of the ground, hurried after them in great haste.，。He saw the three figures ahead of him, but however he hurried he could not catch up.：He only heard the voices of the three of them, he knew not which one, singing a song that went:

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)
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)
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)
毘: pí — variant of 毗 (pí)
陵: líng — 1. mound 2. tomb 3. hill 4. mountain
驛: yì — 1. post horse 2. relay station
地方: dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (HSK 1)
那天: nà tiān — 1. that day 2. the other day
乍: zhà — 1. at first 2. suddenly 3. abruptly 4. to spread 5. (of hair) to stand on end 6. bristling
寒: hán — 1. cold 2. poor 3. to tremble
下雪: xià xuě — to snow (HSK 2)
泊: bó — 1. to moor (a boat) 2. to park (a vehicle) 3. (literary) calm; quiet; peaceful
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
清靜: qīng jìng — 1. quiet 2. peaceful and quiet (HSK 7-9)
去處: qù chù — 1. place 2. destination (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
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)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
上岸: shàng àn — 1. to go ashore; to climb ashore 2. (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
投: tóu — 1. to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) 2. to cast (a ballot) 3. to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) 4. to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) 5. to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) 6. to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) 7. to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 8. (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water (HSK 4)
帖: tiē — 1. fitting snugly 2. appropriate 3. suitable 4. variant of 貼 (tiē) 5. to paste 6. to obey
辭謝: cí xiè — to decline gratefully
朋友: péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
總: zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
即刻: jí kè — 1. immediately 2. instant 3. instantly
開船: kāi chuán — to set sail
都: Dū — surname Du (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)
勞動: láo dòng — 1. work 2. toil 3. physical labor 4. classifier: 次 (cì) (HSK 5)
船: chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
留: liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
小廝: xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
伺候: cì hou — to serve; to wait upon (HSK 7-9)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
船: chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
家書: jiā shū — see 家信 (jiā xìn)
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)
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)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
旱: hàn — drought (HSK 7-9)
到家: dào jiā — 1. perfect 2. excellent 3. brought to the utmost degree
寫: xiě — to write (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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
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)
停: tíng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car) (HSK 2)
筆: bǐ — 1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) (HSK 2)
抬頭: tái tóu — 1. to raise one's head; to look up 2. (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth 3. (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc (HSK 5)
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)
船頭: chuán tóu — the bow or prow of a ship
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
微微: wēi wēi — 1. slight 2. faint 3. humble
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
影: yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace
里面: lǐ miàn — variant of 裡面 (lǐ miàn) (HSK 3)
一個人: yī gè rén — 1. by oneself (without assistance) 2. alone (without company)
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)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
頭: tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
赤: chì — 1. red 2. scarlet 3. bare 4. naked
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)
腳: jiǎo — 1. foot 2. leg (of an animal or an object) 3. base (of an object) 4. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) 5. classifier for kicks (HSK 2)
身上: shēn shang — 1. on the body 2. at hand 3. among (HSK 1)
披: pī — 1. to drape over one's shoulders 2. to open 3. to unroll 4. to split open 5. to spread out (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)
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)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
大紅: dà hóng — crimson
猩猩: xīng xing — 1. orangutan 2. (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin (HSK 7-9)
氈: zhān — felt (fabric)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
斗篷: dǒu peng — 1. cloak 2. mantle
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
身: shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158
下拜: xià bài — 1. to bow down low 2. to make obeisance 3. to kneel and bow
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
尚未: shàng wèi — not yet; still not (HSK 7-9)
認清: rèn qīng — to see clearly; to recognize; to realize
急忙: jí máng — hastily (HSK 4)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
船: chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
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)
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)
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)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
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)
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)
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)
站起來: zhàn qǐ lai — to stand up
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
問訊: wèn xùn — 1. interrogation 2. greeting
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
揖: yī — to greet by raising clasped hands
迎面: yíng miàn — 1. directly; head-on (collision) 2. (of wind) in one's face
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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
別人: bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
卻是: què shì — 1. nevertheless 2. actually 3. the fact is ... (HSK 6)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
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)
大驚: dà jīng — with great alarm
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
可是: kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
么: Yāo — surname Yao
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
喜: xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
悲: bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
若是: ruò shì — if
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
打扮: dǎ ban — 1. to decorate 2. to dress 3. to make up 4. to adorn 5. manner of dressing 6. style of dress (HSK 5)
跑: páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
未及: wèi jí — 1. to not have had time 2. to have not yet 3. not to touch upon
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
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)
舡: gāng — 1. boat 2. ship
頭上: tóu shàng — 1. overhead 2. above
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)
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
一道: yī dào — together (HSK 6)
夾: gā — used in 夾肢窩 (gā zhi wō) (HSK 5)
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
俗: sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
不快: bù kuài — 1. unhappy 2. in low spirits 3. (of a knife) not sharp
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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個人: gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)
飄然: piāo rán — 1. to float in the air 2. swiftly 3. nimbly 4. easy and relaxed
登岸: dēng àn — 1. to go ashore 2. to disembark
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
不顧: bù gù — in spite of; regardless of (HSK 5)
地滑: dì huá — landslide
疾: jí — 1. (bound form) disease; ailment 2. (bound form) swift 3. (literary) to hate; to abhor
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
赶: gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
在前: zài qián — 1. ahead 2. formerly 3. in the past
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
赶: gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
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)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
聽見: tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
人口: rén kǒu — 1. population 2. people (HSK 2)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
歌: gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

，。Where I dwell—the Peak of Green Ridges.

，。Where I roam—the vast void of Chaos Primeval.

，。Who journeys with me—whom then do I follow?

，。Boundless and hazy—I return to that Great Waste.

，，，。Jia Zheng, listening as he went, hurried on after them, but on turning past a small slope, they suddenly vanished from sight.，，，。By now Jia Zheng, his heart faint and his breath coming in gasps, was seized with alarm and uncertainty, and turning his head back, he saw that his own young servant had likewise come running up behind him.：「？」：「。Jia Zheng asked, "Did you see those three people just now?" The servant said, "Yes, I saw them.，。Your servant, seeing Master give chase, came running after as well.，。」，，。But afterward I saw only Master, and no sign of the three people." Jia Zheng still meant to go on further, but he saw only a white expanse of empty wilderness, with not a single person in it.，。Jia Zheng, knowing this to be strange indeed, had no choice but to turn back.

賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
赶: gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
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)
轉: zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)
過: Guō — surname Guo (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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
坡: pō — 1. slope 2. classifier: 個 (gè) 3. sloping 4. slanted (HSK 6)
倏然: shū rán — (literary) suddenly
不見: bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
赶: gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
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)
心虛: xīn xū — 1. lacking in confidence 2. diffident 3. to have a guilty conscience
氣喘: qì chuǎn — 1. to gasp for breath 2. asthma
驚疑: jīng yí — bewildered
不定: bù dìng — 1. indefinite 2. indeterminate 3. (botany) adventitious (HSK 7-9)
回過頭來: huí guò tóu lái — 1. to turn one's head; to turn around 2. (fig.) to return (to a previous point); to come back (to what one was saying before) 3. (fig.) to look back (in time); to reflect on the past
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
小廝: xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
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)
隨後: suí hòu — afterward; later; subsequently; following that (HSK 5)
赶: gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
看見: kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個人: gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)
么: Yāo — surname Yao
小廝: xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
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)
看見: kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (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)
奴才: nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
追赶: zhuī gǎn — 1. to pursue 2. to chase after 3. to accelerate 4. to catch up with 5. to overtake (HSK 7-9)
故: gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
赶: gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
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)
後來: hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
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)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
不見: bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個人: gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (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
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
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)
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)
白茫茫: bái máng máng — (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
片: piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)
曠野: kuàng yě — wilderness
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
古怪: gǔ guài — 1. strange 2. weird 3. eccentric 4. bizarre (HSK 7-9)
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)

，，，「。」，，，。The household servants, returning to the boat and finding Jia Zheng not in the cabin, questioned the boatmen, who said, "The Master went ashore chasing after two monks—no, a monk and a Daoist." So the others too set out through the snowy fields, tracking his path to meet him, and seeing Jia Zheng approaching from afar, went forward to receive him, and together they returned to the boat.，，。Jia Zheng sat down, and once his breath had steadied, he told over again what had happened when he saw Baoyu.，。The others, on hearing this, wished at once to search the place.：「，，。Jia Zheng sighed and said, "You none of you understand—this I saw with my own eyes, it was no ghost or spirit.。Moreover, listening to that song, there was great mystery and marvel in it.，，，，。When that Baoyu was born he came into the world with a jade in his mouth, which was strange enough in itself; I knew long ago it was an ill omen, but because the Old Ancestress doted on him so, he was raised and reared down to this day.，：，，，，，。As for that monk and Daoist, I too have seen them three times: the first time was when that monk and Daoist came to speak of the virtues of the jade; the second time was when Baoyu lay gravely ill, and he came and chanted over the jade, after which Baoyu recovered; the third time was when the jade was brought and set in the front hall, and in the blink of an eye he was gone.，，。In my heart I found this somewhat strange, but I supposed only that Baoyu truly had good fortune, that eminent monks and immortal Daoists had come to watch over and protect him.，！Who would have thought that Baoyu was one sent down from above to undergo his worldly trial, and had deceived the Old Ancestress for nineteen years!。」，。Only now am I made to understand it." So saying, tears fell from his eyes.：「，。The others said, "If Master Bao truly was a monk come down from above, then he ought never to have passed the examination and become a Provincial Graduate.？」：「，，，，。Why then did he leave only after passing it?" Jia Zheng said, "How would you know of such things? In general, stars and constellations of Heaven, aged monks in the mountains, and spirits within grottoes—each has its own nature.，，。Consider Baoyu—when did he ever willingly study his books? Yet if he but set his mind to a thing ever so slightly, there was nothing he could not master.。」，。That peculiar temperament of his was likewise altogether different from other men's." So saying, he sighed several times more.「，」。The others then offered some words of comfort about "Lan-ge having passed the examination, and the family fortunes reviving," to reason him out of his grief.，，。Jia Zheng went on writing his letter home, and included this matter in it, urging the whole household not to grieve or pine over it.，。When he had finished writing and sealed it, he had a servant set off for home at once.。Jia Zheng himself followed on afterward.。For the time being we leave this aside and speak no further of it.

眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
家人: jiā rén — 1. family member 2. (old) servant (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
舡: gāng — 1. boat 2. ship
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
不在: bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased
艙: cāng — 1. cabin 2. the hold of a ship or airplane (HSK 7-9)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)
舡: gāng — 1. boat 2. ship
夫: fū — 1. husband 2. man 3. manual worker 4. conscripted laborer (old)
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)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
上岸: shàng àn — 1. to go ashore; to climb ashore 2. (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
追赶: zhuī gǎn — 1. to pursue 2. to chase after 3. to accelerate 4. to catch up with 5. to overtake (HSK 7-9)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
道士: dào shì — Daoist priest
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)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
雪地: xuě dì — snow-covered ground
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
蹤: zōng — (bound form) footprint; trace; tracks
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)
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)
遠遠: yuǎn yuǎn — 1. distant 2. by far (HSK 6)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
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)
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)
上去: shàng qù — to go up (HSK 3)
接著: jiē zhe — 1. to catch and hold on 2. to continue 3. to go on to do sth 4. to follow 5. to carry on 6. then 7. after that 8. subsequently 9. to proceed 10. to ensue 11. in turn 12. in one's turn (HSK 2)
一同: yī tóng — together (HSK 6)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
船: chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
坐下: zuò xia — to sit down (HSK 1)
喘息: chuǎn xī — 1. to gasp for breath 2. to take a breather (HSK 7-9)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
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)
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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一遍: yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
回稟: huí bǐng — to report back to one's superior
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)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
地方: dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (HSK 1)
尋覓: xún mì — to look for (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
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)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
親眼: qīn yǎn — 1. with one's own eyes 2. personally (HSK 6)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
并非: bìng fēi — really isn't (HSK 7-9)
鬼怪: guǐ guài — 1. hobgoblin 2. bogey 3. phantom
況: kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation
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)
歌聲: gē shēng — 1. singing voice 2. fig. original voice of a poet (HSK 3)
大有: dà yǒu — 1. there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望 (dà yǒu xī wàng)) 2. (literary) bumper harvest; abundance
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
生下: shēng xià — to give birth to
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
銜: xián — 1. bit (of a bridle) 2. to hold in the mouth 3. to harbor (feelings) 4. to link 5. to accept 6. rank 7. title
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
古怪: gǔ guài — 1. strange 2. weird 3. eccentric 4. bizarre (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
早知: zǎo zhī — to know in advance
不祥之兆: bù xiáng zhī zhào — (idiom) bad omen
為的是: wèi de shì — 1. for the sake of 2. for the purpose of
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
疼愛: téng ài — to love dearly; to dote on (sb)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
養育: yǎng yù — 1. to rear 2. to bring up 3. to nurture
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)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
便是: biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
道士: dào shì — Daoist priest
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
三次: sān cì — 1. third 2. three times 3. (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
頭一: tóu yī — the first
次: cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)
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: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
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)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
好處: hǎo chǔ — easy to get along with (HSK 2)
第二次: dì èr cì — the second time; the second occurrence
便是: biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
病重: bìng zhòng — seriously ill
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
持: chí — 1. to hold 2. to grasp 3. to support 4. to maintain 5. to persevere 6. to manage 7. to run (i.e. administer) 8. to control (HSK 7-9)
誦: sòng — 1. to read aloud 2. to recite
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)
番: Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
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)
第: dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just
三次: sān cì — 1. third 2. three times 3. (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
在前: zài qián — 1. ahead 2. formerly 3. in the past
廳: tīng — 1. (reception) hall 2. living room 3. office 4. provincial government department (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
一轉眼: yī zhuǎn yǎn — in the blink of an eye
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)
不見了: bù jiàn le — 1. to have disappeared 2. to be missing 3. nowhere to be found
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
有些: yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit
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
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
果真: guǒ zhēn — 1. really 2. as expected 3. sure enough 4. if indeed... 5. if it's really... (HSK 7-9)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
造化: zào huà — (literary) Nature; the Creator
高僧: gāo sēng — a senior monk
仙: xiān — immortal
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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)
護佑: hù yòu — 1. to bless and protect 2. to protect
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)
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
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)
下凡: xià fán — (of immortals) to descend to the human world
歷: lì — 1. to experience 2. to undergo 3. to pass through 4. all 5. each 6. every 7. history
劫: jié — 1. to rob 2. to plunder 3. to seize by force 4. to coerce 5. calamity 6. abbr. for kalpa 劫波 (jié bō) (HSK 7-9)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
哄: hōng — 1. roar of laughter (onom.) 2. hubbub 3. to roar (as a crowd) (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)
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
十九: shí jiǔ — 1. nineteen 2. 19
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
明白: míng bai — 1. clear; obvious; unequivocal 2. sensible; reasonable 3. to understand; to realize (HSK 1)
說到: shuō dào — 1. to talk about 2. to mention 3. (preposition) as for
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
掉下: diào xià — 1. to drop down 2. to fall
淚: lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
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)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (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)
下凡: xià fán — (of immortals) to descend to the human world
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
不該: bù gāi — 1. should not 2. to owe nothing
中舉: zhòng jǔ — to pass the provincial level imperial examination
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
大凡: dà fán — 1. generally 2. in general
天上: tiān shàng — the sky; the heavens (HSK 2)
星宿: xīng xiù — 1. constellation (arch., now 星座) 2. one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology 3. motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology)
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
老: lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
洞: dòng — 1. cave 2. hole 3. zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
精靈: jīng líng — 1. spirit 2. fairy 3. elf 4. sprite 5. genie
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)
自有: zì yǒu — 1. (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) 2. one's own (apartment, brand etc)
一种: yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of
性情: xìng qíng — 1. nature 2. temperament (HSK 7-9)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
何嘗: hé cháng — 1. (rhetorical question) when? 2. how? 3. it's not that...
肯: kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
念書: niàn shū — 1. to read; to study 2. to attend school (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)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
略: lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)
一經: yī jīng — 1. as soon as 2. once (an action has been completed) (HSK 7-9)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (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)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
一种: yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of
脾氣: pí qi — 1. character; temperament; disposition 2. bad temper 3. classifier: 股 (gǔ) (HSK 5)
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)
各別: gè bié — 1. distinct; different 2. separately; individually 3. unusual; novel 4. (pejorative) eccentric; bizarre
另: lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)
樣: yàng — 1. manner 2. pattern 3. way 4. appearance 5. shape 6. classifier: kind, type (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
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)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (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)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
哥: gē — elder brother (HSK 1)
得中: dé zhōng — moderate; appropriate; suitable
家道: jiā dào — family financial circumstances
復興: fù xīng — 1. to revive 2. to rejuvenate (HSK 7-9)
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
解: Xiè — surname Xie (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)
番: Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
仍舊: réng jiù — 1. still (remaining) 2. to remain (the same) 3. yet (HSK 5)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
家書: jiā shū — see 家信 (jiā xìn)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)
諭: yù — order (from above)
合家: hé jiā — 1. whole family 2. entire household
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
想念: xiǎng niàn — 1. to miss 2. to remember with longing 3. to long to see again (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)
寫完: xiě wán — to finish writing
封: Fēng — surname Feng (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)
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)
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)
家人: jiā rén — 1. family member 2. (old) servant (HSK 1)
回去: huí qu — 1. to return 2. to go back (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
隨後: suí hòu — afterward; later; subsequently; following that (HSK 5)
赶: gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
暫且: zàn qiě — for now; for the time being; temporarily
不題: bù tí — we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)

，。Now to tell of Aunt Xue: on receiving word that the pardon had been granted, she at once bade Xue Ke go about borrowing money on every side.。She also gathered together, from her own means, the full sum needed to redeem the guilt.，，。The Board of Punishments granted the petition, accepted the silver, and released Xue Pan on a formal document.，，。How mother and son, sisters and brothers met again need not be told in detail—it was naturally a mingling of grief and joy.：「，！」，：「，！Xue Pan himself swore an oath, saying, "If ever I fall into my old ways again, may I be killed by the sword, may I be hacked to pieces!" Seeing him like this, Aunt Xue wanted to clap her hand over his mouth, saying, "So long as you yourself hold firm to a resolve, must you really go on so recklessly, swearing such bloody, dreadful oaths!，，，，，，？」。It is only Xiangling, who has followed you and suffered so much hardship on your account, and whose wife has already brought about her own death—now, though we speak of being poor, there is still rice enough to eat. To my mind, I shall count her as your wife—what do you say to that?" Xue Pan nodded his assent.：「。」，：「，。」，。Baochai and the others too said, "That is exactly as it should be." This flustered Xiangling so that her face flushed crimson all over, and she said, "I wait upon Elder Brother just the same as before—there is no need for such a thing." But everyone began calling her "Elder Sister-in-law," and no one but approved.，。Xue Pan then wished to go and pay his respects of thanks to the Jia family, and Aunt Xue and Baochai also came over.，，。They saw everyone, and after being reunited, exchanged a good deal of talk.，，，：「。」。Just as they were speaking, it happened that on that very day Jia Zheng's household servant returned home and presented the letter, saying, "The Master will arrive within the next few days." Lady Wang had Jia Lan read the letter aloud for all to hear.，，。When Jia Lan came to read the passage about Jia Zheng having seen Baoyu with his own eyes, all who heard it broke into weeping, Lady Wang, Baochai, and Xiren weeping hardest of all.「，」。「，，，。Everyone then went over again the passage in Jia Zheng's letter telling the household "not to grieve, for it was after all only a borrowed incarnation"—"for rather than his taking office, if by ill fortune he had run afoul of the law and brought ruin upon the family estate, that would have been far worse.，，。Better by far that our family should have produced a Buddha—that is indeed the fruit of Master's and Madam's accumulated virtue, and that is why he came to be born into our house.，，。Not to speak an unconsidered word, but in the old days, at the Eastern Mansion, the late Elder Master cultivated himself in Daoist practice for over ten years, and even he never attained immortality.。Buddhahood is harder still to attain.，。」：「，。Once Madam considers it this way, her heart will surely feel more open and at ease." Lady Wang, weeping, said to Aunt Xue, "Baoyu has abandoned me, and I still resent him for it.，，！」。What I grieve over is my daughter-in-law's hard fate—married scarcely a year or two, and now he has hardened his heart and cast it all aside and gone!" Aunt Xue, hearing this, was likewise deeply grieved.。Baochai wept until she knew nothing of the world around her.，：「，，，，，！With all the menfolk out in the front quarters, Lady Wang said, "I spent a whole lifetime in dread on his account, and just as he had married, passed the examination as Provincial Graduate, and I learned besides that his wife was with child, and had only just begun to feel some happiness—who would have thought it would come to such an end as this!，！」：「，，？Had I known it would turn out so, I ought never to have let him marry and so brought harm upon another family's daughter!" Aunt Xue said, "This was fated and could not be helped—in a family such as ours, what else is there to say?，，。Fortunately she is with child; the grandson born in time to come is sure to grow up and make something of himself, and then there will be a fruit to show for it after all.，，，。Look at Lan-ge now—having passed as Provincial Graduate, and next year he will pass as a Metropolitan Graduate as well, and will he not then be in office? Is that not so?，，。The bitterness she suffered before was, one might say, drained to the full, and this present sweetness now coming to her is likewise owing to her own good character.，，。」，：「，，。Our girl's disposition, sister, you yourself know well—she is by no means a mean or frivolous person, so sister, you need not worry over this." Lady Wang, hearing Aunt Xue's words reasoned so soundly, thought to herself: "Even as a child Baochai was more retiring and free of desire than most, and dearly loved plainness and simplicity—that is no doubt why this has come to pass; I suppose there really is a fixed allotment to each person's life.，，，！Watching Baochai—though she weeps in such anguish, her dignified bearing never once wavers, and yet she comes to comfort me instead—this is truly a rare thing indeed!，！」，。Who would have thought that a man like Baoyu should have not one particle of worldly happiness allotted to him in this dusty world!" Having thought this over for a while, she felt considerably relieved.：「，，，。Her thoughts then turned to Xiren: "As for the other maids, there is nothing hard to arrange—the older ones can be married off, the younger ones can simply go on waiting upon the Second Mistress.？」，，。Xiren alone—however is she to be dealt with?" As there were many people about just then, it was not convenient to speak of it, and she resolved to wait until evening to talk it over with Aunt Xue.

且說: qiě shuō — thus
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
得了: dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
赦罪: shè zuì — to forgive (an offender)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (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)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蝌: kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)
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)
各處: gè chù — every place
借貸: jiè dài — 1. to borrow or lend money 2. debit and credit items on a balance sheet
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
湊齊: còu qí — to collect all the bits to make a whole
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
贖罪: shú zuì — 1. to atone for one's crime 2. to buy freedom from punishment 3. redemption 4. atonement
銀兩: yín liǎng — silver (as currency)
刑部: Xíng bù — Ministry of Justice (in imperial China)
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)
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)
兌: Duì — surname Dui
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
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)
角: Jué — surname Jue (HSK 2)
文書: wén shū — 1. document 2. official correspondence 3. secretary 4. secretariat
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
放出: fàng chū — 1. to let off 2. to give out
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
母子: mǔ zǐ — 1. mother and child 2. parent and subsidiary (companies) 3. principal and interest (HSK 6)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
弟兄: dì xiong — 1. brothers 2. comrade
見面: jiàn miàn — 1. to meet; to see each other 2. classifier: 次 (cì) (HSK 1)
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
細: xì — 1. thin or slender 2. finely particulate 3. thin and soft 4. fine 5. delicate 6. trifling 7. (of a sound) quiet 8. frugal (HSK 4)
述: shù — (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
自然: zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (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)
悲喜交集: bēi xǐ jiāo jí — mixed feelings of grief and joy
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
立: Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)
誓: shì — 1. oath 2. vow 3. to swear 4. to pledge
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
若是: ruò shì — if
再犯: zài fàn — 1. to re-offend 2. repeat offender; recidivist
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
病: bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)
必定: bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (HSK 7-9)
犯: fàn — 1. to violate 2. to offend 3. to assault 4. criminal 5. crime 6. to make a mistake 7. recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) (HSK 6)
殺: shā — 1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack 2. to weaken; to reduce 3. (dialect) to smart 4. (used after a verb) extremely (HSK 5)
犯: fàn — 1. to violate 2. to offend 3. to assault 4. criminal 5. crime 6. to make a mistake 7. recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) (HSK 6)
剮: guǎ — cut off the flesh as punishment
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
握: wò — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to clench (one's fist) 3. (bound form) to have in one's control 4. classifier: a handful (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)
嘴: zuǐ — 1. mouth 2. beak 3. nozzle 4. spout (of teapot etc) 5. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
只要: zhǐ yào — so long as; provided; if (HSK 2)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
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)
主意: zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)
必定: bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (HSK 7-9)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
妄: wàng — 1. absurd 2. fantastic 3. presumptuous 4. rash
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
巴: Bā — 1. Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) 2. the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality 3. surname Ba 4. (bound form) abbr. for 巴勒斯坦 (Bā lè sī tǎn) (Palestine), 巴基斯坦 (Bā jī sī tǎn) (Pakistan) or 巴西 (Bā xī) (Brazil)
舌: jī — used in 喇舌 (lǎ jī) to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
血淋淋: xiě lín lín — 1. bloody; blood-soaked; gory; grisly 2. cruel; brutal; harsh; grim; bitter
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
惡誓: è shì — evil oath
么: Yāo — surname Yao
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
菱: líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
受: shòu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to suffer 4. subjected to 5. to bear 6. to stand 7. pleasant 8. (passive marker) 9. (LGBT) bottom (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)
多少: duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (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)
苦處: kǔ chu — 1. suffering 2. distress
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
媳婦: xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
已經: yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
治死: zhì sǐ — to put to death
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (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)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
雖說: suī shuō — 1. though 2. although (HSK 7-9)
窮: qióng — 1. poor 2. destitute 3. to use up 4. to exhaust 5. thoroughly 6. extremely 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (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)
碗: wǎn — 1. bowl 2. cup 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
飯: fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)
還有: hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (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)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
据: jū — used in 拮据 (jié jū) (HSK 6)
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)
主意: zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
媳婦: xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
心里: xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
怎麼樣: zěn me yàng — 1. how? 2. how about? 3. how was it? 4. how are things? (HSK 2)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
點頭: diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)
願意: yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (HSK 2)
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
很: hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
該: gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
倒把: dǎo bǎ — 1. to play the market 2. to speculate (on financial markets) 3. to profiteer
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
菱: líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)
急: jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
臉: liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
脹: zhàng — 1. to swell; to distend; to expand 2. swollen; bloated (HSK 7-9)
通紅: tōng hóng — 1. very red 2. red through and through 3. to blush (deep red) (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
伏侍: fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)
大爺: dà yé — 1. arrogant idler 2. self-centered show-off (HSK 4)
一樣: yī yàng — 1. same 2. like 3. equal to 4. the same as 5. just like (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
何必: hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (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)
稱: chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
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)
奶奶: nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
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)
無人不: wú rén bù — no man is not...
服: fú — 1. clothes 2. dress 3. garment 4. to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) 5. to obey 6. to be convinced (by an argument) 7. to convince 8. to admire 9. to acclimatize 10. to take (medicine) 11. mourning clothes 12. to wear mourning clothes (HSK 6)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
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)
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)
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
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
過來: guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
彼此: bǐ cǐ — each other; one another (HSK 5)
聚首: jù shǒu — 1. to gather 2. to meet
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
恰好: qià hǎo — 1. as it turns out 2. by lucky coincidence 3. (of number, time, size etc) just right (HSK 6)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
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)
家人: jiā rén — 1. family member 2. (old) servant (HSK 1)
回家: huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)
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)
上書: shàng shū — 1. to write a letter (to the authorities) 2. to present a petition
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-
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
不日: bù rì — 1. within the next few days 2. in a few days time
到了: dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
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)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
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)
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)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
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)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
段: Duàn — surname Duan (HSK 2)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
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)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
痛哭: tòng kū — to cry bitterly
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
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)
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)
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)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (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)
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)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
悲傷: bēi shāng — sad; sorrowful (HSK 5)
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)
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)
胎: tāi — 1. fetus 2. classifier for litters (of puppies etc) 3. padding (in clothing or bedding) 4. womb carrying a fetus 5. (fig.) origin 6. source 7. (loanword) tire (HSK 7-9)
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
解說: jiě shuō — to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary (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)
番: Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
與其: yǔ qí — rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其 (yǔ qí) + {verb1} + 不如 (bù rú) + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}") (HSK 7-9)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
倘或: tǎng huò — if; supposing that
命運: mìng yùn — fate; destiny (HSK 3)
不好: bù hǎo — no good
犯: fàn — 1. to violate 2. to offend 3. to assault 4. criminal 5. crime 6. to make a mistake 7. recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) (HSK 6)
了事: liǎo shì — 1. to dispose of a matter 2. to be done with it
坏: huài — 1. bad 2. spoiled 3. broken 4. to break down 5. (suffix) to the utmost (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)
敗: bài — 1. to defeat 2. to damage 3. to lose (to an opponent) 4. to fail 5. to wither (HSK 4)
產: chǎn — 1. to give birth 2. to reproduce 3. to produce 4. product 5. resource 6. estate 7. property (HSK 7-9)
那時: nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (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)
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)
宁可: nìng kě — 1. preferably 2. one would prefer to...(or not to...) 3. would rather 4. (would) be better to 5. (to pick) the lesser of two evils (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)
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)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
位: wèi — 1. position 2. location 3. place 4. seat 5. classifier for people (honorific) 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7. (physics) potential (HSK 2)
佛爺: Fó ye — 1. Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼 (Shì jiā móu ní)) 2. His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee) 3. Buddha 4. God 5. emperor 6. in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后 (Cí xǐ tài hòu)
倒是: dào shi — 1. contrary to what one might expect 2. actually 3. contrariwise 4. why don't you (HSK 5)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
積德: jī dé — 1. to accumulate merit 2. to do good 3. to give to charity 4. virtuous actions
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
投: tóu — 1. to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) 2. to cast (a ballot) 3. to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) 4. to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) 5. to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) 6. to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) 7. to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 8. (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water (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)
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)
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)
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)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
不顧前後: bù gù qián hòu — regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
當初: dāng chū — 1. at that time 2. originally (HSK 3)
東: Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
太爺: tài yé — 1. (respectful for) one's grandfather 2. sb's father 3. older people 4. the head of the house (used by servants) 5. a district magistrate
倒是: dào shi — 1. contrary to what one might expect 2. actually 3. contrariwise 4. why don't you (HSK 5)
修煉: xiū liàn — 1. (of Taoists) to practice austerities 2. to practice asceticism
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
十幾: shí jǐ — more than ten; a dozen or more
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
成了: chéng le — 1. to be done 2. to be ready 3. that's enough! 4. that will do!
仙: xiān — immortal
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)
佛: Fó — Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀 (Fó tuó)) (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)
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)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (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)
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
這麼: zhè me — 1. so much 2. this much 3. how much? 4. this way 5. like this (HSK 2)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
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)
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)
開: kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)
豁: huá — to play Chinese finger-guessing game (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)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
拋: pāo — 1. to throw 2. to toss 3. to fling 4. to cast 5. to abandon (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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
恨: hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (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)
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)
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
媳婦: xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
命苦: mìng kǔ — to be born under an ill star
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
成了: chéng le — 1. to be done 2. to be ready 3. that's enough! 4. that will do!
一二: yī èr — 1. one or two; a few 2. a little; just a bit
年: Nián — surname Nian (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)
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)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (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)
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)
硬: yìng — 1. hard; stiff; solid 2. (fig.) strong; firm 3. resolutely; uncompromisingly 4. laboriously; with great difficulty 5. good (quality); able (person) 6. (of food) filling; substantial (HSK 5)
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)
腸子: cháng zi — intestines
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
傷心: shāng xīn — 1. to grieve 2. to be broken-hearted 3. to feel deeply hurt (HSK 3)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (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)
人事不知: rén shì bù zhī — to have lost consciousness
所有: suǒ yǒu — 1. all 2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)
爺們: yé men — 1. menfolk (collective term for men of different generations) 2. husbands and their fathers etc
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
在外: zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded
頭: tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
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)
擔: dān — 1. to undertake 2. to carry 3. to shoulder 4. to take responsibility (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一輩子: yī bèi zi — (for) a lifetime (HSK 5)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
驚: jīng — 1. to startle 2. to be frightened 3. to be scared 4. alarm (HSK 7-9)
剛剛: gāng gang — 1. just recently 2. just a moment ago (HSK 2)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
娶: qǔ — 1. to take a wife 2. to marry (a woman) (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)
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)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
舉人: jǔ rén — 1. graduate 2. successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
媳婦: xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
胎: tāi — 1. fetus 2. classifier for litters (of puppies etc) 3. padding (in clothing or bedding) 4. womb carrying a fetus 5. (fig.) origin 6. source 7. (loanword) tire (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
喜歡: xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
不想: bù xiǎng — unexpectedly; to one's surprise
弄到: nòng dào — 1. to get hold of 2. to obtain 3. to secure 4. to come by
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
結局: jié jú — conclusion; ending; outcome (HSK 7-9)
早知: zǎo zhī — to know in advance
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
不該: bù gāi — 1. should not 2. to owe nothing
娶親: qǔ qīn — to take a wife
害: hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
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)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
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)
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)
還有: hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
別的: bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
嗎: má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)
幸喜: xìng xǐ — fortunately
有了胎: yǒu le tāi — 1. pregnant 2. to carry a child
將來: jiāng lái — 1. in the future 2. future 3. the future 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
生: shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
外孫子: wài sūn zi — 1. (coll.) daughter's son 2. grandson
必定: bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
有成: yǒu chéng — (literary) to achieve success
立: Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
後來: hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
結果: jiē guǒ — to bear fruit (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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)
奶奶: nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
哥兒: gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
舉人: jǔ rén — 1. graduate 2. successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
明年: míng nián — next year (HSK 1)
成了: chéng le — 1. to be done 2. to be ready 3. that's enough! 4. that will do!
進士: jìn shì — 1. successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination 2. palace graduate
可不是: kě bu shì — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure (HSK 7-9)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
做: zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
官: Guān — surname Guan (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)
么: Yāo — surname Yao
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
頭里: tóu lǐ — 1. in front 2. in advance of the field
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
苦: kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (HSK 4)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
甜: tián — 1. sweet 2. (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely (HSK 3)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
為人: wéi rén — 1. to conduct oneself 2. behavior; conduct; personal character (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)
好處: hǎo chǔ — easy to get along with (HSK 2)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
心腸: xīn cháng — 1. heart 2. intention 3. one's inclination 4. state of mind 5. to have the heart for sth 6. mood (HSK 7-9)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
姊姊: zǐ zǐ — 1. older sister 2. Taiwan pr. (jiě jie)
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)
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)
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)
刻薄: kè bó — 1. unkind 2. harsh 3. cutting 4. mean 5. acrimony 6. to embezzle by making illegal deductions
輕佻: qīng tiāo — 1. frivolous 2. coquettish
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
姊姊: zǐ zǐ — 1. older sister 2. Taiwan pr. (jiě jie)
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
耽憂: dān yōu — variant of 擔憂 (dān yōu)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
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)
言語: yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)
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)
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
有理: yǒu lǐ — 1. reasonable 2. justified 3. right 4. (math.) rational
心想: xīn xiǎng — to think to oneself; to think
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
小時候: xiǎo shí hou — in one's childhood (HSK 2)
更是: gèng shì — even more (so) (HSK 6)
廉: Lián — surname Lian
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
寡: guǎ — 1. few 2. scant 3. widowed
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
愛: ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
素: sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)
淡: dàn — 1. insipid 2. diluted 3. weak 4. mild 5. light in color 6. tasteless 7. indifferent 8. (variant of 氮 (dàn)) nitrogen (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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (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)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (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)
人生: rén shēng — life (one's time on earth) (HSK 3)
在世: zài shì — to be alive
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (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)
一定: yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)
數: shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (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)
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)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
雖是: suī shì — 1. although 2. even though 3. even if
痛哭: tòng kū — to cry bitterly
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)
端庄: duān zhuāng — 1. dignified 2. composed
樣兒: yàng r — see 樣子 (yàng zi)
一點不: yī diǎn bù — not at all
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)
卻倒: què dào — 1. but on the contrary 2. but unexpectedly
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)
勸: quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
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)
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)
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
不想: bù xiǎng — unexpectedly; to one's surprise
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
一個人: yī gè rén — 1. by oneself (without assistance) 2. alone (without company)
紅塵: hóng chén — 1. the world of mortals (Buddhism) 2. human society 3. worldly affairs
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
福分: fú fen — one's happy lot; good fortune
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
一點兒: yī diǎn r — erhua variant of 一點 (yī diǎn) (HSK 1)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
解: Xiè — surname Xie (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)
好些: hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
想到: xiǎng dào — 1. to think of 2. to call to mind 3. to anticipate (HSK 2)
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
人身: rén shēn — 1. person 2. personal 3. human body (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
別的: bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
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)
沒有什麼: méi yǒu shén me — 1. it is nothing 2. there's nothing ... about it
難處: nán chu — trouble; difficulty; problem (HSK 7-9)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
大: 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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
小的: xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
伏侍: fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)
二奶: èr nǎi — 1. mistress 2. second wife 3. lover
奶: nǎi — 1. breast 2. milk 3. to breastfeed (HSK 1)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
獨有: dú yǒu — 1. to own exclusively; unique to; specific 2. there is only
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)
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)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
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)
此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
多: duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不好說: bù hǎo shuō — 1. hard to say; can't be sure 2. difficult to speak about; unpleasant to say
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
晚上: wǎn shang — 1. evening 2. night 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. in the evening (HSK 1)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
商量: shāng liang — 1. to consult 2. to talk over 3. to discuss (HSK 2)

且说薛姨妈得了赦罪的信，便命薛蝌去各处借贷。并自己凑齐了赎罪银两。刑部准了，收兑了银子，一角文书将薛蟠放出。他们母子姊妹弟兄见面，不必细述，自然是悲喜交集了。薛蟠自己立誓说道：「若是再犯前病，必定犯杀犯剐！」薛姨妈见他这样，便要握他嘴说：「只要自己拿定主意，必定还要妄口巴舌血淋淋的起这样恶誓么！只香菱跟了你受了多少的苦处，你媳妇已经自己治死自己了，如今虽说穷了，这碗饭还有得吃，据我的主意，我便算他是媳妇了，你心里怎么样？」薛蟠点头愿意。宝钗等也说：「很该这样。」倒把香菱急得脸胀通红，说是：「伏侍大爷一样的，何必如此。」众人便称起大奶奶来，无人不服。薛蟠便要去拜谢贾家，薛姨妈宝钗也都过来。见了众人，彼此聚首，又说了一番的话。正说著，恰好那日贾政的家人回家，呈上书子，说：「老爷不日到了。」王夫人叫贾兰将书子念给听。贾兰念到贾政亲见宝玉的一段，众人听了都痛哭起来，王夫人宝钗袭人等更甚。大家又将贾政书内叫家内「不必悲伤，原是借胎」的话解说了一番。「与其作了官，倘或命运不好，犯了事坏家败产，那时倒不好了。宁可咱们家出一位佛爷，倒是老爷太太的积德，所以才投到咱们家来。不是说句不顾前后的话，当初东府里太爷倒是修炼了十几年，也没有成了仙。这佛是更难成的。太太这么一想，心里便开豁了。」王夫人哭著和薛姨妈道：「宝玉抛了我，我还恨他呢。我叹的是媳妇的命苦，才成了一二年的亲，怎么他就硬著肠子都撂下了走了呢！」薛姨妈听了也甚伤心。宝钗哭得人事不知。所有爷们都在外头，王夫人便说道：「我为他担了一辈子的惊，刚刚儿的娶了亲，中了举人，又知道媳妇作了胎，我才喜欢些，不想弄到这样结局！早知这样，就不该娶亲害了人家的姑娘！」薛姨妈道：「这是自己一定的，咱们这样人家，还有什么别的说的吗？幸喜有了胎，将来生个外孙子必定是有成立的，后来就有了结果了。你看大奶奶，如今兰哥儿中了举人，明年成了进士，可不是就做了官了么。他头里的苦也算吃尽的了，如今的甜来，也是他为人的好处。我们姑娘的心肠儿姊姊是知道的，并不是刻薄轻佻的人，姊姊倒不必耽忧。」王夫人被薛姨妈一番言语说得极有理，心想：「宝钗小时候更是廉静寡欲极爱素淡的，他所以才有这个事，想人生在世真有一定数的。看著宝钗虽是痛哭，他端庄样儿一点不走，却倒来劝我，这是真真难得的！不想宝玉这样一个人，红尘中福分竟没有一点儿！」想了一回，也觉解了好些。又想到袭人身上：「若说别的丫头呢，没有什么难处的，大的配了出去，小的伏侍二奶奶就是了。独有袭人可怎么处呢？」此时人多，也不好说，且等晚上和薛姨妈商量。

，，。That day Aunt Xue did not go home after all, for fearing Baochai would weep herself ill, she stayed in Baochai's room to comfort and reason with her.，，「。Baochai, however, was a person of the clearest good sense, and having turned the matter over from every side, she said, "Baoyu was from the first a being of a singular, extraordinary sort.，，。”。It was fixed from a bond of a former existence, and there is truly nothing in it to resent Heaven or blame others for." And she went on to tell her mother a great deal more in this same vein of larger reasoning.，。Aunt Xue's heart, instead, was set at ease by this, and she went to Lady Wang and first repeated to her what Baochai had said.：「，。」，。Lady Wang nodded and sighed, saying, "If it were said that I lacked virtue, I should never have deserved so good a daughter-in-law as this." So saying, she fell to grieving all the more.，，：「，。Aunt Xue comforted her a while longer, and then brought up the matter of Xiren, saying, "I have noticed how terribly thin Xiren has grown of late—her whole heart is bent on thoughts of Master Bao.，。But as to a proper wife, it is right that she should keep her widowhood; and among the personal maids too, there are those who are willing to remain faithful in the same way.，，。」：「，。Only in Xiren's case—although she is counted as one of his personal maids, in the end there was never any open, formal understanding between her and Master Bao." Lady Wang said, "I was just now thinking of this very thing, and meant to talk it over with you, sister.，，，，。If I say she is to be sent away, I fear she may be unwilling, and may again try to seek death; yet if I wish to keep her on, I fear Master would not consent to it.。」：「。That is why it is so hard to decide." Aunt Xue said, "To my mind, your husband will on no account allow her to remain in mourning-widowhood.，，？Besides, your husband knows nothing at all of the particulars concerning Xiren—he would suppose her no more than an ordinary maid, so what grounds would there be for keeping her?，，，。The best way is for you, sister, to summon the people of her own family, give them strict and thorough instructions, and have them arrange a proper, respectable marriage for her, and moreover send her off with a generous dowry of goods besides.，，，。That child has a good heart and is still young in years besides—it will not have been for nothing that she served you, sister, all this while, and it may be said that you, sister, have not treated her meanly.。As for Xiren herself, leave that to me—I shall reason with her carefully and at length.，，，，，。」：「。Even in summoning her family, there is no need to tell them the reason outright—only wait until her family has truly settled on a good match, and then we shall go and make inquiry ourselves; if indeed the family has enough to eat and wear, and the bridegroom looks a decent, presentable sort, only then let her be sent out to marry." Lady Wang, hearing this, said, "This plan is very sound indeed.，！」：「！」，，。Otherwise, if Master were to handle it in some rash, hasty fashion, would I not again have done harm to another person!" Aunt Xue, hearing this, nodded and said, "Just so, just so!" And after a few words more, she took her leave of Lady Wang and went back again to Baochai's room.

那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
并未: bìng wèi — (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ...
回家: huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
痛哭: tòng kū — to cry bitterly
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
房: Fáng — surname Fang
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
解勸: jiě quàn — 1. to soothe 2. to pacify 3. to mollify 4. to mediate (in a dispute etc)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
卻是: què shì — 1. nevertheless 2. actually 3. the fact is ... (HSK 6)
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
明理: míng lǐ — 1. sensible 2. reasonable 3. an obvious reason, truth or fact 4. to understand the reason or reasoning
思前想後: sī qián xiǎng hòu — 1. to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future 2. to ponder over reasons and connection (HSK 7-9)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
一种: yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of
奇异: qí yì — 1. fantastic 2. bizarre 3. odd 4. exotic 5. astonished
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
夙世: sù shì — previous life
前因: qián yīn — antecedents
自有: zì yǒu — 1. (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) 2. one's own (apartment, brand etc)
一定: yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
無可: wú kě — can't
怨天尤人: yuàn tiān yóu rén — (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
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)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
大道理: dà dào li — 1. major principle 2. general truth 3. sermon (reproof) 4. bombastic talk
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
告訴: gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
心里: xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
反倒: fǎn dào — (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead (HSK 7-9)
安: Ān — surname An (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)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
先: xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)
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)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
點頭: diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)
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)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
德: Dé — 1. Germany 2. German 3. abbr. for 德國 (Dé guó) (HSK 7-9)
不該: bù gāi — 1. should not 2. to owe nothing
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (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)
媳婦: xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
傷心: shāng xīn — 1. to grieve 2. to be broken-hearted 3. to feel deeply hurt (HSK 3)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
勸: quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一會: yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
提起: tí qǐ — 1. to mention; to bring up 2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise 3. to initiate (legal proceedings) (HSK 5)
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)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (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)
近來: jìn lái — 1. recently 2. lately (HSK 5)
瘦: shòu — 1. thin 2. to lose weight 3. (of clothing) tight 4. (of meat) lean 5. (of land) unproductive (HSK 5)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
了不得: liǎo bu de — 1. terrific 2. terrible 3. (after 得 (de)) very
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
一心: yī xīn — 1. wholeheartedly 2. heart and soul (HSK 7-9)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
哥兒: gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys
但是: dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)
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)
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)
理應: lǐ yīng — should; ought to
守: shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
里人: lǐ rén — 1. person from the same village, town or province 2. peasant (derog.) 3. (of a school of thought etc) follower
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)
守: shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)
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)
有的: yǒu de — 1. (there are) some (who are...) 2. some (exist) (HSK 1)
惟有: wéi yǒu — variant of 唯有 (wéi yǒu)
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)
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)
雖說: suī shuō — 1. though 2. although (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
里人: lǐ rén — 1. person from the same village, town or province 2. peasant (derog.) 3. (of a school of thought etc) follower
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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
哥兒: gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (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
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
剛: gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
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)
正要: zhèng yào — 1. to be just about to 2. to be on the point of
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)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
商量: shāng liang — 1. to consult 2. to talk over 3. to discuss (HSK 2)
商量: shāng liang — 1. to consult 2. to talk over 3. to discuss (HSK 2)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
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)
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
恐怕: kǒng pà — 1. fear 2. to dread 3. I'm afraid that... 4. perhaps 5. maybe (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)
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))
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
尋死: xún sǐ — 1. to attempt suicide 2. to court death
覓: mì — 1. (literary) to seek 2. to find
活: huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (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)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
留: liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
也罷: yě bà — 1. (reduplicated) whether... or... 2. never mind 3. fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
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
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
難處: nán chu — trouble; difficulty; problem (HSK 7-9)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
姨: yí — 1. mother's sister 2. aunt (HSK 7-9)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
再不: zài bù — or else; alternatively
肯: kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
守: shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
再者: zài zhě — moreover; besides
姨: yí — 1. mother's sister 2. aunt (HSK 7-9)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
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)
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
想來: xiǎng lái — it may be assumed that
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)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
那: Nā — surname Na (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)
留: liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
理: lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)
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)
只要: zhǐ yào — so long as; provided; if (HSK 2)
姊姊: zǐ zǐ — 1. older sister 2. Taiwan pr. (jiě jie)
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)
本家: běn jiā — 1. a member of the same clan 2. a distant relative with the same family name
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
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)
狠狠: hěn hěn — 1. resolutely 2. firmly 3. ferociously 4. ruthlessly
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
吩咐: fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (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)
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)
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)
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)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
正經: zhèng jīng — 1. decent 2. honorable 3. proper 4. serious 5. according to standards
親事: qīn shì — 1. marriage 2. classifier: 門 (mén)
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)
多多: duō duō — 1. many 2. much 3. a lot 4. lots and lots 5. more 6. even more
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
陪送: péi sòng — 1. dowry 2. to give as a dowry 3. to accompany sb
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)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
心腸: xīn cháng — 1. heart 2. intention 3. one's inclination 4. state of mind 5. to have the heart for sth 6. mood (HSK 7-9)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
也好: yě hǎo — 1. that's fine 2. may as well 3. (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... (HSK 5)
年紀: nián jì — 1. age 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
輕: qīng — 1. light 2. easy 3. gentle 4. soft 5. reckless 6. unimportant 7. frivolous 8. small in number 9. unstressed 10. neutral 11. to disparage (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不枉: bù wǎng — not in vain
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)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
會子: huì zi — 1. (coll.) a moment 2. a while
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
薄: Bó — surname Bo (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)
襲: xí — 1. (bound form) to raid; to attack 2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
細細: xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful
勸: quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (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)
家的: jiā de — (old) wife
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不用: bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)
告訴: gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
家里: jiā lǐ — home (HSK 1)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
說定: shuō dìng — 1. to agree on 2. to settle on
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
好人: hǎo rén — 1. good person 2. healthy person 3. person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle (HSK 2)
家兒: jiā ér — (old) child, particularly referring to the son who resembles his father
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
打聽: dǎ ting — 1. to ask about 2. to make some inquiries 3. to ask around (HSK 3)
打聽: dǎ ting — 1. to ask about 2. to make some inquiries 3. to ask around (HSK 3)
若果: ruò guǒ — (literary) if; supposing that
然: rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly
足: jù — excessive (HSK 6)
衣: yī — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) 3. Kangxi radical 145
足: jù — excessive (HSK 6)
食: shí — 1. to eat 2. food 3. animal feed 4. eclipse
女婿: nǚ xu — daughter's husband; son-in-law (HSK 7-9)
長: cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
象: xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
個人: gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (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: 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)
出去: chū qù — to go out (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)
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
主意: zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)
很是: hěn shì — (formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb)
不然: bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (HSK 4)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
冒冒失失: mào mào shī shī — 1. bold 2. forthright
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
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)
可不是: kě bu shì — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
害: hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一個人: yī gè rén — 1. by oneself (without assistance) 2. alone (without company)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
么: Yāo — surname Yao
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
點頭: diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)
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)
可不是: kě bu shì — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure (HSK 7-9)
么: Yāo — surname Yao
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
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)
辭: cí — 1. to resign 2. to dismiss 3. to decline 4. (literary) to take leave 5. (archaic poetic genre) ballad 6. variant of 詞 (cí) (HSK 7-9)
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)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
房: Fáng — surname Fang
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

，。Seeing Xiren's face all streaked with tears, Aunt Xue spent a while comforting her with reasoned words and gentle analogies.，，，，：「，，，。」，「！」。Xiren was by nature honest and plain-spoken, not one clever or sharp of tongue, and to every sentence Aunt Xue said she answered but a word in return, and at length said, "I am but a servant; that you, Aunt, should think so well of me as to speak to me of these things—I would never dare go against what Madam decides." Hearing her words, Aunt Xue thought, "What a gentle, yielding child!" and her heart warmed to her all the more.，。Baochai then repeated once more these words of larger reasoning, and after that all were at peace, each within herself.

看見: kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (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)
淚痕: lèi hén — tear stains
滿面: mǎn miàn — 1. across one's whole face 2. (smiling) from ear to ear
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
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)
勸解: quàn jiě — 1. conciliation 2. mediation 3. to mollify 4. to propitiate 5. to reconcile
譬喻: pì yù — 1. analogy 2. metaphor 3. simile
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一會: yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)
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)
本來: běn lái — 1. original 2. originally 3. at first 4. it goes without saying 5. of course (HSK 3)
老實: lǎo shi — 1. honest; sincere 2. well-behaved 3. naive; gullible (HSK 4)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
伶: líng — 1. (old) actor; actress 2. (meaningless bound form)
牙: yá — 1. tooth 2. ivory 3. classifier: 顆 (kē) (HSK 4)
利: Lì — surname Li (HSK 6)
齒: chǐ — 1. (bound form) tooth 2. (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
一句: yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
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)
應: Yīng — 1. surname Ying 2. Taiwan pr. (Yìng) (HSK 4)
一句: yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
做: zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
下人: xià rén — 1. (old) servant 2. (dialect) children; grandchildren
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
姨太太: yí tài tai — concubine
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
得起: de qǐ — (verb complement indicating ability to afford or bear the cost or consequences of doing sth)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
這些: zhè xiē — these (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)
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)
從不: cóng bù — never (HSK 6)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
違拗: wéi ào — to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
柔順: róu shùn — 1. gentle and agreeable 2. supple 3. yielding
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
心里: xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
更加: gèng jiā — 1. more (than sth else) 2. even more (HSK 3)
喜歡: xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
大義: dà yì — 1. righteousness 2. virtuous cause 3. a woman's marriage 4. main points of a piece of writing
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一遍: yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
各自: gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
安: Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

，，。After some days had passed, Jia Zheng returned home, and everyone went out to welcome him.，，。Jia Zheng saw that Jia She and Jia Zhen had both already returned home, and brothers, uncle and nephew met and all recounted at length how things had been since their parting.，，。Then the womenfolk of the household came out to see them, and could not help thinking of Baoyu, and everyone grieved again for a while.：「。Jia Zheng checked them, saying, "This is only to be expected.，，。Now we need only see to it that we menfolk manage the household affairs on the outside while you women assist within — there must on no account be the same laxness as before.，，。The affairs of the other branches are each looked after by their own households; there is no need to take overall charge of them.，，。」，。As for the affairs of our own branch, everything inside is to be entrusted wholly to you, and all must be conducted according to proper principle." Wang furen then also told him the news that Baochai was with child, and that in future the maids were all to be persuaded to be released to marry out.，。Jia Zheng, hearing this, nodded and said nothing.

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)
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
回家: huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
迎接: yíng jiē — to welcome; to greet (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政見: zhèng jiàn — political views
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
回家: huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)
弟兄: dì xiong — 1. brothers 2. comrade
叔: shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)
侄: zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)
相見: xiāng jiàn — 1. to see each other 2. to meet in person
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
歷: lì — 1. to experience 2. to undergo 3. to pass through 4. all 5. each 6. every 7. history
敘: Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)
別: Bié — surname Bie (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)
景況: jǐng kuàng — circumstances
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
內眷: nèi juàn — 1. the females in a family 2. womenfolk
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
不免: bù miǎn — inevitably (HSK 5)
想起: xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
傷: shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一會: yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
喝: hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
住: zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
道理: dào li — 1. reason 2. argument 3. sense 4. principle 5. basis 6. justification 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
只要: zhǐ yào — so long as; provided; if (HSK 2)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
在外: zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded
把持: bǎ chí — 1. to control 2. to dominate 3. to monopolize
家事: jiā shì — 1. family matters 2. domestic affairs 3. housework
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
在內: zài nèi — 1. (included) in it 2. among them (HSK 5)
相助: xiāng zhù — 1. to help one another 2. to come to sb's help
斷: duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (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)
從前: cóng qián — 1. previously 2. formerly 3. once upon a time (HSK 3)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (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)
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)
慢: màn — slow (HSK 1)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
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)
料理: liào lǐ — 1. to arrange 2. to handle 3. to cook 4. cuisine 5. art of cooking (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不用: bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)
承: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God
總: zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
頭: tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
歸: Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
按理: àn lǐ — according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
行: háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
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)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
孕: yùn — pregnant
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
告訴: gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
將來: jiāng lái — 1. in the future 2. future 3. the future 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
勸: quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
放出: fàng chū — 1. to let off 2. to give out
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
點頭: diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)
無語: wú yǔ — 1. to remain silent 2. to have nothing to say 3. (coll.) speechless 4. dumbfounded

，，：「，，，。」。The next day Jia Zheng went to court and asked the ministers for instruction, saying, "I am deeply grateful for the emperor's grace, but as I have not yet completed my mourning, I do not know how I ought to render thanks — I beg the lords to instruct me." The assembled court officials said they would memorialize on his behalf to request the imperial decision.，。Thereupon the emperor's grace proved vast and boundless, and an order at once came for him to be received in audience.，，。Jia Zheng went into the palace and gave thanks for the imperial grace, and His Majesty issued a good many further edicts, and also asked about the matter of Baoyu.。Jia Zheng reported the facts truthfully in reply.，，，，。His Majesty marveled, and in his edict said that Baoyu's writings were indeed clear and extraordinary, and that he must surely be one who had "come from beyond" — that this was why he was so.，。Had he been at court, he could have been advanced in office.，「」。Since he did not dare accept rank and title from the sacred dynasty, he was granted instead the Daoist title of "Perfected Man of Wondrous Letters."。Jia Zheng again kowtowed in thanks for the grace and withdrew.

次日: cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
請示: qǐng shì — to ask for instructions
大臣: dà chén — 1. chancellor (of a monarchy) 2. cabinet minister (HSK 7-9)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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)
蒙恩: méng ēn — to receive favor
感激: gǎn jī — 1. to be grateful 2. to appreciate 3. thankful (HSK 7-9)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
未: wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)
服: fú — 1. clothes 2. dress 3. garment 4. to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) 5. to obey 6. to be convinced (by an argument) 7. to convince 8. to admire 9. to acclimatize 10. to take (medicine) 11. mourning clothes 12. to wear mourning clothes (HSK 6)
闋: què — 1. (literary) to end; to stop 2. one of the stanzas (usually two) of a ci poem 詞 (cí) 3. classifier for songs or ci poems
應該: yīng gāi — ought to; should; must (HSK 2)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
謝恩: xiè ēn — to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
望: wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)
乞: qǐ — to beg
大人: dà ren — 1. adult 2. grownup 3. title of respect toward superiors (HSK 2)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
指教: zhǐ jiào — to offer advice, guidance, or feedback (HSK 7-9)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
朝臣: cháo chén — court councilor
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)
代: dài — 1. to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute 2. generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon (HSK 3)
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
旨: zhǐ — 1. imperial decree 2. purport 3. aim 4. purpose
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
圣: kū — (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
浩蕩: hào dàng — 1. vast and mighty (of river or ocean) 2. broad and powerful
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)
陛: bì — the steps to the throne
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
謝: 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)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
圣上: shèng shàng — courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
降: jiàng — 1. to drop 2. to fall 3. to come down 4. to descend (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)
好些: hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot
旨意: zhǐ yì — 1. decree; order 2. will; intent
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
据: jū — used in 拮据 (jié jū) (HSK 6)
實: shí — 1. real 2. true 3. honest 4. really 5. solid 6. fruit 7. seed 8. definitely
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)
圣上: shèng shàng — courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
稱: chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
奇: jī — odd (number)
旨意: zhǐ yì — 1. decree; order 2. will; intent
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
文章: wén zhāng — 1. article 2. essay 3. literary works 4. writings 5. hidden meaning 6. classifier: 篇 (piān), 段 (duàn), 頁 (yè) (HSK 3)
固: gù — 1. hard 2. strong 3. solid 4. sure 5. assuredly 6. undoubtedly 7. of course 8. indeed 9. admittedly
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)
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
奇: jī — odd (number)
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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
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)
過來人: guò lái rén — 1. an experienced person 2. sb who has "been around (the block)" 3. sb who has personally experienced it
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
在朝: zài cháo — sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
可以: kě yǐ — 1. can 2. may 3. possible 4. able to 5. not bad 6. pretty good (HSK 2)
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
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)
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)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
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)
受: shòu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to suffer 4. subjected to 5. to bear 6. to stand 7. pleasant 8. (passive marker) 9. (LGBT) bottom (HSK 3)
圣朝: shèng cháo — 1. the current imperial dynasty 2. one's own court
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
爵位: jué wèi — order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公 (gōng), Marquis 侯 (hóu), Count 伯 (bó), Viscount 子 (zǐ), Baron 男 (nán)
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)
賞: shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
真人: zhēn rén — 1. a real person 2. Daoist spiritual master
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (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)
號: háo — (bound form) to wail; to howl (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
叩頭: kòu tóu — 1. to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) 2. also written 磕頭 (kē tóu)
謝恩: xiè ēn — to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
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)

，，，。When he returned home, Jia Lian and Jia Zhen received him, and Jia Zheng recounted all that had been said at court, and everyone was delighted.：「，。Jia Zhen then reported, saying, "The Ningguo mansion has been put fully in order; I have reported that we intend to move back there.，。」，，。The Bamboo Lodge within the garden has been set aside enclosed within the grounds, for Fourth Sister to cultivate quiet retirement in." Jia Zheng said nothing to this, and after a good while, gave instructions on words expressing reverent gratitude for Heaven's favor.：「，。」，：「。Jia Lian too took the opportunity to report, "As to Qiaojie's marriage, Father and Mother [Jia She and his wife] are both willing to give her in marriage into the Zhou family." Jia Zheng had already the previous night learned the full particulars of Qiaojie's case, and said, "It is enough that your father and mother the elder decide it.，，，。Do not say that living in the countryside is not good — all that matters is that the family be of clean reputation, and that the child be willing to study and capable of advancement.？」「」，：「，，，。」：「，。Are all those officials at court city-born men, pray?" Jia Lian answered "Yes," and further said, "Father is advanced in years, and moreover has the root cause of his phlegm ailment; if he retires to cultivate quiet for a few years, in all matters we shall of course rely on Second Uncle to take charge." Jia Zheng said, "Speaking of retiring to the countryside to cultivate stillness, that suits me very well indeed.，。」。It is only that I have received grace so deep and heavy that I have not yet repaid it." Having said this, Jia Zheng went inside.，。Jia Lian sent to invite Grannie Liu, and settled this matter with her.，，，。Grannie Liu, on seeing Wang furen and the others, spoke of how in future they would rise in office, how the family fortunes would be established, and how the descendants would flourish.，：「。」，，，，，，，。Just as she was speaking, a maid came in to report, "Hua Zifang's wife has come in to pay her respects." Wang furen asked a few questions, and Hua Zifang's wife said that a relative had proposed a match — a Jiang family south of the city, who at present had houses, land, and shopfronts as well; the young man was a little older in years, but had never yet married, and moreover was one in a hundred in looks.，：「，。」，。Wang furen, hearing this, was pleased, and said, "Go and settle it, then; in a few days come in again and take your sister-in-law." Wang furen also had someone make inquiries, and all said it was a good match.，。Wang furen then told Baochai of it, and also asked Aunt Xue to explain it all in detail to Xiren.，，，，「。Xiren grieved without end, yet dared not disobey the order; she recalled how, that year Baoyu had gone to her home, he had said on returning that he would die before he would go back there — "and now Madam has settled it by her own authority.，，，」，，，：「，。If I say I will stay and keep to widowhood here, people will say I have no shame; but if I go, it is truly not my heart's wish" — and she wept until she choked and could hardly make a sound; then, being earnestly urged by Aunt Xue, Baochai, and the others, she turned the thought over in her mind and considered: "If I die here, I would only spoil Madam's good intentions.。」，，。I ought rather to die in my own home." And so, Xiren, holding back her grief, kowtowed and took leave of everyone, and when the sisters parted there was of course an added measure of things too painful to speak.，，，。Xiren, carrying in her heart a resolve to die, got into the carriage and went home; on seeing her brother and sister-in-law she wept too, but could not bring herself to say anything.，，，。Hua Zifang showed her in full the betrothal gifts sent by the Jiang family, and pointed out to her one by one the trousseau he had prepared, saying this piece was a gift from Madam, and that piece he had bought himself.，，：「，，。」，，，，。Xiren found it even harder to speak at this; after staying two days, she thought it over carefully: "My brother has managed things well; if I die here in my brother's home, would that not harm my brother too?" Turning it over a thousand ways, caught between difficulties on every side, it was truly as though a strand of her tender heart were almost pulled to breaking, and she could only bear it and hold back.

回到: huí dào — to return to (HSK 1)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
璉: liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
接著: jiē zhe — 1. to catch and hold on 2. to continue 3. to go on to do sth 4. to follow 5. to carry on 6. then 7. after that 8. subsequently 9. to proceed 10. to ensue 11. in turn 12. in one's turn (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
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)
朝: Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
述: shù — (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一遍: yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
喜歡: xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
宁: zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen
國: Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)
府第: fǔ dì — 1. mansion house 2. official residence
收拾: shōu shi — 1. to put in order 2. to tidy up 3. to pack 4. to repair 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 5)
齊全: qí quán — 1. complete 2. comprehensive (HSK 5)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
明了: míng liǎo — 1. to understand clearly 2. to be clear about 3. plain 4. clear 5. also written 明瞭 (míng liǎo)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
搬: bān — 1. to move (i.e. relocate oneself) 2. to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) 3. to shift 4. to copy indiscriminately (HSK 3)
過去: guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)
櫳: lóng — 1. (literary) window 2. (literary) cage for animals
翠: cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade
庵: ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery
圈: juān — 1. to confine 2. to lock up 3. to pen in (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)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (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)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
靜養: jìng yǎng — 1. to convalesce 2. to recuperate 3. to fully relax
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
并不: bìng bù — not at all; by no means
言語: yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)
隔: gé — 1. to separate 2. to partition 3. to stand or lie between 4. at a distance from 5. after or at an interval of (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (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)
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)
吩咐: fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
番: Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
仰: Yǎng — surname Yang (HSK 6)
報: bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
璉: liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
趁便: chèn biàn — 1. to take the opportunity 2. in passing
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
巧: qiǎo — 1. opportunely 2. coincidentally 3. as it happens 4. skillful 5. timely (HSK 3)
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
親事: qīn shì — 1. marriage 2. classifier: 門 (mén)
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
願意: yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (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)
周: Zhōu — 1. surname Zhou 2. Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) (HSK 2)
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)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
媳: xí — daughter-in-law
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
昨晚: zuó wǎn — 1. yesterday evening 2. last night
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
巧: qiǎo — 1. opportunely 2. coincidentally 3. as it happens 4. skillful 5. timely (HSK 3)
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
始末: shǐ mò — 1. whole story 2. the ins and outs
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
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)
作主: zuò zhǔ — to decide; to have the final say
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)
莫: Mò — surname Mo
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
居: Jū — surname Ju
不好: bù hǎo — no good
只要: zhǐ yào — so long as; provided; if (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)
清白: qīng bái — 1. pure 2. innocent
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
肯: kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
念書: niàn shū — 1. to read; to study 2. to attend school (HSK 7-9)
能夠: néng gòu — 1. to be capable of 2. to be able to 3. can (HSK 2)
上進: shàng jìn — 1. to make progress 2. to do better 3. fig. ambitious to improve oneself 4. to move forwards
朝: Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
那些: nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
難道: nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
城: chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
么: Yāo — surname Yao
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
璉: liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
年紀: nián jì — 1. age 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
況且: kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (HSK 7-9)
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)
痰: tán — 1. phlegm 2. spittle (HSK 7-9)
症: zhèng — 1. disease 2. illness
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
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-
靜養: jìng yǎng — 1. to convalesce 2. to recuperate 3. to fully relax
幾年: jǐ nián — 1. a few years; several years 2. how many years?
諸事: zhū shì — 1. everything 2. every matter
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
仗: zhàng — 1. weaponry 2. to hold (a weapon) 3. to wield 4. to rely on 5. to depend on 6. war 7. battle
二老: èr lǎo — 1. mother and father 2. parents
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
為主: wéi zhǔ — 1. to rely mainly on 2. to attach most importance to (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
提起: tí qǐ — 1. to mention; to bring up 2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise 3. to initiate (legal proceedings) (HSK 5)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
居: Jū — surname Ju
養: yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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))
只是: zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
受: shòu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to suffer 4. subjected to 5. to bear 6. to stand 7. pleasant 8. (passive marker) 9. (LGBT) bottom (HSK 3)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
深重: shēn zhòng — 1. very serious 2. grave 3. profound
尚未: shàng wèi — not yet; still not (HSK 7-9)
酬報: chóu bào — 1. to repay 2. to reward
耳: ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
璉: liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)
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)
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)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
姥姥: lǎo lao — (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother (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)
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)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
姥姥: lǎo lao — (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother (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)
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)
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)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
將來: jiāng lái — 1. in the future 2. future 3. the future 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
怎樣: zěn yàng — 1. how 2. what kind (HSK 2)
升官: shēng guān — to get promoted
怎樣: zěn yàng — 1. how 2. what kind (HSK 2)
起家: qǐ jiā — 1. to start out by 2. to grow an enterprise beginning with 3. to begin one's career by
怎樣: zěn yàng — 1. how 2. what kind (HSK 2)
子孫: zǐ sūn — 1. offspring 2. posterity (HSK 7-9)
昌盛: chāng shèng — prosperous (HSK 6)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
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)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
芳: fāng — fragrant
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
女人: nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
請安: qǐng ān — 1. to pay respects 2. to wish good health 3. in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千 (dǎ qiān))
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
話: huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
芳: fāng — fragrant
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
女人: nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)
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)
親戚: qīn qi — 1. a relative (i.e. family relation) 2. classifier: 門 (mén), 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 7-9)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
媒: méi — 1. medium 2. intermediary 3. matchmaker 4. go-between 5. abbr. for 媒體 (méi tǐ), media, esp. news media
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)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
城: chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
南: Nán — surname Nan (HSK 1)
蔣: Jiǎng — 1. surname Jiang 2. Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石 (Jiǎng Jiè shí)
家的: jiā de — (old) wife
現在: xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
舖: pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)
面: miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
姑爺: gū ye — 1. son-in-law (used by wife's family) 2. uncle (husband of father's sister)
年紀: nián jì — 1. age 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
略: lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
幾歲: jǐ suì — how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
娶: qǔ — 1. to take a wife 2. to marry (a woman) (HSK 7-9)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
況且: kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (HSK 7-9)
人物: rén wù — 1. person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance) 2. character (in a play, novel etc) 3. (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting (HSK 5)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
長: cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
百里挑一: bǎi lǐ tiāo yī — 1. one in a hundred 2. cream of the crop
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (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)
願意: yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (HSK 2)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
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)
隔: gé — 1. to separate 2. to partition 3. to stand or lie between 4. at a distance from 5. after or at an interval of (HSK 4)
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)
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
接: jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
妹子: mèi zi — 1. (dialect) younger sister 2. girl
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
打聽: dǎ ting — 1. to ask about 2. to make some inquiries 3. to ask around (HSK 3)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
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)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
告訴: gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
細細: xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
告訴: gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
悲傷: bēi shāng — sad; sorrowful (HSK 5)
不已: bù yǐ — (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly (HSK 7-9)
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)
違命: wéi mìng — 1. disobedient 2. to violate the Mandate of Heaven (天命 (Tiān Mìng))
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
心里: xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
想起: xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
家去: jiā qù — (dialect) to go home; to return home
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
回去: huí qu — 1. to return 2. to go back (HSK 1)
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
硬: yìng — 1. hard; stiff; solid 2. (fig.) strong; firm 3. resolutely; uncompromisingly 4. laboriously; with great difficulty 5. good (quality); able (person) 6. (of food) filling; substantial (HSK 5)
作主: zuò zhǔ — to decide; to have the final say
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
守: shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
害臊: hài sào — 1. to be bashful 2. to feel ashamed (HSK 7-9)
若是: ruò shì — if
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)
實: shí — 1. real 2. true 3. honest 4. really 5. solid 6. fruit 7. seed 8. definitely
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
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)
心願: xīn yuàn — 1. cherished desire 2. dream 3. craving 4. wish 5. aspiration (HSK 6)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (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)
咽: yān — 1. throat; pharynx 2. narrow pass (HSK 7-9)
哽: gěng — 1. to choke with emotion 2. to choke on a piece of food
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
鳴: míng — 1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 2. to make a sound 3. to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
被: bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
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)
苦: kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (HSK 4)
勸: quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
念頭: niàn tou — thought; idea; intention (HSK 7-9)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
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)
若是: ruò shì — if
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)
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)
倒把: dǎo bǎ — 1. to play the market 2. to speculate (on financial markets) 3. to profiteer
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
好心: hǎo xīn — 1. kindness 2. good intentions (HSK 7-9)
弄坏: nòng huài — 1. to ruin 2. to spoil 3. to break
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)
該死: gāi sǐ — 1. Damn it! 2. damned 3. wretched
在家: zài jiā — 1. to be at home 2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 (chū chāi)) 3. (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 (chū jiā)) (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (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)
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
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)
含: hán — 1. to keep in the mouth 2. to contain (HSK 4)
悲: bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief
叩: kòu — 1. to knock 2. to kowtow
辭: cí — 1. to resign 2. to dismiss 3. to decline 4. (literary) to take leave 5. (archaic poetic genre) ballad 6. variant of 詞 (cí) (HSK 7-9)
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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
姐妹: jiě mèi — 1. sisters 2. siblings 3. sister (school, city etc) (HSK 4)
分手: fēn shǒu — 1. to part company 2. to split up 3. to break up (HSK 4)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
自然: zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)
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)
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: 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)
不忍: bù rěn — cannot bear to
說: shuì — to persuade (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)
怀: Huái — surname Huai
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)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)
心腸: xīn cháng — 1. heart 2. intention 3. one's inclination 4. state of mind 5. to have the heart for sth 6. mood (HSK 7-9)
上車: shàng chē — to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) (HSK 1)
回去: huí qu — 1. to return 2. to go back (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
哥哥: gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
嫂子: sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
哭泣: kū qì — to weep (HSK 7-9)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
說不出: shuō bu chū — unable to say
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
芳: fāng — fragrant
悉: xī — 1. in all cases 2. know
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)
蔣: Jiǎng — 1. surname Jiang 2. Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石 (Jiǎng Jiè shí)
家的: jiā de — (old) wife
娉: pīng — used in 娉婷 (pīng tíng)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
送給: sòng gěi — 1. to send 2. to give as a present (HSK 2)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
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)
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)
妝奩: zhuāng lián — 1. trousseau 2. lady's dressing case
一一: yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
那是: nà shi — 1. (coll.) of course 2. naturally 3. indeed
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
賞: shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (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)
那是: nà shi — 1. (coll.) of course 2. naturally 3. indeed
置辦: zhì bàn — 1. to purchase 2. to buy
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
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)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
開口: kāi kǒu — 1. to open one's mouth 2. to start to talk (HSK 7-9)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
細: xì — 1. thin or slender 2. finely particulate 3. thin and soft 4. fine 5. delicate 6. trifling 7. (of a sound) quiet 8. frugal (HSK 4)
想起來: xiǎng qi lai — 1. to remember 2. to recall
哥哥: gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
辦事: bàn shì — 1. to handle (affairs) 2. to work (HSK 4)
不錯: bù cuò — 1. correct 2. right 3. not bad 4. pretty good (HSK 2)
若是: ruò shì — if
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)
哥哥: gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
家里: jiā lǐ — home (HSK 1)
豈不: qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
害: hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
哥哥: gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
思: sī — 1. to think 2. to consider
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
左右為難: zuǒ yòu wéi nán — 1. (idiom) between a rock and a hard place 2. in a dilemma
真是: zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
縷: lǚ — 1. strand 2. thread 3. detailed 4. in detail 5. classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) (HSK 7-9)
柔: róu — 1. soft 2. flexible 3. supple 4. yielding 5. rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
腸: cháng — intestines (HSK 5)
幾乎: jī hū — almost; nearly; practically (HSK 4)
牽: qiān — 1. to lead along 2. to pull (an animal on a tether) 3. (bound form) to involve 4. to draw in (HSK 6)
斷: duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
忍: rěn — 1. to bear 2. to endure 3. to tolerate 4. to restrain oneself (HSK 5)
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)

，，，。On the day, which had already arrived as the auspicious date for the wedding procession, Xiren was by nature not the fierce and defiant sort, and, full of unspoken grievance, got into the bridal sedan and went, thinking in her heart that once there she would find some other course to take.，，。Who could have known that once she had crossed the threshold, she saw that the Jiang family conducted things with the utmost seriousness, entirely according to the etiquette due a proper wife.，。As soon as she entered the gate, the maids and serving-women all addressed her as "Madam."，，。Xiren at this time still wished to die there, but feared it would harm this family and betray their good intentions.，。That night she had originally wept and refused to submit, but the bridegroom was extremely gentle and yielding, and humored her in every way.，，。When on the second day the trousseau chests were opened, this bridegroom caught sight of a scarlet sweat-sash, and only then realized she was one of Baoyu's maids.，。It turned out that at first he had only known she had been a personal attendant of the Lady Dowager, and had never imagined she was Xiren.，，，。At this Jiang Yuhan, remembering the old bond of Baoyu's kindness to him, felt his whole heart filled with alarm and shame, and treated her with all the more solicitude, and moreover deliberately brought out that pine-flower green sweat-sash which Baoyu had once exchanged with him.，，。When Xiren saw it, she realized only then that this man surnamed Jiang was none other than Jiang Yuhan, and began at last to believe that marriage bonds are fixed beforehand by fate.，，，，。Xiren then at last spoke out what was on her heart, and Jiang Yuhan too sighed deeply in admiration and respect, and dared not force her in anything, but became ever gentler and more considerate, so that Xiren truly found no place left in which to die.：，。Let the reader take note: although matters are indeed fixed beforehand by fate, and there is nothing to be done about it,，，「」。yet for rebellious sons, solitary ministers, righteous husbands and chaste wives, this phrase "could not be helped" is not something that can simply be pleaded across the board.。This is why Xiren belongs among those in the Supplementary Register.：It is just as the poem by a man of old, passing that Peach Blossom Shrine, put it:

那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
迎娶: yíng qǔ — 1. (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony 2. (fig.) to take as one's wife; to marry (a woman)
吉: Jí — 1. short name for Jilin 吉林 (Jí lín) 2. surname Ji
期: qī — 1. a period of time 2. phase 3. stage 4. classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study 5. time 6. term 7. period 8. to hope 9. Taiwan pr. (qí) (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)
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)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
一种: yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of
潑辣: pō la — 1. shrewish 2. pungent 3. forceful 4. bold and vigorous
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
委委屈屈: wěi wěi qū qū — to feel aggrieved
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
心里: xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
另: lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)
想到: xiǎng dào — 1. to think of 2. to call to mind 3. to anticipate (HSK 2)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
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)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
打算: dǎ suàn — 1. to plan 2. to intend 3. to calculate 4. plan 5. intention 6. calculation 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
蔣: Jiǎng — 1. surname Jiang 2. Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石 (Jiǎng Jiè shí)
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)
辦事: bàn shì — 1. to handle (affairs) 2. to work (HSK 4)
极其: jí qí — extremely (HSK 4)
認真: rèn zhēn — 1. conscientious 2. earnest 3. serious 4. to take seriously 5. to take to heart (HSK 1)
全都: quán dōu — 1. all 2. without exception (HSK 5)
按: àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)
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)
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
規矩: guī ju — 1. lit. compass and set square 2. fig. established standard 3. rule 4. customs 5. practices 6. fig. upright and honest 7. well-behaved (HSK 7-9)
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)
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
仆: pū — 1. to fall forward 2. to fall prostrate
婦: fù — woman
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
稱: chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
奶奶: nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
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)
此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
要死: yào sǐ — 1. extremely 2. awfully
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
害: hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
辜負: gū fù — 1. to fail to live up (to expectations) 2. unworthy (of trust) 3. to let down 4. to betray (hopes) 5. to disappoint (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
番: Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
好意: hǎo yì — 1. good intention 2. kindness (HSK 7-9)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
夜: yè — night (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)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
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)
俯就: fǔ jiù — 1. to deign 2. to condescend 3. to yield to (entreaties) 4. to submit to (sb) 5. (polite) to deign to accept (a post)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
姑爺: gū ye — 1. son-in-law (used by wife's family) 2. uncle (husband of father's sister)
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)
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
柔情: róu qíng — 1. gentle feelings 2. tender sentiments
曲意: qū yì — 1. against one's will 2. willy-nilly
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
承順: chéng shùn — 1. to comply with 2. to submit to
到了: dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
第二天: dì èr tiān — 1. next day 2. the morrow
開箱: kāi xiāng — 1. unboxing 2. to unbox
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)
姑爺: gū ye — 1. son-in-law (used by wife's family) 2. uncle (husband of father's sister)
看見: kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
條: tiáo — 1. strip 2. item 3. article 4. clause (of law or treaty) 5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)
猩紅: xīng hóng — scarlet
汗: hán — see 可汗 (kè hán), 汗國 (hán guó) (HSK 5)
巾: jīn — 1. towel 2. general purpose cloth 3. women's headcovering (old) 4. Kangxi radical 50
方知: fāng zhī — to realize only then
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
當初: dāng chū — 1. at that time 2. originally (HSK 3)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
侍: shì — 1. to serve 2. to attend upon
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
益: Yì — surname Yi
想不到: xiǎng bu dào — 1. unexpected 2. hard to imagine 3. it had not occurred to me 4. who could have thought that (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)
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)
此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
蔣: Jiǎng — 1. surname Jiang 2. Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石 (Jiǎng Jiè shí)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
菡: hàn — lotus blossom
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)
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
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
舊情: jiù qíng — old affection
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)
滿心: mǎn xīn — 1. one's whole heart 2. from the bottom of one's heart
惶: huáng — (bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation
愧: kuì — ashamed
更加: gèng jiā — 1. more (than sth else) 2. even more (HSK 3)
周旋: zhōu xuán — 1. to mix with others 2. to socialize 3. to deal with 4. to contend (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
故意: gù yì — deliberately; on purpose (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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
換: huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
條: tiáo — 1. strip 2. item 3. article 4. clause (of law or treaty) 5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)
松: Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
汗: hán — see 可汗 (kè hán), 汗國 (hán guó) (HSK 5)
巾: jīn — 1. towel 2. general purpose cloth 3. women's headcovering (old) 4. Kangxi radical 50
拿出: ná chū — 1. to take out 2. to put out 3. to provide 4. to put forward (a proposal) 5. to come up with (evidence) (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)
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)
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)
方知: fāng zhī — to realize only then
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)
姓: xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
蔣: Jiǎng — 1. surname Jiang 2. Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石 (Jiǎng Jiè shí)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
蔣: Jiǎng — 1. surname Jiang 2. Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石 (Jiǎng Jiè shí)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
菡: hàn — lotus blossom
始: shǐ — 1. to begin 2. to start 3. then 4. only then
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)
姻緣: yīn yuán — a marriage predestined by fate
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
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)
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)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (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)
心事: xīn shì — 1. a load on one's mind 2. worry 3. classifier: 宗 (zōng), 樁 (zhuāng) (HSK 7-9)
說出: shuō chū — 1. to speak out 2. to declare (one's view)
蔣: Jiǎng — 1. surname Jiang 2. Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石 (Jiǎng Jiè shí)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
菡: hàn — lotus blossom
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
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)
敬服: jìng fú — 1. deference 2. esteem 3. to admire
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)
勉強: miǎn qiǎng — 1. to do with difficulty 2. to force sb to do sth 3. reluctant 4. barely enough (HSK 7-9)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
越發: yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)
溫柔: wēn róu — gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) (HSK 7-9)
体: tī — 1. used in 體己 (tī ji) 2. Taiwan pr. (tǐ)
貼: tiē — 1. to stick 2. to paste 3. to post (e.g. on a blog) 4. to keep close to 5. to fit snugly 6. to subsidize 7. allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) 8. sticker 9. classifier for sticking plaster: strip (HSK 4)
弄: lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
看官: kàn guān — (old) (used by novelists) dear readers; (used by storytellers) dear audience members
聽說: tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
雖然: suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
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)
無可奈何: wú kě nài hé — 1. have no way out 2. have no alternative 3. abbr. to 無奈 (wú nài) (HSK 7-9)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
孽子: niè zǐ — 1. unfilial son 2. unworthy son 3. illegitimate son 4. concubine's son
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
臣: Chén — surname Chen
義: Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利 (Yì dà lì))
夫: fū — 1. husband 2. man 3. manual worker 4. conscripted laborer (old)
節: jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)
婦: fù — woman
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)
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)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
一概: yī gài — 1. all 2. without any exceptions 3. categorically (HSK 7-9)
推委: tuī wěi — variant of 推諉 (tuī wěi)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
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)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)
前人: qián rén — 1. predecessor 2. forebears 3. the person facing you
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
桃花: táo huā — 1. peach blossom 2. (fig.) love affair (HSK 5)
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (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)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)

，！Through all the ages the hardest thing of all is a single death — how could grief have belonged to Lady Xi alone!

。Let us leave aside for now the fact that from this point on Xiren entered upon an entirely different world.，，，。Let us now tell how Jia Yucun, having been charged with the crime of greedy extortion, had had his case examined and his sentence fixed, but now, meeting with a great amnesty, had his name struck from the official register and been reduced to commoner status.，，，。Yucun accordingly sent his household on ahead, while he himself, taking a single page-boy and a cartload of luggage, came to the Ford of Swift Currents, the Crossing of Awakening from Delusion.，。Just then he saw a Daoist come out of a thatched hut at the ferry landing, and clasp his hands in greeting.，，：「？」：「！Yucun recognized him as Zhen Shiyin, and hastily bowed in return as well. Shiyin said, "Master Jia, have you been well since we parted?" Yucun said, "Old Immortal Sir — so it is truly old Master Zhen after all!？How was it that when we met face to face before, I failed to recognize you?，。Afterward, on learning that the thatched pavilion had been burned down, I, your unworthy junior, felt deep alarm and shame.，。Today, fortunate enough to meet again, I am all the more struck with wonder at the old immortal's profound cultivation and virtue.，。」：「，！It is only that I, in my base foolishness, could not change my ways, and so it has come to this." Zhen Shiyin said, "When before, my lord held high office and eminent rank, how would this poor Daoist have dared claim acquaintance with you!，，。It was only because of our old friendship that I ventured to offer a few words, never expecting that my lord would forsake me so utterly.，，，。And yet wealth and rank, poverty and success, are likewise not matters of mere chance; that we should meet again today is itself a remarkable thing.，，？」My thatched hut is not far from here; might I ask you to come sit and talk with me there for a while? I wonder if that would be convenient?"

不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
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
人從: rén cóng — 1. retinue 2. hangers-on
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
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)
天地: tiān dì — 1. heaven and earth 2. world 3. scope 4. field of activity (HSK 7-9)
且說: qiě shuō — thus
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
犯: fàn — 1. to violate 2. to offend 3. to assault 4. criminal 5. crime 6. to make a mistake 7. recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
婪: lán — avaricious
索: Suǒ — 1. surname Suo 2. abbr. for 索馬里 (Suǒ mǎ lǐ), Somalia
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
案件: àn jiàn — 1. case 2. instance 3. classifier: 宗 (zōng), 樁 (zhuāng), 起 (qǐ) (HSK 7-9)
審: shěn — 1. to examine 2. to investigate 3. carefully 4. to try (in court) (HSK 7-9)
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
定罪: dìng zuì — to convict (sb of a crime)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
遇: Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)
大赦: dà shè — 1. amnesty 2. general pardon
褫: chǐ — 1. to strip 2. to deprive of 3. to discharge 4. to dismiss 5. to undress
籍: Jí — surname Ji
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
民: Mín — surname Min
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
家眷: jiā juàn — one's wife and children
先行: xiān xíng — 1. to start off before the others; to precede 2. to proceed in advance
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
小廝: xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
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)
車行: chē háng — 1. car-related business 2. car dealership 3. taxi company 4. (commercial) garage
李: Lǐ — surname Li
來到: lái dào — to arrive; to come (HSK 1)
急流: jí liú — torrent
津: Jīn — abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (Tiān jīn)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
迷: mí — 1. to bewilder 2. crazy about 3. fan 4. enthusiast 5. lost 6. confused (HSK 3)
渡口: dù kǒu — ferry crossing
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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
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)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
渡頭: dù tóu — ferry crossing point
草: cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)
棚: péng — 1. shed 2. canopy 3. shack
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
執: zhí — 1. to execute (a plan) 2. to grasp
手相: shǒu xiàng — 1. palmistry 2. features of a palm (in palmistry)
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)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
認得: rèn de — 1. to recognize 2. to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it 3. to know (HSK 3)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
甄: Zhēn — surname Zhen
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
連忙: lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
恭: gōng — respectful
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
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
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
別來無恙: bié lái wú yàng — (literary) I trust you have been well since we last met
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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)
仙: xiān — immortal
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)
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)
甄: Zhēn — surname Zhen
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)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
何: Hé — surname He
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
次: cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)
相逢: xiāng féng — 1. to meet (by chance) 2. to come across
覿: dí — face to face
面: miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
認: rèn — 1. to recognize 2. to know 3. to admit (HSK 5)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
火: Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)
焚: fén — to burn
草: cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)
亭: tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect
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)
鄙: bǐ — 1. rustic 2. low 3. base 4. mean 5. to despise 6. to scorn
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
惶恐: huáng kǒng — terrified
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
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)
相逢: xiāng féng — 1. to meet (by chance) 2. to come across
益: Yì — surname Yi
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
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)
仙: xiān — immortal
翁: Wēng — surname Weng
道德: dào dé — 1. virtue 2. morality 3. ethics 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) (HSK 5)
高深: gāo shēn — profound
奈: nài — 1. used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈 (wú nài) and 莫可奈何 (mò kě nài hé) (literary) 2. used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
鄙人: bǐ rén — 1. your humble servant 2. I
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)
愚: yú — 1. to be stupid 2. to cheat or deceive 3. me or I (modest)
不移: bù yí — 1. steadfast 2. inalienable
致: zhì — 1. (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey 2. (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently (HSK 7-9)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
甄: Zhēn — surname Zhen
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
前者: qián zhě — the former (i.e. the one mentioned first) (HSK 7-9)
老大: lǎo dà — 1. old age 2. very 3. eldest child in a family 4. leader of a group 5. boss 6. captain of a boat 7. leader of a criminal gang (HSK 7-9)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
高官顯爵: gāo guān xiǎn jué — high ranking
貧道: pín dào — (humble) I (used by Taoists)
怎: zěn — how
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
相認: xiāng rèn — 1. to know each other 2. to recognize 3. to identify 4. to acknowledge (an old relationship)
原因: yuán yīn — 1. cause 2. origin 3. root cause 4. reason 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
故交: gù jiāo — 1. former acquaintance 2. old friend
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
贈: zèng — 1. to give as a present 2. to repel 3. to bestow an honorary title after death (old) (HSK 5)
片: piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
不意: bù yì — 1. unexpectedly 2. unawareness 3. unpreparedness
老大: lǎo dà — 1. old age 2. very 3. eldest child in a family 4. leader of a group 5. boss 6. captain of a boat 7. leader of a criminal gang (HSK 7-9)
人相: rén xiàng — physiognomy
棄: qì — 1. to abandon 2. to relinquish 3. to discard 4. to throw away
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
然而: rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)
富貴: fù guì — riches and honor
窮: qióng — 1. poor 2. destitute 3. to use up 4. to exhaust 5. thoroughly 6. extremely 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (HSK 4)
通: tōng — 1. to go through 2. to know well 3. (suffix) expert 4. to connect 5. to communicate 6. open 7. to clear 8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc (HSK 2)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
偶然: ǒu rán — 1. incidentally 2. occasional 3. occasionally 4. by chance 5. randomly (HSK 5)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
復: 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
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)
相逢: xiāng féng — 1. to meet (by chance) 2. to come across
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: 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)
樁: zhuāng — 1. stump; stake; pile 2. classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc (HSK 7-9)
奇事: qí shì — marvel
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)
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
草: cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)
庵: ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
暫: zàn — 1. temporary 2. Taiwan pr. (zhàn) (HSK 7-9)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
膝: xī — knee
談: Tán — surname Tan (HSK 3)
未知: wèi zhī — unknown
可否: kě fǒu — is it possible or not?

，，，。Yucun accepted gladly, and the two walked hand in hand, the page-boy driving the cart behind them, until they reached a thatched hermitage.，。Shiyin ushered Yucun in and had him sit, and a young attendant brought in tea.。Yucun then asked to be enlightened as to the full course of how the immortal had transcended the dust of the world.：「，。Shiyin smiled and said, "In a single moment's thought, the mortal world is utterly transformed.，？」：「。My lord, coming as you do from amid worldly splendor, surely you know that in that land of tender love and wealth and rank there was a certain Baoyu?" Yucun said, "How could I not know of him.，。I have of late heard it said on all sides that he too has fled into the gate of emptiness.，。」：「。I myself, in my foolishness, once had occasion to associate with him a few times, and never would I have thought that this man would in the end be so utterly resolute in renouncing the world." Shiyin said, "It is not so.，。This whole strange bond of fate — I knew of it beforehand.，。」：「，？」：「。」：「，，。」：「，。Years ago, before you and I, sir, spoke together at the gate of my old residence in Renqing Lane, I had already met him once." Yucun said in astonishment, "The capital is very far from your honored district — how could you have seen him?" Shiyin said, "Ours has long been a communion of spirits." Yucun said, "If that is so, then as to Baoyu's whereabouts now, the immortal must surely know it." Shiyin said, "'Baoyu' is simply the Jade itself.，，。That year, before the search and confiscation of the Rong and Ning mansions, on the very day that Chai and Dai were parted, this Jade had already departed the world.，，，，，，，。First, to avoid calamity; second, to bring about a match; and once this old bond of fate was thereby concluded, form and substance became one again; and then, to display once more a little divine manifestation, in the form of a son who took first place in the examinations and rose to honor, so as to make plain that this Jade, being a treasure of such strange and heavenly-earthly potency, was beyond compare with anything of the mundane world.，，，。」，，，：「，。Having earlier been carried down into the mortal world by the Buddhist of Boundless Time and the Daoist of Boundless Space, now that its worldly karmic bond is fulfilled, these same two are to carry it back to its original place — and this is the whereabouts of Baoyu." Yucun, hearing this, though he could not fully understand it all, nevertheless grasped four or five parts in ten, and nodding, sighed, "So that is how it is — I in my foolishness did not know it.，，？But if this Baoyu had such an origin as this, how then did he fall into such deep infatuation, and afterward come again to such thorough awakening?。」：「，。I beg further instruction." Shiyin smiled and said, "As to this matter, were I to explain it, you, sir, might not fully understand it in any case.。The Land of Illusion is itself none other than the blessed realm of True Reality.，，，？Once he had gone through a perusal of the registers, understanding the way of things from beginning to end, and had lived through the whole of his life history clearly before him one by one, how could he fail to awaken?，！」，。When the sacred herb returns to its true nature, how could there be any reason for the Divine Luminous Stone not to return to its original state!" Yucun listened, but still did not understand.，：「，，？」：「，。Knowing that one ought not press further into the workings of the immortals, he then said instead, "As to the matter of Baoyu, I have now had the honor of hearing it explained; but as the maiden ladies of your esteemed clan are so numerous, why is it that, reckoning from Yuanfei on down, their ends have all turned out so very ordinary?" Shiyin sighed and said, "Do not, sir, take offense at my clumsy words — the daughters of your esteemed clan all come from the Heaven of Passion and the Sea of Karmic Love.，『』，『』。In general, among women of all ages, past and present, that word 'lust' is of course not to be transgressed, but even this word 'love' is likewise not something to be lightly indulged in.，，，。Thus Cui Yingying and Su Xiaoxiao were, after all, nothing but fairy maidens with hearts still caught in the dust of the world, and Song Yu and Sima Xiangru were, after all, no more than men of letters whose words brought karmic sin upon themselves.，。」，，：「，，？」：「，。Wherever the threads of love and longing become entangled and lingering, the outcome is not one that bears asking about." When Yucun heard this far, he could not help stroking his beard and sighing at length, and then asked further, "May I ask the old immortal, as for the two mansions of Rong and Ning, can they yet be restored as before?" Shiyin said, "That good is blessed and excess punished is a fixed principle of all ages, past and present.，，，，，。」，：「，。At present, in the two mansions of Rong and Ning, those who are good are cultivating their karmic affinity, and those who did evil are repenting of their calamities; that in time to come Lan and Gui will flourish together in glory, and the family's fortunes be restored to their beginning, is likewise a matter of natural principle." Yucun bowed his head for a good while, then suddenly laughed and said, "So that is it, so that is it.，『』。At present in that household there is one named Lan who has already passed the provincial examination — this fits exactly with the word 'Lan.'『』，『』，，？」：「，。」，，，。Just now the old immortal spoke of 'Lan and Gui flourishing together,' and also said of Baoyu that he 'took first place and rose to honor as a son' — could it be that he has a posthumous son who is destined to rise swiftly to glory and fame?" Shiyin said with a faint smile, "This concerns matters yet to come, and it would not be fitting for me to speak of it in advance." Yucun still wished to ask further, but Shiyin did not answer, and instead ordered attendants to set out a simple meal, and invited Yucun to eat together with him.

雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
欣然: xīn rán — 1. gladly 2. cheerfully
領命: lǐng mìng — to accept an order
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
攜手: xié shǒu — 1. hand in hand 2. to join hands 3. to collaborate (HSK 7-9)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
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)
小廝: xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
驅車: qū chē — to go by car (as driver or passenger)
隨後: suí hòu — afterward; later; subsequently; following that (HSK 5)
到了: dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
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)
座: zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)
茅: Máo — surname Mao
庵: ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
坐下: zuò xia — to sit down (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
童: Tóng — surname Tong
獻上: xiàn shàng — to offer (respectfully); to present
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (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)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
便: 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)
請教: qǐng jiào — 1. to ask for guidance 2. to consult (HSK 3)
仙: xiān — immortal
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)
超: chāo — 1. to exceed 2. to overtake 3. to surpass 4. to transcend 5. to pass 6. to cross 7. ultra- 8. super- (HSK 6)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
始末: shǐ mò — 1. whole story 2. the ins and outs
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
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)
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)
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)
之間: zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
凡: fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)
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)
易: Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經 (Yì jīng))
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)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
繁華: fán huá — 1. flourishing 2. bustling (HSK 7-9)
境: jìng — 1. border 2. place 3. condition 4. boundary 5. circumstances 6. territory
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
豈不: qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
溫柔: wēn róu — gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) (HSK 7-9)
富貴: fù guì — riches and honor
鄉: xiāng — 1. country or countryside 2. native place 3. home village or town 4. township (PRC administrative unit) (HSK 5)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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: 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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
乎: hū — 1. (classical particle similar to 於 (yú)) in 2. at 3. from 4. because 5. than 6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎 (ma), 吧 (ba), 呢 (ne), expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (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)
近: jìn — 1. near 2. close to 3. approximately (HSK 2)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
紛紛: fēn fēn — 1. one after another 2. in succession 3. one by one 4. continuously 5. diverse 6. in profusion 7. numerous and confused 8. pell-mell (HSK 4)
傳述: chuán shù — 1. to relay 2. to retell
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
遁入空門: dùn rù kōng mén — to take refuge in religious life
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)
愚: yú — 1. to be stupid 2. to cheat or deceive 3. me or I (modest)
當時: dāng shí — then; at that time (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
往來: wǎng lái — 1. dealings 2. contacts 3. to go back and forth (HSK 6)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
數: shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)
次: cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)
再不: zài bù — or else; alternatively
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
有如: yǒu rú — 1. to be like sth 2. similar to 3. alike
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
決絕: jué jué — 1. to sever all relations with sb 2. determined 3. decisive
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
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)
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
段: Duàn — surname Duan (HSK 2)
奇: jī — odd (number)
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
先知: xiān zhī — 1. a person of foresight 2. (religion) a prophet
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
昔年: xī nián — 1. former years 2. previous years
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
仁: rén — 1. humane 2. kernel
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
巷: xiàng — 1. lane 2. alley
舊宅: jiù zhái — former residence
門口: mén kǒu — 1. doorway 2. gate 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
敘: Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)
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)
之前: zhī qián — 1. before 2. prior to 3. ago 4. previously 5. beforehand (HSK 4)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
會: huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (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)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
驚訝: jīng yà — 1. amazed 2. astonished 3. to surprise 4. amazing 5. astonishment 6. awe (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)
京城: jīng chéng — capital of a country
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
貴: Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
鄉: xiāng — 1. country or countryside 2. native place 3. home village or town 4. township (PRC administrative unit) (HSK 5)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
何以: hé yǐ — 1. (literary) why 2. how
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
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)
神交: shén jiāo — 1. soul brothers 2. friends in spirit who have never met 3. to commune with
久: jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (HSK 3)
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
既然: jì rán — since; as; this being the case (HSK 4)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
現今: xiàn jīn — 1. now 2. nowadays 3. modern
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
下落: xià luò — 1. whereabouts 2. to drop 3. to fall (HSK 7-9)
仙: xiān — immortal
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)
定能: dìng néng — to be definitely able (to do sth)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
宁: zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen
查抄: chá chāo — 1. to take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions 2. to search and confiscate (forbidden items); to raid
之前: zhī qián — 1. before 2. prior to 3. ago 4. previously 5. beforehand (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
分離: fēn lí — to separate (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
早已: zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)
離世: lí shì — 1. (archaic) to live in seclusion 2. to pass away
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)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
避: bì — 1. to avoid 2. to shun 3. to flee 4. to escape 5. to keep away from 6. to leave 7. to hide from (HSK 4)
禍: huò — 1. disaster 2. misfortune 3. calamity
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
撮合: cuō he — 1. to play matchmaker 2. to act as a middleman
從此: cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)
夙: sù — 1. morning 2. early 3. long-held 4. long-cherished
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
形質: xíng zhì — 1. form 2. structure 3. design
歸: Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
復: 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
稍: shāo — 1. somewhat 2. a little (HSK 5)
示: shì — 1. to show 2. to reveal
神靈: shén líng — 1. god 2. spirit 3. demon 4. occult or supernatural entities in general
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
魁: kuí — 1. chief 2. head 3. outstanding 4. exceptional 5. stalwart
貴: Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
顯得: xiǎn de — 1. to seem 2. to look 3. to appear (HSK 3)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
那天: nà tiān — 1. that day 2. the other day
奇: jī — odd (number)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
靈: líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
非凡: fēi fán — 1. out of the ordinary 2. unusually (good, talented etc) (HSK 7-9)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
可比: kě bǐ — comparable
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
經: Jīng — surname Jing (HSK 7-9)
茫茫: máng máng — 1. boundless 2. vast and obscure
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)
士: Shì — surname Shi
渺: miǎo — 1. (of an expanse of water) vast 2. distant and indistinct 3. tiny or insignificant
渺: miǎo — 1. (of an expanse of water) vast 2. distant and indistinct 3. tiny or insignificant
真人: zhēn rén — 1. a real person 2. Daoist spiritual master
攜帶: xié dài — 1. to carry (on one's person) 2. to support (old) 3. Taiwan pr. (xī dài) (HSK 7-9)
下凡: xià fán — (of immortals) to descend to the human world
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
滿: Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
攜: xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)
歸: Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
本處: běn chù — 1. here 2. this place
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
便是: biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
下落: xià luò — 1. whereabouts 2. to drop 3. to fall (HSK 7-9)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
全然: quán rán — completely
明白: míng bai — 1. clear; obvious; unequivocal 2. sensible; reasonable 3. to understand; to realize (HSK 1)
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (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)
點頭: diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)
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)
原來如此: yuán lái rú cǐ — (idiom) so that's how it is; I see
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)
愚: yú — 1. to be stupid 2. to cheat or deceive 3. me or I (modest)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
既有: jì yǒu — existing
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
來歷: lái lì — 1. history 2. antecedents 3. origin (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
何以: hé yǐ — 1. (literary) why 2. how
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
迷: mí — 1. to bewilder 2. crazy about 3. fan 4. enthusiast 5. lost 6. confused (HSK 3)
至此: zhì cǐ — 1. up until now 2. so far (HSK 7-9)
復: 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
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
豁: huá — to play Chinese finger-guessing game (HSK 7-9)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
請教: qǐng jiào — 1. to ask for guidance 2. to consult (HSK 3)
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
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)
此事: cǐ shì — this matter (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
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)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
未必: wèi bì — 1. not necessarily 2. maybe not (HSK 4)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
解: Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)
太虛: Tài xū — Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
幻境: huàn jìng — 1. land of fantasy 2. fairyland
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)
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)
真如: Zhēn rú — Tathata
福地: fú dì — 1. happy land 2. paradise
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)
閱: yuè — 1. to inspect 2. to review 3. to read 4. to peruse 5. to go through 6. to experience
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
原始: yuán shǐ — 1. first 2. original 3. primitive 4. original (document etc) (HSK 5)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (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)
歷: lì — 1. to experience 2. to undergo 3. to pass through 4. all 5. each 6. every 7. history
歷: lì — 1. to experience 2. to undergo 3. to pass through 4. all 5. each 6. every 7. history
生平: shēng píng — 1. life (a person's whole life) 2. in one's entire life (HSK 7-9)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
仙草: xiān cǎo — 1. medicinal herb (genus Mesona) 2. grass jelly
歸真: guī zhēn — 1. to die (Buddhism) 2. to return to Allah (Islam)
焉: yān — 1. where 2. how
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
通靈: tōng líng — 1. to communicate with the spirits 2. psychic 3. (ears) sensitive 4. (information) accurate
不復: bù fù — no longer; not again
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
理: lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)
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)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
仙: xiān — immortal
机: Jī — surname Ji
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不便: bù biàn — 1. inconvenient 2. inappropriate 3. unsuitable 4. short of cash (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)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
既得: jì dé — 1. vested in 2. already obtained 3. vesting
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
但是: dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)
敝: bì — 1. my (polite) 2. poor 3. ruined 4. shabby 5. worn out 6. defeated
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
閨秀: guī xiù — well-bred young lady
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
多: duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
何: Hé — surname He
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
以下: yǐ xià — 1. that level or lower 2. that amount or less 3. the following (HSK 2)
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)
結局: jié jú — conclusion; ending; outcome (HSK 7-9)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
屬: shǔ — 1. category 2. genus (taxonomy) 3. family members 4. dependents 5. to belong to 6. subordinate to 7. affiliated with 8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) 9. to be 10. to prove to be 11. to constitute (HSK 3)
平常: píng cháng — 1. ordinary 2. common 3. usually 4. ordinarily (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)
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
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)
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)
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)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
莫: Mò — surname Mo
怪: guài — 1. odd; strange; uncanny 2. (bound form) monster; supernatural being 3. to find strange; to regard as odd 4. to blame 5. (coll.) somewhat; rather (HSK 4)
拙: zhuō — 1. awkward 2. clumsy 3. dull 4. inelegant 5. (polite) my 6. Taiwan pr. (zhuó)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
貴族: guì zú — 1. lord 2. nobility 3. nobleman 4. noblewoman 5. aristocrat 6. aristocracy (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
屬: shǔ — 1. category 2. genus (taxonomy) 3. family members 4. dependents 5. to belong to 6. subordinate to 7. affiliated with 8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) 9. to be 10. to prove to be 11. to constitute (HSK 3)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
孽: niè — 1. son born of a concubine 2. disaster 3. sin 4. evil
海: Hǎi — surname Hai (HSK 2)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
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)
大凡: dà fán — 1. generally 2. in general
古今: gǔ jīn — 1. then and now 2. ancient and modern
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
固: gù — 1. hard 2. strong 3. solid 4. sure 5. assuredly 6. undoubtedly 7. of course 8. indeed 9. admittedly
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
犯: fàn — 1. to violate 2. to offend 3. to assault 4. criminal 5. crime 6. to make a mistake 7. recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) (HSK 6)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (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)
沾染: zhān rǎn — 1. to pollute (often fig.) 2. to be infected by 3. to gain a small advantage
不得: bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
崔: Cuī — surname Cui
鶯: yīng — oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers
蘇: Sū — 1. surname Su 2. abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃 (Sū wéi āi) or 蘇聯 (Sū lián) 3. abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇 (Jiāng sū) 4. abbr. for Suzhou 蘇州 (Sū zhōu)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
無非: wú fēi — 1. only 2. nothing else (HSK 7-9)
仙子: xiān zǐ — fairy
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
宋: Sòng — 1. surname Song 2. the Song dynasty (960–1279) 3. Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋 (Nán cháo Sòng)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
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)
文人: wén rén — cultivated individual; scholar; literati (HSK 7-9)
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
孽: niè — 1. son born of a concubine 2. disaster 3. sin 4. evil
凡是: fán shì — each and every; every; all; any (HSK 6)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
思: sī — 1. to think 2. to consider
纏綿: chán mián — 1. touching (emotions) 2. lingering (illness)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
結果: jiē guǒ — to bear fruit (HSK 2)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
聽到: tīng dào — to hear (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)
不覺: bù jué — unconsciously
拈: niān — 1. to nip 2. to grasp with the fingers 3. to fiddle with 4. Taiwan pr. (nián)
須: xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)
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)
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
請教: qǐng jiào — 1. to ask for guidance 2. to consult (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)
仙: xiān — immortal
翁: Wēng — surname Weng
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
宁: zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
尚可: shàng kě — 1. not bad 2. satisfactory
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
否: fǒu — 1. to negate 2. to deny 3. not
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
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)
福: Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)
善: shàn — 1. good (virtuous) 2. benevolent 3. well-disposed 4. good at sth 5. to improve or perfect (HSK 7-9)
禍: huò — 1. disaster 2. misfortune 3. calamity
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
古今: gǔ jīn — 1. then and now 2. ancient and modern
定理: dìng lǐ — theorem
現今: xiàn jīn — 1. now 2. nowadays 3. modern
榮: Róng — surname Rong
宁: zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
善: shàn — 1. good (virtuous) 2. benevolent 3. well-disposed 4. good at sth 5. to improve or perfect (HSK 7-9)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
修: Xiū — surname Xiu (HSK 3)
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
惡: ě — used in 惡心 (ě xīn) (HSK 7-9)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
悔: huǐ — (bound form) to regret; to repent
禍: huò — 1. disaster 2. misfortune 3. calamity
將來: jiāng lái — 1. in the future 2. future 3. the future 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
桂: Guì — 1. surname Gui 2. abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區 (Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū)
齊: Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)
芳: fāng — fragrant
家道: jiā dào — family financial circumstances
復: 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
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)
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)
自然: zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (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)
道理: dào li — 1. reason 2. argument 3. sense 4. principle 5. basis 6. justification 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
日頭: rì tóu — 1. sun (dialect) 2. daytime 3. date
忽然: hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)
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)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
現在: xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (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)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
鄉: xiāng — 1. country or countryside 2. native place 3. home village or town 4. township (PRC administrative unit) (HSK 5)
榜: bǎng — 1. notice or announcement 2. list of names 3. public roll of successful examinees
恰好: qià hǎo — 1. as it turns out 2. by lucky coincidence 3. (of number, time, size etc) just right (HSK 6)
應: Yīng — 1. surname Ying 2. Taiwan pr. (Yìng) (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)
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
适: kuò — see 李适 (Lǐ Kuò)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
老: lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)
仙: xiān — immortal
翁: Wēng — surname Weng
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
桂: Guì — 1. surname Gui 2. abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區 (Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū)
齊: Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)
芳: fāng — fragrant
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
魁: kuí — 1. chief 2. head 3. outstanding 4. exceptional 5. stalwart
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-
貴: Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
莫非: mò fēi — 1. can it be possible that 2. could it be (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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
遺: yí — (bound form) to leave behind
腹: fù — 1. abdomen 2. stomach 3. belly
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
可以: kě yǐ — 1. can 2. may 3. possible 4. able to 5. not bad 6. pretty good (HSK 2)
飛黃騰達: Fēi huáng téng dá — 1. lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom) 2. fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
么: Yāo — surname Yao
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
微微: wēi wēi — 1. slight 2. faint 3. humble
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
後事: hòu shì — 1. future events 2. and what happened next... (in fiction) 3. funeral arrangements
未便: wèi biàn — not in a position to
預: yù — 1. to advance 2. in advance 3. beforehand 4. to prepare
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
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)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
人設: rén shè — 1. character design (in games, manga etc) (abbr. for 人物設定 (rén wù shè dìng)) 2. (fig.) public image; (esp. a deliberately crafted) persona
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
盤飧: pán sūn — 1. dishes 2. the food in a dish
邀: yāo — 1. to invite 2. to request 3. to intercept 4. to solicit 5. to seek (HSK 7-9)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
共: gòng — 1. common 2. general 3. to share 4. together 5. total 6. altogether 7. abbr. for 共產黨 (Gòng chǎn dǎng), Communist party (HSK 4)
食: shí — 1. to eat 2. food 3. animal feed 4. eclipse

雨村欣然领命，两人携手而行，小厮驱车随后，到了一座茅庵。士隐让进雨村坐下，小童献上茶来。雨村便请教仙长超尘的始末。士隐笑道：「一念之间，尘凡顿易。老先生从繁华境中来，岂不知温柔富贵乡中有一宝玉乎？」雨村道：「怎么不知。近闻纷纷传述，说他也遁入空门。下愚当时也曾与他往来过数次，再不想此人竟有如是之决绝。」士隐道：「非也。这一段奇缘，我先知之。昔年我与先生在仁清巷旧宅门口叙话之前，我已会过他一面。」雨村惊讶道：「京城离贵乡甚远，何以能见？」士隐道：「神交久矣。」雨村道：「既然如此，现今宝玉的下落，仙长定能知之。」士隐道：「宝玉，即宝玉也。那年荣宁查抄之前，钗黛分离之日，此玉早已离世。一为避祸，二为撮合，从此夙缘一了，形质归一，又复稍示神灵，高魁贵子，方显得此玉那天奇地灵之宝，非凡间可比。前经茫茫大士渺渺真人携带下凡，如今尘缘已满，仍是此二人携归本处，这便是宝玉的下落。」雨村听了，虽不能全然明白，却也十知四五，便点头叹道：「原来如此，下愚不知。但那宝玉既有如此的来历，又何以情迷至此，复又豁悟如此？还要请教。」士隐笑道：「此事说来，老先生未必尽解。太虚幻境即是真如福地。一番阅册，原始要终之道，历历生平，如何不悟？仙草归真，焉有通灵不复原之理呢！」雨村听著，却不明白了。知仙机也不便更问，因又说道：「宝玉之事既得闻命，但是敝族闺秀如此之多，何元妃以下算来结局俱属平常呢？」士隐叹息道：「老先生莫怪拙言，贵族之女俱属从情天孽海而来。大凡古今女子，那『淫』字固不可犯，只这『情』字也是沾染不得的。所以崔莺苏小，无非仙子尘心，宋玉相如，大是文人口孽。凡是情思缠绵的，那结果就不可问了。」雨村听到这里，不觉拈须长叹，因又问道：「请教老仙翁，那荣宁两府，尚可如前否？」士隐道：「福善祸淫，古今定理。现今荣宁两府，善者修缘，恶者悔祸，将来兰桂齐芳，家道复初，也是自然的道理。」雨村低了半日头，忽然笑道：「是了，是了。现在他府中有一个名兰的已中乡榜，恰好应著『兰』字。适间老仙翁说『兰桂齐芳』，又道宝玉『高魁子贵』，莫非他有遗腹之子，可以飞黄腾达的么？」士隐微微笑道：「此系后事，未便预说。」雨村还要再问，士隐不答，便命人设俱盘飧，邀雨村共食。

，，：「，，。」：「，？」：「。」：「，？”：“，，。When the meal was finished, Yucun still wished to ask about his own future fate, but Shiyin said, "My lord, rest here awhile in this thatched hermitage; I still have one thread of worldly affinity not yet concluded, and it is fated to be settled this very day." Yucun said in astonishment, "The immortal's cultivation is so pure and complete as this — I wonder what worldly affinity could still remain?" Shiyin said, "It is, after all, nothing more than a private matter of a father's love for his child." Yucun, hearing this, was all the more astonished: "May I ask the immortal, why do you say such a thing?" Shiyin said, "There is something my lord does not know. My daughter Yinglian suffered the calamities of the dusty world from her childhood, and my lord, in your first term of office, once passed judgment concerning her.，，。She now belongs to the Xue family; she is to die in childbirth, her karmic ordeal thereby completed, leaving behind a son to the Xue family to carry on the ancestral line.，。」。This is precisely the moment when her worldly bond is entirely exhausted, and I can only go to receive and guide her across." So saying, Shiyin rose, shaking out his sleeves.，。Yucun's mind grew dim and confused, and there in the thatched hermitage at the Ford of Swift Currents, the Crossing of Awakening from Delusion, he fell asleep.

食: shí — 1. to eat 2. food 3. animal feed 4. eclipse
畢: Bì — surname Bi
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
終身: zhōng shēn — 1. lifelong 2. all one's life 3. marriage (HSK 5)
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
便道: biàn dào — 1. pavement 2. sidewalk 3. shortcut 4. makeshift road (HSK 7-9)
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)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
草: cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)
庵: ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery
暫: zàn — 1. temporary 2. Taiwan pr. (zhàn) (HSK 7-9)
歇: xiē — 1. to rest 2. to take a break 3. to stop 4. to halt 5. (dialect) to sleep 6. a moment 7. a short while (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
還有: hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
段: Duàn — surname Duan (HSK 2)
俗: sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
未了: wèi liǎo — 1. unfinished 2. outstanding (business) 3. unfulfilled
正當: zhèng dāng — 1. timely 2. just (when needed) (HSK 6)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
完結: wán jié — 1. to finish 2. to conclude 3. completed
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
驚訝: jīng yà — 1. amazed 2. astonished 3. to surprise 4. amazing 5. astonishment 6. awe (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)
仙: xiān — immortal
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)
純: chún — 1. pure 2. simple 3. unmixed 4. genuine (HSK 4)
修: Xiū — surname Xiu (HSK 3)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
尚: Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
何: Hé — surname He
俗: sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
兒女: ér nǚ — 1. children; sons and daughters 2. a young man and a young woman (in love) (HSK 5)
私情: sī qíng — 1. personal considerations 2. love affair
罷了: bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
益發: yì fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more
驚: jīng — 1. to startle 2. to be frightened 3. to be scared 4. alarm (HSK 7-9)
异: yì — 1. different 2. other 3. hetero- 4. unusual 5. strange 6. surprising 7. to distinguish 8. to separate 9. to discriminate
請問: qǐng wèn — Excuse me, may I ask...? (HSK 1)
仙: xiān — immortal
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)
何出此言: hé chū cǐ yán — 1. where do these words stem from? 2. why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
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)
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)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
有所: yǒu suǒ — 1. somewhat 2. to some extent (HSK 7-9)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
小女: xiǎo nǚ — my daughter (humble)
英: Yīng — 1. United Kingdom 2. British 3. England 4. English 5. abbr. for 英國 (Yīng guó)
蓮: lián — lotus
幼: yòu — young
遭: zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
劫: jié — 1. to rob 2. to plunder 3. to seize by force 4. to coerce 5. calamity 6. abbr. for kalpa 劫波 (jié bō) (HSK 7-9)
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)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
初: chū — 1. (bound form) at first; initially 2. (bound form) first; early 3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 (chū sān) "the third" (HSK 3)
任: Rén — surname Ren (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
曾經: céng jīng — 1. once 2. already 3. former 4. previously 5. ever 6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause) (HSK 3)
判斷: pàn duàn — to judge; to determine; judgment (HSK 3)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
歸: Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姓: xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
產: chǎn — 1. to give birth 2. to reproduce 3. to produce 4. product 5. resource 6. estate 7. property (HSK 7-9)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
劫: jié — 1. to rob 2. to plunder 3. to seize by force 4. to coerce 5. calamity 6. abbr. for kalpa 劫波 (jié bō) (HSK 7-9)
遺: yí — (bound form) to leave behind
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)
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-
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
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)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
承: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God
宗: Zōng — surname Zong (HSK 7-9)
祧: tiāo — ancestral hall
此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
脫: tuō — 1. to shed 2. to take off 3. to escape 4. to get away from (HSK 4)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
只好: zhǐ hǎo — to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to (HSK 3)
接引: jiē yǐn — 1. to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc) 2. (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land
接引: jiē yǐn — 1. to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc) 2. (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
袖: xiù — 1. sleeve 2. to tuck inside one's sleeve
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
心中: xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)
恍: huǎng — 1. (bound form) in a hazy state of mind 2. (bound form) to snap out of that state 3. used in 恍如 (huǎng rú) and 恍若 (huǎng ruò)
恍惚: huǎng hū — 1. absent-minded 2. distracted 3. dazzled 4. vaguely 5. dimly
惚: hū — used in 恍惚 (huǎng hū)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
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)
急流: jí liú — torrent
津: Jīn — abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (Tiān jīn)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
迷: mí — 1. to bewilder 2. crazy about 3. fan 4. enthusiast 5. lost 6. confused (HSK 3)
渡口: dù kǒu — ferry crossing
草: cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)
庵: ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
睡著: shuì zháo — to fall asleep (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)

，，，，，。Now Shiyin himself went off to deliver Xiangling from the world, and brought her to the Land of Illusion, to hand her over to the Fairy Disenchantment to check against the register; just as he passed the memorial archway, he saw the one monk and one Daoist come drifting faintly toward him.：「，，，！Shiyin greeted them, saying, "Great One, Perfected Man, my congratulations, my congratulations!，？」：「，。Is the bond of love and fate now fully concluded, and all accounts settled and clear?" The monk said, "The bond of love and fate is not yet entirely concluded; rather, that foolish creature has already come back.，，。」，。He must still be sent back to his original place, and his after-story related in full, so that his one sojourn down in the world shall not have been in vain." Shiyin, hearing this, folded his hands and took his leave.，，。The monk and the Daoist then carried the Jade back to the foot of Blue Ridge Peak, set Baoyu down at the very place where Nüwa had smelted stones to mend the sky, and each went off wandering among the clouds.，「，。」From this time on: "A tale from beyond the heavens tells of matters beyond the heavens; the two who once were one now again become one."

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)
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
度: dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)
脫: tuō — 1. to shed 2. to take off 3. to escape 4. to get away from (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)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
菱: líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
太虛: Tài xū — Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
幻境: huàn jìng — 1. land of fantasy 2. fairyland
交: jiāo — 1. to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over 2. to make friends 3. (of lines) to intersect 4. variant of 跤 (jiāo) (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
仙子: xiān zǐ — fairy
對: duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
剛: gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
牌坊: pái fāng — memorial arch
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
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)
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
一道: yī dào — together (HSK 6)
縹渺: piāo miǎo — variant of 飄渺 (piāo miǎo)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
接著: jiē zhe — 1. to catch and hold on 2. to continue 3. to go on to do sth 4. to follow 5. to carry on 6. then 7. after that 8. subsequently 9. to proceed 10. to ensue 11. in turn 12. in one's turn (HSK 2)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
士: Shì — surname Shi
真人: zhēn rén — 1. a real person 2. Daoist spiritual master
恭喜: gōng xǐ — 1. to congratulate 2. (interj.) congratulations! (HSK 7-9)
賀喜: hè xǐ — to congratulate
情緣: qíng yuán — 1. predestined love 2. love affinity
完結: wán jié — 1. to finish 2. to conclude 3. completed
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
交割: jiāo gē — delivery (commerce)
清楚: qīng chu — 1. clear 2. distinct 3. to understand thoroughly 4. to be clear about (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)
么: Yāo — surname Yao
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
情緣: qíng yuán — 1. predestined love 2. love affinity
尚未: shàng wèi — not yet; still not (HSK 7-9)
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
結: jiē — 1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) 2. Taiwan pr. (jié) (HSK 4)
倒是: dào shi — 1. contrary to what one might expect 2. actually 3. contrariwise 4. why don't you (HSK 5)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
蠢: chǔn — 1. stupid 2. sluggish 3. clumsy 4. to wiggle (of worms) 5. to move in a disorderly fashion (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
已經: yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
送還: sòng huán — 1. to return 2. to give back 3. to send back 4. to repatriate
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
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)
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)
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)
後事: hòu shì — 1. future events 2. and what happened next... (in fiction) 3. funeral arrangements
敘明: xù míng — detailed accounting
不枉: bù wǎng — not in vain
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)
下世: xià shì — 1. to die 2. future incarnation 3. next life 4. to be born 5. to come into the world 6. future generation
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
士: Shì — surname Shi
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
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)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
攜: xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
玉: yù — jade (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)
青: Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)
埂: gěng — 1. strip of high ground 2. low earth dyke separating fields
峰: fēng — 1. (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit 2. mountain-like in appearance 3. highest level 4. classifier for camels
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)
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
安放: ān fàng — 1. to lay 2. to place 3. to put in a certain place
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)
女媧: Nǚ wā — Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)
煉: liàn — 1. to refine 2. to smelt (HSK 7-9)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
補: bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
各自: gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)
雲遊: yún yóu — to wander (typically of an errant priest)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
從此: cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
天外: Tiān Wài — abbr. for 天津外國語大學 (Tiān jīn Wài guó yǔ Dà xué)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
天外: Tiān Wài — abbr. for 天津外國語大學 (Tiān jīn Wài guó yǔ Dà xué)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (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)
番: Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

，，，，，：「，，，。On this day, the Daoist Vast Void again passed before Blue Ridge Peak, and saw that the stone left unused in mending the sky was still there, its inscribed characters just as before; he again read it through carefully from the beginning, and saw that after the closing gatha there was now recorded at length a great deal more about how all the fated bonds had come to their conclusions and outcomes, and, nodding, sighed, "When I formerly saw this remarkable text of Brother Stone, I said indeed that it might be made known to the world as a marvelous tale, and so I once copied it out; but I had not yet seen it return to its origin and root.，，，，。I do not know when this further fine tale came to be added, but now I know that Brother Stone, in his one sojourn down into the world, wore himself smooth into brightness and attained the perfected enlightenment, so that it may indeed be said there is no regret left unfulfilled.，，，，，，，，，。I fear only that as the years grow long and the days pass, the characters may blur and, worse, errors creep in; better that I copy it out once more, and seek out some person in the world who is free and idle, and entrust it to him to spread it about, so that it may be known: strange yet not strange, common yet not common, true yet not true, false yet not false.，，，，。」，，，，，，。Perhaps some soul wearied by the dream of this dusty world may, through this, ask a bird's cry to summon him home; and the spirit of the mountain, being hospitable, may in turn send transformations of the stone flying to him — this too cannot be known in advance." Having thought this over, he copied it out once more, and, still carrying it in his sleeve, went to that place of flourishing splendor and prosperity, and searched about there in every direction, but found none but men bent on building merit and establishing careers, or else fellows scheming only after a full mouth and a covered back — none had the leisure of spirit to go and bandy words further with a stone.，，，《》。He searched on, all the way to the Ford of Swift Currents, the Crossing of Awakening from Delusion, and there in the thatched hermitage a person lay asleep; thinking that this must surely be a person of leisure, he meant to show him this copied-out Story of the Stone.。Who would have thought that, call as he might, that person could not be woken.，，，：「。The Daoist Vast Void then pulled at him hard once more, and only then did he slowly open his eyes and sit up; he gave it a cursory glance and then cast it down again, saying, "This matter I long ago witnessed and knew in full myself.，，，。」，：「，，。」，。This copy of yours is free of error; I need only point you to one person, and if you entrust it to him to spread abroad, this fresh and singular case may at last be brought to its conclusion." The Daoist Vast Void hastily asked who this person was, and the man said, "You need only wait until a certain year, a certain month, a certain day, and go to a place called the Nostalgia Studio, where there is a Master Cao Xueqin; simply tell him that Jia Yucun's words entrusted this to him, thus and so." Having said this, he lay back down to sleep once more.

這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
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)
空空: kōng kōng — 1. empty 2. vacuous 3. nothing 4. vacant 5. in vain 6. all for nothing 7. air-to-air (missile)
道人: dào rén — Taoist devotee (honorific)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
青: Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)
埂: gěng — 1. strip of high ground 2. low earth dyke separating fields
峰: fēng — 1. (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit 2. mountain-like in appearance 3. highest level 4. classifier for camels
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
經過: jīng guò — 1. to pass 2. to go through 3. process 4. course 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
補: bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
未: wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)
字跡: zì jì — handwriting (HSK 7-9)
依然: yī rán — still; as before (HSK 4)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
舊: jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
從頭: cóng tóu — 1. anew 2. from the start (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)
細細: xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful
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)
一遍: yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
後面: hòu mian — 1. the back; the rear; the last bit 2. behind; near the end; at the back 3. later; afterwards (HSK 3)
偈: jì — 1. Buddhist hymn 2. gatha 3. Buddhist verse
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
歷: lì — 1. to experience 2. to undergo 3. to pass through 4. all 5. each 6. every 7. history
敘: Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)
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)
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)
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
結果: jiē guǒ — to bear fruit (HSK 2)
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
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)
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)
點頭: diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
從前: cóng qián — 1. previously 2. formerly 3. once upon a time (HSK 3)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
兄: xiōng — elder brother
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)
段: Duàn — surname Duan (HSK 2)
奇文: qí wén — remarkable or peculiar piece of writing
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
可以: kě yǐ — 1. can 2. may 3. possible 4. able to 5. not bad 6. pretty good (HSK 2)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
世: Shì — surname Shi
傳奇: chuán qí — 1. legendary 2. fantasy saga 3. romance 4. short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty (HSK 7-9)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
曾經: céng jīng — 1. once 2. already 3. former 4. previously 5. ever 6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause) (HSK 3)
抄錄: chāo lù — to make a copy of
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
未: wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
返: fǎn — to return (to)
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)
還原: huán yuán — 1. to restore to the original state 2. to reconstruct (an event) 3. reduction (chemistry) (HSK 7-9)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
何時: hé shí — when (HSK 7-9)
復: 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
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
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)
佳話: jiā huà — story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide
方知: fāng zhī — to realize only then
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
兄: xiōng — elder brother
下凡: xià fán — (of immortals) to descend to the human world
一次: yī cì — 1. first 2. first time 3. once 4. (math.) linear (of degree one)
磨: mó — 1. to rub 2. to grind 3. to polish 4. to sharpen 5. to wear down 6. to die out 7. to waste time 8. to pester 9. to insist (HSK 6)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
光明: guāng míng — 1. light 2. radiance 3. (fig.) bright (prospects etc) 4. openhearted (HSK 3)
修: Xiū — surname Xiu (HSK 3)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
圓: yuán — 1. circle 2. round 3. circular 4. spherical 5. (of the moon) full 6. unit of Chinese currency (yuan) 7. tactful 8. to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) (HSK 4)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
可謂: kě wèi — it could even be said (HSK 7-9)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
復: 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
遺憾: yí hàn — 1. regret 2. to regret 3. to be sorry that (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)
只怕: zhǐ pà — 1. I'm afraid that... 2. perhaps 3. maybe 4. very likely
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
日久: rì jiǔ — with the passage of time; over time
字跡: zì jì — handwriting (HSK 7-9)
模糊: mó hu — 1. vague; indistinct; fuzzy 2. to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up (HSK 5)
反: fǎn — 1. contrary 2. in reverse 3. inside out or upside down 4. to reverse 5. to return 6. to oppose 7. opposite 8. against 9. anti- 10. to rebel 11. to use analogy 12. instead 13. abbr. for 反切 (fǎn qiè) phonetic system (HSK 4)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
舛: chuǎn — 1. mistaken 2. erroneous 3. contradictory
錯: Cuò — surname Cuo (HSK 1)
不如: bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
抄錄: chāo lù — to make a copy of
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)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
世上: shì shàng — on earth
清閒: qīng xián — 1. idle 2. leisurely
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
託: tuō — 1. to trust 2. to entrust 3. to be entrusted with 4. to act as trustee (HSK 6)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
傳遍: chuán biàn — to spread widely
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
奇: jī — odd (number)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
奇: jī — odd (number)
俗: sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
不俗: bù sú — 1. impressive 2. out of the ordinary
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
假而: jiǎ ér — if
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
假: gēi — used in 假掰 (gēi bāi) (HSK 2)
或者: huò zhě — 1. or 2. possibly; maybe; perhaps (HSK 2)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
夢: mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)
勞: Láo — surname Lao
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
聊: liáo — 1. (coll.) to chat 2. (literary) temporarily; for a while 3. (literary) somewhat; slightly 4. (literary) to depend upon (HSK 6)
倩: qiàn — 1. pretty 2. winsome 3. to ask for sb's help 4. son-in-law (old)
鳥: diǎo — 1. variant of 屌 (diǎo) 2. penis (HSK 2)
呼: hū — 1. to call 2. to cry 3. to shout 4. to breath out 5. to exhale
歸: Guī — surname Gui (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)
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
靈: líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)
好客: hào kè — 1. hospitality 2. to treat guests well 3. to enjoy having guests 4. hospitable 5. friendly (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)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
石化: shí huà — 1. to petrify 2. petrochemical industry
飛: fēi — to fly (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)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
未可: wèi kě — cannot
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
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)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
抄: chāo — 1. to make a copy 2. to plagiarize 3. to search and seize 4. to raid 5. to grab 6. to go off with 7. to take a shortcut 8. to make a turning move 9. to fold one's arms (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
袖: xiù — 1. sleeve 2. to tuck inside one's sleeve
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
繁華: fán huá — 1. flourishing 2. bustling (HSK 7-9)
昌盛: chāng shèng — prosperous (HSK 6)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
地方: dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (HSK 1)
遍: biàn — 1. everywhere 2. all over 3. classifier for actions: one time (HSK 2)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
番: Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
建功立業: jiàn gōng lì yè — to achieve or accomplish goals
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
饒: Ráo — surname Rao (HSK 7-9)
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
謀: móu — 1. to plan 2. to seek 3. scheme
衣: yī — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) 3. Kangxi radical 145
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
輩: bèi — 1. lifetime 2. generation 3. group of people 4. class 5. classifier for generations 6. (literary) classifier for people (HSK 5)
那: Nā — surname Na (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)
閒情: xián qíng — leisurely frame of mind
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)
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)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
石頭: shí tou — 1. stone 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) (HSK 3)
饒舌: ráo shé — 1. talkative 2. to blather 3. to shoot one's mouth off 4. rap (genre of music)
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
急流: jí liú — torrent
津: Jīn — abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (Tiān jīn)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
迷: mí — 1. to bewilder 2. crazy about 3. fan 4. enthusiast 5. lost 6. confused (HSK 3)
渡口: dù kǒu — ferry crossing
草: cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)
庵: ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
睡著: shuì zháo — to fall asleep (HSK 4)
一個人: yī gè rén — 1. by oneself (without assistance) 2. alone (without company)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
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)
閒人: xián rén — 1. idle person; idler 2. person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place
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)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
這: 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)
抄錄: chāo lù — to make a copy of
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
石頭記: Shí tou Jì — The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢 (Hóng lóu Mèng)
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)
看看: kàn kan — 1. to take a look at 2. to examine 3. to survey 4. (coll.) pretty soon
那知: nǎ zhī — variant of 哪知 (nǎ zhī)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
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)
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)
空空: kōng kōng — 1. empty 2. vacuous 3. nothing 4. vacant 5. in vain 6. all for nothing 7. air-to-air (missile)
道人: dào rén — Taoist devotee (honorific)
復: 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
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
使勁: shǐ jìn — to exert all one's strength (HSK 4)
拉: lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (HSK 2)
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)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
慢慢: màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
開眼: kāi yǎn — 1. to open one's eyes 2. to widen one's horizons
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
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)
草草: cǎo cǎo — 1. carelessly 2. hastily
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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
仍舊: réng jiù — 1. still (remaining) 2. to remain (the same) 3. yet (HSK 5)
擲: zhì — 1. to toss 2. to throw dice 3. Taiwan pr. (zhí)
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)
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)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
早已: zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)
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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
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)
抄錄: chāo lù — to make a copy of
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
尚無: shàng wú — 1. not yet 2. not so far
舛: chuǎn — 1. mistaken 2. erroneous 3. contradictory
錯: Cuò — surname Cuo (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
一個人: yī gè rén — 1. by oneself (without assistance) 2. alone (without company)
託: tuō — 1. to trust 2. to entrust 3. to be entrusted with 4. to act as trustee (HSK 6)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
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)
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)
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)
歸結: guī jié — 1. to sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell 2. conclusion; end (of a story etc) (HSK 7-9)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
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)
新鮮: xīn xiān — 1. fresh (experience, food etc) 2. freshness 3. novel 4. uncommon (HSK 4)
公案: gōng àn — 1. judge's desk 2. complex legal case 3. contentious issue 4. koan (Zen Buddhism)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
空空: kōng kōng — 1. empty 2. vacuous 3. nothing 4. vacant 5. in vain 6. all for nothing 7. air-to-air (missile)
道人: dào rén — Taoist devotee (honorific)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
何人: hé rén — who
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
人道: rén dào — 1. human sympathy 2. humanitarianism 3. humane 4. the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism) 5. sexual intercourse (HSK 7-9)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
須: xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
某: mǒu — 1. some 2. a certain 3. sb or sth indefinite 4. such-and-such (HSK 3)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
某: mǒu — 1. some 2. a certain 3. sb or sth indefinite 4. such-and-such (HSK 3)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
某: mǒu — 1. some 2. a certain 3. sb or sth indefinite 4. such-and-such (HSK 3)
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)
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)
悼: dào — 1. to mourn 2. to lament
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
軒: Xuān — surname Xuan
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
曹雪芹: Cáo Xuě qín — Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢 (Hóng lóu Mèng)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
託: tuō — 1. to trust 2. to entrust 3. to be entrusted with 4. to act as trustee (HSK 6)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
仍舊: réng jiù — 1. still (remaining) 2. to remain (the same) 3. yet (HSK 5)
睡: shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

，，，。The Daoist Vast Void kept these words firmly in mind, and, after who knows how many ages and kalpas had passed, there did indeed prove to be a Nostalgia Studio, and there he saw this Master Cao Xueqin, just then engaged in poring over the histories of ages past.，《》。The Daoist Vast Void then told him of Jia Yucun's words, and only then showed him this Story of the Stone.：「『』！」：「，？」：「，。Master Xueqin laughed and said, "So it truly is 'Jia Yucun's words' [words in rustic language, feigned] after all!" The Daoist Vast Void then asked, "How is it, sir, that you recognize this man, and are thus willing to transmit it on his behalf?" Master Cao Xueqin laughed and said, "You call yourself Vast Void, yet it seems your belly is truly vast and void indeed.，，，，，，，，，。」，，，。Since this is after all only rustic words in a feigned tale, so long as it is free of copying errors and of any absurd contradictions, I am glad enough to share it with two or three like-minded friends, after wine and a full meal, or by lamp-lit window on a rainy evening, that we might together dispel our loneliness with it; there is no need at all for great men and eminent gentlemen to pass judgment on it for it to be handed down to the world. To go probing after roots and origins as you do is no different from notching the boat to mark where the sword fell, or gluing the pegs of the zither fast." The Daoist Vast Void, hearing this, threw back his head and laughed loudly, cast down the copied manuscript, and drifted off.，：「！As he walked along, he was heard saying, "Truly it is all just an idle elaboration of the absurd!，，。Not only does the author not know it, nor the copyist know it, but even the reader does not know it either.，！」，，：It is, after all, nothing more than an idle play of the brush and pen, to please one's fancy and ease one's nature, and that is all!" Later readers, coming upon this remarkable tale, likewise once composed four lines of gatha, which, turning yet another degree upon the words in which the author explained his original intent, said:

那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
空空: kōng kōng — 1. empty 2. vacuous 3. nothing 4. vacant 5. in vain 6. all for nothing 7. air-to-air (missile)
道人: dào rén — Taoist devotee (honorific)
牢牢: láo láo — 1. firmly 2. safely (HSK 7-9)
記: jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
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)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
世: Shì — surname Shi
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
劫: jié — 1. to rob 2. to plunder 3. to seize by force 4. to coerce 5. calamity 6. abbr. for kalpa 劫波 (jié bō) (HSK 7-9)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
悼: dào — 1. to mourn 2. to lament
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
軒: Xuān — surname Xuan
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
曹雪芹: Cáo Xuě qín — Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢 (Hóng lóu Mèng)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
正在: zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
翻閱: fān yuè — 1. to thumb through 2. to flip through (a book)
歷來: lì lái — 1. always 2. throughout (a period of time) 3. (of) all-time (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)
古史: gǔ shǐ — ancient history
空空: kōng kōng — 1. empty 2. vacuous 3. nothing 4. vacant 5. in vain 6. all for nothing 7. air-to-air (missile)
道人: dào rén — Taoist devotee (honorific)
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
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
石頭記: Shí tou Jì — The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢 (Hóng lóu Mèng)
示: shì — 1. to show 2. to reveal
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
芹: qín — Chinese celery
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
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)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
空空: kōng kōng — 1. empty 2. vacuous 3. nothing 4. vacant 5. in vain 6. all for nothing 7. air-to-air (missile)
道人: dào rén — Taoist devotee (honorific)
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)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
何以: hé yǐ — 1. (literary) why 2. how
認得: rèn de — 1. to recognize 2. to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it 3. to know (HSK 3)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
肯: kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
替: tì — 1. to substitute for 2. to take the place of 3. to replace 4. for 5. on behalf of 6. to stand in for (HSK 4)
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)
傳述: chuán shù — 1. to relay 2. to retell
曹雪芹: Cáo Xuě qín — Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢 (Hóng lóu Mèng)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
肚: dǔ — tripe
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
空空: kōng kōng — 1. empty 2. vacuous 3. nothing 4. vacant 5. in vain 6. all for nothing 7. air-to-air (missile)
既是: jì shì — 1. is both ...(and...) 2. since 3. as 4. being the case that
假: gēi — used in 假掰 (gēi bāi) (HSK 2)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
魯: Lǔ — 1. surname Lu 2. Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國 (Lǔ guó) 3. short name for Shandong 山東 (Shān dōng)
魚: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 2)
亥: hài — 1. 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
豕: shǐ — 1. hog 2. swine
以及: yǐ jí — and; as well as (HSK 4)
背謬: bèi miù — variant of 悖謬 (bèi miù)
矛盾: máo dùn — 1. contradiction 2. classifier: 個 (gè) 3. conflicting views 4. contradictory (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
樂: Lè — surname Le (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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
同志: tóng zhì — 1. comrade 2. (slang) homosexual 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 7-9)
酒: jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
餘: yú — 1. extra 2. surplus 3. remaining 4. remainder after division 5. (following numerical value) or more 6. in excess of (some number) 7. residue (math.) 8. after 9. I 10. me (HSK 7-9)
飯: fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)
飽: bǎo — 1. to eat till full 2. satisfied (HSK 2)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
夕: xī — 1. (bound form) sunset; dusk 2. (bound form) evening; night 3. Taiwan pr. (xì)
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
窗: chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)
之下: zhī xià — 1. under 2. beneath 3. less than (HSK 5)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
消: xiāo — 1. to diminish; to subside 2. to consume; to reduce 3. to idle away (the time) 4. (after 不 (bù) or 只 (zhǐ) or 何 (hé) etc) to need; to require; to take (HSK 7-9)
寂寞: jì mò — 1. lonely 2. lonesome 3. (of a place) quiet 4. silent (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
大人: dà ren — 1. adult 2. grownup 3. title of respect toward superiors (HSK 2)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
品題: pǐn tí — 1. to evaluate (an individual) 2. to appraise
傳世: chuán shì — 1. handed down from ancient times 2. family heirloom
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
尋根問底: xún gēn wèn dǐ — lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
便是: biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)
刻舟求劍: kè zhōu qiú jiàn — lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances (HSK 7-9)
膠: jiāo — 1. to glue 2. glue 3. gum 4. rubber
柱: zhù — 1. pillar 2. classifier: 根 (gēn)
鼓: gǔ — 1. drum 2. classifier: 通 (tòng), 面 (miàn) 3. to drum 4. to strike 5. to rouse 6. to bulge 7. to swell (HSK 5)
瑟: sè — a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
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)
空空: kōng kōng — 1. empty 2. vacuous 3. nothing 4. vacant 5. in vain 6. all for nothing 7. air-to-air (missile)
道人: dào rén — Taoist devotee (honorific)
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)
仰天: yǎng tiān — 1. to face upwards 2. to look up to the sky
大笑: dà xiào — 1. to laugh heartily 2. a belly laugh
擲: zhì — 1. to toss 2. to throw dice 3. Taiwan pr. (zhí)
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)
抄本: chāo běn — handwritten copy
飄然: piāo rán — 1. to float in the air 2. swiftly 3. nimbly 4. easy and relaxed
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
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)
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (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)
敷衍: fū yǎn — 1. to elaborate (on a theme) 2. to expound (the classics) 3. perfunctory 4. to skimp 5. to botch 6. to do sth half-heartedly or just for show 7. barely enough to get by
荒唐: huāng táng — 1. beyond belief 2. preposterous 3. absurd 4. intemperate 5. dissipated
不但: bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (HSK 2)
作者: zuò zhě — author; writer (HSK 3)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
抄: chāo — 1. to make a copy 2. to plagiarize 3. to search and seize 4. to raid 5. to grab 6. to go off with 7. to take a shortcut 8. to make a turning move 9. to fold one's arms (HSK 4)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
閱: yuè — 1. to inspect 2. to review 3. to read 4. to peruse 5. to go through 6. to experience
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
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)
游: Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)
筆墨: bǐ mò — 1. pen and ink 2. words 3. writing
陶: Táo — surname Tao
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
适: kuò — see 李适 (Lǐ Kuò)
性: xìng — 1. nature 2. character 3. property 4. quality 5. attribute 6. sexuality 7. sex 8. gender 9. suffix forming adjective from verb 10. suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity 11. essence 12. classifier: 個 (gè)
而已: ér yǐ — 1. that's all 2. nothing more (HSK 7-9)
後人: hòu rén — later generation (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)
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)
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)
奇: jī — odd (number)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
題: Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
偈: jì — 1. Buddhist hymn 2. gatha 3. Buddhist verse
语: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
作者: zuò zhě — author; writer (HSK 3)
緣起: yuán qǐ — 1. to originate 2. origin; genesis 3. account of the origins of an endeavor
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
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)
轉: zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (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)
竿頭: gān tóu — 1. bamboo pole's uppermost tip 2. (fig.) acme
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

，。Speaking to the point where it grows bitter and sore, the more absurd it seems, the sadder it truly is.

，！From of old it has all been one and the same dream — do not laugh, then, at the folly of the men of this world!

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What it’s about

On his return journey Jia Zheng sees Baoyu standing barefoot in the snow, dressed as a monk. Baoyu bows but does not resume family speech; the Buddhist and Daoist guides lead him away, and Jia Zheng finally understands his son as the supernatural stone completing a mortal ordeal. Back home, Baochai is pregnant, Jia Lan's success promises another official generation and Qiaojie's country marriage is accepted. Xue Pan is released, Xiangling is raised to wife, and Xiren is eventually married to the actor Jiang Yuhan, whose exchanged sash reveals an old bond with Baoyu.

The frame then closes around Jia Yucun and Zhen Shiyin. Fallen from office, Yucun meets the enlightened Shiyin at the Ford of Awakening, where Shiyin explains the stone, the Crimson Pearl debt and the women's return to the Realm of Great Void. He also foretells “orchid and cassia flourishing together,” Jia Lan and Baochai's unborn son continuing the clan. Xiangling dies in childbirth and is guided back by her father, completing the lost-child story begun in chapter one. Finally the stone's inscription is recopied and passed toward Cao Xueqin, making the book itself the surviving form of the dream.

When it was written 背景

The finale restores nearly every framing name: Zhen and Jia, truth and falsehood; Shiyin, “concealing true events”; Yucun, “rustic words”; the monk and Daoist; Green Ridge Peak; the Realm of Great Void; and the rejected stone. These returns do not simply cancel the tragedy with family recovery. Official grace, pregnancy and the phrase 蘭桂齊芳 satisfy lineage, while individual women and Baoyu leave the system through death, marriage or renunciation. The ending also makes authorship deliberately unstable. Stone, Daoist, Yucun and Cao Xueqin each transmit or edit what no single voice wholly owns. Learners can read 歸結 both as tying up plot and returning things to origins: the red-mansion dream ends by becoming a text that invites another reader to decide what was true.

Words in this chapter 生词

寶玉bǎo yù寶玉bǎo yù — precious jade · treasures
賈gǔ賈gǔ — merchant · to buy
薛xuē薛xuē — wormwood like grass (classical)
姨媽yí mā姨媽yí mā — (coll.) mother's sister · maternal aunt
釵chāi釵chāi — hairpin
襲xí襲xí — (bound form) to raid; to attack · (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate · (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
政zhèng政zhèng — political · politics · government
隱yǐn隱yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
心里xīn liHSK 2心里xīn li — chest · heart; mind (HSK 2)
赶gǎnHSK 3赶gǎn — to overtake; to catch up with · to hurry; to rush · to try to catch (the bus etc) · to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away · to avail oneself of (an opportunity) · until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
寶bǎoHSK 4寶bǎo — jewel · gem · treasure · precious (HSK 4)
么má么má — exclamatory final particle

第百二十回 甄士隱詳說太虛情 賈雨村歸結紅樓夢 Zhen Shiyin Explains the Illusory Realm; Jia Yucun Brings the Dream of Red Mansions to a Close

What it’s about

When it was written 背景

Words in this chapter 生词

第百二十回　甄士隱詳說太虛情　賈雨村歸結紅樓夢 Zhen Shiyin Explains the Illusory Realm; Jia Yucun Brings the Dream of Red Mansions to a Close