第十四回　　林如海捐館揚州城　賈寶玉路謁北靜王 Lin Ruhai Dies in Yangzhou; Jia Baoyu Meets the Prince of Beijing on the Road

話說宁國府中都總管來升聞得裏面委請了鳳姐，因傳齊同事人等說道：「如今請了西府裏璉二奶奶管理內事，倘或他來支取東西，或是說話，我們須要比往日小心些。The story goes that Lai Sheng, the chief steward of the Ning mansion, hearing that inside they had engaged Xifeng to take charge, gathered his fellow workers together and said, "Now that they have invited Second Mistress Lian from the Western Mansion to manage our household affairs, if she should come to draw supplies, or has something to say, we must be more careful than usual.每日大家早來晚散，宁可辛苦這一個月，過後再歇著，不要把老臉丟了。Every day we should all come early and leave late; better to endure this one month's hardship and rest afterward, than to lose our old faces over it.那是個有名的烈貨，臉酸心硬，一時惱了，不認人的。」眾人都道：「有理。」又有一個笑道：「論理，我們裏面也須得他來整治整治，都忒不像了。」正說著，只見來旺媳婦拿了對牌來領取呈文京榜紙札，票上批著數目。She's a famous hot pepper — sour-faced and hard-hearted — and once she's angry she doesn't care who you are." Everyone said, "That's right." Then someone said with a laugh, "To be honest, our household here really does need someone to whip it into shape — things have gotten much too slipshod." Even as they spoke, Lai Wang's wife arrived carrying the tally to collect paper and forms for documents and public notices, the requisition slip marked with the quantities.眾人連忙讓坐倒茶，一面命人按數取紙來抱著，同來旺媳婦一路來至儀門口，方交與來旺媳婦自己抱進去了。The others hastily offered her a seat and poured tea, while at the same time having someone gather up the paper according to the amounts listed and carry it; together with Lai Wang's wife they walked as far as the ceremonial gate, where it was finally handed over for her to carry in herself.

話說

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

宁

zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen

國

Guó — surname Guo (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)

中都

Zhōng dū — Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing

總管

zǒng guǎn — 1. to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility) 2. person in charge; manager 3. (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward

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)

升

shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)

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)

裏面

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

委

Wěi — surname Wei

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)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

因

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

傳

chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)

齊

Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)

同事

tóng shì — colleague; co-worker (HSK 2)

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)

說道

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

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)

西

Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

璉

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

二奶

èr nǎi — 1. mistress 2. second wife 3. lover

奶

nǎi — 1. breast 2. milk 3. to breastfeed (HSK 1)

管理

guǎn lǐ — 1. to supervise 2. to manage 3. to administer 4. management 5. administration 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

內

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

事

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

倘或

tǎng huò — if; supposing that

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)

支取

zhī qǔ — to withdraw (money)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

或是

huò shì — 1. or 2. either one or the other (HSK 5)

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)

我們

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

須要

xū yào — must; have to

比

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

往日

wǎng rì — former days; the past (HSK 7-9)

小心

xiǎo xīn — 1. to be careful 2. to take care (HSK 2)

些

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

每日

měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day

大家

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

早來

zǎo lái — to arrive early

晚

wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (HSK 1)

散

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

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)

辛苦

xīn kǔ — 1. exhausting 2. hard 3. tough 4. arduous 5. to work hard 6. to go to a lot of trouble 7. hardship(s) (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)

一個

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

月

yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)

過後

guò hòu — after the event (HSK 6)

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)

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)

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)

不要

bù yào — don't!; must not (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)

老臉

lǎo liǎn — 1. self-respect of old person 2. face 3. thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism) 4. brazen

丟

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

那是

nà shi — 1. (coll.) of course 2. naturally 3. indeed

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

有名

yǒu míng — 1. famous 2. well-known (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)

烈

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

貨

huò — 1. goods 2. money 3. commodity 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

臉

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

酸

suān — 1. sour 2. tart 3. sick at heart 4. grieved 5. sore 6. aching 7. pedantic 8. impractical 9. to make sarcastic remarks about sb 10. an acid (HSK 4)

心硬

xīn yìng — hard-hearted; unfeeling; callous

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)

惱

nǎo — to get angry

了

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

不

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

認人

rèn rén — 1. to recognize people (of babies) 2. to be able to tell people apart

的

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

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

道

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

有理

yǒu lǐ — 1. reasonable 2. justified 3. right 4. (math.) rational

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)

一個

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

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)

論理

lùn lǐ — 1. normally 2. as things should be 3. by rights 4. to reason things out 5. logic

我們

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

裏面

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

須

xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)

得

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

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)

整治

zhěng zhì — 1. to bring under control 2. to regulate 3. to restore to good condition 4. (coll.) to fix (a person) 5. to prepare (a meal etc) (HSK 6)

整治

zhěng zhì — 1. to bring under control 2. to regulate 3. to restore to good condition 4. (coll.) to fix (a person) 5. to prepare (a meal etc) (HSK 6)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

忒

tè — 1. to err 2. to change

不

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

像

xiàng — 1. to resemble 2. to be like 3. to look as if 4. such as 5. appearance 6. image 7. portrait 8. image under a mapping (math.) (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)

正

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

只見

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

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)

旺

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

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

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)

了

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

對

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

牌

pái — 1. signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (classifier: 塊 (kuài)) 2. brand; trademark 3. mahjong tile; domino; playing card (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 4. (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌 (cí pái) and 曲牌 (qǔ pái)) (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)

領取

lǐng qǔ — to receive; to draw; to get (HSK 6)

呈文

chéng wén — petition (submitted to a superior)

京

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

榜

bǎng — 1. notice or announcement 2. list of names 3. public roll of successful examinees

紙

zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)

札

zhá — 1. thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China) 2. a kind of official document (in former times) 3. letter 4. note 5. plague

票

piào — 1. ticket 2. ballot 3. banknote 4. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 5. person held for ransom 6. amateur performance of Chinese opera 7. classifier for groups, batches, business transactions (HSK 1)

上

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

批

pī — 1. to ascertain 2. to act on 3. to criticize 4. to pass on 5. classifier for batches, lots, military flights 6. tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) (HSK 4)

著數

zhāo shù — 1. move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) 2. gambit 3. trick 4. scheme 5. movement 6. same as 招數 (zhāo shù)

目

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

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

連忙

lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)

讓坐

ràng zuò — variant of 讓座 (ràng zuò)

倒

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

茶

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

一面

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

命

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

人

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

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)

數

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

取

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

紙

zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (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)

抱

bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (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)

同

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

來

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

旺

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

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

一路來

yī lù lái — all the way; all along; since the start

至

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

儀

yí — 1. apparatus 2. rites 3. appearance 4. present 5. ceremony

門口

mén kǒu — 1. doorway 2. gate 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

交與

jiāo yǔ — to hand over

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)

旺

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

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

自己

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

抱

bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (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)

话说宁国府中都总管来升闻得里面委请了凤姐，因传齐同事人等说道：「如今请了西府里琏二奶奶管理内事，倘或他来支取东西，或是说话，我们须要比往日小心些。每日大家早来晚散，宁可辛苦这一个月，过后再歇著，不要把老脸丢了。那是个有名的烈货，脸酸心硬，一时恼了，不认人的。」众人都道：「有理。」又有一个笑道：「论理，我们里面也须得他来整治整治，都忒不像了。」正说著，只见来旺媳妇拿了对牌来领取呈文京榜纸札，票上批著数目。众人连忙让坐倒茶，一面命人按数取纸来抱著，同来旺媳妇一路来至仪门口，方交与来旺媳妇自己抱进去了。

鳳姐即命彩明釘造簿冊。Xifeng at once ordered Caiming to have registers and account books drawn up.即時傳來升媳婦，兼要家口花名冊來查看，又限于明日一早傳齊家人媳婦進來聽差等語。She immediately summoned Lai Sheng's wife, and also asked for the household roster of servants' names to look over, and further stipulated that by early the next morning all the male servants' wives were to be assembled to await orders.大概點了一點數目單冊，問了來升媳婦幾句話，便坐車回家。She glanced over the tallies of quantities in a general way, asked Lai Sheng's wife a few questions, and then got into her carriage and went home.一宿無話。Nothing happened that night.至次日，卯正二刻便過來了。The next day she arrived at exactly the second quarter after the hour of Mao.那宁國府中婆娘媳婦聞得到齊，只見鳳姐正與來升媳婦分派，眾人不敢擅入，只在窗外聽覷。When the women and wives of the Ning mansion heard that everyone had assembled, they found Xifeng already assigning duties together with Lai Sheng's wife, and no one dared to enter uninvited, but only listened from outside the window.只聽鳳姐與來升媳婦道：「既托了我，我就說不得要討你們嫌了。They heard Xifeng say to Lai Sheng's wife, "Since you have entrusted this to me, I'm bound to make myself disliked by all of you.我可比不得你們奶奶好性兒，由著你們去。I can't be compared to your mistress, who is so good-natured and lets you all do as you please.再不要說你們『這府裏原是這樣』的話，如今可要依著我行，錯我半點兒，管不得誰是有臉的，誰是沒臉的，一例現清白處理。」說著，便吩咐彩明念花名冊，按名一個一個的喚進來看視。And don't you dare say to me, 'That's how things have always been done in this household' — from now on you are to follow my ways. If you cross me by even a hair's breadth, I won't care who has standing and who doesn't; I'll deal with everyone the same, plainly and clearly." So saying, she ordered Caiming to read out the roster of names, calling each one in by name to be looked over.

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

即

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

命

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

彩

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

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

釘

dīng — 1. nail 2. to follow closely 3. to keep at sb (to do sth) 4. variant of 盯 (dīng) (HSK 7-9)

造

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

簿冊

bù cè — 1. a register 2. land register 3. account book 4. ledger

即時

jí shí — immediate

傳來

chuán lái — 1. (of a sound) to come through 2. to be heard 3. (of news) to arrive (HSK 3)

升

shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

兼

jiān — 1. double 2. twice 3. simultaneous 4. holding two or more (official) posts at the same time (HSK 7-9)

要

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

口

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

花名

huā míng — 1. name of a person on the household register (old) 2. name on a roster 3. professional name of a prostitute 4. pseudonym 5. nickname

冊

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

來

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

查看

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

又

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

限于

xiàn yú — 1. to be limited to 2. to be confined to (HSK 7-9)

明日

míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)

一早

yī zǎo — 1. early in the morning 2. at dawn (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)

齊家

qí jiā — 1. to govern one's family 2. to manage one's household

人

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (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)

差

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

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

大概

dà gài — 1. roughly 2. probably 3. rough 4. approximate 5. about 6. general idea (HSK 3)

點

diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (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))

數目

shù mù — 1. amount 2. number (HSK 5)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

冊

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

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)

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)

升

shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

坐車

zuò chē — to take the car, bus, train etc

回家

huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)

一宿

yī xiǔ — one whole night; all night

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

話

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

至

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

次日

cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)

卯

mǎo — 1. mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) 2. 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit 3. ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) 4. (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚 (mǎo))

正

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

二

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

刻

kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)

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)

過來

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

那

Nā — surname Na (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

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)

婆娘

pó niang — 1. (dialect) wife 2. (derog.) woman

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

得到

dé dào — to get; to obtain; to receive (HSK 1)

齊

Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)

只見

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

正

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

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

來

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

升

shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

分派

fēn pài — 1. to assign (a task to different people) 2. to allocate

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

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)

擅

shàn — 1. without authority 2. to usurp 3. to arrogate to oneself 4. to monopolize 5. expert in 6. to be good at

入

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)

窗

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

外

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

覷

qù — 1. to spy 2. watch for

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聽

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

來

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

升

shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (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)

既

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

托

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

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)

就

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

說不得

shuō bu de — 1. to be unmentionable 2. be unspeakable 3. must 4. cannot but

要

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

討

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

嫌

xián — 1. to dislike 2. suspicion 3. resentment 4. enmity 5. abbr. for 嫌犯 (xián fàn), criminal suspect (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

可比

kě bǐ — comparable

不得

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (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)

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)

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)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

由著

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

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)

再不

zài bù — or else; alternatively

要說

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (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)

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)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

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)

這樣

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

的話

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

可

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

要

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

依著

yī zhe — in accordance with

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

錯

Cuò — surname Cuo (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

半點

bàn diǎn — the least bit

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

不得

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

誰

shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (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)

有臉

yǒu liǎn — 1. lit. having face 2. to have prestige 3. to command respect 4. to have the nerve (e.g. to ask sth outrageous) 5. to have the gall 6. not ashamed to

的

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

誰

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

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)

沒臉

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

的

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

例

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

現

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

清白

qīng bái — 1. pure 2. innocent

處理

chǔ lǐ — 1. to handle; to deal with 2. to punish 3. to treat sth by a special process; to process 4. to sell at reduced prices (HSK 3)

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)

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)

吩咐

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

彩

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

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

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)

花名

huā míng — 1. name of a person on the household register (old) 2. name on a roster 3. professional name of a prostitute 4. pseudonym 5. nickname

冊

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

名

míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)

一個

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

一個

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

的

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

喚

huàn — to call

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

看

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

視

shì — (literary, or bound form) to look at

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一時看完，便又吩咐道：「這二十個分作兩班，一班十個，每日在裏頭單管人客來往倒茶，別的事不用他們管。When the reading was finished, she gave further orders: "These twenty are to be divided into two shifts, ten to a shift, each day to be inside solely in charge of serving tea to visitors coming and going; they need not concern themselves with anything else.這二十個也分作兩班，每日單管本家親戚茶飯，別的事也不用他們管。These twenty are likewise divided into two shifts, each day solely in charge of tea and meals for the family's own relatives; they too need not concern themselves with anything else.這四十個人也分作兩班，單在靈前上香添油，挂幔守靈，供飯供茶，隨起舉哀，別的事也不與他們相干。These forty are also divided into two shifts, solely responsible before the spirit tablet for burning incense and adding oil, hanging the mourning curtains and keeping watch over the coffin, offering rice and tea, and joining in the wailing whenever it begins; nothing else concerns them.這四個人單在內茶房收管杯碟茶器，若少一件，便叫他四個描賠。These four are solely in charge of the inner tea room, keeping the cups, saucers, and tea vessels in order; if so much as one piece is missing, the four of them will have to make it good.這四個人單管酒飯器皿，少一件，也是他四個描賠。These four are solely in charge of the wine and food vessels; if a single piece is missing, these four likewise must make it good.這八個單管監收祭禮。These eight are solely in charge of receiving and recording the sacrificial offerings.這八個單管各處燈油，蜡燭，紙札，我總支了來，交與你八個，然後按我的定數再往各處去分派。These eight are solely in charge of the lamp oil, candles, and paper goods for every quarter — I will draw the total supply myself and hand it over to the eight of you, and only then, according to my fixed allotments, will it be distributed further to each place.這三十個每日輪流各處上夜，照管門戶，監察火燭，打掃地方。These thirty are to take turns keeping night watch in every quarter each day, minding the gates, watching for fire hazards, and sweeping the grounds.這下剩的按著房屋分開，某人守某處，某處所有桌椅古董起，至于痰盒撣帚，一草一苗，或丟或坏，就和守這處的人算帳描賠。The rest are to be divided according to the rooms, each person guarding a particular place; everything in that place, from tables, chairs, and antiques down to spittoons and feather dusters, every single blade of grass — if anything is lost or damaged, I will settle accounts with and demand restitution from whoever guards that place.來升家的每日攬總查看，或有偷懶的，賭錢吃酒的，打架拌嘴的，立刻來回我，你有徇情，經我查出，三四輩子的老臉就顧不成了。Lai Sheng's wife will oversee and inspect everything each day; if there is anyone slacking off, gambling, drinking, fighting, or quarreling, report it to me at once — if you show favoritism and I find it out on my own, your old face, built up over three or four generations, won't be worth keeping.如今都有定規，以後那一行亂了，只和那一行說話。Now that everything has its fixed rules, from now on whichever department falls into disorder, I will deal only with that department's head.素日跟我的人，隨身自有鐘表，不論大小事，我是皆有一定的時辰。Those who normally attend me carry watches on their persons; whatever the matter, great or small, I keep to a fixed schedule for everything.橫豎你們上房裏也有時辰鐘。In any case you all have clocks in your own quarters as well.卯正二刻我來點卯，巳正吃早飯，凡有領牌回事的，只在午初刻。At the second quarter of the hour of Mao I will come to take roll; at the first quarter of Si we eat breakfast; whoever needs to draw a tally or report on business may do so only at the first quarter of Wu.戌初燒過黃昏紙，我親到各處查一遍，回來上夜的交明鑰匙。At the beginning of the hour of Xu, once the evening paper offerings have been burned, I will personally go around and inspect every place once, and on my return the night-watch staff will hand over the keys clearly.第二日仍是卯正二刻過來。The next day it will again be the second quarter of the hour of Mao when I come.說不得咱們大家辛苦這幾日罷，事完了，你們家大爺自然賞你們。」There's no help for it — we'll all just have to endure the hardship these few days; once the affair is over, your young master will naturally reward you."

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)

看

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

完

wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (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)

又

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

吩咐

fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (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)

二十

èr shí — twenty; 20

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)

作

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

兩

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

班

Bān — surname Ban (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)

班

Bān — surname Ban (HSK 1)

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

每日

měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day

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)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

人

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

客

kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)

來往

lái wǎng — 1. to come and go 2. to have dealings with 3. to be in relation with (HSK 6)

倒

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

茶

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

別的

bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)

事

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

不用

bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (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)

二十

èr shí — twenty; 20

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

作

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

兩

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

班

Bān — surname Ban (HSK 1)

每日

měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

本家

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

親戚

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

茶

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

飯

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

別的

bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)

事

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不用

bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (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)

四十

sì shí — 1. forty 2. 40

個人

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

作

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

兩

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

班

Bān — surname Ban (HSK 1)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (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)

靈

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

前

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

上香

shàng xiāng — to offer incense (at a temple etc)

添

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

油

yóu — 1. oil 2. fat 3. grease 4. petroleum 5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish 6. oily 7. greasy 8. glib 9. cunning (HSK 2)

挂

guà — 1. to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) 2. to hang up (the phone) 3. (of a line) to be dead 4. to be worried; to be concerned 5. (dialect) to make a phone call 6. to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor) 7. (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) 8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects (HSK 3)

幔

màn — curtain

守靈

shǒu líng — to keep watch beside a coffin

供

gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (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)

供

gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)

茶

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

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

起

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

舉

jǔ — 1. to lift 2. to hold up 3. to cite 4. to enumerate 5. to act 6. to raise 7. to choose 8. to elect 9. act 10. move 11. deed (HSK 2)

哀

Āi — Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God, also known as Li 釐 (Lí)

別的

bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)

事

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

相干

xiāng gān — 1. relevant 2. to have to do with 3. (physics) (of light etc) coherent

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)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

個人

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

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

在內

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

茶房

chá fáng — 1. waiter 2. steward 3. porter 4. teahouse

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)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

杯

bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (HSK 1)

碟

dié — 1. dish 2. plate

茶

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

器

qì — 1. device 2. tool 3. utensil 4. classifier: 臺 (tái)

若

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

少

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

件

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

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)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

描

miáo — 1. to depict 2. to trace (a drawing) 3. to copy 4. to touch up

賠

péi — 1. to compensate for loss 2. to indemnify 3. to suffer a financial loss (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)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

個人

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

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

酒飯

jiǔ fàn — food and drink

器皿

qì mǐn — household utensils

少

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

件

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

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)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

描

miáo — 1. to depict 2. to trace (a drawing) 3. to copy 4. to touch up

賠

péi — 1. to compensate for loss 2. to indemnify 3. to suffer a financial loss (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)

八

bā — eight (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

監

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

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)

祭禮

jì lǐ — 1. sacrificial offerings 2. worship 3. religious rite

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)

八

bā — eight (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

各處

gè chù — every place

燈

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

油

yóu — 1. oil 2. fat 3. grease 4. petroleum 5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish 6. oily 7. greasy 8. glib 9. cunning (HSK 2)

蜡

là — 1. candle 2. wax (HSK 7-9)

燭

zhú — 1. candle 2. (literary) to illuminate

紙

zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)

札

zhá — 1. thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China) 2. a kind of official document (in former times) 3. letter 4. note 5. plague

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

支

Zhī — surname Zhi (HSK 3)

了

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

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)

交與

jiāo yǔ — to hand over

你

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

八

bā — eight (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

然後

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

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)

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)

定數

dìng shù — 1. constant (math.) 2. quota 3. fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus) 4. fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck) 5. destiny

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)

往

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

各處

gè chù — every place

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)

分派

fēn pài — 1. to assign (a task to different people) 2. to allocate

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)

三十

sān shí — 1. thirty 2. 30

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

每日

měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day

輪流

lún liú — to alternate; to take turns (HSK 7-9)

各處

gè chù — every place

上夜

shàng yè — to be on night duty

照管

zhào guǎn — 1. to look after 2. to provide for

門戶

mén hù — 1. door 2. strategic gateway 3. portal 4. faction 5. sect 6. family status 7. family 8. web portal 9. (old) brothel

監察

jiān chá — 1. to supervise 2. to control (HSK 7-9)

火燭

huǒ zhú — 1. fire and candles 2. household things that burn

打掃

dǎ sǎo — 1. to clean 2. to sweep (HSK 4)

地方

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

這下

zhè xià — this time

剩

shèng — 1. to remain 2. to be left 3. to have as remainder (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)

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)

房屋

fáng wū — 1. house 2. building 3. classifier: 所 (suǒ), 套 (tào) (HSK 3)

分開

fēn kāi — 1. to separate 2. to part (HSK 2)

某人

mǒu rén — 1. someone 2. a certain person 3. some people 4. I (self-address after one's surname)

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)

某處

mǒu chù — somewhere

某處

mǒu chù — somewhere

所有

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

桌

zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc

椅

yǐ — chair

古董

gǔ dǒng — 1. curio 2. antique (HSK 7-9)

起

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

至于

zhì yú — 1. as for 2. as to 3. to go so far as to (HSK 6)

痰

tán — 1. phlegm 2. spittle (HSK 7-9)

盒

hé — 1. small box 2. case (HSK 5)

撣

dǎn — 1. to brush away 2. to dust off 3. brush 4. duster 5. classifier: 把 (bǎ)

帚

zhǒu — broom

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)

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)

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)

苗

Miáo — 1. surname Miao 2. Miao ethnic group (HSK 7-9)

或

huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)

丟

diū — 1. to lose 2. to put aside 3. to throw (HSK 5)

或

huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)

坏

huài — 1. bad 2. spoiled 3. broken 4. to break down 5. (suffix) to the utmost (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)

和

Hé — surname He (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)

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)

處

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

的

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

人

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

帳

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

描

miáo — 1. to depict 2. to trace (a drawing) 3. to copy 4. to touch up

賠

péi — 1. to compensate for loss 2. to indemnify 3. to suffer a financial loss (HSK 5)

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)

升

shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

每日

měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day

攬

lǎn — 1. to monopolize; to seize 2. to take into one's arms; to embrace 3. to fasten (with a rope etc) 4. to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass (HSK 7-9)

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)

查看

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

或

huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (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)

偷懶

tōu lǎn — 1. to goof off 2. to be lazy (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)

賭錢

dǔ qián — to gamble

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)

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)

的

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

打架

dǎ jià — 1. to fight 2. to scuffle 3. to come to blows 4. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 5)

拌嘴

bàn zuǐ — 1. to bicker 2. to squabble 3. to quarrel

的

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

立刻

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

來回

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

你

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

徇情

xùn qíng — 1. to act out of personal considerations 2. to show partiality

經

Jīng — surname Jing (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

查出

chá chū — 1. to find out 2. to discover (HSK 6)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

輩子

bèi zi — 1. all one's life 2. lifetime

的

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

老臉

lǎo liǎn — 1. self-respect of old person 2. face 3. thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism) 4. brazen

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)

顧

Gù — surname Gu (HSK 6)

不成

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

了

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

定規

dìng guī — 1. to decide 2. to determine 3. established practice 4. (dialect) firmly resolved (to do sth)

以後

yǐ hòu — 1. after 2. later 3. afterwards 4. following 5. later on 6. in the future (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一行

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

亂

luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder 2. in a confused state of mind 3. disorder 4. upheaval 5. riot 6. illicit sexual relations 7. to throw into disorder 8. to mix up 9. indiscriminate 10. random 11. arbitrary (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)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一行

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

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)

素日

sù rì — usually

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)

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)

人

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

隨身

suí shēn — 1. to (carry) on one's person 2. to (take) with one (HSK 7-9)

自有

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

鐘

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

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)

不論

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

大小

dà xiǎo — 1. large and small 2. size 3. adults and children 4. consideration of seniority 5. at any rate (HSK 2)

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)

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)

皆

jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (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)

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)

時辰

shí chen — 1. time 2. one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day

橫豎

héng shu — anyway

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

上房

shàng fáng — see 正房 (zhèng fáng)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

有時

yǒu shí — 1. sometimes 2. now and then (HSK 1)

辰

chén — 1. 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

鐘

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

卯

mǎo — 1. mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) 2. 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit 3. ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) 4. (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚 (mǎo))

正

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

二

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

刻

kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

來

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

點卯

diǎn mǎo — morning roll call

巳

sì — 1. 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 150°

正

zhēng — first month of the lunar year (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)

早飯

zǎo fàn — 1. breakfast 2. classifier: 份 (fèn), 頓 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) (HSK 1)

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)

有

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

領

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

牌

pái — 1. signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (classifier: 塊 (kuài)) 2. brand; trademark 3. mahjong tile; domino; playing card (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 4. (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌 (cí pái) and 曲牌 (qǔ pái)) (HSK 4)

回事

huí shì — (old) to report to one's 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)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)

午

wǔ — 1. 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

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)

刻

kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)

戌

qu — used in 屈戌兒 (qū qu r)

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)

燒

shāo — 1. to burn; to set on fire 2. to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc) 3. to braise 4. to cook; to prepare food 5. to run a fever 6. fever 7. (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away (HSK 4)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

黃昏

huáng hūn — 1. dusk 2. evening 3. nightfall (HSK 7-9)

紙

zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

到

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

各處

gè chù — every place

查

Zhā — surname Zha (HSK 2)

一遍

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

回來

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

上夜

shàng yè — to be on night duty

的

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

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)

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

鑰匙

yào shi — 1. key 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ) (HSK 7-9)

第二

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

日

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

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)

卯

mǎo — 1. mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) 2. 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit 3. ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) 4. (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚 (mǎo))

正

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

二

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

刻

kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)

過來

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

說不得

shuō bu de — 1. to be unmentionable 2. be unspeakable 3. must 4. cannot but

咱們

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

大家

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

辛苦

xīn kǔ — 1. exhausting 2. hard 3. tough 4. arduous 5. to work hard 6. to go to a lot of trouble 7. hardship(s) (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)

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)

罷

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

事

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

完了

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (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)

大爺

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

自然

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

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)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

一时看完，便又吩咐道：「这二十个分作两班，一班十个，每日在里头单管人客来往倒茶，别的事不用他们管。这二十个也分作两班，每日单管本家亲戚茶饭，别的事也不用他们管。这四十个人也分作两班，单在灵前上香添油，挂幔守灵，供饭供茶，随起举哀，别的事也不与他们相干。这四个人单在内茶房收管杯碟茶器，若少一件，便叫他四个描赔。这四个人单管酒饭器皿，少一件，也是他四个描赔。这八个单管监收祭礼。这八个单管各处灯油，蜡烛，纸札，我总支了来，交与你八个，然后按我的定数再往各处去分派。这三十个每日轮流各处上夜，照管门户，监察火烛，打扫地方。这下剩的按著房屋分开，某人守某处，某处所有桌椅古董起，至于痰盒掸帚，一草一苗，或丢或坏，就和守这处的人算帐描赔。来升家的每日揽总查看，或有偷懒的，赌钱吃酒的，打架拌嘴的，立刻来回我，你有徇情，经我查出，三四辈子的老脸就顾不成了。如今都有定规，以后那一行乱了，只和那一行说话。素日跟我的人，随身自有钟表，不论大小事，我是皆有一定的时辰。横竖你们上房里也有时辰钟。卯正二刻我来点卯，巳正吃早饭，凡有领牌回事的，只在午初刻。戌初烧过黄昏纸，我亲到各处查一遍，回来上夜的交明钥匙。第二日仍是卯正二刻过来。说不得咱们大家辛苦这几日罢，事完了，你们家大爷自然赏你们。」

說罷，又吩咐按數發與茶葉，油燭，雞毛撣子，笤帚等物。Having said this, she further ordered tea leaves, oil, candles, feather dusters, brooms, and the like to be distributed according to the fixed quantities.一面又搬取家伙：桌圍，椅搭，坐褥，氈席，痰盒，腳踏之類。At the same time she had furnishings brought out as well: table skirts, chair covers, cushions, felt mats, spittoons, footstools, and the like.一面交發，一面提筆登記，某人管某處，某人領某物，開得十分清楚。As she handed each item out, she took up her brush and recorded it, noting who was in charge of which place and who had received which article, setting it all down with the utmost clarity.眾人領了去，也都有了投奔，不似先時只揀便宜的做，剩下的苦差沒個招攬。Once each person had received her assignment, everyone had somewhere to turn, and it was no longer as before, when people only picked out the easy tasks for themselves, leaving the hard, thankless jobs for no one to claim.各房中也不能趁亂失迷東西。Nor could anyone in the various rooms take advantage of the confusion to lose or misplace things.便是人來客往，也都安靜了，不比先前一個正擺茶，又去端飯，正陪舉哀，又顧接客。Even when guests came and went, everything remained orderly, unlike before, when someone serving tea at one moment would have to dash off to fetch a meal the next, or, in the midst of joining the mourning wails, would suddenly have to turn to receive a guest.如這些無頭緒，荒亂，推托，偷閒，竊取等弊，次日一概都蠲了。All such faults as confusion, disorder, shirking of duty, idling, and pilfering were, from the very next day, entirely swept away.

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

罷

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

又

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

吩咐

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

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)

數

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

發

fā — 1. to send out 2. to show (one's feeling) 3. to issue 4. to develop 5. to make a bundle of money 6. classifier for gunshots (rounds) (HSK 2)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

茶葉

chá yè — 1. tea 2. tea leaves 3. classifier: 盒 (hé), 罐 (guàn), 包 (bāo), 片 (piàn) (HSK 4)

油

yóu — 1. oil 2. fat 3. grease 4. petroleum 5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish 6. oily 7. greasy 8. glib 9. cunning (HSK 2)

燭

zhú — 1. candle 2. (literary) to illuminate

雞毛

jī máo — 1. chicken feather 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. trivial

撣子

dǎn zi — 1. duster 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ)

笤帚

tiáo zhou — 1. whisk broom 2. small broom 3. classifier: 把 (bǎ)

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)

物

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

一面

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

又

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

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)

取

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

家伙

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

桌

zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc

圍

Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)

椅

yǐ — chair

搭

dā — 1. to put up 2. to build (scaffolding) 3. to hang (clothes on a pole) 4. to connect 5. to join 6. to arrange in pairs 7. to match 8. to add 9. to throw in (resources) 10. to take (boat, train) 11. variant of 褡 (dā) (HSK 6)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

褥

rù — mattress

氈

zhān — felt (fabric)

席

Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)

痰

tán — 1. phlegm 2. spittle (HSK 7-9)

盒

hé — 1. small box 2. case (HSK 5)

腳踏

jiǎo tà — pedal

之類

zhī lèi — 1. and so on 2. and such (HSK 6)

一面

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

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)

發

fā — 1. to send out 2. to show (one's feeling) 3. to issue 4. to develop 5. to make a bundle of money 6. classifier for gunshots (rounds) (HSK 2)

一面

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

提筆

tí bǐ — 1. to take up one's pen 2. to start to write

登記

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

某人

mǒu rén — 1. someone 2. a certain person 3. some people 4. I (self-address after one's surname)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

某處

mǒu chù — somewhere

某人

mǒu rén — 1. someone 2. a certain person 3. some people 4. I (self-address after one's surname)

領

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

某物

mǒu wù — something

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)

得

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

十分

shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)

清楚

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

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

領

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

了

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

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (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))

投奔

tóu bèn — 1. to seek shelter 2. to seek asylum (HSK 7-9)

不

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

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

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)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

揀

jiǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to sort out 4. to pick up (HSK 7-9)

便宜

biàn yí — convenient (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)

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)

剩下

shèng xià — to remain; to be left over (HSK 5)

的

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

苦差

kǔ chāi — 1. hard task 2. difficult mission 3. arduous and unrewarding undertaking 4. drudgery 5. grind 6. chore

沒

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

招攬

zhāo lǎn — to attract (customers); to drum up (trade) (HSK 7-9)

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

中

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不能

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

趁

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

亂

luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder 2. in a confused state of mind 3. disorder 4. upheaval 5. riot 6. illicit sexual relations 7. to throw into disorder 8. to mix up 9. indiscriminate 10. random 11. arbitrary (HSK 3)

失迷

shī mí — 1. to lose one's way 2. to get lost (on the road etc)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (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)

人

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

來客

lái kè — guest

往

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

都安

Dū ān — see 都安瑤族自治縣 (Dū ān Yáo zú Zì zhì xiàn)

靜

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

不比

bù bǐ — unlike

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

一個

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

正

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

擺

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

茶

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

又

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

端飯

duān fàn — to serve (food)

正

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

陪

péi — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company 3. to assist 4. old variant of 賠 (péi) (HSK 5)

舉

jǔ — 1. to lift 2. to hold up 3. to cite 4. to enumerate 5. to act 6. to raise 7. to choose 8. to elect 9. act 10. move 11. deed (HSK 2)

哀

Āi — Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God, also known as Li 釐 (Lí)

又

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

顧

Gù — surname Gu (HSK 6)

接客

jiē kè — 1. to receive guests 2. to receive patrons (of prostitutes)

如

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

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

頭緒

tóu xù — 1. outline 2. main threads

荒

huāng — 1. desolate 2. shortage 3. scarce 4. out of practice 5. absurd 6. uncultivated 7. to neglect (HSK 7-9)

亂

luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder 2. in a confused state of mind 3. disorder 4. upheaval 5. riot 6. illicit sexual relations 7. to throw into disorder 8. to mix up 9. indiscriminate 10. random 11. arbitrary (HSK 3)

推托

tuī tuō — 1. to make excuses 2. to give an excuse (for not doing something)

偷閒

tōu xián — 1. to snatch a moment of leisure 2. to take a break from work

竊取

qiè qǔ — to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc) (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)

弊

bì — 1. detriment 2. fraud 3. harm 4. defeat

次日

cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)

一概

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

蠲

juān — 1. to deduct 2. to show 3. bright and clean 4. glow-worm 5. galleyworm 6. millipede

了

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

说罢，又吩咐按数发与茶叶，油烛，鸡毛掸子，笤帚等物。一面又搬取家伙：桌围，椅搭，坐褥，毡席，痰盒，脚踏之类。一面交发，一面提笔登记，某人管某处，某人领某物，开得十分清楚。众人领了去，也都有了投奔，不似先时只拣便宜的做，剩下的苦差没个招揽。各房中也不能趁乱失迷东西。便是人来客往，也都安静了，不比先前一个正摆茶，又去端饭，正陪举哀，又顾接客。如这些无头绪，荒乱，推托，偷闲，窃取等弊，次日一概都蠲了。

鳳姐兒見自己威重令行，心中十分得意。Seeing how her authority carried weight and her orders were obeyed, Xifeng felt exceedingly pleased with herself.因見尤氏犯病，賈珍又過于悲哀，不大進飲食，自己每日從那府中煎了各樣細粥，精致小菜，命人送來勸食。Noting that You-shi had fallen ill and that Jia Zhen, in his excessive grief, was eating very little, she herself each day had various fine congees and delicate side dishes prepared over at the other mansion and sent over to urge them to eat.賈珍也另外吩咐每日送上等菜到抱廈內，單與鳳姐。Jia Zhen for his part also gave separate orders that the finest dishes be sent each day to the lean-to building, for Xifeng alone.那鳳姐不畏勤勞，天天于卯正二刻就過來點卯理事，獨在抱廈內起坐，不與眾妯娌合群，便有堂客來往，也不迎會。Xifeng, sparing herself no trouble, came over every day at the second quarter of the hour of Mao to take roll and manage affairs, sitting and working alone in the lean-to, not mixing with the other sisters-in-law; and even when lady guests came and went, she did not go out to receive or meet them.

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

威重

wēi zhòng — 1. august 2. majestic

令

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

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)

心中

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

十分

shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)

得意

dé yì — 1. proud of oneself 2. pleased with oneself 3. complacent (HSK 4)

因

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

見

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

尤

Yóu — surname You

氏

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

犯病

fàn bìng — to fall ill

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

又

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

悲哀

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

不大

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

飲食

yǐn shí — 1. eating and drinking 2. food and drink; diet (HSK 5)

自己

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

每日

měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

煎

jiān — 1. to pan fry 2. to sauté (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)

各樣

gè yàng — many different types

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)

粥

yù — used in 葷粥 (Xūn yù) (HSK 6)

精致

jīng zhì — delicate; fine; exquisite; refined (HSK 7-9)

小菜

xiǎo cài — 1. appetizer 2. small side dish 3. easy job 4. piece of cake 5. see also 小菜一碟 (xiǎo cài yī dié)

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)

送

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

來

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

勸

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

食

shí — 1. to eat 2. food 3. animal feed 4. eclipse

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

另外

lìng wài — 1. additional 2. in addition 3. besides 4. separate 5. other 6. moreover 7. furthermore (HSK 3)

吩咐

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

每日

měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day

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)

上等

shàng děng — 1. highest quality 2. top-notch

菜

cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē)) 2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán)) 3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor 4. (coll.) (one's) type (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)

抱

bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)

廈

Xià — abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門 (Xià mén), Fujian

內

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

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

不畏

bù wèi — 1. unafraid 2. to defy

勤勞

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

天天

tiān tiān — every day

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

卯

mǎo — 1. mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) 2. 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit 3. ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) 4. (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚 (mǎo))

正

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

二

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

刻

kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)

就

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

過來

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

點卯

diǎn mǎo — morning roll call

理事

lǐ shì — 1. member of council 2. (literary) to take care of matters (HSK 7-9)

獨

dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (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)

抱

bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)

廈

Xià — abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門 (Xià mén), Fujian

內

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

起

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

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

不

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

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

眾

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

妯娌

zhóu li — wives of brothers; sisters-in-law

合群

hé qún — 1. to fit in 2. to get on well with others 3. sociable 4. to form a mutually supportive group

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

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

堂

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

客

kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)

來往

lái wǎng — 1. to come and go 2. to have dealings with 3. to be in relation with (HSK 6)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

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)

凤姐儿见自己威重令行，心中十分得意。因见尤氏犯病，贾珍又过于悲哀，不大进饮食，自己每日从那府中煎了各样细粥，精致小菜，命人送来劝食。贾珍也另外吩咐每日送上等菜到抱厦内，单与凤姐。那凤姐不畏勤劳，天天于卯正二刻就过来点卯理事，独在抱厦内起坐，不与众妯娌合群，便有堂客来往，也不迎会。

這日乃五七正五日上，那應佛僧正開方破獄，傳燈照亡，參閻君，拘都鬼，筵請地藏王，開金橋，引幢幡，那道士們正伏章申表，朝三清，叩玉帝，禪僧們行香，放焰口，拜水忏，又有十三眾尼僧，搭繡衣，靸紅鞋，在靈前默誦接引諸咒，十分熱鬧。This day happened to be the fifth day of the third seven-day period of mourning, and the officiating Buddhist monks were performing the rites of Opening the Paths and Breaking the Hells, Passing On the Lamp to Illuminate the Dead, presenting the soul before King Yama, and taking custody of the ghosts under the capital's jurisdiction, inviting Dizang Wang to the feast, raising the Golden Bridge, and leading the way with banners and pennants; the Daoist priests, meanwhile, were prostrate submitting petitions and memorials, paying homage to the Three Pure Ones and kowtowing to the Jade Emperor; the Chan monks were carrying incense in procession, releasing the burning-mouth spirits, and performing the Water Penance rites; and there were besides thirteen Buddhist nuns, in embroidered vestments and red slippers, silently chanting the sutras of deliverance before the spirit tablet — altogether a most bustling scene.那鳳姐必知今日人客不少，在家中歇宿一夜，至寅正，平兒便請起來梳洗。Knowing full well that there would be no small number of guests that day, Xifeng spent the night at home, and at the first quarter of the hour of Yin, Ping'er came to ask her to rise and wash and dress.及收拾完備，更衣盥手，吃了兩口奶子糖粳米粥，漱口已畢，已是卯正二刻了。By the time she had finished dressing, changed her clothes, washed her hands, eaten a couple of spoonfuls of milk-and-sugar rice congee, and rinsed her mouth, it was already the second quarter of the hour of Mao.來旺媳婦率領諸人伺候已久。Lai Wang's wife, leading the rest of the staff, had already been waiting in attendance for some while.鳳姐出至廳前，上了車，前面打了一對明角燈，大書「榮國府」三個大字，款款來至宁府。Xifeng came out to the hall in front, got into her carriage, and with a pair of bright horn lanterns lit ahead of her, on which were written in large characters the three words "Rong Guo Fu," she proceeded at an easy pace to the Ning mansion.大門上門燈朗挂，兩邊一色戳燈，照如白晝，白汪汪穿孝仆從兩邊侍立。At the main gate the gate lanterns hung bright and clear, and on both sides rows of standing lanterns lit the way as brightly as day, with servants dressed all in white mourning lined up in attendance on either side.請車至正門上，小廝等退去，眾媳婦上來揭起車帘。Her carriage was brought up to the main gate; the young pages withdrew, and the various serving-women came forward to lift the carriage curtain.鳳姐下了車，一手扶著丰兒，兩個媳婦執著手把燈罩，簇擁著鳳姐進來。Xifeng got down from the carriage, resting one hand on Feng'er, while two serving-women held lantern shades in their hands, and, thus attended in a cluster, she came in.宁府諸媳婦迎來請安接待。The serving-women of the Ning mansion came forward to greet her and pay their respects.鳳姐緩緩走入會芳園中登仙閣靈前，一見了棺材，那眼淚恰似斷線之珠，滾將下來。Xifeng walked slowly into the Ascending Immortals Pavilion within the Garden of Concentrated Fragrance, where the spirit tablet stood, and the moment she caught sight of the coffin, tears rolled down like a string of beads with the thread cut.院中許多小廝垂手伺候燒紙。In the courtyard a number of young pages stood with hands at their sides, waiting to burn paper offerings.鳳姐吩咐得一聲：「供茶燒紙。」只聽一棒鑼鳴，諸樂齊奏，早有人端過一張大圈椅來，放在靈前，鳳姐坐了，放聲大哭。Xifeng gave the single order, "Offer tea and burn the paper." No sooner had the words left her mouth than a gong sounded once and all the musicians struck up together; already someone had brought forward a large round-backed armchair and set it before the spirit tablet. Xifeng sat down and wept aloud without restraint.于是裏外男女上下，見鳳姐出聲，都忙忙接聲嚎哭。At this, everyone within and without, men and women, high and low, hearing Xifeng's voice raised in grief, hastened to join in with wails of their own.

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)

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)

乃

nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)

五七

wǔ qī — memorial activity 35 days after a person's death

正

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

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (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)

上

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

應

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

佛

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

僧

sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))

正

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

開方

kāi fāng — 1. (medicine) to write out a prescription 2. (math.) to extract a root from a given quantity

破

pò — 1. broken 2. damaged 3. worn out 4. lousy 5. rotten 6. to break, split or cleave 7. to get rid of 8. to destroy 9. to break with 10. to defeat 11. to capture (a city etc) 12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)

獄

yù — prison

傳燈

chuán dēng — to pass on the light of Buddha

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)

亡

wáng — 1. to die 2. to lose 3. to be gone 4. to flee 5. deceased

參

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

閻君

Yán jūn — (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell

拘

jū — 1. to capture 2. to restrain 3. to constrain 4. to adhere rigidly to 5. inflexible

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

鬼

guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)

筵

yán — bamboo mat for sitting

請

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

地藏

Dì zàng — 1. Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi) 2. also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

開金

kāi jīn — carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)

橋

qiáo — 1. bridge 2. classifier: 座 (zuò) (HSK 3)

引

yǐn — 1. to draw (e.g. a bow) 2. to pull 3. to stretch sth 4. to extend 5. to lengthen 6. to involve or implicate in 7. to attract 8. to lead 9. to guide 10. to leave 11. to provide evidence or justification for 12. old unit of distance equal to 10 丈 (zhàng), one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters (HSK 4)

幢

chuáng — banner; pennant (in ancient China) (HSK 7-9)

幡

fān — banner

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

道士

dào shì — Daoist priest

們

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

正

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

伏

Fú — surname Fu

章

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 6)

申

Shēn — 1. old name for Shanghai 上海 (Shàng hǎi) 2. surname Shen

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)

朝

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

清

Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)

叩

kòu — 1. to knock 2. to kowtow

玉帝

yù dì — the Jade Emperor

禪

chán — 1. dhyana (Sanskrit) 2. Zen 3. meditation (Buddhism)

僧

sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))

們

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

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)

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)

放焰口

fàng yàn kǒu — to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)

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)

水

Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)

忏

chàn — 1. (bound form) to feel remorse 2. (bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins (from Sanskrit "ksama")

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)

十三

shí sān — 1. thirteen 2. 13

眾

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

尼

ní — 1. Buddhist nun 2. (often used in phonetic spellings)

僧

sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))

搭

dā — 1. to put up 2. to build (scaffolding) 3. to hang (clothes on a pole) 4. to connect 5. to join 6. to arrange in pairs 7. to match 8. to add 9. to throw in (resources) 10. to take (boat, train) 11. variant of 褡 (dā) (HSK 6)

繡

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

衣

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

靸

sǎ — 1. children's shoe (old) 2. to wear one's shoes babouche style

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

鞋

xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (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)

靈

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

前

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

默誦

mò sòng — to recite silently; to chant silently

接引

jiē yǐn — 1. to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc) 2. (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

咒

zhòu — 1. incantation 2. magic spell 3. curse 4. malediction 5. to revile 6. to put a curse on sb

十分

shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)

熱鬧

rè nao — 1. bustling with noise and excitement 2. lively (HSK 4)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

必

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

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

人

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

客

kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)

不少

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

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)

中

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

歇宿

xiē sù — 1. to lodge 2. to stay (for the night)

一

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

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

至

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

寅

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

正

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

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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

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

起來

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

梳洗

shū xǐ — 1. to make oneself presentable 2. to freshen up

及

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

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)

完備

wán bèi — 1. faultless 2. complete 3. perfect 4. to leave nothing to be desired (HSK 7-9)

更衣

gēng yī — 1. to change clothes 2. to go to the toilet (euphemism)

盥

guàn — to wash (especially hands)

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)

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)

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)

口

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

奶子

nǎi zi — 1. (coll.) milk 2. (coll.) breast 3. booby 4. tit

糖

táng — 1. sugar 2. sweets 3. candy 4. classifier: 顆 (kē), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 3)

粳米

jīng mǐ — polished round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)

粥

yù — used in 葷粥 (Xūn yù) (HSK 6)

漱口

shù kǒu — to rinse one's mouth; to gargle

已

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

畢

Bì — surname Bi

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)

卯

mǎo — 1. mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) 2. 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit 3. ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) 4. (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚 (mǎo))

正

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

二

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

刻

kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)

了

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

來

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

旺

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

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

率領

shuài lǐng — 1. to lead 2. to command 3. to head (HSK 5)

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

人

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

伺候

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

已久

yǐ jiǔ — already a long time

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

至

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

廳

tīng — 1. (reception) hall 2. living room 3. office 4. provincial government department (HSK 5)

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)

上

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

了

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

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

前面

qián miàn — 1. ahead 2. in front 3. preceding 4. above 5. also pr. (qián mian) (HSK 3)

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)

一對

yī duì — couple; pair

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

角

Jué — surname Jue (HSK 2)

燈

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

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

榮

Róng — surname Rong

國

Guó — surname Guo (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)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)

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)

款款

kuǎn kuǎn — 1. leisurely 2. sincerely

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)

至

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

宁

zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

大門

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

上門

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

燈

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

朗

lǎng — 1. clear 2. bright

挂

guà — 1. to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) 2. to hang up (the phone) 3. (of a line) to be dead 4. to be worried; to be concerned 5. (dialect) to make a phone call 6. to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor) 7. (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) 8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects (HSK 3)

兩邊

liǎng biān — either side; both sides (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)

色

sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)

戳

chuō — 1. to jab 2. to poke 3. to stab 4. (coll.) to sprain 5. to blunt 6. to fuck (vulgar) 7. to stand 8. to stand (sth) upright 9. stamp 10. seal (HSK 7-9)

燈

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

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)

如

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

白晝

bái zhòu — daytime

白

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

汪汪

wāng wāng — 1. gleaming with tears 2. woof woof (sound of a dog barking) 3. (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep

穿

chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)

孝

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

仆

pū — 1. to fall forward 2. to fall prostrate

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

兩邊

liǎng biān — either side; both sides (HSK 4)

侍立

shì lì — to stand by in attendance

請

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

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

至

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

正門

zhèng mén — 1. main entrance 2. main gate 3. portal

上

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

小廝

xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant

等

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

退

tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw 2. to reject; to return (sth) 3. to decline (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)

眾

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

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

上來

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

揭

Jiē — surname Jie (HSK 6)

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)

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

帘

lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

一手

yī shǒu — 1. a skill 2. mastery of a trade 3. by oneself 4. without outside help (HSK 7-9)

扶

fú — 1. to support with the hand 2. to help sb up 3. to support oneself by holding onto something 4. to help (HSK 5)

著

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

丰

fēng — 1. luxuriant 2. buxom 3. variant of 豐 (fēng) 4. variant of 風 (fēng) 5. appearance 6. charm

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

兩

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

執著

zhí zhuó — 1. dedicated; devoted; persistent 2. to persist in; to cling to 3. (Buddhism) attachment (HSK 7-9)

手把

shǒu bà — handle

燈罩

dēng zhào — 1. cover of lamp 2. lampshade 3. glass cover of oil lamp

簇擁

cù yōng — 1. to crowd around 2. to escort (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)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

宁

zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

迎來

yíng lái — 1. to welcome (a visitor or newcomer) 2. (fig.) to usher in (HSK 6)

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))

接待

jiē dài — to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients) (HSK 3)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

緩緩

huǎn huǎn — 1. slowly 2. unhurriedly 3. little by little (HSK 7-9)

走入

zǒu rù — to walk into

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)

芳

fāng — fragrant

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

中

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

登仙

dēng xiān — 1. to become immortal 2. big promotion 3. die

閣

gé — 1. pavilion (usu. two-storied) 2. cabinet (politics) 3. boudoir 4. woman's chamber 5. rack 6. shelf

靈

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

前

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

一

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

見

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

了

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

棺材

guān cai — 1. coffin 2. classifier: 具 (jù), 口 (kǒu) (HSK 7-9)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

眼淚

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

恰似

qià sì — 1. just like 2. exactly like

斷線

duàn xiàn — 1. (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break 2. (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued 3. (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected 4. cut off

之

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

珠

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

滾

gǔn — 1. to boil 2. to roll 3. to take a hike 4. Get lost! (HSK 5)

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)

下來

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

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

中

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

許多

xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)

小廝

xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant

垂

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

手

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

伺候

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

燒紙

shāo zhǐ — to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

吩咐

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

得

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

一聲

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

供

gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)

茶

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

燒紙

shāo zhǐ — to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聽

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

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)

棒

bàng — 1. stick 2. club 3. cudgel 4. smart 5. capable 6. strong 7. wonderful 8. classifier for legs of a relay race (HSK 5)

鑼

luó — 1. gong 2. classifier: 面 (miàn)

鳴

míng — 1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 2. to make a sound 3. to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

樂

Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)

齊

Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)

奏

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

早

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

有人

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

端

duān — 1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity 2. (bound form) aspect; facet 3. (bound form) upright; proper 4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry 5. to eliminate; to wipe out (HSK 6)

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)

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

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)

圈

juān — 1. to confine 2. to lock up 3. to pen in (HSK 4)

椅

yǐ — chair

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)

放

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

在

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

靈

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

前

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

了

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

放聲大哭

fàng shēng dà kū — to sob loudly; to bawl

于是

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

外

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

男女

nán nǚ — 1. male-female 2. male and female (HSK 4)

上下

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

見

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

出聲

chū shēng — 1. to make a sound 2. to speak 3. to cry out

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

忙

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

忙

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

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)

聲

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

嚎哭

háo kū — 1. to bawl 2. to cry 3. to wail 4. to howl 5. also written 號哭 (háo kū)

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一時賈珍尤氏遣人來勸，鳳姐方才止住。After a while Jia Zhen and You-shi sent someone to comfort her, and only then did Xifeng stop.來旺媳婦獻茶漱口畢，鳳姐方起身，別過族中諸人，自入抱廈內來。Once Lai Wang's wife had brought tea for her to rinse her mouth, Xifeng rose, took leave of the various clan members present, and went by herself into the lean-to.按名查點，各項人數都已到齊，只有迎送親客上的一人未到。She checked the roll by name, and found that everyone in every category had already assembled, except for one person assigned to greeting and seeing off relatives and guests, who had not yet arrived.即命傳到，那人已張惶愧懼。She at once ordered him summoned, and the man came in already flustered with shame and fear.鳳姐冷笑道：「我說是誰誤了，原來是你！Xifeng said with a cold laugh, "I wondered who it was that was late — so it's you!你原比他們有体面，所以才不聽我的話。」那人道：「小的天天都來的早，只有今兒，醒了覺得早些，因又睡迷了，來遲了一步，求奶奶饒過這次。」正說著，只見榮國府中的王興媳婦來了，在前探頭。You have always thought yourself a cut above the rest, which is why you don't listen to what I say." The man said, "I come early every day, it's only today — I woke up thinking it was still early, and dozed off again, so I'm a step late. I beg Mistress to forgive me this once." Even as he spoke, Wang Xing's wife from the Rong mansion was seen poking her head in at the front.

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

尤

Yóu — surname You

氏

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

遣

qiǎn — 1. (bound form) to dispatch; to send 2. (bound form) to drive away; to dispel

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)

勸

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

止

zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)

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)

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)

旺

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

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

獻

xiàn — 1. to offer 2. to present 3. to dedicate 4. to donate 5. to show 6. to put on display 7. worthy person (old) (HSK 5)

茶

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

漱口

shù kǒu — to rinse one's mouth; to gargle

畢

Bì — surname Bi

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

起身

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

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

族

zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)

中

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

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

人

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

自

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

入

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

抱

bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)

廈

Xià — abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門 (Xià mén), Fujian

內

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

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)

名

míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)

查點

chá diǎn — 1. to check 2. to tally 3. to inventory

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

項

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 4)

人數

rén shù — number of people (HSK 2)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

已

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

到齊

dào qí — to be all present

只有

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

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)

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)

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)

客

kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)

上

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

的

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

傳

chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)

到

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

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)

張惶

zhāng huáng — variant of 張皇 (zhāng huáng)

愧

kuì — ashamed

懼

jù — to fear

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

冷笑

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

道

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

誰

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

誤

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

了

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

原來

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

是

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

你

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

你

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

原

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

比

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

他們

tā men — they; them (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)

体面

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

所以

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

才不

cái bù — 1. by no means 2. definitely not 3. as if! 4. yeah right!

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的話

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

人道

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

小的

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

天天

tiān tiān — every day

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

早

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

只有

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

今兒

jīn r — (coll.) today

醒

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

覺得

jué de — 1. to think that ...; to feel that ... 2. to feel (uncomfortable etc) (HSK 1)

早些

zǎo xiē — a bit earlier

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)

睡

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

迷

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

了

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

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)

遲了

chí le — late

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)

步

Bù — surname Bu (HSK 3)

求

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

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)

饒過

ráo guò — 1. to pardon 2. to excuse 3. to forgive

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)

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)

正

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

只見

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

榮

Róng — surname Rong

國

Guó — surname Guo (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)

中的

zhòng dì — 1. to hit the target 2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

興

Xīng — surname Xing

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (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)

了

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

在前

zài qián — 1. ahead 2. formerly 3. in the past

探頭

tàn tóu — 1. to stick one's head out (from behind sth); to pop one's head in (through a window etc) 2. probe; sensor

一时贾珍尤氏遣人来劝，凤姐方才止住。来旺媳妇献茶漱口毕，凤姐方起身，别过族中诸人，自入抱厦内来。按名查点，各项人数都已到齐，只有迎送亲客上的一人未到。即命传到，那人已张惶愧惧。凤姐冷笑道：「我说是谁误了，原来是你！你原比他们有体面，所以才不听我的话。」那人道：「小的天天都来的早，只有今儿，醒了觉得早些，因又睡迷了，来迟了一步，求奶奶饶过这次。」正说著，只见荣国府中的王兴媳妇来了，在前探头。

鳳姐且不發放這人，卻先問：「王興媳婦作什麼？」王興媳婦巴不得先問他完了事，連忙進去說：「領牌取線，打車轎网絡。」說著，將個帖兒遞上去。Xifeng, without disposing of this man's case yet, asked first, "What does Wang Xing's wife want?" Wang Xing's wife, only too glad to have her own business settled first, hurried in and said, "To draw a tally and take thread, for making netting for carriages and sedan chairs." So saying, she handed up a slip.鳳姐命彩明念道：「大轎兩頂，小轎四頂，車四輛，共用大小絡子若干根，用珠兒線若干斤。」鳳姐聽了，數目相合，便命彩明登記，取榮國府對牌擲下。Xifeng had Caiming read it aloud: "Two large sedan chairs, four small sedan chairs, four carriages, requiring so many nets large and small in all, and so many catties of pearl-strung thread." Xifeng listened, found the figures tallied, and had Caiming record it, then tossed down the Rong mansion tally.王興家的去了。Wang Xing's wife left.

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

且

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

不

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

發放

fā fàng — 1. to provide 2. to give 3. to grant (HSK 6)

這

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

人

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

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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

興

Xīng — surname Xing

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)

什麼

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

興

Xīng — surname Xing

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

巴不得

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

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)

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)

完了

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

事

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

連忙

lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

領

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

牌

pái — 1. signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (classifier: 塊 (kuài)) 2. brand; trademark 3. mahjong tile; domino; playing card (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 4. (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌 (cí pái) and 曲牌 (qǔ pái)) (HSK 4)

取

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

線

xiàn — 1. thread 2. string 3. wire 4. line 5. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ), 根 (gēn) 6. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) (HSK 3)

打車

dǎ chē — 1. to take a taxi (in town) 2. to hitch a lift (HSK 1)

轎

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

网

wǎng — 1. net; web 2. network 3. to net; to catch with a net (HSK 2)

絡

lào — small net

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)

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)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

帖

tiē — 1. fitting snugly 2. appropriate 3. suitable 4. variant of 貼 (tiē) 5. to paste 6. to obey

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

遞

dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (HSK 5)

上去

shàng qù — to go up (HSK 3)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

命

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

彩

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

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

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)

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)

轎

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

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)

頂

dǐng — 1. apex 2. crown of the head 3. top 4. roof 5. most 6. to carry on the head 7. to push to the top 8. to go against 9. to replace 10. to substitute 11. to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) 12. (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile 13. classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc (HSK 4)

小

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

轎

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

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

頂

dǐng — 1. apex 2. crown of the head 3. top 4. roof 5. most 6. to carry on the head 7. to push to the top 8. to go against 9. to replace 10. to substitute 11. to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) 12. (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile 13. classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc (HSK 4)

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

輛

liàng — classifier for vehicles (HSK 2)

共用

gòng yòng — 1. to share the use of; to have joint use of 2. communal (bathroom); shared (antenna) 3. to use, in total, ...

大小

dà xiǎo — 1. large and small 2. size 3. adults and children 4. consideration of seniority 5. at any rate (HSK 2)

絡

lào — small net

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-

若干

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

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)

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)

珠

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

線

xiàn — 1. thread 2. string 3. wire 4. line 5. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ), 根 (gēn) 6. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) (HSK 3)

若干

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

斤

jīn — 1. catty 2. (PRC) weight equal to 500 g 3. (Tw) weight equal to 600 g 4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g (HSK 2)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

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

了

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

數目

shù mù — 1. amount 2. number (HSK 5)

相合

xiāng hé — 1. to conform to 2. to fit with 3. to be compatible with

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)

彩

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

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

登記

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

取

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

榮

Róng — surname Rong

國

Guó — surname Guo (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)

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)

牌

pái — 1. signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (classifier: 塊 (kuài)) 2. brand; trademark 3. mahjong tile; domino; playing card (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 4. (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌 (cí pái) and 曲牌 (qǔ pái)) (HSK 4)

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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

興

Xīng — surname Xing

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

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)

凤姐且不发放这人，却先问：「王兴媳妇作什么？」王兴媳妇巴不得先问他完了事，连忙进去说：「领牌取线，打车轿网络。」说著，将个帖儿递上去。凤姐命彩明念道：「大轿两顶，小轿四顶，车四辆，共用大小络子若干根，用珠儿线若干斤。」凤姐听了，数目相合，便命彩明登记，取荣国府对牌掷下。王兴家的去了。

鳳姐方欲說話時，見榮國府的四個執事人進來，都是要支取東西領牌來的。Just as Xifeng was about to speak further, four attendants from the Rong mansion came in, all wanting to draw supplies and obtain tallies.鳳姐命彩明要了帖念過，聽了一共四件，指兩件說道：「這兩件開銷錯了，再算清了來取。」說著擲下帖子來。Xifeng had Caiming take their slip and read it aloud; there were four items in all in listen; she pointed to two of them and said, "These two are entered wrong — recalculate them properly and then come draw them." So saying, she tossed the slip down.那二人掃興而去。The two of them went off crestfallen.

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

欲

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

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)

時

Shí — surname Shi (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)

榮

Róng — surname Rong

國

Guó — surname Guo (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)

的

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

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

執事

zhí shì — 1. to perform one's job 2. attendant 3. job 4. duties 5. (respectful appellation for the addressee) you 6. your Excellency 7. (Church) deacon

人

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

是

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

要

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

支取

zhī qǔ — to withdraw (money)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

領

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

牌

pái — 1. signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (classifier: 塊 (kuài)) 2. brand; trademark 3. mahjong tile; domino; playing card (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 4. (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌 (cí pái) and 曲牌 (qǔ pái)) (HSK 4)

來

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

的

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

命

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

彩

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

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

要

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

帖

tiē — 1. fitting snugly 2. appropriate 3. suitable 4. variant of 貼 (tiē) 5. to paste 6. to obey

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)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

聽

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

了

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

一共

yī gòng — in total; altogether (HSK 2)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

件

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

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)

件

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

說道

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

這

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

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)

件

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

開銷

kāi xiāo — 1. to pay (expenses) 2. expenses 3. (old) to dismiss (an employee) (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

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)

清

Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (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)

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)

取

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

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)

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)

帖子

tiě zi — 1. card 2. invitation 3. message 4. (forum) post (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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

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)

掃興

sǎo xìng — 1. to spoil things; to dampen spirits 2. to feel deflated; to be dispirited (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)

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)

凤姐方欲说话时，见荣国府的四个执事人进来，都是要支取东西领牌来的。凤姐命彩明要了帖念过，听了一共四件，指两件说道：「这两件开销错了，再算清了来取。」说著掷下帖子来。那二人扫兴而去。

鳳姐因見張材家的在旁，因問：「你有什麼事？」張材家的忙取帖兒回說：「就是方才車轎圍作成，領取裁縫工銀若干兩。」鳳姐聽了，便收了帖子，命彩明登記。Xifeng, noticing Zhang Cai's wife standing to one side, asked her, "What business do you have?" Zhang Cai's wife hastily took out her slip and reported, "It's for the carriage and sedan-chair netting just finished — to draw payment in silver for the tailors' work." Xifeng heard this, took the slip, and had Caiming record it.待王興家的交過牌，得了買辦的回押相符，然後方與張材家的去領。She waited until Wang Xing's wife had turned in her tally and the steward's countersignature confirmed the amounts matched, and only then let Zhang Cai's wife go to draw hers.一面又命念那一個，是為寶玉外書房完竣，支買紙料糊裱。At the same time she had the next one read out — this was for Baoyu's outer study, now completed, to draw funds for purchasing paper and materials for mounting and papering.鳳姐聽了，即命收帖兒登記，待張材家的繳清，又發與這人去了。Xifeng, hearing this, at once had the slip taken and recorded, and once Zhang Cai's wife had cleared her account, she let this person go as well.

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

因

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

見

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

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

材

cái — 1. material 2. timber 3. ability 4. aptitude 5. a capable individual 6. coffin (old)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

在旁

zài páng — 1. alongside 2. nearby

因

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

你

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

什麼事

shén me shì — 1. What's up?; Is something the matter? 2. (coll.) (used in rhetorical questions of the form 關 (guān) + {person} + 什麼事 (shén me shì) "what business is it of {person}'s?; what's it to {person}?")

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

材

cái — 1. material 2. timber 3. ability 4. aptitude 5. a capable individual 6. coffin (old)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

忙

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

取

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

帖

tiē — 1. fitting snugly 2. appropriate 3. suitable 4. variant of 貼 (tiē) 5. to paste 6. to obey

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

回

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

就是

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

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

轎

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

圍

Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)

作

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

成

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)

領取

lǐng qǔ — to receive; to draw; to get (HSK 6)

裁縫

cái féng — 1. to make an item of clothing 2. to tailor

工

gōng — 1. work 2. worker 3. skill 4. profession 5. trade 6. craft 7. labor

銀

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

若干

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

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

了

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

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)

收

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

了

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

帖子

tiě zi — 1. card 2. invitation 3. message 4. (forum) post (HSK 7-9)

命

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

彩

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

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

登記

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

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

興

Xīng — surname Xing

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

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)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

牌

pái — 1. signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (classifier: 塊 (kuài)) 2. brand; trademark 3. mahjong tile; domino; playing card (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 4. (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌 (cí pái) and 曲牌 (qǔ pái)) (HSK 4)

得了

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

買辦

mǎi bàn — comprador

的

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

回

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

押

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

相符

xiāng fú — 1. to match 2. to tally

然後

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

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

材

cái — 1. material 2. timber 3. ability 4. aptitude 5. a capable individual 6. coffin (old)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

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)

領

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

一面

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

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)

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一個

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

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)

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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

外

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

書房

shū fáng — 1. study (room) 2. studio 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 6)

完

wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)

竣

jùn — 1. complete 2. finish

支

Zhī — surname Zhi (HSK 3)

買

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

紙

zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)

料

liào — 1. material 2. stuff 3. grain 4. feed 5. to expect 6. to anticipate 7. to guess (HSK 6)

糊

hū — 1. to smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like) 2. Taiwan pr. (hú) (HSK 7-9)

裱

biǎo — 1. to hang (paper) 2. to mount (painting)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

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

了

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

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)

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)

帖

tiē — 1. fitting snugly 2. appropriate 3. suitable 4. variant of 貼 (tiē) 5. to paste 6. to obey

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

登記

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

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

材

cái — 1. material 2. timber 3. ability 4. aptitude 5. a capable individual 6. coffin (old)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

繳

jiǎo — 1. to hand in; to hand over; to pay 2. to capture (weapons); to seize (HSK 7-9)

清

Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)

又

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

發

fā — 1. to send out 2. to show (one's feeling) 3. to issue 4. to develop 5. to make a bundle of money 6. classifier for gunshots (rounds) (HSK 2)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

這

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

人

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

去

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

了

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

凤姐因见张材家的在旁，因问：「你有什么事？」张材家的忙取帖儿回说：「就是方才车轿围作成，领取裁缝工银若干两。」凤姐听了，便收了帖子，命彩明登记。待王兴家的交过牌，得了买办的回押相符，然后方与张材家的去领。一面又命念那一个，是为宝玉外书房完竣，支买纸料糊裱。凤姐听了，即命收帖儿登记，待张材家的缴清，又发与这人去了。

鳳姐便說道：「明兒他也睡迷了，後兒我也睡迷了，將來都沒了人了。Xifeng then said, "If tomorrow someone else dozes off, and the day after another one dozes off, before long there won't be anyone left to manage at all.本來要饒你，只是我頭一次寬了，下次人就難管，不如現開發的好。」登時放下臉來，喝命：「帶出去，打二十板子！」一面又擲下宁國府對牌：「出去說與來升，革他一月銀米！」眾人聽說，又見鳳姐眉立，知是惱了，不敢怠慢，拖人的出去拖人，執牌傳諭的忙去傳諭。I ought properly to let you off, but if I go easy the first time, it will be all the harder to keep people in line afterward — better to settle it plainly right now." Her expression at once turned stern, and she called out, "Take him out and give him twenty strokes of the board!" And with that she also tossed down the Ning mansion tally: "Go tell Lai Sheng to dock him a month's wages and rice allowance!" Hearing this, and seeing Xifeng's brows raised in anger, everyone knew she was truly displeased, and none dared be slow about it — those assigned to drag the man out dragged him out, and those holding the tally to relay the order hurried off to relay it.那人身不由己，已拖出去挨了二十大板，還要進來叩謝。The man, unable to help himself, was dragged out and given the full twenty strokes, and then came back in to kowtow his thanks.鳳姐道：「明日再有誤的，打四十，後日的六十，有要挨打的，只管誤！」說著，吩咐：「散了罷。」窗外眾人聽說，方各自執事去了。Xifeng said, "Tomorrow if anyone else is late, it's forty strokes; the day after, sixty. If anyone is just itching for a beating, by all means keep being late!" With that she said, "You may all disperse now." Hearing this, the crowd outside the window went off each to their own duties.彼時宁府榮府兩處執事領牌交牌的，人來人往不絕，那抱愧被打之人含羞去了，這才知道鳳姐利害。By then, at both the Ning and Rong mansions, people were coming and going without cease to draw and turn in tallies, and the man who had been beaten went off in shame — only now did people truly understand how formidable Xifeng was.眾人不敢偷閒，自此兢兢業業，執事保全。After that, no one dared to slack off, and from this time on everyone attended diligently and conscientiously to their duties, so that everything was kept in perfect order.不在話下。But no more of this for now.

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

便

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

說道

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

明兒

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

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)

睡

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

迷

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

了

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

後兒

hòu r — the day after tomorrow

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

睡

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

迷

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

了

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

將來

jiāng lái — 1. in the future 2. future 3. the future 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

沒了

méi le — 1. to be dead 2. not to be, or cease to exist

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)

本來

běn lái — 1. original 2. originally 3. at first 4. it goes without saying 5. of course (HSK 3)

要

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

饒

Ráo — surname Rao (HSK 7-9)

你

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

只是

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

寬

Kuān — surname Kuan (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)

下次

xià cì — next time (HSK 1)

人

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

難

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

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

不如

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

現

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

開發

kāi fā — to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop (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)

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)

登時

dēng shí — 1. immediately 2. at once

放下

fàng xià — 1. to lay down; to put down 2. to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside 3. to lower (the blinds etc) (HSK 2)

臉

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

來

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

喝

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

命

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

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)

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

打

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

二十

èr shí — twenty; 20

板子

bǎn zi — 1. board 2. plank 3. bamboo or birch for corporal punishment

一面

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

又

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

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)

宁

zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen

國

Guó — surname Guo (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)

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)

牌

pái — 1. signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (classifier: 塊 (kuài)) 2. brand; trademark 3. mahjong tile; domino; playing card (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 4. (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌 (cí pái) and 曲牌 (qǔ pái)) (HSK 4)

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

來

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

升

shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)

革

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

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)

一月

Yī yuè — 1. January 2. first month (of the lunar year)

銀

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

米

Mǐ — surname Mi (HSK 2)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

聽說

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

又

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

見

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

眉

méi — 1. eyebrow 2. upper margin

立

Lì — surname Li (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)

惱

nǎo — to get angry

了

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

不

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

敢

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

怠慢

dài màn — 1. to slight 2. to neglect (HSK 7-9)

拖

tuō — 1. to drag 2. to tow 3. to trail 4. to hang down 5. to mop (the floor) 6. to delay 7. to drag on (HSK 6)

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)

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

拖

tuō — 1. to drag 2. to tow 3. to trail 4. to hang down 5. to mop (the floor) 6. to delay 7. to drag on (HSK 6)

人

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

執

zhí — 1. to execute (a plan) 2. to grasp

牌

pái — 1. signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (classifier: 塊 (kuài)) 2. brand; trademark 3. mahjong tile; domino; playing card (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 4. (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌 (cí pái) and 曲牌 (qǔ pái)) (HSK 4)

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)

諭

yù — order (from above)

的

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

忙

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

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)

諭

yù — order (from above)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

人身

rén shēn — 1. person 2. personal 3. human body (HSK 7-9)

不由

bù yóu — can't help (doing sth)

己

jǐ — 1. self 2. oneself 3. sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān) 4. sixth in order 5. letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc 6. hexa

已

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

拖

tuō — 1. to drag 2. to tow 3. to trail 4. to hang down 5. to mop (the floor) 6. to delay 7. to drag on (HSK 6)

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

挨

āi — 1. in order; in sequence 2. close to; adjacent to (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)

二十

èr shí — twenty; 20

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)

板

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

要

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

叩

kòu — 1. to knock 2. to kowtow

謝

Xiè — surname Xie

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

道

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

明日

míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)

再

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

有

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

誤

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

打

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

四十

sì shí — 1. forty 2. 40

後日

hòu rì — 1. the day after tomorrow 2. from hence 3. from now 4. from now on 5. henceforth

的

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

六十

liù shí — 1. sixty 2. 60

有

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

要

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

挨打

ái dǎ — to take a beating; to come under attack (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)

只管

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

誤

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

吩咐

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

散

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

罷

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

窗

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

外

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

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

聽說

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

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

各自

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

執事

zhí shì — 1. to perform one's job 2. attendant 3. job 4. duties 5. (respectful appellation for the addressee) you 6. your Excellency 7. (Church) deacon

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)

彼時

bǐ shí — at that time

宁

zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

榮

Róng — surname Rong

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

兩

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

處

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

執事

zhí shì — 1. to perform one's job 2. attendant 3. job 4. duties 5. (respectful appellation for the addressee) you 6. your Excellency 7. (Church) deacon

領

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

牌

pái — 1. signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (classifier: 塊 (kuài)) 2. brand; trademark 3. mahjong tile; domino; playing card (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 4. (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌 (cí pái) and 曲牌 (qǔ pái)) (HSK 4)

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)

牌

pái — 1. signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (classifier: 塊 (kuài)) 2. brand; trademark 3. mahjong tile; domino; playing card (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 4. (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌 (cí pái) and 曲牌 (qǔ pái)) (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)

人來人往

rén lái rén wǎng — (idiom) people coming and going; bustling with activity

不絕

bù jué — 1. unending 2. uninterrupted

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

抱愧

bào kuì — feel ashamed

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)

打

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

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)

含

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

羞

xiū — 1. shy 2. ashamed 3. shame 4. bashful 5. variant of 饈 (xiū) 6. delicacies

去

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

了

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

這

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

才

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

知道

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

利害

lì hài — 1. pros and cons 2. advantages and disadvantages 3. gains and losses (HSK 7-9)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

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)

偷閒

tōu xián — 1. to snatch a moment of leisure 2. to take a break from work

自此

zì cǐ — 1. since then 2. henceforth

兢兢業業

jīng jīng yè yè — 1. (idiom) conscientious 2. assiduous (HSK 7-9)

執事

zhí shì — 1. to perform one's job 2. attendant 3. job 4. duties 5. (respectful appellation for the addressee) you 6. your Excellency 7. (Church) deacon

保全

bǎo quán — 1. to save from damage 2. to preserve 3. to maintain 4. to keep in good repair 5. (Tw) security guard

不在話下

bù zài huà xià — 1. to be nothing difficult 2. to be a cinch

凤姐便说道：「明儿他也睡迷了，后儿我也睡迷了，将来都没了人了。本来要饶你，只是我头一次宽了，下次人就难管，不如现开发的好。」登时放下脸来，喝命：「带出去，打二十板子！」一面又掷下宁国府对牌：「出去说与来升，革他一月银米！」众人听说，又见凤姐眉立，知是恼了，不敢怠慢，拖人的出去拖人，执牌传谕的忙去传谕。那人身不由己，已拖出去挨了二十大板，还要进来叩谢。凤姐道：「明日再有误的，打四十，后日的六十，有要挨打的，只管误！」说著，吩咐：「散了罢。」窗外众人听说，方各自执事去了。彼时宁府荣府两处执事领牌交牌的，人来人往不绝，那抱愧被打之人含羞去了，这才知道凤姐利害。众人不敢偷闲，自此兢兢业业，执事保全。不在话下。

如今且說寶玉因見今日人眾，恐秦鐘受了委曲，因默與他商議，要同他往鳳姐處來坐。Now to speak of Baoyu: seeing how crowded it was that day, he feared Qin Zhong might feel slighted, and so quietly proposed to him that they go together and sit for a while at Xifeng's place.秦鐘道：「他的事多，況且不喜人去，咱們去了，他豈不煩膩。」寶玉道：「他怎好膩我們，不相干，只管跟我來。」說著，便拉了秦鐘，直至抱廈。Qin Zhong said, "She has so much to do, and besides she doesn't like people dropping in on her — if we go, won't it just annoy her?" Baoyu said, "How could she be annoyed with us? It doesn't matter — just come along with me." So saying, he pulled Qin Zhong along straight to the lean-to.鳳姐才吃飯，見他們來了，便笑道：「好長腿子，快上來罷。」寶玉道：「我們偏了。」鳳姐道：「在這邊外頭吃的，還是那邊吃的？」寶玉道：「這邊同那些渾人吃什麼！Xifeng had just begun eating when she saw them come in, and said with a laugh, "What long legs you two have — come on up, quick." Baoyu said, "We've already eaten, thank you." Xifeng said, "Did you eat over here outside, or over there?" Baoyu said, "What would we eat over here with all these rough people!原是那邊，我們兩個同老太太吃了來的。」一面歸坐。We ate over there, with Old Ancestress, and came from there." So saying, they took their seats.

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

且說

qiě shuō — thus

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

因

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

見

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

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

人

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

眾

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

恐

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

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)

鐘

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

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)

委曲

wěi qū — 1. to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved 2. (in set phrases such as 委曲求全 (wěi qū qiú quán)) to yield; to make concessions 3. (literary) winding; tortuous; indirect 4. (literary) detailed; elaborate

因

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

默

mò — 1. silent 2. to write from memory

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)

商議

shāng yì — 1. to negotiate 2. discussion 3. proposal

要

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

同

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

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

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)

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)

鐘

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

道

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

他

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

的

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

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)

況且

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

不

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

喜人

xǐ rén — pleasing; gratifying

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)

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)

去

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

了

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

他

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

豈不

qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?

煩膩

fán nì — fed up

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

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

他

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

怎

zěn — how

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)

膩

nì — 1. greasy 2. soft 3. unctuous 4. intimate 5. tired of

我們

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

不相干

bù xiāng gān — 1. to be irrelevant 2. to have nothing to do with

只管

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

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

來

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

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)

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)

拉

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

了

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

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)

鐘

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

直至

zhí zhì — 1. lasting until 2. up till (the present) (HSK 7-9)

抱

bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)

廈

Xià — abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門 (Xià mén), Fujian

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

才

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

吃飯

chī fàn — 1. to have a meal 2. to eat 3. to make a living (HSK 1)

見

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

來

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

腿

tuǐ — 1. leg 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)

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-

快

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

上來

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

罷

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

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

我們

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

偏

piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (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)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

道

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

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)

這邊

zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (HSK 1)

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)

吃的

chī de — (coll.) food

還是

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

那邊

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

吃的

chī de — (coll.) food

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

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

這邊

zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (HSK 1)

同

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

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

渾

hún — 1. muddy; turbid 2. brainless; foolish 3. (bound form) simple; natural 4. (bound form) whole; entire; all over

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)

什麼

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

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)

那邊

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

我們

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

兩

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

同

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

老太太

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

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)

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)

一面

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

歸

Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)