第十六回　　賈元春才選鳳藻宮　秦鯨卿夭逝黃泉路 Jia Yuanchun Is Selected for the Phoenix Palace; Qin Zhong Dies Untimely on the Yellow Springs Road

話說寶玉見收拾了外書房，約定與秦鐘讀夜書。The story goes that after Baoyu saw the outer study set in order, he arranged with Qin Zhong to read together at night there.偏那秦鐘秉賦最弱，因在郊外受了些風霜，又與智能兒偷期綣繾，未免失于調養，回來時便咳嗽傷風，懶進飲食，大有不胜之狀，遂不敢出門，只在家中養息。But Qin Zhong, being of the frailest constitution, had caught some chill from wind and frost while out in the countryside, and moreover had stolen trysts with little Zhineng, so that he had neglected his health, and upon returning home he began to cough and take cold, ate little, and showed every sign of being unable to hold up, so that he no longer dared go out, but stayed at home to rest and recuperate.寶玉便掃了興頭，只得付于無可奈何，且自靜候大愈時再約。Baoyu's enthusiasm was thus dampened, and he could do nothing but resign himself, waiting quietly until Qin Zhong should be fully recovered before making another engagement.

話說

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

見

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

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)

了

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

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)

約定

yuē dìng — 1. to agree on sth (after discussion) 2. to conclude a bargain 3. to arrange 4. to promise 5. to stipulate 6. to make an appointment 7. stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) 8. an arrangement 9. a deal 10. appointment 11. undertaking 12. commitment 13. understanding 14. engagement 15. stipulation (HSK 6)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

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)

讀

dòu — 1. comma 2. phrase marked by pause (HSK 1)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (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)

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

秉賦

bǐng fù — variant of 稟賦 (bǐng fù)

最

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

弱

ruò — 1. weak; feeble 2. young 3. inferior; not as good as 4. (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than (HSK 4)

因

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

在

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

郊外

jiāo wài — outskirts (HSK 7-9)

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)

些

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

風霜

fēng shuāng — 1. wind and frost 2. fig. hardships

又

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

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

智能

zhì néng — 1. intelligent 2. able 3. smart (phone, system, bomb etc) (HSK 4)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

偷

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

期

qī — 1. a period of time 2. phase 3. stage 4. classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study 5. time 6. term 7. period 8. to hope 9. Taiwan pr. (qí) (HSK 3)

綣

quǎn — used in 繾綣 (qiǎn quǎn)

繾

qiǎn — used in 繾綣 (qiǎn quǎn)

未免

wèi miǎn — 1. unavoidably 2. can't help 3. really 4. rather (HSK 7-9)

失

shī — 1. to lose 2. to miss 3. to fail

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

調養

tiáo yǎng — 1. to take care of (sb's health) 2. to nurse

回來

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

便

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

咳嗽

ké sou — 1. to cough 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn) (HSK 7-9)

傷風

shāng fēng — to catch cold

懶

lǎn — lazy (HSK 6)

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)

大有

dà yǒu — 1. there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望 (dà yǒu xī wàng)) 2. (literary) bumper harvest; abundance

不胜

bù shèng — 1. cannot bear or stand 2. be unequal to 3. very 4. extremely

之

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

狀

zhuàng — 1. (bound form) form; appearance; shape 2. (bound form) state; condition 3. (bound form) to describe 4. (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit 5. (bound form) certificate

遂

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

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)

出門

chū mén — 1. to go out 2. to leave home 3. to go on a journey 4. away from home 5. (of a woman) to get married (HSK 2)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)

養

yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)

息

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

便

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

掃

sǎo — 1. to sweep (with a brush or broom) 2. to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of 3. to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan (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)

興頭

xìng tou — 1. keen interest 2. concentrated attention

只得

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

付

Fù — surname Fu (HSK 3)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

無可奈何

wú kě nài hé — 1. have no way out 2. have no alternative 3. abbr. to 無奈 (wú nài) (HSK 7-9)

且

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

自

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

靜候

jìng hòu — to wait quietly; to await (news, a reply etc)

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)

愈

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

再

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

約

yāo — to weigh in a balance or on a scale (HSK 3)

话说宝玉见收拾了外书房，约定与秦钟读夜书。偏那秦钟秉赋最弱，因在郊外受了些风霜，又与智能儿偷期绻缱，未免失于调养，回来时便咳嗽伤风，懒进饮食，大有不胜之状，遂不敢出门，只在家中养息。宝玉便扫了兴头，只得付于无可奈何，且自静候大愈时再约。

那鳳姐兒已是得了雲光的回信，俱已妥協。By now Sister Feng had already received Yunguang's reply, and everything had been settled.老尼達知張家，果然那守備忍氣吞聲的受了前聘之物。The old nun informed the Zhang family, and indeed the garrison commander swallowed his anger and accepted back the betrothal gifts he had earlier presented.誰知那張家父母如此愛勢貪財，卻養了一個知義多情的女兒，聞得父母退了前夫，他便一條麻繩悄悄的自縊了。Who would have thought that the Zhang parents, so enamored of power and greedy for wealth, had raised a daughter of principle and deep feeling — hearing that her parents had broken off her engagement to her former betrothed, she quietly hanged herself with a rope of hemp.那守備之子聞得金哥自縊，他也是個极多情的，遂也投河而死，不負妻義。When the garrison commander's son heard that Jin'ge had hanged herself, being himself a man of deep feeling, he too threw himself into the river and died, refusing to betray the loyalty owed a wife.張李兩家沒趣，真是人財兩空。Both the Zhang and Li families were left disgraced — truly a case of losing both the person and the money.這里鳳姐卻坐享了三千兩，王夫人等連一點消息也不知道。Meanwhile Sister Feng sat back and pocketed three thousand taels, while Lady Wang and the others knew not the least whisper of it.自此鳳姐膽識愈壯，以後有了這樣的事，便恣意的作為起來。From this time on Sister Feng's daring grew ever bolder, and afterward, whenever such matters arose, she went about them with reckless abandon.也不消多記。There is no need to dwell on this further.

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

得了

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

雲

Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)

光

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

的

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

回信

huí xìn — 1. to reply 2. to write back 3. letter written in reply 4. classifier: 封 (fēng) (HSK 5)

俱

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

已

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

妥協

tuǒ xié — 1. to compromise 2. to reach terms 3. a compromise (HSK 7-9)

老

lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)

尼

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

達

Dá — surname Da

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

家

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

果然

guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

守備

shǒu bèi — 1. to garrison 2. to stand guard 3. on garrison duty

忍氣吞聲

rěn qì tūn shēng — 1. to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence 2. to swallow one's anger 3. to grin and bear it

的

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

受

shòu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to suffer 4. subjected to 5. to bear 6. to stand 7. pleasant 8. (passive marker) 9. (LGBT) bottom (HSK 3)

了

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

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)

聘

pìn — 1. to employ; to appoint 2. (bound form) to betroth 3. (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off 4. (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission 5. Taiwan pr. (pìng) (HSK 7-9)

之

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

物

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

誰知

shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

家父

jiā fù — (polite) my father

母

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

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

愛

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

勢

shì — 1. power 2. influence 3. potential 4. momentum 5. tendency 6. trend 7. situation 8. conditions 9. outward appearance 10. sign 11. gesture 12. male genitals

貪財

tān cái — to be greedy in getting money

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)

養

yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)

了

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

一個

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

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

義

Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利 (Yì dà lì))

多情

duō qíng — 1. affectionate 2. passionate 3. emotional 4. sentimental

的

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

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)

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)

父母

fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)

退

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

前夫

qián fū — former husband

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)

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)

一

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

條

tiáo — 1. strip 2. item 3. article 4. clause (of law or treaty) 5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)

麻

Má — surname Ma (HSK 7-9)

繩

shéng — 1. rope 2. classifier: 根 (gēn)

悄悄

qiāo qiāo — 1. quiet; making little or no noise 2. surreptitious; stealthy 3. anxious; worried 4. Taiwan pr. (qiǎo qiǎo) (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)

自縊

zì yì — to hang oneself

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)

守備

shǒu bèi — 1. to garrison 2. to stand guard 3. on garrison duty

之

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

子

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

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)

金

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

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

自縊

zì yì — to hang oneself

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)

是

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

极

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

多情

duō qíng — 1. affectionate 2. passionate 3. emotional 4. sentimental

的

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

遂

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

投河

tóu hé — to jump into a river to drown oneself

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)

死

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

不負

bù fù — to live up to

妻

qī — (bound form) wife

義

Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利 (Yì dà lì))

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

李

Lǐ — surname Li

兩

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

家

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

沒趣

méi qù — 1. embarrassing 2. dull 3. unsatisfactory

真是

zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)

人財兩空

rén cái liǎng kōng — (idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well; to get burned both romantically and financially

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

坐享

zuò xiǎng — to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger; to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances)

了

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

兩

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

等

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

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

一點

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

消息

xiāo xi — 1. (piece of) news; information 2. message 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不知

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

道

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

自此

zì cǐ — 1. since then 2. henceforth

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

膽識

dǎn shí — courage and insight

愈

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

壯

Zhuàng — Zhuang ethnic group, the largest ethnic minority in China (HSK 7-9)

以後

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

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))

這樣

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

的

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

事

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

便

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

恣意

zì yì — 1. without restraint 2. unbridled 3. reckless

的

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

作為

zuò wéi — 1. one's conduct 2. deed 3. activity 4. accomplishment 5. achievement 6. to act as 7. as (in the capacity of) 8. qua 9. to view as 10. to look upon (sth as) 11. to take sth to be (HSK 4)

起來

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不消

bù xiāo — 1. to not need 2. needless (to say)

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)

記

jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)

那凤姐儿已是得了云光的回信，俱已妥协。老尼达知张家，果然那守备忍气吞声的受了前聘之物。谁知那张家父母如此爱势贪财，却养了一个知义多情的女儿，闻得父母退了前夫，他便一条麻绳悄悄的自缢了。那守备之子闻得金哥自缢，他也是个极多情的，遂也投河而死，不负妻义。张李两家没趣，真是人财两空。这里凤姐却坐享了三千两，王夫人等连一点消息也不知道。自此凤姐胆识愈壮，以后有了这样的事，便恣意的作为起来。也不消多记。

一日正是賈政的生辰，宁榮二處人丁都齊集慶賀，鬧熱非常。One day was Jia Zheng's birthday, and the members of both the Ning and Rong households gathered to celebrate, making a most lively and boisterous occasion.忽有門吏忙忙進來，至席前報說：“有六宮都太監夏老爺來降旨。”唬的賈赦賈政等一干人不知是何消息，忙止了戲文，撤去酒席，擺了香案，啟中門跪接。Suddenly a gate officer hurried in and, reaching the head of the feast, reported: "Lord Xia, Chief Eunuch of the Six Palaces, has come to proclaim an imperial edict!" This so alarmed Jia She, Jia Zheng, and the rest that, not knowing what news this might be, they hastily stopped the opera, cleared away the wine and dishes, set up an incense table, and opened the central gate to kneel and receive him.早見六宮都太監夏守忠乘馬而至，前後左右又有許多內監跟從。Presently they saw Xia Shouzhong, Chief Eunuch of the Six Palaces, arrive on horseback, with many eunuch attendants following before and behind, to left and right.那夏守忠也并不曾負詔捧敕，至檐前下馬，滿面笑容，走至廳上，南面而立，口內說：“特旨：立刻宣賈政入朝，在臨敬殿陛見。”說畢，也不及吃茶，便乘馬去了。This Xia Shouzhong, however, carried no formal decree or written edict; he dismounted before the eaves, and, his face full of smiles, walked up into the hall, stood facing south, and said only: "By special decree: Jia Zheng is to be summoned into court at once, for an audience at the Hall of Approaching Reverence." Having said this, without even staying for tea, he mounted his horse and rode off.賈赦等不知是何兆頭。Jia She and the others had no idea what sort of omen this was.只得急忙更衣入朝。There was nothing to do but hurriedly change clothes and hasten into court.

一

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

日

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

正是

zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

的

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

生辰

shēng chén — birthday

宁

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

榮

Róng — surname Rong

二

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

人丁

rén dīng — 1. number of people in a family 2. population 3. (old) adult males 4. male servants

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

齊集

qí jí — to gather together; to assemble (in one place)

慶賀

qìng hè — 1. to congratulate 2. to celebrate (HSK 7-9)

鬧熱

nào rè — (dialect) bustling; lively

非常

fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)

忽

Hū — surname Hu

有

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

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

吏

lì — minor government official or functionary (old)

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)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

至

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

席

Xí — surname Xi (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)

報

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

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

六宮

liù gōng — empress and imperial concubines or their residence

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

太監

tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch

夏

Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

老爺

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

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)

降旨

jiàng zhǐ — to issue an imperial edict

唬

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

的

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

等

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

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)

干

Gān — surname Gan (HSK 1)

人

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

不知

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

是

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

何

Hé — surname He

消息

xiāo xi — 1. (piece of) news; information 2. message 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 3)

忙

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

止

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

戲

xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)

文

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)

撤

chè — to remove; to take away (HSK 7-9)

去

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

酒席

jiǔ xí — feast; banquet

擺

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

了

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

香案

xiāng àn — incense burner table

啟

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

中

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

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

跪

guì — to kneel (HSK 6)

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)

早

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

六宮

liù gōng — empress and imperial concubines or their residence

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

太監

tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch

夏

Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

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)

忠

zhōng — loyal; devoted; faithful

乘

Chéng — surname Cheng (HSK 5)

馬

Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

至

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

前後

qián hòu — 1. around 2. from beginning to end 3. all around 4. front and rear (HSK 3)

左右

zuǒ yòu — 1. left and right 2. nearby 3. approximately 4. attendant 5. to control 6. to influence (HSK 3)

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)

許多

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

內

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

監

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

跟從

gēn cóng — 1. to follow 2. (of a woman) to get married 3. (old) attendant

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

夏

Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

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)

忠

zhōng — loyal; devoted; faithful

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

并不

bìng bù — not at all; by no means

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

負

fù — 1. to bear 2. to carry (on one's back) 3. to turn one's back on 4. to be defeated 5. negative (math. etc) (HSK 6)

詔

zhào — 1. (literary) to admonish 2. (bound form) imperial edict

捧

pěng — 1. to hold or offer with both hands 2. to sing the praises of 3. classifier for what can be held in both hands (HSK 7-9)

敕

chì — imperial orders

至

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

檐

yán — 1. eaves 2. ledge or brim

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)

下馬

xià mǎ — 1. to dismount from a horse 2. (fig.) to abandon (a project)

滿面

mǎn miàn — 1. across one's whole face 2. (smiling) from ear to ear

笑容

xiào róng — 1. smile 2. smiling expression 3. classifier: 副 (fù) (HSK 6)

走

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

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)

上

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

南面

nán miàn — 1. south side 2. south

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)

立

Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)

口

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

內

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

特

tè — 1. special 2. unique 3. distinguished 4. especially 5. unusual 6. very 7. abbr. for 特克斯 (tè kè sī), tex (HSK 6)

旨

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

立刻

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

宣

Xuān — surname Xuan

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

朝

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

在

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

臨

lín — 1. to face 2. to overlook 3. to arrive 4. to be (just) about to 5. just before (HSK 7-9)

敬

jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)

殿

diàn — palace hall

陛

bì — the steps to the throne

見

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

畢

Bì — surname Bi

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不及

bù jí — 1. to fall short of 2. not as good as 3. too late

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)

茶

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

乘

Chéng — surname Cheng (HSK 5)

馬

Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (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)

了

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

等

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

不知

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

是

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

何

Hé — surname He

兆頭

zhào tou — 1. omen 2. portent 3. sign (HSK 7-9)

只得

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

急忙

jí máng — hastily (HSK 4)

更衣

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

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)

朝

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

一日正是贾政的生辰，宁荣二处人丁都齐集庆贺，闹热非常。忽有门吏忙忙进来，至席前报说：“有六宫都太监夏老爷来降旨。”唬的贾赦贾政等一干人不知是何消息，忙止了戏文，撤去酒席，摆了香案，启中门跪接。早见六宫都太监夏守忠乘马而至，前后左右又有许多内监跟从。那夏守忠也并不曾负诏捧敕，至檐前下马，满面笑容，走至厅上，南面而立，口内说：“特旨：立刻宣贾政入朝，在临敬殿陛见。”说毕，也不及吃茶，便乘马去了。贾赦等不知是何兆头。只得急忙更衣入朝。

賈母等合家人等心中皆惶惶不定，不住的使人飛馬來往報信。Lady Jia and the whole household were left in a state of anxious suspense, sending people galloping back and forth without pause to bring word.有兩個時辰工夫，忽見賴大等三四個管家喘吁吁跑進儀門報喜，又說“奉老爺命，速請老太太帶領太太等進朝謝恩”等語。After some four hours had passed, suddenly Lai Da and three or four other stewards came panting through the ceremonial gate to report good news, saying also, "By the master's order, please ask the Old Ancestress at once to lead the ladies into court to give thanks for the favor," and the like.那時賈母正心神不定，在大堂廊下佇立，那邢夫人、王夫人、尤氏、李紈、鳳姐、迎春姊妹以及薛姨媽等皆在一處，聽如此信至，賈母便喚進賴大來細問端的。At that moment Lady Jia, her heart and spirit unsettled, was standing in the corridor of the great hall, and Lady Xing, Lady Wang, You-shi, Li Wan, Sister Feng, Yingchun and her sisters, as well as Aunt Xue, were all gathered there together; hearing such news arrive, Lady Jia called Lai Da in to question him closely as to the particulars.賴大稟道：“小的們只在臨敬門外伺候，里頭的信息一概不能得知。Lai Da reported: "We servants were only waiting outside the Linjing Gate, and could learn nothing at all of what passed within.後來還是夏太監出來道喜，說咱們家大小姐晉封為鳳藻宮尚書，加封賢德妃。Afterward it was Eunuch Xia who came out to offer congratulations, saying that our family's Eldest Young Lady has been promoted and made Secretary of the Palace of Phoenix Splendor, with the further title of Worthy and Virtuous Consort conferred upon her.後來老爺出來亦如此吩咐小的。Afterward the master himself came out and gave us the same instructions.如今老爺又往東宮去了，速請老太太領著太太們去謝恩。”賈母等聽了方心神安定，不免又都洋洋喜氣盈腮。Now the master has gone on to the Eastern Palace, and asks that the Old Ancestress hasten to lead the ladies in to give thanks for this favor." Hearing this, Lady Jia and the rest at last felt their hearts settle, and could not help but beam with radiant joy.于是都按品大妝起來。Thereupon they all dressed themselves in formal attire according to their rank.賈母帶領邢夫人、王夫人、尤氏，一共四乘大轎入朝。Lady Jia, leading Lady Xing, Lady Wang, and You-shi, set out for court in four large sedan chairs in all.賈赦、賈珍亦換了朝服，帶領賈蓉、賈薔奉侍賈母大轎前往。Jia She and Jia Zhen likewise changed into court robes, and, leading Jia Rong and Jia Qiang, escorted Lady Jia's sedan chair on its way.于是宁榮兩處上下里外，莫不欣然踊躍，個個面上皆有得意之狀，言笑鼎沸不絕。And so, throughout the Ning and Rong mansions, high and low, within and without, there was none who was not overjoyed and elated, every face wearing a look of triumphant satisfaction, and talk and laughter bubbling up without cease.

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

等

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

合家

hé jiā — 1. whole family 2. entire household

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)

心中

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

皆

jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)

惶惶

huáng huáng — 1. alarmed 2. anxious

不定

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

不住

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

的

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

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

人

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

飛馬

fēi mǎ — at the gallop

來往

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

報信

bào xìn — 1. to notify 2. to inform

有

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

時辰

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

工夫

gōng fū — (old) laborer (HSK 3)

忽

Hū — surname Hu

見

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

賴

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

大

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

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)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

管家

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

喘吁吁

chuǎn xū xū — to puff and blow

跑

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

儀

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

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

報喜

bào xǐ — 1. to announce good news 2. to report success

又

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

奉

fèng — 1. to offer (tribute) 2. to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) 3. to esteem 4. to revere 5. to believe in (a religion) 6. to wait upon 7. to accept orders (from superior)

老爺

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

命

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

速

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

請

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

老太太

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

帶領

dài lǐng — 1. to guide 2. to lead (HSK 3)

太太

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

等

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

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)

朝

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

謝恩

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

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

那時

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

正

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

心神

xīn shén — 1. mind 2. state of mind 3. attention 4. (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution

不定

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

大堂

dà táng — lobby

廊

láng — 1. corridor 2. veranda 3. porch

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)

佇立

zhù lì — to stand for a long time

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

夫人

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

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

李

Lǐ — surname Li

紈

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

姊妹

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

以及

yǐ jí — and; as well as (HSK 4)

薛

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

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

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)

皆

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

一

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

處

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

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)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

信

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

至

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

便

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

喚

huàn — to call

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)

賴

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

大

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

來

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

細

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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

端的

duān dì — 1. really 2. after all 3. details 4. particulars

賴

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

大

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

稟

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

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)

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)

們

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

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)

臨

lín — 1. to face 2. to overlook 3. to arrive 4. to be (just) about to 5. just before (HSK 7-9)

敬

jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)

門外

mén wài — outside the door

伺候

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

頭

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

的

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

信息

xìn xī — information; news; message (HSK 2)

一概

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

不能

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

得知

dé zhī — 1. to find out 2. to learn of (HSK 7-9)

後來

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

還是

hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)

夏

Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

太監

tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch

出來

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

道喜

dào xǐ — to congratulate

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

咱們

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

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)

大小姐

dà xiǎo jie — 1. eldest daughter of an affluent family 2. (polite) your daughter 3. bossy or indulged young woman 4. Miss High and Mighty

晉

Jìn — 1. surname Jin 2. the Jin Dynasties (265–420) 3. Western Jin 西晉 (Xī Jìn) (265–316), Eastern Jin 東晉 (Dōng Jìn) (317–420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936–946) 4. short name for Shanxi 山西 (Shān xī)

封

Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)

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)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

藻

zǎo — 1. aquatic grasses 2. elegant

宮

Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)

尚書

Shàng shū — same as 書經 (Shū jīng) Book of History

加封

jiā fēng — 1. to seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document) 2. to confer an additional title on a nobleman

賢

xián — 1. worthy or virtuous person 2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

德

Dé — 1. Germany 2. German 3. abbr. for 德國 (Dé guó) (HSK 7-9)

妃

fēi — imperial concubine

後來

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

老爺

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

出來

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

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

吩咐

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

老爺

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

又

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

往

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

東

Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)

宮

Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)

去

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

了

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

速

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

請

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

老太太

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

領

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

太太

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

們

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

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)

謝恩

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

等

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

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)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

心神

xīn shén — 1. mind 2. state of mind 3. attention 4. (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution

安定

ān dìng — 1. stable; calm; settled 2. to stabilize 3. Valium; diazepam (HSK 7-9)

不免

bù miǎn — inevitably (HSK 5)

又

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

洋洋

yáng yáng — 1. vast 2. impressive 3. self-satisfied 4. immensely pleased with oneself

喜氣

xǐ qì — 1. hilarity 2. cheerful atmosphere

盈

yíng — 1. full 2. filled 3. surplus

腮

sāi — cheek

于是

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

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

品

pǐn — 1. (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods 2. (bound form) grade; rank 3. kind; type; variety 4. character; disposition; nature; temperament 5. to taste sth; to sample 6. to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up 7. fret (on a guitar or lute) (HSK 5)

大

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

妝

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

起來

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母帶

mǔ dài — master tape

領

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

邢

Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name

夫人

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

尤

Yóu — surname You

氏

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

一共

yī gòng — in total; altogether (HSK 2)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

乘

Chéng — surname Cheng (HSK 5)

大

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

轎

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

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)

朝

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

換

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

了

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

朝服

cháo fú — court dress in former times

帶領

dài lǐng — 1. to guide 2. to lead (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

薔

qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)

奉

fèng — 1. to offer (tribute) 2. to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) 3. to esteem 4. to revere 5. to believe in (a religion) 6. to wait upon 7. to accept orders (from superior)

侍

shì — 1. to serve 2. to attend upon

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

大

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

轎

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

前往

qián wǎng — to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to (HSK 3)

于是

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

宁

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

榮

Róng — surname Rong

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)

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)

里外

lǐ wài — 1. inside and out 2. or so

莫不

mò bù — 1. none doesn't 2. there is none who isn't 3. everyone

欣然

xīn rán — 1. gladly 2. cheerfully

踊

yǒng — leap

躍

yuè — 1. to jump 2. to leap

個個

gè gè — each one individually; each and every

面

miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

得意

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

之

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

狀

zhuàng — 1. (bound form) form; appearance; shape 2. (bound form) state; condition 3. (bound form) to describe 4. (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit 5. (bound form) certificate

言

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

笑

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

鼎沸

dǐng fèi — 1. a confused noise 2. a racket

不絕

bù jué — 1. unending 2. uninterrupted

贾母等合家人等心中皆惶惶不定，不住的使人飞马来往报信。有两个时辰工夫，忽见赖大等三四个管家喘吁吁跑进仪门报喜，又说“奉老爷命，速请老太太带领太太等进朝谢恩”等语。那时贾母正心神不定，在大堂廊下伫立，那邢夫人、王夫人、尤氏、李纨、凤姐、迎春姊妹以及薛姨妈等皆在一处，听如此信至，贾母便唤进赖大来细问端的。赖大禀道：“小的们只在临敬门外伺候，里头的信息一概不能得知。后来还是夏太监出来道喜，说咱们家大小姐晋封为凤藻宫尚书，加封贤德妃。后来老爷出来亦如此吩咐小的。如今老爷又往东宫去了，速请老太太领著太太们去谢恩。”贾母等听了方心神安定，不免又都洋洋喜气盈腮。于是都按品大妆起来。贾母带领邢夫人、王夫人、尤氏，一共四乘大轿入朝。贾赦、贾珍亦换了朝服，带领贾蓉、贾蔷奉侍贾母大轿前往。于是宁荣两处上下里外，莫不欣然踊跃，个个面上皆有得意之状，言笑鼎沸不绝。

誰知近日水月庵的智能私逃進城，找至秦鐘家下看視秦鐘，不意被秦業知覺，將智能逐出，將秦鐘打了一頓，自己氣的老病發作，三五日光景嗚呼死了。Who would have thought that in these very days Zhineng of the Water Moon Convent had secretly fled into the city and gone to Qin Zhong's home to visit him, only to be discovered by Qin Ye, who drove Zhineng away and gave Qin Zhong a beating; Qin Ye himself, in his rage, brought on a flare of his old illness, and within three to five days he breathed his last.秦鐘本自怯弱，又帶病未愈，受了笞杖，今見老父氣死，此時悔痛無及，更又添了許多症候。Qin Zhong, already frail and timid by nature, and still not recovered from illness, had besides suffered a caning; now, seeing his old father dead of rage, his regret and grief came too late to undo anything, and this only added many further ailments to his condition.因此寶玉心中悵然如有所失。Because of this, Baoyu's heart felt a melancholy emptiness, as though he had lost something.雖聞得元春晉封之事，亦未解得愁悶。Though he heard of Yuanchun's promotion, it did nothing to dispel his gloom.賈母等如何謝恩，如何回家，親朋如何來慶賀，宁榮兩處近日如何熱鬧，眾人如何得意，獨他一個皆視有如無，毫不曾介意。However Lady Jia and the others gave thanks, however they returned home, however friends and relatives came to offer congratulations, however lively things had become these days at the Ning and Rong mansions, however pleased with themselves everyone was — he alone regarded it all as though it were nothing, paying not the slightest attention.因此眾人嘲他越發呆了。And so everyone mocked him as growing ever more foolish.且喜賈璉與黛玉回來，先遣人來報信，明日就可到家，寶玉聽了，方略有些喜意。Fortunately, word came that Jia Lian and Daiyu were on their way back, having sent someone ahead to bring the news that they would arrive home the next day; hearing this, Baoyu at last felt a touch of joy.細問原由，方知賈雨村亦進京陛見，皆由王子騰累上保本，此來後補京缺，與賈璉是同宗弟兄，又與黛玉有師從之誼，故同路作伴而來。Asking closely into the particulars, he learned that Jia Yucun had also come to the capital for an imperial audience, all owing to Wang Ziteng's repeated memorials recommending him; he had come this time to await a vacancy in a capital post, and being of the same clan as Jia Lian, a fellow kinsman, and also bound to Daiyu by the tie of former tutor, they had traveled the same road together as companions.林如海已葬入祖墳了，諸事停妥，賈璉方進京的。Lin Ruhai had already been buried in the ancestral graveyard, and with all matters duly settled, Jia Lian then set out for the capital.本該出月到家，因聞得元春喜信，遂晝夜兼程而進，一路俱各平安。They should properly have arrived home by the end of the next month, but on hearing the joyful news of Yuanchun's promotion, they had pressed on day and night, and the whole journey had passed safely.寶玉只問得黛玉“平安”二字，餘者也就不在意了。Baoyu asked only the two words "Is she well?" about Daiyu, and cared nothing for the rest.

誰知

shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly

近日

jìn rì — 1. (in) the past few days 2. recently 3. (within) the next few days (HSK 6)

水

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

月

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

庵

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

的

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

智能

zhì néng — 1. intelligent 2. able 3. smart (phone, system, bomb etc) (HSK 4)

私

sī — 1. personal 2. private 3. selfish

逃

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

進城

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

找

zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)

至

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

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)

家

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

下

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)

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

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)

不意

bù yì — 1. unexpectedly 2. unawareness 3. unpreparedness

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)

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)

業

Yè — surname Ye

知覺

zhī jué — 1. perception 2. consciousness (HSK 7-9)

將

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

智能

zhì néng — 1. intelligent 2. able 3. smart (phone, system, bomb etc) (HSK 4)

逐出

zhú chū — 1. to expel 2. to evict 3. to drive out

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)

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)

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

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

頓

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

自己

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

氣

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

老

lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)

病

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

發作

fā zuò — to flare up; to break out (HSK 7-9)

三五

sān wǔ — 1. several 2. three or five

日光

rì guāng — sunlight

景

Jǐng — surname Jing (HSK 6)

嗚呼

wū hū — 1. alas 2. alack 3. welladay 4. wellaway 5. to die

死

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

了

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

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)

本

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

自

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

怯弱

qiè ruò — 1. timid 2. weak

又

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

帶病

dài bìng — 1. to be suffering from an illness (often implying "in spite of being sick") 2. to carry the causative agent of an infectious disease

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)

愈

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

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)

笞杖

chī zhàng — 1. a cudgel 2. classifier: 根 (gēn)

今

jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)

見

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

老父

lǎo fù — 1. father 2. old man 3. venerable sir

氣死

qì sǐ — 1. to infuriate 2. to be furious 3. to die from an excess of anger

此時

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

悔

huǐ — (bound form) to regret; to repent

痛

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

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

及

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

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

又

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

添

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

了

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

許多

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

症候

zhèng hòu — 1. illness 2. disease

因此

yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

心中

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

悵然

chàng rán — disappointed and frustrated

如有所失

rú yǒu suǒ shī — to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)

雖

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

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)

元

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

晉

Jìn — 1. surname Jin 2. the Jin Dynasties (265–420) 3. Western Jin 西晉 (Xī Jìn) (265–316), Eastern Jin 東晉 (Dōng Jìn) (317–420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936–946) 4. short name for Shanxi 山西 (Shān xī)

封

Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)

之

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

事

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

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

未解

wèi jiě — unsolved (problem)

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)

愁悶

chóu mèn — 1. depressed 2. gloomy

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

等

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

如何

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

謝恩

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

如何

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

回家

huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)

親朋

qīn péng — relatives and friends

如何

rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (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)

慶賀

qìng hè — 1. to congratulate 2. to celebrate (HSK 7-9)

宁

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

榮

Róng — surname Rong

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)

近日

jìn rì — 1. (in) the past few days 2. recently 3. (within) the next few days (HSK 6)

如何

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

熱鬧

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

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

如何

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

得意

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

獨

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

他

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

一個

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

皆

jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)

視

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

有如

yǒu rú — 1. to be like sth 2. similar to 3. alike

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

毫不

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

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

介意

jiè yì — 1. to care about 2. to take offense 3. to mind (HSK 7-9)

因此

yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

嘲

cháo — 1. to ridicule 2. to mock

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)

越發

yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)

呆

dāi — 1. foolish; stupid 2. expressionless; blank 3. variant of 待 (dāi) (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)

且

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

喜

xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

回來

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

先

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

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)

報信

bào xìn — 1. to notify 2. to inform

明日

míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)

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)

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)

到家

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

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)

方略

fāng lüè — strategy; overall plan (esp. high-level or policy)

有些

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

喜

xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad

意

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

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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

原由

yuán yóu — variant of 緣由 (yuán yóu)

方知

fāng zhī — to realize only then

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

進京

jìn Jīng — 1. to enter the capital 2. to go to Beijing

陛

bì — the steps to the throne

見

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

皆

jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)

由

yóu — 1. to follow 2. from 3. because of; due to 4. by; via; through 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (HSK 3)

王子

wáng zǐ — 1. prince 2. son of a king (HSK 6)

騰

téng — 1. (bound form) to gallop; to prance 2. (bound form) to soar; to hover 3. to make room; to clear out; to vacate 4. (verb suffix indicating repeated action) (HSK 7-9)

累

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

上

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

保本

bǎo běn — to break even

此

cǐ — this; these (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)

後

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

補

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

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

缺

quē — 1. deficiency 2. lack 3. scarce 4. vacant post 5. to run short of (HSK 3)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

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)

同

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

宗

Zōng — surname Zong (HSK 7-9)

弟兄

dì xiong — 1. brothers 2. comrade

又

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

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

有

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

師從

shī cóng — to study under (a teacher)

之

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

誼

yì — 1. friendship 2. also pr. (yí)

故

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

同路

tóng lù — to go the same way

作伴

zuò bàn — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

來

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

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

如

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

海

Hǎi — surname Hai (HSK 2)

已

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

葬

zàng — 1. to bury (the dead) 2. to inter (HSK 7-9)

入

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

祖墳

zǔ fén — ancestral tomb

了

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

諸事

zhū shì — 1. everything 2. every matter

停

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

妥

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

進京

jìn Jīng — 1. to enter the capital 2. to go to Beijing

的

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

本

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

該

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

出月

chū yuè — 1. next month 2. after this month

到家

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

因

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

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)

元

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

喜

xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad

信

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

遂

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

晝夜

zhòu yè — 1. day and night 2. period of 24 hours 3. continuously, without stop (HSK 7-9)

兼程

jiān chéng — 1. to travel at double speed 2. to make all haste

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)

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)

一路

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

俱

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

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

平安

Píng ān — see 平安區 (Píng ān Qū) (HSK 2)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

平安

Píng ān — see 平安區 (Píng ān Qū) (HSK 2)

二

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

餘者

yú zhě — the remaining people

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

就

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

不在意

bù zài yì — 1. to pay no attention to 2. not to mind

了

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

谁知近日水月庵的智能私逃进城，找至秦钟家下看视秦钟，不意被秦业知觉，将智能逐出，将秦钟打了一顿，自己气的老病发作，三五日光景呜呼死了。秦钟本自怯弱，又带病未愈，受了笞杖，今见老父气死，此时悔痛无及，更又添了许多症候。因此宝玉心中怅然如有所失。虽闻得元春晋封之事，亦未解得愁闷。贾母等如何谢恩，如何回家，亲朋如何来庆贺，宁荣两处近日如何热闹，众人如何得意，独他一个皆视有如无，毫不曾介意。因此众人嘲他越发呆了。且喜贾琏与黛玉回来，先遣人来报信，明日就可到家，宝玉听了，方略有些喜意。细问原由，方知贾雨村亦进京陛见，皆由王子腾累上保本，此来后补京缺，与贾琏是同宗弟兄，又与黛玉有师从之谊，故同路作伴而来。林如海已葬入祖坟了，诸事停妥，贾琏方进京的。本该出月到家，因闻得元春喜信，遂昼夜兼程而进，一路俱各平安。宝玉只问得黛玉“平安”二字，余者也就不在意了。

好容易盼至明日午錯，果報：“璉二爺和林姑娘進府了。”見面時彼此悲喜交接，未免又大哭一陣，後又致喜慶之詞。With difficulty he waited out the time until just past noon the next day, when at last word came: "Second Master Lian and Miss Lin have entered the mansion!" When they met, grief and joy mingled between them, and they could not help bursting into loud weeping for a time, after which they turned to words of celebration.寶玉心中品度黛玉，越發出落的超逸了。As Baoyu studied Daiyu in his heart, he found she had grown ever more refined and outstanding.黛玉又帶了許多書籍來，忙著打掃臥室，安插器具，又將些紙筆等物分送寶釵、迎春、寶玉等人。Daiyu had also brought back with her a great many books, and busied herself with sweeping out her bedroom and arranging her furnishings, and besides sent some paper and brushes and the like as gifts to Baochai, Yingchun, Baoyu, and the others.寶玉又將北靜王所贈鶺鴒香串珍重取出來，轉贈黛玉。Baoyu also carefully took out the string of egret-fragrance beads that the Prince of Beijing had given him, and passed it on as a gift to Daiyu.黛玉說：“什麼臭男人拿過的！Daiyu said, "What, something some smelly man has handled?我不要他。”遂擲而不取。I don't want it!" And she flung it aside, refusing to take it.寶玉只得收回，暫且無話。Baoyu had no choice but to take it back, and for the time being nothing more was said.

好容易

hǎo róng yì — 1. (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty 2. to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc) 3. (literal usage) so easy

盼

pàn — 1. to hope for 2. to long for 3. to expect (HSK 7-9)

至

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

明日

míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)

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)

錯

Cuò — surname Cuo (HSK 1)

果報

guǒ bào — 1. karma 2. preordained fate (Buddhism)

璉

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

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

姑娘

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

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)

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)

了

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

見面

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

彼此

bǐ cǐ — each other; one another (HSK 5)

悲

bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief

喜

xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad

交接

jiāo jiē — 1. (of two things) to come into contact 2. to meet 3. to hand over to 4. to take over from 5. to associate with 6. to have friendly relations with 7. to have sexual intercourse (HSK 7-9)

未免

wèi miǎn — 1. unavoidably 2. can't help 3. really 4. rather (HSK 7-9)

又

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

大哭

dà kū — to cry loudly

一陣

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

後

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

又

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

致

zhì — 1. (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey 2. (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently (HSK 7-9)

喜慶

xǐ qìng — 1. jubilation 2. festive (HSK 7-9)

之

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

詞

cí — 1. word 2. statement; speech; lyrics 3. a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (Sòng cháo) (classifier: 首 (shǒu)) (HSK 2)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

心中

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

品

pǐn — 1. (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods 2. (bound form) grade; rank 3. kind; type; variety 4. character; disposition; nature; temperament 5. to taste sth; to sample 6. to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up 7. fret (on a guitar or lute) (HSK 5)

度

dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

越發

yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)

出落

chū luò — 1. to grow (prettier etc) 2. to mature into 3. to blossom

的

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

超

chāo — 1. to exceed 2. to overtake 3. to surpass 4. to transcend 5. to pass 6. to cross 7. ultra- 8. super- (HSK 6)

逸

yì — 1. (bound form) to flee; to escape 2. (bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages) (variant of 佚 (yì)) 3. (bound form) leisurely; relaxed 4. (bound form) to surpass the ordinary; outstanding 5. (bound form) reclusive

了

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

又

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

帶

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

了

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

許多

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

書籍

shū jí — 1. books 2. works (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)

忙著

máng zhe — to be occupied with (doing sth)

打掃

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

臥室

wò shì — 1. bedroom 2. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)

安插

ān chā — 1. to place in a certain position 2. to assign to a job 3. to plant 4. resettlement (old)

器具

qì jù — implement; utensil; equipment

又

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

將

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

些

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

紙

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

筆

bǐ — 1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) (HSK 2)

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

分送

fēn sòng — 1. to send 2. to distribute

寶

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

釵

chāi — hairpin

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)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

等

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

人

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

又

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

將

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

北

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

靜

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

所

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

贈

zèng — 1. to give as a present 2. to repel 3. to bestow an honorary title after death (old) (HSK 5)

鶺鴒

jí líng — wagtail

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)

串

chuàn — 1. to string together 2. to skewer 3. to connect wrongly 4. to gang up 5. to rove 6. string 7. bunch 8. skewer 9. classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of 10. to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) 11. to move across (HSK 6)

珍重

zhēn zhòng — 1. to treasure; to cherish; to value highly 2. (in parting) take good care of yourself (HSK 7-9)

取出

qǔ chū — 1. to take out 2. to extract 3. to draw out

來

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

轉贈

zhuǎn zèng — to pass on a present

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

什麼

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

臭

chòu — 1. stench 2. smelly 3. to smell (bad) 4. repulsive 5. loathsome 6. terrible 7. bad 8. severely 9. ruthlessly 10. dud (ammunition) (HSK 5)

男人

nán rén — 1. a man 2. a male 3. men 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

的

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不要

bù yào — don't!; must not (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)

遂

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

擲

zhì — 1. to toss 2. to throw dice 3. Taiwan pr. (zhí)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

不

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

取

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

只得

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

收回

shōu huí — 1. to regain 2. to retake 3. to take back 4. to withdraw 5. to revoke (HSK 4)

暫且

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

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)

好容易盼至明日午错，果报：“琏二爷和林姑娘进府了。”见面时彼此悲喜交接，未免又大哭一阵，后又致喜庆之词。宝玉心中品度黛玉，越发出落的超逸了。黛玉又带了许多书籍来，忙著打扫卧室，安插器具，又将些纸笔等物分送宝钗、迎春、宝玉等人。宝玉又将北静王所赠鹡鸰香串珍重取出来，转赠黛玉。黛玉说：“什么臭男人拿过的！我不要他。”遂掷而不取。宝玉只得收回，暂且无话。

且說賈璉自回家參見過眾人，回至房中。Now to speak of Jia Lian: after returning home and paying his respects to everyone, he went back to his own rooms.正值鳳姐近日多事之時，無片刻閒暇之工，見賈璉遠路歸來，少不得撥冗接待，房內無外人，便笑道：“國舅老爺大喜！It happened that Sister Feng, being much occupied with affairs these days, had not a moment's leisure, but seeing Jia Lian back from his long journey, she could not but set matters aside to attend to him; with no outsiders in the room, she said with a smile, "Congratulations, Imperial Brother-in-law!國舅老爺一路風塵辛苦。Imperial Brother-in-law, what toil and hardship on the road!小的聽見昨日的頭起報馬來報，說今日大駕歸府，略預備了一杯水酒撣塵，不知賜光謬領否？”賈璉笑道：“豈敢豈敢，多承多承。”一面平兒與眾丫鬟參拜畢，獻茶。Hearing yesterday's first report from the courier that Your Lordship's great carriage would return home today, I made a little preparation of a cup of plain wine to sweep away the dust of travel — I wonder if you would deign to accept it?" Jia Lian said with a smile, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare — much obliged, much obliged." Meanwhile Ping'er and the other maids finished paying their respects and served tea.賈璉遂問別後家中的諸事，又謝鳳姐的操持勞碌。Jia Lian then asked about all the household affairs since he had been away, and thanked Sister Feng for her toil and management.鳳姐道：“我那里照管得這些事！Sister Feng said, "How could I possibly manage all these affairs!見識又淺，口角又笨，心腸又直率，人家給個棒槌，我就認作‘針’。My understanding is shallow, my tongue is clumsy, and my heart is all too straightforward — if someone hands me a club, I take it for a needle.臉又軟，擱不住人給兩句好話，心里就慈悲了。And my face is too soft — I can't hold out against a couple of kind words from someone, and my heart goes soft with pity.況且又沒經歷過大事，膽子又小，太太略有些不自在，就嚇的我連覺也睡不著了。Besides, I've never been through any great affairs, and my courage is small — if Madam is even the least bit displeased, it frightens me so I can't even sleep.我苦辭了幾回，太太又不容辭，倒反說我圖受用，不肯習學了。I begged off again and again, but Madam wouldn't allow it, and instead said I was only trying to enjoy myself and unwilling to learn.殊不知我是捻著一把汗兒呢。Little did she know I've been in a cold sweat the whole time.一句也不敢多說，一步也不敢多走。I dare not say one word too many, dare not take one step too many.你是知道的，咱們家所有的這些管家奶奶們，那一位是好纏的？You know yourself what all these housekeeping wives of our family are like — which one of them is easy to deal with?錯一點兒他們就笑話打趣，偏一點兒他們就指桑說槐的報怨。‘坐山觀虎斗’，‘借劍殺人’，‘引風吹火’，‘站干岸兒’，‘推倒油瓶不扶’，都是全挂子的武藝。Make the slightest error and they laugh and mock you; favor one side ever so slightly and they complain with veiled digs. 'Sitting on the mountain watching the tigers fight,' 'borrowing a sword to kill a man,' 'fanning the flames while staying dry on the bank,' 'standing on the safe shore,' 'knocking over the oil jug and not bothering to right it' — every one of them is a master of the whole bag of tricks.況且我年紀輕，頭等不壓眾，怨不得不放我在眼里。Besides, I'm young, and being first in rank doesn't win me respect from the crowd, so it's no wonder they don't think much of me.更可笑那府里忽然蓉兒媳婦死了，珍大哥又再三再四的在太太跟前跪著討情，只要請我幫他幾日，我是再四推辭，太太斷不依，只得從命。And what's more laughable — over at that mansion, when Rong's wife suddenly died, Brother Zhen came again and again to kneel before Madam pleading, wanting only to borrow me to help out for a few days; I declined over and over, but Madam absolutely would not hear of it, so I had no choice but to obey.依舊被我鬧了個馬仰人翻，更不成個体統，至今珍大哥哥還抱怨後悔呢。And sure enough I made a thorough mess of it, turning everything upside down, quite unbecoming — to this day Brother Zhen still complains and regrets it.你這一來了，明兒你見了他，好歹描補描補，就說我年紀小，原沒見過世面，誰叫大爺錯委他的。”正說著，只聽外間有人說話，鳳姐便問：“是誰？”平兒進來回道：“姨太太打發了香菱妹子來問我一句話，我已經說了，打發他回去了。”賈璉笑道：“正是呢，方才我見姨媽去，不防和一個年輕的小媳婦子撞了個對面，生的好齊整模樣。Now that you're back, when you see him tomorrow, do put in a good word for me one way or another, and say that I'm young and have never seen the world, and it's not my fault that our elder brother entrusted the wrong person with it." Just as she was speaking, they heard someone talking in the outer room, and Sister Feng asked, "Who is it?" Ping'er came in and answered, "Aunt Xue sent little sister Xiangling to ask me something; I've already answered and sent her back." Jia Lian said with a smile, "That reminds me — just now when I went to see Aunt Xue, I happened to run smack into a young married woman, and she was quite strikingly pretty.我疑惑咱家并無此人，說話時因問姨媽，誰知就是上京來買的那小丫頭，名叫香菱的，竟與薛大傻子作了房里人，開了臉，越發出挑的標致了。I was puzzled, since I didn't think we had anyone like that in the family, and when I asked Aunt Xue about it, it turned out to be none other than that little maid bought and brought up to the capital, called Xiangling, who has now become a concubine of that Xue oaf, and with her hair done up like a married woman's, she's grown even more strikingly lovely.那薛大傻子真玷辱了他。”鳳姐道：“噯！That Xue oaf really doesn't deserve her." Sister Feng said, "Oh, come now!往蘇杭走了一趟回來，也該見些世面了，還是這麼眼饞肚飽的。After a trip to Suzhou and Hangzhou and back, he really ought to have seen something of the world by now, yet he's still so covetous, with his eyes bigger than his stomach.你要愛他，不值什麼，我去拿平兒換了他來如何？If you're so fond of her, it's no great matter — shall I go trade Ping'er for her?那薛老大也是‘吃著碗里看著鍋里’的，這一年來的光景，他為要香菱不能到手，和姨媽打了多少饑荒。That eldest Xue is also the type who 'eats what's in the bowl while eyeing what's in the pot' — over this past year, because he couldn't get his hands on Xiangling, he's caused Aunt Xue no end of trouble.也因姨媽看著香菱模樣兒好還是末則，其為人行事，卻又比別的女孩子不同，溫柔安靜，差不多的主子姑娘也跟他不上呢，故此擺酒請客的費事，明堂正道的與他作了妾。It was also because Aunt Xue considered Xiangling's looks a secondary matter — her conduct and manner are quite unlike other girls, gentle and quiet, so that even most young mistresses can hardly match her — that she went to the trouble of setting out wine and inviting guests, and openly and properly made her his concubine.過了沒半月，也看的馬棚風一般了，我倒心里可惜了的。”一語未了，二門上小廝傳報：“老爺在大書房等二爺呢。”賈璉聽了，忙忙整衣出去。But before even half a month had passed, he's come to look on her like an old horse-stable wind, and I for one feel it's a pity for her." Before she had even finished speaking, a houseboy at the second gate came to report: "The master is waiting for Second Master in the main study." Hearing this, Jia Lian hurriedly straightened his clothes and went out.

且說

qiě shuō — thus

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

自

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

回家

huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)

參見

cān jiàn — 1. to refer to 2. see also 3. compare (cf.) 4. to pay respect to (HSK 7-9)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

回

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

至

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

房

Fáng — surname Fang

中

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

正值

zhèng zhí — 1. just at the time of 2. honest 3. upright 4. (math.) positive value

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

近日

jìn rì — 1. (in) the past few days 2. recently 3. (within) the next few days (HSK 6)

多事

duō shì — 1. meddlesome 2. eventful

之

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

片刻

piàn kè — 1. short period of time 2. a moment

閒暇

xián xiá — leisure

之

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

工

gōng — 1. work 2. worker 3. skill 4. profession 5. trade 6. craft 7. labor

見

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

遠

yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)

路

Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)

歸來

guī lái — 1. to return 2. to come back (HSK 7-9)

少不得

shǎo bu dé — 1. cannot be avoided 2. cannot do without

撥冗

bō rǒng — to find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs

接待

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

房

Fáng — surname Fang

內

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

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

外人

wài rén — 1. outsider 2. foreigner 3. stranger

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)

國

Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)

舅

jiù — maternal uncle

老爺

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

大喜

dà xǐ — exultation

國

Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)

舅

jiù — maternal uncle

老爺

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

一路風塵

yī lù fēng chén — to live an exhausting journey

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)

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)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

昨日

zuó rì — yesterday

的

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

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)

報

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

馬來

Mǎ lái — 1. Malaya 2. Malaysia

報

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

大駕

dà jià — 1. imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor 2. (polite) you

歸

Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)

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)

略

lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)

預備

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

了

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

一

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

杯

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

水

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

撣

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

塵

chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth

不知

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

賜

cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)

光

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

謬

miù — 1. (bound form) false; erroneous; absurd 2. mu (Greek letter Μ, μ)

領

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

否

fǒu — 1. to negate 2. to deny 3. not

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

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)

豈敢

qǐ gǎn — 1. how could one dare? 2. I don't deserve such praise

豈敢

qǐ gǎn — 1. how could one dare? 2. I don't deserve such praise

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)

承

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God

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)

承

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God

一面

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

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

眾

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

丫鬟

yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid

參拜

cān bài — 1. to formally call on 2. to worship (a God) 3. to pay homage to sb

畢

Bì — surname Bi

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

遂

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

後

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

家

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

中的

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

諸事

zhū shì — 1. everything 2. every matter

又

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

謝

Xiè — surname Xie

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

的

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

操持

cāo chi — 1. to manage 2. to handle

勞碌

láo lù — 1. to work hard 2. to toil

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

照管

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

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)

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

事

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

見識

jiàn shi — 1. to gain first-hand knowledge of sth 2. to experience for oneself 3. knowledge 4. experience 5. insight (HSK 7-9)

又

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

淺

jiān — sound of moving water (HSK 4)

口角

kǒu jiǎo — corner of the mouth

又

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

笨

bèn — 1. stupid 2. foolish 3. silly 4. slow-witted 5. clumsy (HSK 4)

心腸

xīn cháng — 1. heart 2. intention 3. one's inclination 4. state of mind 5. to have the heart for sth 6. mood (HSK 7-9)

又

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

直率

zhí shuài — 1. candid 2. frank

人家

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

給

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

棒槌

bàng chuí — wooden club (used to beat clothes in washing)

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)

認作

rèn zuò — 1. to regard as 2. to view 3. to consider sth as 4. to treat as

針

zhēn — 1. needle 2. pin 3. injection 4. stitch 5. classifier: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī) (HSK 4)

臉

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

又

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

軟

ruǎn — 1. soft 2. flexible (HSK 5)

擱

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

不住

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

人

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

給

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

兩句

liǎng jù — (say) a few words

好話

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

心里

xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (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)

慈悲

cí bēi — mercy

了

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

況且

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

又

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

沒

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

經歷

jīng lì — 1. to experience; to go through 2. experience (classifier: 段 (duàn), 次 (cì)) (HSK 3)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

大事

dà shì — 1. major event 2. major political event (war or change of regime) 3. major social event (wedding or funeral) 4. (do sth) in a big way 5. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng) (HSK 5)

膽子

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

又

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

小

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

太太

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

略

lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)

有些

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

不自在

bù zì zai — 1. uneasy 2. ill at ease

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)

嚇

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

覺

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

睡

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

不著

bù zháo — 1. no need 2. need not

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)

苦

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

辭

cí — 1. to resign 2. to dismiss 3. to decline 4. (literary) to take leave 5. (archaic poetic genre) ballad 6. variant of 詞 (cí) (HSK 7-9)

了

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

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

回

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

太太

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

又

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

不容

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

辭

cí — 1. to resign 2. to dismiss 3. to decline 4. (literary) to take leave 5. (archaic poetic genre) ballad 6. variant of 詞 (cí) (HSK 7-9)

倒反

dào fǎn — 1. instead 2. on the contrary 3. contrary (to expectations)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

圖

tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (HSK 3)

受用

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

不

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

肯

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

習

Xí — surname Xi

學

xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (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)

殊不知

shū bù zhī — 1. little imagined 2. scarcely realized

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)

捻

niǎn — to twirl (in the fingers)

著

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

一

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

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)

汗

hán — see 可汗 (kè hán), 汗國 (hán guó) (HSK 5)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

呢

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

一句

yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

敢

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

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

步

Bù — surname Bu (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

敢

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

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)

走

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

你

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

是

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

知道

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

的

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

咱們

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

家

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

所有

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

的

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

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

管家

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

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)

們

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一

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

位

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

是

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

好

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

纏

chán — 1. to wind around 2. to wrap round 3. to coil 4. tangle 5. to involve 6. to bother 7. to annoy (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)

錯

Cuò — surname Cuo (HSK 1)

一點兒

yī diǎn r — erhua variant of 一點 (yī diǎn) (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (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)

笑話

xiào hua — 1. joke; jest 2. to laugh at; to mock 3. ridiculous; absurd (HSK 2)

打趣

dǎ qù — to make fun of

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)

一點兒

yī diǎn r — erhua variant of 一點 (yī diǎn) (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

就

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

指

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)

桑

Sāng — surname Sang

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

槐

huái — 1. Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) 2. Japanese pagoda tree

的

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

報怨

bào yuàn — 1. to pay back a score 2. to get revenge 3. to requite 4. (old) variant of 抱怨 (bào yuàn)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

觀

Guàn — surname Guan

虎

hǔ — 1. tiger 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

斗

Dǒu — abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 (Běi dǒu xīng) (HSK 7-9)

借

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

劍

jiàn — 1. double-edged sword 2. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 把 (bǎ) 3. classifier for blows of a sword (HSK 6)

殺人

shā rén — 1. homicide 2. to murder 3. to kill (a person)

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)

風

fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)

吹

chuī — 1. to blow 2. to play a wind instrument 3. to blast 4. to puff 5. to boast 6. to brag 7. to end in failure 8. to fall through (HSK 2)

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

站

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

干

Gān — surname Gan (HSK 1)

岸

àn — bank; shore; beach; coast (HSK 5)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

推倒

tuī dǎo — 1. to push over 2. to overthrow

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)

瓶

píng — 1. bottle 2. vase 3. pitcher 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. classifier for wine and liquids (HSK 2)

不

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

扶

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

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)

全

Quán — surname Quan (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)

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-

的

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

武藝

wǔ yì — 1. martial art 2. military skill

況且

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

年紀

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

輕

qīng — 1. light 2. easy 3. gentle 4. soft 5. reckless 6. unimportant 7. frivolous 8. small in number 9. unstressed 10. neutral 11. to disparage (HSK 2)

頭等

tóu děng — 1. first class 2. prime 3. main

不

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

壓

yā — 1. to press 2. to push down 3. to keep under (control) 4. pressure (HSK 3)

眾

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

怨不得

yuàn bu de — 1. cannot blame 2. no wonder

不

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

在

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

眼

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

可笑

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

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

忽然

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

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

兒媳婦

ér xí fù — daughter-in-law

死

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

了

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

珍

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

大哥

dà gē — 1. eldest brother 2. big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) 3. gang leader; boss (HSK 4)

又

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

再三再四

zài sān zài sì — 1. repeatedly 2. over and over again

的

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

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)

太太

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

跟前

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

跪

guì — to kneel (HSK 6)

著

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

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)

情

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

只要

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

請

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

幫

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

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)

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)

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)

再四

zài sì — 1. repeatedly 2. over and over again

推辭

tuī cí — to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) (HSK 7-9)

太太

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

斷

duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)

不依

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

只得

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

從命

cóng mìng — 1. to obey an order 2. to comply 3. to do sb's bidding 4. to do as requested

依舊

yī jiù — 1. as before; still 2. to remain the same (HSK 5)

被

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

鬧

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

了

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

馬

Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)

仰

Yǎng — surname Yang (HSK 6)

人

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

翻

fān — 1. to turn over 2. to flip over 3. to overturn 4. to rummage through 5. to translate 6. to decode 7. to double 8. to climb over or into 9. to cross (HSK 4)

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

不成

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

体

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

統

tǒng — 1. to gather 2. to unite 3. to unify 4. whole

至今

zhì jīn — 1. so far 2. to this day 3. until now (HSK 3)

珍

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

大哥

dà gē — 1. eldest brother 2. big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) 3. gang leader; boss (HSK 4)

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

抱怨

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

後悔

hòu huǐ — to regret; to feel remorse (HSK 5)

呢

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

你

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

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)

一來

yī lái — firstly, ...

了

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

明兒

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

你

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

見

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

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)

好歹

hǎo dǎi — 1. good and bad 2. most unfortunate occurrence 3. in any case 4. whatever (HSK 7-9)

描

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

補

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

描

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

補

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

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

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

年紀

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

小

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

原

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

沒

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

見

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

過世

guò shì — 1. to die 2. to pass away

面

miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

誰

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

叫

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

大爺

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

錯

Cuò — surname Cuo (HSK 1)

委

Wěi — surname Wei

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)

正

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聽

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

外間

wài jiān — 1. outer room 2. the external world 3. outside

有人

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

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)

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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

回

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

道

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

姨太太

yí tài tai — concubine

打發

dǎ fa — 1. to dispatch sb to do sth 2. to make sb leave 3. to pass (the time) 4. (old) to make arrangements 5. (old) to bestow (alms etc) (HSK 6)

了

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

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

妹子

mèi zi — 1. (dialect) younger sister 2. girl

來

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

一句話

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

了

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

打發

dǎ fa — 1. to dispatch sb to do sth 2. to make sb leave 3. to pass (the time) 4. (old) to make arrangements 5. (old) to bestow (alms etc) (HSK 6)

他

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

回去

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

了

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

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)

正是

zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

呢

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

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

見

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

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

去

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

不

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

防

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

一個

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

年輕

nián qīng — young (HSK 2)

的

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

小媳婦

xiǎo xí fu — 1. young married woman 2. mistress 3. (fig.) punching bag 4. (old) child bride

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-

撞

zhuàng — 1. to knock against 2. to bump into 3. to run into 4. to meet by accident (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)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

對面

duì miàn — 1. (sitting) opposite 2. across (the street) 3. directly in front 4. to be face to face (HSK 2)

生

shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)

的

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

齊

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

整

zhěng — 1. (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly 2. (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat 3. (bound form) to put in order; to straighten 4. (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate 5. (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb 6. (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to (HSK 3)

模樣

mú yàng — 1. look 2. style 3. appearance 4. approximation 5. about 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. also pr. (mó yàng) (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

疑惑

yí huò — 1. to doubt 2. to distrust 3. unconvincing 4. to puzzle over 5. misgivings 6. suspicions (HSK 7-9)

咱家

zá jiā — 1. I 2. me 3. my 4. (often used in early vernacular literature)

并

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

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

人

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

說話

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

因

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

誰知

shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly

就是

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

上

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

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

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)

買

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

的

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

小

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

丫頭

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

名叫

míng jiào — 1. called 2. named

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

的

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

竟

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

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

薛

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

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)

傻子

shǎ zi — 1. idiot 2. fool

作

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

了

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

房

Fáng — surname Fang

里人

lǐ rén — 1. person from the same village, town or province 2. peasant (derog.) 3. (of a school of thought etc) follower

開

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

了

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

臉

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

越發

yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)

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)

挑

tiāo — 1. to carry on a shoulder pole 2. to choose 3. to pick 4. to nitpick (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)

標致

Biāo zhì — Peugeot (automobile brand) (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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

薛

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

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)

傻子

shǎ zi — 1. idiot 2. fool

真

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

玷辱

diàn rǔ — 1. to dishonor 2. to disgrace

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)

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)

噯

ǎi — 1. to belch 2. (interj. of disapproval)

往

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

蘇杭

Sū Háng — Suzhou 蘇州 (Sū zhōu) and Hangzhou 杭州 (Háng zhōu)

走

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

了

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

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)

趟

tāng — 1. to wade 2. to trample 3. to turn the soil (HSK 6)

回來

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

該

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

見

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

些

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

世面

shì miàn — 1. the wider world 2. diverse aspects of society

了

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

還是

hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)

這麼

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

眼饞肚飽

yǎn chán dù bǎo — to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom)

的

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

你

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

要

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

愛

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

他

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

不值

bù zhí — not worth (HSK 6)

什麼

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

我去

wǒ qù — (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!

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)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

換

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

了

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

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)

如何

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

薛

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

老大

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

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)

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)

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)

碗

wǎn — 1. bowl 2. cup 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

看

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

著

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

鍋

guō — 1. pot; pan; wok; cauldron 2. pot-shaped thing 3. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

的

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

這

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

一

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

年來

nián lái — 1. this past year 2. over the last years

的

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

光景

guāng jǐng — 1. circumstances 2. scene 3. about 4. probably

他

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

為

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)

要

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

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

不能

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

到手

dào shǒu — 1. to take possession of 2. to get hold of

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

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)

多少

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

饑荒

jī huāng — 1. crop failure 2. famine 3. debt 4. difficulty

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

因

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

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

看

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

著

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

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

模樣

mú yàng — 1. look 2. style 3. appearance 4. approximation 5. about 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. also pr. (mó yàng) (HSK 5)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

還是

hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)

末

me — variant of 麼 (me) (HSK 4)

則

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

其

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

為人

wéi rén — 1. to conduct oneself 2. behavior; conduct; personal character (HSK 7-9)

行事

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

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)

又

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

比

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

別的

bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)

女孩子

nǚ hái zi — girl

不同

bù tóng — 1. different 2. distinct 3. not the same 4. not alike (HSK 2)

溫柔

wēn róu — gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) (HSK 7-9)

安靜

ān jìng — 1. quiet 2. peaceful 3. calm (HSK 2)

差不多的

chà bu duō de — the great majority

主子

zhǔ zi — 1. Master (term used by servant) 2. Your Majesty 3. operator (of machine)

姑娘

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

跟

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

他

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

不

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

上

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

呢

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

故此

gù cǐ — therefore

擺

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

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)

請客

qǐng kè — 1. to give a dinner party 2. to entertain guests 3. to invite to dinner (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)

費事

fèi shì — 1. troublesome 2. to take a lot of trouble to do sth

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

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)

正道

zhèng dào — 1. the correct path 2. the right way (Buddhism)

的

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

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)

作

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

了

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

妾

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

了

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

沒

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

半月

bàn yuè — 1. half-moon 2. fortnight

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

看

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

的

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

馬

Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)

棚

péng — 1. shed 2. canopy 3. shack

風

fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)

一般

yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

心里

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

可惜

kě xī — 1. it is a pity 2. what a pity 3. unfortunately (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)

的

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

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

未了

wèi liǎo — 1. unfinished 2. outstanding (business) 3. unfulfilled

二

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

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

上

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

小廝

xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant

傳報

chuán bào — 1. notification 2. memorial

老爺

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

在

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

大

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

書房

shū fáng — 1. study (room) 2. studio 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 6)

等

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

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

呢

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

聽

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

了

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

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)

整

zhěng — 1. (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly 2. (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat 3. (bound form) to put in order; to straighten 4. (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate 5. (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb 6. (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to (HSK 3)

衣

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

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

且说贾琏自回家参见过众人，回至房中。正值凤姐近日多事之时，无片刻闲暇之工，见贾琏远路归来，少不得拨冗接待，房内无外人，便笑道：“国舅老爷大喜！国舅老爷一路风尘辛苦。小的听见昨日的头起报马来报，说今日大驾归府，略预备了一杯水酒掸尘，不知赐光谬领否？”贾琏笑道：“岂敢岂敢，多承多承。”一面平儿与众丫鬟参拜毕，献茶。贾琏遂问别后家中的诸事，又谢凤姐的操持劳碌。凤姐道：“我那里照管得这些事！见识又浅，口角又笨，心肠又直率，人家给个棒槌，我就认作‘针’。脸又软，搁不住人给两句好话，心里就慈悲了。况且又没经历过大事，胆子又小，太太略有些不自在，就吓的我连觉也睡不著了。我苦辞了几回，太太又不容辞，倒反说我图受用，不肯习学了。殊不知我是捻著一把汗儿呢。一句也不敢多说，一步也不敢多走。你是知道的，咱们家所有的这些管家奶奶们，那一位是好缠的？错一点儿他们就笑话打趣，偏一点儿他们就指桑说槐的报怨。‘坐山观虎斗’，‘借剑杀人’，‘引风吹火’，‘站干岸儿’，‘推倒油瓶不扶’，都是全挂子的武艺。况且我年纪轻，头等不压众，怨不得不放我在眼里。更可笑那府里忽然蓉儿媳妇死了，珍大哥又再三再四的在太太跟前跪著讨情，只要请我帮他几日，我是再四推辞，太太断不依，只得从命。依旧被我闹了个马仰人翻，更不成个体统，至今珍大哥哥还抱怨后悔呢。你这一来了，明儿你见了他，好歹描补描补，就说我年纪小，原没见过世面，谁叫大爷错委他的。”正说著，只听外间有人说话，凤姐便问：“是谁？”平儿进来回道：“姨太太打发了香菱妹子来问我一句话，我已经说了，打发他回去了。”贾琏笑道：“正是呢，方才我见姨妈去，不防和一个年轻的小媳妇子撞了个对面，生的好齐整模样。我疑惑咱家并无此人，说话时因问姨妈，谁知就是上京来买的那小丫头，名叫香菱的，竟与薛大傻子作了房里人，开了脸，越发出挑的标致了。那薛大傻子真玷辱了他。”凤姐道：“嗳！往苏杭走了一趟回来，也该见些世面了，还是这么眼馋肚饱的。你要爱他，不值什么，我去拿平儿换了他来如何？那薛老大也是‘吃著碗里看著锅里’的，这一年来的光景，他为要香菱不能到手，和姨妈打了多少饥荒。也因姨妈看著香菱模样儿好还是末则，其为人行事，却又比别的女孩子不同，温柔安静，差不多的主子姑娘也跟他不上呢，故此摆酒请客的费事，明堂正道的与他作了妾。过了没半月，也看的马棚风一般了，我倒心里可惜了的。”一语未了，二门上小厮传报：“老爷在大书房等二爷呢。”贾琏听了，忙忙整衣出去。

這里鳳姐乃問平兒：“方才姨媽有什麼事，巴巴打發了香菱來？”平兒笑道：“那里來的香菱，是我借他暫撒個謊。Here Sister Feng then asked Ping'er, "What business did Aunt Xue have just now, that she went out of her way to send Xiangling over?" Ping'er said with a smile, "What Xiangling coming from anywhere — I only borrowed her name to tell a little lie.奶奶說說，旺兒嫂子越發連個承算也沒了。”說著，又走至鳳姐身邊，悄悄的說道：“奶奶的那利錢銀子，遲不送來，早不送來，這會子二爺在家，他且送這個來了。You should really say something, madam — Wang'er's wife has less and less sense of proportion." So saying, she went over close to Sister Feng and said quietly, "That interest money of yours, madam — she wouldn't bring it at any other time, but had to bring it just now, with Second Master home.幸虧我在堂屋里撞見，不然時走了來回奶奶，二爺倘或問奶奶是什麼利錢，奶奶自然不肯瞞二爺的，少不得照實告訴二爺。Luckily I happened to run into her in the front hall, or if she'd come straight in and reported to you, and Second Master had happened to ask what interest money this was, you naturally wouldn't want to hide it from him, and would have had no choice but to tell him the truth.我們二爺那脾氣，油鍋里的錢還要找出來花呢，聽見奶奶有了這個梯己，他還不放心的花了呢。You know our Second Master's temper — he'd fish coins out of a boiling oil pot to spend them; if he heard madam had this bit of private savings, he wouldn't rest easy until he'd spent it.所以我赶著接了過來，叫我說了他兩句，誰知奶奶偏聽見了問，我就撒謊說香菱來了。”鳳姐聽了笑道：“我說呢，姨媽知道你二爺來了，忽喇巴的反打發個房里人來了？So I hurried to intercept her and gave her a talking-to, but then madam happened to overhear and ask about it, so I made up the story that Xiangling had come." Hearing this, Sister Feng said with a laugh, "I did wonder — how would Aunt Xue, knowing your Second Master was back, suddenly out of nowhere send one of her own maids over?原來你這蹄子肏鬼。”So it was you, you little wretch, up to your tricks."

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

乃

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

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}?")

巴巴

bā bā — 1. (suffix) very 2. extremely

打發

dǎ fa — 1. to dispatch sb to do sth 2. to make sb leave 3. to pass (the time) 4. (old) to make arrangements 5. (old) to bestow (alms etc) (HSK 6)

了

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

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

來

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

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

那里

nà li — there; that place (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)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

是

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

借

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

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)

暫

zàn — 1. temporary 2. Taiwan pr. (zhàn) (HSK 7-9)

撒

sā — 1. to let go 2. to cast 3. to let loose 4. to discharge 5. to give expression to 6. (coll.) to pee (HSK 7-9)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

謊

huǎng — 1. lies 2. to lie

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)

說說

shuō shuo — to say sth

旺

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

嫂子

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

越發

yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

承

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

沒了

méi le — 1. to be dead 2. not to be, or cease to exist

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

又

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

走

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

至

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

身邊

shēn biān — 1. at one's side 2. on hand (HSK 2)

悄悄

qiāo qiāo — 1. quiet; making little or no noise 2. surreptitious; stealthy 3. anxious; worried 4. Taiwan pr. (qiǎo qiǎo) (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)

說道

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

奶奶的

nǎi nai de — 1. damn it! 2. blast it!

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

利錢

lì qián — interest (on an investment etc)

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

遲

Chí — surname Chi (HSK 5)

不送

bù sòng — don't bother to see me out

來

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

早

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

不送

bù sòng — don't bother to see me out

來

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

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)

會子

huì zi — 1. (coll.) a moment 2. a while

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

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)

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)

且

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

這個

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

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)

幸虧

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

在

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

堂屋

táng wū — central room of a traditional Chinese house

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

撞見

zhuàng jiàn — to meet by accident

不然

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

走

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

了

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

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)

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)

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

倘或

tǎng huò — if; supposing that

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

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)

什麼

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

利錢

lì qián — interest (on an investment etc)

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)

自然

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

不

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

肯

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

瞞

mán — 1. to conceal from 2. to keep (sb) in the dark (HSK 7-9)

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

的

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

少不得

shǎo bu dé — 1. cannot be avoided 2. cannot do without

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)

實

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

告訴

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

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

我們

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

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

脾氣

pí qi — 1. character; temperament; disposition 2. bad temper 3. classifier: 股 (gǔ) (HSK 5)

油鍋

yóu guō — a deep fryer

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

的

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

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

要

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

找出

zhǎo chū — 1. to find 2. to search out (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)

花呢

huā ní — fancy suiting

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (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)

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))

這個

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

梯己

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

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不

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

放心

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

的

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

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

了

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

呢

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

所以

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

赶

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

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)

接

jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)

了

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

過來

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

叫

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

了

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

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)

兩句

liǎng jù — (say) a few words

誰知

shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly

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)

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)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

了

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

撒謊

sā huǎng — to tell lies (HSK 7-9)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

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)

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

呢

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

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

知道

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

你

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

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

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)

忽

Hū — surname Hu

喇

lā — (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc

巴

Bā — 1. Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) 2. the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality 3. surname Ba 4. (bound form) abbr. for 巴勒斯坦 (Bā lè sī tǎn) (Palestine), 巴基斯坦 (Bā jī sī tǎn) (Pakistan) or 巴西 (Bā xī) (Brazil)

的

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

反

fǎn — 1. contrary 2. in reverse 3. inside out or upside down 4. to reverse 5. to return 6. to oppose 7. opposite 8. against 9. anti- 10. to rebel 11. to use analogy 12. instead 13. abbr. for 反切 (fǎn qiè) phonetic system (HSK 4)

打發

dǎ fa — 1. to dispatch sb to do sth 2. to make sb leave 3. to pass (the time) 4. (old) to make arrangements 5. (old) to bestow (alms etc) (HSK 6)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

里人

lǐ rén — 1. person from the same village, town or province 2. peasant (derog.) 3. (of a school of thought etc) follower

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)

原來

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

你

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

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)

蹄子

tí zi — 1. hoof 2. (old) wench 3. hussy

肏

cào — to fuck (vulgar)

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)

这里凤姐乃问平儿：“方才姨妈有什么事，巴巴打发了香菱来？”平儿笑道：“那里来的香菱，是我借他暂撒个谎。奶奶说说，旺儿嫂子越发连个承算也没了。”说著，又走至凤姐身边，悄悄的说道：“奶奶的那利钱银子，迟不送来，早不送来，这会子二爷在家，他且送这个来了。幸亏我在堂屋里撞见，不然时走了来回奶奶，二爷倘或问奶奶是什么利钱，奶奶自然不肯瞒二爷的，少不得照实告诉二爷。我们二爷那脾气，油锅里的钱还要找出来花呢，听见奶奶有了这个梯己，他还不放心的花了呢。所以我赶著接了过来，叫我说了他两句，谁知奶奶偏听见了问，我就撒谎说香菱来了。”凤姐听了笑道：“我说呢，姨妈知道你二爷来了，忽喇巴的反打发个房里人来了？原来你这蹄子肏鬼。”

說話時賈璉已進來，鳳姐便命擺上酒饌來，夫妻對坐。Even as they spoke, Jia Lian had already come in, and Sister Feng ordered the wine and food set out, and husband and wife sat down facing each other.鳳姐雖善飲，卻不敢任興，只陪侍著賈璉。Though Sister Feng could hold her wine well, she did not dare drink her fill, but only kept Jia Lian company.一時賈璉的乳母趙嬤嬤走來，賈璉鳳姐忙讓吃酒，令其上炕去。Presently Jia Lian's wet-nurse, Nurse Zhao, came in, and Jia Lian and Sister Feng hastily invited her to join them in drinking, telling her to come up onto the kang.趙嬤嬤執意不肯。Nurse Zhao firmly declined.平兒等早于炕沿下設下一杌，又有一小腳踏，趙嬤嬤在腳踏上坐了。Ping'er and the others had already set a small stool at the edge of the kang, with a little footstool besides, and Nurse Zhao sat herself down on the footstool.賈璉向桌上揀兩盤肴饌與他放在杌上自吃。Jia Lian picked out two dishes of food from the table and set them on the stool for her to eat by herself.鳳姐又道：“媽媽很嚼不動那個，倒沒的矼了他的牙。”因向平兒道：“早起我說那一碗火腿炖肘子很爛，正好給媽媽吃，你怎麼不拿了去赶著叫他們熱來？”又道：“媽媽，你嘗一嘗你兒子帶來的惠泉酒。”趙嬤嬤道：“我喝呢，奶奶也喝一盅，怕什麼？Sister Feng said further, "Nanny can hardly chew that — it would only wear down her teeth for nothing." Then, turning to Ping'er, she said, "This morning I said that bowl of stewed ham hock was very tender, just right for Nanny to eat — why didn't you take it and have them heat it up quickly?" Then she added, "Nanny, do try some of the Huiquan wine your son brought." Nurse Zhao said, "I'll drink some, all right — but Madam should have a cup too, what's there to fear?只不要過多了就是了。Just don't overdo it, that's all.我這會子跑了來，倒也不為飲酒，倒有一件正經事，奶奶好歹記在心里，疼顧我些罷。Now that I've come running over here, it's really not for the wine at all — there's a proper matter I have, and I hope, madam, you'll keep it in mind and show me some consideration.我們這爺，只是嘴里說的好，到了跟前就忘了我們。That master of ours only ever speaks fine words, but the moment it comes down to it, he forgets all about us.幸虧我從小兒奶了你這麼大。Fortunately I nursed you at my own breast from the time you were this small.我也老了，有的是那兩個兒子，你就另眼照看他們些，別人也不敢呲牙兒的。I'm getting old now, and all I have are those two sons of mine — if you would just look after them with a bit of special favor, no one else would dare so much as bare a tooth about it.我還再四的求了你幾遍，你答應的倒好，到如今還是燥屎。I've begged you again and again, and you always answered so nicely, but to this day it's still all dry and empty talk.這如今又從天上跑出這一件大喜事來，那里用不著人？And now, out of the blue, this great joyous event has dropped down from the heavens — surely there'll be places where people are needed?所以倒是來和奶奶來說是正經，靠著我們爺，只怕我還餓死了呢。”So I really thought it best to come and speak to you about it directly, madam — relying on that master of ours, I'm afraid I'd starve to death."