第十七回　　會芳園試才題對額　賈寶玉機敏動諸賓 In Fragrant Garden Talents Are Tested on Couplets; Jia Baoyu's Wit Impresses the Guests

話說秦鐘既死，寶玉痛哭不已，李貴等好容易勸解半日方住，歸時猶是凄惻哀痛。The story goes that after Qin Zhong died, Baoyu wept without stopping, and it was only after Li Gui and the others had spent half a day coaxing and consoling him that he calmed down at all, and on the way home he was still overcome with sorrow and grief.賈母幫了幾十兩銀子，外又另備奠儀，寶玉去吊紙。Grandmother Jia contributed several tens of taels of silver, and separately prepared funeral offerings besides, and Baoyu went to burn paper money in mourning.七日後便送殯掩埋了，別無述記。Seven days later the coffin was carried out and buried, and there is nothing further to record of it.只有寶玉日日思慕感悼，然亦無可如何了。Only Baoyu, day after day, longed for him and grieved, but there was nothing to be done about it either.又不知歷幾何時，這日賈珍等來回賈政：“園內工程俱已告竣，大老爺已瞧過了，只等老爺瞧了，或有不妥之處，再行改造，好題匾額對聯的。”賈政聽了，沉思一回，說道：“這匾額對聯倒是一件難事。It is not known how much time passed after that; on this day Jia Zhen and the others came to report to Jia Zheng: "All the construction work in the garden has now been completed. Our elder master has already inspected it; we are only waiting for you, sir, to take a look, so that if there is anything unsuitable it can be redone, and then the plaques and couplets can be inscribed." When Jia Zheng heard this, he pondered a while and said, "These plaques and couplets are indeed a difficult matter.論理該請貴妃賜題才是，然貴妃若不親睹其景，大約亦必不肯妄擬，若直待貴妃游幸過再請題，偌大景致，若干亭榭，無字標題，也覺寥落無趣，任有花柳山水，也斷不能生色。”眾清客在旁笑答道：“老世翁所見极是。By rights we ought to invite the Imperial Consort to bestow the inscriptions herself, but if the Consort has not personally seen the scenery, she will surely be unwilling to compose them at random; yet if we wait until after the Consort's visit to request the titles, then with so vast a landscape and so many pavilions and kiosks bearing no inscriptions at all, it would seem bleak and without charm, and however fine the flowers, willows, hills, and waters might be, they could never come to life." The assembled hangers-on standing by smilingly replied, "What our venerable host thinks is exactly right.如今我們有個愚見：各處匾額對聯斷不可少，亦斷不可定名。We have a foolish suggestion for the moment: plaques and couplets for each spot certainly cannot be dispensed with, but they certainly need not be fixed as final either.如今且按其景致，或兩字，三字，四字，虛合其意，擬了出來，暫且做燈匾聯懸了。For now, in keeping with the scenery of each place, using two, three, or four characters that loosely fit the meaning, we could draft something and hang it up temporarily as a lantern-plaque couplet.待貴妃游幸時，再請定名，豈不兩全？”賈政等聽了，都道：“所見不差。Then when the Consort comes on her visit, we may ask her to settle the final names — would that not serve both purposes?" Jia Zheng and the others, hearing this, all said, "What you propose is not wrong.我們今日且看看去，只管題了，若妥當便用，不妥時，然後將雨村請來，令他再擬。”眾人笑道：“老爺今日一擬定佳，何必又待雨村。”賈政笑道：“你們不知，我自幼于花鳥山水題詠上就平平，如今上了年紀，且案牘勞煩，于這怡情悅性文章上更生疏了。Let us go and have a look today, and simply go ahead and inscribe things; if they turn out fitting, we shall use them, and if not, then afterward we can invite Yucun and have him try again." Everyone said with a laugh, "If you yourself compose them today, sir, they will surely be excellent — why wait for Yucun?" Jia Zheng said with a smile, "You don't understand. Ever since I was young I have only been mediocre at composing verses on flowers, birds, mountains and streams, and now that I am getting on in years and worn out with official paperwork besides, I have grown even rustier at this sort of writing meant to please the heart and delight the spirit.縱擬了出來，不免迂腐古板，反不能使花柳園亭生色，似不妥協，反沒意思。”眾清客笑道：“這也無妨。Even if I managed to compose something, it could hardly avoid being pedantic and stiff, and instead of bringing the flowering groves and garden pavilions to life, it would seem ill-fitting and rather pointless." The assembled hangers-on said with a laugh, "That is no matter.我們大家看了公擬，各舉其長，优則存之，劣則刪之，未為不可。”賈政道：“此論极是。Let all of us look at the scene and compose drafts together, each contributing his own strengths; what is good we keep, what is poor we discard — surely there is no harm in that." Jia Zheng said, "That view is quite right.且喜今日天氣和暖，大家去逛逛。”說著起身，引眾人前往。And happily the weather today is mild and warm; let us all go and stroll about." So saying, he rose and led everyone off toward the garden.

話說

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

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)

既

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

死

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

痛哭

tòng kū — to cry bitterly

不已

bù yǐ — (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly (HSK 7-9)

李

Lǐ — surname Li

貴

Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (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)

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

勸解

quàn jiě — 1. conciliation 2. mediation 3. to mollify 4. to propitiate 5. to reconcile

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

日方

Rì fāng — the Japanese side or party (in negotiations etc)

住

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

歸

Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

猶

yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet

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)

凄

qī — 1. intense cold 2. frigid 3. dismal 4. grim 5. bleak 6. sad 7. mournful 8. also written 淒 (qī)

惻

cè — sorrowful

哀痛

āi tòng — 1. to grieve; to mourn 2. deep sorrow; grief

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

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)

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)

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (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)

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

外

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

又

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

另

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

備

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

奠儀

diàn yí — a gift of money to the family of the deceased

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

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)

吊

diào — 1. to suspend 2. to hang up 3. to hang a person (HSK 6)

紙

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

七

qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)

日後

rì hòu — 1. sometime 2. someday (in the future) (HSK 7-9)

便

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

送殯

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

掩埋

yǎn mái — to bury

了

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

別無

bié wú — to have no other... (used in fixed expressions)

述

shù — (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

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)

只有

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

日日

rì rì — every day

思慕

sī mù — 1. to cherish the memory of sb 2. to think of with respect

感

gǎn — 1. to feel 2. to move 3. to touch 4. to affect 5. feeling 6. emotion 7. (suffix) sense of ~

悼

dào — 1. to mourn 2. to lament

然

rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

無可

wú kě — can't

如何

rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (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)

又

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

不知

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

歷

lì — 1. to experience 2. to undergo 3. to pass through 4. all 5. each 6. every 7. history

幾何

jǐ hé — 1. geometry 2. (literary) how much

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

這

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

日

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

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)

來回

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

內

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

工程

gōng chéng — 1. engineering 2. an engineering project 3. project 4. undertaking 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 項 (xiàng) (HSK 4)

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)

告竣

gào jùn — (of a project) to be completed

大

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

老爺

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

已

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

瞧

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

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)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

等

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

老爺

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

瞧

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

了

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

或

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

有

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

不妥

bù tuǒ — 1. not proper 2. inappropriate

之

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

處

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

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)

行

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

改造

gǎi zào — 1. to transform 2. to reform 3. to remodel 4. to remold (HSK 3)

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)

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

匾額

biǎn é — a horizontal inscribed board

對聯

duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

聽

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

了

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

沉思

chén sī — 1. to contemplate 2. to ponder 3. contemplation 4. meditation (HSK 7-9)

一

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

回

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

說道

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

這

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

匾額

biǎn é — a horizontal inscribed board

對聯

duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)

倒是

dào shi — 1. contrary to what one might expect 2. actually 3. contrariwise 4. why don't you (HSK 5)

一

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

件

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

難

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

事

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

論理

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

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)

請

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

貴妃

guì fēi — 1. senior concubine 2. imperial consort

賜

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

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

才

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

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)

然

rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly

貴妃

guì fēi — 1. senior concubine 2. imperial consort

若

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

不

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

親

qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)

睹

dǔ — 1. to observe 2. to see

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

景

Jǐng — surname Jing (HSK 6)

大約

dà yuē — 1. approximately 2. probably (HSK 3)

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

必

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

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)

妄

wàng — 1. absurd 2. fantastic 3. presumptuous 4. rash

擬

nǐ — 1. to plan to 2. to draft (a plan) 3. to imitate 4. to assess 5. to compare 6. pseudo- (HSK 7-9)

若

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

直待

zhí dài — 1. to wait until 2. until

貴妃

guì fēi — 1. senior concubine 2. imperial consort

游

Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)

幸

Xìng — surname Xing

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

再

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

請

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

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

偌大

ruò dà — 1. so big 2. such a big

景致

jǐng zhì — view; scenery; scene

若干

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

亭

tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect

榭

xiè — pavilion

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

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)

標題

biāo tí — 1. title 2. heading 3. headline 4. caption 5. subject (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

覺

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

寥落

liáo luò — 1. sparse 2. few and far between

無趣

wú qù — dull; vapid; colorless

任

Rén — surname Ren (HSK 3)

有

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

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

柳

Liǔ — surname Liu

山水

Shān shuǐ — Sansui, Japanese company

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

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)

不能

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

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)

色

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

眾

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

清

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

客

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

在旁

zài páng — 1. alongside 2. nearby

笑

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

答

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

道

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

老

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

世

Shì — surname Shi

翁

Wēng — surname Weng

所見

suǒ jiàn — 1. (literary) what one sees 2. (literary) opinion; view

极

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

是

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

我們

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

有

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

愚見

yú jiàn — my humble opinion

各處

gè chù — every place

匾額

biǎn é — a horizontal inscribed board

對聯

duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)

斷

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

不可少

bù kě shǎo — indispensable; essential

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

斷

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

不可

bù kě — cannot; should not; must not

定名

dìng míng — to name (sth)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

且

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

按

àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

景致

jǐng zhì — view; scenery; scene

或

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

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)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

字

zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)

虛

xū — 1. emptiness 2. void 3. abstract theory or guiding principles 4. empty or unoccupied 5. diffident or timid 6. false 7. humble or modest 8. (of health) weak 9. virtual 10. in vain (HSK 7-9)

合

gě — 1. 100 ml 2. one-tenth of a peck 3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 (HSK 3)

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

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))

擬

nǐ — 1. to plan to 2. to draft (a plan) 3. to imitate 4. to assess 5. to compare 6. pseudo- (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)

出來

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

暫且

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

做

zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)

燈

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

匾

biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket

聯

lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet

懸

xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (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)

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

貴妃

guì fēi — 1. senior concubine 2. imperial consort

游

Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)

幸

Xìng — surname Xing

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)

請

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

定名

dìng míng — to name (sth)

豈不

qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?

兩全

liǎng quán — 1. to satisfy both sides 2. to accommodate both (demands)

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)

聽

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

了

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

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)

所見

suǒ jiàn — 1. (literary) what one sees 2. (literary) opinion; view

不差

bù chā — to not lack

我們

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

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

且

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

看看

kàn kan — 1. to take a look at 2. to examine 3. to survey 4. (coll.) pretty soon

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)

只管

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

題

Tí — surname Ti (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)

若

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

妥當

tuǒ dang — 1. appropriate 2. proper 3. ready (HSK 7-9)

便

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

用

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

不妥

bù tuǒ — 1. not proper 2. inappropriate

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

然後

rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (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)

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)

請

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

令

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

他

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

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)

擬

nǐ — 1. to plan to 2. to draft (a plan) 3. to imitate 4. to assess 5. to compare 6. pseudo- (HSK 7-9)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

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)

老爺

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

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

一

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

擬定

nǐ dìng — 1. to draw up 2. to draft 3. to formulate (HSK 7-9)

佳

Jiā — surname Jia

何必

hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)

又

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

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

笑

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

道

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

不知

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

自幼

zì yòu — since childhood; from a young age

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

花鳥

huā niǎo — painting of birds and flowers

山水

Shān shuǐ — Sansui, Japanese company

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

詠

yǒng — to sing

上

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

就

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

平平

píng píng — 1. average 2. mediocre

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

上了年紀

shàng le nián jì — to be getting on in years; to be of the older generation

且

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

案牘

àn dú — official documents or correspondence

勞煩

láo fán — 1. to inconvenience 2. to trouble (sb with a request)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

這

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

怡

yí — 1. harmony 2. pleased

情

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

悅

yuè — pleased

性

xìng — 1. nature 2. character 3. property 4. quality 5. attribute 6. sexuality 7. sex 8. gender 9. suffix forming adjective from verb 10. suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity 11. essence 12. classifier: 個 (gè)

文章

wén zhāng — 1. article 2. essay 3. literary works 4. writings 5. hidden meaning 6. classifier: 篇 (piān), 段 (duàn), 頁 (yè) (HSK 3)

上

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

更生

gēng shēng — 1. resurrection 2. rebirth 3. reinvigorated 4. rejuvenated 5. a new lease of life

疏

Shū — surname Shu

了

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

縱

zòng — 1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 4. (bound form) to release (a captive) 5. to indulge 6. to leap up 7. (literary) even if

擬

nǐ — 1. to plan to 2. to draft (a plan) 3. to imitate 4. to assess 5. to compare 6. pseudo- (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)

出來

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

不免

bù miǎn — inevitably (HSK 5)

迂腐

yū fǔ — 1. pedantic 2. trite 3. inflexible 4. adherence to old ideas

古板

gǔ bǎn — 1. outmoded 2. old-fashioned 3. inflexible

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)

不能

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

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)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

柳

Liǔ — surname Liu

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

亭

tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect

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)

色

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

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

不妥協

bù tuǒ xié — uncompromising

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)

沒意思

méi yì si — 1. boring 2. of no interest (HSK 7-9)

眾

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

清

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

客

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

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)

這

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

無妨

wú fáng — 1. no harm (in doing it) 2. One might as well. 3. It won't hurt. 4. no matter 5. it's no bother

我們

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

大家

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

看

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

了

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

公

gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)

擬

nǐ — 1. to plan to 2. to draft (a plan) 3. to imitate 4. to assess 5. to compare 6. pseudo- (HSK 7-9)

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

舉

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

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

長

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

优

yōu — 1. excellent 2. superior (HSK 7-9)

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)

存

cún — 1. to exist 2. to deposit 3. to store 4. to keep 5. to survive (HSK 3)

之

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

劣

liè — inferior

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)

刪

shān — to delete (HSK 7-9)

之

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

未

wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)

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)

不可

bù kě — cannot; should not; must not

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

道

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

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

論

Lún — abbr. for 論語 (Lún yǔ), The Analects (of Confucius)

极

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

是

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

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

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

天氣

tiān qì — weather (HSK 1)

和暖

hé nuǎn — pleasantly warm (weather)

大家

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

去

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

逛逛

guàng guang — 1. to roam around 2. to have a stroll

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)

起身

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

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)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

前往

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

话说秦钟既死，宝玉痛哭不已，李贵等好容易劝解半日方住，归时犹是凄恻哀痛。贾母帮了几十两银子，外又另备奠仪，宝玉去吊纸。七日后便送殡掩埋了，别无述记。只有宝玉日日思慕感悼，然亦无可如何了。又不知历几何时，这日贾珍等来回贾政：“园内工程俱已告竣，大老爷已瞧过了，只等老爷瞧了，或有不妥之处，再行改造，好题匾额对联的。”贾政听了，沉思一回，说道：“这匾额对联倒是一件难事。论理该请贵妃赐题才是，然贵妃若不亲睹其景，大约亦必不肯妄拟，若直待贵妃游幸过再请题，偌大景致，若干亭榭，无字标题，也觉寥落无趣，任有花柳山水，也断不能生色。”众清客在旁笑答道：“老世翁所见极是。如今我们有个愚见：各处匾额对联断不可少，亦断不可定名。如今且按其景致，或两字，三字，四字，虚合其意，拟了出来，暂且做灯匾联悬了。待贵妃游幸时，再请定名，岂不两全？”贾政等听了，都道：“所见不差。我们今日且看看去，只管题了，若妥当便用，不妥时，然后将雨村请来，令他再拟。”众人笑道：“老爷今日一拟定佳，何必又待雨村。”贾政笑道：“你们不知，我自幼于花鸟山水题咏上就平平，如今上了年纪，且案牍劳烦，于这怡情悦性文章上更生疏了。纵拟了出来，不免迂腐古板，反不能使花柳园亭生色，似不妥协，反没意思。”众清客笑道：“这也无妨。我们大家看了公拟，各举其长，优则存之，劣则删之，未为不可。”贾政道：“此论极是。且喜今日天气和暖，大家去逛逛。”说著起身，引众人前往。

賈珍先去園中知會眾人。Jia Zhen went ahead to the garden first to inform everyone there.可巧近日寶玉因思念秦鐘，憂戚不盡，賈母常命人帶他到園中來戲耍。It happened that in recent days Baoyu, grieving endlessly over his longing for Qin Zhong, had often been sent by Grandmother Jia's order with someone to the garden to play and distract himself.此時亦才進去，忽見賈珍走來，向他笑道：“你還不出去，老爺就來了。”寶玉聽了，帶著奶娘小廝們，一溜煙就出園來。He had only just gone in this time when he suddenly saw Jia Zhen come up and say to him with a smile, "Aren't you coming out yet? The master is about to arrive." When Baoyu heard this, he took his wet-nurses and page-boys and slipped out of the garden in a flash.方轉過彎，頂頭賈政引眾客來了，躲之不及，只得一邊站了。He had just turned a corner when, head-on, Jia Zheng came leading the guests in; there was no time to hide, so he had no choice but to stand aside.賈政近因聞得塾掌稱贊寶玉專能對對聯，雖不喜讀書，偏倒有些歪才情似的，今日偶然撞見這机會，便命他跟來。Jia Zheng had recently heard the tutor praise Baoyu as being especially skilled at composing couplets — that although he had no liking for study, he seemed to have a certain crooked talent for it — and today, chancing upon this opportunity, he ordered Baoyu to come along.寶玉只得隨往，尚不知何意。Baoyu had no choice but to follow along, still not knowing what this was about.

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

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)

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)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

中

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

知會

zhī huì — 1. to inform 2. to tell 3. to notify 4. notification

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

可巧

kě qiǎo — by happy coincidence

近日

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

因

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

思念

sī niàn — 1. to think of 2. to long for 3. to miss (HSK 7-9)

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)

憂

yōu — 1. to worry 2. to concern oneself with 3. worried 4. anxiety 5. sorrow 6. (literary) to observe mourning

戚

Qī — surname Qi

不盡

bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

常

Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)

命

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

人

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

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)

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)

到

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

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

中

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

來

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

戲耍

xì shuǎ — 1. to amuse oneself 2. to play with 3. to tease

此時

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

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

才

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

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

忽

Hū — surname Hu

見

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

走

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

來

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

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (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)

笑

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

道

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

你

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不

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

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

老爺

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

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)

來

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

了

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

寶玉

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)

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)

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)

奶娘

nǎi niáng — (dialect) wet nurse

小廝

xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant

們

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

一溜煙

yī liù yān — 1. like a wisp of smoke 2. (to disappear etc) in an instant

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)

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)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

來

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

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

轉

zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

彎

wān — 1. to bend 2. bent 3. a bend; a turn (in a road etc) 4. classifier: 道 (dào) (HSK 4)

頂頭

dǐng tóu — 1. to come directly towards one 2. top 3. immediate (superior)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

眾

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

客

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

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)

躲

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

之

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

不及

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

只得

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

一邊

yī biān — 1. one side 2. either side 3. on the one hand 4. on the other hand 5. doing while (HSK 1)

站

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

了

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

近因

jìn yīn — 1. immediate cause 2. proximate cause

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)

塾

shú — private school

掌

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

稱

chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)

贊

zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

專

zhuān — 1. for a particular person, occasion, purpose 2. focused on one thing 3. special 4. expert 5. particular (to sth) 6. concentrated 7. specialized

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

對

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

對聯

duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)

雖

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

不

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

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

讀書

dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (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)

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)

有些

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

歪

wāi — 1. askew 2. at a crooked angle 3. devious 4. noxious 5. (coll.) to lie on one's side (HSK 7-9)

才

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

情

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

似的

shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

偶然

ǒu rán — 1. incidentally 2. occasional 3. occasionally 4. by chance 5. randomly (HSK 5)

撞見

zhuàng jiàn — to meet by accident

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)

机

Jī — surname Ji

會

huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)

便

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

命

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

往

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

尚

Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)

不知

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

何

Hé — surname He

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))

贾珍先去园中知会众人。可巧近日宝玉因思念秦钟，忧戚不尽，贾母常命人带他到园中来戏耍。此时亦才进去，忽见贾珍走来，向他笑道：“你还不出去，老爷就来了。”宝玉听了，带著奶娘小厮们，一溜烟就出园来。方转过弯，顶头贾政引众客来了，躲之不及，只得一边站了。贾政近因闻得塾掌称赞宝玉专能对对联，虽不喜读书，偏倒有些歪才情似的，今日偶然撞见这机会，便命他跟来。宝玉只得随往，尚不知何意。

賈政剛至園門前，只見賈珍帶領許多執事人來，一旁侍立。Just as Jia Zheng reached the garden gate, he saw Jia Zhen leading many attendants in charge of duties, standing waiting to one side.賈政道：“你且把園門都關上，我們先瞧了外面再進去。”賈珍聽說，命人將門關了。Jia Zheng said, "Close all the garden gates for now; let us look at the outside first before going in." On hearing this, Jia Zhen ordered the gates shut.賈政先秉正看門。Jia Zheng first stood squarely and examined the gate.只見正門五間，上面桶瓦泥鰍脊，那門欄窗槅，皆是細雕新鮮花樣，并無朱粉涂飾，一色水磨群牆，下面白石台磯，鑿成西番草花樣。He saw that the main gate had five bays, above with barrel tiles and a ridge like a loach's back; the door frames and lattice windows were all finely carved with fresh new patterns, without any red or white paint applied; the surrounding walls were all a uniform water-polished gray brick, and below, white stone foundation steps had been carved in the pattern of Western foreign grass-flowers.左右一望，皆雪白粉牆，下面虎皮石，隨勢砌去，果然不落富麗俗套，自是歡喜。Looking left and right, he saw snow-white plastered walls everywhere, with tiger-skin stone below laid following the natural contours of the ground — indeed it did not fall into the vulgar convention of ostentatious splendor, and he was naturally pleased.遂命開門，只見迎面一帶翠嶂擋在前面。He then ordered the gate opened, and saw before him, right in front, a screen of kingfisher-green crags blocking the way.眾清客都道：“好山，好山！”賈政道：“非此一山，一進來園中所有之景悉入目中，則有何趣。”眾人道：“极是。All the hangers-on exclaimed, "What fine hills, what fine hills!" Jia Zheng said, "Were it not for this one hill, then upon entering, all the scenery within the garden would meet the eye at once — what charm would there be in that?" Everyone said, "Quite right.非胸中大有邱壑，焉想及此。”說畢，往前一望，見白石峻嶒，或如鬼怪，或如猛獸，縱橫拱立，上面苔蘚成斑，藤蘿掩映，其中微露羊腸小徑。Unless one has great valleys and ravines already in one's breast, how could one think of such a thing?" Having said this, they looked ahead and saw jagged white stones, some like ghosts and monsters, some like fierce beasts, arrayed criss-cross in arching stances, with moss growing in patches upon them and creeping vines and wisteria half concealing them, and among them a narrow sheep-gut path faintly showing through.賈政道：“我們就從此小徑游去，回來由那一邊出去，方可遍覽。”Jia Zheng said, "Let us go by this little path now, and come back out by the other side, so that we may take in the whole view."

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

剛

gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)

至

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

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

門前

mén qián — in front of the door

只見

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

帶領

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

許多

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

執事

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

人

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

來

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

一旁

yī páng — 1. aside 2. to the side of (HSK 7-9)

侍立

shì lì — to stand by in attendance

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

道

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

你

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

且

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

把

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

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

關上

guān shàng — 1. to close (a door) 2. to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) (HSK 1)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)

瞧

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

了

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

外面

wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (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)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

聽說

tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)

命

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

人

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

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)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

關

Guān — surname Guan (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

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

秉

Bǐng — surname Bing

正

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

看

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

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

只見

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

正門

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

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

上面

shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)

桶

tǒng — 1. bucket 2. (trash) can 3. barrel (of oil etc) 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)

瓦

wǎ — 1. roof tile 2. abbr. for 瓦特 (wǎ tè) (HSK 7-9)

泥鰍

ní qiu — 1. loach 2. mud fish 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo)

脊

jǐ — 1. (bound form) spine; backbone 2. (bound form) ridge

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

欄

lán — 1. fence 2. railing 3. hurdle 4. column or box (of text or other data) (HSK 7-9)

窗

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

皆

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

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)

雕

diāo — 1. to carve 2. to engrave 3. shrewd 4. bird of prey (HSK 7-9)

新鮮

xīn xiān — 1. fresh (experience, food etc) 2. freshness 3. novel 4. uncommon (HSK 4)

花樣

huā yàng — 1. pattern 2. way of doing sth 3. trick 4. ruse 5. fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰 (huā yàng huá bīng) figure skating) (HSK 7-9)

并

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

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

朱粉

zhū fěn — 1. red lead oxide Pb3O4 2. rouge and white lead 3. cosmetics

涂

Tú — surname Tu (HSK 7-9)

飾

shì — 1. decoration 2. ornament 3. to decorate 4. to adorn 5. to hide 6. to conceal (a fault) 7. excuse (to hide a fault) 8. to play a role (in opera) 9. to impersonate

一

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

色

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

水

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

磨

mó — 1. to rub 2. to grind 3. to polish 4. to sharpen 5. to wear down 6. to die out 7. to waste time 8. to pester 9. to insist (HSK 6)

群

qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)

牆

qiáng — 1. wall (classifier: 面 (miàn), 堵 (dǔ)) 2. (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆 (bèi qiáng)) (HSK 2)

下面

xià miàn — 1. below 2. under 3. next 4. the following 5. also pr. (xià mian) (HSK 3)

白

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

石台

Shí tái — see 石台縣 (Shí tái Xiàn)

磯

jī — 1. breakwater 2. jetty

鑿

záo — 1. (bound form) chisel 2. to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig 3. (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable 4. also pr. (zuò) (HSK 7-9)

成

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)

西

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

番

Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)

草

cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)

花樣

huā yàng — 1. pattern 2. way of doing sth 3. trick 4. ruse 5. fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰 (huā yàng huá bīng) figure skating) (HSK 7-9)

左右

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

一

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

望

wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)

皆

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

雪白

xuě bái — snow white

粉牆

fěn qiáng — 1. whitewashed wall 2. to whitewash a wall

下面

xià miàn — 1. below 2. under 3. next 4. the following 5. also pr. (xià mian) (HSK 3)

虎

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

皮

Pí — surname Pi (HSK 3)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

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

砌

qì — to build by laying bricks or stones

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)

果然

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

不

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

落

là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)

富

Fù — surname Fu (HSK 3)

麗

Lí — Korea

俗套

sú tào — 1. conventional patterns 2. cliché

自

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

是

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

歡喜

huān xǐ — 1. happy 2. joyous 3. delighted 4. to like 5. to be fond of

遂

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

命

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

開門

kāi mén — 1. (lit. and fig.) to open a door 2. to open for business

只見

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

迎面

yíng miàn — 1. directly; head-on (collision) 2. (of wind) in one's face

一帶

yī dài — region; area (HSK 5)

翠

cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade

嶂

zhàng — 1. cliff 2. range of peaks

擋

dǎng — 1. to resist 2. to obstruct 3. to hinder 4. to keep off 5. to block (a blow) 6. to get in the way of 7. cover 8. gear (e.g. in a car's transmission) (HSK 5)

在前

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

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

眾

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

清

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

客

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

道

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

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)

山

Shān — surname Shan (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)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

道

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

非

Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

一

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

山

Shān — surname Shan (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)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

中

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

所有

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

之

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

景

Jǐng — surname Jing (HSK 6)

悉

xī — 1. in all cases 2. know

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)

目

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

中

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

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)

有

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

何

Hé — surname He

趣

qù — 1. interesting 2. to interest

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

道

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

极

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

是

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

非

Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)

胸中

xiōng zhōng — one's mind

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

邱

Qiū — surname Qiu

壑

hè — 1. gully 2. ravine 3. Taiwan pr. (huò)

焉

yān — 1. where 2. how

想

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

及

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

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

畢

Bì — surname Bi

往前

wǎng qián — 1. (in) the past 2. ahead; forward; in the future

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)

望

wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)

見

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

白

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

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

峻

jùn — 1. (of mountains) high 2. harsh or severe

嶒

céng — 1. lofty 2. precipitous

或

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

如

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

鬼怪

guǐ guài — 1. hobgoblin 2. bogey 3. phantom

或

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

如

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

猛獸

měng shòu — 1. ferocious beast 2. fierce animal

縱橫

zòng héng — 1. lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal 2. length and breadth 3. criss-crossed 4. able to move unhindered 5. abbr. for 合縱連橫 (Hé zòng Lián héng), School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

拱

gǒng — 1. to cup one's hands in salute 2. to surround 3. to arch 4. to dig earth with the snout 5. arched (HSK 7-9)

立

Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)

上面

shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)

苔蘚

tái xiǎn — moss

成

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)

斑

bān — 1. spot 2. colored patch 3. stripe 4. spotted 5. striped 6. variegated

藤

téng — 1. rattan 2. cane 3. vine

蘿

luó — radish

掩映

yǎn yìng — 1. hidden from view 2. alternately hidden and visible 3. setting off each other

其中

qí zhōng — 1. among 2. in 3. included among these (HSK 2)

微

Wēi — 1. surname Wei 2. ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing 3. Taiwan pr. (Wéi)

露

Lù — surname Lu (HSK 6)

羊腸小徑

yáng cháng xiǎo jìng — winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

道

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

我們

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

就

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

從此

cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)

小徑

xiǎo jìng — alley; trail

游

Yóu — surname You (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)

回來

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

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一邊

yī biān — 1. one side 2. either side 3. on the one hand 4. on the other hand 5. doing while (HSK 1)

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

可

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

遍

biàn — 1. everywhere 2. all over 3. classifier for actions: one time (HSK 2)

覽

lǎn — 1. to look at 2. to view 3. to read

贾政刚至园门前，只见贾珍带领许多执事人来，一旁侍立。贾政道：“你且把园门都关上，我们先瞧了外面再进去。”贾珍听说，命人将门关了。贾政先秉正看门。只见正门五间，上面桶瓦泥鳅脊，那门栏窗槅，皆是细雕新鲜花样，并无朱粉涂饰，一色水磨群墙，下面白石台矶，凿成西番草花样。左右一望，皆雪白粉墙，下面虎皮石，随势砌去，果然不落富丽俗套，自是欢喜。遂命开门，只见迎面一带翠嶂挡在前面。众清客都道：“好山，好山！”贾政道：“非此一山，一进来园中所有之景悉入目中，则有何趣。”众人道：“极是。非胸中大有邱壑，焉想及此。”说毕，往前一望，见白石峻嶒，或如鬼怪，或如猛兽，纵横拱立，上面苔藓成斑，藤萝掩映，其中微露羊肠小径。贾政道：“我们就从此小径游去，回来由那一边出去，方可遍览。”

說畢，命賈珍在前引導，自己扶了寶玉，逶迤進入山口。Having said this, he had Jia Zhen lead the way ahead, and himself, supporting Baoyu, wound his way into the mouth of the hill.抬頭忽見山上有鏡面白石一塊，正是迎面留題處。Looking up, he suddenly saw on the hill a slab of mirror-smooth white stone, exactly the spot facing the entrance meant for an inscription.賈政回頭笑道：“諸公請看，此處題以何名方妙？”眾人聽說，也有說該題“疊翠”二字，也有說該提“錦嶂”的，又有說“賽香爐”的，又有說“小終南”的，种种名色，不止幾十個。Jia Zheng turned his head and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, please look — what name would suit this spot best?" On hearing this, some among them said it should be titled "Layered Jade-Green," others said it should be "Brocade Crags," still others said "Rivaling the Incense Burner," and others "Little Zhongnan" — all sorts of names, no fewer than several dozen.原來眾客心中早知賈政要試寶玉的功業進益如何，只將些俗套來敷衍。It turned out that in their hearts, all the guests already knew that Jia Zheng meant to test how far Baoyu's studies had progressed, and so they merely tossed out these hackneyed conventional names to fill the time.寶玉亦料定此意。Baoyu, too, had guessed as much.賈政聽了，便回頭命寶玉擬來。When Jia Zheng heard them, he turned and told Baoyu to come up with something.寶玉道：“嘗聞古人有云：‘編新不如述舊，刻古終胜雕今。’況此處并非主山正景，原無可題之處，不過是探景一進步耳。Baoyu said, "I have heard it said by the ancients: 'Better to recount the old than to compile the new; engraving the ancient in the end surpasses carving the present.' Moreover, this spot is not the main hill's principal view — there is really nothing here that calls for an inscription in the first place; it is merely a first step in exploring the scenery.莫若直書‘曲徑通幽處’這句舊詩在上，倒還大方氣派。”眾人聽了，都贊道：“是极！It would be best simply to write out the old line of poetry 'A winding path leads to a secluded place' here — that would still have a fine, generous air to it." On hearing this, everyone praised him, saying, "Excellent indeed!二世兄天分高，才情遠，不似我們讀腐了書的。”賈政笑道：“不可謬獎。The second young master's natural gifts are high and his talent far-reaching — quite unlike us who have grown stale from reading." Jia Zheng said with a smile, "Do not praise him so extravagantly and wrongly.他年小，不過以一知充十用，取笑罷了。He is young yet, and has merely stretched one bit of knowledge to serve ten purposes — it is only good for a laugh.再俟選擬。”Let us wait and choose something else later."

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

畢

Bì — surname Bi

命

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

在前

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

引導

yǐn dǎo — 1. to guide 2. to lead (around) 3. to conduct 4. to boot 5. introduction 6. primer (HSK 4)

自己

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

扶

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

了

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

逶迤

wēi yí — (literary) (of roads, rivers, mountain ranges etc) long and winding; meandering

進入

jìn rù — 1. to enter 2. to join 3. to go into (HSK 2)

山口

Shān kǒu — Yamaguchi (Japanese surname, prefecture, and city)

抬頭

tái tóu — 1. to raise one's head; to look up 2. (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth 3. (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc (HSK 5)

忽

Hū — surname Hu

見

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

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

鏡

jìng — 1. mirror 2. lens

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

白

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

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

一塊

yī kuài — 1. a piece; a chunk 2. (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這 (zhè)) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊 (qíng gǎn zhè yī kuài) "the emotional aspect (of it)") 3. (coll.) one yuan; a dollar 4. together; in the same place; in company

正是

zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

迎面

yíng miàn — 1. directly; head-on (collision) 2. (of wind) in one's face

留題

liú tí — extemporaneous thoughts noted down after a visit

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

回頭

huí tóu — 1. to turn round; to turn one's head 2. later; by and by (HSK 5)

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)

諸公

zhū gōng — gentlemen (form of address)

請看

qǐng kàn — 1. please see ... 2. vide

此處

cǐ chù — 1. this place 2. here (literary) (HSK 6)

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

以

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

何

Hé — surname He

名

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

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

妙

miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

聽說

tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

疊

dié — 1. to pile up 2. (bound form) repeated 3. to fold 4. classifier: stack, pile (of thin objects) 5. classifier for repeated sections in a musical composition (HSK 7-9)

翠

cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

提

dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (HSK 2)

錦

jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright

嶂

zhàng — 1. cliff 2. range of peaks

的

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

又

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

有

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

賽

sài — 1. to compete 2. competition 3. match 4. to surpass 5. better than 6. superior to 7. to excel (HSK 6)

香爐

xiāng lú — 1. a censer (for burning incense) 2. incense burner 3. thurible

的

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

又

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

有

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

小

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

終南

Zhōng nán — Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an

的

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

种种

zhǒng zhǒng — all kinds of (HSK 6)

名

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

色

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

不止

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

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

原來

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

眾

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

客

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

心中

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

早知

zǎo zhī — to know in advance

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政要

zhèng yào — 1. important political leader 2. government dignitary

試

shì — 1. to test 2. to try 3. experiment 4. examination 5. test (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

的

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

功業

gōng yè — 1. achievement 2. outstanding work 3. glorious deed

進益

jìn yì — 1. income 2. (literary) improvement 3. progress

如何

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

將

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

些

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

俗套

sú tào — 1. conventional patterns 2. cliché

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)

敷衍

fū yǎn — 1. to elaborate (on a theme) 2. to expound (the classics) 3. perfunctory 4. to skimp 5. to botch 6. to do sth half-heartedly or just for show 7. barely enough to get by

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

料定

liào dìng — 1. certain 2. to know for sure

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

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))

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

聽

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

了

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

便

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

回頭

huí tóu — 1. to turn round; to turn one's head 2. later; by and by (HSK 5)

命

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

擬

nǐ — 1. to plan to 2. to draft (a plan) 3. to imitate 4. to assess 5. to compare 6. pseudo- (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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

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

嘗

cháng — 1. to taste; to try (food) 2. to experience 3. (literary) ever; once (HSK 5)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

古人

gǔ rén — 1. people of ancient times 2. the ancients 3. extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis 4. (literary) deceased person (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)

云

yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

編

biān — 1. to weave 2. to plait 3. to organize 4. to group 5. to arrange 6. to edit 7. to compile 8. to write 9. to compose 10. to fabricate 11. to make up (HSK 4)

新

Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)

不如

bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)

述

shù — (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

舊

jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)

刻

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

古

Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)

終

zhōng — 1. end 2. finish

胜

shèng — 1. victory 2. success 3. to beat 4. to defeat 5. to surpass 6. victorious 7. superior to 8. to get the better of 9. better than 10. surpassing 11. superb (of vista) 12. beautiful (scenery) 13. wonderful (view) 14. (Taiwan pr. (shēng)) able to bear 15. equal to (a task) (HSK 3)

雕

diāo — 1. to carve 2. to engrave 3. shrewd 4. bird of prey (HSK 7-9)

今

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

況

kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation

此處

cǐ chù — 1. this place 2. here (literary) (HSK 6)

并非

bìng fēi — really isn't (HSK 7-9)

主

zhǔ — 1. owner 2. master 3. host 4. individual or party concerned 5. God 6. Lord 7. main 8. to indicate or signify 9. trump card (in card games) (HSK 7-9)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

正

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

景

Jǐng — surname Jing (HSK 6)

原

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

無可

wú kě — can't

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

之

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

處

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

不過

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

是

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

探

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

景

Jǐng — surname Jing (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)

進步

jìn bù — 1. progress; improvement 2. to improve; to progress (HSK 3)

耳

ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)

莫

Mò — surname Mo

若

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

直書

zhí shū — to record faithfully

曲

Qū — surname Qu (HSK 7-9)

徑

jìng — 1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means 2. directly; straight 3. diameter

通

tōng — 1. to go through 2. to know well 3. (suffix) expert 4. to connect 5. to communicate 6. open 7. to clear 8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc (HSK 2)

幽

yōu — 1. remote 2. hidden away 3. secluded 4. serene 5. peaceful 6. to imprison 7. in superstition indicates the underworld 8. ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces

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)

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)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

舊詩

jiù shī — 1. old verse 2. poetry in the old style

在

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

上

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

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

大方

Dà fāng — see 大方縣 (Dà fāng Xiàn) (HSK 4)

氣派

qì pài — 1. impressive 2. stylish 3. magnificent 4. imposing manner 5. dignified air (HSK 7-9)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

聽

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

了

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

贊

zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud

道

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

是

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

极

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

二世

èr shì — 1. the Second (of numbered kings) 2. second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)

兄

xiōng — elder brother

天分

tiān fèn — 1. natural gift 2. talent (HSK 7-9)

高

Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)

才

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

情

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

遠

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

不

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

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

我們

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

讀

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

腐

fǔ — 1. decay 2. rotten

了

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

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

的

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

不可

bù kě — cannot; should not; must not

謬獎

miù jiǎng — 1. to overpraise 2. You praise me too much!

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)

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

小

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

不過

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

以

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

一

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

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

充

chōng — 1. sufficient; full 2. to fill 3. to serve as; to act as 4. to act falsely as; to pose as (HSK 7-9)

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

用

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

取笑

qǔ xiào — to tease; to make fun of (HSK 7-9)

罷了

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

再

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

俟

qí — used in 万俟 (Mò qí)

選

xuǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to select 4. to elect (HSK 2)

擬

nǐ — 1. to plan to 2. to draft (a plan) 3. to imitate 4. to assess 5. to compare 6. pseudo- (HSK 7-9)

说毕，命贾珍在前引导，自己扶了宝玉，逶迤进入山口。抬头忽见山上有镜面白石一块，正是迎面留题处。贾政回头笑道：“诸公请看，此处题以何名方妙？”众人听说，也有说该题“叠翠”二字，也有说该提“锦嶂”的，又有说“赛香炉”的，又有说“小终南”的，种种名色，不止几十个。原来众客心中早知贾政要试宝玉的功业进益如何，只将些俗套来敷衍。宝玉亦料定此意。贾政听了，便回头命宝玉拟来。宝玉道：“尝闻古人有云：‘编新不如述旧，刻古终胜雕今。’况此处并非主山正景，原无可题之处，不过是探景一进步耳。莫若直书‘曲径通幽处’这句旧诗在上，倒还大方气派。”众人听了，都赞道：“是极！二世兄天分高，才情远，不似我们读腐了书的。”贾政笑道：“不可谬奖。他年小，不过以一知充十用，取笑罢了。再俟选拟。”

說著，進入石洞來。So saying, they went on into the stone cave.只見佳木蘢蔥，奇花閃灼，一帶清流，從花木深處曲折瀉于石隙之下。They saw fine trees lush and green, rare flowers gleaming brightly, and a stretch of clear water winding out from deep among the flowers and trees, cascading down through a crevice in the rocks.再進數步，漸向北邊，平坦寬豁，兩邊飛樓插空，雕甍繡檻，皆隱于山坳樹杪之間。Going a few steps further, gradually heading north, the ground grew level and open, with soaring towers on either side rising into the sky, their carved ridge-beams and ornamented balustrades all half-hidden among the hollows of the hills and the treetops.俯而視之，則清溪瀉雪，石磴穿云，白石為欄，環抱池沿，石橋三港，獸面銜吐。Looking down, they saw a clear stream cascading like snow, stone steps piercing through the clouds, white stone forming the balustrades that encircled the pond's edge, and a three-arched stone bridge with beast-face carvings from whose mouths water seemed to pour.橋上有亭。On the bridge there was a pavilion.賈政與諸人上了亭子，倚欄坐了，因問：“諸公以何題此？”諸人都道：“當日歐陽公《醉翁亭記》有云：‘有亭翼然’，就名‘翼然’。”賈政笑道：“‘翼然’雖佳，但此亭壓水而成，還須偏于水題方稱。Jia Zheng and the others climbed up into the pavilion and sat leaning on the railing, and then asked, "Gentlemen, what name would you give this?" Everyone said, "In the past, Ouyang Xiu's 'Account of the Old Drunkard's Pavilion' had the line 'There is a pavilion, wings outspread' — let us simply name it 'Wings Outspread.'" Jia Zheng said with a smile, "'Wings Outspread' is fine, but this pavilion is built pressing down upon the water, so the name ought still to lean toward the water to be fitting.依我拙裁，歐陽公之‘瀉出于兩峰之間’，竟用他這一個‘瀉’字。”有一客道：“是极，是极。By my humble judgment, in Ouyang Xiu's line 'gushing forth from between the two peaks,' we might simply make use of that one word 'gushing.'" One guest said, "Just so, just so.竟是‘瀉玉’二字妙。”賈政拈髯尋思，因抬頭見寶玉侍側，便笑命他也擬一個來。The two characters 'Gushing Jade' would indeed be wonderful." Jia Zheng twisted his whiskers in thought, and then, looking up and seeing Baoyu attending at his side, told him with a smile to try composing one as well.寶玉聽說，連忙回道：“老爺方才所議已是。On hearing this, Baoyu hastily replied, "What you, sir, have just proposed is already fitting.但是如今追究了去，似乎當日歐陽公題釀泉用一‘瀉’字，則妥，今日此泉若亦用‘瀉’字，則覺不妥。But if we trace it back carefully, it seems that when Ouyang Xiu inscribed the Brewing Spring using the word 'gushing,' that was fitting, but if today this spring is also given the word 'gushing,' it seems unfitting.況此處雖云省親駐蹕別墅，亦當入于應制之例，用此等字眼，亦覺粗陋不雅。Moreover, although this place is called a temporary imperial lodge for the Consort's visit home, it should still fall under the category of writing meant for imperial use, and using such a common word would seem crude and inelegant.求再擬較此蘊籍含蓄者。”賈政笑道：“諸公聽此論若何？I beg you to choose something more suggestive and restrained than this instead." Jia Zheng said with a smile, "Gentlemen, what do you think of this argument?方才眾人編新，你又說不如述古，如今我們述古，你又說粗陋不妥。A moment ago, when everyone was composing something new, you said it would be better to recount the old; now that we are recounting the old, you say it is crude and unfitting.你且說你的來我聽。”寶玉道：“有用‘瀉玉’二字，則莫若‘沁芳’二字，豈不新雅？”賈政拈髯點頭不語。Just tell me what you would use, and let me hear it." Baoyu said, "If we are to use the two characters 'Gushing Jade,' then nothing could be better than the two characters 'Qinfang' [Steeping Fragrance] — would that not be fresh and elegant?" Jia Zheng twisted his whiskers and nodded, saying nothing.眾人都忙迎合，贊寶玉才情不凡。Everyone hastened to agree, praising Baoyu's talent as extraordinary.賈政道：“匾上二字容易。Jia Zheng said, "The two characters for the plaque are easy enough.再作一副七言對聯來。”寶玉聽說，立于亭上，四顧一望，便机上心來，乃念道：Now compose a seven-character couplet to go with it." On hearing this, Baoyu stood in the pavilion, looked all around in every direction, and then, an idea coming readily to mind, recited:

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)

進入

jìn rù — 1. to enter 2. to join 3. to go into (HSK 2)

石洞

shí dòng — cave; cavern

來

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

只見

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

佳

Jiā — surname Jia

木

Mù — surname Mu

蘢

lóng — Polygonum posumbu

蔥

cōng — 1. scallion 2. green onion (HSK 7-9)

奇

jī — odd (number)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

閃灼

shǎn zhuó — to glitter

一帶

yī dài — region; area (HSK 5)

清流

Qīng liú — see 清流縣 (Qīng liú Xiàn)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

花木

huā mù — 1. flowers and trees 2. plants 3. flora

深處

shēn chù — 1. abyss 2. depths 3. deepest or most distant part (HSK 5)

曲折

qū zhé — 1. winding 2. (fig.) complicated (HSK 7-9)

瀉

xiè — 1. to flow out swiftly 2. to flood 3. a torrent 4. diarrhea 5. laxative (HSK 7-9)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

隙

xì — 1. crack 2. crevice 3. gap or interval 4. loophole 5. discord 6. rift

之下

zhī xià — 1. under 2. beneath 3. less than (HSK 5)

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)

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)

數

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

步

Bù — surname Bu (HSK 3)

漸

jiān — to imbue

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

北邊

běi biān — 1. north 2. north side 3. northern part 4. to the north of (HSK 1)

平坦

píng tǎn — 1. level 2. even 3. smooth 4. flat (HSK 5)

寬

Kuān — surname Kuan (HSK 4)

豁

huá — to play Chinese finger-guessing game (HSK 7-9)

兩邊

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

飛

fēi — to fly (HSK 1)

樓

Lóu — surname Lou (HSK 1)

插

chā — 1. to insert 2. stick in 3. pierce 4. to take part in 5. to interfere 6. to interpose (HSK 5)

空

kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)

雕

diāo — 1. to carve 2. to engrave 3. shrewd 4. bird of prey (HSK 7-9)

甍

méng — 1. rafters supporting tiles 2. ridge of a roof

繡

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

檻

jiàn — 1. banister 2. balustrade 3. cage for animal or prisoner 4. to transport caged prisoner on a cart

皆

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

隱

yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

坳

ào — 1. depression; cavity; hollow 2. Taiwan pr. (āo)

樹

shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)

杪

miǎo — 1. the limit 2. tip of branch

之間

zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)

俯

fǔ — 1. to look down 2. to stoop

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)

視

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

之

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

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)

清

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

溪

xī — 1. creek 2. rivulet

瀉

xiè — 1. to flow out swiftly 2. to flood 3. a torrent 4. diarrhea 5. laxative (HSK 7-9)

雪

Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

磴

dèng — 1. cliff-ledge 2. stone step

穿

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

云

yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

白

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

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

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)

欄

lán — 1. fence 2. railing 3. hurdle 4. column or box (of text or other data) (HSK 7-9)

環抱

huán bào — 1. to encircle 2. to surround 3. to embrace

池

Chí — surname Chi

沿

yán — 1. along 2. to follow (a line, tradition etc) 3. to carry on 4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) 5. border 6. edge (HSK 6)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

橋

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

港

Gǎng — 1. Hong Kong (abbr. for 香港 (Xiāng gǎng)) 2. surname Gang (HSK 7-9)

獸

shòu — 1. beast 2. animal 3. beastly 4. bestial

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

銜

xián — 1. bit (of a bridle) 2. to hold in the mouth 3. to harbor (feelings) 4. to link 5. to accept 6. rank 7. title

吐

tǔ — 1. to spit 2. to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) 3. to say 4. to pour out (one's grievances) (HSK 5)

橋

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

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

亭

tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

人

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

上

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

了

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

亭子

tíng zi — pavilion

倚

yǐ — 1. to lean on 2. to rely upon (HSK 7-9)

欄

lán — 1. fence 2. railing 3. hurdle 4. column or box (of text or other data) (HSK 7-9)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

了

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

因

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

諸公

zhū gōng — gentlemen (form of address)

以

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

何

Hé — surname He

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

人

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

道

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

當日

dāng rì — on that day (HSK 7-9)

歐陽

Ōu yáng — two-character surname Ouyang

公

gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)

醉翁

zuì wēng — 1. wine-lover 2. drinker 3. toper 4. drunkard

亭

tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect

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)

有

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

云

yún — (classical) to say (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)

亭

tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect

翼

Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. alternative name for 絳 (Jiàng), the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)

然

rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly

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)

名

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

翼

Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. alternative name for 絳 (Jiàng), the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)

然

rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

翼

Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. alternative name for 絳 (Jiàng), the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)

然

rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly

雖

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

佳

Jiā — surname Jia

但

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

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

亭

tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect

壓

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

水

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

而

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

成

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

須

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

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)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

水

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

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

稱

chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)

依

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

拙

zhuō — 1. awkward 2. clumsy 3. dull 4. inelegant 5. (polite) my 6. Taiwan pr. (zhuó)

裁

cái — 1. to cut out (as a dress) 2. to cut 3. to trim 4. to reduce 5. to diminish 6. to cut back (e.g. on staff) 7. decision 8. judgment (HSK 7-9)

歐陽

Ōu yáng — two-character surname Ouyang

公

gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)

之

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

瀉

xiè — 1. to flow out swiftly 2. to flood 3. a torrent 4. diarrhea 5. laxative (HSK 7-9)

出于

chū yú — 1. due to 2. to stem from (HSK 5)

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)

峰

fēng — 1. (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit 2. mountain-like in appearance 3. highest level 4. classifier for camels

之間

zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)

竟

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

用

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

他

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

這

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

一個

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

瀉

xiè — 1. to flow out swiftly 2. to flood 3. a torrent 4. diarrhea 5. laxative (HSK 7-9)

字

zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)

有

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

一

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

客

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

道

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

是

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

极

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

是

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

极

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

竟

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

瀉

xiè — 1. to flow out swiftly 2. to flood 3. a torrent 4. diarrhea 5. laxative (HSK 7-9)

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

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)

妙

miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

拈

niān — 1. to nip 2. to grasp with the fingers 3. to fiddle with 4. Taiwan pr. (nián)

髯

rán — 1. beard 2. whiskers

尋思

xún sī — 1. to consider 2. to ponder

因

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

抬頭

tái tóu — 1. to raise one's head; to look up 2. (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth 3. (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc (HSK 5)

見

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

侍

shì — 1. to serve 2. to attend upon

側

cè — 1. the side 2. to incline towards 3. to lean 4. inclined 5. lateral 6. side (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)

笑

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

命

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

擬

nǐ — 1. to plan to 2. to draft (a plan) 3. to imitate 4. to assess 5. to compare 6. pseudo- (HSK 7-9)

一個

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

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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

聽說

tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)

連忙

lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)

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)

老爺

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

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

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)

議

yì — 1. to comment on 2. to discuss 3. to suggest (HSK 7-9)

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)

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

追究

zhuī jiū — 1. to investigate 2. to look into (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)

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)

似乎

sì hū — it seems; seemingly; as if (HSK 4)

當日

dāng rì — on that day (HSK 7-9)

歐陽

Ōu yáng — two-character surname Ouyang

公

gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

釀

niàng — 1. to ferment 2. to brew 3. to make honey (of bees) 4. to lead to 5. to form gradually 6. wine 7. stuffed vegetables (cooking method)

泉

quán — 1. spring (small stream) 2. mouth of a spring 3. coin (archaic) (HSK 5)

用

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

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)

瀉

xiè — 1. to flow out swiftly 2. to flood 3. a torrent 4. diarrhea 5. laxative (HSK 7-9)

字

zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)

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)

妥

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

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

泉

quán — 1. spring (small stream) 2. mouth of a spring 3. coin (archaic) (HSK 5)

若

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

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

用

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

瀉

xiè — 1. to flow out swiftly 2. to flood 3. a torrent 4. diarrhea 5. laxative (HSK 7-9)

字

zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)

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)

覺

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

不妥

bù tuǒ — 1. not proper 2. inappropriate

況

kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation

此處

cǐ chù — 1. this place 2. here (literary) (HSK 6)

雖

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

云

yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

省親

xǐng qīn — to visit one's parents

駐蹕

zhù bì — (literary) (of an emperor while traveling) to stop over; to lodge temporarily en route

別墅

bié shù — 1. villa 2. classifier: 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò) (HSK 7-9)

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

當

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

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)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

應制

yìng zhì — to write a poem on the order of the Emperor

之

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

例

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

用

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

此

cǐ — this; these (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)

字眼

zì yǎn — wording (HSK 7-9)

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

覺

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

粗陋

cū lòu — 1. crude 2. coarse 3. unsophisticated 4. shallow

不雅

bù yǎ — 1. graceless 2. vulgar 3. indecent

求

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

再

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

擬

nǐ — 1. to plan to 2. to draft (a plan) 3. to imitate 4. to assess 5. to compare 6. pseudo- (HSK 7-9)

較

jiào — 1. (bound form) to compare 2. (literary) to dispute 3. compared to 4. (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather 5. also pr. (jiǎo) (HSK 3)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

蘊

yùn — 1. to accumulate 2. to hold in store 3. to contain 4. to gather together 5. to collect 6. depth 7. inner strength 8. profundity

籍

Jí — surname Ji

含蓄

hán xù — 1. to contain 2. to hold 3. (of a person or style etc) reserved 4. restrained 5. (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning 6. implicit 7. veiled (criticism) (HSK 7-9)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

諸公

zhū gōng — gentlemen (form of address)

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)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

論

Lún — abbr. for 論語 (Lún yǔ), The Analects (of Confucius)

若

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

何

Hé — surname He

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

編

biān — 1. to weave 2. to plait 3. to organize 4. to group 5. to arrange 6. to edit 7. to compile 8. to write 9. to compose 10. to fabricate 11. to make up (HSK 4)

新

Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)

你

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

又

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不如

bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)

述

shù — (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

古

Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

我們

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

述

shù — (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

古

Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)

你

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

又

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

粗陋

cū lòu — 1. crude 2. coarse 3. unsophisticated 4. shallow

不妥

bù tuǒ — 1. not proper 2. inappropriate

你

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

且說

qiě shuō — thus

你

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

的

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

來

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

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

有用

yǒu yòng — useful (HSK 1)

瀉

xiè — 1. to flow out swiftly 2. to flood 3. a torrent 4. diarrhea 5. laxative (HSK 7-9)

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

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)

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)

莫

Mò — surname Mo

若

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

沁

qìn — 1. to seep 2. to percolate

芳

fāng — fragrant

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)

豈不

qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?

新雅

xīn yǎ — 1. fresh 2. new and elegant

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

拈

niān — 1. to nip 2. to grasp with the fingers 3. to fiddle with 4. Taiwan pr. (nián)

髯

rán — 1. beard 2. whiskers

點頭

diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)

不語

bù yǔ — (literary) not to speak

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

忙

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

迎合

yíng hé — 1. to cater to 2. to pander to (HSK 7-9)

贊

zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

才

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

情

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

不凡

bù fán — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

道

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

匾

biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket

上

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

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)

容易

róng yì — 1. easy; straightforward 2. likely; liable to; apt to (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)

作

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

一

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

副

fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)

七

qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)

言

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

對聯

duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

聽說

tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)

立

Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

亭

tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect

上

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

四顧

sì gù — to look around

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)

望

wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)

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)

机

Jī — surname Ji

上心

shàng xīn — 1. carefully 2. meticulously 3. to set one's heart on sth

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)

乃

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

念

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

道

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

说著，进入石洞来。只见佳木茏葱，奇花闪灼，一带清流，从花木深处曲折泻于石隙之下。再进数步，渐向北边，平坦宽豁，两边飞楼插空，雕甍绣槛，皆隐于山坳树杪之间。俯而视之，则清溪泻雪，石磴穿云，白石为栏，环抱池沿，石桥三港，兽面衔吐。桥上有亭。贾政与诸人上了亭子，倚栏坐了，因问：“诸公以何题此？”诸人都道：“当日欧阳公《醉翁亭记》有云：‘有亭翼然’，就名‘翼然’。”贾政笑道：“‘翼然’虽佳，但此亭压水而成，还须偏于水题方称。依我拙裁，欧阳公之‘泻出于两峰之间’，竟用他这一个‘泻’字。”有一客道：“是极，是极。竟是‘泻玉’二字妙。”贾政拈髯寻思，因抬头见宝玉侍侧，便笑命他也拟一个来。宝玉听说，连忙回道：“老爷方才所议已是。但是如今追究了去，似乎当日欧阳公题酿泉用一‘泻’字，则妥，今日此泉若亦用‘泻’字，则觉不妥。况此处虽云省亲驻跸别墅，亦当入于应制之例，用此等字眼，亦觉粗陋不雅。求再拟较此蕴籍含蓄者。”贾政笑道：“诸公听此论若何？方才众人编新，你又说不如述古，如今我们述古，你又说粗陋不妥。你且说你的来我听。”宝玉道：“有用‘泻玉’二字，则莫若‘沁芳’二字，岂不新雅？”贾政拈髯点头不语。众人都忙迎合，赞宝玉才情不凡。贾政道：“匾上二字容易。再作一副七言对联来。”宝玉听说，立于亭上，四顾一望，便机上心来，乃念道：

繞堤柳借三篙翠，隔岸花分一脈香。"Willows along the embankment lend three punt-poles' worth of green; flowers across the bank share out a single vein of fragrance."

繞

rào — 1. to wind 2. to coil (thread) 3. to rotate around 4. to spiral 5. to move around 6. to go round (an obstacle) 7. to by-pass 8. to make a detour 9. to confuse 10. to perplex (HSK 5)

堤

dī — 1. dike 2. Taiwan pr. (tí) (HSK 7-9)

柳

Liǔ — surname Liu

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)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

篙

gāo — pole for punting boats

翠

cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade

隔

gé — 1. to separate 2. to partition 3. to stand or lie between 4. at a distance from 5. after or at an interval of (HSK 4)

岸

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

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

分

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

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)

脈

mài — 1. arteries and veins 2. vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)

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)

绕堤柳借三篙翠，隔岸花分一脉香。

賈政聽了，點頭微笑。When Jia Zheng heard this, he nodded and smiled faintly.眾人先稱贊不已。Everyone else at once broke into unstinting praise.于是出亭過池，一山一石，一花一木，莫不著意觀覽。Then they left the pavilion and crossed the pond, and there was not a single hill or stone, not a single flower or tree, that they did not take care to view.忽抬頭看見前面一帶粉垣，里面數楹修舍，有千百竿翠竹遮映。Suddenly, looking up, they saw ahead a stretch of white plastered wall, within which stood several bays of a trim dwelling, shaded and set off by hundreds of stalks of kingfisher-green bamboo.眾人都道：“好個所在！”于是大家進入，只見入門便是曲折游廊，階下石子漫成甬路。Everyone said, "What a fine spot!" So they all went in, and saw that just inside the gate was a winding covered gallery, and below the steps a paved path made of pebbles.上面小小兩三間房舍，一明兩暗，里面都是合著地步打就的床幾椅案。Above, there were two or three small rooms, one bright central room flanked by two dim ones, and inside, all the beds, tables, chairs, and desks had been made to fit the exact dimensions of the space.從里間房內又得一小門，出去則是後院，有大株梨花兼著芭蕉。From the inner room there was also a small door leading out to a rear courtyard, where there were large pear trees together with plantains.又有兩間小小退步。There were also two small recessed rooms.後院牆下忽開一隙，得泉一派，開溝僅尺許，灌入牆內，繞階緣屋至前院，盤旋竹下而出。Under the rear courtyard wall, a gap had suddenly been opened, through which a stream of spring water flowed; a channel barely a foot wide had been cut, letting the water in through the wall, winding along the steps and past the house to the front courtyard, and circling out again beneath the bamboo.

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

聽

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

了

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

點頭

diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)

微笑

wēi xiào — 1. smile 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 絲 (sī) 3. to smile (HSK 4)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

先

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

稱

chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)

贊

zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud

不已

bù yǐ — (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly (HSK 7-9)

于是

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

出

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

亭

tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

池

Chí — surname Chi

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)

山

Shān — surname Shan (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)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

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)

花

Huā — surname Hua (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)

木

Mù — surname Mu

莫不

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

著意

zhuó yì — to act with diligent care

觀覽

guān lǎn — 1. to view 2. to look at 3. to look sth over

忽

Hū — surname Hu

抬頭

tái tóu — 1. to raise one's head; to look up 2. (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth 3. (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc (HSK 5)

看見

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

前面

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

一帶

yī dài — region; area (HSK 5)

粉

fěn — 1. powder 2. cosmetic face powder 3. food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour 4. to turn to powder 5. (dialect) to whitewash 6. white 7. pink 8. (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲 (fěn sī)) 9. to be a fan of (HSK 7-9)

垣

yuán — wall

里面

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

數

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

楹

yíng — pillar

修

Xiū — surname Xiu (HSK 3)

舍

Shè — surname She

有

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

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

竿

gān — (bound form) pole; rod

翠

cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade

竹

zhú — 1. (bound form) bamboo 2. Kangxi radical 118

遮

zhē — 1. to cover up (a shortcoming) 2. to screen off 3. to hide 4. to conceal (HSK 7-9)

映

yìng — (bound form) to become visible (esp. on a surface or in perception) (HSK 7-9)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

道

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

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)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

所在

suǒ zài — 1. place 2. location 3. (after a noun) place where it is located (HSK 5)

于是

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

大家

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

進入

jìn rù — 1. to enter 2. to join 3. to go into (HSK 2)

只見

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

入門

rù mén — 1. entrance door 2. to enter a door 3. to learn the basics of a subject; introduction (to a subject); (attributive) entry-level (HSK 5)

便是

biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)

曲折

qū zhé — 1. winding 2. (fig.) complicated (HSK 7-9)

游

Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)

廊

láng — 1. corridor 2. veranda 3. porch

階

jiē — 1. rank or step 2. stairs

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)

石子

shí zǐ — small stone; gravel

漫

màn — 1. free 2. unrestrained 3. to inundate (HSK 7-9)

成

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)

甬路

yǒng lù — paved path

上面

shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)

小小

xiǎo xiǎo — 1. very small 2. very few 3. very minor

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)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

房舍

fáng shè — 1. house 2. building

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)

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

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)

暗

àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)

里面

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

是

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

合著

hé zhe — 1. (dialect) (implying sudden realization) so 2. after all

地步

dì bù — 1. stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved) 2. a (usu. bad) situation 3. leeway (HSK 7-9)

打

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

的

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

床

chuáng — 1. bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 2. bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc) 3. frame; chassis 4. classifier for blankets, quilts etc (HSK 1)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

椅

yǐ — chair

案

àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

內

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

又

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

一

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

小

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

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

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)

是

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

後院

hòu yuàn — 1. rear court 2. back garden 3. backyard (also fig.)

有

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

株

zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (HSK 7-9)

梨

lí — 1. pear 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

兼

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

著

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

芭蕉

bā jiāo — Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)

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)

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)

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

小小

xiǎo xiǎo — 1. very small 2. very few 3. very minor

退步

tuì bù — 1. to do less well than before 2. to make a concession 3. setback 4. backward step 5. leeway 6. room to maneuver 7. fallback

後院

hòu yuàn — 1. rear court 2. back garden 3. backyard (also fig.)

牆

qiáng — 1. wall (classifier: 面 (miàn), 堵 (dǔ)) 2. (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆 (bèi qiáng)) (HSK 2)

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)

忽

Hū — surname Hu

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)

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)

隙

xì — 1. crack 2. crevice 3. gap or interval 4. loophole 5. discord 6. rift

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)

泉

quán — 1. spring (small stream) 2. mouth of a spring 3. coin (archaic) (HSK 5)

一

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

派

pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)

開

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

溝

gōu — 1. ditch 2. gutter 3. groove 4. gully 5. ravine 6. classifier: 道 (dào) (HSK 5)

僅

jǐn — 1. barely 2. only 3. merely (HSK 3)

尺

chě — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜 (gōng chě pǔ) (HSK 4)

許

Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)

灌

guàn — 1. to irrigate 2. to pour 3. to install (software) 4. to record (music) (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)

牆

qiáng — 1. wall (classifier: 面 (miàn), 堵 (dǔ)) 2. (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆 (bèi qiáng)) (HSK 2)

內

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

繞

rào — 1. to wind 2. to coil (thread) 3. to rotate around 4. to spiral 5. to move around 6. to go round (an obstacle) 7. to by-pass 8. to make a detour 9. to confuse 10. to perplex (HSK 5)

階

jiē — 1. rank or step 2. stairs

緣

yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along

屋

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

至

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

前院

qián yuàn — 1. front courtyard 2. front yard

盤旋

pán xuán — 1. to spiral 2. to circle 3. to go around 4. to hover 5. to orbit

竹

zhú — 1. (bound form) bamboo 2. Kangxi radical 118

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)

而

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

出

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

贾政听了，点头微笑。众人先称赞不已。于是出亭过池，一山一石，一花一木，莫不著意观览。忽抬头看见前面一带粉垣，里面数楹修舍，有千百竿翠竹遮映。众人都道：“好个所在！”于是大家进入，只见入门便是曲折游廊，阶下石子漫成甬路。上面小小两三间房舍，一明两暗，里面都是合著地步打就的床几椅案。从里间房内又得一小门，出去则是后院，有大株梨花兼著芭蕉。又有两间小小退步。后院墙下忽开一隙，得泉一派，开沟仅尺许，灌入墙内，绕阶缘屋至前院，盘旋竹下而出。

賈政笑道：“這一處還罷了。Jia Zheng said with a smile, "This spot, at least, will do.若能月夜坐此窗下讀書，不枉虛生一世。”說畢，看著寶玉，唬的寶玉忙垂了頭。If one could sit here reading books by moonlight, one's whole life would not have been lived in vain." Having said this, he looked at Baoyu, and Baoyu, startled, hastily lowered his head.眾客忙用話開釋，又說道：“此處的匾該題四個字。”賈政笑問：“那四字？”一個道是“淇水遺風”。The guests hurriedly used words to smooth things over, and went on to say, "The plaque for this spot ought to be four characters." Jia Zheng asked with a smile, "What four characters?" One said it should be "The Legacy of the Qi River."賈政道：“俗。”又一個是”睢園雅跡”。Jia Zheng said, "Vulgar." Another suggested "The Elegant Traces of Sui Garden."賈政道：“也俗。”賈珍笑道：“還是寶兄弟擬一個來。”賈政道：“他未曾作，先要議論人家的好歹，可見就是個輕薄人。”眾客道：“議論的极是，其奈他何。”賈政忙道：“休如此縱了他。”因命他道：“今日任你狂為亂道，先設議論來，然後方許你作。Jia Zheng said, "That too is vulgar." Jia Zhen said with a smile, "Better to have Brother Bao try one." Jia Zheng said, "He has not yet composed anything, and already wants to pass judgment on others' work first — clearly that shows him to be a shallow, frivolous fellow." The guests said, "His judgment was quite right; what can be held against him?" Jia Zheng said quickly, "Do not indulge him like this." So he said to him, "Today I will let you run wild and talk nonsense as you please; first give your judgment, and only then will I allow you to compose.方才眾人說的，可有使得的？”寶玉見問，答道：“都似不妥。”賈政冷笑道：“怎麼不妥？”寶玉道：“這是第一處行幸之處，必須頌圣方可。Of what everyone just proposed, is there anything usable?" Baoyu, on being asked, replied, "None of them seem fitting." Jia Zheng said with a cold laugh, "How are they not fitting?" Baoyu said, "This is the very first place along the route of the imperial visit, and it absolutely calls for something in praise of the sage.若用四字的匾，又有古人現成的，何必再作。”賈政道：“難道‘淇水’‘睢園’不是古人的？”寶玉道：“這太板腐了。If a four-character plaque is to be used, there are ready-made ones from the ancients already — why compose a new one?" Jia Zheng said, "Are 'Qi River' and 'Sui Garden' not from the ancients?" Baoyu said, "Those are too stiff and pedantic.莫若‘有鳳來儀’四字。”眾人都哄然叫妙。Nothing would be better than the four characters 'The Phoenix Comes in Splendor.'" Everyone at once burst out acclaiming it as wonderful.賈政點頭道：“畜生，畜生，可謂‘管窺蠡測’矣。”因命：“再題一聯來。”寶玉便念道：Jia Zheng nodded and said, "You wretched creature, you wretched creature — this may indeed be called 'surveying the tube and gauging with a gourd-ladle.'" He then ordered, "Compose another couplet." Baoyu then recited:

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

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)

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

罷了

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

若

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

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

月夜

yuè yè — moonlit night

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

窗

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

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)

讀書

dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (HSK 1)

不枉

bù wǎng — not in vain

虛

xū — 1. emptiness 2. void 3. abstract theory or guiding principles 4. empty or unoccupied 5. diffident or timid 6. false 7. humble or modest 8. (of health) weak 9. virtual 10. in vain (HSK 7-9)

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)

一世

yī shì — 1. generation 2. period of 30 years 3. one's whole lifetime 4. lifelong 5. age 6. era 7. times 8. the whole world 9. the First (of numbered European kings)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

畢

Bì — surname Bi

看

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

著

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

忙

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

垂

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

了

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

頭

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

眾

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

客

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

忙

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

用

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

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)

開釋

kāi shì — to release (a prisoner)

又

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

說道

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

此處

cǐ chù — 1. this place 2. here (literary) (HSK 6)

的

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

匾

biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket

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)

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

笑

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)

一個

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

道

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

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)

淇

qí — name of a river

水

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

遺風

yí fēng — 1. tradition or style from the past 2. old ways 3. surviving tradition 4. relic

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

道

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

俗

sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)

又

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

一個

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

是

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

睢

Suī — surname Sui

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

雅

yǎ — elegant

跡

jì — 1. (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue 2. Taiwan pr. (jī)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

道

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

俗

sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

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)

還是

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

寶

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

兄弟

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

擬

nǐ — 1. to plan to 2. to draft (a plan) 3. to imitate 4. to assess 5. to compare 6. pseudo- (HSK 7-9)

一個

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

來

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

道

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

他

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

未曾

wèi céng — hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever

作

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

先

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

要

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

議論

yì lùn — 1. to comment 2. to talk about 3. to discuss 4. discussion 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

人家

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

的

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

好歹

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

可見

kě jiàn — 1. it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) 2. it is (thus) clear 3. clear 4. visible (HSK 4)

就是

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

輕薄

qīng bó — 1. light (weight) 2. frivolous 3. a philanderer 4. to scorn 5. disrespectful

人

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

眾

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

客

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

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)

議論

yì lùn — 1. to comment 2. to talk about 3. to discuss 4. discussion 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

极

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

是

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

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

奈

nài — 1. used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈 (wú nài) and 莫可奈何 (mò kě nài hé) (literary) 2. used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words

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)

何

Hé — surname He

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

忙

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

休

Xiū — surname Xiu

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

縱

zòng — 1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 4. (bound form) to release (a captive) 5. to indulge 6. to leap up 7. (literary) even if

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)

因

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

命

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

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)

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

任

Rén — surname Ren (HSK 3)

你

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

狂

kuáng — 1. mad 2. wild 3. violent (HSK 5)

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)

亂道

luàn dào — see 亂說 (luàn shuō)

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)

設

shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)

議論

yì lùn — 1. to comment 2. to talk about 3. to discuss 4. discussion 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

然後

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

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

許

Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)

你

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

作

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

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

的

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

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)

有

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

使得

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

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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

答

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

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

不妥

bù tuǒ — 1. not proper 2. inappropriate

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

冷笑

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

道

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

怎麼

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

不妥

bù tuǒ — 1. not proper 2. inappropriate

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

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

這

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

是

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

第一

dì yī — 1. first 2. most important; primary; foremost

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)

行

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

幸

Xìng — surname Xing

之

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

處

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

必須

bì xū — 1. to have to 2. must 3. compulsory 4. necessarily (HSK 2)

頌

sòng — 1. ode 2. eulogy 3. to praise in writing 4. to wish (in letters)

圣

kū — (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

可

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

若

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

用

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

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)

的

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

匾

biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket

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)

古人

gǔ rén — 1. people of ancient times 2. the ancients 3. extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis 4. (literary) deceased person (HSK 7-9)

現成

xiàn chéng — 1. ready-made 2. readily available (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)

何必

hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)

再

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

作

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

道

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

難道

nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)

淇

qí — name of a river

水

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

睢

Suī — surname Sui

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

古人

gǔ rén — 1. people of ancient times 2. the ancients 3. extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis 4. (literary) deceased person (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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

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

這

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)

太

tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)

板

bǎn — 1. board 2. plank 3. plate 4. shutter 5. table tennis bat 6. clappers (music) 7. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 8. accented beat in Chinese music 9. hard 10. stiff 11. to stop smiling or look serious (HSK 3)

腐

fǔ — 1. decay 2. rotten

了

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

莫

Mò — surname Mo

若

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

有

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

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)

儀

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

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

哄然

hōng rán — 1. boisterous 2. uproarious

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)

妙

miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

點頭

diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)

道

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

畜生

chù sheng — 1. domestic animal 2. brute 3. bastard

畜生

chù sheng — 1. domestic animal 2. brute 3. bastard

可謂

kě wèi — it could even be said (HSK 7-9)

管窺

guǎn kuī — 1. to look at sth through a bamboo tube 2. to have a restricted view

蠡

lí — calabash

測

cè — 1. to survey 2. to measure 3. to conjecture (HSK 4)

矣

yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)

因

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

命

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

再

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

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

一

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

聯

lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet

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)

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)

念

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

道

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

贾政笑道：“这一处还罢了。若能月夜坐此窗下读书，不枉虚生一世。”说毕，看著宝玉，唬的宝玉忙垂了头。众客忙用话开释，又说道：“此处的匾该题四个字。”贾政笑问：“那四字？”一个道是“淇水遗风”。贾政道：“俗。”又一个是”睢园雅迹”。贾政道：“也俗。”贾珍笑道：“还是宝兄弟拟一个来。”贾政道：“他未曾作，先要议论人家的好歹，可见就是个轻薄人。”众客道：“议论的极是，其奈他何。”贾政忙道：“休如此纵了他。”因命他道：“今日任你狂为乱道，先设议论来，然后方许你作。方才众人说的，可有使得的？”宝玉见问，答道：“都似不妥。”贾政冷笑道：“怎么不妥？”宝玉道：“这是第一处行幸之处，必须颂圣方可。若用四字的匾，又有古人现成的，何必再作。”贾政道：“难道‘淇水’‘睢园’不是古人的？”宝玉道：“这太板腐了。莫若‘有凤来仪’四字。”众人都哄然叫妙。贾政点头道：“畜生，畜生，可谓‘管窥蠡测’矣。”因命：“再题一联来。”宝玉便念道：

寶鼎茶閒煙尚綠，幽窗棋罷指猶涼。"The treasured tripod, tea done, its smoke still lingers green; by the secluded window, the chess game over, fingers still feel the chill."

寶

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

鼎

dǐng — 1. ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs 2. pot (dialect) 3. to enter upon a period of (classical) 4. Kangxi radical 206 5. one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes

茶

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

閒

jiān — variant of 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)

煙

yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)

尚

Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)

綠

lù — used in names (HSK 2)

幽

yōu — 1. remote 2. hidden away 3. secluded 4. serene 5. peaceful 6. to imprison 7. in superstition indicates the underworld 8. ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces

窗

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

棋

qí — 1. chess 2. chess-like game 3. a game of chess 4. classifier: 盤 (pán) 5. chess piece 6. classifier: 個 (gè), 顆 (kē) (HSK 7-9)

罷

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

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)

猶

yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet

涼

Liáng — the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (Nán Liáng) (397-414), Western Liang 西涼 (400-421) (HSK 2)

宝鼎茶闲烟尚绿，幽窗棋罢指犹凉。

賈政搖頭說道：“也未見長。”說畢，引眾人出來。Jia Zheng shook his head and said, "This too shows no particular merit." Having said this, he led everyone out.方欲走時，忽又想起一事來，因問賈珍道：“這些院落房宇并案桌椅都算有了，還有那些帳幔帘子并陳設玩器古董，可也都是一處一處合式配就的？”賈珍回道：“那陳設的東西早已添了許多，自然臨期合式陳設。Just as they were about to leave, he suddenly thought of something else, and asked Jia Zhen, "These courtyards and rooms, along with the tables, desks, and chairs, all seem to be accounted for — but are the curtains and hangings, and the furnishings, toys, and antiques, all matched properly, one set to each place?" Jia Zhen replied, "The furnishings have already had a great many added, and of course they will be properly arranged in time for the occasion.帳幔帘子，昨日聽見璉兄弟說，還不全。As for the curtains and hangings, I heard Brother Lian say yesterday that they are still not complete.那原是一起工程之時就畫了各處的圖樣，量准尺寸，就打發人辦去的。Those were originally, at the very start of construction, already sketched out in drawings for every location with measurements taken, and then people were sent off to have them made.想必昨日得了一半。”賈政聽了，便知此事不是賈珍的首尾，便命人去喚賈璉。I suppose by yesterday about half of them had been finished." On hearing this, Jia Zheng knew at once that this matter was not really within Jia Zhen's own charge, so he sent someone to summon Jia Lian.

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

搖頭

yáo tóu — to shake one's head (HSK 5)

說道

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

未

wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)

見長

jiàn cháng — to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長 (yǐ yán jiū jiàn cháng) to be known for one's research)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

畢

Bì — surname Bi

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)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

出來

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

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

欲

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

走時

zǒu shí — 1. (of a watch or clock) to keep time 2. (physics) propagation time 3. travel time (of a wave)

忽

Hū — surname Hu

又

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

想起

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

一

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

事

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

來

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

因

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

道

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

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

院落

yuàn luò — courtyard

房

Fáng — surname Fang

宇

yǔ — 1. room 2. universe

并

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

案

àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table

桌

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

椅

yǐ — chair

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

算

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

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))

還有

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

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

帳幔

zhàng màn — curtain

帘子

lián zi — curtain (HSK 7-9)

并

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

陳設

chén shè — 1. to display; to exhibit; to set out 2. furnishings

玩器

wán qì — 1. elegant plaything 2. object to appreciate

古董

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

可

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

是

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

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)

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)

合式

hé shì — 1. conforming to a pattern; up to standard 2. variant of 合適 (hé shì)

配

pèi — 1. to join 2. to fit 3. to mate 4. to mix 5. to match 6. to deserve 7. to make up (a prescription) 8. to allocate (HSK 3)

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)

的

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

珍

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

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

陳設

chén shè — 1. to display; to exhibit; to set out 2. furnishings

的

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

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

早已

zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)

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)

自然

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

臨

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

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)

合式

hé shì — 1. conforming to a pattern; up to standard 2. variant of 合適 (hé shì)

陳設

chén shè — 1. to display; to exhibit; to set out 2. furnishings

帳幔

zhàng màn — curtain

帘子

lián zi — curtain (HSK 7-9)

昨日

zuó rì — yesterday

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

璉

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

兄弟

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不

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

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

原

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

是

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

一起

yī qǐ — 1. (in) the same place 2. together; in company (with) 3. altogether; in total 4. an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) (HSK 1)

工程

gōng chéng — 1. engineering 2. an engineering project 3. project 4. undertaking 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 項 (xiàng) (HSK 4)

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)

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)

畫

huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (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)

各處

gè chù — every place

的

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

圖樣

tú yàng — 1. diagram 2. blueprint

量

liáng — to measure (HSK 4)

准

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

尺寸

chǐ cun — 1. size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes) 2. (coll.) propriety (HSK 4)

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)

打發

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

人

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

辦

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

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)

的

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

想必

xiǎng bì — 1. presumably 2. probably 3. in all likelihood 4. surely

昨日

zuó rì — yesterday

得了

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

一半

yī bàn — half (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

聽

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

了

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

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)

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

此事

cǐ shì — this matter (HSK 6)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

珍

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

的

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

首尾

shǒu wěi — head and tail

便

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

命

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

人

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

去

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

喚

huàn — to call

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

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

贾政摇头说道：“也未见长。”说毕，引众人出来。方欲走时，忽又想起一事来，因问贾珍道：“这些院落房宇并案桌椅都算有了，还有那些帐幔帘子并陈设玩器古董，可也都是一处一处合式配就的？”贾珍回道：“那陈设的东西早已添了许多，自然临期合式陈设。帐幔帘子，昨日听见琏兄弟说，还不全。那原是一起工程之时就画了各处的图样，量准尺寸，就打发人办去的。想必昨日得了一半。”贾政听了，便知此事不是贾珍的首尾，便命人去唤贾琏。

一時，賈璉赶來，賈政問他共有幾种，現今得了幾种，尚欠幾种。In a moment Jia Lian hurried over, and Jia Zheng asked him altogether how many kinds there were, how many had been obtained so far, and how many were still lacking.賈璉見問，忙向靴桶取靴掖內裝的一個紙折略節來，看了一看，回道：“妝蟒繡堆，刻絲彈墨并各色綢綾大小幔子一百二十架，昨日得了八十架，下欠四十架。On being asked, Jia Lian hastily drew from inside his boot a small paper memorandum tucked in his boot-pocket, glanced over it, and replied, "Of embroidered mang-dragon and patchwork hangings, cut-silk and ink-brushed, and various colored silk and damask curtains large and small, one hundred and twenty in all, eighty were obtained yesterday, with forty still owing.帘子二百挂，昨日俱得了。As for door curtains, two hundred were called for, and all of them were obtained yesterday.外有猩猩氈帘二百挂，金絲藤紅漆竹帘二百挂，黑漆竹帘二百挂，五彩線絡盤花帘二百挂，每樣得了一半，也不過秋天都全了。Besides these, there are two hundred scarlet felt curtains, two hundred gold-thread rattan red-lacquer bamboo curtains, two hundred black-lacquer bamboo curtains, and two hundred five-colored braided coiled-flower curtains, of each only half has been obtained so far, though it should all be complete by autumn at the latest.椅搭，桌圍，床裙，桌套，每分一千二百件，也有了。”一面走，一面說，倏爾青山斜阻。Chair-covers, table-skirts, bed-valances, and table-cloths, twelve hundred sets of each, these too have already been obtained." He spoke as he walked, and all at once a green hill cut across their path at an angle.轉過山怀中，隱隱露出一帶黃泥筑就矮牆，牆頭皆用稻莖掩護。Turning around the bosom of the hill, there gradually came into view a low wall built of yellow mud, its top all shielded over with rice-straw thatch.有幾百株杏花，如噴火蒸霞一般。There were several hundred apricot trees in bloom, like billowing flame and steaming rosy mist.里面數楹茅屋。Within stood several bays of thatched cottages.外面卻是桑，榆，槿，柘，各色樹稚新條，隨其曲折，編就兩溜青篱。Outside, there were mulberry, elm, hibiscus, and cudrania trees, their tender new shoots of every hue trained along their winding bends into two rows of green hedge.篱外山坡之下，有一土井，旁有桔槔轆轤之屬。Below the hedge, at the foot of the hillside, there was an earthen well, beside which stood a well-sweep and windlass and the like.下面分畦列畝，佳蔬菜花，漫然無際。Below that, the fields were laid out in furrows and beds, with fine vegetables and flowering herbs stretching on without end.