第十八回　　林黛玉誤剪香囊袋　賈元春歸省慶元宵 Lin Daiyu Wrongly Cuts a Perfume Sachet; Jia Yuanchun Returns Home for the Lantern Festival

，，：“，，，，，，。The story goes that as soon as Baoyu came out beyond the courtyard, several page-boys who attended Jia Zheng rushed up and seized him round the waist, all saying: 'It was thanks to us today that the Master was pleased. The Old Lady sent someone out to ask after you several times, and it was thanks to us reporting that you were doing well — otherwise, if the Old Lady had called you in, you would never have had the chance to show your talent.，。Everyone says your poems today surpassed those of anyone in the world.。Today you've won such glory.。”：“。”：“！You ought to reward us.' Baoyu laughed and said, 'A string of cash apiece.' The others said, 'Who hasn't seen a string of cash before!。”，，，，。Give us this purse as a reward instead.' So saying, one came up and untied his purse, another undid his fan-case, and without giving him a chance to object, they stripped him of every ornament he wore.：“。”，，。They also said, 'Let's carry him in properly.' One of them scooped him up in his arms, and the rest crowded around, escorting him to the second gate of Grandmother Jia's quarters.。By that time Grandmother Jia had already sent people to look for him several times.，，，。The wet-nurses and maids came following after; once they had paid their respects to Grandmother Jia and learned that he had not been given a hard time, they were naturally delighted.

話說: huà shuō — 1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) 2. to discuss; to recount
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
小廝: xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
上來: shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
攔腰: lán yāo — 1. (hitting) squarely in the middle 2. (slicing) across the middle 3. to hold by the waist
抱: bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
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)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
今兒: jīn r — (coll.) today
虧: kuī — 1. to lose (money); to have a deficit 2. to be deficient 3. to treat unfairly 4. luckily; fortunately; thanks to 5. (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) (HSK 5)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
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)
喜歡: xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
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)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
遍: biàn — 1. everywhere 2. all over 3. classifier for actions: one time (HSK 2)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
虧: kuī — 1. to lose (money); to have a deficit 2. to be deficient 3. to treat unfairly 4. luckily; fortunately; thanks to 5. (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) (HSK 5)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
喜歡: xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)
不然: bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (HSK 4)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
進去: jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
不得: bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
展: Zhǎn — surname Zhan
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
人人: rén rén — 1. everyone 2. every person
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
那些: nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
世人: shì rén — people (in general); people around the world; everyone
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
強: Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)
今兒: jīn r — (coll.) today
得了: dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
彩頭: cǎi tóu — 1. good omen 2. good luck (in business etc) 3. profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)
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)
賞: shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (HSK 4)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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
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)
每人: měi rén — 1. each person 2. everybody 3. per person
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)
吊: diào — 1. to suspend 2. to hang up 3. to hang a person (HSK 6)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
吊: diào — 1. to suspend 2. to hang up 3. to hang a person (HSK 6)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
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)
荷包: hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
賞: shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
上來: shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
解: Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)
荷包: hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
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)
解: Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)
扇: shān — 1. to fan 2. to slap sb on the face (HSK 5)
囊: nāng — 1. used in 囊膪 (nāng chuài) and 囊揣 (nāng chuài) 2. used in 鼓鼓囊囊 (gǔ gu nāng nāng)
不容: bù róng — 1. must not 2. cannot 3. to not allow 4. cannot tolerate (HSK 7-9)
分說: fēn shuō — to explain (the difference)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
佩: pèi — 1. to respect 2. to wear (belt etc)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
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)
解: Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
好生: hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
上去: shàng qù — to go up (HSK 3)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
抱: bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
圍繞: wéi rào — 1. to revolve around 2. to center on (an issue) (HSK 5)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
門前: mén qián — in front of the door
那時: nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
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)
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)
幾次: jǐ cì — several times
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
奶娘: nǎi niáng — (dialect) wet nurse
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
跟上: gēn shàng — 1. to catch up with 2. to keep pace with (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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
不曾: bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
難為: nán wei — 1. to bother 2. to press sb, usu. to do sth 3. it's a tough job 4. sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
心中: xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
歡喜: huān xǐ — 1. happy 2. joyous 3. delighted 4. to like 5. to be fond of

，，：“。”，，，：“？A little later Xiren brought in tea, and seeing that not a single ornament remained on him, said with a laugh, 'The things you were wearing have been stripped off again by those shameless creatures.' Overhearing this, Lin Daiyu came over to look, and indeed found not one item left, so she said to Baoyu, 'Did you give away that purse I gave you too?，！”，，————。Just you wait — you'll never get anything of mine again!' With that, she flounced back to her room in a temper, snatched up the little scent-bag that Baoyu had asked her to make a few days before — only half finished — and in her anger began cutting it to pieces with her scissors.，，，。Seeing her so angry, Baoyu knew at once that something was wrong and hurried over, but she had already cut it to shreds.，，，。Baoyu had already seen this scent-bag before — although not yet finished, it was extremely fine work, and had cost her a great deal of effort.，。Now, seeing it cut up for no reason, he too could not help feeling angry.，，：“，！So he quickly undid his collar, and from the lapel of the red jacket underneath untied the purse Daiyu had given him, and held it out for her to see, saying, 'Look at this — what is it!？”，，，，，。When have I ever given away anything of yours to anyone?' Seeing how carefully he had treasured it, wearing it hidden underneath precisely so that no one could take it from him, Lin Daiyu understood his meaning, and regretted her own rashness in cutting up the scent-bag before finding out the truth of the matter.，。Feeling both ashamed and angry, she lowered her head and said not a word.：“，。Baoyu said, 'There's no need for you to go on cutting things up — I know you simply can't be bothered to make things for me anymore.，？”，。Let me just return this purse to you as well, how about that?' So saying, he tossed it into her lap and turned to walk away.，，，，。Seeing this, Daiyu grew angrier still; her throat tightened and her breath choked, and tears welled up and rolled down her cheeks. She picked up the purse and began cutting at it again.，，：“，！”，：“，，。Seeing her like this, Baoyu hurried back and snatched it from her, saying with a laugh, 'Dear cousin, spare it, please!' Daiyu flung down the scissors, wiped her tears, and said, 'You needn't be nice to me one moment and nasty the next — if you want to be angry with me, then just let go of me altogether.。”，，。What is all this supposed to mean?' So saying, she flounced onto her bed in a temper, lay down facing the wall, and wiped away her tears.“”“”。She could not resist for long as Baoyu came up to her, calling her 'dear cousin' this and 'dear cousin' that, begging her pardon.

少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
襲: xí — 1. (bound form) to raid; to attack 2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
身邊: shēn biān — 1. at one's side 2. on hand (HSK 2)
佩: pèi — 1. to respect 2. to wear (belt etc)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
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)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
存: cún — 1. to exist 2. to deposit 3. to store 4. to keep 5. to survive (HSK 3)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
沒臉: méi liǎn — 1. ashamed 2. embarrassed 3. not having the face (to meet people) 4. not daring (out of shame)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
解: Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)
了去了: le qù le — 1. (coll.) (after adjectives such as 多 (duō), 大 (dà), 遠 (yuǎn), 高 (gāo)) very 2. extremely
林黛玉: Lín Dài yù — Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉
聽說: tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
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)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (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)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
存: cún — 1. to exist 2. to deposit 3. to store 4. to keep 5. to survive (HSK 3)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
給: gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
荷包: hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
給: gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
明兒: míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day
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)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
可不: kě bu — see 可不是 (kě bu shì)
能夠: néng gòu — 1. to be capable of 2. to be able to 3. can (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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
賭氣: dǔ qì — 1. to act in a fit of pique 2. to get in a huff 3. to be peeved
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
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)
前日: qián rì — day before yesterday
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
煩: fán — 1. to feel vexed 2. to bother 3. to trouble 4. superfluous and confusing 5. edgy (HSK 4)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (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)
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
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)
袋: dài — 1. pouch 2. bag 3. sack 4. pocket (HSK 4)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
做: zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一半: yī bàn — half (HSK 1)
賭氣: dǔ qì — 1. to act in a fit of pique 2. to get in a huff 3. to be peeved
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
過來: guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
鉸: jiǎo — 1. scissors 2. to cut (with scissors)
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)
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)
生氣: shēng qì — 1. to get angry; to be furious 2. vitality; liveliness (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
不妥: bù tuǒ — 1. not proper 2. inappropriate
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
赶: gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
過來: guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
剪: Jiǎn — surname Jian (HSK 5)
破: pò — 1. broken 2. damaged 3. worn out 4. lousy 5. rotten 6. to break, split or cleave 7. to get rid of 8. to destroy 9. to break with 10. to defeat 11. to capture (a city etc) 12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)
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
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (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)
香囊: xiāng náng — spice bag
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
尚未: shàng wèi — not yet; still not (HSK 7-9)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
十分: shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)
精巧: jīng qiǎo — elaborate
費: Fèi — surname Fei (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)
許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
工夫: gōng fū — (old) laborer (HSK 3)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
無故: wú gù — without cause or reason (HSK 7-9)
剪: Jiǎn — surname Jian (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)
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
可氣: kě qì — 1. annoying 2. irritating 3. exasperating
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
衣領: yī lǐng — 1. collar 2. neck
解: Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
里面: lǐ miàn — variant of 裡面 (lǐ miàn) (HSK 3)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
襖: ǎo — 1. coat 2. jacket 3. short and lined coat or robe
襟: jīn — 1. lapel 2. overlap of Chinese gown 3. fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) 4. to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
上將: shàng jiàng — 1. general 2. admiral 3. air chief marshal
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
給: gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
荷包: hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
解: Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
下來: xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)
遞: dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (HSK 5)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
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)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
給: gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
林黛玉: Lín Dài yù — Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
珍重: zhēn zhòng — 1. to treasure; to cherish; to value highly 2. (in parting) take good care of yourself (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
里面: lǐ miàn — variant of 裡面 (lǐ miàn) (HSK 3)
可知: kě zhī — 1. evidently 2. clearly 3. no wonder 4. knowable
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)
怕: Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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))
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
自悔: zì huǐ — 1. to regret 2. to repent
莽撞: mǎng zhuàng — rash; reckless
未: wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
皂: zào — 1. soap 2. black
白: Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (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)
剪: Jiǎn — surname Jian (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)
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)
袋: dài — 1. pouch 2. bag 3. sack 4. pocket (HSK 4)
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
愧: kuì — ashamed
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
氣: qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
低頭: dī tóu — 1. to bow the head 2. to yield 3. to give in (HSK 6)
一言不發: yī yán bù fā — to not say a word (idiom) (HSK 7-9)
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不用: bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)
剪: Jiǎn — surname Jian (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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)
懶: lǎn — lazy (HSK 6)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
給: gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
連: Lián — surname Lian (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)
荷包: hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
奉還: fèng huán — 1. to return with thanks 2. to give back (honorific)
何如: hé rú — 1. how about 2. what kind of
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
擲: zhì — 1. to toss 2. to throw dice 3. Taiwan pr. (zhí)
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)
怀: Huái — surname Huai
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
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)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
越發: yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)
氣: qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
咽: yān — 1. throat; pharynx 2. narrow pass (HSK 7-9)
氣: qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
堵: dǔ — 1. to block up (a road, pipe etc) 2. to stop up (a hole) 3. (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress 4. wall (literary) 5. (classifier for walls) (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
汪汪: wāng wāng — 1. gleaming with tears 2. woof woof (sound of a dog barking) 3. (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
滾: gǔn — 1. to boil 2. to roll 3. to take a hike 4. Get lost! (HSK 5)
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)
淚: lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
拿起: ná qǐ — to pick up
荷包: hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
剪: Jiǎn — surname Jian (HSK 5)
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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
身: shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158
搶: qiāng — 1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary (HSK 5)
住: zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
饒了: ráo le — 1. to spare 2. to forgive
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
剪子: jiǎn zi — 1. clippers 2. scissors 3. shears 4. classifier: 把 (bǎ) (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)
摔: shuāi — 1. to throw down 2. to fall 3. to drop and break (HSK 5)
拭: shì — to wipe
淚: lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
不用: bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
一陣: yī zhèn — 1. a burst 2. a fit 3. a peal 4. a spell (period of time) (HSK 7-9)
歹: dǎi — 1. bad 2. wicked 3. evil 4. Kangxi radical 78
一陣: yī zhèn — 1. a burst 2. a fit 3. a peal 4. a spell (period of time) (HSK 7-9)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
惱: nǎo — to get angry
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)
撂: liào — 1. to put down 2. to leave behind 3. to throw or knock down 4. to abandon or discard
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)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
賭氣: dǔ qì — 1. to act in a fit of pique 2. to get in a huff 3. to be peeved
上床: shàng chuáng — 1. to go to bed 2. (coll.) to have sex
面向: miàn xiàng — 1. to face; to turn towards; geared towards; catering for; -oriented 2. (Tw) aspect; facet (HSK 6)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
倒下: dǎo xià — 1. to collapse 2. to topple over (HSK 7-9)
拭: shì — to wipe
淚: lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)
禁不住: jīn bu zhù — 1. can't help it 2. can't bear it (HSK 7-9)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
上來: shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
長: cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
短: duǎn — 1. short 2. brief 3. to lack 4. weak point 5. fault (HSK 2)
賠不是: péi bú shi — to apologize

。Out in front, Grandmother Jia was calling loudly for Baoyu.：“。”：“，，！The wet-nurses and maids hastily reported, 'He's in Miss Lin's room.' On hearing this Grandmother Jia said, 'Good, good, good!。Let him and his cousins play together for a while.，。His father kept him cooped up for so long just now — let him have a little fun.，。”。Only don't let them quarrel, and don't let anyone bully him.' Everyone assented.，：“，。”。Unable to withstand Baoyu's pestering any longer, Daiyu got up and said, 'Since you won't let me be, I'll just get away from you.' So saying, she started to walk out.：“，。”，：“，，！”，“”。Baoyu said with a smile, 'Wherever you go, I'll follow you there.' As he spoke he picked up the purse again and put it on. Daiyu reached out and snatched at it, saying, 'You said you didn't want it, and now you're wearing it again — I'm embarrassed for you!' So saying, she burst out laughing with a 'pfft.'：“，。”：“。”，，，。Baoyu said, 'Dear cousin, make me another scent-bag another day, won't you?' Daiyu said, 'That will depend entirely on whether I feel like it.' Talking together, the two of them left the room and went to Lady Wang's main apartment, where, as it happened, Baochai was also present.

前面: qián miàn — 1. ahead 2. in front 3. preceding 4. above 5. also pr. (qián mian) (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (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)
片: piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
找: zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
奶娘: nǎi niáng — (dialect) wet nurse
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
姑娘: gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
聽說: tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (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)
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)
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)
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)
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
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)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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)
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
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)
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)
老子: Lǎo zǐ — 1. Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism 2. the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經 (Dào dé jīng) by Laozi
拘: jū — 1. to capture 2. to restrain 3. to constrain 4. to adhere rigidly to 5. inflexible
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)
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)
半天: bàn tiān — 1. half of the day 2. a long time 3. quite a while 4. midair 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
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)
開心: kāi xīn — 1. to feel happy 2. to rejoice 3. to have a great time 4. to make fun of sb (HSK 2)
一會: yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
拌嘴: bàn zuǐ — 1. to bicker 2. to squabble 3. to quarrel
不許: bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)
扭: niǔ — 1. to turn 2. to twist 3. to wring 4. to sprain 5. to swing one's hips (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)
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)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (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)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
被: bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
纏: chán — 1. to wind around 2. to wrap round 3. to coil 4. tangle 5. to involve 6. to bother 7. to annoy (HSK 7-9)
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)
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
意思: yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
安生: ān shēng — 1. peaceful 2. restful 3. quiet 4. still
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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)
往外: wǎng wài — 1. out 2. outbound 3. departing
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
拿起: ná qǐ — to pick up
荷包: hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
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)
帶上: dài shàng — to take along with one
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
伸手: shēn shǒu — 1. to reach out with one's hand 2. to hold out a hand 3. (fig.) to beg 4. to get involved 5. to meddle (HSK 7-9)
搶: qiāng — 1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
不要: bù yào — don't!; must not (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)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
會子: huì zi — 1. (coll.) a moment 2. a while
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
帶上: dài shàng — to take along with one
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
替: tì — 1. to substitute for 2. to take the place of 3. to replace 4. for 5. on behalf of 6. to stand in for (HSK 4)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
怪: guài — 1. odd; strange; uncanny 2. (bound form) monster; supernatural being 3. to find strange; to regard as odd 4. to blame 5. (coll.) somewhat; rather (HSK 4)
臊: sāo — to smell of urine (or sweat etc)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
嗤: chī — 1. laugh at 2. jeer 3. scoff at 4. sneer at
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
一聲: yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
明兒: míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day
另: lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)
替: tì — 1. to substitute for 2. to take the place of 3. to replace 4. for 5. on behalf of 6. to stand in for (HSK 4)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
袋: dài — 1. pouch 2. bag 3. sack 4. pocket (HSK 4)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
高興: gāo xìng — 1. happy 2. glad 3. willing (to do sth) 4. in a cheerful mood (HSK 1)
罷了: bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
上房: shàng fáng — see 正房 (zhèng fáng)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
可巧: kě qiǎo — by happy coincidence
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

。At this time things were extremely lively over at Lady Wang's quarters.————。It turned out that Jia Qiang had come back from Suzhou, having purchased twelve girls, engaged instructors for them, and brought back costumes and other such things as well.，，，。Aunt Xue had by then moved to another secluded residence in the northeast corner, and Pear Fragrance Court had already been cleared out and refurbished, so that the instructors could train the girls there in the performance of opera.——，。They also assigned certain women from within the household who had formerly studied singing and performance — now all white-haired old women — to take charge of overseeing the girls.，。Jia Qiang was put in overall charge of the daily expenditures and income, as well as all the accounts for materials needed, great and small.：“，，。Also, Lin Zhixiao's wife came to report: 'We have inquired about and hired ten little Buddhist nuns and Daoist nuns — they're all secured now, and even the twenty newly made Daoist robes are ready.，，。There is also one who practices religion without having shaved her head — she is originally from Suzhou, and her ancestors were a family of scholars and officials.，，，，，，。Because this young lady was sickly from childhood, they bought many substitutes to enter religion in her stead, but none of them worked, and in the end only when the young lady herself entered the gate of emptiness did she recover — so she practices religion without shaving her head. This year she is just eighteen, and her religious name is Miaoyu.，，。Now both her parents have passed away, and she has only two old nursemaids and one young maid attending her.，，。She is also thoroughly versed in letters, has no need to study the scriptures further, and is moreover extremely good-looking.‘’，，。Having heard that in the capital, Chang'an, there were relics of Guanyin and ancient palm-leaf scriptures, she came up last year following her teacher, and is presently residing at Muni Convent outside the west gate.，。Her teacher was highly skilled in the calculation of innate fate through divination, and passed away last winter.，，‘。Miaoyu had originally intended to escort the coffin back to her native place, but her teacher, on the point of death, had left instructions saying that it would not be fitting for her, in matters of food, clothing, and daily life, to return home.，’。"Stay here quietly, and in time your fate will naturally take its course."。”，：“，。”：“，‘，，。’”：“，，。”，。So she never did return home.' Before she had finished reporting, Lady Wang said, 'In that case, why don't we bring her here?' Lin Zhixiao's wife replied, 'We did invite her, but she said, "Noble households and ducal mansions are bound to use their wealth and rank to press people down — I will never go there."' Lady Wang said with a smile, 'Since she is the daughter of an official family, it's only natural she should be somewhat proud. What harm is there in sending her a formal invitation card?' Lin Zhixiao's wife assented and went out, ordering the secretary-gentlemen to write an invitation card to invite Miaoyu.，，。The matter of sending someone the next day to prepare carriages and sedan-chairs to fetch her belongs to a later part of the story; for now we shall set it aside and cannot go into it here.

此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
那邊: nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
熱鬧: rè nao — 1. bustling with noise and excitement 2. lively (HSK 4)
非常: fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
薔: qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
姑蘇: Gū sū — see 姑蘇區 (Gū sū Qū)
采: cǎi — 1. color 2. complexion 3. looks 4. variant of 彩 (cǎi) 5. variant of 採 (cǎi) (HSK 7-9)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (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)
十二: shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
女孩子: nǚ hái zi — girl
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
聘: pìn — 1. to employ; to appoint 2. (bound form) to betroth 3. (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off 4. (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission 5. Taiwan pr. (pìng) (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
習: Xí — surname Xi
以及: yǐ jí — and; as well as (HSK 4)
行頭: háng tóu — 1. team leader (archaic) 2. shopkeeper (archaic)
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)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
那時: nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (HSK 2)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
另: lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)
遷: qiān — 1. to move 2. to shift 3. to change (a position or location etc) 4. to promote (HSK 7-9)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
東北: Dōng běi — Northeast China; Manchuria (HSK 2)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)
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)
幽靜: yōu jìng — 1. quiet 2. secluded 3. isolated 4. peaceful
房舍: fáng shè — 1. house 2. building
居住: jū zhù — 1. to reside 2. to dwell 3. to live in a place 4. resident in (HSK 4)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
梨: lí — 1. pear 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
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)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
早已: zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)
騰挪: téng nuó — 1. to move 2. to shift 3. to move out of the way 4. to divert (money etc) to a different purpose
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
另行: lìng xíng — (to do sth) separately; as a separate action
修理: xiū lǐ — 1. to repair 2. to fix 3. to prune 4. to trim 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
習: Xí — surname Xi
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
演: yǎn — 1. to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) 2. (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task) (HSK 3)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)
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)
派: pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
舊: jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (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)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
演: yǎn — 1. to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) 2. (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task) (HSK 3)
學: xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
歌唱: gē chàng — to sing (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)
女人: nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
皤: pó — white
然: rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly
老嫗: lǎo yù — (literary) old woman
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
帶領: dài lǐng — 1. to guide 2. to lead (HSK 3)
管理: guǎn lǐ — 1. to supervise 2. to manage 3. to administer 4. management 5. administration 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
薔: qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
總理: zǒng lǐ — 1. premier 2. prime minister 3. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 4)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
日用: rì yòng — 1. daily expenses 2. of everyday use
出入: chū rù — 1. to go out and come in 2. entrance and exit 3. expenditure and income 4. discrepancy 5. inconsistent (HSK 6)
銀錢: yín qián — silver money (in former times)
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)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
以及: yǐ jí — and; as well as (HSK 4)
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
凡: fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)
大小: dà xiǎo — 1. large and small 2. size 3. adults and children 4. consideration of seniority 5. at any rate (HSK 2)
所需: suǒ xū — 1. necessary (for) 2. required
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
物料: wù liào — material
賬目: zhàng mù — 1. accounts; financial records 2. accounting entry
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)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
孝: xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel
家的: jiā de — (old) wife
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)
采: cǎi — 1. color 2. complexion 3. looks 4. variant of 彩 (cǎi) 5. variant of 採 (cǎi) (HSK 7-9)
訪: fǎng — 1. (bound form) to seek by inquiry 2. (bound form) to visit; to call on
聘: pìn — 1. to employ; to appoint 2. (bound form) to betroth 3. (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off 4. (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission 5. Taiwan pr. (pìng) (HSK 7-9)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
尼姑: ní gū — Buddhist nun
小道: xiǎo dào — 1. bypath 2. trail 3. bribery as a means of achieving a goal 4. minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
姑: gū — 1. paternal aunt 2. husband's sister 3. husband's mother (old) 4. nun 5. for the time being (literary)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
新作: xīn zuò — new work (book, movie, video game etc)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
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)
道袍: dào páo — 1. Taoist robe 2. traditional men's gown
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
髮: fà — 1. hair 2. Taiwan pr. (fǎ) (HSK 2)
修行: xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
蘇州: Sū zhōu — see 蘇州市 (Sū zhōu Shì)
人氏: rén shì — 1. native 2. person from a particular place
祖上: zǔ shàng — ancestors; forebears
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
讀書: dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (HSK 1)
仕宦: shì huàn — (literary) to serve as an official
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
這位: zhè wèi — this (person)
姑娘: gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
自小: zì xiǎo — since childhood; from a young age
多: duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
病: bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (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)
許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
替身: tì shēn — 1. stand-in 2. substitute 3. body double 4. stuntman 5. scapegoat 6. fall guy 7. to stand in for sb else (HSK 7-9)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
不中用: bù zhōng yòng — 1. unfit for anything 2. no good 3. useless 4. (of a sick person) beyond hope
到底: dào dǐ — 1. finally 2. in the end 3. when all is said and done 4. after all 5. to the end 6. to the last (HSK 3)
這位: zhè wèi — this (person)
姑娘: gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
親自: qīn zì — 1. personally 2. in person 3. oneself (HSK 3)
入: rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
髮: fà — 1. hair 2. Taiwan pr. (fǎ) (HSK 2)
修行: xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
今年: jīn nián — this year (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)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
法名: fǎ míng — 1. name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) 2. same as 法號 (fǎ hào)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
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)
亡故: wáng gù — 1. to die 2. to pass away
身邊: shēn biān — 1. at one's side 2. on hand (HSK 2)
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)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
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)
嬤嬤: mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
伏侍: fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)
文墨: wén mò — 1. writing 2. culture
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
通: tōng — 1. to go through 2. to know well 3. (suffix) expert 4. to connect 5. to communicate 6. open 7. to clear 8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc (HSK 2)
經文: jīng wén — 1. scripture 2. scriptures 3. classifier: 本 (běn)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不用: bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)
學: xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
摸: mō — 1. to feel with the hand 2. to touch 3. to stroke 4. to grope 5. to steal 6. to abstract (HSK 4)
樣兒: yàng r — see 樣子 (yàng zi)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
极好: jí hǎo — 1. fabulous 2. superb 3. excellent
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
聽見: tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
長安: Cháng ān — 1. Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安 (Xī ān)), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE 2. see 長安區 (Cháng ān Qū)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
觀音: Guān yīn — Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
遺跡: yí jì — 1. trace 2. vestige 3. historical remains 4. remnant
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
貝葉: bèi yè — pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
遺: yí — (bound form) to leave behind
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
去歲: qù suì — last year
隨: Suí — surname Sui (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)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
上來: shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
現在: xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (HSK 1)
西門: Xī mén — two-character surname Ximen
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
牟: Móu — surname Mou
尼: ní — 1. Buddhist nun 2. (often used in phonetic spellings)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
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)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
精: jīng — 1. essence 2. extract 3. vitality 4. energy 5. semen 6. sperm 7. mythical goblin spirit 8. highly perfected 9. elite 10. the pick of sth 11. proficient (refined ability) 12. extremely (fine) 13. selected rice (archaic) (HSK 6)
演: yǎn — 1. to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) 2. (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task) (HSK 3)
先天: xiān tiān — 1. embryonic period (contrasted with 後天 (hòu tiān)) 2. inborn; innate; natural (HSK 7-9)
神: Shén — God (HSK 5)
數: shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
冬: dōng — winter
圓寂: yuán jì — (of a Buddhist monk or nun) to pass away; to die
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
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)
靈: líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
鄉: xiāng — 1. country or countryside 2. native place 3. home village or town 4. township (PRC administrative unit) (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)
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)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
臨: lín — 1. to face 2. to overlook 3. to arrive 4. to be (just) about to 5. just before (HSK 7-9)
寂: jì — 1. silent 2. solitary 3. Taiwan pr. (jí)
遺言: yí yán — 1. words of the deceased 2. last words of the dying 3. wisdom of past sages
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
衣食: yī shí — clothes and food
起居: qǐ jū — 1. everyday life 2. regular pattern of life
不宜: bù yí — 1. not suitable 2. inadvisable 3. inappropriate (HSK 7-9)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
鄉: xiāng — 1. country or countryside 2. native place 3. home village or town 4. township (PRC administrative unit) (HSK 5)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
居: Jū — surname Ju
後來: hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
自然: zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (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)
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)
結果: jiē guǒ — to bear fruit (HSK 2)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (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)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (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)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
鄉: xiāng — 1. country or countryside 2. native place 3. home village or town 4. township (PRC administrative unit) (HSK 5)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
不等: bù děng — 1. unequal 2. varied
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
何不: hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?
接: jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
孝: xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel
家的: jiā de — (old) wife
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)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
侯門: hóu mén — noble house
公府: gōng fǔ — government post in Han dynasty
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
貴: Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
勢: shì — 1. power 2. influence 3. potential 4. momentum 5. tendency 6. trend 7. situation 8. conditions 9. outward appearance 10. sign 11. gesture 12. male genitals
壓: yā — 1. to press 2. to push down 3. to keep under (control) 4. pressure (HSK 3)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
再不: zài bù — or else; alternatively
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)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
既是: jì shì — 1. is both ...(and...) 2. since 3. as 4. being the case that
官宦: guān huàn — 1. functionary 2. official
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
自然: zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)
驕傲: jiāo ào — 1. pride 2. arrogance 3. conceited 4. proud of sth (HSK 6)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (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)
下個: xià ge — 1. second (of two parts) 2. next (week etc) 3. subsequent 4. the following
帖子: tiě zi — 1. card 2. invitation 3. message 4. (forum) post (HSK 7-9)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
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)
何妨: hé fáng — what harm is there in (doing sth)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
孝: xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel
家的: jiā de — (old) wife
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
啟: Qǐ — Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
相公: xiàng gong — 1. lord 2. master 3. young gentleman 4. male prostitute 5. catamite 6. mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes 7. (old form of address for one's husband) husband
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
請帖: qǐng tiě — 1. invitation card 2. written invitation (HSK 7-9)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
次日: cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
遣: qiǎn — 1. (bound form) to dispatch; to send 2. (bound form) to drive away; to dispel
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
備: bèi — 1. (bound form) to prepare; to equip 2. (literary) fully; completely
車: Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
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)
接: jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)
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)
後話: hòu huà — something to be taken up later in speech or writing
暫且: zàn qiě — for now; for the time being; temporarily
擱: gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (HSK 7-9)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
表白: biǎo bái — 1. to explain oneself 2. to express 3. to reveal one's thoughts or feelings 4. declaration 5. confession (HSK 7-9)

，，，，，。Just then someone else came to report that the construction workers were waiting for gauze and silk to paste up decorations, and asked Xifeng to open the storehouse and select the gauze and silk; and yet another came to report, asking Xifeng to open the treasury and take receipt of the gold and silver vessels.，。Even Lady Wang and the maids of the main apartment, all of them, had not a moment's leisure just then.：“，。”，，。Baochai then said, 'Let's not stand here getting in everyone's way — let's go find Tanchun and the others.' So saying, she went together with Baoyu and Daiyu to Yingchun's rooms and the others to pass the time; there is nothing more to tell of this.

當下: dāng xià — 1. immediately 2. at once 3. at that moment 4. at the moment (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有人: yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
工程: gōng chéng — 1. engineering 2. an engineering project 3. project 4. undertaking 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 項 (xiàng) (HSK 4)
上等: shàng děng — 1. highest quality 2. top-notch
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)
糊: hū — 1. to smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like) 2. Taiwan pr. (hú) (HSK 7-9)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (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)
紗: shā — 1. cotton yarn 2. muslin (HSK 7-9)
綾: líng — 1. damask 2. thin silk
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (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)
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)
樓: Lóu — surname Lou (HSK 1)
揀: jiǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to sort out 4. to pick up (HSK 7-9)
紗: shā — 1. cotton yarn 2. muslin (HSK 7-9)
綾: líng — 1. damask 2. thin silk
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有人: yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
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)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
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)
庫: kù — 1. warehouse 2. storehouse 3. (file) library (HSK 5)
收: shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)
金銀: jīn yín — gold and silver
器皿: qì mǐn — household utensils
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
上房: shàng fáng — see 正房 (zhèng fáng)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
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)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
一時: yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)
不得: bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
閒: jiān — variant of 間 (jiān) (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: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
咱們: zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
礙手礙腳: ài shǒu ài jiǎo — (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
找: zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)
探: tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
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)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
迎: yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
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)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
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)
閒: jiān — variant of 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
話: huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

，，：，，，，，，，，，，；Lady Wang and the rest were busy in a flurry day after day, until by the end of the tenth month everything was fortunately complete: the various overseers had all settled their accounts, the antiques and curios everywhere had all been set out in full, and those purchasing birds and animals — cranes, peacocks, deer, rabbits, chickens, geese, and the like — had bought them all, and delivered them to be kept and raised in scenic spots throughout the garden;，，。Over on Jia Qiang's side, twenty operas had also been rehearsed and were ready to perform, and the little nuns and Daoist nuns had likewise all learned to chant several scrolls of scriptures and incantations.，，，，。Only then did Jia Zheng feel somewhat more at ease in his mind. He invited Grandmother Jia and the others into the garden once more to look everything over carefully, and once every detail had been properly arranged, there was not the slightest omission or impropriety left anywhere.。Jia Zheng then chose an auspicious day to submit his memorial to the throne.，：，。On the day the memorial was submitted, it received the vermilion endorsement granting the request: on the fifteenth of the first month of the following year, the Lantern Festival, Imperial Consort Jia would be graciously permitted to visit her family.，，。Once the Jia household received this gracious decree, they were busier than ever, day and night without rest, and did not even get to celebrate the New Year properly.

王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
日日: rì rì — every day
忙亂: máng luàn — rushed and muddled (HSK 7-9)
直到: zhí dào — until (HSK 3)
十月: Shí yuè — 1. October 2. tenth month (of the lunar year)
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)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
備: bèi — 1. (bound form) to prepare; to equip 2. (literary) fully; completely
各處: gè chù — every place
監管: jiān guǎn — 1. to oversee 2. to take charge of 3. to supervise 4. to administer 5. supervisory 6. supervision (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
交: jiāo — 1. to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over 2. to make friends 3. (of lines) to intersect 4. variant of 跤 (jiāo) (HSK 2)
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
賬目: zhàng mù — 1. accounts; financial records 2. accounting entry
各處: gè chù — every place
古董: gǔ dǒng — 1. curio 2. antique (HSK 7-9)
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
玩: wán — 1. to play 2. to have fun 3. to trifle with 4. toy 5. sth used for amusement 6. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. (wàn)) 7. to keep sth for entertainment
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
陳設: chén shè — 1. to display; to exhibit; to set out 2. furnishings
齊備: qí bèi — 1. all ready 2. available 3. complete
采: cǎi — 1. color 2. complexion 3. looks 4. variant of 彩 (cǎi) 5. variant of 採 (cǎi) (HSK 7-9)
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)
鳥雀: niǎo què — bird
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
仙鶴: xiān hè — red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) (HSK 7-9)
孔雀: kǒng què — peafowl; peacock
以及: yǐ jí — and; as well as (HSK 4)
鹿: lù — deer (HSK 7-9)
兔: tù — rabbit (HSK 5)
雞: jī — 1. fowl 2. chicken 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 4. (slang) prostitute (HSK 2)
鵝: é — 1. goose 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
類: lèi — 1. kind; type; class; category 2. (classifier) kind; type 3. (bound form) to resemble; to be similar to (HSK 3)
悉: xī — 1. in all cases 2. know
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
交: jiāo — 1. to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over 2. to make friends 3. (of lines) to intersect 4. variant of 跤 (jiāo) (HSK 2)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
各處: gè chù — every place
像: xiàng — 1. to resemble 2. to be like 3. to look as if 4. such as 5. appearance 6. image 7. portrait 8. image under a mapping (math.) (HSK 2)
景: Jǐng — surname Jing (HSK 6)
飼養: sì yǎng — 1. to raise 2. to rear (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
薔: qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
那邊: nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
演出: yǎn chū — 1. to act (in a play) 2. to perform 3. to put on (a performance) 4. performance 5. concert 6. show 7. classifier: 場 (chǎng), 次 (cì) (HSK 3)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
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)
雜戲: zá xì — 1. acrobatics 2. entertainment at folk festival
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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
尼姑: ní gū — Buddhist nun
道姑: dào gū — Daoist nun
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
學會: xué huì — 1. to learn; to master 2. institute; learned society; (scholarly) association (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)
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)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
卷: juǎn — 1. to roll up 2. (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) 3. (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive 4. a roll 5. classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) (HSK 4)
經: Jīng — surname Jing (HSK 7-9)
咒: zhòu — 1. incantation 2. magic spell 3. curse 4. malediction 5. to revile 6. to put a curse on sb
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
方略: fāng lüè — strategy; overall plan (esp. high-level or policy)
心意: xīn yì — 1. intention 2. regard; kindly feelings (HSK 7-9)
寬暢: kuān chàng — 1. with no worries 2. cheerful 3. spacious
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
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)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
色: sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)
色: sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)
斟酌: zhēn zhuó — 1. to consider 2. to deliberate 3. to fill up a cup to the brim
點綴: diǎn zhuì — 1. to decorate 2. to adorn 3. sprinkled 4. studded 5. only for show (HSK 7-9)
妥當: tuǒ dang — 1. appropriate 2. proper 3. ready (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)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
一些: yī xiē — some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er (HSK 1)
遺漏: yí lòu — 1. to overlook 2. to miss 3. to omit
不當: bù dàng — unsuitable; improper; 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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
擇日: zé rì — 1. to fix a date (for an event) 2. to select an auspicious date
題: Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
奉: fèng — 1. to offer (tribute) 2. to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) 3. to esteem 4. to revere 5. to believe in (a religion) 6. to wait upon 7. to accept orders (from superior)
朱: Zhū — surname Zhu
批准: pī zhǔn — to approve; to ratify (HSK 3)
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)
次: cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
正月: Zhēng yuè — first month of the lunar year
十五: shí wǔ — 1. fifteen 2. 15
上元: Shàng yuán — see 元宵節 (Yuán xiāo jié)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
恩准: ēn zhǔn — 1. approved by His (or Her) Majesty 2. permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position) 3. to graciously permit 4. to condescend to allow
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
省親: xǐng qīn — to visit one's parents
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
旨: zhǐ — 1. imperial decree 2. purport 3. aim 4. purpose
益發: yì fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more
晝夜: zhòu yè — 1. day and night 2. period of 24 hours 3. continuously, without stop (HSK 7-9)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
閒: jiān — variant of 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不曾: bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
好生: hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

，，：，，，，。In the blink of an eye the Lantern Festival was drawing near, and from the eighth day of the first month, eunuchs came out in advance to inspect the layout: where she would change clothes, where she would sit at ease, where she would receive homage, where the banquet would be held, and where she would retire to rest.，，，，，，，，。There were also eunuchs in charge of inspecting the grounds and managing security, who brought out many junior eunuchs to secure every location, set up screens and curtains, and instruct the members of the Jia household as to where they should withdraw, where they should kneel, where meals would be served, and where reports would be made — all manner of protocol, too numerous to list.，。Outside, officials of the Board of Works together with the Five Districts Military Defense Circuit swept the streets clean and drove off idle onlookers.，，。Jia She and the others supervised the craftsmen in making festival lanterns and fireworks and the like, and by the fourteenth everything was ready and in order.，。That night, high and low, no one in the household slept at all.

展: Zhǎn — surname Zhan
眼: yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
元宵: yuán xiāo — 1. Lantern Festival 2. night of the 15th of the first lunar month 3. see also 元夜 (yuán yè) 4. sticky rice dumplings
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)
邇: ěr — 1. recently 2. near 3. close
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
正月: Zhēng yuè — first month of the lunar year
初: chū — 1. (bound form) at first; initially 2. (bound form) first; early 3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 (chū sān) "the third" (HSK 3)
八: bā — eight (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)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
方向: fāng xiàng — direction; orientation (HSK 2)
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
更衣: gēng yī — 1. to change clothes 2. to go to the toilet (euphemism)
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
燕: Yān — 1. Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning 2. north Hebei 3. the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (Qián Yān) (337–370), Later Yan 後燕 (Hòu Yān) (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕 (Nán Yān) (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕 (Běi Yān) (409–436) 4. surname Yan
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
受禮: shòu lǐ — 1. to accept a gift 2. to acknowledge greetings
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
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)
宴: yàn — 1. (bound form) to entertain at a banquet 2. (bound form) banquet; feast 3. (literary) peaceful; at ease
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
退: tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw 2. to reject; to return (sth) 3. to decline (HSK 3)
息: xī — 1. breath 2. news 3. interest (on an investment or loan) 4. to cease 5. to stop 6. to rest 7. Taiwan pr. (xí)
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)
巡: xún — 1. to patrol 2. to make one's rounds 3. classifier for rounds of drinks
察: Chá — short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾 (Chá hā ěr)
地方: dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (HSK 1)
總理: zǒng lǐ — 1. premier 2. prime minister 3. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 4)
關防: guān fáng — 1. security measures (esp. border security) 2. official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
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)
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
各處: gè chù — every place
關防: guān fáng — 1. security measures (esp. border security) 2. official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times)
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)
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)
幙: mù — 1. old variant of 幕 (mù) 2. curtain 3. screen (HSK 7-9)
指示: zhǐ shì — 1. to point out 2. to indicate 3. to instruct 4. directives 5. instructions 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
宅: zhái — 1. residence 2. (coll.) to stay in at home 3. to hang around at home
人員: rén yuán — 1. staff 2. crew 3. personnel 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
退: tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw 2. to reject; to return (sth) 3. to decline (HSK 3)
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
跪: guì — to kneel (HSK 6)
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
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)
膳: shàn — meals
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
啟事: qǐ shì — 1. announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) 2. to post information 3. a notice (HSK 5)
种种: zhǒng zhǒng — all kinds of (HSK 6)
儀: yí — 1. apparatus 2. rites 3. appearance 4. present 5. ceremony
注: zhù — 1. (bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject 2. (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate 3. (bound form) stake (in gambling) 4. classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light 5. variant of 註 (zhù) (HSK 7-9)
不一: bù yī — 1. to vary 2. to differ
外面: wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
工部: Gōng Bù — Ministry of Works (in imperial China)
官員: guān yuán — 1. official (in an organization or government) 2. administrator (HSK 7-9)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
城: chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
兵: bīng — 1. soldiers 2. a force 3. an army 4. weapons 5. arms 6. military 7. warlike 8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
備: bèi — 1. (bound form) to prepare; to equip 2. (literary) fully; completely
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)
打掃: dǎ sǎo — 1. to clean 2. to sweep (HSK 4)
街道: jiē dào — 1. street 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 3. subdistrict 4. residential district (HSK 4)
攆: niǎn — 1. to expel 2. to oust 3. (dialect) to chase after 4. to try to catch up with
逐: zhú — 1. (bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away 2. one by one; individually
閒人: xián rén — 1. idle person; idler 2. person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
督: dū — (bound form) to supervise
率: lǜ — (bound form) ratio; rate; proportion (HSK 7-9)
匠: jiàng — craftsman
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
扎: zhā — 1. to prick 2. to run or stick (a needle etc) into 3. mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar") (HSK 6)
花燈: huā dēng — colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節
煙火: yān huǒ — 1. smoke and fire 2. cooked food 3. (literary) beacon fire 4. (literary) descendants; posterity (HSK 7-9)
之類: zhī lèi — 1. and so on 2. and such (HSK 6)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
十四: shí sì — fourteen; 14
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)
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)
停: tíng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car) (HSK 2)
妥: tuǒ — 1. suitable 2. adequate 3. ready 4. settled (HSK 7-9)
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)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
上下: shàng xià — 1. the top and bottom of sth 2. the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom 3. to go up and down 4. before and after (as in 上下文 (shàng xià wén) "context") 5. (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so 6. (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 (shàng xià hé mù) "harmony between superiors and subordinates") 7. all members of a group (as in 舉國上下 (jǔ guó shàng xià) "the entire nation") 8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià) "evenly matched") (HSK 5)
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)
不曾: bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
睡: shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)

，，。By the fifth watch of the fifteenth, Grandmother Jia and all those holding rank dressed themselves in full ceremonial attire according to their respective ranks.，，，，，，，。Throughout the garden, curtains embroidered with coiling dragons seemed to dance, drapes worked with bright phoenixes seemed to fly, gold and silver gleamed radiantly, pearls and jewels vied in splendor, tripod censers burned lily incense, vases held sprays of evergreen blossoms — and all was silent, without so much as a cough to be heard.，。Jia She and the others waited outside the West Street gate, while Grandmother Jia and the others waited outside the main gate of the Rongguo mansion.，。Every street corner and lane mouth was tightly screened off with curtains.，，，。Just as everyone was growing impatient with waiting, a eunuch suddenly came riding up on a large horse; Grandmother Jia hastily had him brought in and asked for news.：“！The eunuch said, 'It's still far too early!，，，。”：“，，，。”，。At the first quarter of the hour of Wei she will finish her evening meal; at the second quarter past the hour of Wei she still has to go to the Baoling Palace to worship Buddha; at the first quarter of the hour of You she enters the Daming Palace to attend the banquet and view the lanterns before requesting the Emperor's leave — I'm afraid she won't set out until the first quarter of the hour of Xu at the earliest.' On hearing this, Xifeng said, 'In that case, Old Ancestress, my lady, you might as well go back to your rooms for now and come again when it's nearer the time — there's no harm in that.' So Grandmother Jia and the others withdrew for the time being to do as they pleased, and everything in the garden was left entirely to Xifeng to manage.。Orders were also given for the household stewards to take the eunuchs off to eat and drink.

至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
十五: shí wǔ — 1. fifteen 2. 15
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)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
鼓: gǔ — 1. drum 2. classifier: 通 (tòng), 面 (miàn) 3. to drum 4. to strike 5. to rouse 6. to bulge 7. to swell (HSK 5)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
爵: jué — 1. ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle 2. nobility
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
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (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)
品服: pǐn fú — 1. costume 2. ceremonial dress (determining the grade of an official)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
妝: zhuāng — 1. (of a woman) to adorn oneself 2. makeup 3. adornment 4. trousseau 5. stage makeup and costume
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
各處: gè chù — every place
帳: zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)
舞: wǔ — 1. to dance 2. to wield 3. to brandish (HSK 5)
蟠龍: pán lóng — coiled dragon
帘: lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)
飛: fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
金銀: jīn yín — gold and silver
煥: huàn — (bound form) shining; glowing; lustrous
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
珠寶: zhū bǎo — 1. pearls 2. jewels 3. precious stones (HSK 6)
爭: zhēng — 1. to strive for 2. to vie for 3. to argue or debate 4. deficient or lacking (dialect) 5. how or what (literary) (HSK 3)
輝: huī — (bound form) radiance; brilliance; to shine
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
焚: fén — to burn
百合: bǎi hé — 1. (botany) lily 2. (ACG) (slang) yuri (genre depicting romantic or intimate relationships between women) (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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)
瓶: píng — 1. bottle 2. vase 3. pitcher 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. classifier for wine and liquids (HSK 2)
插: chā — 1. to insert 2. stick in 3. pierce 4. to take part in 5. to interfere 6. to interpose (HSK 5)
長春: Cháng chūn — see 長春市 (Cháng chūn Shì)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
悄: qiāo — used in 悄悄 (qiāo qiāo)
無人: wú rén — 1. unmanned 2. uninhabited
咳嗽: ké sou — 1. to cough 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn) (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
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)
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
街門: jiē mén — gate or door facing the street
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
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)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
大門: Dà mén — the Doors, US rock band (HSK 2)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
街頭: jiē tóu — street (HSK 6)
巷: xiàng — 1. lane 2. alley
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)
幕: mù — 1. curtain or screen 2. canopy or tent 3. headquarters of a general 4. act (of a play) (HSK 7-9)
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)
嚴: Yán — surname Yan (HSK 4)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
不耐煩: bù nài fán — 1. impatient 2. to lose patience (HSK 5)
忽: Hū — surname Hu
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)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
坐大: zuò dà — (derog.) to become powerful or influential
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
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
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
接入: jiē rù — 1. to access (a network) 2. to insert (a plug) into (a socket)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)
消息: xiāo xi — 1. (piece of) news; information 2. message 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 3)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
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)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
多: duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
著呢: zhe ne — 1. comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree 2. quite 3. rather
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)
初: chū — 1. (bound form) at first; initially 2. (bound form) first; early 3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 (chū sān) "the third" (HSK 3)
刻: kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)
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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
晚: wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (HSK 1)
膳: shàn — meals
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)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
刻: kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
靈: líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
拜佛: bài Fó — to worship Buddha
酉: yǒu — 1. 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)
初: chū — 1. (bound form) at first; initially 2. (bound form) first; early 3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 (chū sān) "the third" (HSK 3)
刻: kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)
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)
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)
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
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
宴: yàn — 1. (bound form) to entertain at a banquet 2. (bound form) banquet; feast 3. (literary) peaceful; at ease
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
旨: zhǐ — 1. imperial decree 2. purport 3. aim 4. purpose
只怕: zhǐ pà — 1. I'm afraid that... 2. perhaps 3. maybe 4. very likely
戌: qu — used in 屈戌兒 (qū qu r)
初: chū — 1. (bound form) at first; initially 2. (bound form) first; early 3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 (chū sān) "the third" (HSK 3)
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)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
這麼著: zhè me zhe — 1. thus 2. in this way 3. like this
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
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)
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)
時候: shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (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)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
遲: Chí — surname Chi (HSK 5)
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
暫且: zàn qiě — for now; for the time being; temporarily
自便: zì biàn — to do as one pleases; to not inconvenience oneself
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
悉: xī — 1. in all cases 2. know
賴: Lài — 1. surname Lai 2. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app (HSK 6)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
照理: zhào lǐ — 1. according to reason 2. usually 3. in the normal course of events 4. to attend to
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
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)
帶領: dài lǐng — 1. to guide 2. to lead (HSK 3)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
酒飯: jiǔ fàn — food and drink

，。Presently word was passed for candles to be carried in load after load, and lamps were lit everywhere.，。Just as the lighting was finished, the sound of galloping horses was suddenly heard from outside.，。In a moment, some ten eunuchs came running up, all out of breath, clapping their hands.，“，”，。The eunuchs there understood the signal at once, all knowing this meant 'She's coming, she's coming,' and each took up his appointed position.，。Jia She led all the sons and nephews of the clan to wait outside the West Street gate, while Grandmother Jia led all the womenfolk of the clan to wait outside the main gate to receive her.。For a long while all was perfectly silent.，，，。Then suddenly a pair of eunuchs in red robes were seen riding slowly up; on reaching the West Street gate they dismounted, had the horses led away outside the screening curtains, and stood with hands lowered, facing west.，。After a good while another pair came, and did likewise.，。Before long some ten pairs had arrived in this way, and only then could the faint strains of delicate music be heard.，，，，。Pair after pair came bearing dragon banners and phoenix fans, pheasant-feather standards and kui-dragon-headed staffs; then came censers of gold-worked filigree burning imperial incense, followed by a curved-handled golden umbrella adorned with seven phoenixes, and after that the ceremonial cap, robe, girdle, and shoes.，，，。There were also eunuchs on duty carrying fragrant prayer-beads, embroidered handkerchiefs, a rinsing bowl, a fly-whisk, and the like.，，。After troop after troop had passed, at last came eight eunuchs bearing a gold-topped palanquin of imperial yellow embroidered with phoenixes, advancing slowly.。Grandmother Jia and the rest hastily knelt down by the roadside.，，，。At once several eunuchs hurried over to help Grandmother Jia, Lady Xing, and Lady Wang to their feet.，，，。The palanquin was borne in through the main gate, through the ceremonial gate, and eastward, until it reached the entrance of a certain courtyard, where a eunuch bearing a whisk knelt and requested that she alight to change her clothes.，，，。Thereupon the palanquin was carried in through the gate; the eunuchs dispersed, and only the ladies-in-waiting Zhaorong, Caipin, and the others remained to escort Yuanchun as she alighted.，，。Within the courtyard could be seen lanterns of every kind blazing brilliantly, all fashioned of gauze and silk, exquisitely wrought.，“”。Above hung a lantern in the shape of a plaque, inscribed with the four characters "Ti Ren Mu De" — Embodying Benevolence, Bathed in Virtue.，，。Yuanchun entered the chamber, and once she had finished changing her clothes she came out again, mounted the palanquin, and proceeded into the garden.，，，，，。——，，，，，。There she saw incense smoke curling everywhere, flowers and colors in riotous profusion, lantern-light reflecting from every quarter, and delicate music sounding on and on — an air of peace and prosperity, of wealth and elegance, beyond all telling. — At this moment it recalled how, once, in the Great Waste Mountains beneath Blue Ridge Peak, it had known such utter desolation and loneliness; had it not been for the mangy monk and the lame Daoist who carried it here, how could it ever have come to witness such a scene as this?《》，《》，，。The author had originally intended to compose a rhapsody on "Lanterns and Moonlight" and an ode "In Praise of the Imperial Visit" to commemorate this day's events, but feared falling into the hackneyed conventions of other books.，，，，，。Considering the scene at that moment, even a rhapsody and an ode could not have captured its full splendor; and even without composing them, the reader, gentle sirs, can well imagine for himself how magnificent and sumptuous it all was.，。So it is better to save the effort and the ink and paper, and simply get on with the real matter of the story.

一時: yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)
傳人: chuán rén — 1. to teach 2. to impart 3. a disciple 4. descendant (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)
擔: dān — 1. to undertake 2. to carry 3. to shoulder 4. to take responsibility (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)
擔: dān — 1. to undertake 2. to carry 3. to shoulder 4. to take responsibility (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)
挑: tiāo — 1. to carry on a shoulder pole 2. to choose 3. to pick 4. to nitpick (HSK 4)
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
蜡: là — 1. candle 2. wax (HSK 7-9)
燭: zhú — 1. candle 2. (literary) to illuminate
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)
各處: gè chù — every place
點燈: diǎn dēng — to light a lamp
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
點: diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
忽: Hū — surname Hu
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
外邊: wài bian — 1. outside 2. outer surface 3. abroad 4. place other than one's home (HSK 1)
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)
跑: páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
一時: yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
喘吁吁: chuǎn xū xū — to puff and blow
跑: páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (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)
拍手: pāi shǒu — to clap one's hands
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
這些: zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
會意: huì yì — 1. combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書 (liù shū) of forming Chinese characters) 2. Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements 3. also known as joint ideogram or associative compound 4. to comprehend without being told explicitly 5. to cotton on 6. knowing (smile, glance etc) (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (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)
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)
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)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
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)
方向: fāng xiàng — direction; orientation (HSK 2)
站住: zhàn zhù — 1. to come to a stop; to halt 2. to keep one's footing; to stay upright 3. (fig.) to hold one's ground; to gain a firm foothold 4. (of an assertion etc) to hold up; to be tenable (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
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)
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
侄: zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)
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)
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
街門: jiē mén — gate or door facing the street
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
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)
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
女眷: nǚ juàn — 1. the females in a family 2. womenfolk
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
大門: Dà mén — the Doors, US rock band (HSK 2)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
迎接: yíng jiē — to welcome; to greet (HSK 3)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
靜悄悄: jìng qiāo qiāo — extremely quiet
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (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)
一對: yī duì — couple; pair
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
衣: yī — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) 3. Kangxi radical 145
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
騎馬: qí mǎ — to ride a horse
緩緩: huǎn huǎn — 1. slowly 2. unhurriedly 3. little by little (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)
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)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
街門: jiē mén — gate or door facing the street
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)
赶出: gǎn chū — to drive away
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)
幕: mù — 1. curtain or screen 2. canopy or tent 3. headquarters of a general 4. act (of a play) (HSK 7-9)
之外: zhī wài — 1. outside 2. excluding (HSK 5)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
垂: chuí — 1. to hang (down) 2. droop 3. dangle 4. bend down 5. hand down 6. bequeath 7. nearly 8. almost 9. to approach (HSK 7-9)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
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
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
站住: zhàn zhù — 1. to come to a stop; to halt 2. to keep one's footing; to stay upright 3. (fig.) to hold one's ground; to gain a firm foothold 4. (of an assertion etc) to hold up; to be tenable (HSK 2)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
一對: yī duì — couple; pair
亦: yì — also (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)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
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)
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (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)
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)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
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)
隱隱: yǐn yǐn — 1. faint 2. indistinct
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)
樂之: Lè zhī — Ritz (cracker brand)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
一對: yī duì — couple; pair
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)
龍: Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)
旌: jīng — 1. banner 2. make manifest
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
翣: shà — wooden fan carried in procession
雉: zhì — ringed pheasant
羽: yǔ — 1. feather 2. 5th note in pentatonic scale
夔: Kuí — 1. one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology 2. Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing 3. Chinese rain god 4. surname Kui
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)
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)
銷: xiāo — 1. to melt (metal) 2. to cancel; to annul 3. to sell 4. to expend; to spend 5. pin; bolt 6. to fasten with a pin or bolt (HSK 7-9)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
提: dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (HSK 2)
爐: lú — 1. stove 2. furnace
焚: fén — to burn
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)
御: yù — 1. (bound form) imperial; royal 2. (literary) to drive (a carriage) 3. (literary) to manage; to govern
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)
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (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)
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)
曲柄: qū bǐng — crank handle
七: qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
黃金: huáng jīn — 1. gold 2. golden (opportunity) 3. prime (time) (HSK 4)
傘: sǎn — 1. umbrella 2. parasol 3. classifier: 把 (bǎ) (HSK 4)
過來: guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)
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)
冠: Guàn — surname Guan
袍: páo — gown (lined)
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)
履: lǚ — 1. shoe 2. to tread on
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)
值: zhí — 1. value 2. (to be) worth 3. to happen to 4. to be on duty (HSK 3)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
捧: pěng — 1. to hold or offer with both hands 2. to sing the praises of 3. classifier for what can be held in both hands (HSK 7-9)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
帕: pà — 1. to wrap 2. kerchief 3. handkerchief 4. headscarf 5. pascal (SI unit)
漱: shù — 1. to rinse one's mouth with water 2. to gargle
盂: yú — 1. basin 2. wide-mouthed jar or pot
拂塵: fú chén — 1. horsetail whisk 2. duster
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)
類: lèi — 1. kind; type; class; category 2. (classifier) kind; type 3. (bound form) to resemble; to be similar to (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)
隊: duì — 1. squadron 2. team 3. group 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
隊: duì — 1. squadron 2. team 3. group 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
後面: hòu mian — 1. the back; the rear; the last bit 2. behind; near the end; at the back 3. later; afterwards (HSK 3)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (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)
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
抬: tái — 1. to lift 2. to raise 3. (of two or more persons) to carry (HSK 5)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
頂: dǐng — 1. apex 2. crown of the head 3. top 4. roof 5. most 6. to carry on the head 7. to push to the top 8. to go against 9. to replace 10. to substitute 11. to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) 12. (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile 13. classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc (HSK 4)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
頂: dǐng — 1. apex 2. crown of the head 3. top 4. roof 5. most 6. to carry on the head 7. to push to the top 8. to go against 9. to replace 10. to substitute 11. to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) 12. (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile 13. classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc (HSK 4)
金黃: jīn huáng — golden yellow; golden
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
版: bǎn — 1. a register 2. block of printing 3. edition 4. version 5. page (HSK 5)
輿: yú — 1. (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪 (kān)) 2. (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory 3. (literary) carriage 4. (literary) sedan chair; palanquin 5. (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
緩緩: huǎn huǎn — 1. slowly 2. unhurriedly 3. little by little (HSK 7-9)
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)
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
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
連忙: lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)
路旁: lù páng — roadside
跪下: guì xia — to kneel down
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
飛跑: fēi pǎo — 1. to run like the wind 2. to rush 3. to gallop
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
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)
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)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
版: bǎn — 1. a register 2. block of printing 3. edition 4. version 5. page (HSK 5)
輿: yú — 1. (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪 (kān)) 2. (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory 3. (literary) carriage 4. (literary) sedan chair; palanquin 5. (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
抬: tái — 1. to lift 2. to raise 3. (of two or more persons) to carry (HSK 5)
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)
大門: Dà mén — the Doors, US rock band (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)
儀: yí — 1. apparatus 2. rites 3. appearance 4. present 5. ceremony
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
東: Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
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)
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)
院落: yuàn luò — courtyard
門前: mén qián — in front of the door
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
執: zhí — 1. to execute (a plan) 2. to grasp
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
跪: guì — to kneel (HSK 6)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
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)
輿: yú — 1. (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪 (kān)) 2. (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory 3. (literary) carriage 4. (literary) sedan chair; palanquin 5. (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
更衣: gēng yī — 1. to change clothes 2. to go to the toilet (euphemism)
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
抬: tái — 1. to lift 2. to raise 3. (of two or more persons) to carry (HSK 5)
輿: yú — 1. (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪 (kān)) 2. (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory 3. (literary) carriage 4. (literary) sedan chair; palanquin 5. (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
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)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
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)
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
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)
昭: zhāo — 1. bright 2. clear 3. manifest 4. to show clearly
容: Róng — surname Rong
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
嬪: pín — imperial concubine
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)
引領: yǐn lǐng — 1. to crane one's neck 2. to await eagerly 3. to lead 4. to show the way (HSK 7-9)
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
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)
輿: yú — 1. (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪 (kān)) 2. (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory 3. (literary) carriage 4. (literary) sedan chair; palanquin 5. (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
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)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
各色: gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
花燈: huā dēng — colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節
爛: làn — 1. soft; mushy 2. well-cooked and soft 3. to rot; to decompose 4. rotten 5. worn out 6. chaotic; messy 7. utterly; thoroughly 8. crappy; bad (HSK 5)
灼: zhuó — 1. to burn; to sear; to scorch 2. (bound form) bright; luminous
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
紗: shā — 1. cotton yarn 2. muslin (HSK 7-9)
綾: líng — 1. damask 2. thin silk
扎: zhā — 1. to prick 2. to run or stick (a needle etc) into 3. mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar") (HSK 6)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
精致: jīng zhì — delicate; fine; exquisite; refined (HSK 7-9)
非常: fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)
上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (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)
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)
匾: biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
寫: xiě — to write (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)
体: tī — 1. used in 體己 (tī ji) 2. Taiwan pr. (tǐ)
仁: rén — 1. humane 2. kernel
沐: mù — 1. to bathe 2. to cleanse 3. to receive 4. to be given
德: Dé — 1. Germany 2. German 3. abbr. for 德國 (Dé guó) (HSK 7-9)
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)
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
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)
室: Shì — surname Shi (HSK 3)
更衣: gēng yī — 1. to change clothes 2. to go to the toilet (euphemism)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
复出: fù chū — to come back out of retirement; to get involved again after having withdrawn
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
輿: yú — 1. (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪 (kān)) 2. (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory 3. (literary) carriage 4. (literary) sedan chair; palanquin 5. (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
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)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
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)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
香煙: xiāng yān — 1. smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line 2. cigarette (classifier: 支 (zhī), 條 (tiáo), 根 (gēn), 包 (bāo), 盒 (hé)) (HSK 7-9)
繚繞: liáo rào — 1. (of smoke from a chimney) to curl upward 2. (of a sound) to linger on
花彩: huā cǎi — 1. to festoon 2. to decorate with a row of colored garlands
繽紛: bīn fēn — 1. vast and various 2. rich and diverse (HSK 7-9)
處處: chù chù — 1. everywhere 2. in all respects (HSK 6)
燈光: dēng guāng — 1. (stage) lighting 2. light (HSK 4)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
映: yìng — (bound form) to become visible (esp. on a surface or in perception) (HSK 7-9)
時時: shí shí — 1. often 2. constantly (HSK 6)
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)
樂: Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
喧: xuān — 1. clamor 2. noise
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
不盡: bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly
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)
太平: Tài píng — see 太平區 (Tài píng Qū) (HSK 7-9)
氣象: qì xiàng — 1. meteorological condition; weather 2. meteorology 3. atmosphere; ambience; scene (HSK 5)
富貴: fù guì — riches and honor
風流: fēng liú — 1. distinguished and accomplished 2. outstanding 3. talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle 4. romantic 5. dissolute 6. loose (HSK 7-9)
此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
回想: huí xiǎng — 1. to recall 2. to recollect 3. to think back (HSK 7-9)
當初: dāng chū — 1. at that time 2. originally (HSK 3)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
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)
荒山: huāng shān — 1. desert mountain 2. barren hill
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
青: Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)
埂: gěng — 1. strip of high ground 2. low earth dyke separating fields
峰: fēng — 1. (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit 2. mountain-like in appearance 3. highest level 4. classifier for camels
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (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)
凄: qī — 1. intense cold 2. frigid 3. dismal 4. grim 5. bleak 6. sad 7. mournful 8. also written 淒 (qī)
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)
寂寞: jì mò — 1. lonely 2. lonesome 3. (of a place) quiet 4. silent (HSK 7-9)
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)
虧: kuī — 1. to lose (money); to have a deficit 2. to be deficient 3. to treat unfairly 4. luckily; fortunately; thanks to 5. (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) (HSK 5)
癩: lài — 1. scabies 2. skin disease
憎: zēng — to detest
跛: bǒ — 1. to limp 2. lame 3. crippled
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
攜: xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)
來到: lái dào — to arrive; to come (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
安: Ān — surname An (HSK 4)
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
這般: zhè bān — 1. like this 2. this way
世面: shì miàn — 1. the wider world 2. diverse aspects of society
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
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)
篇: piān — 1. sheet 2. piece of writing 3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) 4. classifier for written items: chapter, article (HSK 2)
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
賦: fù — 1. poetic essay 2. taxation 3. to bestow on 4. to endow with
省親: xǐng qīn — to visit one's parents
頌: sòng — 1. ode 2. eulogy 3. to praise in writing 4. to wish (in letters)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
志: zhì — 1. aspiration 2. ambition 3. the will
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
入: rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
別: Bié — surname Bie (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)
俗套: sú tào — 1. conventional patterns 2. cliché
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)
此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
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)
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
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)
賦: fù — 1. poetic essay 2. taxation 3. to bestow on 4. to endow with
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)
贊: zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
形容: xíng róng — 1. to describe 2. (literary) countenance; appearance (HSK 4)
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)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
賦: fù — 1. poetic essay 2. taxation 3. to bestow on 4. to endow with
贊: zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
豪華: háo huá — luxurious (HSK 7-9)
富: Fù — surname Fu (HSK 3)
麗: Lí — Korea
觀: Guàn — surname Guan
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
諸公: zhū gōng — gentlemen (form of address)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
可想而知: kě xiǎng ér zhī — (idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined (HSK 7-9)
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
倒是: dào shi — 1. contrary to what one might expect 2. actually 3. contrariwise 4. why don't you (HSK 5)
省: shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (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)
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)
工夫: gōng fū — (old) laborer (HSK 3)
紙: zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)
墨: Mò — 1. surname Mo 2. abbr. for 墨西哥 (Mò xī gē), Mexico (HSK 7-9)
且說: qiě shuō — thus
正經: zhèng jīng — 1. decent 2. honorable 3. proper 4. serious 5. according to standards
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
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)

，。Now, Imperial Consort Jia, seated within her sedan-chair, saw how magnificent the garden was both within and without, and silently sighed to herself over such extravagance and excess.，。Then she saw the whisk-bearing eunuch kneel again, requesting her to board a boat, whereupon the Imperial Consort descended from the palanquin.，，，，，，，，，，。There she saw a clear stream winding along like a swimming dragon; on the stone balustrades on either side hung wind-lanterns of crystal and glass in every color, lit up like silver blossoms and snowy waves; above, the willows and apricot trees, though bare of flowers and leaves at this season, had been fitted out to look as if in bloom with pith, silk, gauze, and paper fashioned to follow their natural shapes and glued onto the branches, with several lanterns hung on every tree; and moreover the lotuses, water-plants, wild ducks, and egrets in the pond had all likewise been made from shells and feathers.，，。All the lanterns above and below vied in brilliance — it was truly a world of glass and crystal, a universe of pearls and jewels.，，，。The boat itself was likewise fitted out with all manner of exquisite miniature landscapes and lanterns, pearl-strung blinds and embroidered curtains, oars of cassia and sweet-flag wood — needless to say.，，“”。Presently they entered a stone-lined channel, above which hung a plaque-lantern clearly bearing the four characters "Liaoting Huaxu" — Knotweed Bank, Flower Shore.“”，，？Now, these four characters, along with such names as "Where the Phoenix Alights" elsewhere, had all been merely the result of Jia Zheng's testing Baoyu's literary talent on the spur of the moment in the previous chapter — why, then, should they now be used in earnest as the actual inscriptions and couplets?，，，，？Moreover, the Jia family had been a house of scholarship for generations, and among the guests who came and went, the attendants and companions in the household, there was surely no lack of skilled hands capable of composing such inscriptions — how could they possibly have made do, in a slipshod fashion, with mere words dashed off in jest by a child?，，，“，”，，《》！That would be exactly like some newly-rich upstart household, squandering money without restraint, slapping on paint and vermilion everywhere, and then writing up in bold characters such lines as "Before the gate, green willows hang like golden locks; behind the door, blue hills stand ranged like brocade screens," imagining this to be the height of refined elegance — how could that possibly be the way of the Ning and Rong households of the Jia family as portrayed throughout the whole of The Story of the Stone!，。Looked at in this light, it would indeed seem a glaring contradiction.，，。The reader, gentle sirs, may not know the reason — let this foolish Stone explain the whole matter, and then everyone will understand.

且說: qiě shuō — thus
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
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)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
內外: nèi wài — 1. inside and outside 2. domestic and foreign 3. approximately 4. about (HSK 6)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
豪華: háo huá — luxurious (HSK 7-9)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
默默: mò mò — in silence; not speaking (HSK 4)
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
息: xī — 1. breath 2. news 3. interest (on an investment or loan) 4. to cease 5. to stop 6. to rest 7. Taiwan pr. (xí)
奢華: shē huá — 1. luxurious 2. sumptuous 3. lavish
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
費: Fèi — surname Fei (HSK 3)
忽: Hū — surname Hu
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
執: zhí — 1. to execute (a plan) 2. to grasp
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
跪: guì — to kneel (HSK 6)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
登: dēng — 1. to scale (a height) 2. to ascend 3. to mount 4. to publish or record 5. to enter (e.g. in a register) 6. to press down with the foot 7. to step or tread on 8. to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) 9. to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) (HSK 4)
舟: zhōu — boat
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
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)
輿: yú — 1. (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪 (kān)) 2. (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory 3. (literary) carriage 4. (literary) sedan chair; palanquin 5. (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
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)
清流: Qīng liú — see 清流縣 (Qīng liú Xiàn)
一帶: yī dài — region; area (HSK 5)
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
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
游: Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
龍: Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)
兩邊: liǎng biān — either side; both sides (HSK 4)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
欄: lán — 1. fence 2. railing 3. hurdle 4. column or box (of text or other data) (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
水晶: shuǐ jīng — crystal (HSK 7-9)
玻璃: bō li — 1. glass 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 塊 (kuài) 3. (slang) male homosexual (HSK 5)
各色: gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
風: fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
點: diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
銀: yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
浪: làng — 1. wave 2. breaker 3. unrestrained 4. dissipated 5. to stroll 6. to ramble (HSK 7-9)
上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)
柳: Liǔ — surname Liu
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
樹: shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
葉: Yè — surname Ye
然: rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (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)
通草: tōng cǎo — rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus)
綢: chóu — 1. (light) silk 2. classifier: 匹 (pǐ)
綾: líng — 1. damask 2. thin silk
紙: zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)
絹: juàn — thin, tough silk fabric
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)
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
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
粘: nián — variant of 黏 (nián) (HSK 7-9)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (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)
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)
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (HSK 6)
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
數: shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)
盞: zhǎn — 1. a small cup 2. classifier for lamps (HSK 7-9)
更: gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
兼: jiān — 1. double 2. twice 3. simultaneous 4. holding two or more (official) posts at the same time (HSK 7-9)
池: Chí — surname Chi
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
荷: Hé — Holland; the Netherlands (abbr. for 荷蘭 (Hé lán))
荇: xìng — yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)
鳧: fú — 1. mallard 2. Anas platyrhyncha
鷺: lù — heron
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
屬: shǔ — 1. category 2. genus (taxonomy) 3. family members 4. dependents 5. to belong to 6. subordinate to 7. affiliated with 8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) 9. to be 10. to prove to be 11. to constitute (HSK 3)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
螺: luó — 1. spiral shell 2. snail 3. conch
蚌: Bèng — abbr. for Bengbu prefecture-level City 蚌埠市 (Bèng bù Shì), Anhui
羽毛: yǔ máo — 1. feather 2. plumage 3. plume
之類: zhī lèi — 1. and so on 2. and such (HSK 6)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
上下: shàng xià — 1. the top and bottom of sth 2. the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom 3. to go up and down 4. before and after (as in 上下文 (shàng xià wén) "context") 5. (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so 6. (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 (shàng xià hé mù) "harmony between superiors and subordinates") 7. all members of a group (as in 舉國上下 (jǔ guó shàng xià) "the entire nation") 8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià) "evenly matched") (HSK 5)
爭: zhēng — 1. to strive for 2. to vie for 3. to argue or debate 4. deficient or lacking (dialect) 5. how or what (literary) (HSK 3)
輝: huī — (bound form) radiance; brilliance; to shine
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
玻璃: bō li — 1. glass 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 塊 (kuài) 3. (slang) male homosexual (HSK 5)
世界: shì jiè — world (HSK 3)
珠寶: zhū bǎo — 1. pearls 2. jewels 3. precious stones (HSK 6)
乾坤: qián kūn — yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
船: chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
各种: gè zhǒng — every kind of; all kinds of; various (HSK 3)
精致: jīng zhì — delicate; fine; exquisite; refined (HSK 7-9)
盆景: pén jǐng — 1. bonsai 2. landscape in a pot
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
帘: lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
幙: mù — 1. old variant of 幕 (mù) 2. curtain 3. screen (HSK 7-9)
桂: Guì — 1. surname Gui 2. abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區 (Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū)
楫: jí — oar (archaic)
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
橈: náo — 1. (literary) to disturb 2. (literary) to weaken
自不必說: zì bù bì shuō — 1. (idiom) needless to say 2. it goes without saying
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
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)
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
港: Gǎng — 1. Hong Kong (abbr. for 香港 (Xiāng gǎng)) 2. surname Gang (HSK 7-9)
港: Gǎng — 1. Hong Kong (abbr. for 香港 (Xiāng gǎng)) 2. surname Gang (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
匾: biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
明: Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God
現: xiàn — 1. to appear 2. present 3. now 4. existing 5. current
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)
蓼: liǎo — 1. polygonum 2. smartweed
汀: tīng — 1. sandbar 2. shoal 3. sandbank
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
漵: xù — name of a river
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)
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
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)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (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)
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
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)
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)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
系上: jì shang — 1. to tie on 2. to buckle up 3. to fasten
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
偶然: ǒu rán — 1. incidentally 2. occasional 3. occasionally 4. by chance 5. randomly (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)
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
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
課: kè — 1. subject 2. course 3. classifier: 門 (mén) 4. class 5. lesson 6. classifier: 堂 (táng), 節 (jié) 7. to levy 8. tax 9. form of divination (HSK 1)
藝: yì — 1. skill 2. art
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)
耳: ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)
何: Hé — surname He
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
認真: rèn zhēn — 1. conscientious 2. earnest 3. serious 4. to take seriously 5. to take to heart (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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
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
況: kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
世代: shì dài — 1. for many generations 2. generation 3. era 4. age (HSK 7-9)
詩書: Shī Shū — the Book of Songs 詩經 (Shī jīng) and the Book of History 書經 (Shū jīng)
來往: lái wǎng — 1. to come and go 2. to have dealings with 3. to be in relation with (HSK 6)
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
屏: bīng — used in 屏營 (bīng yíng)
侍: shì — 1. to serve 2. to attend upon
座: zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)
陪: péi — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company 3. to assist 4. old variant of 賠 (péi) (HSK 5)
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
悉: xī — 1. in all cases 2. know
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (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)
技: jì — skill
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
流: liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
名手: míng shǒu — 1. master 2. famous artist or sportsman
題: Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)
撰: zhuàn — 1. to compose 2. to compile
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)
小兒: xiǎo ér — 1. young child 2. (humble) my son
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)
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
辭: cí — 1. to resign 2. to dismiss 3. to decline 4. (literary) to take leave 5. (archaic poetic genre) ballad 6. variant of 詞 (cí) (HSK 7-9)
苟且: gǒu qiě — 1. perfunctory 2. careless 3. drifting along 4. resigned to one's fate 5. improper (relations) 6. illicit (sex)
搪塞: táng sè — 1. to muddle through 2. to fob sb off 3. to beat around the bush 4. to dodge
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
暴發: bào fā — 1. to break out (of disease etc) 2. to suddenly get rich (or prominent)
新榮: Xīn róng — see 新榮區 (Xīn róng Qū)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
濫: làn — 1. overflowing 2. excessive 3. indiscriminate
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)
銀錢: yín qián — silver money (in former times)
一味: yī wèi — persistently; stubbornly; blindly (HSK 7-9)
抹油: mǒ yóu — to anoint
涂: Tú — surname Tu (HSK 7-9)
朱: Zhū — surname Zhu
畢: Bì — surname Bi
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)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
前門: Qián mén — Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
柳: Liǔ — surname Liu
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)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
鎖: suǒ — 1. to lock; to lock up 2. a lock (classifier: 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
戶: hù — 1. a household 2. door 3. family (HSK 4)
青山: Qīng shān — see 青山區 (Qīng shān Qū)
列: liè — 1. to arrange 2. to line up 3. file 4. series 5. (in data tables) column 6. (Tw) row (HSK 4)
錦屏: Jǐn píng — see 錦屏縣 (Jǐn píng Xiàn)
之類: zhī lèi — 1. and so on 2. and such (HSK 6)
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)
以為: yǐ wéi — to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief) (HSK 2)
大雅: dà yǎ — one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經
可觀: kě guān — 1. worth seeing 2. considerable; impressive; significant (HSK 7-9)
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
石頭記: Shí tou Jì — The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢 (Hóng lóu Mèng)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
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)
部: bù — 1. ministry 2. department 3. section 4. part 5. division 6. troops 7. board 8. classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc (HSK 3)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
表: biǎo — 1. exterior surface 2. family relationship via females 3. to show (one's opinion) 4. a model 5. a table (listing information) 6. a form 7. a meter (measuring sth) (HSK 2)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
宁: zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen
榮: Róng — surname Rong
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
所為: suǒ wéi — 1. what one does 2. doings
哉: zāi — (exclamatory or interrogative particle)
据此: jù cǐ — accordingly; in view of the above (HSK 7-9)
論: Lún — abbr. for 論語 (Lún yǔ), The Analects (of Confucius)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
矛盾: máo dùn — 1. contradiction 2. classifier: 個 (gè) 3. conflicting views 4. contradictory (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)
諸公: zhū gōng — gentlemen (form of address)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
蠢: chǔn — 1. stupid 2. sluggish 3. clumsy 4. to wiggle (of worms) 5. to move in a disorderly fashion (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
原委: yuán wěi — the whole story
說明: shuō míng — 1. to explain 2. to illustrate 3. to indicate 4. to show 5. to prove 6. explanation 7. directions 8. caption 9. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
方知: fāng zhī — to realize only then

，。In the old days, before this Imperial Consort had entered the palace, she too had been raised and educated by Grandmother Jia from earliest childhood.，，，，，，。Later, when Baoyu was born, the Imperial Consort, being the elder sister and Baoyu the young brother, felt in her heart that their mother was already growing old when at last this younger brother was born, and so she loved and cherished Baoyu, treating him differently from her other younger brothers.，。Moreover, the two of them stayed together with their grandmother, never apart for even a moment.，，，，。Before Baoyu had even entered school, when he was but three or four years old, the Imperial Consort had already, guiding his hand and reciting to him herself, taught him several books, so that he had several thousand characters committed to memory.，。Although in name and standing they were sister and brother, in feeling and manner they were like mother and son.，：“，，，。”，。After she entered the palace, she constantly sent word out to her parents, saying, 'You must by all means raise him well — without strictness he cannot become a person of worth, yet excessive strictness may bring about some mishap, and cause our parents needless worry.' Her deep affection and constant concern for him she was never able to forget for a single moment.，，，，。The other day, when Jia Zheng heard the tutor, behind Baoyu's back, praising his unusual gifts to the full, Jia Zheng had not quite believed it; and it so happened that just then the garden was completed, so he had Baoyu compose inscriptions for it, merely to test for himself the quality of the boy's thought and sensibility.，，。Although the plaques and couplets he composed were not works of great brilliance, for a boy of his years to have produced them was, after all, something to be commended.，，。Of course, it would have been no trouble at all to have some famous master's accomplished brush do the work instead, but on reflection it seemed more delightful this way, with the flavor of the family itself.，，。Moreover, this way, when the Imperial Consort saw the inscriptions and learned they were the work of her beloved younger brother, it might not disappoint the earnest hopes she had always cherished for him.，。It was for this reason that, in the end, the plaques and couplets that Baoyu had composed were actually put to use.，。Although he had not finished composing them all that day, the remainder had since been supplied afterward.

當日: dāng rì — on that day (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
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)
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)
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
自幼: zì yòu — since childhood; from a young age
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
教養: jiào yǎng — 1. to educate; to bring up; to nurture 2. upbringing; breeding; culture (HSK 7-9)
後來: hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
添: tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
長姊: zhǎng zǐ — older sister
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
弱: ruò — 1. weak; feeble 2. young 3. inferior; not as good as 4. (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than (HSK 4)
弟: dì — 1. younger brother 2. junior male 3. I (modest word in letter) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
念: niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
年: Nián — surname Nian (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)
邁: mài — 1. to take a step 2. to stride (HSK 7-9)
始: shǐ — 1. to begin 2. to start 3. then 4. only then
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
弟: dì — 1. younger brother 2. junior male 3. I (modest word in letter) (HSK 1)
是以: shì yǐ — 1. therefore 2. thus 3. so
怜: lián — to pity
愛: ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
弟: dì — 1. younger brother 2. junior male 3. I (modest word in letter) (HSK 1)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
不同: bù tóng — 1. different 2. distinct 3. not the same 4. not alike (HSK 2)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
祖母: zǔ mǔ — father's mother; paternal grandmother (HSK 6)
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)
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)
暫: zàn — 1. temporary 2. Taiwan pr. (zhàn) (HSK 7-9)
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
入學: rù xué — 1. to enter a school or college 2. to go to school for the first time as a child (HSK 6)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (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)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
歲時: suì shí — 1. season 2. time of the year
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
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)
口傳: kǒu chuán — to convey orally; to pass on by word of mouth (instructions, information, stories etc)
教授: jiào shòu — 1. professor 2. to instruct 3. to lecture on 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
數: shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
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)
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)
腹: fù — 1. abdomen 2. stomach 3. belly
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (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)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
名分: míng fèn — a person's status
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
姊: zǐ — 1. older sister 2. Taiwan pr. (jiě)
弟: dì — 1. younger brother 2. junior male 3. I (modest word in letter) (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)
情狀: qíng zhuàng — 1. situation 2. circumstances
有如: yǒu rú — 1. to be like sth 2. similar to 3. alike
母子: mǔ zǐ — 1. mother and child 2. parent and subsidiary (companies) 3. principal and interest (HSK 6)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
入: rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
時時: shí shí — 1. often 2. constantly (HSK 6)
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
信: xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
千萬: qiān wàn — 1. ten million 2. countless 3. many 4. one must by all means (HSK 3)
好生: hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
扶養: fú yǎng — 1. to foster 2. to bring up 3. to raise
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
嚴: Yán — surname Yan (HSK 4)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
成器: chéng qì — 1. to make sth of oneself 2. to become a person who is worthy of respect
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
嚴: Yán — surname Yan (HSK 4)
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
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)
不虞: bù yú — 1. unexpected 2. eventuality 3. contingency 4. not worry about
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
致: zhì — 1. (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey 2. (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently (HSK 7-9)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
憂: yōu — 1. to worry 2. to concern oneself with 3. worried 4. anxiety 5. sorrow 6. (literary) to observe mourning
眷念: juàn niàn — to think fondly of
切: qiē — 1. to cut; to slice; to carve 2. (math.) tangential (HSK 4)
愛: ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (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)
未能: wèi néng — 1. cannot 2. to fail to 3. unable to
忘: wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (HSK 1)
前日: qián rì — day before yesterday
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
塾: shú — private school
師: Shī — surname Shi
背後: bèi hòu — 1. behind 2. at the back 3. in the rear 4. behind sb's back (HSK 3)
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
偏才: piān cái — talent in a particular area
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
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)
信: xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)
适: kuò — see 李适 (Lǐ Kuò)
巧: qiǎo — 1. opportunely 2. coincidentally 3. as it happens 4. skillful 5. timely (HSK 3)
遇: Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
落成: luò chéng — to complete a construction project
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
題: Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)
撰: zhuàn — 1. to compose 2. to compile
聊: liáo — 1. (coll.) to chat 2. (literary) temporarily; for a while 3. (literary) somewhat; slightly 4. (literary) to depend upon (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)
試: shì — 1. to test 2. to try 3. experiment 4. examination 5. test (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)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
思: sī — 1. to think 2. to consider
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
濁: zhuó — 1. turbid 2. muddy 3. impure
其所: qí suǒ — 1. its place 2. one's appointed place 3. the place for that
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
幼童: yòu tóng — young child
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
亦或: yì huò — or
可取: kě qǔ — 1. desirable; worth having 2. (of a suggestion etc) commendable; worthy
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
另: lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)
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)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
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)
大筆: dà bǐ — 1. (formal) (honorific) your writing; your handwriting 2. pen; calligraphy brush 3. a large sum of (money) (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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
固: gù — 1. hard 2. strong 3. solid 4. sure 5. assuredly 6. undoubtedly 7. of course 8. indeed 9. admittedly
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
費: Fèi — surname Fei (HSK 3)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
然: rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly
想來: xiǎng lái — it may be assumed that
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
不如: bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
本家: běn jiā — 1. a member of the same clan 2. a distant relative with the same family name
風味: fēng wèi — 1. distinctive flavor 2. distinctive style (HSK 7-9)
有趣: yǒu qù — interesting; fascinating; amusing (HSK 4)
更: gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (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)
愛: ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
弟: dì — 1. younger brother 2. junior male 3. I (modest word in letter) (HSK 1)
所為: suǒ wéi — 1. what one does 2. doings
亦或: yì huò — or
不負: bù fù — to live up to
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
素日: sù rì — usually
切望: qiè wàng — to eagerly anticipate
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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))
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (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)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
段: Duàn — surname Duan (HSK 2)
原委: yuán wěi — the whole story
故此: gù cǐ — therefore
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)
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
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)
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)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
額: é — 1. forehead 2. horizontal tablet or inscribed board 3. specified number or amount
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
未曾: wèi céng — hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
題: Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
後來: hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
補: bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)
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)

，，：“‘’，，‘’？”，，。Enough of these digressions — to return to the story: when the Imperial Consort saw the four characters, she said with a smile, '"Flower Shore" alone would have done well enough — why add "Knotweed Bank"?' On hearing this, the attending eunuch hastily got off the boat, went ashore, and rushed to convey her words to Jia Zheng.，。On hearing this, Jia Zheng at once had it changed.，，，，。Presently the boat reached the inner shore; she left the boat and mounted the palanquin once more, whereupon she saw jade-bright halls of graceful splendor and cassia-wood chambers rising majestically.“”，“”。On a stone memorial archway the four characters "Realm of Immortal Splendor" stood out clearly; the Imperial Consort at once ordered them changed to the four characters "Villa of the Filial Visit."。Thereupon she entered the temporary palace.，，，。There she saw torches blazing skyward in the courtyard, powdered incense strewn upon the ground, trees ablaze with lantern-light like fiery blossoms of jade, and windows of gold and balustrades of jade.，，，。Words cannot capture it all: the shrimp-whisker blinds rolled up, otter-fur rugs spread on the floors, tripod censers wafting musk-and-borneol incense, screens ranged with pheasant-tail fans.：Truly:

閒: jiān — variant of 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
述: shù — (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
且說: qiě shuō — thus
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
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)
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)
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)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
漵: xù — name of a river
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)
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)
妥: tuǒ — 1. suitable 2. adequate 3. ready 4. settled (HSK 7-9)
何必: hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)
蓼: liǎo — 1. polygonum 2. smartweed
汀: tīng — 1. sandbar 2. shoal 3. sandbank
侍: shì — 1. to serve 2. to attend upon
座: zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
舟: zhōu — boat
登岸: dēng àn — 1. to go ashore 2. to disembark
飛: fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
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)
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
移: yí — 1. to move 2. to shift 3. to change 4. to alter 5. to remove (HSK 4)
換: huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)
一時: yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)
舟: zhōu — boat
臨: lín — 1. to face 2. to overlook 3. to arrive 4. to be (just) about to 5. just before (HSK 7-9)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
岸: àn — bank; shore; beach; coast (HSK 5)
复: fù — 1. to go and return 2. to return 3. to resume 4. to return to a normal or original state 5. to repeat 6. again 7. to recover 8. to restore 9. to turn over 10. to reply 11. to answer 12. to reply to a letter 13. to retaliate 14. to carry out
棄: qì — 1. to abandon 2. to relinquish 3. to discard 4. to throw away
舟: zhōu — boat
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
輿: yú — 1. (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪 (kān)) 2. (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory 3. (literary) carriage 4. (literary) sedan chair; palanquin 5. (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
琳: lín — gem
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
綽約: chuò yuē — (literary) graceful; charming
桂: Guì — 1. surname Gui 2. abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區 (Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū)
殿: diàn — palace hall
巍峨: wēi é — 1. lofty 2. towering 3. majestic
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
牌坊: pái fāng — memorial arch
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
明顯: míng xiǎn — 1. clear 2. distinct 3. obvious (HSK 3)
天仙: tiān xiān — 1. immortal (esp. female) 2. deity 3. fairy 4. Goddess 5. fig. beautiful woman
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
境: jìng — 1. border 2. place 3. condition 4. boundary 5. circumstances 6. territory
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
換: huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)
省親: xǐng qīn — to visit one's parents
別墅: bié shù — 1. villa 2. classifier: 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò) (HSK 7-9)
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)
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
進入: jìn rù — 1. to enter 2. to join 3. to go into (HSK 2)
行宮: xíng gōng — temporary imperial residence
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
庭: tíng — 1. main hall 2. front courtyard 3. law court
燎: liáo — 1. to burn 2. to set afire
燒: shāo — 1. to burn; to set on fire 2. to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc) 3. to braise 4. to cook; to prepare food 5. to run a fever 6. fever 7. (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away (HSK 4)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
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)
屑: xiè — 1. bits 2. fragments 3. crumbs 4. filings 5. trifling 6. trivial 7. to condescend to
布: bù — 1. cloth 2. to declare 3. to announce 4. to spread 5. to make known (HSK 3)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
火: Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)
樹: shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)
琪: qí — (literary) fine jade
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
窗: chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
檻: jiàn — 1. banister 2. balustrade 3. cage for animal or prisoner 4. to transport caged prisoner on a cart
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
不盡: bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly
帘: lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)
卷: juǎn — 1. to roll up 2. (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) 3. (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive 4. a roll 5. classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) (HSK 4)
蝦: há — used in 蝦蟆 (há ma) (HSK 7-9)
須: xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)
毯: tǎn — 1. blanket 2. rug
舖: pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)
魚: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 2)
獺: tǎ — 1. otter 2. Taiwan pr. (tà)
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
飄: piāo — 1. to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft 2. complacent; frivolous 3. weak; shaky; wobbly (HSK 7-9)
麝: shè — 1. musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) 2. also called 香獐子
腦: nǎo — 1. brain 2. mind 3. head 4. essence
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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)
屏: bīng — used in 屏營 (bīng yíng)
列: liè — 1. to arrange 2. to line up 3. file 4. series 5. (in data tables) column 6. (Tw) row (HSK 4)
雉: zhì — ringed pheasant
尾: wěi — 1. tail 2. remainder 3. remnant 4. extremity 5. sixth of the 28 constellations 6. classifier for fish
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
扇: shān — 1. to fan 2. to slap sb on the face (HSK 5)
真是: zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)

，。Gates of gold and doors of jade — a home fit for immortals; halls of cassia and chambers of orchid — the residence of a consort.

：“？”：“，。”。Consort Jia then asked, "Why does this hall have no plaque?" The attendant eunuch knelt and reported, "This is the main hall; officials from outside dared not presume to compose one on their own." Consort Jia nodded and said nothing.，。The eunuch of ceremonies knelt and requested that she ascend her seat to receive the obeisances, and music struck up on both sides of the steps.，，：“。”。Two ceremonial eunuchs led Jia She, Jia Zheng, and the others to form ranks below the terrace; from the hall the Consort issued the decree, "Dispense with the rites." The eunuchs then led Jia She and the others out.，：“。”。Then eunuchs led the Dowager Lady of Rongguo and the womenfolk up the east stairs to form ranks on the terrace, and the Consort again decreed, "Dispense with the rites," whereupon they were led out.

賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
殿: diàn — palace hall
何: Hé — surname He
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
匾額: biǎn é — a horizontal inscribed board
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
侍: shì — 1. to serve 2. to attend upon
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
跪: guì — to kneel (HSK 6)
啟: Qǐ — Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
正殿: zhèng diàn — main hall of a Buddhist temple
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
臣: Chén — surname Chen
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)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
擅: shàn — 1. without authority 2. to usurp 3. to arrogate to oneself 4. to monopolize 5. expert in 6. to be good at
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
點頭: diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)
不語: bù yǔ — (literary) not to speak
禮儀: lǐ yí — 1. etiquette 2. ceremony (HSK 7-9)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
跪: guì — to kneel (HSK 6)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
升: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)
座: zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)
受禮: shòu lǐ — 1. to accept a gift 2. to acknowledge greetings
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)
陛: bì — the steps to the throne
樂: Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
禮儀: lǐ yí — 1. etiquette 2. ceremony (HSK 7-9)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
等于: děng yú — 1. to equal 2. to be tantamount to (HSK 2)
月台: yuè tái — railway platform
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)
排班: pái bān — to arrange (shifts, runs, classes etc) in order
殿: diàn — palace hall
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
昭: zhāo — 1. bright 2. clear 3. manifest 4. to show clearly
容: Róng — surname Rong
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
諭: yù — order (from above)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
免: miǎn — 1. to excuse sb 2. to exempt 3. to remove or dismiss from office 4. to avoid 5. to avert 6. to escape 7. to be prohibited (HSK 7-9)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
退出: tuì chū — 1. to withdraw 2. to abort 3. to quit 4. to log out (computing) (HSK 3)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
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)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
國: Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)
太: tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)
君: jūn — 1. monarch 2. lord 3. gentleman 4. ruler
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
女眷: nǚ juàn — 1. the females in a family 2. womenfolk
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)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
東: Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)
階: jiē — 1. rank or step 2. stairs
升: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)
月台: yuè tái — railway platform
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
排班: pái bān — to arrange (shifts, runs, classes etc) in order
昭: zhāo — 1. bright 2. clear 3. manifest 4. to show clearly
容: Róng — surname Rong
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)
諭: yù — order (from above)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
免: miǎn — 1. to excuse sb 2. to exempt 3. to remove or dismiss from office 4. to avoid 5. to avert 6. to escape 7. to be prohibited (HSK 7-9)
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
引退: yǐn tuì — 1. to retire from office 2. to resign

，，。Tea having been offered three times, Consort Jia rose from her seat, and the music ceased.，。She withdrew into the side hall to change her robes, and only then were the carriages prepared for her visit-home procession to leave the garden.，，。When she reached Grandmother Jia's main chamber and wished to perform the family courtesies, Grandmother Jia and the others knelt at once to stop her.，，，，，，。Consort Jia's eyes brimmed with tears; only then did they step forward to greet one another, she supporting Grandmother Jia with one hand and Lady Wang with the other. The three of them had a great many words in their hearts, yet none could get them out, and could only sob and weep facing one another.，，，，，，，。Lady Xing, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng, and the three sisters Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun all stood clustered around, shedding tears in silence.，，，：“，，，。After a good while, Consort Jia at last held back her grief and forced a smile, comforting Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang, saying, "Once you sent me off to that place where one cannot even be seen, and now that mother and daughters have with such difficulty come together again today, instead of talking and laughing, we've started crying instead.，！”，。In a little while I shall be gone again, and there's no telling when I'll be able to come back!" Reaching these words, she could not help choking with sobs once more.。Lady Xing and the others hurried forward to console and reason with her.，，。Grandmother Jia and the others invited Consort Jia to return to her seat, and then, one by one in turn, everyone was received in greeting, which again brought on a spell of weeping.，。After that, the household stewards and staff of the two mansions, east and west, performed their obeisances outside the hall, followed by the stewards' wives leading the maidservants in paying their respects.：“，，？”：“，。”，。Consort Jia then asked, "Why do I not see Aunt Xue, Baochai, and Daiyu?" Lady Wang reported, "As relatives from outside the family with no official rank, they dared not presume to enter uninvited." On hearing this, Consort Jia quickly ordered that they be invited in at once.，，，，。In a moment, Aunt Xue and the others came in, and when they wished to perform the formal court obeisances, she likewise bade them dispense with it, and they came forward to exchange the pleasantries of long absence.，，。Then the maids such as Baoqin, whom Consort Jia had originally taken into the palace with her, came forward to kowtow in greeting; Grandmother Jia and the others hastily raised them up and ordered that they be entertained in another room.，，，。The eunuchs on duty, along with the Chosen Consorts, the Zhaorong lady, and their various attendants, were entertained by people specially assigned at the Ningguo mansion and at Jia She's residence, and only three or four young eunuchs were kept back to attend to calls.，。Mother and daughter, and the sisters, spoke at length of the circumstances of their separation and of private family matters.，。Then Jia Zheng came to the outside of the curtain to pay his respects, and Consort Jia, with the curtain lowered, performed the rites of audience with him.：“，，，，，！”：“，，，。Then, through the curtain and with tears in her eyes, she said to her father, "A rustic family, though it live on pickled greens and coarse cloth, can still gather in the joy of natural kinship; now, though our wealth and rank have reached their utmost, flesh and blood are scattered to separate quarters, and in the end there is no real pleasure in it!" Jia Zheng, likewise with tears, replied, "Your servant, of humble and lowly stock, amid a flock of doves and crows, how could I have dreamed of receiving the auspicious sign of a phoenix and simurgh.，，，，。Now that Your Grace, above, has been granted Heaven's favor, and, below, has made manifest our ancestors' virtue, this is all due to the marvelous essence of mountains, rivers, sun, and moon, and to the far-reaching virtue of our forebears concentrated in a single person, extending its fortune even to Zheng and his wife.，，，！Moreover, His Majesty has opened forth the great virtue of Heaven and Earth in bringing living things to life, and bestowed a boundless grace unknown in all of past and present; even were his subjects to smear the ground with their liver and brains, how could they repay even one part in ten thousand!，，，。We can only, being diligent from morning till night and vigilant from dusk to dawn, be loyal to our duties, and beyond that wish our Sovereign ten thousand years of life for a thousand autumns — this is the shared good fortune of all the common people under Heaven.，，。Your Grace must by no means trouble your thoughts over the remaining years of Zheng and his wife, nor let vexation weigh upon your golden bosom; I further beg you to take all the more care of yourself.，，。””，，”。Only by being ever diligent and cautious, serving His Majesty with diligence, prudence, reverence, and solemnity, may we prove not unworthy of such lofty grace, of his considerate favor and affection." Consort Jia likewise charged him with such words as, "Regard the affairs of state as paramount; in your leisure time, take care of your health, and by no means dwell on me."：“，，，。”，：“。”。Jia Zheng further reported, "All the pavilions, terraces, and lodges within the garden have had their names proposed by Baoyu; if one or two are at all fit to be looked upon, I would be fortunate if you would graciously bestow other names upon them." On hearing that Baoyu was able to compose such names, Yuanchun said with a smile, "He has indeed made progress." Jia Zheng then withdrew.，，。Consort Jia noticed that Baoyu and Daiyu, the two of them, were more than ever unlike the other sisters — truly like delicate flowers and soft jade.：“？”：“，。”。So she asked, "Why has Baoyu not come in to be received?" Grandmother Jia then reported, "Without your command, a male from outside the inner quarters dared not presume to enter." Yuanchun ordered that he be brought in at once.，，，，：“……”，。A young eunuch went out to lead Baoyu in; after he had first performed the formal court obeisances, Yuanchun bade him come forward, took his hand and drew him into her embrace, and stroking his neck said with a smile, "You've really grown so much taller than before..." Before she could finish speaking, her tears fell like rain.

茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
獻: xiàn — 1. to offer 2. to present 3. to dedicate 4. to donate 5. to show 6. to put on display 7. worthy person (old) (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
降: jiàng — 1. to drop 2. to fall 3. to come down 4. to descend (HSK 4)
座: zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)
樂: Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)
止: zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)
退: tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw 2. to reject; to return (sth) 3. to decline (HSK 3)
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)
側: cè — 1. the side 2. to incline towards 3. to lean 4. inclined 5. lateral 6. side (HSK 6)
殿: diàn — palace hall
更衣: gēng yī — 1. to change clothes 2. to go to the toilet (euphemism)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
備: bèi — 1. (bound form) to prepare; to equip 2. (literary) fully; completely
省親: xǐng qīn — to visit one's parents
車駕: chē jià — the emperor's carriage; (metonym) the emperor
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)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
正室: zhèng shì — primary wife (in contrast to concubine); legal wife
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
行家: háng jiā — connoisseur; expert; veteran (HSK 7-9)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
跪: guì — to kneel (HSK 6)
止: zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)
不迭: bù dié — 1. cannot cope 2. find it too much 3. incessantly
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
滿眼: mǎn yǎn — 1. (of tears etc) filling the eyes 2. (of scenery etc) filling one's field of view
垂淚: chuí lèi — to shed tears
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
彼此: bǐ cǐ — each other; one another (HSK 5)
上前: shàng qián — to advance; to step forward
廝: sī — 1. (bound form) together; each other 2. (bound form) male servant 3. (bound form) dude; so-and-so (used in 那廝 (nà sī) and 這廝 (zhè sī))
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
一手: yī shǒu — 1. a skill 2. mastery of a trade 3. by oneself 4. without outside help (HSK 7-9)
攙: chān — 1. to take by the arm and assist 2. variant of 摻 (chān) (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
一手: yī shǒu — 1. a skill 2. mastery of a trade 3. by oneself 4. without outside help (HSK 7-9)
攙: chān — 1. to take by the arm and assist 2. variant of 摻 (chān) (HSK 7-9)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個人: gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)
滿心: mǎn xīn — 1. one's whole heart 2. from the bottom of one's heart
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
話: huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
只是: zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
說不出: shuō bu chū — unable to say
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)
嗚咽: wū yè — 1. to sob 2. to whimper (HSK 7-9)
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)
泣: qì — to sob
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
熙: xī — 1. (used in names) 2. (bound form) (literary) bright 3. prosperous 4. splendid 5. genial
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
迎: yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)
探: tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)
惜: xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
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)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
在旁: zài páng — 1. alongside 2. nearby
圍繞: wéi rào — 1. to revolve around 2. to center on (an issue) (HSK 5)
垂淚: chuí lèi — to shed tears
無言: wú yán — 1. to remain silent 2. to have nothing to say
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
忍: rěn — 1. to bear 2. to endure 3. to tolerate 4. to restrain oneself (HSK 5)
悲: bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief
強: Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
安慰: ān wèi — to comfort; to console (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
當日: dāng rì — on that day (HSK 7-9)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
不得: bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
去處: qù chù — 1. place 2. destination (HSK 7-9)
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
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
回家: huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)
娘兒們: niáng r men — 1. (dialect) woman 2. wife
一會: yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
說說: shuō shuo — to say sth
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
反倒: fǎn dào — (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead (HSK 7-9)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
一會: yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
我去: wǒ qù — (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
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)
多早晚: duō zǎo wǎn — when?
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)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
說到: shuō dào — 1. to talk about 2. to mention 3. (preposition) as for
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)
不禁: bù jīn — 1. can't help (doing sth) 2. can't refrain from (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
哽咽: gěng yè — 1. to choke with emotion 2. to choke with sobs
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
上來: shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
解勸: jiě quàn — 1. to soothe 2. to pacify 3. to mollify 4. to mediate (in a dispute etc)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
歸: Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
座: zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
逐次: zhú cì — 1. gradually 2. one after another 3. little by little
一一: yī yī — one by one; one after another (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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
不免: bù miǎn — inevitably (HSK 5)
哭泣: kū qì — to weep (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)
番: Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (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)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
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
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
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
人丁: rén dīng — 1. number of people in a family 2. population 3. (old) adult males 4. male servants
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)
廳: tīng — 1. (reception) hall 2. living room 3. office 4. provincial government department (HSK 5)
外行: wài háng — 1. layman 2. amateur (HSK 7-9)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
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
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
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
媳婦: xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
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)
行禮: xíng lǐ — 1. to salute 2. to make one's salutations
畢: Bì — surname Bi
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
何不: hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
啟: Qǐ — Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
眷: juàn — 1. (bound form) one's family, esp. wife and children 2. (literary) to regard with love and affection; to feel concern for
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
職: zhí — 1. office 2. duty
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)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
擅: shàn — 1. without authority 2. to usurp 3. to arrogate to oneself 4. to monopolize 5. expert in 6. to be good at
入: rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
一時: yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
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)
國禮: guó lǐ — state gift; official gift exchanged between heads of state or governments
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
免: miǎn — 1. to excuse sb 2. to exempt 3. to remove or dismiss from office 4. to avoid 5. to avert 6. to escape 7. to be prohibited (HSK 7-9)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
上前: shàng qián — to advance; to step forward
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
敘: Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)
闊別: kuò bié — separated for a long time
寒: hán — 1. cold 2. poor 3. to tremble
溫: Wēn — surname Wen
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
進宮: jìn gōng — 1. to enter the emperor's palace 2. (slang) to go to jail
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)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
抱: bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
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)
上來: shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
叩見: kòu jiàn — to kowtow in salute
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
連忙: lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)
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)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
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)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
室: Shì — surname Shi (HSK 3)
款待: kuǎn dài — 1. to entertain 2. to be hospitable to
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
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
嬪: pín — imperial concubine
昭: zhāo — 1. bright 2. clear 3. manifest 4. to show clearly
容: Róng — surname Rong
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
侍從: shì cóng — 1. to serve (an important personage) 2. attendant; retainer
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
宁: zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen
國: Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
宅: zhái — 1. residence 2. (coll.) to stay in at home 3. to hang around at home
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
自有: zì yǒu — 1. (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) 2. one's own (apartment, brand etc)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
款待: kuǎn dài — 1. to entertain 2. to be hospitable to
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
留: liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
母女: mǔ nǚ — 1. mother and daughter 2. mother-daughter (HSK 6)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
敘: Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
離別: lí bié — 1. to leave (on a long journey) 2. to part from sb
情景: qíng jǐng — 1. scene; spectacle 2. circumstances; situation (HSK 4)
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
家務: jiā wù — 1. household duties 2. housework (HSK 4)
私情: sī qíng — 1. personal considerations 2. love affair
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
帘: lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
問安: wèn ān — 1. to pay one's respects 2. to give regards to
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
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)
帘: lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)
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)
參: sān — three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
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)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
帘: lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)
含淚: hán lèi — 1. tearful 2. tearfully
謂: Wèi — surname Wei
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
父: fù — 1. (bound form) father 2. (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父 (bó fù)) 3. (computing) (bound form) parent-
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
田舍: tián shè — farmhouse
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
齏: jī — 1. finely chopped meat or vegetables 2. powdered or fragmentary
鹽: yán — 1. salt 2. classifier: 粒 (lì) (HSK 4)
布帛: bù bó — 1. cloth and silk 2. cotton and silk textiles
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
聚: jù — 1. to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive) 2. (chemistry) poly- (HSK 4)
天倫之樂: tiān lún zhī lè — 1. family love and joy 2. domestic bliss
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
富貴: fù guì — riches and honor
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
骨肉: gǔ ròu — 1. blood relation 2. kin 3. one's flesh and blood
各方: gè fāng — 1. all parties (in a dispute etc) 2. all sides 3. all directions
然: rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
無意: wú yì — 1. inadvertent 2. accidental 3. to have no intention of (doing sth) (HSK 7-9)
趣: qù — 1. interesting 2. to interest
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
含淚: hán lèi — 1. tearful 2. tearfully
啟: Qǐ — Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
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)
臣: Chén — surname Chen
草莽: cǎo mǎng — 1. a rank growth of grass 2. uncultivated land 3. wilderness
寒門: hán mén — 1. poor and humble family 2. my family (humble)
鳩: jiū — 1. turtledove 2. (literary) to gather
群: qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)
鴉: yā — crow
屬: shǔ — 1. category 2. genus (taxonomy) 3. family members 4. dependents 5. to belong to 6. subordinate to 7. affiliated with 8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) 9. to be 10. to prove to be 11. to constitute (HSK 3)
之中: zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
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))
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)
征: zhēng — 1. journey 2. trip 3. expedition 4. to go on long campaign 5. to attack (HSK 7-9)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
鸞: luán — mythical bird related to phoenix
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
瑞: ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
貴人: guì rén — 1. nobility 2. person of high rank
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
錫: xī — 1. tin (chemistry) 2. to bestow 3. to confer 4. to grant 5. Taiwan pr. (xí) (HSK 7-9)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
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)
昭: zhāo — 1. bright 2. clear 3. manifest 4. to show clearly
祖: Zǔ — surname Zu
德: Dé — 1. Germany 2. German 3. abbr. for 德國 (Dé guó) (HSK 7-9)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
山川: shān chuān — 1. mountains and rivers 2. landscape (HSK 7-9)
日月: rì yuè — 1. the sun and moon 2. day and month 3. every day and every month 4. season 5. life and livelihood
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
精: jīng — 1. essence 2. extract 3. vitality 4. energy 5. semen 6. sperm 7. mythical goblin spirit 8. highly perfected 9. elite 10. the pick of sth 11. proficient (refined ability) 12. extremely (fine) 13. selected rice (archaic) (HSK 6)
奇: jī — odd (number)
祖宗: zǔ zōng — 1. ancestor 2. forebear (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
德: Dé — 1. Germany 2. German 3. abbr. for 德國 (Dé guó) (HSK 7-9)
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)
于: Yú — surname Yu (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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
夫婦: fū fù — 1. a (married) couple 2. husband and wife 3. classifier: 對 (duì) (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)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
啟: Qǐ — Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
天地: tiān dì — 1. heaven and earth 2. world 3. scope 4. field of activity (HSK 7-9)
生物: shēng wù — 1. organism; living creature; life form 2. (attributive) biological; bio- (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
德: Dé — 1. Germany 2. German 3. abbr. for 德國 (Dé guó) (HSK 7-9)
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)
古今: gǔ jīn — 1. then and now 2. ancient and modern
未有: wèi yǒu — 1. is not 2. has never been 3. never occurring 4. unprecedented
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
曠: kuàng — 1. to neglect 2. to skip (class or work) 3. to waste (time) 4. vast 5. loose-fitting
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
肝: gān — 1. liver (classifier: 葉 (yè)) 2. (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game) 3. (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy (HSK 6)
腦: nǎo — 1. brain 2. mind 3. head 4. essence
涂: Tú — surname Tu (HSK 7-9)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
臣子: chén zǐ — 1. official in feudal court 2. subject
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
報: bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
萬一: wàn yī — 1. just in case 2. if by any chance 3. contingency (HSK 4)
惟: wéi — 1. -ism 2. only
朝乾夕惕: zhāo qián xī tì — cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
忠于: zhōng yú — to be loyal to (HSK 7-9)
厥: jué — 1. to faint 2. to lose consciousness 3. his 4. her 5. its 6. their
職: zhí — 1. office 2. duty
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
願: yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
君: jūn — 1. monarch 2. lord 3. gentleman 4. ruler
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
壽: Shòu — surname Shou
千秋: qiān qiū — 1. a thousand years 2. your birthday (honorific)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
天下: tiān xià — 1. land under heaven 2. the whole world 3. the whole of China 4. realm 5. rule (HSK 6)
蒼生: cāng shēng — 1. (area where) vegetation grows 2. the common people
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
貴妃: guì fēi — 1. senior concubine 2. imperial consort
切勿: qiè wù — by no means
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
夫婦: fū fù — 1. a (married) couple 2. husband and wife 3. classifier: 對 (duì) (HSK 4)
殘: cán — 1. to destroy 2. to spoil 3. to ruin 4. to injure 5. cruel 6. oppressive 7. savage 8. brutal 9. incomplete 10. disabled 11. to remain 12. to survive 13. remnant 14. surplus (HSK 7-9)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
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)
懣: mèn — melancholy
憤: fèn — 1. indignant 2. anger 3. resentment
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
怀: Huái — surname Huai
更: gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
祈: qí — 1. to implore 2. to pray 3. to request
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
加: Jiā — 1. Canada (abbr. for 加拿大 (Jiā ná dà)) 2. surname Jia (HSK 2)
珍愛: zhēn ài — to cherish
惟: wéi — 1. -ism 2. only
業: Yè — surname Ye
業: Yè — surname Ye
兢: jīng — 1. to be fearful 2. apprehensive
兢: jīng — 1. to be fearful 2. apprehensive
勤: qín — 1. diligent; industrious; hardworking 2. frequent; regular; constant 3. (bound form) work; duty; attendance
慎: shèn — 1. careful 2. cautious
恭: gōng — respectful
肅: Sù — surname Su
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
侍: shì — 1. to serve 2. to attend upon
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
庶: shù — 1. (bound form) ordinary; numerous 2. (bound form) pertaining to a concubine (contrasted with 嫡 (dí))
不負: bù fù — to live up to
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
体: tī — 1. used in 體己 (tī ji) 2. Taiwan pr. (tǐ)
貼: tiē — 1. to stick 2. to paste 3. to post (e.g. on a blog) 4. to keep close to 5. to fit snugly 6. to subsidize 7. allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) 8. sticker 9. classifier for sticking plaster: strip (HSK 4)
眷愛: juàn ài — 1. to love 2. sentimentally attached to
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
隆: Lóng — 1. surname Long 2. short for 吉隆坡 (Jí lóng pō), Kuala Lumpur
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
囑: zhǔ — 1. to enjoin 2. to implore 3. to urge
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
國事: guó shì — 1. affairs of the nation 2. politics
為重: wéi zhòng — to attach most importance to
暇: xiá — leisure
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
保養: bǎo yǎng — 1. to take good care of (or conserve) one's health 2. to keep in good repair 3. to maintain 4. maintenance (HSK 5)
切勿: qiè wù — by no means
記念: jì niàn — to commemorate; to honor the memory of (variant of 紀念 (jì niàn))
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
啟: Qǐ — Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
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)
亭台: tíng tái — pavilion
軒: Xuān — surname Xuan
館: guǎn — 1. building 2. shop 3. term for certain service establishments 4. embassy or consulate 5. schoolroom (old) 6. classifier: 家 (jiā)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
題: Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)
如果: rú guǒ — if; in case; in the event that (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一二: yī èr — 1. one or two; a few 2. a little; just a bit
稍: shāo — 1. somewhat 2. a little (HSK 5)
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)
寓目: yù mù — 1. (literary) to look over 2. to view
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
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)
名為: míng wéi — 1. to be called 2. to be known as
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
題: Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
含笑: hán xiào — to have a smile on one's face
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
果: guǒ — 1. fruit 2. result 3. resolute 4. indeed 5. if really
進益: jìn yì — 1. income 2. (literary) improvement 3. progress
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
退出: tuì chū — 1. to withdraw 2. to abort 3. to quit 4. to log out (computing) (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
發: fā — 1. to send out 2. to show (one's feeling) 3. to issue 4. to develop 5. to make a bundle of money 6. classifier for gunshots (rounds) (HSK 2)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
不同: bù tóng — 1. different 2. distinct 3. not the same 4. not alike (HSK 2)
真是: zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
姣: Jiāo — surname Jiao
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
軟玉: ruǎn yù — 1. nephrite 2. Ca(Mg, Fe)3(SiO3)4
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
為何: wèi hé — why (HSK 6)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
進見: jìn jiàn — to formally present oneself before a superior (e.g. a ruler, high-ranking official or esteemed figure) for an official meeting; to have an audience with
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
啟: Qǐ — Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
諭: yù — order (from above)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
男: nán — 1. (bound form) male 2. baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
擅: shàn — 1. without authority 2. to usurp 3. to arrogate to oneself 4. to monopolize 5. expert in 6. to be good at
入: rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
引進: yǐn jìn — 1. to recommend 2. to introduce (from outside) (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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
先行: xiān xíng — 1. to start off before the others; to precede 2. to proceed in advance
國禮: guó lǐ — state gift; official gift exchanged between heads of state or governments
畢: Bì — surname Bi
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
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)
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)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
攜手: xié shǒu — 1. hand in hand 2. to join hands 3. to collaborate (HSK 7-9)
攔: lán — 1. to block sb's path 2. to obstruct 3. to flag down (a taxi) (HSK 7-9)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
怀: Huái — surname Huai
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)
撫: fǔ — 1. to comfort 2. to console 3. to stroke 4. to caress 5. an old term for province or provincial governor
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
頭頸: tóu jǐng — (dialect) neck
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)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (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)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
長: cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
好些: hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
未: 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)
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
淚如雨下: lèi rú yǔ xià — tears falling like rain (idiom)

茶已三献，贾妃降座，乐止。退入侧殿更衣，方备省亲车驾出园。至贾母正室，欲行家礼，贾母等俱跪止不迭。贾妃满眼垂泪，方彼此上前厮见，一手搀贾母，一手搀王夫人，三个人满心里皆有许多话，只是俱说不出，只管呜咽对泣。邢夫人，李纨，王熙凤，迎，探，惜三姊妹等，俱在旁围绕，垂泪无言。半日，贾妃方忍悲强笑，安慰贾母，王夫人道：“当日既送我到那不得见人的去处，好容易今日回家娘儿们一会，不说说笑笑，反倒哭起来。一会子我去了，又不知多早晚才来！”说到这句，不禁又哽咽起来。邢夫人等忙上来解劝。贾母等让贾妃归座，又逐次一一见过，又不免哭泣一番。然后东西两府掌家执事人丁在厅外行礼，及两府掌家执事媳妇领丫鬟等行礼毕。贾妃因问：“薛姨妈，宝钗，黛玉因何不见？”王夫人启曰：“外眷无职，未敢擅入。”贾妃听了，忙命快请。一时，薛姨妈等进来，欲行国礼，亦命免过，上前各叙阔别寒温。又有贾妃原带进宫去的丫鬟抱琴等上来叩见，贾母等连忙扶起，命人别室款待。执事太监及彩嫔，昭容各侍从人等，宁国府及贾赦那宅两处自有人款待，只留三四个小太监答应。母女姊妹深叙些离别情景，及家务私情。又有贾政至帘外问安，贾妃垂帘行参等事。又隔帘含泪谓其父曰：“田舍之家，虽齑盐布帛，终能聚天伦之乐，今虽富贵已极，骨肉各方，然终无意趣！”贾政亦含泪启道：“臣，草莽寒门，鸠群鸦属之中，岂意得征凤鸾之瑞。今贵人上锡天恩，下昭祖德，此皆山川日月之精奇，祖宗之远德钟于一人，幸及政夫妇。且今上启天地生物之大德，垂古今未有之旷恩，虽肝脑涂地，臣子岂能得报于万一！惟朝乾夕惕，忠于厥职外，愿我君万寿千秋，乃天下苍生之同幸也。贵妃切勿以政夫妇残年为念，懑愤金怀，更祈自加珍爱。惟业业兢兢，勤慎恭肃以侍上，庶不负上体贴眷爱如此之隆恩也。”贾妃亦嘱”只以国事为重，暇时保养，切勿记念”等语。贾政又启：“园中所有亭台轩馆，皆系宝玉所题，如果有一二稍可寓目者，请别赐名为幸。”元妃听了宝玉能题，便含笑说：“果进益了。”贾政退出。贾妃见宝，林二人亦发比别姊妹不同，真是姣花软玉一般。因问：“宝玉为何不进见？”贾母乃启：“无谕，外男不敢擅入。”元妃命快引进来。小太监出去引宝玉进来，先行国礼毕，元妃命他进前，携手拦于怀内，又抚其头颈笑道：“比先竟长了好些……”一语未终，泪如雨下。

，：“，。”，，，，。You-shi, Xifeng, and the others came forward and reported, "The banquet is all prepared; we beg Your Grace to proceed on your tour." Yuanchun then rose, bade Baoyu lead the way, and together with everyone walked to the front of the garden gate, where amid trees ablaze with lanterns, all manner of things were arrayed in extraordinary splendor.“”，“”，“”，“”，，，。Entering the garden, they went first to such places as "The Phoenix Dance," "Crimson Fragrance and Green Jade," "Apricot Banner in Sight," and "Fragrant Clarity of Hengwu and Angelica," climbing towers and walking through pavilions, crossing waters and following the hills, gazing about and lingering in every direction.，。Each and every place was arrayed differently, each and every feature adorned with fresh novelty.，：“，。”，，。Consort Jia praised it all most highly, yet also cautioned, "In future there must be no such extravagance — all this is utterly excessive." Presently they arrived at the main hall, where she decreed that the ceremonial courtesies be dispensed with and everyone return to their seats, and the grand banquet was thrown open.，，，。Grandmother Jia and the others sat below to keep her company, while You-shi, Li Wan, Xifeng, and the rest personally carried the soup and held the wine cups.

尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (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)
上來: shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
啟: Qǐ — Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
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)
筵宴: yán yàn — 1. feast 2. banquet
齊備: qí bèi — 1. all ready 2. available 3. complete
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
游: Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
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)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
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
導引: dǎo yǐn — 1. same as 引導 (yǐn dǎo) 2. Dao Yin, Daoist exercises involving breathing, stretching and self-massage
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
步: Bù — surname Bu (HSK 3)
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
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
燈光: dēng guāng — 1. (stage) lighting 2. light (HSK 4)
火: Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)
樹: shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)
之中: zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)
諸般: zhū bān — 1. various 2. many different kinds of
羅列: luó liè — 1. to list 2. to enumerate 3. (of buildings, objects etc) to be laid out 4. to be scattered about
非常: fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (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)
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)
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)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (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)
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
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
帘: lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)
在望: zài wàng — 1. within view; visible 2. (fig.) in the offing; around the corner; soon to materialize
蘅: héng — Asarum blumei (wild ginger plant)
芷: zhǐ — 1. angelica (type of iris) 2. plant root used in TCM
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
芬: fēn — 1. perfume 2. fragrance
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)
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)
登: dēng — 1. to scale (a height) 2. to ascend 3. to mount 4. to publish or record 5. to enter (e.g. in a register) 6. to press down with the foot 7. to step or tread on 8. to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) 9. to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) (HSK 4)
樓: Lóu — surname Lou (HSK 1)
步: Bù — surname Bu (HSK 3)
閣: gé — 1. pavilion (usu. two-storied) 2. cabinet (politics) 3. boudoir 4. woman's chamber 5. rack 6. shelf
涉: shè — 1. (literary) to wade across a body of water 2. (bound form) to experience 3. to undergo 4. to be involved 5. to concern
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
百般: bǎi bān — 1. in hundred and one ways 2. in every possible way 3. by every means
眺: tiào — to gaze into the distance
覽: lǎn — 1. to look at 2. to view 3. to read
徘徊: pái huái — 1. to pace back and forth 2. to dither; to hesitate 3. (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate (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)
處處: chù chù — 1. everywhere 2. in all respects (HSK 6)
鋪陳: pū chén — 1. to arrange 2. to spread out 3. to narrate in detail 4. to describe at great length 5. to elaborate
不一: bù yī — 1. to vary 2. to differ
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
樁: zhuāng — 1. stump; stake; pile 2. classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc (HSK 7-9)
樁: zhuāng — 1. stump; stake; pile 2. classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc (HSK 7-9)
點綴: diǎn zhuì — 1. to decorate 2. to adorn 3. sprinkled 4. studded 5. only for show (HSK 7-9)
新奇: xīn qí — novel; new; exotic (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
加: Jiā — 1. Canada (abbr. for 加拿大 (Jiā ná dà)) 2. surname Jia (HSK 2)
獎: jiǎng — 1. prize; award; bonus; reward 2. (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise 3. to award; to give as a reward (HSK 4)
贊: zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
勸: quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
以後: yǐ hòu — 1. after 2. later 3. afterwards 4. following 5. later on 6. in the future (HSK 2)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
太: tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)
奢: shē — extravagant
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
過分: guò fèn — 1. excessive; undue 2. unduly; overly (HSK 4)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
正殿: zhèng diàn — main hall of a Buddhist temple
諭: yù — order (from above)
免禮: miǎn lǐ — (formal) you may dispense with curtseying
歸: Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
座: zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)
大開: dà kāi — to open wide
筵宴: yán yàn — 1. feast 2. banquet
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
在下: zài xià — 1. under 2. myself (humble)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
陪: péi — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company 3. to assist 4. old variant of 賠 (péi) (HSK 5)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
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)
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)
捧: pěng — 1. to hold or offer with both hands 2. to sing the praises of 3. classifier for what can be held in both hands (HSK 7-9)
羹: gēng — thick soup
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)
盞: zhǎn — 1. a small cup 2. classifier for lamps (HSK 7-9)

，，。Yuanchun then ordered brush and inkstone to be brought and made ready, and taking a bamboo brush in her own hand, chose a few of the spots she liked best to bestow names upon.：Following what she wrote, it read:

元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
筆硯: bǐ yàn — writing brush and ink stone
伺候: cì hou — to serve; to wait upon (HSK 7-9)
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)
搦: nuò — 1. (literary) to hold (in the hand) 2. to challenge 3. to provoke
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
管: Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
擇: zé — 1. to select 2. to choose 3. to pick over 4. to pick out 5. to differentiate 6. to eliminate 7. also pr. (zhái)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (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)
最: zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)
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
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
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
按: àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

“”Plaque: "Mindful of Grace, Thinking on Duty"

，，Heaven and Earth have opened forth their great compassion; newborn babe and gray-haired elder alike feel gratitude and reverence,

，。Past and present alike have handed down this boundless statute; the Nine Provinces and ten thousand lands are covered in its gracious glory.

。This one plaque and this one couplet were inscribed in the main hall.

“”，“”“”，“”“”，“”，“”“”，“”“”，“”。The garden itself was named "Grand View Garden"; "The Phoenix Dance" was bestowed the name "Bamboo Lodge"; "Crimson Fragrance and Green Jade" was changed to "Happy Red and Delightful Green," and thus named "Happy Red Court"; "Fragrant Clarity of Hengwu and Angelica" was bestowed the name "Hengwu Court"; "Apricot Banner in Sight" was bestowed the name "Washed-Kudzu Farmstead"; and the main tower was called "Grand View Tower."“”，“”、“”，“”，“”，“”，，“”，“”，“”，。The soaring tower on the east was called "Pavilion of Embroidered Brocade," and the slanting tower on the west "Pavilion Holding Fragrance"; there were further such names as "Knotweed-Wind Lodge," "Lotus-Fragrance Pavilion," "Purple Caltrop Isle," and "Water-Chestnut-Leaf Shoal," along with a dozen or more four-character plaques bearing such names as "Pear Blossoms in Spring Rain," "Wutong Leaves Trimmed by Autumn Wind," and "Reeds and Rushes in Night Snow" — at this point too many to recall in full.。She further ordered that the old plaques and couplets need not all be taken down.：Thereupon she first inscribed a quatrain, which read:

大觀園: Dà guān yuán — 1. Prospect Garden 2. Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (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)
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
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
瀟湘: Xiāo xiāng — other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江 (Xiāng jiāng) in Hunan province
館: guǎn — 1. building 2. shop 3. term for certain service establishments 4. embassy or consulate 5. schoolroom (old) 6. classifier: 家 (jiā)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
改: gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
怡: yí — 1. harmony 2. pleased
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
怡: yí — 1. harmony 2. pleased
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
蘅: héng — Asarum blumei (wild ginger plant)
芷: zhǐ — 1. angelica (type of iris) 2. plant root used in TCM
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
芬: fēn — 1. perfume 2. fragrance
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
蘅蕪: héng wú — Asarum blumei (ginger plant)
苑: Yuàn — surname Yuan
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
帘: lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)
在望: zài wàng — 1. within view; visible 2. (fig.) in the offing; around the corner; soon to materialize
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
浣: huàn — 1. to wash 2. to rinse 3. any of three 10-day division of the month (during Tang dynasty) 4. Taiwan pr. (huǎn) 5. also pr. (wǎn)
葛: Gě — surname Ge
山莊: shān zhuāng — 1. manor house 2. villa 3. (used in hotel names)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
樓: Lóu — surname Lou (HSK 1)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
大觀: Dà guān — see 大觀區 (Dà guān Qū)
樓: Lóu — surname Lou (HSK 1)
東面: dōng miàn — east side (of sth)
飛: fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
樓: Lóu — surname Lou (HSK 1)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
綴: chuò — variant of 輟 (chuò)
錦: jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright
閣: gé — 1. pavilion (usu. two-storied) 2. cabinet (politics) 3. boudoir 4. woman's chamber 5. rack 6. shelf
西面: xī miàn — 1. west side 2. west
斜: xié — 1. inclined 2. slanting 3. oblique 4. tilting (HSK 5)
樓: Lóu — surname Lou (HSK 1)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
含: hán — 1. to keep in the mouth 2. to contain (HSK 4)
芳: fāng — fragrant
閣: gé — 1. pavilion (usu. two-storied) 2. cabinet (politics) 3. boudoir 4. woman's chamber 5. rack 6. shelf
更: gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
蓼: liǎo — 1. polygonum 2. smartweed
風: fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
軒: Xuān — surname Xuan
藕: ǒu — root of lotus
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)
榭: xiè — pavilion
紫: zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)
菱: líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)
洲: zhōu — 1. continent 2. island in a river
荇: xìng — yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)
葉: Yè — surname Ye
渚: zhǔ — 1. islet 2. bank
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)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
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)
匾額: biǎn é — a horizontal inscribed board
十數: shí shù — 1. more than ten 2. a dozen or more
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
諸如: zhū rú — 1. (various things) such as 2. such as (the following)
梨: lí — 1. pear 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
春雨: chūn yǔ — 1. spring rain 2. gift from above
桐: tóng — tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
剪: Jiǎn — surname Jian (HSK 5)
秋: Qiū — surname Qiu
風: fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
荻: dí — 1. Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed) 2. used in Japanese names with phonetic value Ogi
蘆: lú — 1. rush 2. reed 3. Phragmites communis
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (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)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
悉: xī — 1. in all cases 2. know
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
舊: jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (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)
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
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
摘: zhāi — 1. to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 2. to select; to pick out 3. to borrow money at a time of urgent need (HSK 5)
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)
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
先: xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)
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)
絕: jué — 1. to cut short 2. extinct 3. to disappear 4. to vanish 5. absolutely 6. by no means (HSK 6)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

，。Embracing the hills and enfolding the waters, it was built with exquisite skill; how much labor it took before its construction was complete.

，。All the scenes of Heaven above and the human world below are here complete; this fragrant garden well deserves the name of Grand View.

，：“，，。Having finished writing, she turned to the sisters and said with a smile, "I have always lacked quick wit, and am moreover no good at composing verse, as you sisters have long known well.，。Tonight I have merely done enough to discharge my duty, so as not to do injustice to this scenery, nothing more.，《》《》，。Some other day, when I have a little leisure, I shall certainly write in full such pieces as 'A Record of Grand View Garden' and 'An Ode to the Visit Home,' so as to record what has happened today.，，，。You sisters too should each inscribe a plaque and a poem; according to whatever talent each of you has, compose something for now — you must not let yourselves be bound by my meager talent.，。And I am delighted that Baoyu actually knows how to compose inscriptions — that was beyond what I had expected.‘’，‘’，，‘’，‘’，，。Among these, 'Bamboo Lodge' and 'Hengwu Court' are the two places I love the most, and next come 'Happy Red Court' and 'Washed-Kudzu Farmstead' — for these four great places, it would be best if there were separate verses composed for them.，，，。”，。Though the couplets inscribed earlier are fine, now compose in addition a five-character regulated verse for each, so that I may test them before me, and thus not let go to waste the pains I took teaching you since childhood." Baoyu had no choice but to agree, and withdrew to think it over on his own.

寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
素: sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)
乏: fá — 1. short of 2. tired
捷: Jié — 1. Czech 2. Czech Republic 3. abbr. for 捷克 (Jié kè)
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)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
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)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
吟詠: yín yǒng — 1. to recite 2. to sing (of poetry)
妹: mèi — younger sister (HSK 1)
輩: bèi — 1. lifetime 2. generation 3. group of people 4. class 5. classifier for generations 6. (literary) classifier for people (HSK 5)
素: sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)
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)
深知: shēn zhī — to know well; to be fully aware of
今夜: jīn yè — 1. tonight 2. this evening
聊以塞責: liáo yǐ sè zé — 1. in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities 2. in order to get off the hook
不負: bù fù — to live up to
斯: Sī — 1. Slovakia 2. Slovak 3. abbr. for 斯洛伐克 (Sī luò fá kè)
景: Jǐng — surname Jing (HSK 6)
而已: ér yǐ — 1. that's all 2. nothing more (HSK 7-9)
异: yì — 1. different 2. other 3. hetero- 4. unusual 5. strange 6. surprising 7. to distinguish 8. to separate 9. to discriminate
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)
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
暇: xiá — leisure
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
補: bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)
撰: zhuàn — 1. to compose 2. to compile
大觀園: Dà guān yuán — 1. Prospect Garden 2. Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
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)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
省親: xǐng qīn — to visit one's parents
頌: sòng — 1. ode 2. eulogy 3. to praise in writing 4. to wish (in letters)
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)
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
記: jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
妹: mèi — younger sister (HSK 1)
輩: bèi — 1. lifetime 2. generation 3. group of people 4. class 5. classifier for generations 6. (literary) classifier for people (HSK 5)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
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)
匾: biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket
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)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
長短: cháng duǎn — 1. length 2. accident; mishap 3. right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits (HSK 6)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
暫: zàn — 1. temporary 2. Taiwan pr. (zhàn) (HSK 7-9)
吟: yín — 1. to chant; to recite 2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) 3. (literary) to lament; to groan 4. (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects 5. (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín)) (cf. 猱 (náo), wide vibrato)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
微: Wēi — 1. surname Wei 2. ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing 3. Taiwan pr. (Wéi)
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)
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)
縛: fù — 1. to bind 2. to tie 3. Taiwan pr. (fú)
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
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
題: Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)
詠: yǒng — to sing
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
意外: yì wài — 1. unexpected 2. accident 3. mishap 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
瀟湘: Xiāo xiāng — other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江 (Xiāng jiāng) in Hunan province
館: guǎn — 1. building 2. shop 3. term for certain service establishments 4. embassy or consulate 5. schoolroom (old) 6. classifier: 家 (jiā)
蘅蕪: héng wú — Asarum blumei (ginger plant)
苑: Yuàn — surname Yuan
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
愛: ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
次之: cì zhī — to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc)
怡: yí — 1. harmony 2. pleased
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
浣: huàn — 1. to wash 2. to rinse 3. any of three 10-day division of the month (during Tang dynasty) 4. Taiwan pr. (huǎn) 5. also pr. (wǎn)
葛: Gě — surname Ge
山庄: shān zhuāng — 1. manor house 2. villa 3. (used in hotel names)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
四大: sì dà — 1. the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) 2. the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放 (dà míng dà fàng), 大辯論 (dà biàn lùn), 大字報 (dà zì bào) (PRC)
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)
必得: bì děi — 1. must 2. have to
別有: bié yǒu — 1. to have other... 2. to have a special ...
章: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 6)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
題: Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)
詠: yǒng — to sing
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
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)
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)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
佳: Jiā — surname Jia
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (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)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
賦: fù — 1. poetic essay 2. taxation 3. to bestow on 4. to endow with
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
律: Lǜ — surname Lü
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
當面: dāng miàn — 1. to sb's face 2. in sb's presence (HSK 7-9)
試: shì — 1. to test 2. to try 3. experiment 4. examination 5. test (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
不負: bù fù — to live up to
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
自幼: zì yòu — since childhood; from a young age
教授: jiào shòu — 1. professor 2. to instruct 3. to lecture on 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
苦心: kǔ xīn — 1. painstaking effort 2. to take a lot of trouble 3. laborious at pains (HSK 7-9)
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)
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
下來: xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
构思: gòu sī — 1. to design 2. to plot 3. to plan out 4. to compose 5. to draw a mental sketch 6. conception 7. plan 8. idea 9. composition (HSK 7-9)

，，，，，。Of the three, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun, Tanchun was reckoned to surpass the other sisters, yet she herself judged that she could still hardly compete with Xue and Lin, and could only force herself to go along with the others and simply fulfill the requirement.。Li Wan too forced herself to piece together one regulated verse.，：Consort Jia first read through the sisters' poems in order; they read as follows:

迎: yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)
探: tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)
惜: xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
之中: zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (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)
探: tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
出于: chū yú — 1. due to 2. to stem from (HSK 5)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
之上: zhī shàng — above
然: rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly
自忖: zì cǔn — 1. to speculate 2. to ponder
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
爭衡: zhēng héng — 1. to struggle for mastery 2. to strive for supremacy
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
勉強: miǎn qiǎng — 1. to do with difficulty 2. to force sb to do sth 3. reluctant 4. barely enough (HSK 7-9)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
塞責: sè zé — to carry out one's duties perfunctorily; to fulfill one's responsibility
而已: ér yǐ — 1. that's all 2. nothing more (HSK 7-9)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
勉強: miǎn qiǎng — 1. to do with difficulty 2. to force sb to do sth 3. reluctant 4. barely enough (HSK 7-9)
湊成: còu chéng — 1. to put together 2. to make up (a set) 3. to round up (a number to a convenient multiple) 4. resulting in...
一律: yī lǜ — 1. same; identical 2. uniformly; all; without exception (HSK 4)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
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)
挨次: āi cì — 1. in sequence 2. in the proper order 3. one by one 4. in turn
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
寫道: xiě dào — to write (used before or after a quoted passage)
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)

“”Plaque: "Broadening the Nature, Delighting the Heart"

Yingchun

，。The garden complete, its scenery all in place, uniquely fine and rare; charged with the command, I bashfully inscribe the plaque 'Broadening and Delighting.'

，？Who would believe such a realm exists in this world? Wandering through it, how could one's spirit fail to feel unbounded ease?

“”Plaque: "Ten Thousand Forms Vying in Splendor"

Tanchun

，。The renowned garden is built up towering and majestic; charged with this command, how I am ashamed of my shallow learning.

，。Its exquisite subtlety I cannot put into words all at once — truly, all things here give off their own splendor.

“”Plaque: "Nature's Handiwork of Literary Art"

Xichun

，。Hills and waters stretch out beyond a thousand leagues; towers and terraces rise up high amid five-colored clouds.

，。The garden is fashioned within the radiance of sun and moon; its scenery outshines the very handiwork of Creation's own literary art.

“”Plaque: "Literary Grace and Romantic Charm"

Li Wan

，。Lovely waters and bright hills embrace and wind back upon themselves; its romantic charm and literary grace surpass even Penglai.

，。Green is cut into song-fans that bewilder the fragrant grass; red sets off Xiang skirts dancing amid falling plum blossoms.

，。Pearls and jade should rightly be handed down through this flourishing age; how fortunate that immortals have descended from the Jasper Terrace.

，。Ever since this renowned garden first invited one to roam and admire it, no mortal has been permitted to come here.

“”Plaque: "Gathered Radiance, Concentrated Auspice"

Xue Baochai

，。The fragrant garden is built facing the west of the Imperial City; splendid sun and auspicious clouds enfold it in wonder.

，。Tall willows rejoice as orioles move on from the valley; slender bamboo waits ever for the phoenix to come in stately dance.

，。The airs of culture are already made manifest on this evening of the imperial excursion; the transformation wrought by filial piety should flourish all the more at this time of the visit home.

，。Your sagely compositions and immortal talent already fill the ornamented brush — I am ashamed, and dare not presume to add further words of my own.

“”Plaque: "A Fairy Spring Beyond This World"

Lin Daiyu

，。Where has this renowned garden been built? A fairy realm set apart from the dusty world.

，。It has borrowed the beauty of hills and streams, and added fresh scenery of its own.

，。Its fragrance melts into the wine of Golden Valley; its flowers charm the people of the Jade Hall.

，。What good fortune, to be favored with such grace, that the palace carriage should pass this way so often.

，，：“，。”，，，，。Having read them all, Consort Jia praised them for a while, then said with a smile, "In the end, the work of my two sisters Xue and Lin is unlike that of the rest — none of my other sisters can be ranked alongside them." As it happened, Lin Daiyu had set her heart on displaying her extraordinary talent to the full that night and outshining everyone else; she had not expected that Consort Jia would only order one plaque and one poem each, so that it would not do to disobey the command and compose more, and she had no choice but to dash off just one five-character regulated verse to suit the occasion.

賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
稱: chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
賞: shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (HSK 4)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
番: Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
妹: mèi — younger sister (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
與眾不同: yǔ zhòng bù tóng — (idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest (HSK 7-9)
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
愚: yú — 1. to be stupid 2. to cheat or deceive 3. me or I (modest)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
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)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
列: liè — 1. to arrange 2. to line up 3. file 4. series 5. (in data tables) column 6. (Tw) row (HSK 4)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
林黛玉: Lín Dài yù — Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉
安心: ān xīn — 1. at ease 2. to feel relieved 3. to set one's mind at rest 4. to keep one's mind on sth (HSK 7-9)
今夜: jīn yè — 1. tonight 2. this evening
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)
展: Zhǎn — surname Zhan
奇才: qí cái — genius
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)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
壓倒: yā dǎo — 1. to overwhelm 2. to overpower 3. overwhelming (HSK 7-9)
不想: bù xiǎng — unexpectedly; to one's surprise
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (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)
匾: biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket
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)
詠: yǒng — to sing
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
不好: bù hǎo — no good
違: wéi — 1. to disobey 2. to violate 3. to separate 4. to go against
諭: yù — order (from above)
多: duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
胡亂: hú luàn — 1. careless 2. reckless 3. casually 4. absent-mindedly 5. at will 6. at random 7. any old how
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)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
律: Lǜ — surname Lü
應景: yìng jǐng — 1. according with the times 2. seasonal
罷了: bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)

，“”“”，“”，“”。At that time Baoyu had not yet finished; he had only just completed the two poems for "Bamboo Lodge" and "Hengwu Court," and was in the midst of composing the one for "Happy Red Court," having drafted within it the line "Green jade, in spring, its leaves still curled."，，：“‘’，‘’，‘’，？Baochai's glance happened to fall on it, and while no one else was paying attention, she hastily turned and quietly nudged him, saying, "Since she disliked the four characters 'Crimson Fragrance and Green Jade' and changed them to 'Happy Red and Delightful Green,' if you now go and use the words 'green jade' of all things, wouldn't it look as though you meant to vie with her intentionally?，。”，：“。”：“‘’‘’‘’。”：“‘’？”，：“，，‘’！Besides, there is already a good deal to be said about the term 'banana leaf' — better think of some other word and change it." When Baoyu heard Baochai say this, he wiped away his sweat and said, "Just now I simply cannot recall what allusion or source to draw on." Baochai said with a smile, "Just change the character 'jade' in 'green jade' to the character 'wax,' and that will do." Baoyu said, "Does 'green wax' have any source?" On being asked this, Baochai clicked her tongue softly, nodded, and said with a smile, "It's a pity — if this is all you can manage tonight, then when it comes to answering the Emperor's examination questions in the golden hall someday, you'll probably even forget the likes of 'Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li'!：‘’，？”，，：“，！The very first line of the Tang poet Qian Xu's poem in praise of the banana plant is: 'The cold candle, smokeless, its green wax dry' — have you really forgotten even that?" On hearing this, Baoyu felt his mind suddenly thrown wide open, and said with a laugh, "I deserve to die, I deserve to die!，‘’。Something ready-made right before my eyes, and yet I of all people couldn't recall it — you may truly be called a 'one-word teacher.'，。”：“，。From now on I shall call you nothing but Master, and never again call you elder sister." Baochai too said quietly with a smile, "Hurry up and get on with your writing instead of going on about 'elder sister' this and that.？Who is your elder sister?，。”，，。The one up there wearing the yellow robe — she is your elder sister; and here you are claiming me as your elder sister too." Even as she spoke and jested, she grew afraid that the talking and joking would delay his work, and so she slipped away.，。Baoyu had no choice but to go on and finish, so that he now had three poems in all.

彼時: bǐ shí — at that time
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
尚未: shàng wèi — not yet; still not (HSK 7-9)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
剛: gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
瀟湘: Xiāo xiāng — other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江 (Xiāng jiāng) in Hunan province
館: guǎn — 1. building 2. shop 3. term for certain service establishments 4. embassy or consulate 5. schoolroom (old) 6. classifier: 家 (jiā)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
蘅蕪: héng wú — Asarum blumei (ginger plant)
苑: Yuàn — surname Yuan
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
怡: yí — 1. harmony 2. pleased
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
起草: qǐ cǎo — 1. to make a draft 2. to draw up (plans) (HSK 7-9)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (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)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
猶: yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet
卷: juǎn — 1. to roll up 2. (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) 3. (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive 4. a roll 5. classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) (HSK 4)
一句: yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
轉眼: zhuǎn yǎn — 1. in a flash 2. in the blink of an eye 3. to glance (HSK 7-9)
瞥見: piē jiàn — to glimpse
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)
趁: chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (HSK 7-9)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
不理: bù lǐ — 1. to refuse to acknowledge 2. to pay no attention to 3. to take no notice of 4. to ignore (HSK 7-9)
論: Lún — abbr. for 論語 (Lún yǔ), The Analects (of Confucius)
急忙: jí máng — hastily (HSK 4)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
身: shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158
悄: qiāo — used in 悄悄 (qiāo qiāo)
推: tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)
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)
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)
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
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
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)
改: gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (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)
怡: yí — 1. harmony 2. pleased
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
會子: huì zi — 1. (coll.) a moment 2. a while
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)
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)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
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)
豈不: qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
有意: yǒu yì — 1. to intend 2. intentionally 3. interested in (HSK 7-9)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
爭: zhēng — 1. to strive for 2. to vie for 3. to argue or debate 4. deficient or lacking (dialect) 5. how or what (literary) (HSK 3)
馳: chí — 1. to run fast 2. to speed 3. to gallop 4. to disseminate 5. to spread
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
況且: kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (HSK 7-9)
蕉: jiāo — banana
葉: Yè — surname Ye
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
頗多: pō duō — 1. (quite) a lot 2. many
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)
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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
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)
改: gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (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)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
說: shuì — to persuade (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)
拭: shì — to wipe
汗: hán — see 可汗 (kè hán), 汗國 (hán guó) (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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
會子: huì zi — 1. (coll.) a moment 2. a while
總: zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)
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)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
典故: diǎn gù — 1. classical story or quote from the literature 2. the story behind sth
出處: chū chù — 1. source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion) 2. origin 3. where sth comes from
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: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
玉: yù — jade (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)
改: gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
蜡: là — 1. candle 2. wax (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)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
蜡: là — 1. candle 2. wax (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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
出處: chū chù — 1. source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion) 2. origin 3. where sth comes from
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
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)
悄悄: qiāo qiāo — 1. quiet; making little or no noise 2. surreptitious; stealthy 3. anxious; worried 4. Taiwan pr. (qiǎo qiǎo) (HSK 5)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
咂嘴: zā zuǐ — to click one's tongue
點頭: diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
虧: kuī — 1. to lose (money); to have a deficit 2. to be deficient 3. to treat unfairly 4. luckily; fortunately; thanks to 5. (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) (HSK 5)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
今夜: jīn yè — 1. tonight 2. this evening
不過如此: bù guò rú cǐ — (idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
將來: jiāng lái — 1. in the future 2. future 3. the future 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
殿: diàn — palace hall
對策: duì cè — countermeasure for dealing with a situation (HSK 7-9)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
大約: dà yuē — 1. approximately 2. probably (HSK 3)
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
孫: Sūn — surname Sun
李: Lǐ — surname Li
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
忘: wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
唐: Táng — 1. Tang dynasty (618–907) 2. surname Tang
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
珝: xǔ — a kind of jade
詠: yǒng — to sing
芭蕉: bā jiāo — Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
頭一: tóu yī — the first
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
冷: Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)
燭: zhú — 1. candle 2. (literary) to illuminate
無煙: wú yān — nonsmoking (e.g. environment)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
蜡: là — 1. candle 2. wax (HSK 7-9)
乾: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
忘: wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
不成: bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)
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)
不覺: bù jué — unconsciously
洞開: dòng kāi — to be wide open
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
臆: yì — 1. (bound form) chest; breast 2. (bound form) inner feelings; subjective
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)
該死: gāi sǐ — 1. Damn it! 2. damned 3. wretched
該死: gāi sǐ — 1. Damn it! 2. damned 3. wretched
現成: xiàn chéng — 1. ready-made 2. readily available (HSK 7-9)
眼前: yǎn qián — 1. before one's eyes 2. now 3. at present (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
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)
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)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ 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)
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
可謂: kě wèi — it could even be said (HSK 7-9)
一字: yī zì — in a row; in a line
師: Shī — surname Shi
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
從此: cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
再不: zài bù — or else; alternatively
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)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
悄悄: qiāo qiāo — 1. quiet; making little or no noise 2. surreptitious; stealthy 3. anxious; worried 4. Taiwan pr. (qiǎo qiǎo) (HSK 5)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
不快: bù kuài — 1. unhappy 2. in low spirits 3. (of a knife) not sharp
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
上去: shàng qù — to go up (HSK 3)
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)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
上頭: shàng tóu — 1. (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention 2. (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) (HSK 7-9)
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)
黃: Huáng — surname Huang or Hwang (HSK 2)
袍: páo — gown (lined)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (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)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)
認: rèn — 1. to recognize 2. to know 3. to admit (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
說笑: shuō xiào — 1. to chat and laugh 2. to crack jokes 3. to banter
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
說笑: shuō xiào — 1. to chat and laugh 2. to crack jokes 3. to banter
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
怕: Pà — surname Pa (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)
耽: dān — 1. to indulge in 2. to delay
延: Yán — surname Yan (HSK 7-9)
工夫: gōng fū — (old) laborer (HSK 3)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
抽身: chōu shēn — 1. to get away from 2. to withdraw 3. to free oneself
走開: zǒu kāi — 1. to leave; to walk away; to beat it 2. to move aside (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)
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)
續: xù — 1. to continue 2. to replenish (HSK 7-9)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
共有: gòng yǒu — 1. in total there are ... 2. to own jointly (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)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)

，。At this time, Lin Daiyu, not having gotten to display her ambitions to the full, was naturally displeased.，，，。Seeing Baoyu laboring alone over four regulated verses and racking his brains a great deal over them, she thought, why not compose two of them in his place, and thereby spare him where his energy and attention fell short.，，：“？”：“，‘’。”：“，。With this thought, she too walked over to the side of Baoyu's writing table and asked quietly, "Are they all done?" Baoyu said, "I've only just got three; all that's missing is the one for 'Apricot Banner in Sight.'" Daiyu said, "In that case, you need only copy out the first three.，。”，，，，，。By the time you finish writing out those three, I shall have composed this one for you as well." No sooner had she said this than, lowering her head to think for a moment, she had already composed a regulated verse; she wrote it on a slip of paper, rolled it into a little ball, and tossed it before him.，，，。Baoyu opened it and looked, and felt at once that this poem surpassed his own three by tenfold; truly delighted beyond all expectation, he hastily copied it out in careful formal script and presented it.：Consort Jia read as follows:

此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
林黛玉: Lín Dài yù — Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉
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)
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)
展: Zhǎn — surname Zhan
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
抱負: bào fù — 1. aspiration 2. ambition (HSK 7-9)
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)
不快: bù kuài — 1. unhappy 2. in low spirits 3. (of a knife) not sharp
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
獨: dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (HSK 7-9)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
律: Lǜ — surname Lü
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)
費神: fèi shén — 1. to spend effort 2. to take trouble 3. May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request) 4. Please would you mind...?
思: sī — 1. to think 2. to consider
何不: hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?
代: dài — 1. to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute 2. generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon (HSK 3)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
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)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
省: shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (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)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
精神: jīng shén — 1. spirit 2. mind 3. consciousness 4. thought 5. mental 6. psychological 7. essence 8. gist 9. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
不到: bù dào — 1. not to arrive 2. not reaching 3. insufficient 4. less than
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)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
至寶: zhì bǎo — 1. most valuable treasure 2. most precious asset
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
案: àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table
旁: páng — 1. one side 2. other 3. different 4. lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂 (dāo), 亻 (rén) etc) (HSK 5)
悄: qiāo — used in 悄悄 (qiāo qiāo)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
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)
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)
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))
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
帘: lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)
在望: zài wàng — 1. within view; visible 2. (fig.) in the offing; around the corner; soon to materialize
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
抄錄: chāo lù — to make a copy of
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
赶: gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
寫完: xiě wán — to finish writing
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
替: tì — 1. to substitute for 2. to take the place of 3. to replace 4. for 5. on behalf of 6. to stand in for (HSK 4)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
作出: zuò chū — 1. to put out 2. to come up with 3. to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) 4. to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) 5. to draw (conclusion) 6. to deliver (speech, judgment) 7. to devise (explanation) 8. to extract (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)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
低頭: dī tóu — 1. to bow the head 2. to yield 3. to give in (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)
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)
早已: zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)
吟: yín — 1. to chant; to recite 2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) 3. (literary) to lament; to groan 4. (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects 5. (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín)) (cf. 猱 (náo), wide vibrato)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
一律: yī lǜ — 1. same; identical 2. uniformly; all; without exception (HSK 4)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
紙條: zhǐ tiáo — slip of paper
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
搓: cuō — 1. to rub or roll between the hands or fingers 2. to twist (HSK 7-9)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
團: tuán — 1. round 2. lump 3. ball 4. to roll into a ball 5. to gather 6. regiment 7. group 8. society 9. classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) (HSK 3)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
擲: zhì — 1. to toss 2. to throw dice 3. Taiwan pr. (zhí)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
跟前: gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
打開: dǎ kāi — 1. to open 2. to show (a ticket) 3. to turn on 4. to switch on (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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (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)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
十倍: shí bèi — 1. tenfold 2. ten times (sth)
真是: zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
喜出望外: xǐ chū wàng wài — 1. to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) 2. overjoyed at the turn of events (HSK 7-9)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
恭: gōng — respectful
楷: jiē — Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)
呈: chéng — 1. to present to a superior 2. memorial 3. petition 4. to present (a certain appearance) 5. to assume (a shape) 6. to be (a certain color)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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)

The Phoenix Dance

Respectfully inscribed by your servant Baoyu

，。The lovely bamboo has just borne its first fruit-like joints, fit indeed to await the phoenix.

，。Stalk upon stalk, its green seems ready to drip; joint upon joint, its verdure breathes a coolness.

，。Bursting through the paving stones, it hinders the water on the steps; piercing through the blinds, it obstructs the incense from the tripod.

，。Do not stir its clear, broken shadows — a fine dream, in the daytime, has only just begun to lengthen.

The Fragrant Clarity of Hengwu and Angelica

，。Hengwu grass fills the pure garden entire; trailing vines and creeping fig lend it their fragrance.

，。Softly it sets off the grasses of the three months of spring; gently it trails a single thread of scent.

，。Light mist bewilders the winding paths; cool jade-green drips along the veranda that turns back on itself.

，。Who would say it is only in the winding pond of Xie's household that such a secluded dream lingers long?

Happy Red, Delightful Green

，。In the deep courtyard, the long day is still; in pairs, graceful and lovely forms emerge.

，。The green wax, in spring, its leaves still curled; the red-clad beauty, at night, has not yet gone to sleep.

，。Leaning on the balustrade, crimson sleeves drooping low; resting against the rock, sheltering the green mist.

，。Standing there together in the east wind, the host must surely understand and cherish it.

"Apricot Banner in Sight"

，。The apricot banner beckons guests to come and drink; in sight there stands a mountain hermitage.

，。Water-caltrop and duckweed ripple where the goslings swim; mulberry and elm shade the beam where swallows nest.

，。A furrow of spring chives, green and fresh; ten li of rice in bloom, fragrant on the air.

，。In a age of peace and plenty none go hungry — why then need one toil so hard at plowing and weaving?

，，：“！”“”，“”””。When Consort Jia finished reading, she was overjoyed beyond measure and said, "Indeed, you have all improved!" She further singled out "Apricot Banner in Sight" as the finest of the first three poems, and thereupon changed the name "Huange Hermitage" to "Rice-Fragrance Village."，。She also ordered Tanchun to copy out afresh, on colored notepaper, the more than a dozen poems just composed, and had the order passed by eunuch to the outer hall.，。Jia Zheng and the others, having read them, praised them without end.《》。Jia Zheng further presented an "Ode on the Imperial Visit Home."，。Yuanchun then also ordered that fine pastries and minced delicacies and the like be bestowed upon Baoyu and Jia Lan.，，，。At this time Jia Lan was still very young and did not yet understand such matters; he merely followed his mother's lead and paid his respects alongside his uncle, so there is nothing further to relate of him.，，。Jia Huan had fallen ill earlier that year and had not yet recovered; he was resting and recuperating elsewhere, so there is likewise nothing to relate of him.

賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
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
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
不盡: bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
進益: jìn yì — 1. income 2. (literary) improvement 3. progress
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)
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)
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
帘: lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
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)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
冠: Guàn — surname Guan
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
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)
浣: huàn — 1. to wash 2. to rinse 3. any of three 10-day division of the month (during Tang dynasty) 4. Taiwan pr. (huǎn) 5. also pr. (wǎn)
葛: Gě — surname Ge
山庄: shān zhuāng — 1. manor house 2. villa 3. (used in hotel names)
改為: gǎi wéi — to change into (HSK 7-9)
稻: dào — 1. paddy 2. rice (Oryza sativa)
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)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
探: tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
另: lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
箋: jiān — 1. letter 2. note-paper
謄錄: téng lù — to copy out
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)
方才: fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then
一共: yī gòng — in total; altogether (HSK 2)
十數: shí shù — 1. more than ten 2. a dozen or more
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
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)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
廂: xiāng — 1. box (in theater) 2. side room 3. side
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)
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)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
稱頌: chēng sòng — to praise
不已: bù yǐ — (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
歸省: guī xǐng — to go home for a visit; to return to one's parents' home to pay respects
頌: sòng — 1. ode 2. eulogy 3. to praise in writing 4. to wish (in letters)
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
瓊: Qióng — short name for Hainan 海南 (Hǎi nán)
酥: sū — 1. flaky pastry 2. crunchy 3. limp 4. soft 5. silky (HSK 7-9)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
膾: kuài — chopped meat or fish
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
賜與: cì yǔ — variant of 賜予 (cì yǔ)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
幼: yòu — young
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)
達: Dá — surname Da
諸事: zhū shì — 1. everything 2. every matter
只不過: zhǐ bu guò — 1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than 2. it's just that ... (HSK 5)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
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)
叔: shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)
行禮: xíng lǐ — 1. to salute 2. to make one's salutations
故: gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
別傳: bié zhuàn — supplementary biography
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
環: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
年內: nián nèi — during the current year
染病: rǎn bìng — 1. to catch an illness 2. to get infected with a disease
未: wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)
痊: quán — to recover (from illness)
自有: zì yǒu — 1. (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) 2. one's own (apartment, brand etc)
閒: jiān — variant of 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)
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)
調養: tiáo yǎng — 1. to take care of (sb's health) 2. to nurse
故: gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)

，，：“，！”，。At that time Jia Qiang, leading the twelve young actresses, was waiting downstairs and growing impatient, when suddenly a eunuch came flying in and said, "The poems are finished — bring the opera program at once!" Jia Qiang hastily presented the brocade-covered booklet, along with the list of the twelve performers' names.，，：，《》，，《》，，《》，，《》。Shortly after, the eunuch came out and chose only four plays: the first, "The Lavish Banquet"; the second, "Begging for Skill"; the third, "Immortal Destiny"; the fourth, "The Parting Soul."

那時: nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
薔: qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
帶領: dài lǐng — 1. to guide 2. to lead (HSK 3)
十二: shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
樓下: lóu xià — downstairs (HSK 1)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
不耐煩: bù nài fán — 1. impatient 2. to lose patience (HSK 5)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
一: 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)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
飛: fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
完了: wán le — 1. to be finished 2. to be done for 3. ruined 4. gone to the dogs 5. oh no (HSK 5)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)
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
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
薔: qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
急: jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (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)
錦: jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
呈: chéng — 1. to present to a superior 2. memorial 3. petition 4. to present (a certain appearance) 5. to assume (a shape) 6. to be (a certain color)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
十二: shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
花名: huā míng — 1. name of a person on the household register (old) 2. name on a roster 3. professional name of a prostitute 4. pseudonym 5. nickname
單子: dān zǐ — 1. the only son of a family 2. (functional programming or philosophy) monad
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
點: diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
出戲: chū xì — 1. (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends) 2. (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance
第一: dì yī — 1. first 2. most important; primary; foremost
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)
豪: háo — 1. grand 2. heroic
宴: yàn — 1. (bound form) to entertain at a banquet 2. (bound form) banquet; feast 3. (literary) peaceful; at ease
第二: dì èr — 1. second 2. number two 3. next 4. secondary
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)
乞: qǐ — to beg
巧: qiǎo — 1. opportunely 2. coincidentally 3. as it happens 4. skillful 5. timely (HSK 3)
第: dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just
三: Sān — surname San (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)
仙: xiān — immortal
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
第: dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
魂: hún — soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) (HSK 7-9)

。Jia Qiang hurried to arrange for the performance to begin.，。Each of them sang with a voice fit to split stone, and danced with the bearing of heavenly spirits.，。Though it was but the guise put on for performance, they rendered every shade of joy and sorrow to the fullest.，，：“？”，，。Just as the performance ended, a eunuch came in bearing a gold tray of cakes and the like, and asked, "Which one is Lingguan?" Jia Qiang knew at once these were gifts bestowed upon Lingguan, and delightedly received them, telling Lingguan to kowtow in thanks.：“，‘，，’。”，《》《》。The eunuch further said, "The Noble Consort's instructions are: 'Lingguan is excellent — let her perform two more scenes, any two will do.'" Jia Qiang hastily assented, and told Lingguan to perform the two scenes "A Stroll in the Garden" and "The Startling Dream."，，《》《》。Lingguan, considering that these two scenes were not originally within her own role, insisted on refusing, and was determined instead to perform the two scenes "The Tryst" and "The Quarrel."，。Jia Qiang could not overrule her, and had no choice but to let her have her way.，“，”，，，。Consort Jia was greatly pleased, and ordered, "This girl must not be pressed too hard — train her well and gently," bestowing on her besides two bolts of palace satin, two purses, gold and silver ingots, and various foodstuffs.，。Afterward the banquet was cleared away, and she went once more to stroll through and enjoy the places she had not yet visited.，，：“”。Suddenly catching sight of a Buddhist temple ringed by hills, she hastened to wash her hands anew and went in to burn incense and worship the Buddha, and further inscribed a plaque reading "A Merciful Ferry Across the Sea of Suffering."。She also extended special favor to the nuns and Daoist women there in general.

賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
薔: qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
張羅: zhāng luo — 1. to take care of 2. to raise money 3. to attend to (guests, customers etc)
扮演: bàn yǎn — 1. to play the role of 2. to act (HSK 5)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
一個個: yī gè gè — 1. a number of 2. each and every one 3. one by one; one after another
歌: gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)
欺: qī — 1. to take unfair advantage of 2. to deceive 3. to cheat
裂: liè — 1. to split 2. to crack 3. to break open 4. to rend (HSK 6)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
音: yīn — 1. sound 2. noise 3. note (of musical scale) 4. tone 5. news 6. syllable 7. reading (phonetic value of a character)
舞: wǔ — 1. to dance 2. to wield 3. to brandish (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)
天魔: tiān mó — 1. demonic 2. devil
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
態: tài — 1. (bound form) 2. appearance 3. shape 4. form 5. state 6. attitude 7. (grammar) voice
雖是: suī shì — 1. although 2. even though 3. even if
妝: zhuāng — 1. (of a woman) to adorn oneself 2. makeup 3. adornment 4. trousseau 5. stage makeup and costume
演: yǎn — 1. to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) 2. (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task) (HSK 3)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
形容: xíng róng — 1. to describe 2. (literary) countenance; appearance (HSK 4)
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
悲: bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief
歡: huān — 1. joyous 2. happy 3. pleased
情狀: qíng zhuàng — 1. situation 2. circumstances
剛: gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)
演: yǎn — 1. to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) 2. (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task) (HSK 3)
完了: wán le — 1. to be finished 2. to be done for 3. ruined 4. gone to the dogs 5. oh no (HSK 5)
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)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
執: zhí — 1. to execute (a plan) 2. to grasp
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)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
盤: pán — 1. tray; plate; dish 2. (finance) (bound form) market prices 3. (computing) (bound form) disk 4. to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) 5. to check; to examine; to investigate 6. to transfer; to sell (property) 7. to shift; to move (sth big and heavy) 8. classifier for things resembling a plate or dish 9. classifier for coils 10. classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) (HSK 4)
糕點: gāo diǎn — 1. cakes 2. pastries
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
屬: shǔ — 1. category 2. genus (taxonomy) 3. family members 4. dependents 5. to belong to 6. subordinate to 7. affiliated with 8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) 9. to be 10. to prove to be 11. to constitute (HSK 3)
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
齡: líng — 1. age 2. length of experience, membership etc
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
薔: qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
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
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)
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)
齡: líng — 1. age 2. length of experience, membership etc
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
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
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
接: jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
齡: líng — 1. age 2. length of experience, membership etc
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
叩頭: kòu tóu — 1. to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) 2. also written 磕頭 (kē tóu)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
貴妃: guì fēi — 1. senior concubine 2. imperial consort
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
諭: yù — order (from above)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
齡: líng — 1. age 2. length of experience, membership etc
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
极好: jí hǎo — 1. fabulous 2. superb 3. excellent
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)
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)
出戲: chū xì — 1. (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends) 2. (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance
不拘: bù jū — 1. not stick to 2. not confine oneself to 3. whatever
那: Nā — surname Na (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)
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)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
薔: qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
齡: líng — 1. age 2. length of experience, membership etc
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
游: Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
驚夢: jīng mèng — to awaken from a dream
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (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)
齡: líng — 1. age 2. length of experience, membership etc
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
為此: wèi cǐ — 1. for this reason 2. with regards to this 3. in this respect 4. in order to do this 5. to this end (HSK 6)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (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)
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
角: Jué — surname Jue (HSK 2)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)
執意: zhí yì — 1. to be determined to 2. to insist on (HSK 7-9)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
定: dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
相約: xiāng yuē — 1. to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) 2. to reach agreement 3. to make an appointment (HSK 7-9)
相罵: xiāng mà — to hurl insults at each other
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
薔: qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
扭: niǔ — 1. to turn 2. to twist 3. to wring 4. to sprain 5. to swing one's hips (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)
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)
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
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
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
難為: nán wei — 1. to bother 2. to press sb, usu. to do sth 3. it's a tough job 4. sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
女孩子: nǚ hái zi — girl
好生: hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
習: Xí — surname Xi
額外: é wài — 1. extra 2. added 3. additional (HSK 7-9)
賞: shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
匹: pǐ — 1. (bound form) matching; comparable to 2. (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair 3. classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. (pī)) 4. classifier for cloth: bolt 5. horsepower (HSK 5)
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
緞: duàn — satin
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
荷包: hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
金銀: jīn yín — gold and silver
錁: kè — 1. grease-pot for cart 2. ingot
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
食物: shí wù — food (HSK 2)
之類: zhī lèi — 1. and so on 2. and such (HSK 6)
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
撤: chè — to remove; to take away (HSK 7-9)
筵: yán — bamboo mat for sitting
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)
未: wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
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)
复: fù — 1. to go and return 2. to return 3. to resume 4. to return to a normal or original state 5. to repeat 6. again 7. to recover 8. to restore 9. to turn over 10. to reply 11. to answer 12. to reply to a letter 13. to retaliate 14. to carry out
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
游: Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
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)
環: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)
佛寺: Fó sì — Buddhist temple
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
另: lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)
盥: guàn — to wash (especially hands)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
進去: jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)
焚香: fén xiāng — to burn incense
拜佛: bài Fó — to worship Buddha
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
匾: biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)
苦海: kǔ hǎi — 1. lit. sea of bitterness 2. abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) 3. depths of misery
慈: cí — 1. compassionate 2. gentle 3. merciful 4. kind 5. humane
航: háng — 1. boat 2. ship 3. craft 4. to navigate 5. to sail 6. to fly
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
額外: é wài — 1. extra 2. added 3. additional (HSK 7-9)
加: Jiā — 1. Canada (abbr. for 加拿大 (Jiā ná dà)) 2. surname Jia (HSK 2)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (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
尼: ní — 1. Buddhist nun 2. (often used in phonetic spellings)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (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)

，：“，。”。Shortly after, a eunuch knelt and reported, "The gifts are all prepared; may it please you to review the scale of ranks." He then presented a summary list.，，。Consort Jia read it through from start to finish, found everything quite fitting, and at once ordered that it be carried out accordingly.，。The eunuch, having heard this, went down and distributed the gifts one by one.、，，，“”，“”，“”，“”。It turned out that Grandmother Jia's share was: a gold ruyi scepter and a jade ruyi scepter, a cane of agarwood, a string of kalambac prayer beads, four bolts of palace satin patterned "Wealth, Rank, and Enduring Spring," four bolts of palace silk patterned "Fortune, Longevity, and Continuity," ten purple-gold ingots shaped "Brush and Ingot, as You Wish," and ten silver ingots shaped "Auspicious Joy, Fish in Abundance."、，，，。The shares for Lady Xing and Lady Wang were the same, only lacking the four items — the ruyi scepters, the cane, and the prayer beads.、、，，，、，。For Jia Jing, Jia She, Jia Zheng, and the rest, each share held two sets of newly printed imperial books, two cases of fine ink-sticks, two gold and two silver wine cups, with the customary gifts as before.，，，，。Baochai, Daiyu, and the other cousins each received one set of the new books, one fine inkstone, and two pairs of gold and silver ingots in the new fashionable designs.。Baoyu received the very same.，。Jia Lan, however, received two gold and silver neck-rings, and two pairs of gold and silver ingots.、、，，。You-shi, Li Wan, Xifeng, and the others all received four gold and silver ingots each, and four items of customary gifts.，，，。Beyond that, twenty-four items of customary gifts and a hundred strings of cash were bestowed on the wet-nurses and maidservants in the households of Grandmother Jia, Lady Wang, and the various young ladies.、、、，，。Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Huan, Jia Rong, and the others each received one set of customary gifts and a pair of gold ingots.，，，、、、。The remainder — a hundred bolts of colored silk, a thousand taels of gold and silver, and imperial wine with a sumptuous feast — was bestowed on all those of the two households, East and West, who had overseen the garden's construction and furnishing, attended to duties there, staged the operas, or tended the lanterns.，、、、。In addition there were five hundred strings of cash, given to the kitchen staff, actors and entertainers, performers of every kind of show, and other miscellaneous workers.

少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
跪: guì — to kneel (HSK 6)
啟: Qǐ — Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
齊: Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (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)
驗: yàn — 1. to examine 2. to test 3. to check (HSK 7-9)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
例: lì — 1. example 2. precedent 3. rule 4. case 5. instance
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
呈: chéng — 1. to present to a superior 2. memorial 3. petition 4. to present (a certain appearance) 5. to assume (a shape) 6. to be (a certain color)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
略: lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)
節: jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
從頭: cóng tóu — 1. anew 2. from the start (HSK 7-9)
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)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
妥協: tuǒ xié — 1. to compromise 2. to reach terms 3. a compromise (HSK 7-9)
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
照: zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
遵行: zūn xíng — 1. to follow 2. to obey 3. compliance
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
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)
下來: xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)
一一: yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)
發放: fā fàng — 1. to provide 2. to give 3. to grant (HSK 6)
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
如意: rú yì — 1. as one wants; according to one's wishes 2. ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune (HSK 7-9)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (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)
柄: bǐng — 1. handle or shaft (of an axe etc) 2. (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem 3. sth that affords an advantage to an opponent 4. classifier for knives or blades
沉香: chén xiāng — Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)
拐: guǎi — 1. to turn (a corner etc) 2. to kidnap 3. to swindle 4. to misappropriate 5. seven (used as a substitute for 七 (qī)) 6. variant of 枴 (guǎi) (HSK 6)
拄: zhǔ — 1. to lean on 2. to prop on (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)
根: gēn — 1. root 2. basis 3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 5. radical (chemistry) (HSK 4)
伽: gā — used in the transliteration of Greek letters
楠: nán — 1. Machilus nanmu 2. Chinese cedar 3. Chinese giant redwood
念珠: niàn zhū — 1. prayer beads 2. rosary 3. rosary beads 4. classifier: 串 (chuàn)
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)
串: chuàn — 1. to string together 2. to skewer 3. to connect wrongly 4. to gang up 5. to rove 6. string 7. bunch 8. skewer 9. classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of 10. to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) 11. to move across (HSK 6)
富貴: fù guì — riches and honor
長春: Cháng chūn — see 長春市 (Cháng chūn Shì)
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
緞: duàn — satin
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
匹: pǐ — 1. (bound form) matching; comparable to 2. (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair 3. classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. (pī)) 4. classifier for cloth: bolt 5. horsepower (HSK 5)
福壽綿長: fú shòu mián cháng — good luck and long life
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
綢: chóu — 1. (light) silk 2. classifier: 匹 (pǐ)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
匹: pǐ — 1. (bound form) matching; comparable to 2. (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair 3. classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. (pī)) 4. classifier for cloth: bolt 5. horsepower (HSK 5)
紫金: Zǐ jīn — see 紫金縣 (Zǐ jīn Xiàn)
筆: bǐ — 1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) (HSK 2)
錠: dìng — 1. (weaving) spindle 2. ingot 3. pressed cake of medicine etc 4. classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks
如意: rú yì — 1. as one wants; according to one's wishes 2. ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune (HSK 7-9)
錁: kè — 1. grease-pot for cart 2. ingot
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
錠: dìng — 1. (weaving) spindle 2. ingot 3. pressed cake of medicine etc 4. classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks
吉慶: jí qìng — 1. auspicious 2. propitious 3. good fortune
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
魚: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 2)
銀: yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)
錁: kè — 1. grease-pot for cart 2. ingot
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
錠: dìng — 1. (weaving) spindle 2. ingot 3. pressed cake of medicine etc 4. classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
二分: èr fēn — 1. second part 2. the equinox
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
減: jiǎn — 1. to lower 2. to decrease 3. to reduce 4. to subtract 5. to diminish (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
如意: rú yì — 1. as one wants; according to one's wishes 2. ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune (HSK 7-9)
拐: guǎi — 1. to turn (a corner etc) 2. to kidnap 3. to swindle 4. to misappropriate 5. seven (used as a substitute for 七 (qī)) 6. variant of 枴 (guǎi) (HSK 6)
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
樣: yàng — 1. manner 2. pattern 3. way 4. appearance 5. shape 6. classifier: kind, type (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
敬: jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
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)
御: yù — 1. (bound form) imperial; royal 2. (literary) to drive (a carriage) 3. (literary) to manage; to govern
製: zhì — 1. to manufacture 2. to make (HSK 7-9)
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)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
部: bù — 1. ministry 2. department 3. section 4. part 5. division 6. troops 7. board 8. classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc (HSK 3)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
墨: Mò — 1. surname Mo 2. abbr. for 墨西哥 (Mò xī gē), Mexico (HSK 7-9)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
匣: xiá — box
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
銀: yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)
爵: jué — 1. ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle 2. nobility
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
隻: zhī — classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc (HSK 2)
表: biǎo — 1. exterior surface 2. family relationship via females 3. to show (one's opinion) 4. a model 5. a table (listing information) 6. a form 7. a meter (measuring sth) (HSK 2)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
按: àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
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)
每人: měi rén — 1. each person 2. everybody 3. per person
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)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
部: bù — 1. ministry 2. department 3. section 4. part 5. division 6. troops 7. board 8. classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc (HSK 3)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
硯: yàn — ink-stone
一方: yī fāng — 1. a party (in a contract or legal case) 2. one side 3. area 4. region
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)
樣: yàng — 1. manner 2. pattern 3. way 4. appearance 5. shape 6. classifier: kind, type (HSK 6)
格式: gé shì — 1. form 2. specification 3. format (HSK 7-9)
金銀: jīn yín — gold and silver
錁: kè — 1. grease-pot for cart 2. ingot
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
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)
金銀: jīn yín — gold and silver
項圈: xiàng quān — necklace
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
金銀: jīn yín — gold and silver
錁: kè — 1. grease-pot for cart 2. ingot
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (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)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
金銀: jīn yín — gold and silver
錁: kè — 1. grease-pot for cart 2. ingot
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
錠: dìng — 1. (weaving) spindle 2. ingot 3. pressed cake of medicine etc 4. classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks
表: biǎo — 1. exterior surface 2. family relationship via females 3. to show (one's opinion) 4. a model 5. a table (listing information) 6. a form 7. a meter (measuring sth) (HSK 2)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
端: duān — 1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity 2. (bound form) aspect; facet 3. (bound form) upright; proper 4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry 5. to eliminate; to wipe out (HSK 6)
外表: wài biǎo — 1. external 2. outside 3. outward appearance (HSK 7-9)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
端: duān — 1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity 2. (bound form) aspect; facet 3. (bound form) upright; proper 4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry 5. to eliminate; to wipe out (HSK 6)
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
串: chuàn — 1. to string together 2. to skewer 3. to connect wrongly 4. to gang up 5. to rove 6. string 7. bunch 8. skewer 9. classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of 10. to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) 11. to move across (HSK 6)
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)
賜與: cì yǔ — variant of 賜予 (cì yǔ)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
奶娘: nǎi niáng — (dialect) wet nurse
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
璉: liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
環: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
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)
表: biǎo — 1. exterior surface 2. family relationship via females 3. to show (one's opinion) 4. a model 5. a table (listing information) 6. a form 7. a meter (measuring sth) (HSK 2)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (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)
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)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
錁: kè — 1. grease-pot for cart 2. ingot
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)
雙: Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
其餘: qí yú — 1. the rest 2. the others 3. remaining 4. remainder 5. apart from them (HSK 4)
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
緞: duàn — satin
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
端: duān — 1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity 2. (bound form) aspect; facet 3. (bound form) upright; proper 4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry 5. to eliminate; to wipe out (HSK 6)
金銀: jīn yín — gold and silver
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
御酒: yù jiǔ — 1. imperial wine 2. sacred wine
華: Huá — abbr. for China
筵: yán — bamboo mat for sitting
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)
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (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)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
凡: fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
管理: guǎn lǐ — 1. to supervise 2. to manage 3. to administer 4. management 5. administration 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
工程: gōng chéng — 1. engineering 2. an engineering project 3. project 4. undertaking 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 項 (xiàng) (HSK 4)
陳設: chén shè — 1. to display; to exhibit; to set out 2. furnishings
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
司: Sī — surname Si
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)
掌燈: zhǎng dēng — 1. to hold a lamp 2. to light a lamp
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (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)
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
串: chuàn — 1. to string together 2. to skewer 3. to connect wrongly 4. to gang up 5. to rove 6. string 7. bunch 8. skewer 9. classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of 10. to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) 11. to move across (HSK 6)
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)
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)
廚: chú — kitchen
役: yì — 1. forced labor 2. corvée 3. obligatory task 4. military service 5. to use as servant 6. to enserf 7. servant (old) 8. war 9. campaign 10. battle
优: yōu — 1. excellent 2. superior (HSK 7-9)
怜: lián — to pity
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)
雜: zá — 1. mixed 2. miscellaneous 3. various 4. to mix (HSK 6)
行人: xíng rén — 1. pedestrian 2. traveler on foot 3. passer-by 4. official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor (HSK 2)
丁: Dīng — surname Ding (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)

，：“，。”，。When everyone had finished giving thanks for the imperial favor, the eunuch in charge reported, "It is now the third quarter of the hour of Chou; may Your Highness's carriage return to the palace." Hearing this, Consort Jia could not help but let her eyes brim over with tears once more.，，，，：“，。Yet she forced a smile all the same, and taking hold of the hands of Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang, held them tightly, unable to bear letting go, admonishing them again and again: "There is no need to worry after me — take good care of yourselves.，，，。Now that the imperial favor is so boundless, I am permitted to come home for a visit once a month, so there will be chances enough to meet — why grieve so bitterly?，！”。Should Heaven's grace permit a visit home again next year, you must on no account be so extravagant and wasteful as this!" By now Grandmother Jia and the others were choked with sobs and could not speak.，，，。Though Consort Jia could not bear to part from them, there was nothing to be done — the rules of the imperial household could not be transgressed, and she had no choice but to steel her heart and mount her palanquin to leave.，，。Here, the assembled company only with great difficulty managed to comfort and console Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang, and only then supported them out through the garden gate and back into the main hall.，。To know what happened in the end, turn to the next chapter.

眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
謝恩: xiè ēn — to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
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
太監: tài jiàn — 1. court eunuch 2. palace eunuch
啟: Qǐ — Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
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)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
丑: Chǒu — surname Chou (HSK 5)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
刻: kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
駕: Jià — surname Jia (HSK 7-9)
回鑾: huí luán — return of the emperor
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
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)
不由: bù yóu — can't help (doing sth)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
滿眼: mǎn yǎn — 1. (of tears etc) filling the eyes 2. (of scenery etc) filling one's field of view
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
滾: gǔn — 1. to boil 2. to roll 3. to take a hike 4. Get lost! (HSK 5)
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)
淚: lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
勉強: miǎn qiǎng — 1. to do with difficulty 2. to force sb to do sth 3. reluctant 4. barely enough (HSK 7-9)
堆: duī — 1. to pile up 2. to heap up 3. a mass 4. pile 5. heap 6. stack 7. large amount (HSK 5)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
拉: lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (HSK 2)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (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)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
緊緊: jǐn jǐn — 1. closely 2. tightly (HSK 5)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
不忍: bù rěn — cannot bear to
釋放: shì fàng — 1. to release 2. to set free 3. to liberate (a prisoner) 4. to discharge (HSK 7-9)
再四: zài sì — 1. repeatedly 2. over and over again
叮嚀: dīng níng — 1. to warn 2. to urge 3. to exhort 4. to give instructions carefully and insistently
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
須: xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)
挂念: guà niàn — to feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind (HSK 7-9)
好生: hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
自養: zì yǎng — 1. self-sustaining 2. economically independent (of state aid, foreign subsidy etc)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
浩蕩: hào dàng — 1. vast and mighty (of river or ocean) 2. broad and powerful
一月: Yī yuè — 1. January 2. first month (of the lunar year)
許: Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
內省: nèi xǐng — 1. to reflect upon oneself 2. introspection
視: shì — (literary, or bound form) to look at
一次: yī cì — 1. first 2. first time 3. once 4. (math.) linear (of degree one)
見面: jiàn miàn — 1. to meet; to see each other 2. classifier: 次 (cì) (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)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
有的: yǒu de — 1. (there are) some (who are...) 2. some (exist) (HSK 1)
何必: hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)
傷: shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (HSK 3)
慘: cǎn — 1. miserable 2. wretched 3. cruel 4. inhuman 5. disastrous 6. tragic 7. dim 8. gloomy (HSK 6)
倘: cháng — used in 倘佯 (cháng yáng)
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
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
許: Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)
歸省: guī xǐng — to go home for a visit; to return to one's parents' home to pay respects
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
奢華: shē huá — 1. luxurious 2. sumptuous 3. lavish
靡費: mí fèi — 1. to waste 2. to squander
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
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)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
哽噎: gěng yē — 1. to choke on one's food 2. to be choked up emotionally, unable to speak
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
妃: fēi — imperial concubine
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
不忍: bù rěn — cannot bear to
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
怎奈: zěn nài — (often used in early vernacular) but alas; however
皇家: huáng jiā — 1. royal 2. imperial household
規: guī — 1. compass 2. a rule 3. regulation 4. to admonish 5. to plan 6. to scheme
范: Fàn — surname Fan
違: wéi — 1. to disobey 2. to violate 3. to separate 4. to go against
錯: Cuò — surname Cuo (HSK 1)
不得: bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
忍心: rěn xīn — 1. to have the heart to do sth 2. to steel oneself to a task (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
輿: yú — 1. (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪 (kān)) 2. (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory 3. (literary) carriage 4. (literary) sedan chair; palanquin 5. (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
安慰: ān wèi — to comfort; to console (HSK 5)
解勸: jiě quàn — 1. to soothe 2. to pacify 3. to mollify 4. to mediate (in a dispute etc)
方才: fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then
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)
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)
門: Mén — surname Men (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)
上房: shàng fáng — see 正房 (zhèng fáng)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
端的: duān dì — 1. really 2. after all 3. details 4. particulars
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: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
下回: xià huí — 1. next chapter 2. next time

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What it’s about

After the garden examination, Daiyu mistakenly believes Baoyu has given away a purse she made for him and cuts up another unfinished sachet in anger. He reveals that he kept her gift close, and they reconcile, establishing a pattern in which objects become tests of exclusive feeling. Preparations then culminate in Yuanchun's Lantern Festival visit. She enters the transformed grounds with an imperial retinue, names the estate Grand Prospect Garden and reunites tearfully with relatives who must still kneel before her rank.

Yuanchun tours the garden, orders poems on its principal sites and asks Baoyu to compose several. Daiyu wants to display her talent on his behalf and secretly supplies one poem, which Yuanchun praises as the best. Celebration is shadowed by constraint: the consort calls the palace a place where no human being can be seen and weeps at the brevity of the visit. At the appointed hour she returns to court, leaving titles, gifts and an intensified family investment in the garden behind her.

When it was written 背景

The homecoming is the Jia clan's ceremonial summit, but its emotional center is separation. Yuanchun's status brings honor precisely by removing her from ordinary family life, and protocol governs every embrace. Poetry functions as command performance, private expression and quiet collaboration when Daiyu helps Baoyu. The opening quarrel over the sachet mirrors this larger problem in miniature: affection must travel through objects because direct assurance is fragile. Readers should watch the garden names from this point forward; imperial approval fixes the stage on which much of the next movement occurs.

Words in this chapter 生词

賈gǔ賈gǔ — merchant · to buy
寶玉bǎo yù寶玉bǎo yù — precious jade · treasures
妃fēi妃fēi — imperial concubine
太監tài jiàn太監tài jiàn — court eunuch · palace eunuch
帘lián帘lián — flag used as a shop sign · variant of 簾 (lián)
薔qiáng薔qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
錁kè錁kè — grease-pot for cart · ingot
玉yùHSK 4玉yù — jade (HSK 4)
輿yú輿yú — (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪 (kān)) · (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory · (literary) carriage · (literary) sedan chair; palanquin · (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
釵chāi釵chāi — hairpin
政zhèng政zhèng — political · politics · government
皆jiēHSK 7-9皆jiē — all · each and every · in all cases (HSK 7-9)

第十八回 林黛玉誤剪香囊袋 賈元春歸省慶元宵 Lin Daiyu Wrongly Cuts a Perfume Sachet; Jia Yuanchun Returns Home for the Lantern Festival

What it’s about

When it was written 背景

Words in this chapter 生词

第十八回　　林黛玉誤剪香囊袋　賈元春歸省慶元宵 Lin Daiyu Wrongly Cuts a Perfume Sachet; Jia Yuanchun Returns Home for the Lantern Festival