第二十七回 滴翠亭楊妃戲彩蝶 埋香塚飛燕泣殘紅 By Dripping Emerald Pavilion Baochai Chases Butterflies; At the Flower Grave Daiyu Weeps over Fallen Blossoms
,,,。As the story goes, Lin Daiyu was still weeping in sorrow when she suddenly heard the courtyard gate open and saw Baochai come out, with Baoyu, Xiren, and a whole group seeing her off.,,,,,,。She wanted to go up and question Baoyu, but feared that doing so before everyone would embarrass him and put him in an awkward position; so she slipped aside and let Baochai pass, and only after Baoyu and the others had gone in and shut the gate did she emerge again, still gazing at it as she shed a few more tears.,,。Finding it all pointless, she finally turned back and listlessly removed the remnants of her makeup.
- 話說
- huà shuō — 1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) 2. to discuss; to recount
- 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
- 正
- zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
- 自
- zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
- 悲泣
- bēi qì — to weep with grief
- 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)
- 院
- yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 門
- Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
- 響
- xiǎng — 1. echo 2. sound 3. noise 4. to make a sound 5. to sound 6. to ring 7. loud 8. classifier for noises (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 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)
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 出來
- chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (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
- 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)
- 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)
- 群
- qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 送
- sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 出來
- chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
- 待要
- dài yào — to be about to
- 上去
- shàng qù — to go up (HSK 3)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 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
- 當著
- dāng zhe — 1. in front of 2. in the presence of (HSK 7-9)
- 眾人
- zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 羞
- xiū — 1. shy 2. ashamed 3. shame 4. bashful 5. variant of 饈 (xiū) 6. delicacies
- 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
- 不便
- bù biàn — 1. inconvenient 2. inappropriate 3. unsuitable 4. short of cash (HSK 6)
- 因而
- yīn ér — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. thus 4. and as a result, ... (HSK 5)
- 閃過
- shǎn guò — 1. to flash through (one's mind) 2. to dodge (away from pursuers)
- 一旁
- yī páng — 1. aside 2. to the side of (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 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)
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 等
- děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
- 進去
- jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)
- 關
- Guān — surname Guan (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 門
- Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
- 方
- Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
- 轉
- zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (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)
- 猶
- yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet
- 望
- wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 門
- Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
- 灑
- sǎ — 1. to sprinkle 2. to spray 3. to spill 4. to shed (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)
- 幾點
- jǐ diǎn — 1. what time? 2. when?
- 淚
- lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)
- 自覺
- zì jué — 1. to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) 2. responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others (HSK 3)
- 無味
- wú wèi — 1. flavorless; unpalatable 2. odorless 3. dull; uninteresting
- 方
- Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
- 轉身
- zhuǎn shēn — 1. (of a person) to turn round 2. to face about 3. (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) (HSK 4)
- 回來
- huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
- 無精打彩
- wú jīng dǎ cǎi — 1. dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality 2. not lively
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 卸
- xiè — 1. to unload 2. to unhitch 3. to remove or strip 4. to get rid of (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)
- 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)
- 妝
- zhuāng — 1. (of a woman) to adorn oneself 2. makeup 3. adornment 4. trousseau 5. stage makeup and costume
话说林黛玉正自悲泣,忽听院门响处,只见宝钗出来了,宝玉袭人一群人送了出来。待要上去问著宝玉,又恐当著众人问羞了宝玉不便,因而闪过一旁,让宝钗去了,宝玉等进去关了门,方转过来,犹望著门洒了几点泪。自觉无味,方转身回来,无精打彩的卸了残妆。
:,,,,。Zijuan and Xueyan had long known Lin Daiyu’s disposition: whenever she sat brooding with nothing to do, she would either knit her brows or sigh at length; and often, for no apparent reason at all, her tears would flow and refuse to dry.,,,,。At first people had tried to comfort her, thinking she missed her parents and homeland or had suffered some grievance, and so they did their best to console and reassure her.,,。But as time went on and she continued like this month after month, year after year, they grew accustomed to the sight and ceased to pay it any heed.,,。Thus no one attended to her now; they left her sitting there in gloom and went off to sleep.,,,,。Lin Daiyu leaned against the bed rail, clasping her knees in both hands, her eyes brimming with tears, as motionless as a figure carved in wood or molded from clay; she sat there until well after the second watch before finally falling asleep.。Nothing further occurred that night.,。The next day was the twenty-sixth of the fourth month, and the Grain in Ear season was due to begin during the hour of the Goat.:,,,,,,,。According to an ancient custom, on the day Grain in Ear began, all manner of gifts were laid out in sacrifice and farewell to the Goddess of Flowers; for once Grain in Ear had passed, summer was at hand, all the blossoms would fall, and the flower goddess would relinquish her place and must therefore be given a proper send-off.,。This custom was especially popular among the women’s apartments, and so everyone in Grand Prospect Garden rose early.,,,。The girls made some objects like sedan chairs and horses from petals and willow twigs, and others like banners, pennons, and canopies from damask, brocade, gauze, and silk, tying them all with colored thread.,,。They fastened these things to every tree and every flowering branch.,,,,。Throughout the garden embroidered ribbons fluttered and flower-laden branches flaunted their beauty; and the girls themselves were so adorned that peaches blushed and apricot blossoms yielded before them, while swallows grew jealous and orioles ashamed—a spectacle impossible to describe in a few words.
- 紫
- zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)
- 鵑
- juān — cuckoo
- 雪雁
- xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)
- 素日
- sù rì — usually
- 知道
- zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (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
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 情
- qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
- 性
- xìng — 1. nature 2. character 3. property 4. quality 5. attribute 6. sexuality 7. sex 8. gender 9. suffix forming adjective from verb 10. suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity 11. essence 12. classifier: 個 (gè)
- 無
- mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
- 事
- shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
- 悶
- mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)
- 坐
- Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
- 不是
- bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
- 愁
- chóu — to worry about (HSK 5)
- 眉
- méi — 1. eyebrow 2. upper margin
- 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)
- 長
- cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
- 歎
- tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
- 且
- qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
- 好端端
- hǎo duān duān — 1. perfectly all right 2. without rhyme or reason
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 不知
- bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
- 為了
- wèi le — for; for the purpose of; in order to (HSK 3)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 常常
- cháng cháng — frequently; often (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)
- 便
- biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
- 自
- zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
- 淚
- lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (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)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 乾
- Qián — surname Qian (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)
- 先
- xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)
- 時
- Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
- 還有
- hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 解勸
- jiě quàn — 1. to soothe 2. to pacify 3. to mollify 4. to mediate (in a dispute etc)
- 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)
- 思
- sī — 1. to think 2. to consider
- 父母
- fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
- 想家
- xiǎng jiā — homesick
- 鄉
- xiāng — 1. country or countryside 2. native place 3. home village or town 4. township (PRC administrative unit) (HSK 5)
- 受
- shòu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to suffer 4. subjected to 5. to bear 6. to stand 7. pleasant 8. (passive marker) 9. (LGBT) bottom (HSK 3)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 委曲
- wěi qū — 1. to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved 2. (in set phrases such as 委曲求全 (wěi qū qiú quán)) to yield; to make concessions 3. (literary) winding; tortuous; indirect 4. (literary) detailed; elaborate
- 只得
- zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (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)
- 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)
- 寬慰
- kuān wèi — 1. to console 2. to soothe 3. relieved
- 解勸
- jiě quàn — 1. to soothe 2. to pacify 3. to mollify 4. to mediate (in a dispute etc)
- 誰知
- shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
- 後來
- hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (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)
- 年
- Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
- 一月
- Yī yuè — 1. January 2. first month (of the lunar year)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 竟
- jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
- 常常
- cháng cháng — frequently; often (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)
- 如此
- rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 這個
- zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
- 樣兒
- yàng r — see 樣子 (yàng zi)
- 看慣
- kàn guàn — to be used to the sight of
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 理
- lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)
- 由
- yóu — 1. to follow 2. from 3. because of; due to 4. by; via; through 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 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)
- 悶
- mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)
- 坐
- Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
- 只管
- zhǐ guǎn — 1. solely engrossed in one thing 2. just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) 3. simply 4. by all means 5. please feel free 6. do not hesitate (to ask for sth) (HSK 6)
- 睡覺
- shuì jiào — 1. to go to bed 2. to sleep (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)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (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
- 倚
- yǐ — 1. to lean on 2. to rely upon (HSK 7-9)
- 著床
- zhuó chuáng — 1. to lie down on a bed 2. (physiology) implantation (attachment of a blastocyst to the lining of the uterus) 3. (of an oyster larva) to attach to a substrate 4. (fig.) to take root 5. to become established
- 欄杆
- lán gān — 1. railing 2. banister (HSK 7-9)
- 兩手
- liǎng shǒu — 1. one's two hands 2. two prongs (of a strategy) 3. both aspects, eventualities etc 4. skills 5. expertise (HSK 6)
- 抱
- bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
- 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)
- 膝
- xī — knee
- 眼睛
- yǎn jing — 1. eye 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (HSK 2)
- 含
- hán — 1. to keep in the mouth 2. to contain (HSK 4)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 淚
- lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)
- 好似
- hǎo sì — 1. to seem 2. to be like (HSK 6)
- 木
- Mù — surname Mu
- 雕
- diāo — 1. to carve 2. to engrave 3. shrewd 4. bird of prey (HSK 7-9)
- 泥塑
- ní sù — 1. clay modeling 2. clay figurine or statue
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 一般
- yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)
- 直
- Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
- 坐
- Zuò — surname Zuo (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)
- 二更
- èr gēng — second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
- 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)
- 天方
- Tiān fāng — 1. (old) Arabia 2. Arabian
- 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)
- 睡
- shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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)
- 一宿
- yī xiǔ — one whole night; all night
- 無
- mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
- 話
- huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
- 至
- zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
- 次日
- cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
- 乃是
- nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)
- 四月
- Sì yuè — 1. April 2. fourth month (of the lunar year)
- 二十
- èr shí — twenty; 20
- 六
- liù — 1. six 2. 6 (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)
- 原來
- yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (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)
- 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)
- 未時
- wèi shí — 1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 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)
- 芒种
- Máng zhòng — Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 6th-20th June
- 節
- jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)
- 尚
- Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)
- 古風
- gǔ fēng — 1. old style 2. old custom 3. a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩 (gǔ tǐ shī)
- 俗
- sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 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)
- 芒种
- Máng zhòng — Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 6th-20th June
- 節
- jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 日
- rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 設
- shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
- 擺
- bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)
- 各色
- gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
- 禮物
- lǐ wù — 1. gift; present 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 份 (fèn) (HSK 2)
- 祭
- Zhài — surname Zhai (HSK 7-9)
- 餞
- jiàn — 1. farewell dinner 2. preserves
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 神
- Shén — God (HSK 5)
- 言
- yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
- 芒种
- Máng zhòng — Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 6th-20th June
- 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)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 便是
- biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)
- 夏日
- xià rì — summertime
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 眾
- Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 皆
- jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
- 卸
- xiè — 1. to unload 2. to unhitch 3. to remove or strip 4. to get rid of (HSK 7-9)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 神
- Shén — God (HSK 5)
- 退位
- tuì wèi — to abdicate
- 須要
- xū yào — must; have to
- 餞行
- jiàn xíng — to give a farewell dinner
- 然
- rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly
- 閨
- guī — 1. small arched door 2. boudoir; lady's chamber 3. (fig.) women
- 中
- Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
- 更
- gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
- 興
- Xīng — surname Xing
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 件
- jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
- 風俗
- fēng sú — 1. social custom 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
- 所以
- suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
- 大觀園
- Dà guān yuán — 1. Prospect Garden 2. Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
- 中
- Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
- 之
- zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 早起
- zǎo qǐ — to get up early
- 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)
- 那些
- nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
- 女孩子
- nǚ hái zi — girl
- 們
- men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 或
- huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (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)
- 花瓣
- huā bàn — 1. petal 2. classifier: 片 (piàn) (HSK 7-9)
- 柳
- Liǔ — surname Liu
- 枝
- zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
- 編成
- biān chéng — 1. to organize 2. to put together 3. to edit
- 轎
- jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
- 馬
- Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (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)
- 或
- huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (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)
- 綾
- líng — 1. damask 2. thin silk
- 錦
- jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright
- 紗
- shā — 1. cotton yarn 2. muslin (HSK 7-9)
- 羅
- Luó — surname Luo (HSK 7-9)
- 疊
- dié — 1. to pile up 2. (bound form) repeated 3. to fold 4. classifier: stack, pile (of thin objects) 5. classifier for repeated sections in a musical composition (HSK 7-9)
- 成
- Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
- 干
- Gān — surname Gan (HSK 1)
- 旄
- máo — banner decorated with animal's tail
- 旌
- jīng — 1. banner 2. make manifest
- 幢
- chuáng — banner; pennant (in ancient China) (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)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (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)
- 彩
- cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
- 線
- xiàn — 1. thread 2. string 3. wire 4. line 5. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ), 根 (gēn) 6. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) (HSK 3)
- 繫
- jì — 1. to tie 2. to fasten 3. to button up (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)
- 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)
- 顆
- kē — classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc (HSK 5)
- 樹
- shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)
- 枝
- zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 繫
- jì — 1. to tie 2. to fasten 3. to button up (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)
- 這些
- zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
- 物事
- wù shì — 1. (literary) affair; matter; business 2. (dialect) item; thing; stuff
- 滿
- Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
- 園
- Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 繡
- xiù — to embroider; embroidery (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)
- 飄颻
- piāo yáo — variant of 飄搖 (piāo yáo)
- 花枝招展
- huā zhī zhāo zhǎn — 1. lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom) 2. fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
- 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)
- 這些
- zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 打扮
- dǎ ban — 1. to decorate 2. to dress 3. to make up 4. to adorn 5. manner of dressing 6. style of dress (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 桃
- táo — peach (HSK 5)
- 羞
- xiū — 1. shy 2. ashamed 3. shame 4. bashful 5. variant of 饈 (xiū) 6. delicacies
- 杏
- xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
- 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)
- 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
- 妒
- dù — 1. to envy (success, talent) 2. jealous
- 鶯
- yīng — oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers
- 慚
- cán — ashamed
- 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)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 不盡
- bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly
紫鹃雪雁素日知道林黛玉的情性:无事闷坐,不是愁眉,便是长叹,且好端端的不知为了什么,常常的便自泪道不干的。先时还有人解劝,怕他思父母,想家乡,受了委曲,只得用话宽慰解劝。谁知后来一年一月的竟常常的如此,把这个样儿看惯,也都不理论了。所以也没人理,由他去闷坐,只管睡觉去了。那林黛玉倚著床栏杆,两手抱著膝,眼睛含著泪,好似木雕泥塑的一般,直坐到二更多天方才睡了。一宿无话。至次日乃是四月二十六日,原来这日未时交芒种节。尚古风俗:凡交芒种节的这日,都要设摆各色礼物,祭饯花神,言芒种一过,便是夏日了,众花皆卸,花神退位,须要饯行。然闺中更兴这件风俗,所以大观园中之人都早起来了。那些女孩子们,或用花瓣柳枝编成轿马的,或用绫锦纱罗叠成干旄旌幢的,都用彩线系了。每一颗树上,每一枝花上,都系了这些物事。满园里绣带飘飖,花枝招展,更兼这些人打扮得桃羞杏让,燕妒莺惭,一时也道不尽。
、、、、、、、,。Now Baochai, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Li Wan, Xifeng, and the others, together with Qiaojie, Dajie, Xiangling, and all the maids, were amusing themselves in the garden; only Lin Daiyu was absent.:“?Yingchun therefore said, “Why is Cousin Lin nowhere to be seen?!What a lazy girl she is!?”:“,。”,。Surely she cannot still be asleep at this hour?” Baochai said, “Wait here; I’ll go tease her and bring her along.” With that she left the others and went straight toward the Xiaoxiang Lodge.,,,。As she walked, she saw Wenguan and the other twelve young actresses coming her way; they approached to exchange greetings and chatted with her for a while.:“,。Baochai turned and pointed. “They are all over there; go and find them.。”。I’ll fetch Miss Lin and come directly.” So saying, she continued at a leisurely pace toward the Xiaoxiang Lodge.,:,,,,。Suddenly, looking up, she saw Baoyu go inside; Baochai stopped and considered: Baoyu and Lin Daiyu had grown up together from childhood, and as cousins they often behaved with an intimacy that disregarded appearances, teasing, laughing, angered or pleased by turns; moreover, Lin Daiyu was habitually suspicious and apt to take offense.,,。If she followed him in now, it would, first, make things awkward for Baoyu and, second, arouse Daiyu’s suspicions.,。Better leave it; turning back would be wisest.。Having decided this, she turned away.
- 且說
- qiě shuō — thus
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 迎
- yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)
- 春
- Chūn — surname Chun
- 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
- 惜
- xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
- 春
- Chūn — surname Chun
- 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)
- 并
- Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
- 巧
- qiǎo — 1. opportunely 2. coincidentally 3. as it happens 4. skillful 5. timely (HSK 3)
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 大姐
- dà jiě — 1. big sister 2. elder sister 3. older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) (HSK 4)
- 香
- xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
- 菱
- líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)
- 與
- yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
- 眾
- Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
- 丫鬟
- yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
- 們
- men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 園
- Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
- 內
- nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
- 玩耍
- wán shuǎ — 1. to play (as children do) 2. to amuse oneself (HSK 7-9)
- 獨
- dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (HSK 7-9)
- 不見
- bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)
- 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
- 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
- 因
- yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
- 說道
- shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
- 林
- Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
- 妹妹
- mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
- 不見
- bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)
- 好
- hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
- 個
- gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
- 懶
- lǎn — lazy (HSK 6)
- 丫頭
- yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (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)
- 會子
- huì zi — 1. (coll.) a moment 2. a while
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 睡覺
- shuì jiào — 1. to go to bed 2. to sleep (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
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 你們
- nǐ men — you (plural) (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)
- 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)
- 我去
- wǒ qù — (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
- 鬧
- nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 便
- biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
- 丟下
- diū xià — to abandon
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 眾人
- zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
- 一直
- yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line) 2. continuously; always; all the way through (HSK 2)
- 往
- wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 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)
- 正
- zhēng — first month of the lunar year (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)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 只見
- zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
- 文官
- wén guān — civil official
- 等
- děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
- 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
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (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)
- 上來
- shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 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)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 回
- Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
- 閒話
- xián huà — 1. casual conversation 2. chat 3. gossip 4. to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (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)
- 那里
- nà li — there; that place (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)
- 你們
- nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (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)
- 罷
- bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 便
- biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
- 逶迤
- wēi yí — (literary) (of roads, rivers, mountain ranges etc) long and winding; meandering
- 往
- wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 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)
- 忽然
- hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)
- 抬頭
- tái tóu — 1. to raise one's head; to look up 2. (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth 3. (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc (HSK 5)
- 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
- 進去
- jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 低頭
- dī tóu — 1. to bow the head 2. to yield 3. to give in (HSK 6)
- 想
- xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 想
- xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 和
- Hé — surname He (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
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 從小
- cóng xiǎo — from childhood; from a young age (HSK 2)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. 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)
- 處長
- chù zhǎng — 1. department head 2. section chief (HSK 6)
- 大
- dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 兄妹
- xiōng mèi — brother(s) and sister(s)
- 間
- jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 有
- yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 避嫌
- bì xián — to avoid arousing suspicion
- 疑
- yí — (bound form) to doubt; to suspect
- 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)
- 嘲笑
- cháo xiào — 1. to jeer at 2. to deride 3. to ridicule 4. mockery 5. derision (HSK 7-9)
- 喜怒無常
- xǐ nù wú cháng — 1. temperamental 2. moody
- 況且
- kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (HSK 7-9)
- 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
- 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)
- 習
- Xí — surname Xi
- 猜忌
- cāi jì — to be suspicious and jealous of
- 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)
- 弄
- lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)
- 小
- xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
- 性
- xìng — 1. nature 2. character 3. property 4. quality 5. attribute 6. sexuality 7. sex 8. gender 9. suffix forming adjective from verb 10. suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity 11. essence 12. classifier: 個 (gè)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 此刻
- cǐ kè — 1. this moment 2. now 3. at present (HSK 5)
- 自己
- zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 跟
- gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 進去
- jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)
- 一則
- yī zé — on the one hand
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 不便
- bù biàn — 1. inconvenient 2. inappropriate 3. unsuitable 4. short of cash (HSK 6)
- 二
- èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
- 則
- zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)
- 黛
- dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 嫌疑
- xián yí — 1. suspicion 2. to have suspicions (HSK 7-9)
- 罷了
- bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)
- 倒是
- dào shi — 1. contrary to what one might expect 2. actually 3. contrariwise 4. why don't you (HSK 5)
- 回來
- huí lai — to return; to come back (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)
- 妙
- miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
- 想
- xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
- 畢
- Bì — surname Bi
- 抽身
- chōu shēn — 1. to get away from 2. to withdraw 3. to free oneself
- 回來
- huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
且说宝钗、迎春、探春、惜春、李纨、凤姐等并巧姐、大姐、香菱与众丫鬟们在园内玩耍,独不见林黛玉。迎春因说道:“林妹妹怎么不见?好个懒丫头!这会子还睡觉不成?”宝钗道:“你们等著,我去闹了他来。”说著便丢下了众人,一直往潇湘馆来。正走著,只见文官等十二个女孩子也来了,上来问了好,说了一回闲话。宝钗回身指道:“他们都在那里呢,你们找他们去罢。我叫林姑娘去就来。”说著便逶迤往潇湘馆来。忽然抬头见宝玉进去了,宝钗便站住低头想了想:宝玉和林黛玉是从小儿一处长大,他兄妹间多有不避嫌疑之处,嘲笑喜怒无常,况且林黛玉素习猜忌,好弄小性儿的。此刻自己也跟了进去,一则宝玉不便,二则黛玉嫌疑。罢了,倒是回来的妙。想毕抽身回来。
,,,,。She was just about to seek out the other girls when she suddenly saw ahead of her a pair of pale jade-colored butterflies, each as large as a round fan, fluttering delightfully up and down in the breeze.,,。Baochai wanted to catch them for sport, so she took a fan from her sleeve and went down onto the grass to chase them.,,,。The pair of butterflies rose and fell, darting to and fro through flowers and willows, until they seemed about to cross the stream.,,,。They lured Baochai on tiptoe all the way to Dripping Emerald Pavilion in the middle of the pond, until fragrant perspiration streamed from her and she panted delicately.,,。Baochai had lost all desire to catch them and was just about to turn back when she heard hushed voices whispering inside Dripping Emerald Pavilion.,,。The pavilion stood over the water in the middle of the pond, surrounded on all four sides by covered walks and winding bridges, with paper pasted over the carved latticework on every side.
- 剛
- gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 尋
- xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
- 別的
- bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)
- 姊妹
- zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
- 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)
- 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)
- 前面
- qián miàn — 1. ahead 2. in front 3. preceding 4. above 5. also pr. (qián mian) (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)
- 雙
- Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 色
- sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)
- 蝴蝶
- hú dié — 1. butterfly 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)
- 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)
- 如
- rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
- 團扇
- tuán shàn — circular fan
- 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)
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 一下
- yī xià — 1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) 2. all at once; suddenly
- 迎風
- yíng fēng — 1. in the wind 2. facing the wind 3. downwind
- 翩躚
- piān xiān — spry and lively (of dancing and movements)
- 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)
- 有趣
- yǒu qù — interesting; fascinating; amusing (HSK 4)
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 意欲
- yì yù — 1. to intend to 2. intention; desire
- 扑
- pū — 1. to throw oneself at 2. to pounce on 3. to devote one's energies 4. to flap 5. to flutter 6. to dab 7. to pat 8. to bend over (HSK 6)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 玩耍
- wán shuǎ — 1. to play (as children do) 2. to amuse oneself (HSK 7-9)
- 遂
- suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
- 向
- Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
- 袖
- xiù — 1. sleeve 2. to tuck inside one's sleeve
- 中
- Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
- 取出
- qǔ chū — 1. to take out 2. to extract 3. to draw out
- 扇子
- shàn zi — 1. fan 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ) (HSK 5)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 向
- Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
- 草地
- cǎo dì — 1. lawn 2. meadow 3. sod 4. turf 5. classifier: 片 (piàn) (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 扑
- pū — 1. to throw oneself at 2. to pounce on 3. to devote one's energies 4. to flap 5. to flutter 6. to dab 7. to pat 8. to bend over (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)
- 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)
- 雙
- Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
- 蝴蝶
- hú dié — 1. butterfly 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)
- 忽
- Hū — surname Hu
- 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)
- 忽
- Hū — surname Hu
- 落
- là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)
- 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)
- 來往
- lái wǎng — 1. to come and go 2. to have dealings with 3. to be in relation with (HSK 6)
- 往
- wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 度
- dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)
- 柳
- Liǔ — surname Liu
- 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)
- 欲
- yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 河
- hé — 1. river (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 道 (dào)) 2. (bound form) the Yellow River 3. (bound form) the Milky Way 4. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (hé fěn) (HSK 2)
- 去
- qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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
- 躡手躡腳
- niè shǒu niè jiǎo — to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 一直
- yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line) 2. continuously; always; all the way through (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 池
- Chí — surname Chi
- 中
- Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
- 滴翠
- dī cuì — 1. verdant 2. green
- 亭
- tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)
- 汗
- hán — see 可汗 (kè hán), 汗國 (hán guó) (HSK 5)
- 淋漓
- lín lí — 1. dripping wet 2. pouring 3. saturated 4. (fig.) uninhibited 5. fluid 6. emotionally unrestrained 7. extreme
- 嬌喘
- jiāo chuǎn — faint breathing
- 細細
- xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 無心
- wú xīn — 1. unintentionally 2. not in the mood to
- 扑
- pū — 1. to throw oneself at 2. to pounce on 3. to devote one's energies 4. to flap 5. to flutter 6. to dab 7. to pat 8. to bend over (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)
- 剛
- gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)
- 欲
- yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
- 回來
- huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
- 只
- zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 滴翠
- dī cuì — 1. verdant 2. green
- 亭
- tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 邊
- biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
- 嘁嘁喳喳
- qī qi chā chā — chattering
- 有人
- yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 原來
- yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (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)
- 亭子
- tíng zi — pavilion
- 四面
- sì miàn — all sides
- 俱
- jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 游
- Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
- 廊
- láng — 1. corridor 2. veranda 3. porch
- 曲
- Qū — surname Qu (HSK 7-9)
- 橋
- qiáo — 1. bridge 2. classifier: 座 (zuò) (HSK 3)
- 蓋
- Gě — surname Ge (HSK 4)
- 造
- zào — 1. to make 2. to build 3. to manufacture 4. to invent 5. to fabricate 6. to go to 7. party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) 8. crop 9. classifier for crops (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 池
- Chí — surname Chi
- 中水
- zhōng shuǐ — 1. reclaimed water 2. recycled water
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 四面
- sì miàn — all sides
- 雕
- diāo — 1. to carve 2. to engrave 3. shrewd 4. bird of prey (HSK 7-9)
- 鏤
- lòu — 1. to engrave 2. to carve 3. hard steel
- 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)
- 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-
- 糊
- hū — 1. to smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like) 2. Taiwan pr. (hú) (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)
- 紙
- zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)
刚要寻别的姊妹去,忽见前面一双玉色蝴蝶,大如团扇,一上一下迎风翩跹,十分有趣。宝钗意欲扑了来玩耍,遂向袖中取出扇子来,向草地下来扑。只见那一双蝴蝶忽起忽落,来来往往,穿花度柳,将欲过河去了。倒引的宝钗蹑手蹑脚的,一直跟到池中滴翠亭上,香汗淋漓,娇喘细细。宝钗也无心扑了,刚欲回来,只听滴翠亭里边嘁嘁喳喳有人说话。原来这亭子四面俱是游廊曲桥,盖造在池中水上,四面雕镂隔子糊著纸。
,,:“,,,,。”:“!Hearing voices from outside, Baochai stopped and listened closely. One voice said, “Look at this handkerchief. If it really is the one you lost, take it; if it isn’t, give it back to Master Yun.” Another replied, “Why, of course it’s mine!。”:“?Give it to me.” Then the first said, “And what will you give me in thanks?。”:“,。”:“,,,?”:“。You don’t expect me to have found it for nothing, do you?” The other answered, “Since I promised to thank you, naturally I won’t deceive you.” The first continued, “I found it and brought it to you, so of course you should thank me; but what about the person who picked it up—won’t you give him something too?” The other replied, “Don’t talk nonsense.,,。He is a young gentleman; if he found something of mine, naturally he ought to return it.?”:“,?Why should I give him anything?” The first said, “If you don’t thank him, what am I to tell him?,,。”,:“,,。——?Besides, he told me over and over that unless there was some token of thanks, I wasn’t to give it to you.” After a long pause, the other replied, “Very well, give him this as my thanks.—You won’t tell anyone, will you?。”:“,,!”:“!You must swear an oath.” The first said, “If I tell a single person, may a boil grow on me, and may I come to a bad end!” Then the other exclaimed, “Oh!,。We have been so wrapped up in talking that someone may have come and secretly listened outside.,,。We had better push all these lattice windows open; then even if someone sees us here, they will merely think we are joking together.,,。”And if anyone comes near, we shall see them and can stop talking.”
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 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)
- 亭
- tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect
- 外
- wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
- 聽見
- tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 煞住
- shā zhù — 1. to brake 2. to stop 3. to forbid
- 腳
- jiǎo — 1. foot 2. leg (of an animal or an object) 3. base (of an object) 4. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) 5. classifier for kicks (HSK 2)
- 往
- wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 細聽
- xì tīng — to listen carefully (for tiny sounds)
- 只
- zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 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)
- 手帕
- shǒu pà — 1. handkerchief 2. classifier: 方 (fāng) (HSK 7-9)
- 子
- zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
- 果然
- guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 丟
- diū — 1. to lose 2. to put aside 3. to throw (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)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 塊
- kuài — 1. lump; chunk; piece 2. classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc 3. (coll.) classifier for money and currency units (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 要不是
- yào bu shì — 1. if it were not for 2. but for (HSK 7-9)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 芸
- yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)
- 二
- èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
- 爺
- yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
- 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)
- 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)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 可不是
- kě bu shì — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure (HSK 7-9)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 塊
- kuài — 1. lump; chunk; piece 2. classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc 3. (coll.) classifier for money and currency units (HSK 1)
- 拿來
- ná lái — 1. to bring 2. to fetch 3. to get
- 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)
- 罷
- bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 謝
- Xiè — surname Xie
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (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)
- 難道
- nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)
- 白
- Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)
- 尋
- xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 不成
- bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 答
- dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 既
- jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
- 許
- Xǔ — surname Xu (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)
- 謝
- Xiè — surname Xie
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 自然
- zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 哄
- hōng — 1. roar of laughter (onom.) 2. hubbub 3. to roar (as a crowd) (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 尋
- xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 自然
- zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)
- 謝
- Xiè — surname Xie
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 但
- dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
- 只是
- zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
- 揀
- jiǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to sort out 4. to pick up (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)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 謝
- Xiè — surname Xie
- 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)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 別
- Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
- 胡說
- hú shuō — 1. to talk nonsense 2. drivel (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)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 個
- gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
- 爺們
- yé men — 1. menfolk (collective term for men of different generations) 2. husbands and their fathers etc
- 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)
- 揀
- jiǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to sort out 4. to pick up (HSK 7-9)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
- 自然
- zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 謝
- Xiè — surname Xie
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 不謝
- bù xiè — don't mention it; not at all
- 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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
- 回
- Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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)
- 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)
- 況且
- kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (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)
- 再三再四
- zài sān zài sì — 1. repeatedly 2. over and over again
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 若
- rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 謝
- Xiè — surname Xie
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 不許
- bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
- 半晌
- bàn shǎng — 1. half of the day 2. a long time 3. quite a while
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 答
- dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 也罷
- yě bà — 1. (reduplicated) whether... or... 2. never mind 3. fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
- 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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 這個
- zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
- 給
- gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 謝
- Xiè — surname Xie
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 罷
- bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 告訴
- gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (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)
- 須
- xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 個
- gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
- 誓
- shì — 1. oath 2. vow 3. to swear 4. to pledge
- 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)
- 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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 告訴
- gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
- 一個人
- yī gè rén — 1. by oneself (without assistance) 2. alone (without company)
- 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)
- 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)
- 一個
- yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- 疔
- dīng — 1. boil 2. carbuncle
- 日後
- rì hòu — 1. sometime 2. someday (in the future) (HSK 7-9)
- 不得
- bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
- 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)
- 死
- sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 噯
- ǎi — 1. to belch 2. (interj. of disapproval)
- 呀
- yā — 1. ah (used to express surprise) 2. (onom.) creaking (HSK 4)
- 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)
- 只顧
- zhǐ gù — to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with (HSK 6)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 有人
- yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (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)
- 悄悄
- qiāo qiāo — 1. quiet; making little or no noise 2. surreptitious; stealthy 3. anxious; worried 4. Taiwan pr. (qiǎo qiǎo) (HSK 5)
- 在外
- zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded
- 頭
- tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 聽見
- tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
- 不如
- bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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-
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 推開
- tuī kāi — 1. to push open (a gate etc) 2. to push away 3. to reject 4. to decline (HSK 3)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 有人
- yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 只當
- zhǐ dàng — 1. (coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if … 2. Taiwan pr. (zhǐ dāng)
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 頑
- wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
- 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)
- 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)
- 若
- rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (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)
- 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)
- 跟前
- gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 見
- jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (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)
- 別說
- bié shuō — to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone (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)
宝钗在亭外听见说话,便煞住脚往里细听,只听说道:“你瞧瞧这手帕子,果然是你丢的那块,你就拿著,要不是,就还芸二爷去。”又有一人说话:“可不是我那块!拿来给我罢。”又听道:“你拿什么谢我呢?难道白寻了来不成。”又答道:“我既许了谢你,自然不哄你。”又听说道:“我寻了来给你,自然谢我,但只是拣的人,你就不拿什么谢他?”又回道:“你别胡说。他是个爷们家,拣了我的东西,自然该还的。我拿什么谢他呢?”又听说道:“你不谢他,我怎么回他呢?况且他再三再四的和我说了,若没谢的,不许我给你呢。”半晌,又听答道:“也罢,拿我这个给他,算谢他的罢。——你要告诉别人呢?须说个誓来。”又听说道:“我要告诉一个人,就长一个疔,日后不得好死!”又听说道:“嗳呀!咱们只顾说话,看有人来悄悄在外头听见。不如把这隔子都推开了,便是有人见咱们在这里,他们只当我们说顽话呢。若走到跟前,咱们也看的见,就别说了。”
,,:“,。Hearing this from outside, Baochai was startled and thought, “No wonder those who commit adultery or theft have always been so quick-witted.,,。Once they open the windows and see me here, won’t they be mortified?,。Besides, that voice just now sounded very much like Hong’er from Baoyu’s apartments.,。She has always been proud and ambitious, and is a most cunning and troublesome creature.,,,,。Now that I have overheard her secret, desperation might drive her to anything—a cornered dog will leap a wall—and not only might she make trouble, but I should be left looking foolish as well.,,‘’。”,””,,:“,!”,。If I hurry away now, I doubt I can hide in time; I shall have to use the stratagem of ‘the cicada shedding its shell.’” Before she had finished the thought, she heard a creak; Baochai deliberately made her footsteps heavy and cried out laughing, “Pin’er, let’s see where you can hide!” As she spoke, she purposely hurried forward.,,。Inside the pavilion, Hongyu and Zhuier had only just pushed open the window when they heard Baochai calling this out as she hurried ahead, and both girls froze in terror.:“?”:“。”:“。Baochai turned and asked them with a smile, “Where have you hidden Miss Lin?” Zhuier replied, “We haven’t seen Miss Lin.” Baochai said, “Just now, from the other side of the stream, I saw Miss Lin crouching here playing with the water.,,,。I meant to creep up and give her a fright, but before I could reach her, she saw me, darted eastward, and vanished.。”,,:“。Surely she hasn’t hidden in here?” As she spoke, she deliberately went inside and looked around, then withdrew and walked away, saying, “She must have slipped into one of the rockery caves again.,。”,:,。It would serve her right if she met a snake and got bitten.” She went off speaking thus, inwardly amused: she had managed to cover the matter up, but who knew what the two girls would make of it?
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 在外
- zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded
- 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
- 聽見
- tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 心中
- xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)
- 吃驚
- chī jīng — 1. to be startled 2. to be shocked 3. to be amazed (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)
- 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)
- 怪道
- guài dào — no wonder!
- 從
- Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
- 古
- Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)
- 至今
- zhì jīn — 1. so far 2. to this day 3. until now (HSK 3)
- 那些
- nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
- 奸淫
- jiān yín — 1. illicit sex 2. to rape or seduce
- 狗
- gǒu — 1. dog 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
- 盜
- dào — 1. to steal 2. to rob 3. to plunder 4. thief 5. bandit 6. robber (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)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 心机
- xīn jī — 1. thinking 2. scheme
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 不錯
- bù cuò — 1. correct 2. right 3. not bad 4. pretty good (HSK 2)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 開
- kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 見
- jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 豈不
- qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
- 臊
- sāo — to smell of urine (or sweat etc)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 況
- kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation
- 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)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 語音
- yǔ yīn — 1. speech sounds 2. pronunciation 3. colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character 4. phonetic 5. audio 6. voice 7. (Internet) to voice chat 8. voice message (HSK 4)
- 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)
- 似
- shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 房
- Fáng — surname Fang
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 言語
- yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 昔
- Xī — surname Xi
- 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)
- 空心
- kōng xīn — 1. hollow 2. (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside 3. (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop)
- 大
- dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 個頭
- gè tóu — 1. size 2. height
- 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)
- 刁鑽
- diāo zuān — 1. crafty 2. tricky
- 古怪
- gǔ guài — 1. strange 2. weird 3. eccentric 4. bizarre (HSK 7-9)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 今兒
- jīn r — (coll.) today
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 短
- duǎn — 1. short 2. brief 3. to lack 4. weak point 5. fault (HSK 2)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 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)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 急
- jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)
- 造反
- zào fǎn — 1. to rebel 2. to revolt
- 狗急跳牆
- gǒu jí tiào qiáng — 1. a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom) 2. to be driven to desperate action
- 不但
- bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (HSK 2)
- 生事
- shēng shì — to make trouble
- 而且
- ér qiě — 1. (not only ...) but also 2. moreover; in addition; furthermore (HSK 2)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 沒趣
- méi qù — 1. embarrassing 2. dull 3. unsatisfactory
- 如今
- rú jīn — nowadays; now (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)
- 赶
- gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 躲
- duǒ — 1. to hide 2. to dodge 3. to avoid (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)
- 料
- liào — 1. material 2. stuff 3. grain 4. feed 5. to expect 6. to anticipate 7. to guess (HSK 6)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 躲
- duǒ — 1. to hide 2. to dodge 3. to avoid (HSK 5)
- 不及
- bù jí — 1. to fall short of 2. not as good as 3. too late
- 少不得
- shǎo bu dé — 1. cannot be avoided 2. cannot do without
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 使
- shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
- 個
- gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
- 金蟬脫殼
- jīn chán tuō qiào — 1. lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell 2. a crafty escape plan
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 法子
- fǎ zi — 1. way 2. method 3. Taiwan pr. (fá zi)
- 猶
- yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 咯吱
- gē zhī — (onom.) creak; groan
- 一聲
- yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
- 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)
- 故意
- gù yì — deliberately; on purpose (HSK 2)
- 放
- fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
- 重
- chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (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)
- 腳步
- jiǎo bù — 1. footstep 2. step (HSK 5)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (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)
- 叫道
- jiào dào — 1. to call 2. to shout
- 顰
- pín — 1. to scowl 2. to knit the brows
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
- 那里
- nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
- 藏
- Zàng — 1. Tibetan ethnic group 2. Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區 (Xī zàng Zì zhì qū)) (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)
- 故意
- gù yì — deliberately; on purpose (HSK 2)
- 往前
- wǎng qián — 1. (in) the past 2. ahead; forward; in the future
- 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)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 亭
- tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect
- 內
- nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (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)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 墜
- zhuì — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to weigh down (HSK 7-9)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 剛一
- gāng yī — 1. to be just about to 2. to have just started to
- 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)
- 窗
- chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)
- 只
- zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 往前
- wǎng qián — 1. (in) the past 2. ahead; forward; in the future
- 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)
- 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)
- 個人
- gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 唬
- hǔ — 1. a tiger's roar 2. to scare 3. to intimidate 4. (coll.) to fool 5. to bluff
- 怔
- zhēng — (bound form) startled; terrified; panic-stricken
- 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
- 反向
- fǎn xiàng — 1. opposite direction 2. reverse
- 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)
- 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)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 你們
- nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 藏
- Zàng — 1. Tibetan ethnic group 2. Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區 (Xī zàng Zì zhì qū)) (HSK 6)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 那里
- nà li — there; that place (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)
- 墜
- zhuì — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to weigh down (HSK 7-9)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 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)
- 何曾
- hé céng — did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
- 見
- jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 河
- hé — 1. river (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 道 (dào)) 2. (bound form) the Yellow River 3. (bound form) the Milky Way 4. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (hé fěn) (HSK 2)
- 那邊
- nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 蹲
- cún — (dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing (HSK 6)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 弄
- lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)
- 水
- Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (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)
- 唬
- hǔ — 1. a tiger's roar 2. to scare 3. to intimidate 4. (coll.) to fool 5. to bluff
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 一
- 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)
- 跳
- tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 走
- zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
- 到
- dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
- 跟前
- gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 看見
- kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (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)
- 朝
- Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
- 東
- Dōng — surname Dong (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)
- 繞
- rào — 1. to wind 2. to coil (thread) 3. to rotate around 4. to spiral 5. to move around 6. to go round (an obstacle) 7. to by-pass 8. to make a detour 9. to confuse 10. to perplex (HSK 5)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 不見了
- bù jiàn le — 1. to have disappeared 2. to be missing 3. nowhere to be found
- 別
- Bié — surname Bie (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)
- 藏
- Zàng — 1. Tibetan ethnic group 2. Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區 (Xī zàng Zì zhì qū)) (HSK 6)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 故意
- gù yì — deliberately; on purpose (HSK 2)
- 進去
- jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)
- 尋
- xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 尋
- xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
- 抽身
- chōu shēn — 1. to get away from 2. to withdraw 3. to free oneself
- 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)
- 口
- kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
- 內
- nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
- 說道
- shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
- 一定
- yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (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)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 鑽
- zuān — 1. to drill 2. to bore 3. to get into 4. to make one's way into 5. to enter (a hole) 6. to thread one's way through 7. to study intensively 8. to dig into 9. to curry favor for personal gain (HSK 6)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 山子
- shān zi — 1. rock garden 2. rockery
- 洞
- dòng — 1. cave 2. hole 3. zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 遇見
- yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)
- 蛇
- shé — 1. snake 2. serpent 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 5)
- 咬
- yǎo — 1. to bite 2. to nip (HSK 5)
- 一口
- yī kǒu — 1. readily 2. flatly (deny, admit and so on) 3. a mouthful 4. a bite
- 也罷
- yě bà — 1. (reduplicated) whether... or... 2. never mind 3. fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 心中
- xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 好笑
- hǎo xiào — laughable; funny; ridiculous (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)
- 件
- jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
- 事
- shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 遮
- zhē — 1. to cover up (a shortcoming) 2. to screen off 3. to hide 4. to conceal (HSK 7-9)
- 過去
- guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (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)
- 不知
- bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 怎樣
- zěn yàng — 1. how 2. what kind (HSK 2)
宝钗在外面听见这话,心中吃惊,想道:“怪道从古至今那些奸淫狗盗的人,心机都不错。这一开了,见我在这里,他们岂不臊了。况才说话的语音,大似宝玉房里的红儿的言语。他素昔眼空心大,是个头等刁钻古怪东西。今儿我听了他的短儿,一时人急造反,狗急跳墙,不但生事,而且我还没趣。如今便赶著躲了,料也躲不及,少不得要使个‘金蝉脱壳’的法子。”犹未想完,只听”咯吱”一声,宝钗便故意放重了脚步,笑著叫道:“颦儿,我看你往那里藏!”一面说,一面故意往前赶。那亭内的红玉坠儿刚一推窗,只听宝钗如此说著往前赶,两个人都唬怔了。宝钗反向他二人笑道:“你们把林姑娘藏在那里了?”坠儿道:“何曾见林姑娘了。”宝钗道:“我才在河那边看著林姑娘在这里蹲著弄水儿的。我要悄悄的唬他一跳,还没有走到跟前,他倒看见我了,朝东一绕就不见了。别是藏在这里头了。”一面说一面故意进去寻了一寻,抽身就走,口内说道:“一定是又钻在山子洞里去了。遇见蛇,咬一口也罢了。”一面说一面走,心中又好笑:这件事算遮过去了,不知他二人是怎样。
,,,:“!But Hongyu believed Baochai’s words; when Baochai had gone some distance, she seized Zhuier and said, “This is terrible!,!”,。Miss Lin was crouching here—she must have heard everything!” On hearing this, Zhuier too was speechless for a long while.:“?”:“,,。”:“,。Hongyu said again, “What are we to do now?” Zhuier replied, “Even if she heard, whose sinews ache over it? Let each of us mind her own business, and that is the end of it.” Hongyu said, “If Miss Bao had heard, it would not have been so bad.,,,,?”,,,,。But Miss Lin has a sharp tongue and a subtle mind; now that she has heard, what if she lets the secret slip?” While they were still talking, Wenguan, Xiangling, Siqi, Daishu, and others came up into the pavilion.,。The two had no choice but to suppress the subject and laugh and play with them.
- 誰知
- shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 的話
- de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 信以為真
- xìn yǐ wéi zhēn — to take sth to be true
- 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)
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 去
- qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
- 遠
- yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
- 便
- biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
- 拉
- lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (HSK 2)
- 墜
- zhuì — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to weigh down (HSK 7-9)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 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)
- 了不得
- liǎo bu de — 1. terrific 2. terrible 3. (after 得 (de)) very
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
- 蹲
- cún — (dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing (HSK 6)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 一定
- yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 話
- huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 墜
- zhuì — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to weigh down (HSK 7-9)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 聽說
- tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 言語
- yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 可
- kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
- 怎麼樣
- zěn me yàng — 1. how? 2. how about? 3. how was it? 4. how are things? (HSK 2)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 墜
- zhuì — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to weigh down (HSK 7-9)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 管
- Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
- 誰
- shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
- 筋
- jīn — 1. muscle 2. tendon 3. veins visible under the skin 4. sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) (HSK 7-9)
- 疼
- téng — 1. (it) hurts; sore 2. to love dearly (HSK 2)
- 各人
- gè rén — each one; everyone
- 幹
- gàn — 1. tree trunk 2. main part of sth 3. to manage 4. to work 5. to do 6. capable 7. cadre 8. to kill (slang) 9. to fuck (vulgar) 10. (coll.) pissed off 11. annoyed (HSK 1)
- 各人
- gè rén — each one; 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 若是
- ruò shì — if
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 姑娘
- gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
- 聽見
- tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (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)
- 罷了
- bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)
- 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)
- 嘴里
- zuǐ lǐ — 1. mouth 2. in the mouth 3. on one's lips 4. speech 5. words
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 刻薄
- kè bó — 1. unkind 2. harsh 3. cutting 4. mean 5. acrimony 6. to embezzle by making illegal deductions
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 心里
- xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 一
- 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)
- 聽見
- tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 倘或
- tǎng huò — if; supposing that
- 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)
- 露
- Lù — surname Lu (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)
- 風聲
- fēng shēng — 1. sound of the wind 2. rumor 3. talk 4. news 5. reputation
- 怎麼樣
- zěn me yàng — 1. how? 2. how about? 3. how was it? 4. how are things? (HSK 2)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 正
- zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 只見
- zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
- 文官
- wén guān — civil official
- 香
- xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
- 菱
- líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)
- 司
- Sī — surname Si
- 棋
- qí — 1. chess 2. chess-like game 3. a game of chess 4. classifier: 盤 (pán) 5. chess piece 6. classifier: 個 (gè), 顆 (kē) (HSK 7-9)
- 待
- dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
- 書
- Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (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
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 亭子
- tíng zi — pavilion
- 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)
- 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)
- 只得
- zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
- 掩
- yǎn — 1. to cover up; to conceal 2. to close (a door, book etc) 3. (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid 4. (literary) to launch a surprise attack
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 且
- qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 頑
- wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
谁知红玉听了宝钗的话,便信以为真,让宝钗去远,便拉坠儿道:“了不得了!林姑娘蹲在这里,一定听了话去了!”坠儿听说,也半日不言语。红玉又道:“这可怎么样呢?”坠儿道:“便是听了,管谁筋疼,各人干各人的就完了。”红玉道:“若是宝姑娘听见,还倒罢了。林姑娘嘴里又爱刻薄人,心里又细,他一听见了,倘或走露了风声,怎么样呢?”二人正说著,只见文官,香菱,司棋,待书等上亭子来了。二人只得掩住这话,且和他们顽笑。
,,,:“?”,,,:“。Presently they saw Xifeng standing on the hillside, beckoning and calling; Hongyu hurriedly left the others and ran up to her, asking with an eager smile, “What does Second Mistress wish me to do?” Xifeng looked her over and, seeing that she was neat and pretty and spoke with tact, said smiling, “My maid did not come into the garden with me today.,,,?”:“,。I have just remembered something and need to send someone out on an errand; I don’t know whether you are capable enough to do it and repeat the message in full.” Hongyu smiled. “Whatever Mistress wishes said, simply tell me, and I will carry the message.,,。”:“?If I fail to repeat it fully and spoil Mistress’s business, you may punish me as you see fit.” Xifeng smiled. “Which young lady’s apartments do you belong to?,,。”:“。”:“!If I send you out and she comes looking for you, I shall know whom to explain it to.” Hongyu replied, “I serve Second Master Bao.” Xifeng laughed when she heard this. “Oh!,。So you are from Baoyu’s rooms—that explains it.,,。Very well; if he asks, I shall speak for you.,:,,,,,。Go to our house and tell your Sister Ping’er this: on the table in the outer room, beneath the Ru-ware plate stand, lies a roll of silver containing one hundred and sixty taels, the embroiderers’ wages; when Zhang Cai’s wife comes for it, weigh it before her and show her, then let her take it away.。”And bring me the little purse from the head of the bed in the inner room.”
- 只見
- zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 站
- zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (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)
- 山坡
- shān pō — hillside (HSK 6)
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 招手
- zhāo shǒu — 1. to wave 2. to beckon (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 連忙
- lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)
- 棄
- qì — 1. to abandon 2. to relinquish 3. to discard 4. to throw away
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 眾人
- zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
- 跑
- páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)
- 至
- zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 跟前
- gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)
- 堆
- duī — 1. to pile up 2. to heap up 3. a mass 4. pile 5. heap 6. stack 7. large amount (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)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 使喚
- shǐ huan — 1. to order sb around 2. (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc) 3. Taiwan pr. (shǐ huàn) (HSK 7-9)
- 作
- zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
- 什麼事
- shén me shì — 1. What's up?; Is something the matter? 2. (coll.) (used in rhetorical questions of the form 關 (guān) + {person} + 什麼事 (shén me shì) "what business is it of {person}'s?; what's it to {person}?")
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 打
- dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
- 諒
- liàng — 1. to show understanding 2. to excuse 3. to presume 4. to expect
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 一打
- yī dá — dozen
- 諒
- liàng — 1. to show understanding 2. to excuse 3. to presume 4. to expect
- 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
- shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 乾淨
- gān jìng — 1. clean 2. neat (HSK 1)
- 俏麗
- qiào lì — 1. handsome 2. pretty
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 知趣
- zhī qù — 1. to act tactfully 2. tactful 3. discreet
- 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)
- 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)
- 丫頭
- yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
- 今兒
- jīn r — (coll.) today
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 跟進
- gēn jìn — 1. to follow 2. to follow up
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 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
- 想起
- xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 件
- jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
- 事
- shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 使喚
- shǐ huan — 1. to order sb around 2. (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc) 3. Taiwan pr. (shǐ huàn) (HSK 7-9)
- 個人
- gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)
- 出去
- chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
- 不知
- bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 能幹
- néng gàn — 1. capable 2. competent (HSK 4)
- 不能
- bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
- 幹
- gàn — 1. tree trunk 2. main part of sth 3. to manage 4. to work 5. to do 6. capable 7. cadre 8. to kill (slang) 9. to fuck (vulgar) 10. (coll.) pissed off 11. annoyed (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 齊全
- qí quán — 1. complete 2. comprehensive (HSK 5)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 齊全
- qí quán — 1. complete 2. comprehensive (HSK 5)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (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)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 有
- yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 話
- huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 吩咐
- fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (HSK 7-9)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (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)
- 若
- rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 齊全
- qí quán — 1. complete 2. comprehensive (HSK 5)
- 誤
- wù — 1. mistake 2. error 3. to miss 4. to harm 5. to delay 6. to neglect 7. mistakenly (HSK 6)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 奶奶的
- nǎi nai de — 1. damn it! 2. blast it!
- 事
- shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
- 憑
- píng — 1. to lean against 2. to rely on 3. on the basis of 4. no matter (how, what etc) 5. proof (HSK 5)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 責罰
- zé fá — to punish
- 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)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 位
- wèi — 1. position 2. location 3. place 4. seat 5. classifier for people (honorific) 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7. (physics) potential (HSK 2)
- 小姐
- xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
- 房
- Fáng — surname Fang
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 使
- shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 出去
- chū qù — to go out (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)
- 回來
- huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 二
- èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
- 爺
- yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
- 房
- Fáng — surname Fang
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 噯
- ǎi — 1. to belch 2. (interj. of disapproval)
- 喲
- yō — 1. Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise) 2. also pr. (yāo)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 原來
- yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 房
- Fáng — surname Fang
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 怪道
- guài dào — no wonder!
- 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)
- 也罷
- yě bà — 1. (reduplicated) whether... or... 2. never mind 3. fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
- 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)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (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)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 家
- jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 告訴
- gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 平
- Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
- 姐姐
- jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 外頭
- wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)
- 屋
- wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 桌子
- zhuō zi — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 汝
- rǔ — thou
- 窯
- yáo — 1. kiln 2. oven 3. coal pit 4. cave dwelling 5. (coll.) brothel (HSK 7-9)
- 盤子
- pán zi — 1. tray 2. plate 3. dish 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
- 架
- jià — 1. to support 2. frame 3. rack 4. framework 5. classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc (HSK 3)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 底下
- dǐ xia — 1. the location below sth 2. afterwards (HSK 3)
- 放
- fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 銀子
- yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
- 那是
- nà shi — 1. (coll.) of course 2. naturally 3. indeed
- 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)
- 六十
- liù shí — 1. sixty 2. 60
- 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)
- 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)
- 繡
- xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
- 匠
- jiàng — craftsman
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 工价
- gōng jià — rate of pay; piece rate
- 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)
- 張
- Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
- 材
- cái — 1. material 2. timber 3. ability 4. aptitude 5. a capable individual 6. coffin (old)
- 家的
- jiā de — (old) wife
- 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)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 當面
- dāng miàn — 1. to sb's face 2. in sb's presence (HSK 7-9)
- 稱
- chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
- 給
- gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 瞧
- qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 再
- zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
- 給
- gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 頭
- tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 床頭
- chuáng tóu — 1. bedhead 2. bedside 3. headboard
- 間
- jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 小
- xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
- 荷包
- hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
只见凤姐儿站在山坡上招手叫,红玉连忙弃了众人,跑至凤姐跟前,堆著笑问:“奶奶使唤作什么事?”凤姐打谅了一打谅,见他生的干净俏丽,说话知趣,因笑道:“我的丫头今儿没跟进我来。我这会子想起一件事来,要使唤个人出去,不知你能干不能干,说的齐全不齐全?”红玉笑道:“奶奶有什么话,只管吩咐我说去。若说的不齐全,误了奶奶的事,凭奶奶责罚就是了。”凤姐笑道:“你是那位小姐房里的?我使你出去,他回来找你,我好替你说的。”红玉道:“我是宝二爷房里的。”凤姐听了笑道:“嗳哟!你原来是宝玉房里的,怪道呢。也罢了,等他问,我替你说。你到我们家,告诉你平姐姐:外头屋里桌子上汝窑盘子架儿底下放著一卷银子,那是一百六十两,给绣匠的工价,等张材家的来要,当面称给他瞧了,再给他拿去。再里头床头间有一个小荷包拿了来。”
,。On hearing this, Hongyu turned and left; when she returned, Xifeng was no longer on the hillside.,,:“,?”:“。”,,。Seeing Siqi emerge from a rockery cave and stand there tying her skirt, Hongyu hurried up and asked, “Sister, do you know where Second Mistress has gone?” Siqi answered, “I didn’t notice.” Hongyu turned away and looked all around; then she saw Tanchun and Baochai watching the fish by the pond.:“?Hongyu went up with a deferential smile and asked, “Do the young ladies know where Second Mistress has gone?:“。”,,,,,,,,,。Tanchun replied, “Try looking in your First Mistress’s courtyard.” Only then did Hongyu head toward Paddy-Sweet Cottage; coming toward her she met Qingwen, Qixia, Bihen, Zixiao, Sheyue, Daishu, Ruhua, Ying’er, and a whole group of others.,:“!The moment Qingwen saw Hongyu, she said, “Go on, run wild!,,爖,。”:“,,。You neither water the flowers in the courtyard, nor feed the birds, nor tend the tea stove—you only roam about outside.” Hongyu replied, “Second Master said yesterday that the flowers needn’t be watered today; they are to be watered every other day.,。”:“?”:“爖,。”:“!When I fed the birds, Sister, you were still asleep.” Bihen asked, “And the tea stove?” Hongyu replied, “It isn’t my turn to tend it today; whether there is tea or not, don’t ask me.” Qixia said, “Just listen to that tongue of hers!,。”:“。Say no more; let her roam if she likes.” Hongyu said, “You might first ask whether I really was roaming.。”,,。Second Mistress sent me with a message and to fetch something.” As she spoke, she held up the purse for them to see; at that they fell silent, and everyone went her separate way.:“!Qingwen gave a cold laugh. “So that explains it!,。She has climbed onto a higher branch now and no longer deigns to notice us.,,!Who knows whether she has spoken so much as half a sentence, or whether Mistress even knows her name, yet look how excited it has made her!,!One little errand means nothing; after tomorrow, she will still have to take orders here!,。”。If she has the ability to leave this garden today and stay forever on that high branch, then it will count for something.” So saying, she went away.
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 聽說
- tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
- 撤
- chè — to remove; to take away (HSK 7-9)
- 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
- 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)
- 回來
- huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
- 只見
- zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 不在
- bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased
- 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)
- 山坡
- shān pō — hillside (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-
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 司
- Sī — surname Si
- 棋
- qí — 1. chess 2. chess-like game 3. a game of chess 4. classifier: 盤 (pán) 5. chess piece 6. classifier: 個 (gè), 顆 (kē) (HSK 7-9)
- 從
- Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
- 山洞
- shān dòng — 1. cavern 2. cave
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 出來
- chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
- 站
- zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 系
- xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
- 裙子
- qún zi — 1. skirt 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (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)
- 赶上
- gǎn shàng — 1. to keep up with 2. to catch up with 3. to overtake 4. to chance upon 5. in time for (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)
- 問道
- wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
- 姐姐
- jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 不知
- bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 二奶
- èr nǎi — 1. mistress 2. second wife 3. lover
- 奶
- nǎi — 1. breast 2. milk 3. to breastfeed (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)
- 那里
- nà li — there; that place (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)
- 司
- Sī — surname Si
- 棋
- qí — 1. chess 2. chess-like game 3. a game of chess 4. classifier: 盤 (pán) 5. chess piece 6. classifier: 個 (gè), 顆 (kē) (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 理論
- lǐ lùn — 1. theory 2. classifier: 個 (gè) 3. to argue 4. to take notice of (HSK 3)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 抽身
- chōu shēn — 1. to get away from 2. to withdraw 3. to free oneself
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 往
- wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
- 四下里
- sì xià li — all around
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 只見
- zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
- 那邊
- nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
- 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
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 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)
- 池
- Chí — surname Chi
- 邊
- biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 魚
- Yú — surname Yu (HSK 2)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 上來
- shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
- 陪
- péi — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company 3. to assist 4. old variant of 賠 (péi) (HSK 5)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 問道
- wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
- 姑娘
- gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
- 們
- men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 可知
- kě zhī — 1. evidently 2. clearly 3. no wonder 4. knowable
- 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)
- 二奶
- èr nǎi — 1. mistress 2. second wife 3. lover
- 奶
- nǎi — 1. breast 2. milk 3. to breastfeed (HSK 1)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (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)
- 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
- 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)
- 往
- wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 大
- dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 院
- yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 裡
- lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 往
- wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 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)
- 頂頭
- dǐng tóu — 1. to come directly towards one 2. top 3. immediate (superior)
- 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)
- 晴
- qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
- 雯
- wén — multicolored clouds
- 綺
- qǐ — 1. beautiful 2. open-work silk
- 霰
- xiàn — 1. graupel 2. snow pellet 3. soft hail
- 碧
- bì — 1. green jade 2. bluish green 3. blue 4. jade
- 痕
- hén — 1. scar 2. traces
- 紫
- zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)
- 綃
- xiāo — raw silk
- 麝
- shè — 1. musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) 2. also called 香獐子
- 月
- yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
- 待
- dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
- 書
- Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 畫
- huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
- 鶯
- yīng — oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 等
- děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 群
- qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 晴
- qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
- 雯
- wén — multicolored clouds
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 見
- jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 便
- biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
- 說道
- shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 只是
- zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
- 瘋
- fēng — 1. insane 2. mad 3. wild (HSK 5)
- 罷
- bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
- 院子
- yuàn zi — 1. courtyard 2. garden 3. yard 4. patio 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. (old) servant (HSK 2)
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 花兒
- huā ér — 1. style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia 2. classifier: 首 (shǒu)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 澆
- jiāo — 1. to pour liquid 2. to irrigate (using waterwheel) 3. to water 4. to cast (molten metal) 5. to mold (HSK 7-9)
- 雀
- qiāo — 1. a freckle 2. lentigo
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 喂
- wéi — hello (when answering the phone) (HSK 2)
- 茶
- chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
- 爐子
- lú zi — 1. stove 2. oven 3. furnace (HSK 7-9)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
- 在外
- zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded
- 頭
- tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 逛
- guàng — 1. to stroll 2. to visit (HSK 4)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 昨兒
- zuó r — (coll.) yesterday
- 二
- èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
- 爺
- yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 今兒
- jīn r — (coll.) today
- 不用
- bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)
- 澆花
- jiāo huā — 1. to water the plants 2. to water the garden
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 澆
- jiāo — 1. to pour liquid 2. to irrigate (using waterwheel) 3. to water 4. to cast (molten metal) 5. to mold (HSK 7-9)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 回
- Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
- 罷
- bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 喂
- wéi — hello (when answering the phone) (HSK 2)
- 雀
- qiāo — 1. a freckle 2. lentigo
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 時
- Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
- 侯
- Hóu — surname Hou
- 姐姐
- jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 睡覺
- shuì jiào — 1. to go to bed 2. to sleep (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)
- 碧
- bì — 1. green jade 2. bluish green 3. blue 4. jade
- 痕
- hén — 1. scar 2. traces
- 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)
- 茶
- chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
- 爐子
- lú zi — 1. stove 2. oven 3. furnace (HSK 7-9)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 今兒
- jīn r — (coll.) today
- 不該
- bù gāi — 1. should not 2. to owe nothing
- 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)
- 班
- Bān — surname Ban (HSK 1)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 有
- yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
- 茶
- chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 茶
- chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
- 別
- Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 綺
- qǐ — 1. beautiful 2. open-work silk
- 霰
- xiàn — 1. graupel 2. snow pellet 3. soft hail
- 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)
- 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)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 嘴
- zuǐ — 1. mouth 2. beak 3. nozzle 4. spout (of teapot etc) 5. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 你們
- nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
- 別說
- bié shuō — to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone (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)
- 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)
- 逛
- guàng — 1. to stroll 2. to visit (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)
- 罷
- bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 你們
- nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
- 再
- zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 逛
- guàng — 1. to stroll 2. to visit (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)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 二奶
- èr nǎi — 1. mistress 2. second wife 3. lover
- 奶
- nǎi — 1. breast 2. milk 3. to breastfeed (HSK 1)
- 使喚
- shǐ huan — 1. to order sb around 2. (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc) 3. Taiwan pr. (shǐ huàn) (HSK 7-9)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 取
- qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 將
- jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
- 荷包
- hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
- 舉
- jǔ — 1. to lift 2. to hold up 3. to cite 4. to enumerate 5. to act 6. to raise 7. to choose 8. to elect 9. act 10. move 11. deed (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 方
- Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 言語
- yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (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)
- 大家
- dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 路
- Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
- 走開
- zǒu kāi — 1. to leave; to walk away; to beat it 2. to move aside (HSK 2)
- 晴
- qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
- 雯
- wén — multicolored clouds
- 冷笑
- lěng xiào — 1. to sneer 2. to laugh grimly 3. grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) 4. bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile (HSK 7-9)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 怪道
- guài dào — no wonder!
- 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)
- 原來
- yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
- 爬上
- pá shàng — to climb up
- 高
- Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
- 枝
- zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 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)
- 把
- bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 放在眼里
- fàng zài yǎn lǐ — 1. to pay attention to 2. to care about 3. to attach importance to
- 不知
- bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 一句話
- yī jù huà — in a word; in short (HSK 5)
- 半
- bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
- 句
- gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
- 話
- huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
- 名兒
- míng r — 1. name 2. fame
- 姓
- xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 知道了
- zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!
- 不曾
- bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 把
- bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 興
- Xīng — surname Xing
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 這樣
- zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 遭
- zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident
- 半
- bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
- 遭
- zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 算不得
- suàn bù dé — not count as
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 後兒
- hòu r — the day after tomorrow
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 得
- dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 呵
- ā — variant of 啊 (ā)
- 有本事
- yǒu běn shi — 1. to have what it takes 2. (coll.) (often followed by 就 (jiù)) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc 3. Example: 有本事就打我 (yǒu běn shi jiù dǎ wǒ) Hit me if you dare!
- 從
- Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
- 今兒
- jīn r — (coll.) today
- 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)
- 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)
- 園
- Yuán — surname Yuan (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-
- 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)
- 長遠
- cháng yuǎn — 1. long-term 2. long-range (HSK 6)
- 遠
- yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (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)
- 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)
- 高
- Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
- 枝
- zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)
- 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)
- 得
- dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
- 一面
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
红玉听说撤身去了,回来只见凤姐不在这山坡子上了。因见司棋从山洞里出来,站著系裙子,便赶上来问道:“姐姐,不知道二奶奶往那里去了?”司棋道:“没理论。”红玉听了,抽身又往四下里一看,只见那边探春宝钗在池边看鱼。红玉上来陪笑问道:“姑娘们可知道二奶奶那去了?探春道:“往你大奶奶院里找去。”红玉听了,才往稻香村来,顶头只见晴雯,绮霰,碧痕,紫绡,麝月,待书,入画,莺儿等一群人来了。晴雯一见了红玉,便说道:“你只是疯罢!院子里花儿也不浇,雀儿也不喂,茶炉子也不爖,就在外头逛。”红玉道:“昨儿二爷说了,今儿不用浇花,过一日浇一回罢。我喂雀儿的时侯,姐姐还睡觉呢。”碧痕道:“茶炉子呢?”红玉道:“今儿不该我爖的班儿,有茶没茶别问我。”绮霰道:“你听听他的嘴!你们别说了,让他逛去罢。”红玉道:“你们再问问我逛了没有。二奶奶使唤我说话取东西的。”说著将荷包举给他们看,方没言语了,大家分路走开。晴雯冷笑道:“怪道呢!原来爬上高枝儿去了,把我们不放在眼里。不知说了一句话半句话,名儿姓儿知道了不曾呢,就把他兴的这样!这一遭半遭儿的算不得什么,过了后儿还得听呵!有本事从今儿出了这园子,长长远远的在高枝儿上才算得。”一面说著去了。
,,。Hongyu found it improper to argue with her, so she swallowed her anger and went to look for Xifeng.,。When she reached Madam Li’s rooms, she indeed found Xifeng there talking with her.:“,,,,。”,:“:,。Hongyu came forward and reported, “Sister Ping’er says that just after Mistress went out, she put the silver away; then Zhang Cai’s wife came for it, so she weighed it in front of her and let her take it.” She handed over the purse and continued, “Sister Ping’er told me to report to Mistress that Wang’er came in just now to ask for your instructions, so that he might go to that family.。”:“?”:“:。Sister Ping’er dismissed him with a message framed according to Mistress’s wishes.” Xifeng smiled. “How did she frame it according to my wishes?” Hongyu replied, “Sister Ping’er said: ‘Our mistress sends her regards to the mistress here.,,。Our Second Master happens to be away; although matters have been delayed for two days, please set your mind at ease.,。When Fifth Mistress is better, our mistress will come with her to visit you.,,,。The day before yesterday Fifth Mistress sent word that Aunt had written with her regards to you, and also wished to ask the young mistress here for two of her Miraculous, All-Effectual Pills of Everlasting Youth.,,。If any are available, please send someone with them, and simply have them delivered to our mistress.,。”Someone will be going tomorrow and can take them on to Aunt along the way.’”
- 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)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 聽說
- tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
- 不便
- bù biàn — 1. inconvenient 2. inappropriate 3. unsuitable 4. short of cash (HSK 6)
- 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)
- 證
- zhèng — 1. certificate 2. proof 3. to prove 4. to demonstrate 5. to confirm 6. variant of 症 (zhèng) (HSK 3)
- 只得
- zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
- 忍
- rěn — 1. to bear 2. to endure 3. to tolerate 4. to restrain oneself (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 氣
- qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (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)
- 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)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 到了
- dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
- 李氏
- Lǐ shì — the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
- 房
- Fáng — surname Fang
- 中
- Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
- 果
- guǒ — 1. fruit 2. result 3. resolute 4. indeed 5. if really
- 見
- jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 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)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 李氏
- Lǐ shì — the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 上來
- shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
- 回
- Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 平
- Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
- 姐姐
- jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 剛
- gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)
- 出來
- chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 銀子
- yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
- 收
- shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 起來
- qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (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)
- 張
- Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
- 材
- cái — 1. material 2. timber 3. ability 4. aptitude 5. a capable individual 6. coffin (old)
- 家的
- jiā de — (old) wife
- 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)
- 討
- tǎo — 1. to invite 2. to provoke 3. to demand or ask for 4. to send armed forces to suppress 5. to denounce or condemn 6. to marry (a woman) 7. to discuss or study (HSK 7-9)
- 當面
- dāng miàn — 1. to sb's face 2. in sb's presence (HSK 7-9)
- 稱
- chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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
- 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)
- 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)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 荷包
- hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
- 遞
- dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (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)
- 上去
- shàng qù — to go up (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 平
- Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
- 姐姐
- jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 教
- Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 回
- Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 旺
- wàng — 1. prosperous 2. flourishing 3. (of flowers) blooming 4. (of fire) roaring (HSK 7-9)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 進來
- jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
- 討
- tǎo — 1. to invite 2. to provoke 3. to demand or ask for 4. to send armed forces to suppress 5. to denounce or condemn 6. to marry (a woman) 7. to discuss or study (HSK 7-9)
- 奶奶的
- nǎi nai de — 1. damn it! 2. blast it!
- 示
- shì — 1. to show 2. to reveal
- 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)
- 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)
- 往
- wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 家子
- jiā zi — 1. household 2. family
- 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)
- 平
- Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
- 姐姐
- jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)
- 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)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 話
- huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
- 按
- àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 奶奶的
- nǎi nai de — 1. damn it! 2. blast it!
- 主意
- zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (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)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 主意
- zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 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)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 平
- Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
- 姐姐
- jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 好
- hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
- 原
- Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 二
- èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
- 爺
- yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
- 不在
- bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased
- 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)
- 雖然
- suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)
- 遲了
- chí le — late
- 兩
- liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
- 天
- tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 請
- qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 放心
- fàng xīn — 1. to feel relieved 2. to feel reassured 3. to be at ease (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)
- 五
- wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 好些
- hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 會
- huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 五
- wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 瞧
- qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 五
- wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 前兒
- qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday
- 打發
- dǎ fa — 1. to dispatch sb to do sth 2. to make sb leave 3. to pass (the time) 4. (old) to make arrangements 5. (old) to bestow (alms etc) (HSK 6)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 舅
- jiù — maternal uncle
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 好
- hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (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)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 姑奶奶
- gū nǎi nai — 1. paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) 2. (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter 3. (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here 4. (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach
- 尋
- xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (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)
- 丸
- wán — 1. ball 2. pellet 3. pill (HSK 7-9)
- 延年
- yán nián — to prolong life
- 神
- Shén — God (HSK 5)
- 驗
- yàn — 1. to examine 2. to test 3. to check (HSK 7-9)
- 萬全
- wàn quán — 1. absolutely safe 2. surefire 3. thorough
- 丹
- dān — 1. red 2. pellet 3. powder 4. cinnabar
- 若
- rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
- 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))
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 只管
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 明兒
- míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day
- 有人
- yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
- 去
- qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 順路
- shùn lù — 1. by the way 2. while out doing sth else 3. conveniently (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 那邊
- nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
- 舅
- jiù — maternal uncle
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 帶去
- dài qu — to take along with one
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
这里红玉听说,不便分证,只得忍著气来找凤姐儿。到了李氏房中,果见凤姐儿在这里和李氏说话儿呢。红玉上来回道:“平姐姐说,奶奶刚出来了,他就把银子收了起来,才张材家的来讨,当面称了给他拿去了。”说著将荷包递了上去,又道:“平姐姐教我回奶奶:才旺儿进来讨奶奶的示下,好往那家子去。平姐姐就把那话按著奶奶的主意打发他去了。”凤姐笑道:“他怎么按我的主意打发去了?”红玉道:“平姐姐说:我们奶奶问这里奶奶好。原是我们二爷不在家,虽然迟了两天,只管请奶奶放心。等五奶奶好些,我们奶奶还会了五奶奶来瞧奶奶呢。五奶奶前儿打发了人来说,舅奶奶带了信来了,问奶奶好,还要和这里的姑奶奶寻两丸延年神验万全丹。若有了,奶奶打发人来,只管送在我们奶奶这里。明儿有人去,就顺路给那边舅奶奶带去的。”
,:“!Before she had finished, Madam Li exclaimed, “Goodness me!。I cannot make head or tail of all that.‘’‘’。”:“,。”:“,。What a great heap of ‘mistresses’ and ‘masters’!” Xifeng laughed. “No wonder you cannot understand; the message passes through four or five households.” Then she smiled at Hongyu. “Good girl, you did very well to repeat it all.。You are not like those others, mincing and mumbling like mosquitoes.,,。Sister-in-law, you do not know: apart from the few maids and matrons I use regularly, I dread having to speak to any of them.,,,,,!They always stretch a single sentence into two or three pieces, picking over every word and putting on affected tones, humming and droning until I am on fire with impatience—though they never realize it!,:?Our Ping’er used to be the same, and I asked her, ‘Must you buzz like a mosquito before you can be considered a beauty?’。”:“。”:“。Only after I spoke to her several times did she improve.” Li Gongcai laughed. “You would like them all to be brazen rascals like you.” Xifeng continued, “This girl is good.,,。”:“。I have heard her speak only twice, and though she used few words, her tone was brisk and concise.” Then she smiled at Hongyu. “Come and serve me from tomorrow on.,。”I’ll take you as my daughter; once I have trained you, you will make something of yourself.”
- 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)
- 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)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 完
- wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
- 李氏
- Lǐ shì — the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 噯
- ǎi — 1. to belch 2. (interj. of disapproval)
- 喲
- yō — 1. Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise) 2. also pr. (yāo)
- 喲
- yō — 1. Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise) 2. also pr. (yāo)
- 這些
- zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
- 話
- huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 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
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 懂
- dǒng — 1. to understand 2. to comprehend (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)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 爺爺
- yé ye — (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 堆
- duī — 1. to pile up 2. to heap up 3. a mass 4. pile 5. heap 6. stack 7. large amount (HSK 5)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (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)
- 怨不得
- yuàn bu de — 1. cannot blame 2. no wonder
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 懂
- dǒng — 1. to understand 2. to comprehend (HSK 2)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 四
- sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
- 五
- wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
- 門子
- mén zi — 1. door 2. doorman (old) 3. hanger-on of an aristocrat 4. social influence 5. pull 6. classifier for relatives, marriages etc
- 的話
- de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 向
- Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (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)
- 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)
- 孩子
- hái zi — child (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 齊全
- qí quán — 1. complete 2. comprehensive (HSK 5)
- 別
- Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
- 象
- xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 扭扭捏捏
- niǔ niǔ niē niē — 1. affecting shyness or embarrassment 2. coy 3. mincing (walk, manner of speech) 4. mannered
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 蚊子
- wén zi — mosquito (HSK 7-9)
- 似的
- shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)
- 嫂子
- sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 不知
- bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 如今
- rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
- 除了
- chú le — 1. apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他,誰也沒來 (chú le tā, shéi yě méi lái) "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語,他也會法語 (chú le Yīng yǔ, tā yě huì Fǎ yǔ) "in addition to English, he also knows French") 2. (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 (chú le) + A + 就是 (jiù shì) + B, "either A or B") (HSK 3)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 隨手
- suí shǒu — 1. conveniently 2. without extra trouble 3. while doing it 4. in passing (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)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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
- 丫頭
- yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
- 老婆
- lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)
- 之外
- zhī wài — 1. outside 2. excluding (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 怕
- Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 必定
- bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (HSK 7-9)
- 把
- bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
- 一句話
- yī jù huà — in a word; in short (HSK 5)
- 拉長
- lā cháng — 1. to lengthen 2. to pull sth out longer
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
- 三
- Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
- 截
- jié — 1. to cut off (a length) 2. to stop 3. to intercept 4. section 5. chunk 6. length (HSK 7-9)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 咬
- yǎo — 1. to bite 2. to nip (HSK 5)
- 文
- Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
- 咬字
- yǎo zì — 1. to pronounce (clearly or otherwise) 2. to enunciate
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 腔
- qiāng — 1. (bound form) cavity 2. (bound form) speech; talk 3. tune 4. accent (in one's speech) 5. (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock (HSK 7-9)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 哼哼唧唧
- hēng hēng jī jī — 1. whining 2. groaning 3. muttering
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 急
- jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 冒火
- mào huǒ — 1. to get angry 2. to burn with rage
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 那里
- nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
- 知道
- zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
- 先
- xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)
- 時
- Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 平
- Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 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)
- 這麼著
- zhè me zhe — 1. thus 2. in this way 3. like this
- 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)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)
- 難道
- nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)
- 必定
- bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (HSK 7-9)
- 裝
- zhuāng — 1. adornment 2. to adorn 3. dress 4. clothing 5. costume (of an actor in a play) 6. to play a role 7. to pretend 8. to install 9. to fix 10. to wrap (sth in a bag) 11. to load 12. to pack (HSK 2)
- 蚊子
- wén zi — mosquito (HSK 7-9)
- 哼
- hēng — 1. to groan 2. to snort 3. to hum 4. to croon 5. humph! (HSK 7-9)
- 哼
- hēng — 1. to groan 2. to snort 3. to hum 4. to croon 5. humph! (HSK 7-9)
- 就是
- jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
- 美人
- měi rén — beautiful woman; belle (HSK 7-9)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 遭
- zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident
- 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)
- 好些
- hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 李
- Lǐ — surname Li
- 宮
- Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
- 裁
- cái — 1. to cut out (as a dress) 2. to cut 3. to trim 4. to reduce 5. to diminish 6. to cut back (e.g. on staff) 7. decision 8. judgment (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 象
- xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 潑
- pō — 1. to splash 2. to spill 3. rough and coarse 4. brutish (HSK 5)
- 皮
- Pí — surname Pi (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 落戶
- luò hù — 1. to settle 2. to set up home (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)
- 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)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (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)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 一個
- yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- 丫頭
- yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 方才
- fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then
- 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)
- 遭
- zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 雖
- suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
- 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)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 口
- kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
- 聲
- shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 簡
- jiǎn — 1. simple 2. uncomplicated 3. letter 4. to choose 5. to select 6. bamboo strips used for writing (old)
- 斷
- duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 向
- Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (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)
- 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
- 伏侍
- fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)
- 我去
- wǒ qù — (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
- 罷
- bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 認
- rèn — 1. to recognize 2. to know 3. to admit (HSK 5)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 作
- zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
- 女兒
- nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (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)
- 調理
- tiáo lǐ — 1. to nurse one's health 2. to recuperate 3. to take care of 4. to look after 5. to discipline 6. to educate 7. to train 8. to prepare food 9. (dialect) to make fun of 10. (medicine) to opsonize
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
- 出息
- chū xī — 1. to yield interest, profit etc 2. to exhale (Buddhism) (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)
话未说完,李氏道:“嗳哟哟!这些话我就不懂了。什么‘奶奶’‘爷爷’的一大堆。”凤姐笑道:“怨不得你不懂,这是四五门子的话呢。”说著又向红玉笑道:“好孩子,难为你说的齐全。别象他们扭扭捏捏的蚊子似的。嫂子你不知道,如今除了我随手使的几个丫头老婆之外,我就怕和他们说话。他们必定把一句话拉长了作两三截儿,咬文咬字,拿著腔儿,哼哼唧唧的,急的我冒火,他们那里知道!先时我们平儿也是这么著,我就问著他:难道必定装蚊子哼哼就是美人了?说了几遭才好些儿了。”李宫裁笑道:“都象你泼皮破落户才好。”凤姐又道:“这一个丫头就好。方才两遭,说话虽不多,听那口声就简断。”说著又向红玉笑道:“你明儿伏侍我去罢。我认你作女儿,我一调理你就出息了。”
,。Hongyu burst out laughing.:“?Xifeng asked, “What are you laughing at?,,?Do you think that because I am young and only a few years older than you, I cannot be your mother?!You are still dreaming!,,,。Just ask around: plenty of people much older than you press forward to call me Mother, and I pay them no attention.!”:“,。I am doing you an honor today!” Hongyu smiled. “I am not laughing at that; I am laughing because Mistress has mistaken the generations.,。”:“?”:“?My mother is Mistress’s daughter, and now Mistress wants to take me as a daughter too.” Xifeng asked, “Who is your mother?” Li Gongcai laughed. “Do you mean you do not know who she is?。”,:“!She is Lin Zhixiao’s daughter.” Xifeng was greatly astonished. “Oh!。”:“。So she is their girl.” Then she laughed. “Lin Zhixiao and his wife are both so silent that you could not prick a sound out of them with an awl.,,,。I am forever saying they are a perfectly matched couple: one is deaf by heaven’s decree and the other mute by earth’s.!Who could have expected them to produce such a clever girl!?”:“。”,:“,,。”How old are you?” Hongyu replied, “Seventeen.” Asked her name, she said, “I was originally called Hongyu, but since the yu in it was the same as Second Master Bao’s, I am now called only Hong’er.”
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 扑
- pū — 1. to throw oneself at 2. to pounce on 3. to devote one's energies 4. to flap 5. to flutter 6. to dab 7. to pat 8. to bend over (HSK 6)
- 哧
- chī — 1. (onom.) giggling 2. breathing 3. tearing of paper, ripping of fabric etc
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 年輕
- nián qīng — young (HSK 2)
- 比
- Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 能
- Néng — surname Neng (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)
- 幾歲
- jǐ suì — how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)
- 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)
- 作
- zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
- 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)
- 媽
- mā — 1. ma 2. mom 3. mother (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)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 作
- zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
- 春夢
- chūn mèng — 1. spring dream 2. short-lived illusion 3. erotic dream
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 打聽
- dǎ ting — 1. to ask about 2. to make some inquiries 3. to ask around (HSK 3)
- 打聽
- dǎ ting — 1. to ask about 2. to make some inquiries 3. to ask around (HSK 3)
- 這些
- zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
- 人頭
- rén tóu — 1. person 2. number of people 3. (per) capita 4. (a person's) head 5. (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
- 比
- Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 大
- dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 大
- dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 赶
- gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (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)
- 媽
- mā — 1. ma 2. mom 3. mother (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 今兒
- jīn r — (coll.) today
- 抬舉
- tái ju — 1. to lift sth up 2. to elevate sb 3. to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) 4. to show great regard 5. to speak highly 6. Taiwan pr. (tái jǔ)
- 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)
- 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)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 不是
- bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 這個
- zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 認錯
- rèn cuò — 1. to admit an error 2. to acknowledge one's mistake (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)
- 輩
- bèi — 1. lifetime 2. generation 3. group of people 4. class 5. classifier for generations 6. (literary) classifier for people (HSK 5)
- 數
- shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 媽
- mā — 1. ma 2. mom 3. mother (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)
- 奶奶的
- nǎi nai de — 1. damn it! 2. blast it!
- 女兒
- nǚ ér — daughter (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)
- 認
- rèn — 1. to recognize 2. to know 3. to admit (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 女兒
- nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 你媽
- nǐ mā — 1. (interjection) fuck you 2. (intensifier) fucking
- 李
- Lǐ — surname Li
- 宮
- Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
- 裁
- cái — 1. to cut out (as a dress) 2. to cut 3. to trim 4. to reduce 5. to diminish 6. to cut back (e.g. on staff) 7. decision 8. judgment (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 原來
- yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 認得
- rèn de — 1. to recognize 2. to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it 3. to know (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 之
- zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
- 女
- nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 詫
- chà — 1. to be surprised 2. to be astonished
- 异
- yì — 1. different 2. other 3. hetero- 4. unusual 5. strange 6. surprising 7. to distinguish 8. to separate 9. to discriminate
- 說道
- shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
- 哦
- é — to chant (HSK 7-9)
- 原來
- yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 丫頭
- yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 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
- 兩口子
- liǎng kǒu zi — husband and wife (HSK 7-9)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 錐子
- zhuī zi — 1. awl 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ)
- 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)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 出
- chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
- 一聲
- yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 成日
- chéng rì — 1. all day long 2. the whole day 3. the whole time
- 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)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 倒是
- dào shi — 1. contrary to what one might expect 2. actually 3. contrariwise 4. why don't you (HSK 5)
- 配
- pèi — 1. to join 2. to fit 3. to mate 4. to mix 5. to match 6. to deserve 7. to make up (a prescription) 8. to allocate (HSK 3)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 一對
- yī duì — couple; pair
- 夫妻
- fū qī — husband and wife; married couple (HSK 4)
- 一個
- yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- 天
- tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
- 聾
- lóng — deaf (HSK 7-9)
- 一個
- yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- 地
- de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
- 啞
- yā — 1. (onom.) sound of cawing 2. sound of infant learning to talk 3. variant of 呀 (yā) (HSK 7-9)
- 那里
- nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
- 承望
- chéng wàng — 1. (literary) to hope for; to count on 2. (literary) to expect; to anticipate (esp. in negative expressions)
- 養
- yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 這麼
- zhè me — 1. so much 2. this much 3. how much? 4. this way 5. like this (HSK 2)
- 個
- gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
- 伶俐
- líng lì — 1. clever; witty; intelligent 2. deft; adroit
- 丫頭
- yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (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)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 十幾
- shí jǐ — more than ten; a dozen or more
- 歲
- suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (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)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 十七
- shí qī — 1. seventeen 2. 17
- 歲
- suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (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)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 問名
- wèn míng — 1. to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride 2. one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮, in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family
- 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)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 原
- Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
- 叫
- jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (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)
- 因為
- yīn wèi — because; owing to; on account of (HSK 2)
- 重
- chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (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)
- 二
- èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
- 爺
- yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
- 如今
- rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
- 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)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
红玉听了,扑哧一笑。凤姐道:“你怎么笑?你说我年轻,比你能大几岁,就作你的妈了?你还作春梦呢!你打听打听,这些人头比你大的大的,赶著我叫妈,我还不理。今儿抬举了你呢!”红玉笑道:“我不是笑这个,我笑奶奶认错了辈数了。我妈是奶奶的女儿,这会子又认我作女儿。”凤姐道:“谁是你妈?”李宫裁笑道:“你原来不认得他?他是林之孝之女。”凤姐听了十分诧异,说道:“哦!原来是他的丫头。”又笑道:“林之孝两口子都是锥子扎不出一声儿来的。我成日家说,他们倒是配就了的一对夫妻,一个天聋,一个地哑。那里承望养出这么个伶俐丫头来!你十几岁了?”红玉道:“十七岁了。”又问名字,红玉道:“原叫红玉的,因为重了宝二爷,如今只叫红儿了。”
,,:“!At this Xifeng frowned, turned her head aside, and said, “How tiresome!,,。”:“,,‘,,’,。As though there were some special profit in having yu in one’s name—you have a yu, and so does everyone else.” Then she said, “Since you are willing to follow me, I shall have another word with your mother. I told her, ‘Lai Da’s wife has so much to do nowadays that she no longer knows who is who in this household; choose two good maids for my use,’ and she readily agreed.,。Not only did she fail to choose anyone, but she actually sent this girl elsewhere.?”:“。Could following me really be so undesirable?” Madam Li laughed. “Now you are being oversuspicious again.,,!”:“,,,。The girl came here before you spoke to her mother; how can you blame her mother for that?” Xifeng said, “In that case, tomorrow I shall speak to Baoyu and tell him to find someone else, and have this girl come with me.?”:“,。But I wonder whether the girl herself is willing?” Hongyu smiled. “Whether we are willing or not is not something we servants dare say.,,,。”,,。But by following Mistress, we could learn how to read people and situations, how to conduct ourselves with high and low alike, and gain experience of affairs great and small.” Just as she finished speaking, one of Lady Wang’s maids arrived to summon Xifeng, so Xifeng took leave of Li Gongcai and went away.,。Hongyu returned to Happy Red Court, and nothing further need be said of that.
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 聽說
- tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (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)
- 眉
- méi — 1. eyebrow 2. upper margin
- 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)
- 皺
- zhòu — 1. to wrinkle 2. wrinkled 3. to crease (HSK 7-9)
- 把頭
- bǎ tóu — 1. labor contractor 2. gangmaster
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 回
- Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
- 說道
- shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
- 討人嫌
- tǎo rén xián — 1. unpleasant 2. disagreeable
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 得了
- dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 益
- Yì — surname Yi
- 似的
- shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 因
- yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
- 說道
- shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
- 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
- 肯
- kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
- 跟
- gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 媽
- mā — 1. ma 2. mom 3. mother (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 賴
- Lài — 1. surname Lai 2. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app (HSK 6)
- 大家
- dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (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)
- 如今
- rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
- 事
- shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
- 多
- duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 不知
- bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 府
- fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (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)
- 誰
- shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 好好
- hǎo hǎo — well; carefully; nicely; properly (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)
- 挑
- tiāo — 1. to carry on a shoulder pole 2. to choose 3. to pick 4. to nitpick (HSK 4)
- 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)
- 丫頭
- yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 使
- shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 一般
- yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 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)
- 饒
- Ráo — surname Rao (HSK 7-9)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 挑
- tiāo — 1. to carry on a shoulder pole 2. to choose 3. to pick 4. to nitpick (HSK 4)
- 倒把
- dǎo bǎ — 1. to play the market 2. to speculate (on financial markets) 3. to profiteer
- 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
- 送
- sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 別處
- bié chù — elsewhere
- 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)
- 難道
- nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)
- 跟
- gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 必定
- bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (HSK 7-9)
- 不好
- bù hǎo — no good
- 李氏
- Lǐ shì — the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
- 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)
- 可是
- kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 多心
- duō xīn — 1. oversensitive 2. suspicious (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)
- 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)
- 進來
- jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
- 在先
- zài xiān — 1. to come first 2. previous 3. prior 4. beforehand 5. first 6. formerly
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 在後
- zài hòu — behind
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
- 怨
- yuàn — 1. to blame 2. (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge (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)
- 媽
- mā — 1. ma 2. mom 3. mother (HSK 1)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 姐
- jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 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
- 明兒
- míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 叫
- jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 要人
- yào rén — important person
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 丫頭
- yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
- 跟
- gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)
- 我去
- wǒ qù — (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
- 可不
- kě bu — see 可不是 (kě bu shì)
- 知
- zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
- 本人
- běn rén — 1. I; me; myself 2. oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned (HSK 5)
- 願意
- yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (HSK 2)
- 不願
- bù yuàn — unwilling
- 意
- yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (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)
- 願意
- yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (HSK 2)
- 不願
- bù yuàn — unwilling
- 意
- yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 敢
- gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 只是
- zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
- 跟著
- gēn zhe — 1. to follow after 2. immediately afterwards
- 奶奶
- nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 學
- xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
- 些
- xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
- 眉眼
- méi yǎn — 1. brows and eyes 2. appearance 3. looks 4. countenance
- 高低
- gāo dī — 1. height; level; (music) pitch 2. relative superiority 3. propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低 (bù zhī gāo dī)) 4. no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc) 5. at long last (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 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)
- 大小
- dà xiǎo — 1. large and small 2. size 3. adults and children 4. consideration of seniority 5. at any rate (HSK 2)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 事
- shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (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)
- 見識
- jiàn shi — 1. to gain first-hand knowledge of sth 2. to experience for oneself 3. knowledge 4. experience 5. insight (HSK 7-9)
- 見識
- jiàn shi — 1. to gain first-hand knowledge of sth 2. to experience for oneself 3. knowledge 4. experience 5. insight (HSK 7-9)
- 剛
- gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 丫頭
- yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (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)
- 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)
- 便
- biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
- 辭
- cí — 1. to resign 2. to dismiss 3. to decline 4. (literary) to take leave 5. (archaic poetic genre) ballad 6. variant of 詞 (cí) (HSK 7-9)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 李
- Lǐ — surname Li
- 宮
- Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
- 裁
- cái — 1. to cut out (as a dress) 2. to cut 3. to trim 4. to reduce 5. to diminish 6. to cut back (e.g. on staff) 7. decision 8. judgment (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 回
- Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
- 怡
- yí — 1. harmony 2. pleased
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 院
- yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 去
- qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
- 不在話下
- bù zài huà xià — 1. to be nothing difficult 2. to be a cinch
凤姐听说将眉一皱,把头一回,说道:“讨人嫌的很!得了玉的益似的,你也玉,我也玉。”因说道:“既这么著肯跟,我还和他妈说,‘赖大家的如今事多,也不知这府里谁是谁,你替我好好的挑两个丫头我使’,他一般答应著。他饶不挑,倒把这女孩子送了别处去。难道跟我必定不好?”李氏笑道:“你可是又多心了。他进来在先,你说话在后,怎么怨的他妈!”凤姐道:“既这么著,明儿我和宝玉说,叫他再要人去,叫这丫头跟我去。可不知本人愿意不愿意?”红玉笑道:“愿意不愿意,我们也不敢说。只是跟著奶奶,我们也学些眉眼高低,出入上下,大小的事也得见识见识。”刚说著,只见王夫人的丫头来请,凤姐便辞了李宫裁去了。红玉回怡红院去,不在话下。
,,,,。Now let us return to Lin Daiyu: having slept poorly during the night, she rose late the next morning; when she heard that all the girls were holding a farewell-to-the-flowers gathering in the garden, she feared they would laugh at her for being foolishly lazy, and hurriedly washed, dressed, and came out.,,:“,?He had just reached the courtyard when Baoyu came through the gate and said with a smile, “Dear sister, did you tell them for me yesterday or not?。”:“,,,,,。”。“You kept me anxious all night.” Daiyu turned and called to Zijuan, “Tidy the room, leave one gauze window open, and when you see that great swallow return, lower the curtain, brace it with the lion weight, light the incense, and put the cover over the burner.” Even as she spoke, she went on walking out.,,,。Seeing her behave this way, Baoyu still supposed it was because of what had happened at noon the day before, knowing nothing of the case that had arisen that evening; he kept bowing and making obeisance to her.,,。Daiyu would not even look him in the face, but went out through the courtyard gate and straight off to find the other girls.,:,,,,。Baoyu was perplexed and thought to himself, “From the look of things, it does not seem to be about yesterday; but yesterday I merely came back late and did not see her—surely I cannot have offended her anywhere else.”,。Thinking thus, he could not help hurrying after her.
- 如今
- rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
- 且說
- qiě shuō — thus
- 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
- 因
- yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
- 夜間
- yè jiān — 1. nighttime 2. evening or night (e.g. classes) (HSK 5)
- 失
- shī — 1. to lose 2. to miss 3. to fail
- 寐
- mèi — to sleep soundly
- 次日
- cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
- 起來
- qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
- 遲了
- chí le — late
- 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)
- 眾
- Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
- 姊妹
- zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (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)
- 園
- Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
- 中
- Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
- 作
- zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
- 餞
- jiàn — 1. farewell dinner 2. preserves
- 花會
- huā huì — flower fair or festival
- 恐
- kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (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)
- 痴
- chī — 1. imbecile 2. sentimental 3. stupid 4. foolish 5. silly
- 懶
- lǎn — lazy (HSK 6)
- 連忙
- lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)
- 梳洗
- shū xǐ — 1. to make oneself presentable 2. to freshen up
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 出來
- chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
- 剛
- gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)
- 到了
- dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
- 院
- yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 中
- Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
- 只見
- zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 進門
- jìn mén — 1. to enter a door 2. to go in 3. to learn the basics of a subject 4. to join one's husband's household upon marriage
- 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)
- 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)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 昨兒
- zuó r — (coll.) yesterday
- 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)
- 告
- gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (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)
- 不曾
- bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
- 教
- Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 懸
- xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (HSK 6)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 心
- xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
- 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
- 便
- biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
- 回頭
- huí tóu — 1. to turn round; to turn one's head 2. later; by and by (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 紫
- zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)
- 鵑
- juān — cuckoo
- 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)
- 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)
- 屋子
- wū zi — 1. house 2. room 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 3)
- 收拾
- shōu shi — 1. to put in order 2. to tidy up 3. to pack 4. to repair 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 5)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 撂
- liào — 1. to put down 2. to leave behind 3. to throw or knock down 4. to abandon or discard
- 下
- xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 扇
- shān — 1. to fan 2. to slap sb on the face (HSK 5)
- 紗
- shā — 1. cotton yarn 2. muslin (HSK 7-9)
- 屜
- tì — drawer; tier; tray
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 燕子
- yàn zi — swallow (HSK 7-9)
- 回來
- huí lai — to return; to come back (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)
- 帘子
- lián zi — curtain (HSK 7-9)
- 放下
- fàng xià — 1. to lay down; to put down 2. to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside 3. to lower (the blinds etc) (HSK 2)
- 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
- 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)
- 獅子
- Shī zǐ — 1. Leo (star sign) 2. Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣 (Píng dōng Xiàn), Taiwan (HSK 7-9)
- 倚
- yǐ — 1. to lean on 2. to rely upon (HSK 7-9)
- 住
- zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 爐
- lú — 1. stove 2. furnace
- 罩
- zhào — 1. to cover; to spread over 2. a cover; a shade; a hood 3. bamboo fish trap 4. bamboo chicken coop 5. (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back 6. (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible 7. (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住 (zhào dé zhù)) to have things under control; to be able to handle it (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)
- 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)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 往外
- wǎng wài — 1. out 2. outbound 3. departing
- 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
- 見
- jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 這樣
- zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 認作
- rèn zuò — 1. to regard as 2. to view 3. to consider sth as 4. to treat as
- 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)
- 昨日
- zuó rì — yesterday
- 中
- Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
- 晌
- shǎng — 1. part of the day 2. midday
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 事
- shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
- 那知
- nǎ zhī — variant of 哪知 (nǎ zhī)
- 晚間
- wǎn jiān — 1. evening 2. night (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)
- 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)
- 公案
- gōng àn — 1. judge's desk 2. complex legal case 3. contentious issue 4. koan (Zen Buddhism)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 打
- dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
- 恭
- gōng — respectful
- 作揖
- zuò yī — to bow with hands held in front
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (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
- 正眼
- zhèng yǎn — 1. facing directly (with one's eyes) 2. (to look sb) in the eyes
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 各自
- gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 院
- yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 門
- Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
- 一直
- yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line) 2. continuously; always; all the way through (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 別的
- bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)
- 姊妹
- zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
- 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)
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 心中
- xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)
- 納悶
- nà mèn — 1. puzzled 2. bewildered
- 自己
- zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
- 猜疑
- cāi yí — 1. to suspect 2. to have misgivings 3. suspicious 4. misgivings
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 起
- qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
- 這個
- zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
- 光景
- guāng jǐng — 1. circumstances 2. scene 3. about 4. probably
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 象
- xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 為
- wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
- 昨日
- zuó rì — yesterday
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 只
- zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
- 昨日
- zuó rì — yesterday
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 回來
- huí lai — to return; to come back (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)
- 晚
- wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (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)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 見
- jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 再
- zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 沖
- chōng — 1. (of water) to dash against 2. to mix with water 3. to infuse 4. to rinse 5. to flush 6. to develop (a film) 7. to rise in the air 8. to clash 9. to collide with (HSK 4)
- 撞
- zhuàng — 1. to knock against 2. to bump into 3. to run into 4. to meet by accident (HSK 5)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 去處
- qù chù — 1. place 2. destination (HSK 7-9)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 一面
- yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (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)
- 一面
- yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
- 由不得
- yóu bu de — 1. cannot help 2. to be beyond control of
- 隨後
- suí hòu — afterward; later; subsequently; following that (HSK 5)
- 追
- duī — 1. to sculpt 2. to carve 3. musical instrument (old) (HSK 3)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
如今且说林黛玉因夜间失寐,次日起来迟了,闻得众姊妹都在园中作饯花会,恐人笑他痴懒,连忙梳洗了出来。刚到了院中,只见宝玉进门来了,笑道:“好妹妹,你昨儿可告我了不曾?教我悬了一夜心。”林黛玉便回头叫紫鹃道:“把屋子收拾了,撂下一扇纱屉,看那大燕子回来,把帘子放下来,拿狮子倚住,烧了香就把炉罩上。”一面说一面又往外走。宝玉见他这样,还认作是昨日中晌的事,那知晚间的这段公案,还打恭作揖的。林黛玉正眼也不看,各自出了院门,一直找别的姊妹去了。宝玉心中纳闷,自己猜疑:看起这个光景来,不象是为昨日的事,但只昨日我回来的晚了,又没有见他,再没有冲撞了他的去处了。一面想,一面由不得随后追了来。
,,。He saw Baochai and Tanchun watching the cranes dance nearby; when Daiyu joined them, the three stood talking together.,:“,?When Tanchun saw Baoyu coming too, she smiled and said, “Brother Baoyu, have you been well?。”:“?“I have not seen you for three whole days.” Baoyu smiled and said, “And have you been well, sister?。”:“,,。”,,,,。“The day before yesterday I was asking after you when I was with Sister-in-law.” Tanchun said, “Brother Baoyu, come over here; I want to speak to you.” At this Baoyu followed her away from Baochai and Daiyu, and they stopped beneath a pomegranate tree.:“?”:“。”:“。”:“,。”:“,,,,,,。”:“,,,,。”:“。Tanchun said, “Has Father sent for you these past few days?” Baoyu smiled. “No, he has not.” Tanchun said, “Yesterday I thought I vaguely heard that Father had summoned you.” Baoyu replied with a smile, “Someone must have misheard; he did not summon me.” Tanchun smiled again. “Over the past few months I have saved another ten strings or so of cash. Take them, and next time you go out, if you see any fine calligraphy or paintings, or any pretty little ingenious trinkets, bring me some.” Baoyu said, “For all my roaming inside and outside the city, through great galleries and little temples, I have never seen anything novel and exquisite—only those homeless ‘antiques’ of gold, jade, bronze, and porcelain, or else silks, foodstuffs, and clothes.” Tanchun said, “Who wants such things?,,,。“Something like that little basket woven of willow twigs you bought last time, or the incense box carved from a whole bamboo root, or the little clay brazier—that sort of thing would do nicely.,,。”:“。“I liked them beyond measure, but then everyone else took a fancy to them and snatched them away as though they were treasures.” Baoyu laughed. “So that is what you want!,,。”:“。“Those are worth next to nothing. Give the boys five hundred cash to spend, and they could bring back a whole cartload.” Tanchun said, “What would the pages know about it?,,,。“You must choose things that are plain without being vulgar, simple without being clumsy, and bring me plenty of them.,,?”“Then I shall make you another pair of shoes like the last pair, only with still more workmanship—how would that be?”
- 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)
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 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
- 正在
- zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)
- 那邊
- nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 鶴
- hè — crane
- 舞
- wǔ — 1. to dance 2. to wield 3. to brandish (HSK 5)
- 見
- jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
- 黛
- dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
- 玉
- yù — jade (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)
- 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)
- 個
- gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
- 一同
- yī tóng — together (HSK 6)
- 站
- zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (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)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 便
- biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 哥哥
- gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
- 身上
- shēn shang — 1. on the body 2. at hand 3. among (HSK 1)
- 好
- hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 整整
- zhěng zhěng — 1. whole 2. full (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)
- 三
- Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
- 天
- tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (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)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
- 妹妹
- mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 身上
- shēn shang — 1. on the body 2. at hand 3. among (HSK 1)
- 好
- hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 前兒
- qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (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)
- 大嫂
- dà sǎo — 1. older brother's wife 2. sister-in-law 3. elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
- 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-
- 跟前
- gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
- 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
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 哥哥
- gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
- 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)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 聽說
- tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 跟
- gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 玉
- yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 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)
- 到了
- dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 棵
- kē — classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc (HSK 4)
- 石榴樹
- shí liu shù — pomegranate tree
- 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)
- 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
- 因
- yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
- 說道
- shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
- 這幾天
- zhè jǐ tiān — the past few days
- 老爺
- lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
- 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)
- 曾
- Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
- 叫
- jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (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)
- 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
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 昨兒
- zuó r — (coll.) yesterday
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 恍惚
- huǎng hū — 1. absent-minded 2. distracted 3. dazzled 4. vaguely 5. dimly
- 聽見
- tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 老爺
- lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
- 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)
- 出去
- chū qù — to go out (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)
- 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)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (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)
- 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)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 聽錯
- tīng cuò — to mishear
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 并
- Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (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)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 幾個
- jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
- 月
- yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 攢
- cuán — to bring together (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)
- 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)
- 吊
- diào — 1. to suspend 2. to hang up 3. to hang a person (HSK 6)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (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)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (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)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 去
- qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
- 明兒
- míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day
- 出門
- chū mén — 1. to go out 2. to leave home 3. to go on a journey 4. away from home 5. (of a woman) to get married (HSK 2)
- 逛
- guàng — 1. to stroll 2. to visit (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)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 時
- Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
- 侯
- Hóu — surname Hou
- 或是
- huò shì — 1. or 2. either one or the other (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 字畫
- zì huà — 1. the strokes of a character 2. calligraphy and painting
- 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)
- 輕巧
- qīng qiǎo — 1. dexterous 2. deft 3. easy 4. light and easy to use 5. nimble 6. agile 7. lithe 8. graceful
- 頑
- wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
- 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))
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 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)
- 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)
- 些
- xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (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)
- 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)
- 這麼
- zhè me — 1. so much 2. this much 3. how much? 4. this way 5. like this (HSK 2)
- 城
- chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 城外
- chéng wài — outside of a city
- 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)
- 廊
- láng — 1. corridor 2. veranda 3. porch
- 小
- xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
- 廟
- miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 逛
- guàng — 1. to stroll 2. to visit (HSK 4)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (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)
- 個
- gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
- 新奇
- xīn qí — novel; new; exotic (HSK 7-9)
- 精致
- jīng zhì — delicate; fine; exquisite; refined (HSK 7-9)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 左不過
- zuǒ bu guò — 1. anyhow 2. in any event 3. just 4. only
- 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)
- 那些
- nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
- 金玉
- jīn yù — 1. gold and jade 2. precious
- 銅
- tóng — 1. copper (chemistry) 2. see also 紅銅 (hóng tóng) 3. classifier: 塊 (kuài) (HSK 7-9)
- 磁
- cí — 1. magnetic 2. magnetism 3. porcelain
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (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)
- 撂
- liào — 1. to put down 2. to leave behind 3. to throw or knock down 4. to abandon or discard
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 古董
- gǔ dǒng — 1. curio 2. antique (HSK 7-9)
- 再就是
- zài jiù shì — another one is ...; the other thing is ...
- 綢緞
- chóu duàn — 1. satin 2. silk fabric
- 吃食
- chī shí — 1. to eat (of bird or animal) 2. to feed
- 衣服
- yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (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)
- 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
- 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)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 這些
- zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
- 象
- xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 上回
- shàng huí — last time; the previous time
- 買
- mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 柳
- Liǔ — surname Liu
- 枝
- zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 編
- biān — 1. to weave 2. to plait 3. to organize 4. to group 5. to arrange 6. to edit 7. to compile 8. to write 9. to compose 10. to fabricate 11. to make up (HSK 4)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 小
- xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
- 籃子
- lán zi — 1. basket 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)
- 整
- zhěng — 1. (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly 2. (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat 3. (bound form) to put in order; to straighten 4. (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate 5. (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb 6. (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to (HSK 3)
- 竹子
- zhú zi — 1. bamboo 2. classifier: 棵 (kē), 根 (gēn) (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 摳
- kōu — 1. to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed) 2. to carve; to cut 3. to study meticulously 4. stingy; miserly 5. to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe) (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)
- 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)
- 盒
- hé — 1. small box 2. case (HSK 5)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 膠泥
- jiāo ní — clay
- 垛
- duǒ — 1. battlement 2. target
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 風
- fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
- 爐
- lú — 1. stove 2. furnace
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 這就
- zhè jiù — 1. immediately 2. at once
- 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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 喜歡
- xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 似的
- shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)
- 誰知
- shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 愛上
- ài shàng — 1. to fall in love with 2. to be in love with
- 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)
- 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)
- 寶貝
- bǎo bèi — 1. treasured object 2. treasure 3. darling 4. baby 5. cowry 6. good-for-nothing or queer character (HSK 4)
- 似的
- shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)
- 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)
- 了去了
- le qù le — 1. (coll.) (after adjectives such as 多 (duō), 大 (dà), 遠 (yuǎn), 高 (gāo)) very 2. extremely
- 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)
- 原來
- yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 這個
- zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
- 這不
- zhè bu — (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
- 值
- zhí — 1. value 2. (to be) worth 3. to happen to 4. to be on duty (HSK 3)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (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)
- 五
- wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
- 百
- Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 出去
- chū qù — to go out (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)
- 小子
- xiǎo zǐ — 1. (literary) youngster 2. (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) 3. (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
- 們
- men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 管
- Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 車
- Chē — surname Che (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)
- 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
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 小廝
- xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
- 們
- men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 知道
- zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 揀
- jiǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to sort out 4. to pick up (HSK 7-9)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 朴
- Piáo — 1. surname Piao 2. Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak) 3. also pr. (Pú)
- 而
- ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
- 不俗
- bù sú — 1. impressive 2. out of the ordinary
- 直
- Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
- 而
- ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 拙
- zhuō — 1. awkward 2. clumsy 3. dull 4. inelegant 5. (polite) my 6. Taiwan pr. (zhuó)
- 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
- 這些
- zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 多多
- duō duō — 1. many 2. much 3. a lot 4. lots and lots 5. more 6. even more
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 像
- xiàng — 1. to resemble 2. to be like 3. to look as if 4. such as 5. appearance 6. image 7. portrait 8. image under a mapping (math.) (HSK 2)
- 上回
- shàng huí — last time; the previous time
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 鞋
- xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 雙
- Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 比
- Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (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)
- 雙
- Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 加工
- jiā gōng — 1. to process 2. processing 3. working (of machinery) (HSK 3)
- 夫
- fū — 1. husband 2. man 3. manual worker 4. conscripted laborer (old)
- 如何
- rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
只见宝钗探春正在那边看鹤舞,见黛玉去了,三个一同站著说话儿。又见宝玉来了,探春便笑道:“宝哥哥,身上好?我整整的三天没见你了。”宝玉笑道:“妹妹身上好?我前儿还在大嫂子跟前问你呢。”探春道:“宝哥哥,你往这里来,我和你说话。”宝玉听说,便跟了他,离了钗,玉两个,到了一棵石榴树下。探春因说道:“这几天老爷可曾叫你?”宝玉笑道:“没有叫。”探春说:“昨儿我恍惚听见说老爷叫你出去的。”宝玉笑道:“那想是别人听错了,并没叫的。”探春又笑道:“这几个月,我又攒下有十来吊钱了,你还拿了去,明儿出门逛去的时侯,或是好字画,好轻巧顽意儿,替我带些来。”宝玉道:“我这么城里城外,大廊小庙的逛,也没见个新奇精致东西,左不过是那些金玉铜磁没处撂的古董,再就是绸缎吃食衣服了。”探春道:“谁要这些。怎么象你上回买的那柳枝儿编的小篮子,整竹子根抠的香盒儿,胶泥垛的风炉儿,这就好了。我喜欢的什么似的,谁知他们都爱上了,都当宝贝似的抢了去了。”宝玉笑道:“原来要这个。这不值什么,拿五百钱出去给小子们,管拉一车来。”探春道:“小厮们知道什么。你拣那朴而不俗,直而不拙者,这些东西,你多多的替我带了来。我还像上回的鞋作一双你穿,比那一双还加工夫,如何呢?”
:“,:,,,。Baoyu laughed. “Now that you mention the shoes, I remember a story: once when I was wearing them, I happened to meet Father; he took exception to them and asked who had made them.‘’,,。“I dared not utter the words ‘Third Sister,’ so I replied that my aunt had given them to me for my birthday the other day.,,:‘!“When Father heard they were from my aunt, he could say no more, though after a long while he still remarked, ‘Why go to all this trouble?,,。’,,:‘,,!’”,,:“!“‘Squandering people’s labor and wasting fine silk to make things of this sort!’ When I came back and told Xiren, she said that was not so bad, but that Aunt Zhao had been furious and complained bitterly: ‘His own brother goes about with his shoes and stockings hanging off him and no one sees to them, while she busies herself making things like these!’” At this Tanchun’s face instantly darkened. “How can anyone talk such utter nonsense!?“Am I someone whose duty it is to make shoes?,?“Does Huan not receive his proper allowance, and has he no one to look after him?,,,!“Clothes are provided as clothes should be, shoes and stockings as shoes and stockings should be, and there is a whole roomful of maids and old women—how can she make such complaints?!“Whom are they meant for?,,,。“I merely happened to be at leisure and made a pair or half a pair; I may give them to whichever brother I please, just as the fancy takes me.!“Who would dare interfere with me?。”,:“,。”,,,:“!“It is anger wasted for nothing.” Baoyu nodded and smiled. “You do not understand; naturally she has another notion in her mind.” At this Tanchun grew still angrier, tossed her head aside, and said, “Even you are muddleheaded!,。“Naturally she has her notions, but they are only the mean, underhanded notions of a base mind.,,,。“She may think whatever she likes; for my part, I acknowledge only Father and Mother, and take no account of anyone else.,,,,。“Even among my own sisters and brothers, I am friendly with whoever is friendly with me; I know nothing of ‘principal’ or ‘concubine-born.’,!“By rights I should not speak of her this way, but she is really intolerably benighted!:,。“And there is something more ridiculous still: you remember the money I gave you last time to buy me those playthings.,,,,。“Two days later, when she saw me, she too began saying how hard up she was and how she had no money to spend, but I took no notice.,,,。“Then, after the maids had gone out, she began complaining that I had given you my savings to spend instead of giving them to Huan.,,。”,:“,。“When I heard that, I was both amused and furious, so I walked out and went straight to Mother.” As they were speaking, Baochai called laughingly from over there, “If you have finished, come back.,,。“It is plain to see that you are brother and sister: you leave everyone else behind to whisper your secrets.!”,。“We are not even allowed to hear a single word!” At this Tanchun and Baoyu came back laughing.
- 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)
- 提起
- tí qǐ — 1. to mention; to bring up 2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise 3. to initiate (legal proceedings) (HSK 5)
- 鞋
- xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 想起
- xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)
- 個
- gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
- 故事
- gù shì — old practice (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 穿著
- chuān zhuó — attire; clothes; dress (HSK 7-9)
- 可巧
- kě qiǎo — by happy coincidence
- 遇見
- yù jiàn — to meet (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)
- 老爺
- lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
- 老爺
- lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 受用
- shòu yòng — 1. to enjoy 2. to reap the benefits (of sth)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 誰
- shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 那里
- nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
- 敢
- gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
- 提
- dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (HSK 2)
- 三
- Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
- 妹妹
- mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 三
- Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
- 個
- gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
- 字
- zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 回
- Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 前兒
- qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 生日
- shēng rì — 1. birthday 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)
- 舅母
- jiù mǔ — 1. wife of mother's brother 2. aunt 3. maternal uncle's wife
- 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)
- 老爺
- lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
- 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)
- 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)
- 舅母
- jiù mǔ — 1. wife of mother's brother 2. aunt 3. maternal uncle's wife
- 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)
- 才不
- cái bù — 1. by no means 2. definitely not 3. as if! 4. yeah right!
- 好說
- hǎo shuō — 1. easy to deal with; not a problem 2. (polite answer) you flatter me (HSK 7-9)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 半
- bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
- 日
- rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 何苦
- hé kǔ — 1. why bother? 2. is it worth the trouble? (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)
- 虛
- xū — 1. emptiness 2. void 3. abstract theory or guiding principles 4. empty or unoccupied 5. diffident or timid 6. false 7. humble or modest 8. (of health) weak 9. virtual 10. in vain (HSK 7-9)
- 耗
- hào — 1. to waste 2. to spend 3. to consume 4. to squander 5. news 6. (coll.) to delay 7. to dilly-dally (HSK 7-9)
- 人力
- rén lì — 1. manpower 2. labor power (HSK 5)
- 作踐
- zuò jiàn — 1. to ill-use 2. to humiliate 3. to degrade 4. to ruin 5. also pr. (zuó jiàn)
- 綾
- líng — 1. damask 2. thin silk
- 羅
- Luó — surname Luo (HSK 7-9)
- 作
- zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
- 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)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 回來
- huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
- 告訴
- gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 襲
- xí — 1. (bound form) to raid; to attack 2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 襲
- xí — 1. (bound form) to raid; to attack 2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (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)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 罷了
- bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)
- 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
- 姨娘
- yí niáng — 1. maternal aunt 2. father's concubine (old)
- 氣
- qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 抱怨
- bào yuàn — 1. to complain 2. to grumble 3. to harbor a complaint 4. to feel dissatisfied (HSK 5)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 了不得
- liǎo bu de — 1. terrific 2. terrible 3. (after 得 (de)) very
- 正經
- zhèng jīng — 1. decent 2. honorable 3. proper 4. serious 5. according to standards
- 兄弟
- xiōng dì — 1. brothers 2. younger brother 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) 5. brotherly 6. fraternal (HSK 4)
- 鞋
- xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
- 搭拉
- dā la — variant of 耷拉 (dā la)
- 襪
- wà — 1. socks 2. stockings
- 搭拉
- dā la — variant of 耷拉 (dā la)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (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)
- 且
- qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
- 作
- zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
- 這些
- zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 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
- 聽說
- tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
- 登時
- dēng shí — 1. immediately 2. at once
- 沉
- chén — 1. to submerge 2. to immerse 3. to sink 4. to keep down 5. to lower 6. to drop 7. deep 8. profound 9. heavy (HSK 4)
- 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)
- 臉
- liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 糊涂
- hú tu — 1. muddled 2. silly 3. confused (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)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 田地
- tián dì — 1. field 2. farmland 3. cropland 4. plight 5. extent
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 作
- zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
- 鞋
- xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (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)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 么
- Yāo — surname Yao
- 環
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 難道
- nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 分
- fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)
- 例
- lì — 1. example 2. precedent 3. rule 4. case 5. instance
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 一般
- yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (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)
- 衣裳
- yī shang — (coll.) clothes
- 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)
- 衣裳
- yī shang — (coll.) clothes
- 鞋襪
- xié wà — shoes and socks
- 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)
- 鞋襪
- xié wà — shoes and socks
- 丫頭
- yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
- 老婆
- lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (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)
- 屋子
- wū zi — 1. house 2. room 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 3)
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
- 抱怨
- bào yuàn — 1. to complain 2. to grumble 3. to harbor a complaint 4. to feel dissatisfied (HSK 5)
- 這些
- zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
- 話
- huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 誰
- shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (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)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 不過
- bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 閒
- jiān — variant of 間 (jiān) (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)
- 沒事兒
- méi shì r — 1. to have spare time 2. free from work 3. it's not important 4. it's nothing 5. never mind (HSK 1)
- 作
- zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 雙
- Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
- 半
- bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
- 雙
- Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 哥哥
- gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
- 弟弟
- dì di — 1. younger brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
- 隨
- Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 心
- xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
- 誰
- shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
- 敢
- gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
- 管
- Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (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)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 白
- Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)
- 氣
- qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 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)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 不知
- bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 心里
- xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
- 自然
- zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (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)
- 個
- gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
- 想頭
- xiǎng tou — 1. (coll.) idea 2. hope
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 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
- 聽說
- tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
- 益發
- yì fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more
- 動
- dòng — 1. (of sth) to move 2. to set in movement 3. to displace 4. to touch 5. to make use of 6. to stir (emotions) 7. to alter 8. abbr. for 動詞 (dòng cí), verb (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)
- 氣
- qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (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)
- 頭一
- tóu yī — the first
- 扭
- niǔ — 1. to turn 2. to twist 3. to wring 4. to sprain 5. to swing one's hips (HSK 6)
- 說道
- shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
- 連
- Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 糊涂
- hú tu — 1. muddled 2. silly 3. confused (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)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 想頭
- xiǎng tou — 1. (coll.) idea 2. hope
- 自然
- zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 有的
- yǒu de — 1. (there are) some (who are...) 2. some (exist) (HSK 1)
- 不過
- bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 陰
- Yīn — surname Yin (HSK 2)
- 微
- Wēi — 1. surname Wei 2. ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing 3. Taiwan pr. (Wéi)
- 鄙賤
- bǐ jiàn — 1. lowly 2. despicable 3. to despise
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 見識
- jiàn shi — 1. to gain first-hand knowledge of sth 2. to experience for oneself 3. knowledge 4. experience 5. insight (HSK 7-9)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 只管
- 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)
- 這麼
- zhè me — 1. so much 2. this much 3. how much? 4. this way 5. like this (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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 只管
- zhǐ guǎn — 1. solely engrossed in one thing 2. just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) 3. simply 4. by all means 5. please feel free 6. do not hesitate (to ask for sth) (HSK 6)
- 認得
- rèn de — 1. to recognize 2. to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it 3. to know (HSK 3)
- 老爺
- lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
- 太太
- tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 個人
- gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 一概
- yī gài — 1. all 2. without any exceptions 3. categorically (HSK 7-9)
- 不管
- bù guǎn — 1. not to be concerned 2. regardless of 3. no matter (HSK 4)
- 就是
- jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
- 姊妹
- zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
- 弟兄
- dì xiong — 1. brothers 2. comrade
- 跟前
- gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)
- 誰
- shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 誰
- shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (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)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 偏
- piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 庶
- shù — 1. (bound form) ordinary; numerous 2. (bound form) pertaining to a concubine (contrasted with 嫡 (dí))
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 不知
- bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 論理
- lùn lǐ — 1. normally 2. as things should be 3. by rights 4. to reason things out 5. logic
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 不該
- bù gāi — 1. should not 2. to owe nothing
- 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)
- 但
- dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
- 忒
- tè — 1. to err 2. to change
- 昏
- hūn — 1. muddle-headed 2. twilight 3. to faint 4. to lose consciousness (HSK 6)
- 憒
- kuì — 1. confused 2. troubled
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 象
- xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 還有
- hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)
- 笑話
- xiào hua — 1. joke; jest 2. to laugh at; to mock 3. ridiculous; absurd (HSK 2)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 就是
- jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
- 上回
- shàng huí — last time; the previous time
- 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)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (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)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 頑
- wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 兩
- liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
- 天
- tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 見
- jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 使
- shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
- 難
- nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 誰知
- shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
- 後來
- hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
- 丫頭
- yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
- 們
- men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 出去
- chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 抱怨
- bào yuàn — 1. to complain 2. to grumble 3. to harbor a complaint 4. to feel dissatisfied (HSK 5)
- 起來
- qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 攢
- cuán — to bring together (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)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 為什麼
- wèi shén me — 1. why? 2. for what reason? (HSK 2)
- 給
- gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 使
- shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
- 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
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
- 環
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 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)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 聽見
- tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 好笑
- hǎo xiào — laughable; funny; ridiculous (HSK 7-9)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 好氣
- hǎo qì — 1. (coll.) good mood (usu. used in the negative) 2. angry (usu. used in combination with 好笑 (hǎo xiào))
- 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)
- 出來
- chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (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)
- 太太
- tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
- 跟前
- gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 正
- zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 只見
- zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 那邊
- nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 罷
- bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
- 顯見
- xiǎn jiàn — 1. obvious 2. clearly visible
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
- 哥哥
- gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
- 妹妹
- mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. 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)
- 丟下
- diū xià — to abandon
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 且說
- qiě shuō — thus
- 梯己
- tī ji — 1. intimate 2. private saving of family members
- 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)
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)
- 一句
- yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 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)
- 使不得
- shǐ bu de — 1. cannot be used 2. must not (do sth) 3. unacceptable
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 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
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 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)
- 方
- Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (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)
- 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)
宝玉笑道:“你提起鞋来,我想起个故事:那一回我穿著,可巧遇见了老爷,老爷就不受用,问是谁作的。我那里敢提‘三妹妹’三个字,我就回说是前儿我生日,是舅母给的。老爷听了是舅母给的,才不好说什么,半日还说:‘何苦来!虚耗人力,作践绫罗,作这样的东西。’我回来告诉了袭人,袭人说这还罢了,赵姨娘气的抱怨的了不得:‘正经兄弟,鞋搭拉袜搭拉的没人看的见,且作这些东西!’”探春听说,登时沉下脸来,道:“这话糊涂到什么田地!怎么我是该作鞋的人么?环儿难道没有分例的,没有人的?一般的衣裳是衣裳,鞋袜是鞋袜,丫头老婆一屋子,怎么抱怨这些话!给谁听呢!我不过是闲著没事儿,作一双半双,爱给那个哥哥弟弟,随我的心。谁敢管我不成!这也是白气。”宝玉听了,点头笑道:“你不知道,他心里自然又有个想头了。”探春听说,益发动了气,将头一扭,说道:“连你也糊涂了!他那想头自然是有的,不过是那阴微鄙贱的见识。他只管这么想,我只管认得老爷,太太两个人,别人我一概不管。就是姊妹弟兄跟前,谁和我好,我就和谁好,什么偏的庶的,我也不知道。论理我不该说他,但忒昏愦的不象了!还有笑话呢:就是上回我给你那钱,替我带那顽的东西。过了两天,他见了我,也是说没钱使,怎么难,我也不理论。谁知后来丫头们出去了,他就抱怨起来,说我攒的钱为什么给你使,倒不给环儿使呢。我听见这话,又好笑又好气,我就出来往太太跟前去了。”正说著,只见宝钗那边笑道:“说完了,来罢。显见的是哥哥妹妹了,丢下别人,且说梯己去。我们听一句儿就使不得了!”说著,探春宝玉二人方笑著来了。
,,,,。When Baoyu saw that Daiyu had disappeared, he knew she had gone off somewhere to avoid him; after some thought, he decided he might as well wait a couple of days for her anger to subside before visiting her again.,,:“,。Then, looking down, he saw blossoms of every kind—balsam, pomegranate, and many others—fallen thick as brocade all over the ground, and he sighed. “She must be so angry that she has stopped gathering up the flowers.,。”,。“I shall take them there for her and ask her about it tomorrow.” Just then Baochai invited the others to go outside with her.:“。”,,,,,。“I shall be along directly,” said Baoyu; and when the two of them had gone some distance, he gathered the flowers into the skirt of his robe and, climbing hills and crossing streams, passing trees and threading his way through flowers, went straight to the place where he and Daiyu had buried the peach blossoms that day.,,,,。He was almost at the flower grave but had not yet rounded the hillside when he heard sobbing from the other side; amid the sobs, someone was lamenting, weeping most piteously.:“,,。”,,:Baoyu thought, “I wonder which household’s maid has suffered some grievance and run here to cry.” Even as he thought this, he checked his steps and listened; this was what she wept:
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 因
- yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
- 不見了
- bù jiàn le — 1. to have disappeared 2. to be missing 3. nowhere to be found
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 躲
- duǒ — 1. to hide 2. to dodge 3. to avoid (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)
- 別處
- bié chù — elsewhere
- 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)
- 想
- xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 索性
- suǒ xìng — 1. you might as well (do it) 2. simply 3. just (HSK 7-9)
- 遲
- Chí — surname Chi (HSK 5)
- 兩
- liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 等
- děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 氣
- qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
- 消
- xiāo — 1. to diminish; to subside 2. to consume; to reduce 3. to idle away (the time) 4. (after 不 (bù) or 只 (zhǐ) or 何 (hé) etc) to need; to require; to take (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 消
- xiāo — 1. to diminish; to subside 2. to consume; to reduce 3. to idle away (the time) 4. (after 不 (bù) or 只 (zhǐ) or 何 (hé) etc) to need; to require; to take (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 去
- qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
- 也罷
- yě bà — 1. (reduplicated) whether... or... 2. never mind 3. fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
- 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)
- 低頭
- dī tóu — 1. to bow the head 2. to yield 3. to give in (HSK 6)
- 看見
- kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
- 許多
- xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
- 鳳
- Fèng — surname Feng
- 仙
- xiān — immortal
- 石榴
- shí liu — pomegranate
- 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)
- 各色
- gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
- 落
- là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 錦
- jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright
- 重重
- chóng chóng — 1. layer upon layer 2. one after another
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 落
- là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 地
- de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
- 因
- yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
- 歎
- tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 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)
- 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)
- 心里
- xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
- 生
- shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 氣
- qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 收拾
- shōu shi — 1. to put in order 2. to tidy up 3. to pack 4. to repair 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 5)
- 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)
- 花兒
- huā ér — 1. style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia 2. classifier: 首 (shǒu)
- 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)
- 待
- dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 送
- sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 去
- qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 只見
- zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
- 寶
- bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
- 釵
- chāi — hairpin
- 約
- yāo — to weigh in a balance or on a scale (HSK 3)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 往外
- wǎng wài — 1. out 2. outbound 3. departing
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 畢
- Bì — surname Bi
- 等
- děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 去
- qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
- 遠
- yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 便
- biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
- 把
- bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 兜
- dōu — 1. pocket 2. bag 3. to wrap up or hold in a bag 4. to move in a circle 5. to canvas or solicit 6. to take responsibility for 7. to disclose in detail 8. combat armor (old) (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)
- 起來
- qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
- 登山
- dēng shān — 1. to climb a mountain 2. climbing 3. mountaineering (HSK 4)
- 渡
- dù — 1. to cross 2. to pass through 3. to ferry (HSK 6)
- 水
- Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 樹
- shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 一直
- yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line) 2. continuously; always; all the way through (HSK 2)
- 奔
- bēn — 1. to hurry 2. to rush 3. to run quickly 4. to elope (HSK 7-9)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 同
- tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
- 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
- 葬
- zàng — 1. to bury (the dead) 2. to inter (HSK 7-9)
- 桃花
- táo huā — 1. peach blossom 2. (fig.) love affair (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)
- 去處
- qù chù — 1. place 2. destination (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)
- 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)
- 已
- yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
- 到了
- dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 冢
- zhǒng — 1. mound 2. burial mound 3. senior (i.e. eldest child or senior in rank)
- 猶
- yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet
- 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)
- 轉
- zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 山坡
- shān pō — hillside (HSK 6)
- 只
- zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 山坡
- shān pō — hillside (HSK 6)
- 那邊
- nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (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)
- 嗚咽
- wū yè — 1. to sob 2. to whimper (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 一行
- yī xíng — 1. party 2. delegation (HSK 6)
- 數落
- shǔ luo — 1. to enumerate sb's shortcomings 2. to criticize 3. to scold 4. to talk on and on
- 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)
- 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)
- 好不
- hǎo bù — 1. not at all ... 2. how very ...
- 傷感
- shāng gǎn — 1. sad 2. emotional 3. sentimental 4. pathos (HSK 7-9)
- 寶玉
- bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
- 心下
- xīn xià — in mind
- 想
- xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 這不
- zhè bu — (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
- 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)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 房
- Fáng — surname Fang
- 里
- Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 丫頭
- yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
- 受
- shòu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to suffer 4. subjected to 5. to bear 6. to stand 7. pleasant 8. (passive marker) 9. (LGBT) bottom (HSK 3)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 委曲
- wěi qū — 1. to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved 2. (in set phrases such as 委曲求全 (wěi qū qiú quán)) to yield; to make concessions 3. (literary) winding; tortuous; indirect 4. (literary) detailed; elaborate
- 跑
- páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)
- 到
- dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
- 這個
- zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
- 地方
- dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (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)
- 哭
- kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
- 一面
- yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (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)
- 一面
- yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
- 煞住
- shā zhù — 1. to brake 2. to stop 3. to forbid
- 腳步
- jiǎo bù — 1. footstep 2. step (HSK 5)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 哭
- kū — to cry; to weep (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)
- 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)
宝玉因不见了林黛玉,便知他躲了别处去了,想了一想,索性迟两日,等他的气消一消再去也罢了。因低头看见许多凤仙石榴等各色落花,锦重重的落了一地,因叹道:“这是他心里生了气,也不收拾这花儿来了。待我送了去,明儿再问著他。”说著,只见宝钗约著他们往外头去。宝玉道:“我就来。”说毕,等他二人去远了,便把那花兜了起来,登山渡水,过树穿花,一直奔了那日同林黛玉葬桃花的去处来。将已到了花冢,犹未转过山坡,只听山坡那边有呜咽之声,一行数落著,哭的好不伤感。宝玉心下想道:“这不知是那房里的丫头,受了委曲,跑到这个地方来哭。”一面想,一面煞住脚步,听他哭道是:
,?The flowers fade, the flowers fly, their petals fill the sky; their redness pales, their fragrance dies—who pities them?
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 謝
- Xiè — surname Xie
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 飛
- fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 滿天
- mǎn tiān — whole sky
- 紅
- Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
- 消
- xiāo — 1. to diminish; to subside 2. to consume; to reduce 3. to idle away (the time) 4. (after 不 (bù) or 只 (zhǐ) or 何 (hé) etc) to need; to require; to take (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 斷
- duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)
- 有
- yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
- 誰
- shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
- 怜
- lián — to pity
花谢花飞花满天,红消香断有谁怜?
,。Gossamer softly binds the drifting spring pavilion; falling catkins lightly brush the embroidered blind.
- 游絲
- yóu sī — 1. gossamer 2. hairspring
- 軟
- ruǎn — 1. soft 2. flexible (HSK 5)
- 系
- xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
- 飄
- piāo — 1. to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft 2. complacent; frivolous 3. weak; shaky; wobbly (HSK 7-9)
- 春
- Chūn — surname Chun
- 榭
- xiè — pavilion
- 落
- là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)
- 絮
- xù — 1. cotton wadding 2. fig. padding 3. long-winded
- 輕
- qīng — 1. light 2. easy 3. gentle 4. soft 5. reckless 6. unimportant 7. frivolous 8. small in number 9. unstressed 10. neutral 11. to disparage (HSK 2)
- 沾
- zhān — 1. to moisten 2. to be infected by 3. to receive benefit or advantage through a contact 4. to touch (HSK 7-9)
- 扑
- pū — 1. to throw oneself at 2. to pounce on 3. to devote one's energies 4. to flap 5. to flutter 6. to dab 7. to pat 8. to bend over (HSK 6)
- 繡
- xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
- 帘
- lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)
游丝软系飘春榭,落絮轻沾扑绣帘。
,,The maiden in her chamber grieves that spring is ending, her heart so full of sorrow she can find no relief;
- 閨
- guī — 1. small arched door 2. boudoir; lady's chamber 3. (fig.) women
- 中女
- zhōng nǚ — middle-aged woman; (media term) middle-aged women regarded as a distinct social cohort
- 兒
- ér — 1. child 2. son
- 惜
- xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
- 春
- Chūn — surname Chun
- 暮
- mù — 1. evening 2. sunset
- 愁緒
- chóu xù — melancholy
- 滿
- Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
- 怀
- Huái — surname Huai
- 無
- mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
- 釋
- shì — 1. to explain 2. to release 3. Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼 (Shì jiā móu ní)) 4. Buddhism
- 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)
闺中女儿惜春暮,愁绪满怀无释处,
,。Taking her flower hoe in hand, she leaves her broidered room, unable to bear treading fallen blooms as she comes and goes.
- 手把
- shǒu bà — handle
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 鋤
- chú — 1. a hoe 2. to hoe or dig 3. to weed 4. to get rid of
- 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)
- 繡
- xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
- 閨
- guī — 1. small arched door 2. boudoir; lady's chamber 3. (fig.) women
- 忍
- rěn — 1. to bear 2. to endure 3. to tolerate 4. to restrain oneself (HSK 5)
- 踏
- tā — see 踏實 (tā shi) (HSK 6)
- 落
- là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (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)
- 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
- 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)
手把花锄出绣闺,忍踏落花来复去。
,。Willow threads and elm pods flaunt their own abundance, heedless whether peach and plum blossoms scatter.
- 柳
- Liǔ — surname Liu
- 絲
- sī — 1. silk 2. thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips 3. classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc (HSK 7-9)
- 榆
- yú — elm
- 莢
- jiá — pod (botany)
- 自
- zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
- 芳
- fāng — fragrant
- 菲
- Fēi — abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓 (Fēi lǜ bīn)
- 不管
- bù guǎn — 1. not to be concerned 2. regardless of 3. no matter (HSK 4)
- 桃
- táo — peach (HSK 5)
- 飄
- piāo — 1. to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft 2. complacent; frivolous 3. weak; shaky; wobbly (HSK 7-9)
- 與
- yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
- 李
- Lǐ — surname Li
- 飛
- fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
柳丝榆荚自芳菲,不管桃飘与李飞。
,?Next year the peach and plum will bloom again—but who will be in the chamber then?
- 桃李
- táo lǐ — (literary) one's students
- 明年
- míng nián — next year (HSK 1)
- 能
- Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
- 再發
- zài fā — 1. to reissue 2. (of a disease) to recur 3. (of a patient) to suffer a relapse
- 明年
- míng nián — next year (HSK 1)
- 閨
- guī — 1. small arched door 2. boudoir; lady's chamber 3. (fig.) women
- 中
- Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
- 知
- zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
- 有
- yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
- 誰
- shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
桃李明年能再发,明年闺中知有谁?
,!By the third month the fragrant nest is built; how heartless are the swallows in the beams!
- 三月
- Sān yuè — 1. March 2. third month (of the lunar year)
- 香巢
- xiāng cháo — 1. a love nest 2. a place of secret cohabitation (also derogatory)
- 已
- yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
- 壘
- lěi — 1. rampart 2. base (in baseball) 3. to build with stones, bricks etc
- 成
- Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
- 梁
- Liáng — 1. Liang Dynasty (502–557) 2. Later Liang Dynasty (907–923) 3. surname Liang
- 間
- jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
- 燕子
- yàn zi — swallow (HSK 7-9)
- 太
- tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)
- 無情
- wú qíng — 1. pitiless 2. ruthless 3. merciless 4. heartless (HSK 7-9)
三月香巢已垒成,梁间燕子太无情!
,。Though next year, when the flowers bloom, you may peck at them, you cannot know that she will be gone, the beams deserted, and the nest itself fallen.
- 明年
- míng nián — next year (HSK 1)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 雖
- suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
- 可
- kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
- 啄
- zhuó — to peck
- 卻
- què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 道人
- dào rén — Taoist devotee (honorific)
- 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)
- 梁
- Liáng — 1. Liang Dynasty (502–557) 2. Later Liang Dynasty (907–923) 3. surname Liang
- 空巢
- kōng cháo — 1. empty nest 2. a home where the kids have grown up and moved out
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 傾
- qīng — 1. to overturn 2. to collapse 3. to lean 4. to tend 5. to incline 6. to pour out
明年花发虽可啄,却不道人去梁空巢也倾。
,,All through the three hundred and sixty days of the year, the knives of wind and swords of frost press cruelly close;
- 一
- yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 年
- Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
- 三
- Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
- 百
- Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
- 六十
- liù shí — 1. sixty 2. 60
- 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)
- 風
- fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
- 刀
- Dāo — surname Dao (HSK 3)
- 霜
- shuāng — 1. frost 2. white powder or cream spread over a surface 3. frosting 4. (skin) cream (HSK 7-9)
- 劍
- jiàn — 1. double-edged sword 2. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 把 (bǎ) 3. classifier for blows of a sword (HSK 6)
- 嚴
- Yán — surname Yan (HSK 4)
- 相
- Xiāng — surname Xiang
- 逼
- bī — 1. to force (sb to do sth) 2. to compel 3. to press for 4. to extort 5. to press on towards 6. to press up to 7. to close in on 8. euphemistic variant of 屄 (bī) (HSK 6)
一年三百六十日,风刀霜剑严相逼,
,。How long can brilliant beauty and fresh color last? Once they drift away, they are hard to find.
- 明媚
- míng mèi — bright and beautiful (HSK 7-9)
- 鮮
- xiān — 1. fresh 2. bright (in color) 3. delicious 4. tasty 5. delicacy 6. aquatic foods (HSK 4)
- 妍
- yán — beautiful
- 能
- Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
- 幾時
- jǐ shí — at what time?; when?
- 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)
- 朝
- Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
- 飄泊
- piāo bó — variant of 漂泊 (piāo bó)
- 難
- nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
- 尋覓
- xún mì — to look for (HSK 7-9)
明媚鲜妍能几时,一朝飘泊难寻觅。
,,Flowers in bloom are easily seen, but fallen flowers hard to find; before the steps, the flower-burier is tormented with grief,
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (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)
- 易
- Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經 (Yì jīng))
- 見
- jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
- 落難
- luò nàn — 1. to meet with misfortune 2. to fall into dire straits
- 尋
- xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
- 階
- jiē — 1. rank or step 2. stairs
- 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)
- 悶
- mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)
- 殺
- shā — 1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack 2. to weaken; to reduce 3. (dialect) to smart 4. (used after a verb) extremely (HSK 5)
- 葬
- zàng — 1. to bury (the dead) 2. to inter (HSK 7-9)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
花开易见落难寻,阶前闷杀葬花人,
,。Leaning alone upon her flower hoe, shedding secret tears—tears that fall upon bare branches and leave stains of blood.
- 獨
- dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (HSK 7-9)
- 倚
- yǐ — 1. to lean on 2. to rely upon (HSK 7-9)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 鋤
- chú — 1. a hoe 2. to hoe or dig 3. to weed 4. to get rid of
- 淚
- lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)
- 暗
- àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)
- 灑
- sǎ — 1. to sprinkle 2. to spray 3. to spill 4. to shed (HSK 5)
- 灑
- sǎ — 1. to sprinkle 2. to spray 3. to spill 4. to shed (HSK 5)
- 上空
- shàng kōng — 1. the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace 2. (Tw) topless (HSK 7-9)
- 枝
- zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (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)
- 血
- xiě — see 血 (xuè) (HSK 3)
- 痕
- hén — 1. scar 2. traces
独倚花锄泪暗洒,洒上空枝见血痕。
,。The cuckoo falls silent as dusk descends; shouldering her hoe, she goes home and closes the doors one by one.
- 杜鵑
- dù juān — 1. cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥 2. Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花
- 無語
- wú yǔ — 1. to remain silent 2. to have nothing to say 3. (coll.) speechless 4. dumbfounded
- 正
- zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
- 黃昏
- huáng hūn — 1. dusk 2. evening 3. nightfall (HSK 7-9)
- 荷
- Hé — Holland; the Netherlands (abbr. for 荷蘭 (Hé lán))
- 鋤
- chú — 1. a hoe 2. to hoe or dig 3. to weed 4. to get rid of
- 歸
- Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
- 去
- qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
- 掩
- yǎn — 1. to cover up; to conceal 2. to close (a door, book etc) 3. (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid 4. (literary) to launch a surprise attack
- 重
- chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (HSK 1)
- 門
- Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
杜鹃无语正黄昏,荷锄归去掩重门。
,。The green lamp shines on the wall as she first lies down; cold rain taps the window, and her bedclothes are not yet warm.
- 青
- Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)
- 燈
- dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
- 照壁
- zhào bì — a screen wall across the gate of a house (for privacy)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 初
- chū — 1. (bound form) at first; initially 2. (bound form) first; early 3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 (chū sān) "the third" (HSK 3)
- 睡
- shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)
- 冷
- Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)
- 雨
- yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
- 敲
- qiāo — 1. to hit 2. to strike 3. to tap 4. to rap 5. to knock 6. to rip sb off 7. to overcharge (HSK 5)
- 窗
- chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)
- 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)
- 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)
- 溫
- Wēn — surname Wen
青灯照壁人初睡,冷雨敲窗被未温。
,:Why, you ask, am I so deeply troubled? Half from pity for spring, half from resentment of spring:
- 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)
- 奴
- nú — slave
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 事
- shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
- 倍
- bèi — 1. (two, three etc) -fold 2. times (multiplier) 3. double 4. to increase or multiply (HSK 4)
- 傷
- shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (HSK 3)
- 神
- Shén — God (HSK 5)
- 半
- bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (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)
- 怜
- lián — to pity
- 春
- Chūn — surname Chun
- 半
- bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
- 惱
- nǎo — to get angry
- 春
- Chūn — surname Chun
怪奴底事倍伤神,半为怜春半恼春:
,。Pity because spring comes so suddenly, resentment because it leaves so suddenly; it comes without a word and departs without a sound.
- 怜
- lián — to pity
- 春
- Chūn — surname Chun
- 忽
- Hū — surname Hu
- 至
- zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
- 惱
- nǎo — to get angry
- 忽
- Hū — surname Hu
- 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)
- 至
- zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 無言
- wú yán — 1. to remain silent 2. to have nothing to say
- 去
- qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 聞
- Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
怜春忽至恼忽去,至又无言去不闻。
,?Last night a mournful song arose beyond the courtyard—was it the spirit of the flowers, or the spirit of the birds?
- 昨
- zuó — yesterday
- 宵
- xiāo — night
- 庭外
- tíng wài — out-of-court (settlement)
- 悲歌
- bēi gē — 1. to sing with solemn fervor 2. sad, stirring song; elegy; dirge; threnody
- 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)
- 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)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 魂
- hún — soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) (HSK 7-9)
- 與
- yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
- 鳥
- diǎo — 1. variant of 屌 (diǎo) 2. penis (HSK 2)
- 魂
- hún — soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) (HSK 7-9)
昨宵庭外悲歌发,知是花魂与鸟魂?
,。The spirits of flowers and birds alike are hard to keep: the birds are mute, the flowers abashed.
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 魂
- hún — soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) (HSK 7-9)
- 鳥
- diǎo — 1. variant of 屌 (diǎo) 2. penis (HSK 2)
- 魂
- hún — soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) (HSK 7-9)
- 總
- zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)
- 難
- nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
- 留
- liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)
- 鳥
- diǎo — 1. variant of 屌 (diǎo) 2. penis (HSK 2)
- 自
- zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
- 無言
- wú yán — 1. to remain silent 2. to have nothing to say
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 自
- zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
- 羞
- xiū — 1. shy 2. ashamed 3. shame 4. bashful 5. variant of 饈 (xiū) 6. delicacies
花魂鸟魂总难留,鸟自无言花自羞。
,。Would that wings might grow beneath my arms, so I could follow the flowers in flight to the end of heaven.
- 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)
- 奴
- nú — slave
- 脅
- xié — 1. flank (the side of one's torso) 2. to coerce 3. to threaten
- 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)
- 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)
- 雙
- Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
- 翼
- Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. alternative name for 絳 (Jiàng), the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)
- 隨
- Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 飛
- fēi — to fly (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)
- 天
- tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
- 盡頭
- jìn tóu — end; extremity; limit (HSK 7-9)
愿奴胁下生双翼,随花飞到天尽头。
,?At the end of heaven, where can a fragrant grave be found?
- 天
- tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
- 盡頭
- jìn tóu — end; extremity; limit (HSK 7-9)
- 何處
- hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (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)
- 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)
- 丘
- Qiū — surname Qiu
天尽头,何处有香丘?
,。Better to gather their lovely remains in a silken bag and cover their beauty with a mound of pure earth.
- 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)
- 若
- rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
- 錦囊
- jǐn náng — 1. silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items 2. (fig.) tip (a piece of practical advice)
- 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)
- 艷
- yàn — variant of 豔 (yàn)
- 骨
- gū — 1. used in 骨碌碌 (gū lù lù) 2. used in 骨碌 (gū lu) 3. used in 骨朵 (gū duo)
- 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)
- 抔
- póu — take up in both hands
- 淨土
- Jìng tǔ — (Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit)
- 掩
- yǎn — 1. to cover up; to conceal 2. to close (a door, book etc) 3. (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid 4. (literary) to launch a surprise attack
- 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)
未若锦囊收艳骨,一抔净土掩风流。
,。Pure they came from nature; pure let them return—better than sinking defiled into foul mud and filthy ditches.
- 質
- zhì — 1. character 2. nature 3. quality 4. plain 5. to pawn 6. pledge 7. hostage 8. to question 9. Taiwan pr. (zhí)
- 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)
- 洁
- jié — clean
- 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)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 洁
- jié — clean
- 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)
- 強
- Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)
- 于
- Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
- 污
- wū — 1. dirty 2. filthy 3. foul 4. corrupt 5. to smear 6. to defile 7. dirt 8. filth
- 淖
- Nào — surname Nao
- 陷
- xiàn — 1. pitfall 2. trap 3. to get stuck 4. to sink 5. to cave in 6. to frame (false charge) 7. to capture (a city in battle) 8. to fall (to the enemy) 9. defect (HSK 7-9)
- 渠溝
- qú gōu — trench
质本洁来还洁去,强于污淖陷渠沟。
,?Today you die, and I gather you for burial; but when my own death will come, I cannot tell.
- 爾
- ěr — 1. thus 2. so 3. like that 4. you 5. thou
- 今
- jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
- 死去
- sǐ qù — to die
- 儂
- nóng — 1. you (Wu dialect) 2. I, me (classical)
- 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)
- 葬
- zàng — 1. to bury (the dead) 2. to inter (HSK 7-9)
- 未卜
- wèi bǔ — (literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable
- 儂
- nóng — 1. you (Wu dialect) 2. I, me (classical)
- 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
- 何日
- hé rì — when?
- 喪
- sāng — 1. mourning 2. funeral 3. (old) corpse
尔今死去侬收葬,未卜侬身何日丧?
,?Today I bury the flowers, and people laugh at my folly; in years to come, who will bury me?
- 儂
- nóng — 1. you (Wu dialect) 2. I, me (classical)
- 今
- jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
- 葬
- zàng — 1. to bury (the dead) 2. to inter (HSK 7-9)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 痴
- chī — 1. imbecile 2. sentimental 3. stupid 4. foolish 5. silly
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 年
- Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
- 葬
- zàng — 1. to bury (the dead) 2. to inter (HSK 7-9)
- 儂
- nóng — 1. you (Wu dialect) 2. I, me (classical)
- 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)
- 誰
- shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
侬今葬花人笑痴,他年葬侬知是谁?
,。Only see: as spring expires and the flowers gradually fall, so comes the time when beauty grows old and dies.
- 試
- shì — 1. to test 2. to try 3. experiment 4. examination 5. test (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 春
- Chūn — surname Chun
- 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)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 漸
- jiān — to imbue
- 落
- là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)
- 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)
- 紅顏
- hóng yán — 1. a beautiful woman 2. young beauties 3. youths 4. rosy cheeks
- 老死
- lǎo sǐ — to die of old age
- 時
- Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
试看春残花渐落,便是红颜老死时。
,!One day spring will end and beauty will grow old: flowers fallen, maiden dead, neither knowing of the other!
- 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)
- 朝
- Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
- 春
- Chūn — surname Chun
- 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)
- 紅顏
- hóng yán — 1. a beautiful woman 2. young beauties 3. youths 4. rosy cheeks
- 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)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 落
- là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 亡
- wáng — 1. to die 2. to lose 3. to be gone 4. to flee 5. deceased
- 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)
- 不知
- bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
一朝春尽红颜老,花落人亡两不知!
。Listening to this, Baoyu was overcome, lost in a trance.,。To learn the full particulars, listen to the explanation in the next chapter.
- 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
- 痴
- chī — 1. imbecile 2. sentimental 3. stupid 4. foolish 5. silly
- 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)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 知
- zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
- 端詳
- duān xiáng — 1. full details 2. full particulars
- 且聽下回分解
- qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě — to listen to the next chapter for an explanation
宝玉听了不觉痴倒。要知端详,且听下回分解。
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During the Grain-in-Ear festival the garden residents celebrate the departure of the flower spirits. Baochai chases a pair of butterflies to Dripping Emerald Pavilion and accidentally overhears Xiaohong and her friend discussing the handkerchief exchange. To escape discovery she pretends Daiyu has just slipped away, protecting herself by placing suspicion on someone absent. The light butterfly chase thus ends in a morally uneasy improvisation, while Xiaohong soon leaves Baoyu's household to serve Xifeng and pursue the mobility her intelligence has earned.
Daiyu, still hurt by the shut gate, gathers fallen petals and buries them at her flower grave. Baoyu approaches carrying flowers and hears her long lament imagining blossoms—and herself—scattered, stained and forgotten. He weeps when he understands that her images point beyond spring to the deaths and separations awaiting everyone in the garden. A misunderstanding dissolves after the poem has disclosed something larger than its immediate cause. The festival sends flowers away ceremonially; Daiyu's burial insists on mourning each fragile body rather than accepting disappearance as seasonal routine.
When it was written 背景
The Burial of the Flowers is one of the novel's central lyric moments and a concentrated expression of Daiyu's sensitivity to impermanence. Its imagery recalls the fate register of chapter five without reducing the poem to a code for one future event. Baochai's butterfly scene is often paired visually with Daiyu among fallen blossoms: movement and stillness, social composure and solitary grief, each complicated by vulnerability. Comparing Baochai to Yang Guifei and Daiyu to the flying-swallow beauty Zhao Feiyan invokes famous court women, but the narration does not make a simple moral contest between them. The chapter asks how young women preserve themselves and what those acts cost others.
Words in this chapter 生词
- 寶玉bǎo yù寶玉bǎo yù — precious jade · treasures
- 釵chāi釵chāi — hairpin
- 林黛玉Lín Dài yù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
- 玉yùHSK 4玉yù — jade (HSK 4)
- 奶奶nǎi naiHSK 1奶奶nǎi nai — (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) · (respectful) mistress of the house · classifier: 位 (wèi) · (coll.) boobies · breasts (HSK 1)
- 丫頭yā touHSK 7-9丫頭yā tou — girl · servant girl · (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
- 明兒míng r明兒míng r — (coll.) tomorrow · one of these days · some day
- 寶bǎoHSK 4寶bǎo — jewel · gem · treasure · precious (HSK 4)
- 鳳fèng鳳fèng — phoenix
- 今兒jīn r今兒jīn r — (coll.) today
- 姐jiěHSK 1姐jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
- 扑pūHSK 6扑pū — to throw oneself at · to pounce on · to devote one's energies · to flap · to flutter · to dab · to pat · to bend over (HSK 6)
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