第四回　　　薄命女偏逢薄命郎　葫蘆僧亂判葫蘆案 An Ill-Fated Girl Meets an Ill-Fated Man; A Bottle-Gourd Monk Bungles the Bottle-Gourd Case

：The chapter opens with a verse that reads:

，。To give one's body to repay the sovereign's grace—yet the debt unpaid, the body still remains.

，。All that meets the eye is full of feeling—the lord's favor may yet be hoped for.

，，。Now, Daiyu went together with her cousins to Lady Wang's quarters, where she found Lady Wang discussing household affairs with a messenger sent from her elder brother's household, who also spoke of how her aunt's family had become entangled in a manslaughter case.，，。Seeing that Lady Wang was occupied with pressing matters, the sisters withdrew and went to the rooms of her widowed sister-in-law, Li.

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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
兄嫂: xiōng sǎo — elder brother and his wife
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
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)
計議: jì yì — 1. to deliberate 2. to talk over 3. to plan
家務: jiā wù — 1. household duties 2. housework (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
姨母: yí mǔ — 1. mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
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)
遭: zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident
人命: rén mìng — 1. human life 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo)
官司: guān si — 1. lawsuit 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
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)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
事情: shì qing — 1. affair; matter; thing; business 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng) (HSK 2)
冗雜: rǒng zá — 1. many and varied 2. confused
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
寡: guǎ — 1. few 2. scant 3. widowed
嫂: sǎo — (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
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)
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)

。Now this Li-shi was the wife of Jia Zhu.，，，，。Though Zhu had died young, fortunately a son survived him, named Jia Lan, who was now just five years old and already attending school to study.，，，。This Li-shi was likewise the daughter of a distinguished official family of Jinling; her father, Li Shouzhong, had once served as Chancellor of the Imperial Academy, and in his clan there was not a man or woman who did not chant poetry and read books.，「」，，，《》、《》、《》，，，，，。But from the time Li Shouzhong took over as head of the family, he held that "in a woman, lack of talent is itself a virtue," and so when Li-shi was born, he did not have her study very much—only some three or four books such as the Nü Sishu, the Lienü Zhuan, and the Xianyuan Ji, just enough that she might recognize a few characters and remember the names of a handful of virtuous women of former dynasties; what mattered most, he held, was spinning and weaving and drawing water at the well and pounding grain at the mortar. And so he named her Li Wan, styled Gongcai.，，，，，。For this reason, though Li Wan had lost her husband in the flower of her youth, and lived amid rich fare and fine silks, she was like withered wood or cold ashes, seeing and hearing nothing of the world beyond; all she knew was to serve her elders and raise her son, and, besides that, to keep company with her young sisters-in-law at needlework and reading.，，，。Now, although Daiyu was but a guest lodging here, she had such sisters to keep her company day after day, so that apart from her aged father, there was nothing else she needed to trouble her thoughts over.

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)
李氏: Lǐ shì — the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
夭亡: yāo wáng — to die young
幸存: xìng cún — to survive (a disaster) (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)
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-
取名: qǔ míng — 1. to name 2. to be named 3. to christen 4. to seek fame
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
入學: rù xué — 1. to enter a school or college 2. to go to school for the first time as a child (HSK 6)
攻: gōng — 1. to attack 2. to accuse 3. to study 4. (LGBT) top (HSK 7-9)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (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)
李氏: Lǐ shì — the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
金陵: Jīn líng — 1. pre-Han name for Nanjing 2. common place name
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
宦: Huàn — surname Huan
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)
父: fù — 1. (bound form) father 2. (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父 (bó fù)) 3. (computing) (bound form) parent-
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
守: shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
國子監: Guó zǐ jiàn — Guozijian, the highest educational administrative body in imperial China, in some dynasties also functioning as the highest institution of academic research and learning (Imperial College, aka Imperial Academy)
祭酒: jì jiǔ — 1. to offer a libation 2. person who performs the libation before a banquet 3. senior member of a profession 4. important government post in imperial China
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
男女: nán nǚ — 1. male-female 2. male and female (HSK 4)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
誦: sòng — 1. to read aloud 2. to recite
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
讀書: dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (HSK 1)
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
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
守: shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)
中繼: zhōng jì — 1. to relay 2. to repeat
承: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God
以來: yǐ lái — since (used after a specified time or event) (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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
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)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
德: Dé — 1. Germany 2. German 3. abbr. for 德國 (Dé guó) (HSK 7-9)
故: gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)
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)
李氏: Lǐ shì — the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
讀書: dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (HSK 1)
只不過: zhǐ bu guò — 1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than 2. it's just that ... (HSK 5)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
四書: Sì shū — Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語, and Mencius 孟子
列: liè — 1. to arrange 2. to line up 3. file 4. series 5. (in data tables) column 6. (Tw) row (HSK 4)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
賢: xián — 1. worthy or virtuous person 2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
媛: yuán — used in 嬋媛 (chán yuán)
集: jí — 1. to gather 2. to collect 3. collected works 4. classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
种: zhǒng — 1. seed 2. species 3. kind 4. type 5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts (HSK 3)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (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)
認得: rèn de — 1. to recognize 2. to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it 3. to know (HSK 3)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
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)
記得: jì de — to remember (HSK 1)
前朝: qián cháo — the previous dynasty
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
賢: xián — 1. worthy or virtuous person 2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (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)
罷了: bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)
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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
紡: fǎng — 1. to spin (cotton or hemp etc) 2. fine woven silk fabric
績: jì — 1. to spin (hemp etc) 2. merit 3. accomplishment 4. Taiwan pr. (jī)
井: Jǐng — 1. Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 2. surname Jing (HSK 6)
臼: jiù — mortar
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
取名: qǔ míng — 1. to name 2. to be named 3. to christen 4. to seek fame
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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
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)
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)
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
青春: qīng chūn — 1. youth 2. youthfulness (HSK 4)
喪偶: sàng ǒu — (literary) to be bereaved of one's spouse
居家: jū jiā — 1. to live at home 2. to stay at home 3. home (schooling etc) 4. in-home (care etc) 5. household (repairs etc) 6. living (environment etc)
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)
膏粱: gāo liáng — fatty meat and fine grains; (by extension) exquisite food
錦繡: jǐn xiù — beautiful
之中: zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
槁: gǎo — 1. dried up (wood) 2. dead tree
木: Mù — surname Mu
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
灰: huī — 1. ash 2. dust 3. lime 4. gray 5. discouraged; dejected (HSK 7-9)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)
一概: yī gài — 1. all 2. without any exceptions 3. categorically (HSK 7-9)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
唯: wéi — 1. only 2. alone 3. -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義 (zhǔ yì) or 論 (lùn), e.g. 唯理論 (wéi lǐ lùn), rationalism) (HSK 7-9)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
侍: shì — 1. to serve 2. to attend upon
親: qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)
養子: yǎng zǐ — 1. adopted son 2. foster son
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (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)
陪侍: péi shì — 1. to wait upon (older people) 2. to accompany 3. attendant
小姑: xiǎo gū — 1. father's youngest sister 2. husband's younger sister; sister-in-law
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)
針: zhēn — 1. needle 2. pin 3. injection 4. stitch 5. classifier: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī) (HSK 4)
黹: zhǐ — embroidery
誦讀: sòng dú — to read aloud
而已: ér yǐ — 1. that's all 2. nothing more (HSK 7-9)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
寄: jì — 1. to entrust; to place in sb's care 2. (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily 3. (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter) 4. to send by post; to mail (HSK 4)
於: yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)
斯: Sī — 1. Slovakia 2. Slovak 3. abbr. for 斯洛伐克 (Sī luò fá kè)
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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
這般: zhè bān — 1. like this 2. this way
姐妹: jiě mèi — 1. sisters 2. siblings 3. sister (school, city etc) (HSK 4)
相伴: xiāng bàn — 1. to accompany sb 2. to accompany each other (HSK 7-9)
除: chú — 1. to get rid of 2. to remove 3. to exclude 4. to eliminate 5. to wipe out 6. to divide 7. except 8. not including (HSK 6)
老父: lǎo fù — 1. father 2. old man 3. venerable sir
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
餘者: yú zhě — the remaining people
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
無庸: wú yōng — variant of 毋庸 (wú yōng)
慮: lǜ — 1. to think over 2. to consider 3. anxiety
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (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)

，，，，，。Now to speak of Yucun: having been appointed to fill the post of Prefect of Yingtian, no sooner had he arrived and dismounted than a homicide case was reported up to his court for judgment—it concerned two families contending over the purchase of a maidservant, neither willing to yield to the other, until the dispute came to blows and a life was lost.。At that time Yucun at once summoned the plaintiff for questioning.：「。The plaintiff said: "The man beaten to death was my master.，。That day he had bought a servant girl, never suspecting that she had been kidnapped and was being sold by an abductor.，，。This abductor had already received payment from our household; our young master had said the third day thereafter would be an auspicious date, and only then would he bring her into the house.，，，。But the abductor then secretly sold her again to the Xue family. When we found out, we went to seize the seller and take back the girl.，，。But it turned out the Xue family were bullies of long standing in Jinling, who relied on their wealth and power, and their crowd of overbearing servants actually beat my young master to death.，，。The murderer, master and servants alike, have all fled without a trace, leaving behind only a few bystanders uninvolved in the matter.，。I have been bringing this complaint for a full year now, and yet no one has taken up my case.，，，！」I beg Your Honor to arrest the murderer, to cut down evil and root out the wicked, and to succor the orphaned and widowed—the dead man himself would be endlessly grateful for such heaven-sent grace!"

如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
且說: qiě shuō — thus
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
補: bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)
授: shòu — 1. (bound form) to confer; to give 2. (bound form) to teach; to instruct 3. (literary) to appoint
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
應: Yīng — 1. surname Ying 2. Taiwan pr. (Yìng) (HSK 4)
天府: Tiān fǔ — 1. Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu) 2. land of plenty
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
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (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)
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)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
人命: rén mìng — 1. human life 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo)
官司: guān si — 1. lawsuit 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
詳: xiáng — 1. detailed 2. comprehensive
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
案: àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table
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)
乃是: nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
爭: zhēng — 1. to strive for 2. to vie for 3. to argue or debate 4. deficient or lacking (dialect) 5. how or what (literary) (HSK 3)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (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)
婢: bì — 1. slave girl 2. maid servant
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
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)
以至: yǐ zhì — 1. down to 2. up to 3. to such an extent as to ... 4. also written 以至於 (yǐ zhì yú)
毆: Ōu — surname Ou
傷人: shāng rén — to injure sb
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
彼時: bǐ shí — at that time
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
原告: yuán gào — 1. complainant 2. plaintiff (HSK 6)
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)
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)
審: shěn — 1. to examine 2. to investigate 3. carefully 4. to try (in court) (HSK 7-9)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
原告: yuán gào — 1. complainant 2. plaintiff (HSK 6)
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)
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)
毆: Ōu — surname Ou
死者: sǐ zhě — 1. the dead 2. the deceased
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
小人: xiǎo rén — 1. person of low social status (old) 2. I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) 3. nasty person 4. vile character (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
主人: zhǔ rén — 1. master 2. host 3. owner 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
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)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
不想: bù xiǎng — unexpectedly; to one's surprise
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)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
拐: guǎi — 1. to turn (a corner etc) 2. to kidnap 3. to swindle 4. to misappropriate 5. seven (used as a substitute for 七 (qī)) 6. variant of 枴 (guǎi) (HSK 6)
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)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (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)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
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)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
得了: dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
家的: jiā de — (old) wife
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
家小: jiā xiǎo — 1. wife and children 2. wife
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
第: dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
日方: Rì fāng — the Japanese side or party (in negotiations etc)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
好日子: hǎo rì zi — 1. auspicious day 2. good day 3. happy life
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)
接入: jiē rù — 1. to access (a network) 2. to insert (a plug) into (a socket)
門: Mén — surname Men (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)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (HSK 2)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
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)
被: bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
知道了: zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!
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)
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)
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)
賣主: mài zhǔ — seller
奪取: duó qǔ — 1. to seize 2. to capture 3. to wrest control of (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)
無奈: wú nài — 1. to have no alternative 2. frustrated 3. exasperated 4. helpless 5. (conjunction) but unfortunately (HSK 5)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
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)
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
金陵: Jīn líng — 1. pre-Han name for Nanjing 2. common place name
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)
霸: bà — 1. hegemon 2. tyrant 3. lord 4. feudal chief 5. to rule by force 6. to usurp 7. (in modern advertising) master
倚: yǐ — 1. to lean on 2. to rely upon (HSK 7-9)
財: cái — 1. money 2. wealth 3. riches 4. property 5. valuables
仗勢: zhàng shì — to rely on power
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
豪: háo — 1. grand 2. heroic
奴: nú — slave
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
主人: zhǔ rén — 1. master 2. host 3. owner 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
凶身: xiōng shēn — murderer; killer
主僕: zhǔ pú — master and servant
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
逃走: táo zǒu — 1. to escape 2. to flee 3. to run away (HSK 5)
無影無蹤: wú yǐng wú zōng — (idiom) (to disappear) without a trace
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
剩: shèng — 1. to remain 2. to be left 3. to have as remainder (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)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
局外: jú wài — 1. outside (a group etc) 2. not connected (with an event etc) 3. external
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)
小人: xiǎo rén — 1. person of low social status (old) 2. I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) 3. nasty person 4. vile character (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (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)
狀: zhuàng — 1. (bound form) form; appearance; shape 2. (bound form) state; condition 3. (bound form) to describe 4. (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit 5. (bound form) certificate
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
無人: wú rén — 1. unmanned 2. uninhabited
作主: zuò zhǔ — to decide; to have the final say
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)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
拘拿: jū ná — to arrest
凶犯: xiōng fàn — murderer
剪: Jiǎn — surname Jian (HSK 5)
惡: ě — used in 惡心 (ě xīn) (HSK 7-9)
除: chú — 1. to get rid of 2. to remove 3. to exclude 4. to eliminate 5. to wipe out 6. to divide 7. except 8. not including (HSK 6)
凶: xiōng — 1. vicious 2. fierce 3. ominous 4. inauspicious 5. famine 6. variant of 兇 (xiōng) (HSK 6)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
孤寡: gū guǎ — 1. orphans and widows 2. to be lonely 3. loneliness
死者: sǐ zhě — 1. the dead 2. the deceased
感戴: gǎn dài — sincerely grateful
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
不盡: bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly

：「！Hearing this, Yucun flew into a rage and said: "How could there be such an outrageous, nonsensical thing!，！」，，。To beat a man to death and simply walk away scot-free, never to be caught!" So saying, he issued warrants ordering the runners to seize at once the members of the murderer's clan for interrogation, to force them to confess truthfully where the culprit was hiding, while at the same time issuing a proclamation for his arrest throughout the empire.，，。Just as he was about to send out the warrants, he noticed a court usher standing beside the bench giving him a meaningful look, signaling that he should not issue them.，，，，，。Yucun, greatly puzzled in his heart, had no choice but to stay his hand; he immediately withdrew from the court to a private chamber, dismissed all his attendants, and kept only the usher to wait upon him.，：「，？」：「，。」：「，，？」，，。This usher hastened forward to pay his respects and asked with a smile: "Has Your Honor, in your rise through office and rank, forgotten me after these eight or nine years?" Yucun said: "Your face is certainly quite familiar to me, but I cannot for the moment recall where I have seen you." The usher said with a smile: "Truly, Your Honor is one of those great men who forgets easily—you have even forgotten the very place of your own humble beginnings. Do you not remember the affair at Gourd Temple all those years ago?" Hearing this, Yucun started as though struck by thunder, and only then did the past come back to him.，，，，，，，。It turned out that this usher had originally been a young novice monk at Gourd Temple; after the fire, having nowhere to settle, he had thought of going to another temple to continue his religious practice, but could not bear its cold and cheerless circumstances. Reflecting that this line of work as a court usher was easy and lively by comparison, he had, while still young enough, let his hair grow out and taken the post.，：「。」。Yucun, who could never have guessed it was he, hastily took his hand and said with a smile: "So it is an old friend after all." And he invited him to sit down so they might talk properly.。The usher did not dare to sit.：「。Yucun said with a smile: "A friendship formed in poverty and low station must not be forgotten.，，，？」，，。You and I are old friends, and moreover this is a private chamber—if we mean to talk at length, how can there be any reason for you not to sit?" Hearing this, the usher then asked leave to be seated, and sat down perched sideways on the edge of a seat.

雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
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)
大怒: dà nù — to become furious; to explode in anger
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
放屁: fàng pì — 1. to fart 2. to break wind 3. to talk nonsense 4. Utter rubbish!
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
人命: rén mìng — 1. human life 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo)
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)
白白: bái bái — 1. in vain 2. to no purpose 3. for nothing 4. white (HSK 7-9)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
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)
簽: qiān — 1. to sign one's name 2. to write brief comments on a document 3. inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤 (qiān)) 4. visa (HSK 5)
差: chā — 1. difference; discrepancy 2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) 3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly (HSK 1)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
立刻: lì kè — immediately; at once; right away (HSK 3)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
凶犯: xiōng fàn — murderer
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
中人: zhōng rén — 1. go-between 2. mediator 3. intermediary
拿來: ná lái — 1. to bring 2. to fetch 3. to get
拷問: kǎo wèn — to question via torture
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
實: shí — 1. real 2. true 3. honest 4. really 5. solid 6. fruit 7. seed 8. definitely
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
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)
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (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)
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)
海: Hǎi — surname Hai (HSK 2)
捕: bǔ — to catch; to seize; to capture (HSK 6)
文書: wén shū — 1. document 2. official correspondence 3. secretary 4. secretariat
正要: zhèng yào — 1. to be just about to 2. to be on the point of
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)
簽: qiān — 1. to sign one's name 2. to write brief comments on a document 3. inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤 (qiān)) 4. visa (HSK 5)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
案: àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
立: Lì — surname Li (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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
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
使眼色: shǐ yǎn sè — to give sb a meaningful look
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
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)
簽: qiān — 1. to sign one's name 2. to write brief comments on a document 3. inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤 (qiān)) 4. visa (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
意: yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
心下: xīn xià — in mind
甚為: shèn wéi — 1. very 2. extremely
疑: yí — (bound form) to doubt; to suspect
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)
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
停: tíng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car) (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)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
即時: jí shí — immediate
退: tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw 2. to reject; to return (sth) 3. to decline (HSK 3)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
密室: mì shì — 1. a room for keeping sth hidden 2. secret room 3. hidden chamber
侍從: shì cóng — 1. to serve (an important personage) 2. attendant; retainer
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
退: tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw 2. to reject; to return (sth) 3. to decline (HSK 3)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
留門: liú mén — to leave the door unlocked for sb
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-
服侍: fú shi — 1. to attend to 2. to care for (patients etc) 3. to look after 4. to wait upon 5. to serve 6. also written 伏侍, see also 服事 (fú shì)
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)
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
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
上來: shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
請安: qǐng ān — 1. to pay respects 2. to wish good health 3. in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千 (dǎ qiān))
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
一向: yī xiàng — 1. a period of time in the recent past 2. (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time (HSK 5)
加官進祿: jiā guān jìn lù — promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
九: jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)
年來: nián lái — 1. this past year 2. over the last years
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)
忘: wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
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)
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
十分: shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)
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
善: shàn — 1. good (virtuous) 2. benevolent 3. well-disposed 4. good at sth 5. to improve or perfect (HSK 7-9)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
緊: jǐn — 1. tight 2. strict 3. close at hand 4. near 5. urgent 6. tense 7. hard up 8. short of money 9. to tighten (HSK 3)
只是: zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
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)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (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
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
真是: zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
貴人多忘事: guì rén duō wàng shì — see 貴人多忘 (guì rén duō wàng)
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)
出身: chū shēn — 1. to be born of 2. to come from 3. family background 4. class origin (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
忘: wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
記: jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)
當年: dāng nián — 1. in those days; back then; in those years 2. to be in the prime of life (HSK 5)
葫蘆: hú lu — 1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) 2. hoist 3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) 4. muddled 5. (poker) full house
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
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)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
雷: Léi — surname Lei
震: zhèn — 1. to shake 2. to vibrate 3. to jolt 4. to quake 5. excited 6. shocked 7. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), symbolizing thunder 8. ☳ (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)
驚: jīng — 1. to startle 2. to be frightened 3. to be scared 4. alarm (HSK 7-9)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
想起: xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)
往事: wǎng shì — 1. past events 2. former happenings (HSK 7-9)
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)
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
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
葫蘆: hú lu — 1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) 2. hoist 3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) 4. muddled 5. (poker) full house
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
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)
沙彌: shā mí — novice Buddhist monk
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
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)
火: Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)
之後: zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)
無處: wú chù — nowhere
安身: ān shēn — 1. to make one's home 2. to take shelter
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
投: tóu — 1. to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) 2. to cast (a ballot) 3. to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) 4. to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) 5. to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) 6. to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) 7. to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 8. (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water (HSK 4)
別: Bié — surname Bie (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)
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)
修行: xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
耐: nài — (bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand (HSK 7-9)
不得: bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
清涼: qīng liáng — 1. cool 2. refreshing 3. (of clothing) skimpy 4. revealing (HSK 7-9)
景況: jǐng kuàng — circumstances
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (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)
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)
生意: shēng yì — 1. life force 2. vitality (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)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
輕省: qīng sheng — 1. relaxed 2. easy
熱鬧: rè nao — 1. bustling with noise and excitement 2. lively (HSK 4)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
趁: chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (HSK 7-9)
年紀: nián jì — 1. age 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
蓄: xù — 1. to store up 2. to grow (e.g. a beard) 3. to entertain (ideas)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
充: chōng — 1. sufficient; full 2. to fill 3. to serve as; to act as 4. to act falsely as; to pose as (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
那裏: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
料: liào — 1. material 2. stuff 3. grain 4. feed 5. to expect 6. to anticipate 7. to guess (HSK 6)
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)
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)
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)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
攜手: xié shǒu — 1. hand in hand 2. to join hands 3. to collaborate (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)
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
是故: shì gù — 1. therefore 2. so 3. consequently
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
讓坐: ràng zuò — variant of 讓座 (ràng zuò)
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)
談: Tán — surname Tan (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)
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
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)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
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)
貧賤: pín jiàn — poor and lowly
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (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)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
忘: wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (HSK 1)
你我: nǐ wǒ — 1. you and I 2. everyone 3. all of us (in society) 4. we (people in general)
故人: gù rén — 1. old friend 2. the deceased
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
私: sī — 1. personal 2. private 3. selfish
室: Shì — surname Shi (HSK 3)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
長談: cháng tán — a long talk
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
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)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
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
聽說: tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
座: zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)
斜: xié — 1. inclined 2. slanting 3. oblique 4. tilting (HSK 5)
簽: qiān — 1. to sign one's name 2. to write brief comments on a document 3. inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤 (qiān)) 4. visa (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)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

。Yucun then asked why he had signaled him a moment ago not to issue the warrants.：「，『』？」：「『』？The usher said: "Now that Your Honor has been so honored as to take up this post in this province, surely you must have had a copy made of this province's 'Protective Charm for Officials'?" Yucun asked hastily: "What is this 'Protective Charm for Officials'?。」：「！I have never even heard of it." The usher said: "This will never do!，！Not even to know of this—how could you possibly hold your post for long!，，，，，，，，！Nowadays every local official keeps a private list, on which are written the names of the province's most powerful and influential, wealthiest and most eminent great families; it is the same in every province. If one does not know it, and happens for a moment to offend such a household, then not only one's official rank but I fear even one's very life could not be preserved!『』。That is why it is nicknamed the 'Protective Charm for Officials.'，！As for this Xue family just mentioned—how could Your Honor afford to offend them!，，。」，「」，，，。There is really nothing difficult about deciding this lawsuit of his—it is only that everyone is constrained by considerations of personal favor and face, and that is why matters stand as they do." As he spoke, he drew from his pouch a copy of the "Protective Charm for Officials" and handed it to Yucun. Looking it over, Yucun saw that it consisted of popular sayings and proverbs concerning the great clans and distinguished official families of the locality.，。These sayings were set out plainly, and beneath each was noted the official rank of the family's founding ancestor and the order of its branches.，：The Stone too once made a copy of it, and what is transcribed here now follows what was recorded on the Stone:

雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
何故: hé gù — 1. what for? 2. what's the reason?
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)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
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)
簽: qiān — 1. to sign one's name 2. to write brief comments on a document 3. inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤 (qiān)) 4. visa (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
意: yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))
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)
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
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
榮任: róng rèn — to be appointed or elevated to a post
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: 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)
省: shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (HSK 2)
難道: nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (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)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
抄: chāo — 1. to make a copy 2. to plagiarize 3. to search and seize 4. to raid 5. to grab 6. to go off with 7. to take a shortcut 8. to make a turning move 9. to fold one's arms (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)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
省: shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (HSK 2)
護: hù — to protect (HSK 6)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
符: Fú — surname Fu
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)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
何為: hé wéi — 1. what is 2. (old) what for 3. (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
護: hù — to protect (HSK 6)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
符: Fú — surname Fu
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
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
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)
這還了得: zhè hái liǎo dé — 1. How dare you! 2. This is an outrage! 3. Absolutely disgraceful!
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
怎能: zěn néng — how can?
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
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)
長遠: cháng yuǎn — 1. long-term 2. long-range (HSK 6)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
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)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
地方官: dì fāng guān — local official
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
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)
私: sī — 1. personal 2. private 3. selfish
單: Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)
上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)
寫: xiě — to write (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)
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)
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)
省: shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (HSK 2)
最: zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)
有權: yǒu quán — 1. to have the right to 2. to be entitled to 3. to have authority 4. powerful
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
勢: shì — 1. power 2. influence 3. potential 4. momentum 5. tendency 6. trend 7. situation 8. conditions 9. outward appearance 10. sign 11. gesture 12. male genitals
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
富: Fù — surname Fu (HSK 3)
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
貴: Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (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)
鄉紳: xiāng shēn — 1. a scholar or government official living in one's village 2. a village gentleman 3. squire
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
姓: xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
省: shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (HSK 2)
皆然: jiē rán — to be all the same way (literary)
倘若: tǎng ruò — if; supposing; in case (HSK 7-9)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
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)
触犯: chù fàn — 1. to violate 2. to offend (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)
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)
人家: rén jiā — 1. household 2. dwelling 3. family 4. sb else's house 5. household business 6. house of woman's husband-to-be 7. classifier: 戶 (hù), 家 (jiā) (HSK 4)
不但: bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (HSK 2)
官爵: guān jué — 1. official ranking 2. titles and honors
只怕: zhǐ pà — 1. I'm afraid that... 2. perhaps 3. maybe 4. very likely
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
性命: xìng mìng — life (HSK 7-9)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
保: Bǎo — Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞 (Bǎo jiā lì yà)) (HSK 3)
不成: bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
綽號: chuò hào — nickname (HSK 7-9)
叫作: jiào zuò — 1. to call 2. to be called (HSK 2)
護: hù — to protect (HSK 6)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
符: Fú — surname Fu
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
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)
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
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)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
惹: rě — 1. to provoke 2. to irritate 3. to vex 4. to stir up 5. to anger 6. to attract (troubles) 7. to cause (problems) (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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
官司: guān si — 1. lawsuit 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
並: bìng — 1. and 2. furthermore 3. also 4. together with 5. (not) at all 6. simultaneously 7. to combine 8. to join 9. to merge (HSK 3)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
斷: duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)
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)
皆因: jiē yīn — 1. simply because 2. all because
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
礙: ài — 1. to hinder 2. to obstruct 3. to block
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)
情分: qíng fèn — mutual affection; friendship
面: miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
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)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
順: shùn — 1. to obey 2. to follow 3. to arrange 4. to make reasonable 5. along 6. favorable (HSK 6)
袋: dài — 1. pouch 2. bag 3. sack 4. pocket (HSK 4)
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
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
抄寫: chāo xiě — 1. to copy 2. to transcribe (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)
護: hù — to protect (HSK 6)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
符: Fú — surname Fu
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)
遞: dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (HSK 5)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
本地: běn dì — 1. local 2. this locality (HSK 6)
大族: dà zú — 1. large and influential family 2. clan
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
宦: Huàn — surname Huan
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
家的: jiā de — (old) wife
諺: yàn — proverb
俗: sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)
口碑: kǒu bēi — 1. public praise 2. public reputation 3. commonly held opinions 4. current idiom (HSK 7-9)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
口碑: kǒu bēi — 1. public praise 2. public reputation 3. commonly held opinions 4. current idiom (HSK 7-9)
排: pái — 1. to arrange in order; to line up 2. to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge 3. (literary) to push aside; to force open 4. to rehearse 5. row; line 6. platoon 7. (bound form) steak; chop 8. (bound form) raft 9. classifier for rows or lines (of people or things) (HSK 2)
寫: xiě — to write (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)
明白: míng bai — 1. clear; obvious; unequivocal 2. sensible; reasonable 3. to understand; to realize (HSK 1)
下面: xià miàn — 1. below 2. under 3. next 4. the following 5. also pr. (xià mian) (HSK 3)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
注: zhù — 1. (bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject 2. (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate 3. (bound form) stake (in gambling) 4. classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light 5. variant of 註 (zhù) (HSK 7-9)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
自始: zì shǐ — 1. from the outset 2. ab initio
祖: Zǔ — surname Zu
官爵: guān jué — 1. official ranking 2. titles and honors
並: bìng — 1. and 2. furthermore 3. also 4. together with 5. (not) at all 6. simultaneously 7. to combine 8. to join 9. to merge (HSK 3)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
次: cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)
石頭: shí tou — 1. stone 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) (HSK 3)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
抄寫: chāo xiě — 1. to copy 2. to transcribe (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)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
据: jū — used in 拮据 (jié jū) (HSK 6)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
抄: chāo — 1. to make a copy 2. to plagiarize 3. to search and seize 4. to raid 5. to grab 6. to go off with 7. to take a shortcut 8. to make a turning move 9. to fold one's arms (HSK 4)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

，。The Jias are no sham—their halls are white jade, their horses are made of gold.

，，。The Epang Palace, three hundred li around, could not house even one Shi family of Jinling.

，。The Eastern Sea lacks a bed of white jade, so the Dragon King comes to invite the Wang family of Jinling.

，。In a bountiful year, what heavy snow (Xue)—pearls are like dirt, and gold like iron.

，，：「。」，。Yucun had not yet finished reading it when suddenly he heard the summoning gong, and someone reported: "Master Wang has come to pay a call." Hearing this, Yucun hurriedly put on his robe and cap and went out to receive him.，。Only after the time it takes to eat a meal did he return to question the usher in detail.：「，，，，。The usher said: "These four families are all linked together by marriage—if one suffers loss, all suffer loss; if one prospers, all prosper; they support and shield one another, and each looks out for the others.，『』。The Xue family now accused in this homicide case is precisely the 'Xue' (snow) of 'a bountiful year, what heavy snow.'，，。Nor does he rely solely upon these three other families—his hereditary friends and relations, both in the capital and in the provinces, are not few either.？」，：「，？Whom, then, does Your Honor propose to arrest?" Hearing him speak so, Yucun asked the usher with a smile: "If matters stand as you say, then how is this case to be settled?？」You probably know quite well, too, in which direction the murderer has gone into hiding?"

雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
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)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
點: diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
報: bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
拜: bài — 1. to bow to; to pay one's respects 2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) 3. to make a courtesy call 4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony 5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) 6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
聽說: tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
具: jù — 1. tool 2. device 3. utensil 4. equipment 5. instrument 6. talent 7. ability 8. to possess 9. to have 10. to provide 11. to furnish 12. to state 13. classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
衣冠: yī guān — 1. hat and clothes 2. attire
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
迎接: yíng jiē — to welcome; to greet (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)
頓: dùn — 1. to stop 2. to pause 3. to arrange 4. to lay out 5. to kowtow 6. to stamp (one's foot) 7. at once 8. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal (HSK 3)
飯: fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)
工夫: gōng fū — (old) laborer (HSK 3)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
細: xì — 1. thin or slender 2. finely particulate 3. thin and soft 4. fine 5. delicate 6. trifling 7. (of a sound) quiet 8. frugal (HSK 4)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
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)
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
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)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
連絡: lián luò — variant of 聯絡 (lián luò)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
親: qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)
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)
損: sǔn — 1. (bound form) to decrease; to diminish 2. (bound form) to harm; to damage 3. (coll.) to ridicule; to deride 4. (coll.) mean; nasty; sarcastic (HSK 7-9)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
損: sǔn — 1. (bound form) to decrease; to diminish 2. (bound form) to harm; to damage 3. (coll.) to ridicule; to deride 4. (coll.) mean; nasty; sarcastic (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)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
扶持: fú chí — 1. to help 2. to assist (HSK 7-9)
遮: zhē — 1. to cover up (a shortcoming) 2. to screen off 3. to hide 4. to conceal (HSK 7-9)
飾: shì — 1. decoration 2. ornament 3. to decorate 4. to adorn 5. to hide 6. to conceal (a fault) 7. excuse (to hide a fault) 8. to play a role (in opera) 9. to impersonate
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
照應: zhào yìng — 1. to correlate with 2. to correspond to
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
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)
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
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)
係: xì — 1. to connect 2. to relate to 3. to tie up 4. to bind 5. to be (literary) (HSK 3)
豐年: fēng nián — 1. prosperous year 2. year with bumper harvest
大雪: Dà xuě — Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 7th-21st December
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不單: bù dān — 1. not the only 2. not merely 3. not simply
靠: kào — 1. to lean against or on 2. to stand by the side of 3. to come near to 4. to depend on 5. to trust 6. to fuck (vulgar) 7. traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) (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)
三: Sān — surname San (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)
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)
世交: shì jiāo — (long time) friend of the family
親友: qīn yǒu — friends and relatives (HSK 7-9)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
在外: zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded
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
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)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
不少: bù shǎo — many; quite a few; a good number of (HSK 2)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
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)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (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)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (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
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: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (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)
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)
怎麼了: zěn me le — 1. What's up? 2. What's going on? 3. What happened?
結: jiē — 1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) 2. Taiwan pr. (jié) (HSK 4)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
案: àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
大約: dà yuē — 1. approximately 2. probably (HSK 3)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
深知: shēn zhī — to know well; to be fully aware of
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)
凶犯: xiōng fàn — murderer
躲: duǒ — 1. to hide 2. to dodge 3. to avoid (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)
方向: fāng xiàng — direction; orientation (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)

：「，，，。The usher said with a smile: "I will not hide it from Your Honor—not only do I know the murderer's whereabouts, I also know the abductor who sold the girl, and I know full well who the deceased buyer was too.：，，，，，。Let me explain it all in detail to Your Honor: this dead man who was beaten to death was the son of a minor local gentry family, named Feng Yuan. Both his parents had died when he was young, and he had no brothers, so he alone kept watch over a small property and made his way through life.，，。Grown to eighteen or nineteen, he had developed a passionate fondness for male companionship, and had the greatest aversion to women.，，，，，，。This too must have been a debt of retribution from a former life, for as chance would have it, he happened to encounter this abductor selling the girl, and the moment he saw her he fell for her, resolving to buy her as a concubine. He swore he would never again consort with men, nor take a second wife, and that was why the wedding was set for three days later.，，。Who could have known that the abductor would secretly sell her again to the Xue family, intending to make off with the money from both households and flee to another province?，，，，。But as it happened, he did not manage to get away—both families caught him and beat him within an inch of his life, neither willing to accept a refund of money, both insisting only on taking possession of the girl.，，，。Now, was that young master of the Xue family the sort to yield to anyone? He simply ordered his men to set upon Feng, and they beat Master Feng to a pulp; he was carried home and died three days later.，，，，。This young Master Xue had already fixed a date long before to set off for the capital; two days before he was to leave, he happened by chance upon this girl and meant simply to buy her and take her along to the capital—who could have known it would end in this affair?，，，。Having beaten Master Feng and seized the girl, he behaved as though nothing at all had happened, and simply went on his way with his family, unconcerned.，。He left his brothers and servants here to handle the matter, for after all such a trifling affair was hardly worth his fleeing over.，？」：「。」：「！But let that be, for the moment—does Your Honor know who this girl who was sold might be?" Yucun said with a smile: "How could I possibly know?" The usher said with a cold smile: "Why, reckoning it up, this person is actually a great benefactor of Your Honor's!，。」：「！She is none other than the young daughter of Master Zhen, who lived beside Gourd Temple—the one named Yinglian." Yucun said, startled: "So it is her after all!，？」I had heard she was carried off by an abductor when she was raised to the age of five—and only now is she being sold?"

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
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
瞞: mán — 1. to conceal from 2. to keep (sb) in the dark (HSK 7-9)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
不但: bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (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)
凶犯: xiōng fàn — murderer
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
方向: fāng xiàng — direction; orientation (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
一並: yī bìng — variant of 一併 (yī bìng)
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)
拐賣: guǎi mài — 1. human trafficking 2. to abduct and sell 3. to kidnap and sell
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
死鬼: sǐ guǐ — 1. devil (used jocularly or contemptuously) 2. the departed
買主: mǎi zhǔ — customer
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
深知: shēn zhī — to know well; to be fully aware of
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)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
細說: xì shuō — to tell in detail
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
被: bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
死鬼: sǐ guǐ — 1. devil (used jocularly or contemptuously) 2. the departed
乃是: nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)
本地: běn dì — 1. local 2. this locality (HSK 6)
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)
鄉紳: xiāng shēn — 1. a scholar or government official living in one's village 2. a village gentleman 3. squire
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
喚: huàn — to call
馮: Féng — surname Feng
淵: yuān — 1. deep pool 2. deep 3. profound
自幼: zì yòu — since childhood; from a young age
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
早亡: zǎo wáng — (literary) to die young; to pass away prematurely
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
兄弟: xiōng dì — 1. brothers 2. younger brother 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) 5. brotherly 6. fraternal (HSK 4)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)
一個人: yī gè rén — 1. by oneself (without assistance) 2. alone (without company)
守: shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)
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)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
薄產: bó chǎn — 1. meager estate 2. small means
過日子: guò rì zi — 1. to live one's life 2. to pass one's days 3. to get along (HSK 7-9)
長: cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
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)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
九: jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
酷愛: kù ài — 1. to be keen on 2. to have a passion for
男風: nán fēng — 1. male homosexuality 2. buggery
最: zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)
厭女: yàn nǚ — misogyny; ideological or cultural hostility toward women
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-
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)
前生: qián shēng — 1. previous life 2. previous incarnation
冤孽: yuān niè — 1. sin (in Buddhism) 2. enmity leading to sin
可巧: kě qiǎo — by happy coincidence
遇見: yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
一眼: yī yǎn — 1. a glance 2. a quick look 3. a glimpse (HSK 7-9)
看上: kàn shàng — to take a fancy to; to find suitable and choose; to settle on
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)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
立意: lì yì — 1. to conceptualize; to come up with the central idea 2. concept; central idea 3. to be determined (to do sth)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (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)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
妾: qiè — 1. concubine 2. I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
立: Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)
誓: shì — 1. oath 2. vow 3. to swear 4. to pledge
再不: zài bù — or else; alternatively
交結: jiāo jié — 1. to associate with 2. to mix with 3. to connect
男子: nán zǐ — a man; a male (HSK 3)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不再: bù zài — no more; no longer (HSK 6)
娶: qǔ — 1. to take a wife 2. to marry (a woman) (HSK 7-9)
第二: dì èr — 1. second 2. number two 3. next 4. secondary
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
日後: rì hòu — 1. sometime 2. someday (in the future) (HSK 7-9)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
過門: guò mén — 1. to pass through a doorway 2. (of a woman) to marry 3. orchestral music interlude in an opera
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
曉: xiǎo — 1. dawn 2. daybreak 3. to know 4. to let sb know 5. to make explicit
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)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
偷: tōu — 1. to steal 2. to pilfer 3. to snatch 4. thief 5. stealthily (HSK 5)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (HSK 2)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
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)
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)
意欲: yì yù — 1. to intend to 2. intention; desire
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)
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)
家的: jiā de — (old) wife
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
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)
逃往: táo wǎng — 1. to run away 2. to go into exile
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)
省: shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (HSK 2)
誰知: shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
不曾: bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
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)
脫: tuō — 1. to shed 2. to take off 3. to escape 4. to get away from (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)
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)
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)
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)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
臭: chòu — 1. stench 2. smelly 3. to smell (bad) 4. repulsive 5. loathsome 6. terrible 7. bad 8. severely 9. ruthlessly 10. dud (ammunition) (HSK 5)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
肯: kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
收銀: shōu yín — to receive payment
只要: zhǐ yào — so long as; provided; if (HSK 2)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
家公: jiā gōng — 1. head of a family 2. (polite) my father 3. (polite) my grandfather 4. your esteemed father
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-
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
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)
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)
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)
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)
喝: hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
著手: zhuó shǒu — 1. to put one's hand to it 2. to start out on a task 3. to set out (HSK 7-9)
下人: xià rén — 1. (old) servant 2. (dialect) children; grandchildren
一打: yī dá — dozen
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)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
稀爛: xī làn — 1. thoroughly mashed; mushy 2. smashed up; broken into pieces 3. (fig.) abysmal; shockingly bad
抬: tái — 1. to lift 2. to raise 3. (of two or more persons) to carry (HSK 5)
回家: huí jiā — to return home (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)
三: Sān — surname San (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)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
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)
早已: zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)
擇定: zé dìng — to select
日子: rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
京: Jīng — 1. surname Jing 2. short name for Beijing 北京 (Běi jīng) 3. Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi 4. Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam
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)
頭: tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
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)
日前: rì qián — 1. the other day 2. a few days ago (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)
偶然: ǒu rán — 1. incidentally 2. occasional 3. occasionally 4. by chance 5. randomly (HSK 5)
遇見: yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
意欲: yì yù — 1. to intend to 2. intention; desire
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
進京: jìn Jīng — 1. to enter the capital 2. to go to Beijing
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
誰知: shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
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)
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: 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)
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)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
奪: duó — 1. to seize 2. to take away forcibly 3. to wrest control of 4. to compete or strive for 5. to force one's way through 6. to leave out 7. to lose (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)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (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)
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)
沒事: méi shì — 1. it's not important 2. it's nothing 3. never mind 4. to have nothing to do 5. to be free 6. to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)
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)
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)
家眷: jiā juàn — one's wife and children
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)
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)
路: Lù — surname Lu (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)
這裏: zhè lǐ — variant of 這裡 (zhè lǐ) (HSK 1)
自有: zì yǒu — 1. (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) 2. one's own (apartment, brand etc)
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)
奴僕: nú pú — servant
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
料理: liào lǐ — 1. to arrange 2. to handle 3. to cook 4. cuisine 5. art of cooking (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
並非: bìng fēi — really isn't (HSK 7-9)
為此: wèi cǐ — 1. for this reason 2. with regards to this 3. in this respect 4. in order to do this 5. to this end (HSK 6)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
小事: xiǎo shì — 1. trifle 2. trivial matter 3. classifier: 點 (diǎn)
值得: zhí de — 1. worth the money 2. to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth) (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: 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)
逃走: táo zǒu — 1. to escape 2. to flee 3. to run away (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)
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)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
別說: bié shuō — to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone (HSK 7-9)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
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)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (HSK 2)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
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)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
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)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
得知: dé zhī — 1. to find out 2. to learn of (HSK 7-9)
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
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)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
還是: hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
恩人: ēn rén — 1. a benefactor 2. a person who has significantly helped sb else (HSK 6)
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)
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)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
葫蘆: hú lu — 1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) 2. hoist 3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) 4. muddled 5. (poker) full house
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
旁: páng — 1. one side 2. other 3. different 4. lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂 (dāo), 亻 (rén) etc) (HSK 5)
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
甄: Zhēn — surname Zhen
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
喚: huàn — to call
英: Yīng — 1. United Kingdom 2. British 3. England 4. English 5. abbr. for 英國 (Yīng guó)
蓮: lián — lotus
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
駭然: hài rán — 1. overwhelmed with shock, horror or amazement 2. dumbstruck 3. aghast
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)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (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)
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)
養: yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
拐: guǎi — 1. to turn (a corner etc) 2. to kidnap 3. to swindle 4. to misappropriate 5. seven (used as a substitute for 七 (qī)) 6. variant of 枴 (guǎi) (HSK 6)
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)
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)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (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)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (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)

：「，，，，。The usher said: "This particular breed of abductor specializes in stealing children of five or six years old, raising them in some secluded spot, and then, once they reach eleven or twelve and one can judge their looks, taking them off to some other locality to sell them.，，，，，，，。In those days we used to coax this Yinglian to play with us every day, so although seven or eight years have now passed, and she is a girl of some twelve or thirteen years, and though her looks have filled out and grown finer, her general features are of course unchanged, and someone who knew her well would recognize her easily.，，。Moreover, she has always had, right between her brows, a rouge-red birthmark the size of a grain of rice, which she was born with—and that is how I came to recognize her.，，。As it happened, this very abductor had rented rooms from me to live in, and one day when he was not at home, I took the chance to question her myself.，，，，。She had been so beaten and frightened by the abductor that she dared not say anything at all, only insisting that the abductor was her own father, and that having no money to repay a debt, he was selling her.，，『！』。I coaxed her again and again, and she only wept and said, 'I don't remember anything of when I was small!' And at that there could be no more doubt.，，，：『！』，。The day Master Feng came to look her over and weigh out the silver, the abductor got drunk, and she sighed to herself, 'Today, surely, my burden of sin is at last fulfilled!' But later, on hearing that Master Feng had ordered that she be brought to his house three days hence, she took on a troubled, anxious look once more.，，：『，。Unable to bear the sight of her distress, I waited until the abductor had gone out and had my wife go to explain things to her: 'This Master Feng insists on waiting for an auspicious day to come and fetch you—from this alone you can tell he surely does not regard you merely as a servant girl.，，，，。Besides, he is a man of the most refined and elegant character, his household is quite well-off, and by nature he has always disliked having a wife in the house—yet now he has actually broken with his own habits and paid a high price to buy you. What is to come needs no further telling.，！』，，。You need only endure two or three more days—why trouble yourself with such sorrow!' Hearing this, she felt her worry somewhat relieved at last, and believed she had finally found a proper place for herself.，，。Who could have guessed that the world holds such perverse ill fortune—the very next day, he went and sold her to the Xue family instead!，『』，，，，，，。Had she been sold to anyone else it might have gone well enough, but this Master Xue is nicknamed by everyone the 'Oaf King'—he is the very worst man under heaven for giving in to temper and pride, and moreover he spends money like dirt. So he had them beaten until they scattered like fallen petals on flowing water, and dragged poor Yinglian away by force, alive or dead; to this day no one knows whether she still lives.，，，，！」That Master Feng rejoiced for nothing—his one wish went unfulfilled, and instead he spent his money and lost his life besides. Is it not lamentable!"

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
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)
一种: yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
單: Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)
管: Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
偷: tōu — 1. to steal 2. to pilfer 3. to snatch 4. thief 5. stealthily (HSK 5)
拐: guǎi — 1. to turn (a corner etc) 2. to kidnap 3. to swindle 4. to misappropriate 5. seven (used as a substitute for 七 (qī)) 6. variant of 枴 (guǎi) (HSK 6)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
六: liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (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)
兒女: ér nǚ — 1. children; sons and daughters 2. a young man and a young woman (in love) (HSK 5)
養: yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
僻靜: pì jìng — 1. lonely 2. secluded (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
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二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (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)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
容貌: róng mào — 1. one's appearance 2. one's aspect 3. looks 4. features
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)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
他鄉: tā xiāng — 1. foreign land 2. away from one's native place
轉賣: zhuǎn mài — to resell
當日: dāng rì — on that day (HSK 7-9)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
英: Yīng — 1. United Kingdom 2. British 3. England 4. English 5. abbr. for 英國 (Yīng guó)
蓮: lián — lotus
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
天天: tiān tiān — every day
哄: hōng — 1. roar of laughter (onom.) 2. hubbub 3. to roar (as a crowd) (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)
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
耍: Shuǎ — surname Shua (HSK 7-9)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
七: qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
十二: shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (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)
光景: guāng jǐng — 1. circumstances 2. scene 3. about 4. probably
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
模樣: mú yàng — 1. look 2. style 3. appearance 4. approximation 5. about 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. also pr. (mó yàng) (HSK 5)
雖然: suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)
出脫: chū tuō — 1. to manage to sell 2. to dispose of sth (by selling) 3. to get property off one's hands 4. to find excuses (to get off a charge) 5. to extricate sb (from trouble) 6. to vindicate 7. to become prettier (of child)
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)
齊: Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)
整: zhěng — 1. (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly 2. (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat 3. (bound form) to put in order; to straighten 4. (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate 5. (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb 6. (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to (HSK 3)
好些: hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot
然: rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly
大概: dà gài — 1. roughly 2. probably 3. rough 4. approximate 5. about 6. general idea (HSK 3)
相貌: xiàng mào — appearance
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
改: gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)
熟人: shú rén — 1. acquaintance 2. friend (HSK 3)
易: Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經 (Yì jīng))
認: rèn — 1. to recognize 2. to know 3. to admit (HSK 5)
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)
眉心: méi xīn — (the space) between the eyebrows
中原: Zhōng yuán — Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
米粒: mǐ lì — 1. grain of rice 2. granule
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)
一點: yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))
胭脂: yān zhī — rouge
痣: zhì — 1. birthmark 2. mole
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
胎: tāi — 1. fetus 2. classifier for litters (of puppies etc) 3. padding (in clothing or bedding) 4. womb carrying a fetus 5. (fig.) origin 6. source 7. (loanword) tire (HSK 7-9)
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
帶來: dài lái — 1. to bring 2. (fig.) to bring about; to produce (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)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
認得: rèn de — 1. to recognize 2. to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it 3. to know (HSK 3)
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)
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)
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)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
租: zū — 1. to hire 2. to rent 3. to charter 4. to rent out 5. to lease out 6. rent 7. land tax (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
房舍: fáng shè — 1. house 2. building
居住: jū zhù — 1. to reside 2. to dwell 3. to live in a place 4. resident in (HSK 4)
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)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
怕: Pà — surname Pa (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
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: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (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)
親爹: qīn diē — biological father; real dad
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
償債: cháng zhài — to repay a debt
故: gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (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)
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)
哄: hōng — 1. roar of laughter (onom.) 2. hubbub 3. to roar (as a crowd) (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
再四: zài sì — 1. repeatedly 2. over and over again
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)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
記得: jì de — to remember (HSK 1)
小時: xiǎo shí — 1. hour 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
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)
無疑: wú yí — undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
那: 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)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
相看: xiāng kàn — 1. to look at one another 2. to take a good look at 3. to look upon
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
兌: Duì — surname Dui
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
醉: zuì — intoxicated (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)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
罪孽: zuì niè — 1. sin 2. crime 3. wrongdoing
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)
滿: Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (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)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
聽見: tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
三: Sān — surname San (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)
之後: zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)
過門: guò mén — 1. to pass through a doorway 2. (of a woman) to marry 3. orchestral music interlude in an opera
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)
轉: zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (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)
憂愁: yōu chóu — to be worried (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
態: tài — 1. (bound form) 2. appearance 3. shape 4. form 5. state 6. attitude 7. (grammar) voice
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)
不忍: bù rěn — cannot bear to
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
形: xíng — 1. to appear 2. to look 3. form 4. shape (HSK 6)
景: Jǐng — surname Jing (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
內人: nèi rén — my wife (humble)
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)
解釋: jiě shì — 1. explanation 2. to explain 3. to interpret 4. to resolve 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)
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)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (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)
日期: rì qī — date (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)
接: jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)
可知: kě zhī — 1. evidently 2. clearly 3. no wonder 4. knowable
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
相看: xiāng kàn — 1. to look at one another 2. to take a good look at 3. to look upon
況: kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation
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)
絕: jué — 1. to cut short 2. extinct 3. to disappear 4. to vanish 5. absolutely 6. by no means (HSK 6)
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)
人品: rén pǐn — 1. character; moral strength; integrity 2. (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
頗: Pō — 1. surname Po 2. Taiwan pr. (Pǒ) (HSK 7-9)
過得: guò dé — 1. How are you getting by? 2. How's life? 3. contraction of 過得去, can get by 4. tolerably well 5. not too bad
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
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
最: zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)
厭惡: yàn wù — 1. to loathe 2. to hate 3. disgusted with sth
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
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)
价: jiè — (literary) messenger; servant (HSK 5)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
後事: hòu shì — 1. future events 2. and what happened next... (in fiction) 3. funeral arrangements
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
可知: kě zhī — 1. evidently 2. clearly 3. no wonder 4. knowable
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
耐: nài — (bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand (HSK 7-9)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
三兩: sān liǎng — two or three
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)
何必: hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)
憂悶: yōu mèn — 1. depressed 2. full of worries 3. feeling down
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)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
略: lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)
解: Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)
憂悶: yōu mèn — 1. depressed 2. full of worries 3. feeling down
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
從此: cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
誰料: shéi liào — 1. who would have thought that 2. who would have expected that
天下: tiān xià — 1. land under heaven 2. the whole world 3. the whole of China 4. realm 5. rule (HSK 6)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (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)
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)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
不如: bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)
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))
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
第二: dì èr — 1. second 2. number two 3. next 4. secondary
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
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)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (HSK 2)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
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)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (HSK 2)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
第二個人: dì èr ge rén — 1. the second person 2. (fig.) someone else 3. third party
還好: hái hǎo — 1. not bad; pretty good 2. fortunately; luckily
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
混名: hùn míng — nickname
人稱: rén chēng — 1. (grammar) person (first person etc) 2. called; known as
獃: dāi — 1. foolish; stupid (variant of 呆 (dāi)) 2. expressionless; blank (variant of 呆 (dāi)) (HSK 5)
霸王: bà wáng — 1. hegemon 2. overlord 3. despot
最是: zuì shì — 1. (before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most ... 2. (literary) what exemplifies this particular quality to the highest degree is ...
天下第一: tiān xià dì yī — 1. first under heaven 2. number one in the country
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
弄: lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)
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)
尚: Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)
氣: qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
而且: ér qiě — 1. (not only ...) but also 2. moreover; in addition; furthermore (HSK 2)
使: shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
土: Tǔ — 1. surname Tu 2. Tu ethnic group (HSK 3)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
落花流水: luò huā liú shuǐ — 1. to be in a sorry state 2. to be utterly defeated
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)
拖: tuō — 1. to drag 2. to tow 3. to trail 4. to hang down 5. to mop (the floor) 6. to delay 7. to drag on (HSK 6)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
拽: yè — variant of 曳 (yè) (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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
英: Yīng — 1. United Kingdom 2. British 3. England 4. English 5. abbr. for 英國 (Yīng guó)
蓮: lián — lotus
拖: tuō — 1. to drag 2. to tow 3. to trail 4. to hang down 5. to mop (the floor) 6. to delay 7. to drag on (HSK 6)
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)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不知死活: bù zhī sǐ huó — to act recklessly (idiom)
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)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
喜: xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad
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)
場: cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (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)
念: niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
未遂: wèi suì — 1. to fail to accomplish 2. unsuccessful (attempt); abortive (coup d'état); attempted (murder, suicide); unfulfilled (wish)
反: fǎn — 1. contrary 2. in reverse 3. inside out or upside down 4. to reverse 5. to return 6. to oppose 7. opposite 8. against 9. anti- 10. to rebel 11. to use analogy 12. instead 13. abbr. for 反切 (fǎn qiè) phonetic system (HSK 4)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (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)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
豈不: qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
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)
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)

，：「，。Hearing this, Yucun too sighed and said: "This too must be the karmic retribution of their fates, and no mere accident.？Otherwise, how could it be that Feng Yuan should have set his heart on this Yinglian of all people?，，，，，。After suffering these years of torment at the abductor's hands, Yinglian had only just found a proper way forward, and moreover he was a man of deep feeling—had they been able to come together, it would truly have been a fine match, yet instead this affair had to arise.，，，，。Though the Xue family may be wealthier and more eminent than the Fengs, judging by the sort of man he is, he no doubt keeps many concubines and indulges himself without restraint—he could hardly compare to Feng Yuan, who had fixed his devotion upon one person alone.，。This is truly a dreamlike, illusory bond of love, in which a pair of star-crossed, ill-fated souls happened to meet.，，？」：「，！But let us not dwell on that—as for this lawsuit now before us, how ought it best be decided?" The usher said with a smile: "How decisive and clear-sighted Your Honor once was—how is it that today you have become a man without any resolve at all!，、，，，，，。」：「。I have heard that Your Honor's appointment and promotion to this post came about through the influence of the Jia and Wang households; and this Xue Pan is himself a relation of the Jia family. Why should Your Honor not simply go with the current, do everyone a solid favor, and settle this case, so that hereafter you may face the Jia and Wang households with an easy conscience?" Yucun said: "What you say is certainly not wrong.，，，，，？But this matter concerns a human life. Having received the emperor's great favor in being restored to office and entrusted with responsibility, it is truly as though I had been given life anew—this is precisely the moment when I ought to exhaust my utmost effort to repay such grace. How could I let private considerations override the law?。」，：「，。This is something I truly cannot bring myself to do." Hearing this, the usher gave a cold smile and said: "What Your Honor says is certainly sound principle, but it simply will not do in the world as it is today.：『』，『』。Have you not heard the saying of the ancients: 'A great man acts according to the times,' and again, 'He who pursues good fortune and avoids calamity is a gentleman'?，，，。」Going by what Your Honor proposes, not only will you fail to render service to the court, you will not even be able to protect yourself—this truly calls for further careful thought."

雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
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)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
他們: tā men — they; them (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)
孽障: niè zhàng — evil creature
遭遇: zāo yù — 1. to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship) 2. an experience (esp. adverse) (HSK 6)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
偶然: ǒu rán — 1. incidentally 2. occasional 3. occasionally 4. by chance 5. randomly (HSK 5)
不然: bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (HSK 4)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
淵: yuān — 1. deep pool 2. deep 3. profound
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
看准: kàn zhǔn — 1. to observe and make sure 2. to check
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)
英: Yīng — 1. United Kingdom 2. British 3. England 4. English 5. abbr. for 英國 (Yīng guó)
蓮: lián — lotus
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)
英: Yīng — 1. United Kingdom 2. British 3. England 4. English 5. abbr. for 英國 (Yīng guó)
蓮: lián — lotus
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)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
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)
幾年: jǐ nián — 1. a few years; several years 2. how many years?
折磨: zhé mó — to torment; to torture (HSK 7-9)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
得了: dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
個頭: gè tóu — 1. size 2. height
路: Lù — surname Lu (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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
多情: duō qíng — 1. affectionate 2. passionate 3. emotional 4. sentimental
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
聚合: jù hé — 1. to bring together; to combine into a whole 2. (chemistry) to polymerize
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
倒是: dào shi — 1. contrary to what one might expect 2. actually 3. contrariwise 4. why don't you (HSK 5)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
美事: měi shì — 1. a fine thing 2. a wonderful thing
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
生出: shēng chū — 1. to give birth 2. to grow (whiskers etc) 3. to generate 4. to produce
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)
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)
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
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)
縱: zòng — 1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 4. (bound form) to release (a captive) 5. to indulge 6. to leap up 7. (literary) even if
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
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)
富貴: fù guì — riches and honor
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)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
為人: wéi rén — 1. to conduct oneself 2. behavior; conduct; personal character (HSK 7-9)
自然: zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)
姬妾: jī qiè — concubine
眾多: zhòng duō — numerous (HSK 5)
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
佚: Yì — surname Yi
無度: wú dù — 1. immoderate 2. excessive 3. not knowing one's limits
未必: wèi bì — 1. not necessarily 2. maybe not (HSK 4)
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
淵: yuān — 1. deep pool 2. deep 3. profound
定情: dìng qíng — 1. to exchange love tokens or vows 2. to pledge one's love 3. to get engaged
於: yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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: 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)
正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)
夢幻: mèng huàn — 1. dream 2. illusion 3. reverie (HSK 7-9)
情緣: qíng yuán — 1. predestined love 2. love affinity
恰遇: qià yù — 1. to chance upon 2. to coincide fortuitously with sth
一對: yī duì — couple; pair
薄命: bó mìng — 1. to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women) 2. to be born unlucky
兒女: ér nǚ — 1. children; sons and daughters 2. a young man and a young woman (in love) (HSK 5)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
不要: bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)
議論: yì lùn — 1. to comment 2. to talk about 3. to discuss 4. discussion 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
目今: mù jīn — 1. nowadays 2. at present 3. as things stand
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)
官司: guān si — 1. lawsuit 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
剖: pōu — 1. to cut open 2. to analyze 3. Taiwan pr. (pǒu)
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)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
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
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
當年: dāng nián — 1. in those days; back then; in those years 2. to be in the prime of life (HSK 5)
何其: hé qí — (literary) (similar to 多麼 (duō me), used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
明: Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God
決: jué — 1. to decide 2. to determine 3. to execute (sb) 4. (of a dam etc) to breach or burst 5. definitely 6. certainly
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
何: Hé — surname He
反: fǎn — 1. contrary 2. in reverse 3. inside out or upside down 4. to reverse 5. to return 6. to oppose 7. opposite 8. against 9. anti- 10. to rebel 11. to use analogy 12. instead 13. abbr. for 反切 (fǎn qiè) phonetic system (HSK 4)
成了: chéng le — 1. to be done 2. to be ready 3. that's enough! 4. that will do!
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
主意: zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
小的: xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
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)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
補: bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)
陞: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 (shēng)) 2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 (shēng)) (HSK 3)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
任: Rén — surname Ren (HSK 3)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
係: xì — 1. to connect 2. to relate to 3. to tie up 4. to bind 5. to be (literary) (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
王府: wáng fǔ — prince's mansion
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
力: Lì — surname Li (HSK 3)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
親: qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
何不: hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?
順水: shùn shuǐ — with the current
行: háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)
舟: zhōu — boat
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
整人: zhěng rén — (coll.) (malicious) to make things difficult for sb; (mischievous) to play a prank on sb
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
案: àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table
了結: liǎo jié — 1. to settle 2. to finish 3. to conclude 4. to wind up (HSK 7-9)
日後: rì hòu — 1. sometime 2. someday (in the future) (HSK 7-9)
也好: yě hǎo — 1. that's fine 2. may as well 3. (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... (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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
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)
王府: wáng fǔ — prince's mansion
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
何嘗: hé cháng — 1. (rhetorical question) when? 2. how? 3. it's not that...
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
事關: shì guān — 1. to concern 2. on (some topic) 3. about 4. concerning 5. to have importance for
人命: rén mìng — 1. human life 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo)
蒙: Méng — surname Meng (HSK 6)
皇上: huáng shang — 1. the emperor 2. Your majesty the emperor 3. His imperial majesty (HSK 7-9)
隆: Lóng — 1. surname Long 2. short for 吉隆坡 (Jí lóng pō), Kuala Lumpur
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
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)
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
委: Wěi — surname Wei
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)
實: shí — 1. real 2. true 3. honest 4. really 5. solid 6. fruit 7. seed 8. definitely
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)
重生: chóng shēng — 1. to be reborn 2. rebirth
再造: zài zào — 1. to rebuild; to reconstruct; to regenerate 2. (in set phrases like 恩同再造 (ēn tóng zài zào)) to save sb's life
正當: zhèng dāng — 1. timely 2. just (when needed) (HSK 6)
殫心: dān xīn — to devote one's entire mind
竭力: jié lì — to do one's utmost (HSK 7-9)
圖: tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (HSK 3)
報: bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
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)
因私: yīn sī — private (i.e. not work-related 因公 (yīn gōng))
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)
廢: fèi — 1. to abolish 2. to abandon 3. to abrogate 4. to discard 5. to depose 6. to oust 7. crippled 8. abandoned 9. waste (HSK 7-9)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
實: shí — 1. real 2. true 3. honest 4. really 5. solid 6. fruit 7. seed 8. definitely
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
忍: rěn — 1. to bear 2. to endure 3. to tolerate 4. to restrain oneself (HSK 5)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
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
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
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)
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)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
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)
何嘗: hé cháng — 1. (rhetorical question) when? 2. how? 3. it's not that...
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
大道理: dà dào li — 1. major principle 2. general truth 3. sermon (reproof) 4. bombastic talk
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)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
世上: shì shàng — on earth
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)
行: háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
豈不: qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
古人: gǔ rén — 1. people of ancient times 2. the ancients 3. extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis 4. (literary) deceased person (HSK 7-9)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)
大丈夫: dà zhàng fu — 1. a manly man 2. a man of character
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
時而: shí ér — occasionally; from time to time (HSK 6)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
趨吉避凶: qū jí bì xiōng — to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
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
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)
君子: jūn zǐ — 1. nobleman 2. person of noble character (HSK 7-9)
依: yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
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)
一說: yī shuō — 1. an expression of opinion 2. according to some
不但: bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (HSK 2)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
報效: bào xiào — render service to repay kindness
朝廷: cháo tíng — 1. court 2. imperial household 3. dynasty
亦且: yì qiě — variant of 抑且 (yì qiě)
自身: zì shēn — 1. itself 2. oneself 3. one's own (HSK 3)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
保: Bǎo — Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞 (Bǎo jiā lì yà)) (HSK 3)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
思: sī — 1. to think 2. to consider
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)
妥: tuǒ — 1. suitable 2. adequate 3. ready 4. settled (HSK 7-9)

，：「？」：「：，，。Yucun bowed his head for a long while, and only then said: "What would you have me do, then?" The usher said: "I have already thought of an excellent plan: tomorrow, when Your Honor holds court, simply make a great show of it—issue documents and send out warrants ordering the arrest of the culprits.，。Naturally the real murderer cannot be caught, but the plaintiff will certainly insist that some members of the Xue clan and their servants be seized for interrogation.，，，，，。I will quietly arrange matters behind the scenes, so that they report the culprit has died suddenly of a violent illness, and have the clan together with the local authorities submit a joint bond of guarantee. Your Honor need only claim to be skilled at planchette-writing and invoking the immortals, and set up a divination altar in the courtroom, letting soldiers and commoners alike come freely to watch.：『，，，。Your Honor will then declare: 'The immortal has written through the planchette that the deceased Feng Yuan and Xue Pan met originally through a karmic debt from a former life; now that on this narrow road they have encountered one another, the matter was fated to be resolved.，。Xue Pan has now contracted an illness with no known cause, pursued and claimed by Feng Yuan's vengeful spirit, and has already died.，，，』。The whole disaster arose from a certain abductor, so-and-so, a native of such-and-such village, of such-and-such surname, who is to be dealt with according to law; the rest need not be gone into further'—words to that effect.，。I myself will secretly instruct the abductor to make a full and honest confession.，。When everyone sees that the immortal's planchette verdict tallies with the abductor's own confession, all the rest will naturally seem beyond doubt as well.，，，。The Xue family has money to spare—Your Honor may order a thousand taels, or five hundred, whichever you please, to be paid to the Feng family as funeral expenses.，，，。As for the Feng family, they have no one of any real importance left either; all they are after is money, and once they see this silver in hand, I think they will have nothing further to say.？」：「，。Will Your Honor please consider carefully whether this plan will serve?" Yucun said with a smile: "It won't do, it won't do.，。」，，。Let me weigh it over a little more—perhaps it may yet serve to silence the talk." The two of them went on discussing the matter until the sky grew dark, and there is nothing further to relate of that night.

雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
低: dī — 1. low 2. beneath 3. to lower (one's head) 4. to let droop 5. to hang down 6. to incline (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)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
日頭: rì tóu — 1. sun (dialect) 2. daytime 3. date
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
依: yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
怎麼樣: zěn me yàng — 1. how? 2. how about? 3. how was it? 4. how are things? (HSK 2)
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
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)
小人: xiǎo rén — 1. person of low social status (old) 2. I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) 3. nasty person 4. vile character (HSK 7-9)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
极好: jí hǎo — 1. fabulous 2. superb 3. excellent
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
明日: míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
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)
虛張聲勢: xū zhāng shēng shì — (idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength
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)
文書: wén shū — 1. document 2. official correspondence 3. secretary 4. secretariat
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)
簽: qiān — 1. to sign one's name 2. to write brief comments on a document 3. inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤 (qiān)) 4. visa (HSK 5)
拿人: ná rén — 1. making things awkward 2. to cause difficulties 3. to exert influence 4. to attract
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
凶: xiōng — 1. vicious 2. fierce 3. ominous 4. inauspicious 5. famine 6. variant of 兇 (xiōng) (HSK 6)
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)
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)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
原告: yuán gào — 1. complainant 2. plaintiff (HSK 6)
固: gù — 1. hard 2. strong 3. solid 4. sure 5. assuredly 6. undoubtedly 7. of course 8. indeed 9. admittedly
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)
定: dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
家族: jiā zú — 1. family 2. clan (HSK 7-9)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
奴僕: nú pú — servant
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
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)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
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)
拷問: kǎo wèn — to question via torture
小的: xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
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)
暗中: àn zhōng — 1. in the dark 2. in secret 3. on the sly 4. surreptitiously (HSK 7-9)
調停: tiáo tíng — 1. to reconcile 2. to mediate 3. to bring warring parties to agreement 4. to arbitrate
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
報: bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
暴病: bào bìng — sudden attack of a serious illness
身亡: shēn wáng — to die
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
地方: dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
共: gòng — 1. common 2. general 3. to share 4. together 5. total 6. altogether 7. abbr. for 共產黨 (Gòng chǎn dǎng), Communist party (HSK 4)
遞: dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (HSK 5)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
保呈: bǎo chéng — document guaranteeing the words or actions of a third party (old)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
善能: shàn néng — to be good at
扶: fú — 1. to support with the hand 2. to help sb up 3. to support oneself by holding onto something 4. to help (HSK 5)
鸞: luán — mythical bird related to phoenix
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
仙: xiān — immortal
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (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)
乩: jī — to divine
壇: tán — 1. altar 2. platform; rostrum 3. (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world (HSK 7-9)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
軍民: jūn mín — 1. army-civilian 2. military-masses 3. military-civilian
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
乩: jī — to divine
仙: xiān — immortal
批: pī — 1. to ascertain 2. to act on 3. to criticize 4. to pass on 5. classifier for batches, lots, military flights 6. tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
死者: sǐ zhě — 1. the dead 2. the deceased
馮: Féng — surname Feng
淵: yuān — 1. deep pool 2. deep 3. profound
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
原因: yuán yīn — 1. cause 2. origin 3. root cause 4. reason 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
夙: sù — 1. morning 2. early 3. long-held 4. long-cherished
孽: niè — 1. son born of a concubine 2. disaster 3. sin 4. evil
相逢: xiāng féng — 1. to meet (by chance) 2. to come across
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
狹路: xiá lù — gorge
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
遇: Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
應: Yīng — 1. surname Ying 2. Taiwan pr. (Yìng) (HSK 4)
了結: liǎo jié — 1. to settle 2. to finish 3. to conclude 4. to wind up (HSK 7-9)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
得了: dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
無名: wú míng — 1. nameless 2. obscure
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
病: bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)
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)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
魂: hún — soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) (HSK 7-9)
追索: zhuī suǒ — 1. to demand payment 2. to extort 3. to trace 4. to seek 5. to pursue 6. to explore
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
禍: huò — 1. disaster 2. misfortune 3. calamity
皆因: jiē yīn — 1. simply because 2. all because
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
某人: mǒu rén — 1. someone 2. a certain person 3. some people 4. I (self-address after one's surname)
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)
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)
拐: guǎi — 1. to turn (a corner etc) 2. to kidnap 3. to swindle 4. to misappropriate 5. seven (used as a substitute for 七 (qī)) 6. variant of 枴 (guǎi) (HSK 6)
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)
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
某: mǒu — 1. some 2. a certain 3. sb or sth indefinite 4. such-and-such (HSK 3)
鄉: xiāng — 1. country or countryside 2. native place 3. home village or town 4. township (PRC administrative unit) (HSK 5)
某: mǒu — 1. some 2. a certain 3. sb or sth indefinite 4. such-and-such (HSK 3)
姓: xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
人氏: rén shì — 1. native 2. person from a particular place
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)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
處治: chǔ zhì — 1. to punish 2. to handle 3. to deal with (literary)
餘: yú — 1. extra 2. surplus 3. remaining 4. remainder after division 5. (following numerical value) or more 6. in excess of (some number) 7. residue (math.) 8. after 9. I 10. me (HSK 7-9)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
略: lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
小人: xiǎo rén — 1. person of low social status (old) 2. I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) 3. nasty person 4. vile character (HSK 7-9)
暗中: àn zhōng — 1. in the dark 2. in secret 3. on the sly 4. surreptitiously (HSK 7-9)
囑託: zhǔ tuō — to entrust a task to sb else
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
其實: qí shí — actually; in fact; really (HSK 3)
招: zhāo — 1. to recruit 2. to provoke 3. to beckon 4. to incur 5. to infect 6. contagious 7. a move (chess) 8. a maneuver 9. device 10. trick 11. to confess (HSK 6)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
乩: jī — to divine
仙: xiān — immortal
批語: pī yǔ — 1. criticism 2. commentary
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
相符: xiāng fú — 1. to match 2. to tally
餘者: yú zhě — the remaining people
自然: zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
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)
有的是: yǒu de shì — 1. have plenty of 2. there's no lack of (HSK 3)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
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)
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)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
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)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
燒埋: shāo mái — 1. to bury 2. funeral rites
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
費: Fèi — surname Fei (HSK 3)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
要緊: yào jǐn — 1. important 2. urgent (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)
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)
為的是: wèi de shì — 1. for the sake of 2. for the purpose of
錢: Qián — surname Qian (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)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
想來: xiǎng lái — it may be assumed that
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
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)
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
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)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
計: Jì — surname Ji (HSK 7-9)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
不妥: bù tuǒ — 1. not proper 2. inappropriate
不妥: bù tuǒ — 1. not proper 2. inappropriate
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
斟酌: zhēn zhuó — 1. to consider 2. to deliberate 3. to fill up a cup to the brim
斟酌: zhēn zhuó — 1. to consider 2. to deliberate 3. to fill up a cup to the brim
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
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)
壓服: yā fú — to compel sb to obey; to force into submission; to subjugate
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)
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)
計議: jì yì — 1. to deliberate 2. to talk over 3. to plan
天色: tiān sè — 1. color of the sky 2. time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky 3. weather
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
晚: wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (HSK 1)
別無: bié wú — to have no other... (used in fixed expressions)
話說: huà shuō — 1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) 2. to discuss; to recount

，，，，，，，。The next day, when he held court, he summoned all the named suspects, and Yucun questioned them at length. He found indeed that the Feng family had very few members left, and were relying on the case chiefly in hopes of extracting more money for funeral expenses, while the Xue family, relying on their power and connections, obstinately refused to give way—hence the case had become confused and unresolved.，。Yucun therefore bent the law for the sake of personal favor, and settled the case in a slipshod, arbitrary fashion.，。The Feng family, having received a great deal of silver for funeral expenses, had nothing further to say.，，，「，」。Once Yucun had settled the case, he hastily wrote two letters, one to Jia Zheng and one to Wang Ziteng, Commandant of the Capital Garrison, saying merely that the matter concerning their nephew was now concluded and there was no need for further worry, and the like.，，，，。Since this whole affair had come from the newly appointed usher, formerly the novice monk of Gourd Temple, Yucun feared that he might tell others of the days of his own poverty and low estate, and for this reason felt thoroughly ill at ease; in the end he found some pretext to have him charged with an offense and banished far away, and only then did the matter rest.

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)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
勾: Gōu — surname Gou (HSK 7-9)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
一應: yī yīng — 1. all 2. every
有名: yǒu míng — 1. famous 2. well-known (HSK 1)
人犯: rén fàn — 1. criminal 2. culprit 3. suspect (old)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
詳: xiáng — 1. detailed 2. comprehensive
加: Jiā — 1. Canada (abbr. for 加拿大 (Jiā ná dà)) 2. surname Jia (HSK 2)
審問: shěn wèn — 1. to interrogate 2. to examine 3. to question
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)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
家人: jiā rén — 1. family member 2. (old) servant (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)
稀疏: xī shū — 1. sparse 2. infrequent 3. thinly spread
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)
賴: Lài — 1. surname Lai 2. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app (HSK 6)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
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)
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)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
燒埋: shāo mái — 1. to bury 2. funeral rites
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
費: Fèi — surname Fei (HSK 3)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
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)
仗勢: zhàng shì — to rely on power
倚: yǐ — 1. to lean on 2. to rely upon (HSK 7-9)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
偏: piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
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)
故: gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)
致: zhì — 1. (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey 2. (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently (HSK 7-9)
顛倒: diān dǎo — 1. to turn upside down 2. to reverse 3. back to front 4. confused 5. deranged 6. crazy (HSK 7-9)
未決: wèi jué — 1. as yet undecided 2. unsolved 3. still outstanding
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
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)
徇情枉法: xùn qíng wǎng fǎ — see 徇私枉法 (xùn sī wǎng fǎ)
胡亂: hú luàn — 1. careless 2. reckless 3. casually 4. absent-mindedly 5. at will 6. at random 7. any old how
判斷: pàn duàn — to judge; to determine; judgment (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
案: àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table
馮: Féng — surname Feng
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)
得了: dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
燒埋: shāo mái — 1. to bury 2. funeral rites
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
話說: huà shuō — 1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) 2. to discuss; to recount
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
案: àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table
急忙: jí máng — hastily (HSK 4)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
書信: shū xìn — 1. letter 2. epistle
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
封: Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
並: bìng — 1. and 2. furthermore 3. also 4. together with 5. (not) at all 6. simultaneously 7. to combine 8. to join 9. to merge (HSK 3)
京: Jīng — 1. surname Jing 2. short name for Beijing 北京 (Běi jīng) 3. Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi 4. Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam
營: yíng — 1. camp 2. barracks 3. battalion 4. to build 5. to operate 6. to manage 7. to strive for
節度使: jié dù shǐ — Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song
王子: wáng zǐ — 1. prince 2. son of a king (HSK 6)
騰: téng — 1. (bound form) to gallop; to prance 2. (bound form) to soar; to hover 3. to make room; to clear out; to vacate 4. (verb suffix indicating repeated action) (HSK 7-9)
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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
甥: shēng — (bound form) sister's son; nephew
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
慮: lǜ — 1. to think over 2. to consider 3. anxiety
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
此事: cǐ shì — this matter (HSK 6)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
由: yóu — 1. to follow 2. from 3. because of; due to 4. by; via; through 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (HSK 3)
葫蘆: hú lu — 1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) 2. hoist 3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) 4. muddled 5. (poker) full house
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
沙彌: shā mí — novice Buddhist monk
新: Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)
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
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
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)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
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
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)
對: duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
說出: shuō chū — 1. to speak out 2. to declare (one's view)
當日: dāng rì — on that day (HSK 7-9)
貧賤: pín jiàn — poor and lowly
時: Shí — surname Shi (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)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
心中: xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
樂業: Lè yè — see 樂業縣 (Lè yè Xiàn)
後來: hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
到底: dào dǐ — 1. finally 2. in the end 3. when all is said and done 4. after all 5. to the end 6. to the last (HSK 3)
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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
遠遠: yuǎn yuǎn — 1. distant 2. by far (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)
充發: chōng fā — to banish to penal servitude
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)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

。For the present, we shall say no more of Yucun.，，。Let us now speak instead of the young Master Xue who had bought Yinglian and beaten Feng Yuan to death; he too was a native of Jinling, and his family had originally been one of scholarly tradition passed down through generations.，，，，，，。It was only that this young Master Xue had lost his father in early childhood, and his widowed mother, pitying him as her sole surviving son, had inevitably doted on him and indulged him without restraint, so that even grown to manhood he had accomplished nothing at all. Moreover, his family possessed wealth in the millions, and currently held a commission to purchase sundry supplies with funds drawn from the privy treasury.，，，。This young Master Xue's formal name was Xue Pan, and his courtesy name was Wenqi; from the age of five his temperament had already been extravagant, and his speech arrogant.，，，。Though he had gone to school after a fashion, he had learned to recognize no more than a few characters, and spent his whole days at nothing but cockfighting, horse racing, and roaming among hills and streams for pleasure.，，，，，，，。Although he was a purveyor to the imperial household, he understood nothing whatsoever of practical business affairs; he merely relied on the old ties of favor established by his grandfather to hold a nominal post at the Board of Revenue, from which he drew funds, while all other matters were handled by his shop assistants and old family retainers.，，，，。His widowed mother, née Wang, was the younger sister of Wang Ziteng, the present Commandant of the Capital Garrison, and the sister, born of the same mother, of Lady Wang, wife of Jia Zheng of the Rongguo mansion. She was now about forty years of age, and Xue Pan was her only son.，，，，。She had, besides, a daughter two years younger than Xue Pan, whose childhood name was Baochai, a girl of glowing, delicate features and graceful, cultivated bearing.，，，。In the days when her father was still alive, he had doted greatly on this daughter, and had her study books and learn to read and write, so that she far surpassed her brother—by ten times over, indeed.，，，，。After her father's death, seeing that her brother could not be relied upon to comfort their mother's heart, she gave up concerning herself with books and writing, and instead turned her attention to needlework and household management, so as to share her mother's cares and ease her burdens.，，，，，，，。Recently, because the present emperor honored poetry and esteemed ritual propriety, and sought out talent from every quarter, bestowing favor rare in any age, it was decreed that besides the selection of consorts and concubines, the daughters of all official and distinguished families should have their names personally submitted to the relevant Board, so that they might be considered as attendants and companions in study for princesses and imperial kinswomen, or appointed to posts as ladies of talent and virtue in attendance.，，，，，，，。Moreover, ever since Xue Pan's father had died, all the agents, managers, and shop assistants handling the family's business dealings in the various provinces, seeing Xue Pan young and unversed in worldly affairs, had begun taking advantage of him to cheat and defraud at every opportunity, so that several of the family's business concerns in the capital had likewise been gradually dwindling away.，，，，，，，。Xue Pan had long heard that the capital was the most prosperous and dazzling place under heaven, and had been thinking of a visit there; and so, taking this opportunity, he set off—first, to escort his sister there to await selection; second, to pay respects to his relatives; and third, to go in person to the Board to settle the old accounts and reckon new expenditures—though in truth his real intention was simply to go sightseeing amid the splendors of the imperial capital.，，，。For this reason he had already long since packed his baggage and valuables, together with various local gifts and presents for relatives and friends, and had just settled on a date for departure, never expecting that he would happen, of all things, to encounter the abductor reselling Yinglian.，，，。Xue Pan saw that Yinglian was uncommonly good-looking and made up his mind to buy her, and when the Feng family came to contest the sale, he relied on his own strength and ordered his bullying servants to beat Feng Yuan to death.，。He then entrusted all his household affairs, one by one, to clansmen and a few old family retainers, and set off on the long journey with his mother and sister.，，，。As for the matter of the manslaughter lawsuit, he regarded it as mere child's play, thinking that a bit of stinking money would settle it without fail.

當下: dāng xià — 1. immediately 2. at once 3. at that moment 4. at the moment (HSK 7-9)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
不著: bù zháo — 1. no need 2. need not
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
且說: qiě shuō — thus
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
英: Yīng — 1. United Kingdom 2. British 3. England 4. English 5. abbr. for 英國 (Yīng guó)
蓮: lián — lotus
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
馮: Féng — surname Feng
淵: yuān — 1. deep pool 2. deep 3. profound
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
係: xì — 1. to connect 2. to relate to 3. to tie up 4. to bind 5. to be (literary) (HSK 3)
金陵: Jīn líng — 1. pre-Han name for Nanjing 2. common place name
人氏: rén shì — 1. native 2. person from a particular place
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
書香: shū xiāng — literary reputation
繼: jì — 1. to continue 2. to follow after 3. to go on with 4. to succeed 5. to inherit 6. then 7. afterwards (HSK 7-9)
世: Shì — surname Shi
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
只是: zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
幼年: yòu nián — 1. childhood 2. infancy
喪父: sàng fù — to be orphaned of one's father
寡: guǎ — 1. few 2. scant 3. widowed
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
怜: lián — to pity
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)
獨: dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (HSK 7-9)
根: gēn — 1. root 2. basis 3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 5. radical (chemistry) (HSK 4)
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
种: zhǒng — 1. seed 2. species 3. kind 4. type 5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts (HSK 3)
未免: wèi miǎn — 1. unavoidably 2. can't help 3. really 4. rather (HSK 7-9)
溺愛: nì ài — 1. to spoil 2. to pamper 3. to dote on
縱容: zòng róng — to tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behavior (HSK 7-9)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
老大: lǎo dà — 1. old age 2. very 3. eldest child in a family 4. leader of a group 5. boss 6. captain of a boat 7. leader of a criminal gang (HSK 7-9)
無成: wú chéng — achieving nothing
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
百萬: bǎi wàn — million
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
富: Fù — surname Fu (HSK 3)
現: xiàn — 1. to appear 2. present 3. now 4. existing 5. current
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
內帑: nèi tǎng — (historical) imperial privy purse; palace treasury
錢糧: qián liáng — 1. land tax 2. money and grain (given as tax or tribute)
采: cǎi — 1. color 2. complexion 3. looks 4. variant of 彩 (cǎi) 5. variant of 採 (cǎi) (HSK 7-9)
辦: bàn — 1. to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) 2. to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise) 3. (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect) 4. (bound form) office (as in 招辦 (zhāo bàn), admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室 (bàn gōng shì)) (HSK 2)
雜: zá — 1. mixed 2. miscellaneous 3. various 4. to mix (HSK 6)
料: liào — 1. material 2. stuff 3. grain 4. feed 5. to expect 6. to anticipate 7. to guess (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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
學名: xué míng — 1. scientific name 2. Latin name (of plant or animal) 3. (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
表字: biǎo zì — 1. literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) 2. courtesy name
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
性情: xìng qíng — 1. nature 2. temperament (HSK 7-9)
奢侈: shē chǐ — 1. luxurious 2. extravagant (HSK 7-9)
言語: yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)
傲慢: ào màn — 1. arrogant 2. haughty (HSK 7-9)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
學: xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (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)
略: lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)
識: shí — 1. to know 2. knowledge 3. Taiwan pr. (shì) (HSK 6)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (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)
終日: zhōng rì — all day long
惟有: wéi yǒu — variant of 唯有 (wéi yǒu)
斗: Dǒu — abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 (Běi dǒu xīng) (HSK 7-9)
雞: jī — 1. fowl 2. chicken 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 4. (slang) prostitute (HSK 2)
走馬: zǒu mǎ — 1. to ride (a horse) 2. to go on horseback
游山玩水: yóu shān wán shuǐ — to go on a scenic tour
而已: ér yǐ — 1. that's all 2. nothing more (HSK 7-9)
雖是: suī shì — 1. although 2. even though 3. even if
皇: Huáng — surname Huang
商: Shāng — 1. Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) 2. surname Shang
一應: yī yīng — 1. all 2. every
經濟: jīng jì — 1. economy 2. economic (HSK 3)
世事: shì shì — 1. affairs of life 2. things of the world
全然: quán rán — completely
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
不過: bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)
賴: Lài — 1. surname Lai 2. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app (HSK 6)
祖父: zǔ fù — 1. father's father 2. paternal grandfather (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
舊情: jiù qíng — old affection
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)
戶部: Hù bù — Ministry of Revenue in imperial China
挂: guà — 1. to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) 2. to hang up (the phone) 3. (of a line) to be dead 4. to be worried; to be concerned 5. (dialect) to make a phone call 6. to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor) 7. (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) 8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects (HSK 3)
虛名: xū míng — false reputation
支: Zhī — surname Zhi (HSK 3)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
錢糧: qián liáng — 1. land tax 2. money and grain (given as tax or tribute)
其餘: qí yú — 1. the rest 2. the others 3. remaining 4. remainder 5. apart from them (HSK 4)
事体: shì tǐ — 1. things 2. affairs 3. decorum
自有: zì yǒu — 1. (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) 2. one's own (apartment, brand etc)
伙計: huǒ ji — 1. partner 2. fellow 3. mate 4. waiter 5. servant 6. shop assistant
老家: lǎo jiā — 1. native place 2. place of origin 3. home state or region (HSK 4)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
措辦: cuò bàn — 1. to plan 2. to administer
寡: guǎ — 1. few 2. scant 3. widowed
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
現任: xiàn rèn — 1. to occupy a post currently 2. current (president etc); incumbent 3. (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse) (HSK 7-9)
京: Jīng — 1. surname Jing 2. short name for Beijing 北京 (Běi jīng) 3. Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi 4. Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam
營: yíng — 1. camp 2. barracks 3. battalion 4. to build 5. to operate 6. to manage 7. to strive for
節度使: jié dù shǐ — Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song
王子: wáng zǐ — 1. prince 2. son of a king (HSK 6)
騰: téng — 1. (bound form) to gallop; to prance 2. (bound form) to soar; to hover 3. to make room; to clear out; to vacate 4. (verb suffix indicating repeated action) (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
妹: mèi — younger sister (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
國: Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
所生: suǒ shēng — parents (father and mother)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
今年: jīn nián — this year (HSK 1)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
四十: sì shí — 1. forty 2. 40
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)
年紀: nián jì — 1. age 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
只有: zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ... 2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy") 3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement") 4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
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)
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-
還有: hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (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)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (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)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
乳名: rǔ míng — infant name; pet name for a child
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
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)
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)
肌: jī — (bound form) flesh; muscle
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)
瑩: yíng — luster of gems
潤: rùn — 1. moist; glossy; sleek 2. to moisten; to lubricate 3. to embellish; to enhance 4. profit; remuneration 5. (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) (HSK 7-9)
舉止: jǔ zhǐ — 1. bearing 2. manner 3. mien (HSK 7-9)
嫻雅: xián yǎ — 1. refined 2. graceful 3. elegant 4. serene
當日: dāng rì — on that day (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)
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)
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. 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)
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)
酷愛: kù ài — 1. to be keen on 2. to have a passion for
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
讀書: dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (HSK 1)
識字: shí zì — 1. to learn to read 2. able to read; literate (HSK 6)
較: jiào — 1. (bound form) to compare 2. (literary) to dispute 3. compared to 4. (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather 5. also pr. (jiǎo) (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
兄: xiōng — elder brother
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
十倍: shí bèi — 1. tenfold 2. ten times (sth)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
死後: sǐ hòu — 1. after death 2. posthumous
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
哥哥: gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
依: yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)
貼: tiē — 1. to stick 2. to paste 3. to post (e.g. on a blog) 4. to keep close to 5. to fit snugly 6. to subsidize 7. allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) 8. sticker 9. classifier for sticking plaster: strip (HSK 4)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
怀: Huái — surname Huai
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (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)
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)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
留心: liú xīn — to be careful; to pay attention to (HSK 7-9)
針: zhēn — 1. needle 2. pin 3. injection 4. stitch 5. classifier: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī) (HSK 4)
黹: zhǐ — embroidery
家計: jiā jì — 1. family livelihood 2. a household's economic situation 3. family property
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
分憂: fēn yōu — 1. to share tribulations 2. to help sb with worries and difficulties
解: Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)
勞: Láo — surname Lao
近因: jìn yīn — 1. immediate cause 2. proximate cause
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
崇: Chóng — surname Chong
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
尚: Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
徵: zhēng — 1. to invite 2. to recruit 3. to levy (taxes) 4. to draft (troops) 5. phenomenon 6. symptom 7. characteristic sign (used as proof) 8. evidence (HSK 7-9)
采: cǎi — 1. color 2. complexion 3. looks 4. variant of 彩 (cǎi) 5. variant of 採 (cǎi) (HSK 7-9)
才能: cái néng — 1. talent 2. ability 3. capacity (HSK 3)
降: jiàng — 1. to drop 2. to fall 3. to come down 4. to descend (HSK 4)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
世: Shì — surname Shi
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
隆: Lóng — 1. surname Long 2. short for 吉隆坡 (Jí lóng pō), Kuala Lumpur
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
除: chú — 1. to get rid of 2. to remove 3. to exclude 4. to eliminate 5. to wipe out 6. to divide 7. except 8. not including (HSK 6)
聘: pìn — 1. to employ; to appoint 2. (bound form) to betroth 3. (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off 4. (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission 5. Taiwan pr. (pìng) (HSK 7-9)
選: xuǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to select 4. to elect (HSK 2)
妃嬪: fēi pín — imperial concubine
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
凡: fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)
仕宦: shì huàn — (literary) to serve as an official
名家: Míng jiā — School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names
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)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
親: qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
達: Dá — surname Da
部: bù — 1. ministry 2. department 3. section 4. part 5. division 6. troops 7. board 8. classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc (HSK 3)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
備選: bèi xuǎn — alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)
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)
公主: gōng zhǔ — princess (HSK 6)
郡: jùn — 1. canton 2. county 3. region
主: zhǔ — 1. owner 2. master 3. host 4. individual or party concerned 5. God 6. Lord 7. main 8. to indicate or signify 9. trump card (in card games) (HSK 7-9)
入學: rù xué — 1. to enter a school or college 2. to go to school for the first time as a child (HSK 6)
陪侍: péi shì — 1. to wait upon (older people) 2. to accompany 3. attendant
充: chōng — 1. sufficient; full 2. to fill 3. to serve as; to act as 4. to act falsely as; to pose as (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
贊: zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud
善: shàn — 1. good (virtuous) 2. benevolent 3. well-disposed 4. good at sth 5. to improve or perfect (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
職: zhí — 1. office 2. duty
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)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
死後: sǐ hòu — 1. after death 2. posthumous
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
省: shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (HSK 2)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
所有: suǒ yǒu — 1. all 2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
買賣: mǎi mài — to buy and sell (HSK 5)
承: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God
局: jú — 1. office 2. situation 3. classifier for games: match, set, round etc (HSK 4)
總管: zǒng guǎn — 1. to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility) 2. person in charge; manager 3. (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward
伙計: huǒ ji — 1. partner 2. fellow 3. mate 4. waiter 5. servant 6. shop assistant
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
年輕: nián qīng — young (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
諳: ān — 1. to be versed in 2. to know well
世事: shì shì — 1. affairs of life 2. things of the world
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
趁: chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (HSK 7-9)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
拐騙: guǎi piàn — 1. swindle 2. abduct
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
京都: Jīng dū — Kyoto (city in Japan)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
生意: shēng yì — 1. life force 2. vitality (HSK 3)
漸: jiān — to imbue
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
消耗: xiāo hào — 1. to consume; to use up 2. to deplete; to expend 3. (old) news; mail; message (HSK 6)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
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)
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)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
第一: dì yī — 1. first 2. most important; primary; foremost
繁華: fán huá — 1. flourishing 2. bustling (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
思: sī — 1. to think 2. to consider
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)
游: Yóu — surname You (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)
趁: chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (HSK 7-9)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
机: Jī — surname Ji
會: huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
妹: mèi — younger sister (HSK 1)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
選: xuǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to select 4. to elect (HSK 2)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (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)
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)
親: qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
親自: qīn zì — 1. personally 2. in person 3. oneself (HSK 3)
入: rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)
部: bù — 1. ministry 2. department 3. section 4. part 5. division 6. troops 7. board 8. classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc (HSK 3)
銷: xiāo — 1. to melt (metal) 2. to cancel; to annul 3. to sell 4. to expend; to spend 5. pin; bolt 6. to fasten with a pin or bolt (HSK 7-9)
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)
舊: jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)
帳: zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)
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)
計: Jì — surname Ji (HSK 7-9)
新: Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)
支: Zhī — surname Zhi (HSK 3)
其實: qí shí — actually; in fact; really (HSK 3)
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)
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)
游: Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
覽: lǎn — 1. to look at 2. to view 3. to read
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
國風: guó fēng — traditional Chinese style
光: guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
意: yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
早已: zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)
打點: dǎ dian — 1. to bribe 2. to get (luggage) ready 3. to put in order 4. to organize things 5. (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
下行: xià xíng — 1. (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) 2. (of river boats) to travel downstream 3. to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels 4. (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom
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)
細軟: xì ruǎn — 1. fine and soft 2. valuables
以及: yǐ jí — and; as well as (HSK 4)
饋送: kuì sòng — 1. to present (a gift) 2. offering 3. to feed (a signal to a device, paper to a printer etc)
親友: qīn yǒu — friends and relatives (HSK 7-9)
各色: gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
土: Tǔ — 1. surname Tu 2. Tu ethnic group (HSK 3)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
人情: rén qíng — 1. human emotions 2. social relationship; friendship 3. favor; a good turn (HSK 7-9)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
類: lèi — 1. kind; type; class; category 2. (classifier) kind; type 3. (bound form) to resemble; to be similar to (HSK 3)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
擇日: zé rì — 1. to fix a date (for an event) 2. to select an auspicious date
一定: yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
不想: bù xiǎng — unexpectedly; to one's surprise
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)
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)
拐子: guǎi zi — 1. crutch 2. (derog.) lame person 3. kidnapper
重: chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (HSK 1)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (HSK 2)
英: Yīng — 1. United Kingdom 2. British 3. England 4. English 5. abbr. for 英國 (Yīng guó)
蓮: lián — lotus
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
英: Yīng — 1. United Kingdom 2. British 3. England 4. English 5. abbr. for 英國 (Yīng guó)
蓮: lián — lotus
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)
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)
不俗: bù sú — 1. impressive 2. out of the ordinary
立意: lì yì — 1. to conceptualize; to come up with the central idea 2. concept; central idea 3. to be determined (to do sth)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
遇: Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
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)
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)
奪: duó — 1. to seize 2. to take away forcibly 3. to wrest control of 4. to compete or strive for 5. to force one's way through 6. to leave out 7. to lose (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
恃: shì — 1. (bound form) to rely on 2. (literary) one's mother
強: Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)
喝令: hè lìng — to shout an order or command
手下: shǒu xià — 1. under one's control or administration 2. subordinates 3. (money etc) on hand 4. sb's financial means 5. when taking action
豪: háo — 1. grand 2. heroic
奴: nú — slave
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)
馮: Féng — surname Feng
淵: yuān — 1. deep pool 2. deep 3. profound
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
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)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
事務: shì wù — 1. (political, economic etc) affairs 2. work 3. transaction (as in a computer database) (HSK 7-9)
一一: yī yī — one by one; one after another (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)
囑託: zhǔ tuō — to entrust a task to sb else
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
中人: zhōng rén — 1. go-between 2. mediator 3. intermediary
並: bìng — 1. and 2. furthermore 3. also 4. together with 5. (not) at all 6. simultaneously 7. to combine 8. to join 9. to merge (HSK 3)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
老家: lǎo jiā — 1. native place 2. place of origin 3. home state or region (HSK 4)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
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)
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)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
妹: mèi — younger sister (HSK 1)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
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)
行: háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)
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)
人命: rén mìng — 1. human life 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo)
官司: guān si — 1. lawsuit 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) (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)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (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)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
視為: shì wéi — 1. to view as 2. to see as 3. to consider to be 4. to deem (HSK 5)
兒戲: ér xì — 1. child's play 2. trifling matter
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
臭錢: chòu qián — dirty money
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
不了: bù le — no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

。On the road the days went uncounted.，，。On the day they were about to enter the capital, he heard that his maternal uncle Wang Ziteng had been promoted to Commander-in-Chief over nine provinces and had received an imperial order to leave the capital to inspect the frontier.：「，，，。」：「，，，。」：「！Xue Pan secretly rejoiced, saying, "I was just worrying that once I got to the capital I'd have my own uncle to keep me in check, so I couldn't spend and squander as I pleased—yet now, as it happens, he's being posted away. Truly Heaven follows a man's wishes." So he discussed it with his mother, saying, "Though we have several houses in the capital, no one has lived in them for these ten-odd years, and the caretakers must surely have secretly rented them out to others; we ought to send some people ahead to sweep and put them in order first." His mother said, "Why make such a fuss about it!，，，。Now that we're coming to the capital, we really ought first to pay our respects to relatives and friends, either at your uncle's house or your aunt's husband's house.，，，。」：「，，，。」：「，。Both their houses are extremely convenient—let's settle in at one of them first, and slowly send people to put our own place in order; wouldn't that be more leisurely?" Xue Pan said, "Now that Uncle has just been promoted to a post outside the capital, his household is naturally in a bustle of preparation to leave; if we descend on them in a whole crowd at a time like this, wouldn't that show a lack of tact?" His mother said, "Even though your uncle's household is about to leave, there's still your aunt's husband's family.，，，。Besides, these past few years both your uncle and your aunt have repeatedly sent letters inviting us to come.，，。Now that we have actually come, even though your uncle is busy preparing to leave, your Jia aunt would surely not fail to press us warmly to stay.，？If we rush about putting our own house in order instead, wouldn't people think it strange?，，，，。I know very well what's on your mind—you feel that staying under your uncle's or aunt's roof would cramp your style, and you'd rather live on your own so you can do as you please.，，，，，，？」，，。Since that's how you feel, go and pick out a house to live in yourself; as for me, your sister and I, separated from your aunt and cousins these several years, want to spend some days together, so I'll take your sister and go stay at your aunt's house—what do you think of that?" Seeing his mother speak this way, Xue Pan knew there was no arguing her out of it, and had no choice but to order the servants and horses to head straight for the Rongguo mansion.

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)
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
記: jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
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)
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)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
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)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
舅: jiù — maternal uncle
王子: wáng zǐ — 1. prince 2. son of a king (HSK 6)
騰: téng — 1. (bound form) to gallop; to prance 2. (bound form) to soar; to hover 3. to make room; to clear out; to vacate 4. (verb suffix indicating repeated action) (HSK 7-9)
升: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
九: jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)
省: shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (HSK 2)
統制: tǒng zhì — to control
奉旨: fèng zhǐ — on imperial orders
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)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
查: Zhā — surname Zha (HSK 2)
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
心中: xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)
暗喜: àn xǐ — 1. hidden smile 2. smirk 3. to rejoice covertly 4. secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans
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)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
愁: chóu — to worry about (HSK 5)
進京: jìn Jīng — 1. to enter the capital 2. to go to Beijing
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)
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)
嫡親: dí qīn — closely related by blood
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
舅: jiù — maternal uncle
管轄: guǎn xiá — 1. to administer 2. to have jurisdiction (over) (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)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
任意: rèn yì — 1. any 2. arbitrary 3. at will 4. at random (HSK 7-9)
揮霍: huī huò — 1. to squander money 2. extravagant 3. prodigal 4. free and easy 5. agile
揮霍: huī huò — 1. to squander money 2. extravagant 3. prodigal 4. free and easy 5. agile
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)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
升: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)
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)
可知: kě zhī — 1. evidently 2. clearly 3. no wonder 4. knowable
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
願: yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
商議: shāng yì — 1. to negotiate 2. discussion 3. proposal
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)
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)
京: Jīng — 1. surname Jing 2. short name for Beijing 北京 (Běi jīng) 3. Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi 4. Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
房舍: fáng shè — 1. house 2. building
只是: zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (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)
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
來年: lái nián — 1. next year 2. the coming year (HSK 7-9)
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)
進京: jìn Jīng — 1. to enter the capital 2. to go to Beijing
居住: jū zhù — 1. to reside 2. to dwell 3. to live in a place 4. resident in (HSK 4)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
看守: kān shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to watch over
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
未免: wèi miǎn — 1. unavoidably 2. can't help 3. really 4. rather (HSK 7-9)
偷: tōu — 1. to steal 2. to pilfer 3. to snatch 4. thief 5. stealthily (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)
租賃: zū lìn — to rent; to lease; to hire (HSK 7-9)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
須: xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
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)
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)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
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)
打掃: dǎ sǎo — 1. to clean 2. to sweep (HSK 4)
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)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
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)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (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)
何必: hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
招搖: zhāo yáo — 1. to rock back and forth 2. (fig.) to act ostentatiously 3. to brag 4. to show off
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)
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)
進京: jìn Jīng — 1. to enter the capital 2. to go to Beijing
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
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)
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)
拜望: bài wàng — 1. to call to pay one's respect 2. to call on
親友: qīn yǒu — friends and relatives (HSK 7-9)
或是: huò shì — 1. or 2. either one or the other (HSK 5)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
舅舅: jiù jiu — 1. mother's brother 2. maternal uncle (informal) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
或是: huò shì — 1. or 2. either one or the other (HSK 5)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
姨: yí — 1. mother's sister 2. aunt (HSK 7-9)
爹: diē — dad (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
家的: jiā de — (old) wife
房舍: fáng shè — 1. house 2. building
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
便宜: biàn yí — convenient (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
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)
能: Néng — surname Neng (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)
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)
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)
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)
慢慢: màn màn — slowly; gradually (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)
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)
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)
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)
豈不: qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
消停: xiāo tíng — 1. to calm down 2. to stop 3. to pause 4. calmly 5. peaceful 6. restful
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
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)
舅舅: jiù jiu — 1. mother's brother 2. maternal uncle (informal) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 7-9)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
陞: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 (shēng)) 2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 (shēng)) (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)
外省: wài shěng — another province (relative to the local one)
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)
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)
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
自然: zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)
忙亂: máng luàn — rushed and muddled (HSK 7-9)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
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)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
工夫: gōng fū — (old) laborer (HSK 3)
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)
窩: wō — 1. nest 2. pit or hollow on the human body 3. lair 4. den 5. place 6. to harbor or shelter 7. to hold in check 8. to bend 9. classifier for litters and broods (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)
拖: tuō — 1. to drag 2. to tow 3. to trail 4. to hang down 5. to mop (the floor) 6. to delay 7. to drag on (HSK 6)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
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)
豈不: qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
眼色: yǎn sè — 1. signal made with one's eyes 2. meaningful glance (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)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
舅舅: jiù jiu — 1. mother's brother 2. maternal uncle (informal) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
陞: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 (shēng)) 2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 (shēng)) (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
還有: hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
姨: yí — 1. mother's sister 2. aunt (HSK 7-9)
爹: diē — dad (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
況: kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation
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)
幾年來: jǐ nián lái — for the past several years
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
舅舅: jiù jiu — 1. mother's brother 2. maternal uncle (informal) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 7-9)
姨娘: yí niáng — 1. maternal aunt 2. father's concubine (old)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
每每: měi měi — often
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
信: xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)
捎: shāo — 1. to bring sth to sb 2. to deliver (HSK 7-9)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
接: jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)
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)
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: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (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)
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)
舅舅: jiù jiu — 1. mother's brother 2. maternal uncle (informal) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 7-9)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
忙著: máng zhe — to be occupied with (doing sth)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
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)
姨娘: yí niáng — 1. maternal aunt 2. father's concubine (old)
未必: wèi bì — 1. not necessarily 2. maybe not (HSK 4)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
苦: kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (HSK 4)
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)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
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)
房屋: fáng wū — 1. house 2. building 3. classifier: 所 (suǒ), 套 (tào) (HSK 3)
豈不: qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
使: shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
見怪: jiàn guài — 1. to mind 2. to take offense
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
意思: yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
守: shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)
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)
舅舅: jiù jiu — 1. mother's brother 2. maternal uncle (informal) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 7-9)
姨: yí — 1. mother's sister 2. aunt (HSK 7-9)
爹: diē — dad (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)
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)
未免: wèi miǎn — 1. unavoidably 2. can't help 3. really 4. rather (HSK 7-9)
拘: jū — 1. to capture 2. to restrain 3. to constrain 4. to adhere rigidly to 5. inflexible
緊: jǐn — 1. tight 2. strict 3. close at hand 4. near 5. urgent 6. tense 7. hard up 8. short of money 9. to tighten (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
不如: bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
各自: gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)
住: zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
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)
任意: rèn yì — 1. any 2. arbitrary 3. at will 4. at random (HSK 7-9)
施: Shī — surname Shi
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
挑: tiāo — 1. to carry on a shoulder pole 2. to choose 3. to pick 4. to nitpick (HSK 4)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
宅子: zhái zi — house; residence
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)
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)
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)
姨娘: yí niáng — 1. maternal aunt 2. father's concubine (old)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
別: Bié — surname Bie (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)
幾年: jǐ nián — 1. a few years; several years 2. how many years?
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)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
廝守: sī shǒu — to stay together; to rely on one another
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
妹子: mèi zi — 1. (dialect) younger sister 2. girl
投: tóu — 1. to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) 2. to cast (a ballot) 3. to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) 4. to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) 5. to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) 6. to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) 7. to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 8. (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water (HSK 4)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
姨娘: yí niáng — 1. maternal aunt 2. father's concubine (old)
家去: jiā qù — (dialect) to go home; to return home
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
好不好: hǎo bu hǎo — 1. (coll.) all right? 2. OK?
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
情知: qíng zhī — to know full well; to be fully aware
扭: niǔ — 1. to turn 2. to twist 3. to wring 4. to sprain 5. to swing one's hips (HSK 6)
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
吩咐: fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (HSK 7-9)
人夫: rén fū — married man; husband (as a social role)
一路: yī lù — 1. the whole journey 2. all the way 3. going the same way 4. going in the same direction 5. of the same kind (HSK 5)
奔: bēn — 1. to hurry 2. to rush 3. to run quickly 4. to elope (HSK 7-9)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
國: Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
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)

，，。By that time Lady Wang had already learned of the lawsuit over Xue Pan, and only after Jia Yucun had managed to settle it did her mind finally rest easy.，，。Then, on learning that her brother had been promoted to a frontier post, she began to worry that she would have even fewer relatives from her natal family coming and going, and felt somewhat lonely.，：「，，。」，，。A few days later, a servant suddenly came in to report: "Auntie Xue has brought the young master and young lady, and the whole family is arriving in the capital—they are just now getting down from their carriage at the gate." Overjoyed, Lady Wang hurriedly brought the women and daughters-in-law out to the main hall to receive them, and ushered Aunt Xue and the others inside.，，。When sisters meet again in their later years, it goes without saying that grief and joy mingled, and there was weeping and laughter as they recounted all that had happened since parting.，。They hurried on to present her to the Lady Dowager, offering up all manner of gifts and local products as tokens of goodwill.，。When the whole family had finished greeting one another, they hastily arranged a feast to welcome the travelers.

那時: nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (HSK 2)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
已知: yǐ zhī — known (to science)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
官司: guān si — 1. lawsuit 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) (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)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
虧: kuī — 1. to lose (money); to have a deficit 2. to be deficient 3. to treat unfairly 4. luckily; fortunately; thanks to 5. (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
維持: wéi chí — to keep; to maintain; to preserve (HSK 4)
了結: liǎo jié — 1. to settle 2. to finish 3. to conclude 4. to wind up (HSK 7-9)
纔: cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
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)
哥哥: gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
陞: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 (shēng)) 2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 (shēng)) (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)
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
缺: quē — 1. deficiency 2. lack 3. scarce 4. vacant post 5. to run short of (HSK 3)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
愁: chóu — to worry about (HSK 5)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (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)
娘家: niáng jiā — wife's family (before marriage)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
親戚: qīn qi — 1. a relative (i.e. family relation) 2. classifier: 門 (mén), 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 7-9)
來往: lái wǎng — 1. to come and go 2. to have dealings with 3. to be in relation with (HSK 6)
略: lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)
加: Jiā — 1. Canada (abbr. for 加拿大 (Jiā ná dà)) 2. surname Jia (HSK 2)
寂寞: jì mò — 1. lonely 2. lonesome 3. (of a place) quiet 4. silent (HSK 7-9)
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)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
忽: Hū — surname Hu
家人: jiā rén — 1. family member 2. (old) servant (HSK 1)
傳報: chuán bào — 1. notification 2. memorial
姨太太: yí tài tai — concubine
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)
哥兒: gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
合家: hé jiā — 1. whole family 2. entire household
進京: jìn Jīng — 1. to enter the capital 2. to go to Beijing
正在: zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)
門外: mén wài — outside the door
下車: xià chē — to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) (HSK 1)
喜: xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (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)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
媳: xí — daughter-in-law
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
接: jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)
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)
大廳: dà tīng — hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby (HSK 5)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
接: jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
進去: jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
暮年: mù nián — one's declining years; one's old age
相會: xiāng huì — to meet together
自不必說: zì bù bì shuō — 1. (idiom) needless to say 2. it goes without saying
悲喜交集: bēi xǐ jiāo jí — mixed feelings of grief and joy
泣: qì — to sob
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
敘: Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)
闊: kuò — 1. rich 2. wide 3. broad (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)
番: Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
拜見: bài jiàn — 1. to pay a formal visit 2. to call to pay respects 3. to meet one's senior or superior (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
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)
人情: rén qíng — 1. human emotions 2. social relationship; friendship 3. favor; a good turn (HSK 7-9)
土: Tǔ — 1. surname Tu 2. Tu ethnic group (HSK 3)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
各种: gè zhǒng — every kind of; all kinds of; various (HSK 3)
酬: chóu — 1. to entertain 2. to repay 3. to return 4. to reward 5. to compensate 6. to reply 7. to answer
獻: xiàn — 1. to offer 2. to present 3. to dedicate 4. to donate 5. to show 6. to put on display 7. worthy person (old) (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
合家: hé jiā — 1. whole family 2. entire household
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
廝: sī — 1. (bound form) together; each other 2. (bound form) male servant 3. (bound form) dude; so-and-so (used in 那廝 (nà sī) and 這廝 (zhè sī))
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
治: zhì — 1. to rule 2. to govern 3. to manage 4. to control 5. to harness (a river) 6. to treat (a disease) 7. to wipe out (a pest) 8. to punish 9. to research (HSK 4)
席: Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)
接風: jiē fēng — to hold a welcoming dinner or reception

，、。Xue Pan had already paid his respects to Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian then took him to pay his respects to Jia She, Jia Zhen, and the others.：「，，。Jia Zheng then sent someone to tell Lady Wang, "Auntie is getting on in years, and her nephew is young and does not know the ways of the world; if they live outside on their own, I fear someone might cause trouble.，，，。」，「，」。We have that row of some ten-odd rooms at Pear Fragrance Court in the northeast corner, standing idle for nothing—let it be swept out, and we should invite Auntie and the young master and young lady to live there." Before Lady Wang could even urge them to stay, the Lady Dowager likewise sent someone to say, "Please have Auntie settle right here with us, so that we may all be closer to one another," and other such words.，，，，。Aunt Xue had in fact been hoping to live under the same roof, precisely so she could keep her son somewhat in check; if he lived apart outside, she feared he would give free rein to his ways and bring trouble on himself, so she promptly expressed her thanks and agreed.：「，。」，。She also privately explained to Lady Wang, "All our daily expenses and provisions should be entirely dispensed with on our side—that is the proper way to manage things over the long term." Lady Wang, knowing that expense was no burden to the Xue family, went along with her wishes.。From then on, the Xue mother and son took up residence at Pear Fragrance Court.

薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
拜見: bài jiàn — 1. to pay a formal visit 2. to call to pay respects 3. to meet one's senior or superior (HSK 7-9)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
璉: liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
引著: yǐn zháo — 1. to ignite 2. to kindle
拜見: bài jiàn — 1. to pay a formal visit 2. to call to pay respects 3. to meet one's senior or superior (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
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)
使: shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
上來: shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
對: duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
姨太太: yí tài tai — concubine
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
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))
春秋: Chūn qiū — 1. Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) 2. Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)
外甥: wài shēng — 1. sister's son 2. wife's sibling's son
年輕: nián qīng — young (HSK 2)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
世: Shì — surname Shi
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
在外: zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded
住: zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
有人: yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
生事: shēng shì — to make trouble
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)
東北: Dōng běi — Northeast China; Manchuria (HSK 2)
角: Jué — surname Jue (HSK 2)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
梨: lí — 1. pear 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
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)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
白: Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)
空閒: kòng xián — 1. leisure; spare time 2. (of a person) free; unoccupied 3. (of equipment, rooms etc) unused; idle; vacant
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)
打掃: dǎ sǎo — 1. to clean 2. to sweep (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)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
姨太太: yí tài tai — concubine
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
哥兒: gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
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)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
未及: wèi jí — 1. to not have had time 2. to have not yet 3. not to touch upon
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
遣: qiǎn — 1. (bound form) to dispatch; to send 2. (bound form) to drive away; to dispel
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (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)
姨太太: yí tài tai — concubine
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: 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)
這裏: zhè lǐ — variant of 這裡 (zhè lǐ) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
親密: qīn mì — 1. intimate 2. close (HSK 4)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
正要: zhèng yào — 1. to be just about to 2. to be on the point of
同居: tóng jū — 1. to live together 2. to cohabit
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
拘: jū — 1. to capture 2. to restrain 3. to constrain 4. to adhere rigidly to 5. inflexible
緊: jǐn — 1. tight 2. strict 3. close at hand 4. near 5. urgent 6. tense 7. hard up 8. short of money 9. to tighten (HSK 3)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
兒子: ér zi — son (HSK 1)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
另: lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)
住: zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)
在外: zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded
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
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)
縱: zòng — 1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 4. (bound form) to release (a captive) 5. to indulge 6. to leap up 7. (literary) even if
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)
惹禍: rě huò — 1. to stir up trouble 2. to invite disaster
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
道謝: dào xiè — to express thanks
應允: yīng yǔn — 1. to give one's assent 2. to consent 3. Taiwan pr. (yìng yǔn)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
私: sī — 1. personal 2. private 3. selfish
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
說明: shuō míng — 1. to explain 2. to illustrate 3. to indicate 4. to show 5. to prove 6. explanation 7. directions 8. caption 9. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
一應: yī yīng — 1. all 2. every
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)
費: Fèi — surname Fei (HSK 3)
供給: gōng jǐ — 1. to furnish 2. to provide 3. supply (as in supply and demand) (HSK 6)
一概: yī gài — 1. all 2. without any exceptions 3. categorically (HSK 7-9)
免: miǎn — 1. to excuse sb 2. to exempt 3. to remove or dismiss from office 4. to avoid 5. to avert 6. to escape 7. to be prohibited (HSK 7-9)
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)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
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)
常: Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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)
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)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
於: yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
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)
從此: cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
家母: jiā mǔ — (polite) my mother
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-
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: 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)
梨: lí — 1. pear 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

，，，。It turned out that this Pear Fragrance Court was the very place where the old Duke of Rong had retired in his later years to cultivate tranquility—small and exquisite, with about ten-odd rooms, complete with front hall and rear chambers.，。There was also a separate gate opening onto the street, through which Xue Pan's servants went in and out.，，。To the southwest was a side gate leading to a covered passage, and once through the passage one came out at the eastern side of Lady Wang's main apartments.，，，，。Every day, either after meals or in the evening, Aunt Xue would come over, sometimes chatting idly with the Lady Dowager, sometimes conversing with Lady Wang.，，，。Baochai spent her days together with Daiyu, Yingchun, and the other cousins, whether reading, playing chess, or doing needlework, and found it altogether a most pleasant and contented life.，，，，，，，，。It was only that Xue Pan, at first, had never really wanted to live in the Jia household, fearing that his uncle-in-law would keep him under strict watch and that he would surely feel ill at ease; but since his mother was set on staying there, and moreover the household pressed them so warmly and insistently to remain, he had no choice but to settle in for the time being, meanwhile sending people to sweep out his own house so that he could move over there later.，，，，，，，，，。Who would have guessed that, living here for less than a month, he had already come to know by sight half of all the nephews and grandsons of the Jia clan, and that all those given to spoiled, dissolute habits were only too glad to consort with him—today a wine party, tomorrow flower-viewing, and it gradually went so far as gambling and whoring together, until there was nothing they did not get up to, luring Xue Pan into becoming ten times worse than he had been before.，，，，，，，，，，，，，，。Although Jia Zheng was disciplined in instructing his sons and methodical in managing the household, first, the clan was large and its members numerous, so he could not attend to every such matter; second, the current head of the clan was Jia Zhen, who, as the eldest grandson of the Ning mansion and now holding the hereditary office, naturally had charge of all clan affairs; and third, Jia Zheng himself was burdened with a jumble of public and private business, and being by nature easygoing and unworldly, did not consider mundane matters important—in his leisure hours from official duties he did nothing more than read books and play chess, and paid little heed to other things.，，，，。Moreover, Pear Fragrance Court was separated by two intervening rows of buildings and had its own street gate opening independently, so that one could come and go there entirely as one pleased; and so these young men of the clan were able to indulge themselves to their hearts' content there, and thus Xue Pan's intention of moving out gradually faded away.

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)
梨: lí — 1. pear 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
當日: dāng rì — on that day (HSK 7-9)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
暮年: mù nián — one's declining years; one's old age
養: yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
小小: xiǎo xiǎo — 1. very small 2. very few 3. very minor
巧: qiǎo — 1. opportunely 2. coincidentally 3. as it happens 4. skillful 5. timely (HSK 3)
巧: qiǎo — 1. opportunely 2. coincidentally 3. as it happens 4. skillful 5. timely (HSK 3)
約: yāo — to weigh in a balance or on a scale (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)
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
餘: yú — 1. extra 2. surplus 3. remaining 4. remainder after division 5. (following numerical value) or more 6. in excess of (some number) 7. residue (math.) 8. after 9. I 10. me (HSK 7-9)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
房屋: fáng wū — 1. house 2. building 3. classifier: 所 (suǒ), 套 (tào) (HSK 3)
前廳: qián tīng — 1. anteroom 2. vestibule 3. lobby (of a hotel etc)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
舍: Shè — surname She
俱全: jù quán — to have all of the elements mentioned (features, qualities, items etc)
另有: lìng yǒu — to have some other (reason 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)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
通: tōng — 1. to go through 2. to know well 3. (suffix) expert 4. to connect 5. to communicate 6. open 7. to clear 8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc (HSK 2)
街: jiē — 1. street 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
家人: jiā rén — 1. family member 2. (old) servant (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)
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
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)
西南: xī nán — southwest (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)
角門: jiǎo mén — corner gate
通: tōng — 1. to go through 2. to know well 3. (suffix) expert 4. to connect 5. to communicate 6. open 7. to clear 8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc (HSK 2)
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)
夾道: jiā dào — 1. a narrow street (lined with walls) 2. to line the street
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)
夾道: jiā dào — 1. a narrow street (lined with walls) 2. to line the street
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)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
正房: zhèng fáng — 1. central building (in a traditional house) 2. primary wife
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
東邊: dōng bian — 1. east 2. east side 3. eastern part 4. to the east 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)
每日: měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
飯: fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
晚間: wǎn jiān — 1. evening 2. night (HSK 7-9)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
過來: guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
閒談: xián tán — to chat
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
敘: Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
迎: yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
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)
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)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
看書: kàn shū — 1. to read 2. to study
下棋: xià qí — to play chess (HSK 7-9)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
針: zhēn — 1. needle 2. pin 3. injection 4. stitch 5. classifier: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī) (HSK 4)
黹: zhǐ — embroidery
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
樂業: Lè yè — see 樂業縣 (Lè yè Xiàn)
只是: zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
起初: qǐ chū — originally; at first; at the outset (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
宅: zhái — 1. residence 2. (coll.) to stay in at home 3. to hang around at home
居住者: jū zhù zhě — inhabitant
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
姨父: yí fu — 1. husband of mother's sister 2. uncle
管: Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
約: yāo — to weigh in a balance or on a scale (HSK 3)
拘禁: jū jìn — 1. constraint 2. to detain 3. to take into custody
料: liào — 1. material 2. stuff 3. grain 4. feed 5. to expect 6. to anticipate 7. to guess (HSK 6)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
不自在: bù zì zai — 1. uneasy 2. ill at ease
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
無奈: wú nài — 1. to have no alternative 2. frustrated 3. exasperated 4. helpless 5. (conjunction) but unfortunately (HSK 5)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
執意: zhí yì — 1. to be determined to 2. to insist on (HSK 7-9)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
宅: zhái — 1. residence 2. (coll.) to stay in at home 3. to hang around at home
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
十分: shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)
殷勤: yīn qín — 1. politely 2. solicitously 3. eagerly attentive (HSK 7-9)
苦: kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (HSK 4)
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)
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
暫且: zàn qiě — for now; for the time being; temporarily
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)
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)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
使: shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
打掃: dǎ sǎo — 1. to clean 2. to sweep (HSK 4)
出自: chū zì — to come from (HSK 7-9)
己: jǐ — 1. self 2. oneself 3. sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān) 4. sixth in order 5. letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc 6. hexa
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
房屋: fáng wū — 1. house 2. building 3. classifier: 所 (suǒ), 套 (tào) (HSK 3)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
移居: yí jū — 1. to migrate 2. to move to a new place of residence
過去: guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (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)
誰知: shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
自從: zì cóng — 1. since (a time) 2. ever since (HSK 3)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)
光景: guāng jǐng — 1. circumstances 2. scene 3. about 4. probably
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
宅: zhái — 1. residence 2. (coll.) to stay in at home 3. to hang around at home
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
凡: fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)
有的: yǒu de — 1. (there are) some (who are...) 2. some (exist) (HSK 1)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
侄: zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
認: rèn — 1. to recognize 2. to know 3. to admit (HSK 5)
熟: shú — 1. ripe; mature 2. thoroughly cooked; done 3. familiar; acquainted 4. experienced; skilled 5. (of sleep etc) deep; profound 6. also pr. (shóu) (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)
一半: yī bàn — half (HSK 1)
凡是: fán shì — each and every; every; all; any (HSK 6)
那些: nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
絝: kù — variant of 褲 (kù)
氣: qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
習: Xí — surname Xi
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
莫不: mò bù — 1. none doesn't 2. there is none who isn't 3. everyone
喜: xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
來往: lái wǎng — 1. to come and go 2. to have dealings with 3. to be in relation with (HSK 6)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
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)
酒: jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
明日: míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)
觀: Guàn — surname Guan
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
甚至: shèn zhì — even; so much so that (HSK 4)
聚賭: jù dǔ — to gather for a gambling session
嫖娼: piáo chāng — 1. to visit prostitutes 2. to go whoring
漸漸: jiàn jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)
無所不至: wú suǒ bù zhì — 1. to reach everywhere 2. to stop at nothing 3. to do one's utmost
引誘: yǐn yòu — 1. to coerce (sb into doing sth bad) 2. to lure (into a trap) 3. to seduce (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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
蟠: pán — to coil
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
當日: dāng rì — on that day (HSK 7-9)
更: gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
坏了: huài le — 1. shoot! 2. gosh! 3. oh, no! 4. (suffix) to the utmost
十倍: shí bèi — 1. tenfold 2. ten times (sth)
雖然: suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
訓: xùn — 1. to teach; to train; to admonish 2. (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule (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-
有方: yǒu fāng — 1. to do things right 2. to use the correct method
治: zhì — 1. to rule 2. to govern 3. to manage 4. to control 5. to harness (a river) 6. to treat (a disease) 7. to wipe out (a pest) 8. to punish 9. to research (HSK 4)
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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
一則: yī zé — on the one hand
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
大人: dà ren — 1. adult 2. grownup 3. title of respect toward superiors (HSK 2)
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)
照管: zhào guǎn — 1. to look after 2. to provide for
不到: bù dào — 1. not to arrive 2. not reaching 3. insufficient 4. less than
這些: zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
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)
現任: xiàn rèn — 1. to occupy a post currently 2. current (president etc); incumbent 3. (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse) (HSK 7-9)
族長: zú zhǎng — clan elder
乃是: nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
彼: bǐ — 1. that 2. those 3. (one) another
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
宁: zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
長孫: Zhǎng sūn — two-character surname Zhangsun
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
現: xiàn — 1. to appear 2. present 3. now 4. existing 5. current
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
職: zhí — 1. office 2. duty
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)
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
自有: zì yǒu — 1. (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) 2. one's own (apartment, brand etc)
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)
掌管: zhǎng guǎn — 1. in charge of 2. to control (HSK 7-9)
三: Sān — surname San (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)
公私: gōng sī — public and private (interests, initiative etc)
冗雜: rǒng zá — 1. many and varied 2. confused
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
瀟灑: xiāo sǎ — 1. confident and at ease 2. free and easy (HSK 7-9)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
俗: sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)
務: wù — 1. affair 2. business 3. matter 4. to be engaged in 5. to attend to 6. by all means
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
暇: xiá — leisure
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
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)
看書: kàn shū — 1. to read 2. to study
著棋: zhuó qí — to play chess
而已: ér yǐ — 1. that's all 2. nothing more (HSK 7-9)
餘: yú — 1. extra 2. surplus 3. remaining 4. remainder after division 5. (following numerical value) or more 6. in excess of (some number) 7. residue (math.) 8. after 9. I 10. me (HSK 7-9)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
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)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
介意: jiè yì — 1. to care about 2. to take offense 3. to mind (HSK 7-9)
況且: kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (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)
梨: lí — 1. pear 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
相隔: xiāng gé — separated by (distance or time etc)
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)
層: céng — 1. to pile on top of one another 2. layer; stratum 3. floor (of a building); story 4. (math.) sheaf 5. classifier for layers (HSK 2)
房舍: fáng shè — 1. house 2. building
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)
街門: jiē mén — gate or door facing the street
另開: lìng kāi — 1. to break up 2. to divide property and live apart 3. to start on a new (path)
任意: rèn yì — 1. any 2. arbitrary 3. at will 4. at random (HSK 7-9)
可以: kě yǐ — 1. can 2. may 3. possible 4. able to 5. not bad 6. pretty good (HSK 2)
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)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
這些: zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
子弟: zǐ dì — 1. child 2. the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
可以: kě yǐ — 1. can 2. may 3. possible 4. able to 5. not bad 6. pretty good (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)
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))
暢: chàng — 1. free 2. unimpeded 3. smooth 4. at ease 5. free from worry 6. fluent
怀: Huái — surname Huai
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
移居: yí jū — 1. to migrate 2. to move to a new place of residence
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
念: niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
漸漸: jiàn jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
滅: miè — 1. to extinguish or put out 2. to go out (of a fire etc) 3. to exterminate or wipe out 4. to drown (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)

，。What was to happen afterward will be told in the next chapter.

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What it’s about

Jia Yucun's first major case after reinstatement concerns a murdered buyer and an abducted girl. The victim tried to retain Yinglian, Zhen Shiyin's lost daughter, but the powerful young Xue Pan had him beaten to death and carried her away. A former novice from the Bottle-Gourd Temple recognizes both the girl and the magistrate. He shows Yucun an “officials' protective charm,” a list of the great local families—Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue—whose alliances make ordinary law dangerous to enforce.

Yucun initially performs righteous outrage, then follows the novice's plan. He pretends Xue Pan has died, manipulates testimony, compensates the dead man's family and closes the case, thereby securing the favor of the four clans. He later exiles the helpful novice to conceal his own past. Xue Pan travels to the capital with his mother Aunt Xue and his accomplished sister Baochai, ostensibly for Baochai's selection for palace service, and they take up residence with the Jias. Yinglian is absorbed into their household under the name Xiangling.

When it was written 背景

The chapter turns the family chronicle outward to show how aristocratic privilege operates through courts, servants and marriage ties. The protective charm is a compact guide to the four interlinked clans and also a demonstration that knowing the network matters more than knowing the law. Yinglian's passage from cherished child to abducted concubine connects the apparently separate opening chapters. For learners, the legal vocabulary is less important than tracking Yucun's choices: the man once helped by Shiyin knowingly sacrifices Shiyin's daughter to protect his recovered career.

Words in this chapter 生词

薛xuē薛xuē — wormwood like grass (classical)
門子mén zi門子mén zi — door · doorman (old) · hanger-on of an aristocrat · social influence · pull · classifier for relatives, marriages etc
蟠pán蟠pán — to coil
拐子guǎi zi拐子guǎi zi — crutch · (derog.) lame person · kidnapper
賈gǔ賈gǔ — merchant · to buy
馮píng馮píng — to gallop · to assist · to attack · to wade · great · old variant of 憑 (píng)
金陵Jīn líng金陵Jīn líng — pre-Han name for Nanjing · common place name
官司guān siHSK 6官司guān si — lawsuit · classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
舅舅jiù jiuHSK 7-9舅舅jiù jiu — mother's brother · maternal uncle (informal) · classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 7-9)
凶犯xiōng fàn凶犯xiōng fàn — murderer
姨娘yí niáng姨娘yí niáng — maternal aunt · father's concubine (old)
遂suí遂suí — used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) · Taiwan pr. (suì)

第四回 薄命女偏逢薄命郎 葫蘆僧亂判葫蘆案 An Ill-Fated Girl Meets an Ill-Fated Man; A Bottle-Gourd Monk Bungles the Bottle-Gourd Case

What it’s about

When it was written 背景

Words in this chapter 生词

第四回　　　薄命女偏逢薄命郎　葫蘆僧亂判葫蘆案 An Ill-Fated Girl Meets an Ill-Fated Man; A Bottle-Gourd Monk Bungles the Bottle-Gourd Case