第五回　　　開生面夢演紅樓夢　立新場情傳幻境情 A Dream Enacts the Dream of Red Mansions; The Fairyland Conveys the Passions of Love

：A verse reads:

，。Drowsy with spring lethargy, wrapped in an embroidered quilt, as if in a trance she followed an immortal maiden down into the red dust of the mortal world.

，。Ask who it is that dreams his way into the realm of Huaxu — a man of romantic passion who, through the ages, creates his own karma.

，。Since the fourth chapter has already briefly related how the Xue family — mother and son — came to lodge within the Rong mansion, this chapter cannot go into that matter for now.

第: dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
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-
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
寄居: jì jū — to live away from home
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)
事略: shì lüè — biographical sketch
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
表明: biǎo míng — 1. to make clear 2. to make known 3. to state clearly 4. to indicate 5. known (HSK 3)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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)
暫: zàn — 1. temporary 2. Taiwan pr. (zhàn) (HSK 7-9)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)

，，，，，，，，，，，，。Now to tell of Lin Daiyu: ever since she had come to live in the Rong mansion, Grandmother Jia had cherished her in every way, and in matters of sleeping, eating, and daily life she was treated exactly the same as Baoyu — indeed her own granddaughters Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun were rather set aside by comparison; as for the close affection and friendship between Baoyu and Daiyu, it too was of a kind different from that with any other — by day they went about and sat together, by night they rested and lodged together, and truly their words and feelings were in harmony, without the slightest discord.，，，，。Who could have expected that now, suddenly, a Xue Baochai should arrive — though not much older in years, yet of upright character and full, lovely looks, so that many said Daiyu could not compare to her.，，，，。Moreover, Baochai's conduct was open and generous, adapting herself to circumstance and going along with the times, unlike Daiyu, who held herself proudly aloof and looked down on those beneath her; hence Baochai won far more favor from the servants than Daiyu did.，。Even the little maidservants mostly loved to go off and play with Baochai.，。Because of this, Daiyu harbored some melancholy resentment in her heart, while Baochai remained entirely unaware of it.，，，。As for Baoyu, he too was still but a child, and moreover, by the foolish, awkward, and eccentric nature he had been endowed with, he regarded all his sisters and brothers with the same single-minded feeling, making no distinction of closeness or distance.，。Among them, because he shared quarters with Daiyu, both sitting and resting in attendance on Grandmother Jia, he was somewhat more familiar and at ease with her than with his other sisters.，，，，。Being familiar, he felt all the closer to her; being close, it was inevitable that at times there arose blame born of wanting perfection in each other, and unforeseen rifts.，，，，，。That day, for some reason, the two of them fell into a slight disagreement in words; Daiyu, angered, wept alone in her room, while Baoyu, regretting that his own words had been rash and offensive, went to make amends and humble himself before her, whereupon Daiyu gradually came around.

如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
且說: qiě shuō — thus
林黛玉: Lín Dài yù — Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉
自在: zì zai — comfortable; at ease (HSK 6)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
以來: yǐ lái — since (used after a specified time or event) (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
萬般: wàn bān — 1. every kind 2. manifold 3. extremely
憐愛: lián ài — 1. to have tender affection for 2. to love tenderly 3. to pamper sb
寢: qǐn — 1. (bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest 2. (bound form) bedroom 3. (bound form) imperial tomb 4. (literary) to stop; to cease
食: shí — 1. to eat 2. food 3. animal feed 4. eclipse
起居: qǐ jū — 1. everyday life 2. regular pattern of life
一如: yī rú — to be just like
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
迎: yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
探: tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
惜: xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)
孫女: sūn nǚ — 1. son's daughter 2. granddaughter (HSK 4)
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)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
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)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
便是: biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
親密: qīn mì — 1. intimate 2. close (HSK 4)
友愛: yǒu ài — 1. friendly affection 2. fraternal love
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)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
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)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
不同: bù tóng — 1. different 2. distinct 3. not the same 4. not alike (HSK 2)
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)
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)
同行: tóng háng — 1. person of the same profession 2. of the same trade, occupation or industry (HSK 6)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
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)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
息: xī — 1. breath 2. news 3. interest (on an investment or loan) 4. to cease 5. to stop 6. to rest 7. Taiwan pr. (xí)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
止: zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)
真是: zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
和: Hé — surname He (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))
順: shùn — 1. to obey 2. to follow 3. to arrange 4. to make reasonable 5. along 6. favorable (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)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
參: sān — three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
商: Shāng — 1. Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) 2. surname Shang
不想: bù xiǎng — unexpectedly; to one's surprise
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
忽然: hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
薛寶釵: Xuē Bǎo chāi — Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉
年歲: nián suì — 1. years of age 2. age
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
多: duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
然: rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly
品格: pǐn gé — 1. (of a person) moral character; integrity 2. (of a work of art or literature) style; character; quality 3. (music) fret (on a stringed instrument)
端方: duān fāng — 1. upright 2. honest 3. proper 4. correct
容貌: róng mào — 1. one's appearance 2. one's aspect 3. looks 4. features
豐美: fēng měi — abundant and prosperous
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
謂: Wèi — surname Wei
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
不及: bù jí — 1. to fall short of 2. not as good as 3. too late
而且: ér qiě — 1. (not only ...) but also 2. moreover; in addition; furthermore (HSK 2)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
行為: xíng wéi — action; conduct; behavior; activity (HSK 2)
豁達: huò dá — 1. optimistic 2. sanguine 3. generous 4. magnanimous 5. open-minded (HSK 7-9)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
分: fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
不比: bù bǐ — unlike
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
孤高: gū gāo — arrogant
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
許: Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)
目: mù — 1. eye 2. (literary) to look; to regard 3. eye (of a net); mesh 4. mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數 (mù shù)) 5. item; section 6. list; catalogue 7. (taxonomy) order 8. name; title
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
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)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
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)
下人: xià rén — 1. (old) servant 2. (dialect) children; grandchildren
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)
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)
那些: nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
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-
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
心中: xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (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)
有些: yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit
悒: yì — 1. anxiety 2. worry
鬱: Yù — surname Yu
不忿: bù fèn — 1. unsatisfied 2. unconvinced 3. indignant
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))
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
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)
渾然不覺: hún rán bù jué — totally unaware
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
孩提: hái tí — 1. (literary) infant 2. young child
之間: zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)
況: kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
天性: tiān xìng — 1. nature 2. innate tendency (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)
稟: bǐng — 1. to make a report (to a superior) 2. to give 3. to endow 4. to receive 5. petition
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)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
片: piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)
愚拙: yú zhuō — clumsy and stupid
偏僻: piān pì — 1. remote 2. desolate 3. far from the city (HSK 7-9)
視: shì — (literary, or bound form) to look at
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
弟兄: dì xiong — 1. brothers 2. comrade
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
一意: yī yì — 1. focus 2. with complete devotion 3. stubbornly
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)
親疏: qīn shū — close and distant (relatives)
遠近: yuǎn jìn — 1. far and near 2. distance
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
其中: qí zhōng — 1. among 2. in 3. included among these (HSK 2)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
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)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
臥: wò — 1. to lie 2. to crouch (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)
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)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
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)
慣: guàn — 1. accustomed to 2. used to 3. indulge 4. to spoil (a child) (HSK 7-9)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
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)
慣: guàn — 1. accustomed to 2. used to 3. indulge 4. to spoil (a child) (HSK 7-9)
則: zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)
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)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
親密: qīn mì — 1. intimate 2. close (HSK 4)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
親密: qīn mì — 1. intimate 2. close (HSK 4)
則: zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)
不免: bù miǎn — inevitably (HSK 5)
一時: yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
求: qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
毀: huǐ — 1. to destroy; to ruin 2. to defame; to slander (HSK 6)
不虞: bù yú — 1. unexpected 2. eventuality 3. contingency 4. not worry about
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
隙: xì — 1. crack 2. crevice 3. gap or interval 4. loophole 5. discord 6. rift
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
為何: wèi hé — why (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)
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)
言語: yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)
有些: yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit
不合: bù hé — 1. to not conform to 2. to be unsuited to 3. to be out of keeping with 4. should not 5. ought out
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
獨: dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (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)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
垂淚: chuí lèi — to shed tears
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
自悔: zì huǐ — 1. to regret 2. to repent
言語: yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)
冒: Mào — surname Mao (HSK 5)
撞: zhuàng — 1. to knock against 2. to bump into 3. to run into 4. to meet by accident (HSK 5)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
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)
俯就: fǔ jiù — 1. to deign 2. to condescend 3. to yield to (entreaties) 4. to submit to (sb) 5. (polite) to deign to accept (a post)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
漸漸: jiàn jiàn — gradually (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)
回轉: huí zhuǎn — variant of 迴轉 (huí zhuǎn)
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)

，，，，。Because the plum blossoms in the garden of the Ning mansion to the east were in full bloom, You-shi, wife of Jia Zhen, prepared a feast and invited Grandmother Jia, Lady Xing, Lady Wang, and the others to come admire the flowers.，。That day she first brought along Jia Rong's wife, and the two of them came in person to extend the invitation.，，，，。Grandmother Jia and the others came over after breakfast and amused themselves wandering in Huifang Garden; first tea, then wine — it was nothing more than a small family gathering of the womenfolk of the Ning and Rong mansions, with no other novel or interesting matters worth recording.

因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
東邊: dōng bian — 1. east 2. east side 3. eastern part 4. to the east of (HSK 1)
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
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)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
花園: huā yuán — 1. garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants 2. classifier: 座 (zuò) (HSK 2)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
梅花: méi huā — 1. plum blossom 2. clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) 3. (dialect) wintersweet (HSK 6)
盛開: shèng kāi — 1. blooming 2. in full flower (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
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)
酒: jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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)
賞: shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (HSK 4)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
是日: shì rì — 1. (formal) this day 2. that day
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)
攜: xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)
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
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
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)
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)
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
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等於: děng yú — 1. to equal 2. to be tantamount to (HSK 2)
早飯: zǎo fàn — 1. breakfast 2. classifier: 份 (fèn), 頓 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) (HSK 1)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
過來: guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
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)
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)
芳: fāng — fragrant
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
游: Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
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)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (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)
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)
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)
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
榮: Róng — surname Rong
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (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)
女眷: nǚ juàn — 1. the females in a family 2. womenfolk
家宴: jiā yàn — 1. dinner party held in one's home 2. family reunion dinner
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
集: jí — 1. to gather 2. to collect 3. collected works 4. classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode (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)
別樣: bié yàng — 1. different kind of 2. another sort of 3. special 4. unusual
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)
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
趣事: qù shì — 1. entertaining anecdote 2. interesting story or incident
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)
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)

，，，。After a while Baoyu grew tired and wished to take a midday nap; Grandmother Jia ordered someone to look after him well, letting him rest a while before coming back.：「，，。」：「，，。」，，，，，。Jia Rong's wife, Qin-shi, quickly answered with a smile, "We have a room here already made up for Uncle Bao; Old Ancestress, set your mind at ease — just leave it entirely to me." Then she said to Baoyu's wet-nurses and maids, "Nannies, sisters, please bring Uncle Bao along with me." Grandmother Jia had always known Qin-shi to be an extremely capable and proper person — graceful and delicate in form, gentle and even-tempered in her ways, the foremost favorite among the great-grandsons' wives — so seeing her go to settle Baoyu, she naturally felt at ease about it.

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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
倦怠: juàn dài — 1. worn out 2. exhausted 3. dispirited
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
睡: shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
好生: hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
哄: hōng — 1. roar of laughter (onom.) 2. hubbub 3. to roar (as a crowd) (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)
歇: xiē — 1. to rest 2. to take a break 3. to stop 4. to halt 5. (dialect) to sleep 6. a moment 7. a short while (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)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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
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)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
這裏: zhè lǐ — variant of 這裡 (zhè lǐ) (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)
給: gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
叔: shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)
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)
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
屋子: wū zi — 1. house 2. room 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 3)
老: lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)
祖宗: zǔ zōng — 1. ancestor 2. forebear (HSK 7-9)
放心: fàng xīn — 1. to feel relieved 2. to feel reassured 3. to be at ease (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)
交與: jiāo yǔ — to hand over
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
奶娘: nǎi niáng — (dialect) wet nurse
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
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)
嬤嬤: mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
叔: shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
這裏: zhè lǐ — variant of 這裡 (zhè lǐ) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
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)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
極: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
妥當: tuǒ dang — 1. appropriate 2. proper 3. ready (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)
生: shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
裊娜: niǎo nuó — slim and graceful
纖巧: xiān qiǎo — 1. delicate 2. dainty
行事: xíng shì — 1. to execute 2. to handle 3. behavior 4. action 5. conduct
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
溫柔: wēn róu — gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) (HSK 7-9)
和平: hé píng — 1. peace 2. peaceful (HSK 3)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
重孫: chóng sūn — great-grandson
媳: xí — daughter-in-law
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
第一: dì yī — 1. first 2. most important; primary; foremost
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
得意: dé yì — 1. proud of oneself 2. pleased with oneself 3. complacent (HSK 4)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
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)
安置: ān zhì — 1. to find a place for 2. to help settle down 3. to arrange for 4. to get into bed 5. placement (HSK 4)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
安穩: ān wěn — steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth (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)

。Thereupon Qin-shi led the whole group into an inner room of the main apartment.，，《》，，。Baoyu looked up and saw a painting hung on the wall — the figures were well painted enough, but its subject was "The Picture of Burning the Reed-Torch to Study"; without even looking to see who had painted it, he already felt some displeasure in his heart.，：There was also a pair of scrolls, on which was written:

當下: dāng xià — 1. immediately 2. at once 3. at that moment 4. at the moment (HSK 7-9)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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
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)
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)
簇: cù — 1. (bound form) to cluster; to pile up 2. cluster; pile 3. classifier for bunches, clusters, piles etc
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)
至上: zhì shàng — 1. supreme 2. paramount 3. above all else
房: Fáng — surname Fang
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
抬頭: tái tóu — 1. to raise one's head; to look up 2. (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth 3. (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc (HSK 5)
看見: kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
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)
幅: fú — 1. width 2. roll 3. classifier for textiles or pictures (HSK 5)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
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)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
人物: rén wù — 1. person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance) 2. character (in a play, novel etc) 3. (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting (HSK 5)
固: gù — 1. hard 2. strong 3. solid 4. sure 5. assuredly 6. undoubtedly 7. of course 8. indeed 9. admittedly
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)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
故事: gù shì — old practice (HSK 2)
乃是: nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)
燃: rán — 1. to burn 2. to ignite 3. to light 4. fig. to spark off (hopes) 5. to start (debate) 6. to raise (hopes)
藜: lí — 1. name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc) 2. Chenopodium album
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
係: xì — 1. to connect 2. to relate to 3. to tie up 4. to bind 5. to be (literary) (HSK 3)
何人: hé rén — who
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)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
心中: xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (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)
有些: yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit
不快: bù kuài — 1. unhappy 2. in low spirits 3. (of a knife) not sharp
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
幅: fú — 1. width 2. roll 3. classifier for textiles or pictures (HSK 5)
對聯: duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)
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)

，。A thorough understanding of worldly affairs is itself true learning; a skilled mastery of human feeling is itself fine writing.

，，，，：「！Upon reading these two lines, no matter how exquisite the room or how splendid its furnishings, he was absolutely unwilling to stay there, and hastily said, "Get out of here, quick!！」：「，？Get out, quick!" Hearing this, Qin-shi laughed and said, "If even this place isn't good enough, then where could we go?。」。Otherwise, let's go to my room instead." Baoyu nodded and smiled faintly.：「？」：「，。One of the nannies said, "Whatever reason could there be for an uncle to go sleep in his nephew's wife's room?" Qin-shi laughed and said, "Oh come now, don't worry about him taking offense.，！How old is he anyway, that he should mind about such things!，，，。」：「？Last month, didn't you see my own younger brother come? Although he's the same age as Uncle Bao, if the two of them stood together, I'm afraid my brother would even be the taller of the two." Baoyu said, "How is it I've never seen him?。」：「，，。」。Bring him here for me to see." Everyone laughed and said, "He lives twenty or thirty li away — how could we just bring him like that? There will be plenty of days yet to meet him." So saying, they all came to Qin-shi's room.，。Just as they reached the door, a delicate, sweet fragrance came wafting toward them.，「！」，《》，，：Baoyu felt his eyes grow heavy and his bones go soft, and he kept saying, "What lovely fragrance!" On entering the room and looking at the wall, he saw a painting by Tang Bohu, "Begonia Sleeping in Spring," flanked by a pair of scrolls in the hand of the Song scholar Qin Taixu, on which the couplet read:

及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
兩句: liǎng jù — (say) a few words
縱然: zòng rán — even if; even though (HSK 7-9)
室: Shì — surname Shi (HSK 3)
宇: yǔ — 1. room 2. universe
精美: jīng měi — exquisite; elegant; fine (HSK 6)
舖: pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
華麗: huá lì — gorgeous (HSK 7-9)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
斷: duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)
斷: duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)
不: 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)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這裏: zhè lǐ — variant of 這裡 (zhè lǐ) (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
不好: bù hǎo — no good
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)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
那裏: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
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)
不然: bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (HSK 4)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)
吧: bā — 1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) 2. to puff (on a pipe etc) 3. (onom.) bang 4. abbr. for 貼吧 (tiē bā) (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
點頭: diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)
微笑: wēi xiào — 1. smile 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 絲 (sī) 3. to smile (HSK 4)
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)
嬤嬤: mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
那裏: nà li — there; that place (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)
叔叔: shū shu — 1. father's younger brother; paternal uncle 2. form of address used by children for a male one generation older (HSK 4)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
侄: zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
房: Fáng — surname Fang
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
睡覺: shuì jiào — 1. to go to bed 2. to sleep (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)
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)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
噯: ǎi — 1. to belch 2. (interj. of disapproval)
喲: yō — 1. Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise) 2. also pr. (yāo)
喲: yō — 1. Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise) 2. also pr. (yāo)
不怕: bù pà — 1. fearless 2. not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) 3. even if 4. even though
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)
惱: nǎo — to get angry
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)
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
多大: duō dà — 1. how old? 2. how big? 3. how much? 4. so big 5. that much
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
忌諱: jì huì — 1. taboo 2. to avoid as taboo 3. to abstain from (HSK 7-9)
這些個: zhè xiē ge — these
上月: shàng yuè — last month
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
看見: kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
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)
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)
雖然: suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
叔: shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)
同年: tóng nián — 1. in the same year 2. to be the same age (HSK 7-9)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
個人: gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
站: zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
只怕: zhǐ pà — 1. I'm afraid that... 2. perhaps 3. maybe 4. very likely
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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)
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)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
三十: sān shí — 1. thirty 2. 30
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
那裏: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
帶去: dài qu — to take along with one
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (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)
日子: rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (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)
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (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)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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
房: Fáng — surname Fang
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
剛: gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
房門: fáng mén — door of a room
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)
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)
股: gǔ — 1. thigh 2. part of a whole; portion of a sum 3. (finance) stock; share 4. strand of a thread 5. low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科 (kē) 6. classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc 7. classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff 8. classifier for bands of people, gangs etc 9. classifier for sudden forceful actions (HSK 6)
細細: xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
甜: tián — 1. sweet 2. (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely (HSK 3)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
襲: xí — 1. (bound form) to raid; to attack 2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
覺得: jué de — 1. to think that ...; to feel that ... 2. to feel (uncomfortable etc) (HSK 1)
眼: yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
餳: xíng — 1. maltose syrup 2. molasses 3. heavy (eyelids) 4. drowsy-eyed 5. listless 6. (of dough, candy etc) to soften 7. to become soft and sticky
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)
軟: ruǎn — 1. soft 2. flexible (HSK 5)
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
說: shuì — to persuade (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)
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)
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)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
壁: bì — 1. wall 2. rampart
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
唐伯虎: Táng Bó hǔ — Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
海棠: Hǎi táng — see 海棠區 (Hǎi táng Qū)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
睡: shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)
圖: tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (HSK 3)
兩邊: liǎng biān — either side; both sides (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)
宋: Sòng — 1. surname Song 2. the Song dynasty (960–1279) 3. Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋 (Nán cháo Sòng)
學士: xué shì — 1. bachelor's degree 2. person holding a university degree (HSK 7-9)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
太虛: Tài xū — Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
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)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
對聯: duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

，。A tender chill locks in dreams, for spring is cold; a fragrant air assails one — it is the scent of wine.

，，。On the table stood the precious mirror that Wu Zetian once kept in her mirror chamber; to one side was placed the golden tray upon which Feiyan once danced, and on the tray lay the quince that An Lushan had once thrown, wounding Taizhen's breast.，。Set above was the couch on which Princess Shouchang once lay beneath Hanzhang Hall, and hanging over it was the string-of-pearls canopy made by Princess Tongchang.：「！」：「。」，。Baoyu, smiling, kept saying, "This place is good!" Qin-shi laughed and said, "My room, I daresay, is fit even for an immortal to lodge in." So saying, she herself spread out the gauze quilt that Xi Shi had once washed, and set in place the mandarin-duck pillow that Hongniang had once held in her arms.，，，，，。Thereupon the nurses settled Baoyu comfortably into bed and quietly withdrew, leaving only the four maids Xiren, Meiren, Qingwen, and Sheyue to keep him company.，。Qin-shi then instructed the young maidservants to keep careful watch under the eaves of the corridor for any cats or dogs fighting.

案: àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table
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)
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)
武則天: Wǔ Zé tiān — Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
當日: dāng rì — on that day (HSK 7-9)
鏡: jìng — 1. mirror 2. lens
室: Shì — surname Shi (HSK 3)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
鏡: jìng — 1. mirror 2. lens
一邊: yī biān — 1. one side 2. either side 3. on the one hand 4. on the other hand 5. doing while (HSK 1)
擺: bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (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)
飛: fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
燕: Yān — 1. Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning 2. north Hebei 3. the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (Qián Yān) (337–370), Later Yan 後燕 (Hòu Yān) (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕 (Nán Yān) (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕 (Běi Yān) (409–436) 4. surname Yan
立: Lì — surname Li (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)
舞: wǔ — 1. to dance 2. to wield 3. to brandish (HSK 5)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
盤: pán — 1. tray; plate; dish 2. (finance) (bound form) market prices 3. (computing) (bound form) disk 4. to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) 5. to check; to examine; to investigate 6. to transfer; to sell (property) 7. to shift; to move (sth big and heavy) 8. classifier for things resembling a plate or dish 9. classifier for coils 10. classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) (HSK 4)
盤: pán — 1. tray; plate; dish 2. (finance) (bound form) market prices 3. (computing) (bound form) disk 4. to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) 5. to check; to examine; to investigate 6. to transfer; to sell (property) 7. to shift; to move (sth big and heavy) 8. classifier for things resembling a plate or dish 9. classifier for coils 10. classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) (HSK 4)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
盛: Shèng — surname Sheng (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)
安祿山: Ān Lù shān — An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂 (Ān Shǐ zhī Luàn)
擲: zhì — 1. to toss 2. to throw dice 3. Taiwan pr. (zhí)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
傷: shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (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)
太: tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
乳: rǔ — 1. (bound form) breast 2. (bound form) milk 3. (bound form) newborn; suckling
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
木瓜: mù guā — 1. papaya (Carica papaya) 2. genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae 3. Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (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)
壽: Shòu — surname Shou
昌: Chāng — surname Chang
公主: gōng zhǔ — princess (HSK 6)
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)
含: hán — 1. to keep in the mouth 2. to contain (HSK 4)
章: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 6)
殿下: diàn xià — 1. Your Majesty (honorific) 2. His or Her Highness
臥: wò — 1. to lie 2. to crouch (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)
榻: tà — couch
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (HSK 6)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
昌: Chāng — surname Chang
公主: gōng zhǔ — princess (HSK 6)
製: zhì — 1. to manufacture 2. to make (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)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
帳: zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
含笑: hán xiào — to have a smile on one's face
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
這裏: zhè lǐ — variant of 這裡 (zhè lǐ) (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)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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
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)
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)
屋子: wū zi — 1. house 2. room 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 3)
大約: dà yuē — 1. approximately 2. probably (HSK 3)
神仙: shén xiān — 1. Daoist immortal 2. supernatural entity 3. (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc 4. fig. lighthearted person (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
可以: kě yǐ — 1. can 2. may 3. possible 4. able to 5. not bad 6. pretty good (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)
得了: dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
親自: qīn zì — 1. personally 2. in person 3. oneself (HSK 3)
展開: zhǎn kāi — 1. to unfold; to spread out; to open up 2. to launch; to carry out (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)
西子: Xī zǐ — another name for Xishi 西施 (Xī shī)
浣: huàn — 1. to wash 2. to rinse 3. any of three 10-day division of the month (during Tang dynasty) 4. Taiwan pr. (huǎn) 5. also pr. (wǎn)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
紗: shā — 1. cotton yarn 2. muslin (HSK 7-9)
衾: qīn — 1. coverlet 2. quilt
移: yí — 1. to move 2. to shift 3. to change 4. to alter 5. to remove (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)
紅娘: hóng niáng — matchmaker
抱: bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
鴛: yuān — mandarin duck
枕: zhěn — 1. (bound form) pillow 2. to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. (zhèn))
於是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
奶母: nǎi mǔ — wet nurse
伏侍: fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
臥: wò — 1. to lie 2. to crouch (HSK 7-9)
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)
款款: kuǎn kuǎn — 1. leisurely 2. sincerely
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
留: liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)
襲: xí — 1. (bound form) to raid; to attack 2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
媚: mèi — 1. (bound form) to flatter 2. (bound form) charming
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
晴: qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
雯: wén — multicolored clouds
麝: shè — 1. musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) 2. also called 香獐子
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
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)
伴: bàn — 1. partner; companion; comrade; associate 2. to accompany (HSK 7-9)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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
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)
吩咐: fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (HSK 7-9)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
好生: hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
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)
廊: láng — 1. corridor 2. veranda 3. porch
檐: yán — 1. eaves 2. ledge or brim
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
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)
貓兒: māo ér — kitten
狗: gǒu — 1. dog 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
打架: dǎ jià — 1. to fight 2. to scuffle 3. to come to blows 4. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 5)

，，，，，。No sooner had Baoyu closed his eyes than he drifted into a hazy sleep, and it seemed as though Qin-shi were walking ahead of him; so, drifting and floating along, he followed her to a certain place.，，，。There he saw vermilion balustrades and white stones, green trees and clear streams — truly a place where human footprints were rarely met and not a speck of dust ever came.，：「，，，。」，：In his dream Baoyu was delighted, and thought to himself, "This place is delightful — I would gladly spend my whole life here, even if it meant losing my home; that would be far better than being scolded and beaten every day by my parents and tutors." Just as he was lost in such idle thoughts, he suddenly heard someone behind the hill singing a song:

那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
剛: gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)
合上: hé shàng — to close (box, book, mouth etc)
眼: yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
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)
惚: hū — used in 恍惚 (huǎng hū)
惚: hū — used in 恍惚 (huǎng hū)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
睡: shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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)
猶: yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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
在前: zài qián — 1. ahead 2. formerly 3. in the past
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
悠悠: yōu yōu — 1. lasting for ages 2. long drawn out 3. remote in time or space 4. unhurried 5. a great number (of events) 6. preposterous 7. pensive
蕩蕩: dàng dàng — fluttering
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (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)
所在: suǒ zài — 1. place 2. location 3. (after a noun) place where it is located (HSK 5)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
朱: Zhū — surname Zhu
欄: lán — 1. fence 2. railing 3. hurdle 4. column or box (of text or other data) (HSK 7-9)
白: Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
綠樹: lǜ shù — 1. trees 2. greenery
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
溪: xī — 1. creek 2. rivulet
真是: zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
跡: jì — 1. (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue 2. Taiwan pr. (jī)
稀: xī — 1. sparse; scattered 2. rare; uncommon 3. diluted; thin; watery 4. (bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 綠豆稀[lu : 4 dou4 xi1] "sweet mung bean soup") 5. (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟 (xī zāo) "utterly ruined") (HSK 7-9)
逢: féng — 1. to meet by chance 2. to come across 3. (of a calendar event) to come along 4. (of an event) to fall on (a particular day) 5. to fawn upon (HSK 7-9)
飛: fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
不到: bù dào — 1. not to arrive 2. not reaching 3. insufficient 4. less than
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
夢中: mèng zhōng — in a dream
歡喜: huān xǐ — 1. happy 2. joyous 3. delighted 4. to like 5. to be fond of
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
去處: qù chù — 1. place 2. destination (HSK 7-9)
有趣: yǒu qù — interesting; fascinating; amusing (HSK 4)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
一生: yī shēng — all one's life; throughout one's life (HSK 2)
縱然: zòng rán — even if; even though (HSK 7-9)
失: shī — 1. to lose 2. to miss 3. to fail
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
願意: yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (HSK 2)
強如: qiáng rú — to be better than
天天: tiān tiān — every day
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)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
師傅: shī fu — 1. master 2. qualified worker 3. respectful form of address for older men 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 5)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
胡: Hú — surname Hu
思: sī — 1. to think 2. to consider
之間: zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)
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)
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
有人: yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
歌: gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

，。Spring dreams scatter with the clouds, falling blossoms drift with the flowing stream.

，。A word to all you young men and maidens — why go seeking idle sorrow?

。Baoyu, listening, recognized it as a woman's voice.，，，。Before the song had even ended, he saw someone come walking out from over there, moving with a graceful, swaying gait — truly unlike any ordinary person.：There is a rhapsody to bear witness:

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (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)
聲音: shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)
歌聲: gē shēng — 1. singing voice 2. fig. original voice of a poet (HSK 3)
未: wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)
息: xī — 1. breath 2. news 3. interest (on an investment or loan) 4. to cease 5. to stop 6. to rest 7. Taiwan pr. (xí)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
那邊: nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
走出: zǒu chū — to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
一個人: yī gè rén — 1. by oneself (without assistance) 2. alone (without company)
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)
蹁: pián — to limp
躚: xiān — 1. to manner of dancing 2. to walk around
裊娜: niǎo nuó — slim and graceful
端的: duān dì — 1. really 2. after all 3. details 4. particulars
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
不同: bù tóng — 1. different 2. distinct 3. not the same 4. not alike (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)
賦: fù — 1. poetic essay 2. taxation 3. to bestow on 4. to endow with
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)
證: zhèng — 1. certificate 2. proof 3. to prove 4. to demonstrate 5. to confirm 6. variant of 症 (zhèng) (HSK 3)

，。Just leaving the willow bank, just emerging from the bower of flowers.，，，。Wherever she walks, birds startle from the courtyard trees; as she draws near, her shadow crosses the winding gallery.，，，。Her immortal sleeves suddenly flutter — one catches the rich scent of musk and orchid; her lotus robe seems about to stir — one hears the tinkling clash of girdle-jade.，，，。Her dimpled smile is like the spring peach, clouds of hair piled in kingfisher-dark coils; her lips part like a cherry, pomegranate-white teeth holding a fragrance.，，，。Her slender waist so lovely, like whirling wind and dancing snow; her pearls and kingfisher ornaments gleaming bright, goose-yellow adorning her whole brow.，，，。Appearing and vanishing among the flowers, fit now for a frown, now for a smile; lingering above the pool, as if flying, as if soaring.，，，。Her moth-brows knit and then smile, about to speak yet not yet speaking; her lotus steps just shift, about to halt yet wishing still to go.，，，。One admires her fine nature — clear as ice, smooth as jade; one longs for her splendid dress — glittering and richly patterned.，，，。One loves her lovely countenance — as if grown of fragrance and carved of jade; one delights in her bearing and manner — like a phoenix soaring, a dragon in flight.，。How plain and pure is she? Like spring plum blossoms bursting through snow.，。How pure and clean is she? Like autumn chrysanthemums touched by frost.，。How still and serene is she? Like a pine tree growing in an empty valley.，。How radiant and lovely is she? Like sunset clouds reflected in a clear pool.，。How graceful her pattern? Like a dragon roaming a winding pond.，。How spirited her air? Like the moon casting its light upon a cold river.，。Xi Shi herself should feel ashamed before her; Wang Qiang, too, would truly feel unworthy.，，，，，。How wondrous indeed! Born in what land, come from what place? Truly it must be so — in the Jasper Pool there is none her equal, in the Purple Court there is none to match her.？Who, indeed, could she be?！To be possessed of such beauty!

方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
柳: Liǔ — surname Liu
塢: wù — 1. (bound form) low area within a surrounding barrier 2. (literary) small castle; fort
乍: zhà — 1. at first 2. suddenly 3. abruptly 4. to spread 5. (of hair) to stand on end 6. bristling
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)
花房: huā fáng — greenhouse
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (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)
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)
鳥: diǎo — 1. variant of 屌 (diǎo) 2. penis (HSK 2)
驚: jīng — 1. to startle 2. to be frightened 3. to be scared 4. alarm (HSK 7-9)
庭: tíng — 1. main hall 2. front courtyard 3. law court
樹: shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (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)
到時: dào shí — at that (future) time
影: yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace
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)
迴廊: huí láng — 1. winding corridor 2. cloister 3. ambulatory (covered walkway around a cloister)
仙: xiān — immortal
袂: mèi — sleeve of a robe
乍: zhà — 1. at first 2. suddenly 3. abruptly 4. to spread 5. (of hair) to stand on end 6. bristling
飄: piāo — 1. to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft 2. complacent; frivolous 3. weak; shaky; wobbly (HSK 7-9)
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
麝: shè — 1. musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) 2. also called 香獐子
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
馥郁: fù yù — strongly fragrant
荷: Hé — Holland; the Netherlands (abbr. for 荷蘭 (Hé lán))
衣: yī — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) 3. Kangxi radical 145
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
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)
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
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)
環: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)
佩: pèi — 1. to respect 2. to wear (belt etc)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
鏗鏘: kēng qiāng — 1. sonorous 2. resounding 3. fig. resounding words
靨: yè — dimple
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
桃: táo — peach (HSK 5)
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
堆: duī — 1. to pile up 2. to heap up 3. a mass 4. pile 5. heap 6. stack 7. large amount (HSK 5)
翠: cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade
髻: jì — hair rolled up in a bun, topknot
唇: chún — lip
綻: zhàn — 1. to burst open 2. to split at the seam
櫻: yīng — cherry
顆: kē — classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc (HSK 5)
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
榴: liú — pomegranate
齒: chǐ — 1. (bound form) tooth 2. (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
含: hán — 1. to keep in the mouth 2. to contain (HSK 4)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
纖腰: xiān yāo — slender waistline
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
楚楚: chǔ chǔ — 1. neat 2. lovely
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
迴: huí — 1. to curve 2. to return 3. to revolve (HSK 1)
風: fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
舞: wǔ — 1. to dance 2. to wield 3. to brandish (HSK 5)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
翠: cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
輝: huī — (bound form) radiance; brilliance; to shine
輝: huī — (bound form) radiance; brilliance; to shine
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
滿額: mǎn é — 1. the full amount 2. to fulfill the quota
鵝: é — 1. goose 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)
黃: Huáng — surname Huang or Hwang (HSK 2)
出沒: chū mò — 1. to come and go 2. to roam about (mostly unseen) 3. (of a ghost) to haunt (a place) 4. (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets) 5. (of the sun) to rise and set
花: Huā — surname Hua (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)
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
宜: Yí — surname Yi
嗔: chēn — 1. to be angry at 2. to be displeased and annoyed
宜: Yí — surname Yi
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
徘徊: pái huái — 1. to pace back and forth 2. to dither; to hesitate 3. (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate (HSK 7-9)
池: Chí — surname Chi
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
飛: fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
揚: Yáng — 1. abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州 (Yáng zhōu) in Jiangsu 2. surname Yang (HSK 7-9)
蛾眉: é méi — (fig.) beautiful woman
顰: pín — 1. to scowl 2. to knit the brows
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
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)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
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)
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)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
蓮步: lián bù — (literary) light, airy steps (as if walking on lotuses); elegant gait of a woman
乍: zhà — 1. at first 2. suddenly 3. abruptly 4. to spread 5. (of hair) to stand on end 6. bristling
移: yí — 1. to move 2. to shift 3. to change 4. to alter 5. to remove (HSK 4)
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
止: zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)
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)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
行: háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)
羡: xiàn — to envy
彼: bǐ — 1. that 2. those 3. (one) another
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
良: liáng — 1. good 2. very 3. very much (HSK 7-9)
質: zhì — 1. character 2. nature 3. quality 4. plain 5. to pawn 6. pledge 7. hostage 8. to question 9. Taiwan pr. (zhí)
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
冰: bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
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)
慕: mù — to admire
彼: bǐ — 1. that 2. those 3. (one) another
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
華: Huá — abbr. for China
服: fú — 1. clothes 2. dress 3. garment 4. to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) 5. to obey 6. to be convinced (by an argument) 7. to convince 8. to admire 9. to acclimatize 10. to take (medicine) 11. mourning clothes 12. to wear mourning clothes (HSK 6)
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
閃灼: shǎn zhuó — to glitter
文章: wén zhāng — 1. article 2. essay 3. literary works 4. writings 5. hidden meaning 6. classifier: 篇 (piān), 段 (duàn), 頁 (yè) (HSK 3)
愛: ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
彼: bǐ — 1. that 2. those 3. (one) another
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
貌: mào — (bound form) appearance; looks; outward form
容: Róng — surname Rong
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
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)
培: péi — 1. to bank up with earth 2. to cultivate (lit. or fig.) 3. to train (people)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
琢: zhuó — to cut (gems)
美: Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)
彼: bǐ — 1. that 2. those 3. (one) another
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
態度: tài du — 1. manner 2. bearing 3. attitude 4. approach 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
兮: xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
翥: zhù — to soar
龍: Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)
翔: xiáng — 1. to soar 2. to glide 3. variant of 詳 (xiáng) 4. (slang) shit
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
素: sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
何: Hé — surname He
春: Chūn — surname Chun
梅: Méi — surname Mei
綻: zhàn — 1. to burst open 2. to split at the seam
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (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)
潔: jié — clean
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
何: Hé — surname He
秋: Qiū — surname Qiu
菊: jú — (bound form) chrysanthemum
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)
霜: shuāng — 1. frost 2. white powder or cream spread over a surface 3. frosting 4. (skin) cream (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)
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
何: Hé — surname He
松: Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)
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)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
谷: Gǔ — surname Gu
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
艷: yàn — variant of 豔 (yàn)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
何: Hé — surname He
霞: xiá — rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset
映: yìng — (bound form) to become visible (esp. on a surface or in perception) (HSK 7-9)
澄: Chéng — surname Cheng
塘: táng — 1. dyke 2. embankment 3. pool or pond 4. hot-water bathing pool
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
何: Hé — surname He
龍: Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)
游: Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
曲: Qū — surname Qu (HSK 7-9)
沼: zhǎo — 1. pond 2. pool
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
神: Shén — God (HSK 5)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
何: Hé — surname He
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
射: shè — 1. to shoot 2. to launch 3. to allude to 4. radio- (chemistry) (HSK 5)
寒: hán — 1. cold 2. poor 3. to tremble
江: Jiāng — 1. surname Jiang 2. (bound form) Yangtze River 3. (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇 (Jiāng sū)) (HSK 4)
應: Yīng — 1. surname Ying 2. Taiwan pr. (Yìng) (HSK 4)
慚: cán — ashamed
西子: Xī zǐ — another name for Xishi 西施 (Xī shī)
實: shí — 1. real 2. true 3. honest 4. really 5. solid 6. fruit 7. seed 8. definitely
愧: kuì — ashamed
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
嬙: qiáng — female court officials
奇: jī — odd (number)
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
哉: zāi — (exclamatory or interrogative particle)
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)
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)
孰: shú — 1. who 2. which 3. what
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
來自: lái zì — 1. to come from (a place) 2. From: (in email header) (HSK 2)
何方: hé fāng — where?
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)
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
乎: hū — 1. (classical particle similar to 於 (yú)) in 2. at 3. from 4. because 5. than 6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎 (ma), 吧 (ba), 呢 (ne), expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
瑤池: Yáo chí — the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母
不二: bù èr — 1. the only (choice, way etc) 2. undivided (loyalty)
紫: zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)
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)
無雙: wú shuāng — 1. incomparable 2. matchless 3. unique
果: guǒ — 1. fruit 2. result 3. resolute 4. indeed 5. if really
何人: hé rén — who
哉: zāi — (exclamatory or interrogative particle)
如斯: rú sī — 1. (literary) in this way 2. so
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
美: Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

，：「，？Baoyu, seeing that she was an immortal maiden, delightedly hurried forward, bowed with clasped hands, and asked, "Immortal sister, I wonder where you have come from, and where you are bound now?，。」：「，，：，。Nor do I know what place this is — I beg you, please take me along with you." The immortal maiden smiled and said, "I dwell above the Heaven of Parting Sorrow, within the Sea of Nurtured Grief — I am the Fairy Disenchantment, of the Illusory Realm of the Great Void, in the Cave of Dispatched Fragrance on the Mountain of Diffused Spring. I govern the debts of romantic passion and moonlit love in the world of men, and preside over the resentment of women and the infatuation of men throughout the mortal dust.，，，。Of late, because karmic entanglements of romantic passion have been lingering and clinging about this place, I have come to look into the occasion for it, and to sow abroad the seeds of longing.，。That I should now suddenly meet with you here is likewise no mere chance.，，，，，「」，？」，，，，，「」，，：From here it is not far to my realm — I have nothing much to offer, only a cup of immortal tea I picked myself, a jar of fine wine I brewed with my own hands, a few singing girls well trained in dance, and twelve newly composed immortal songs entitled 'Dream of the Red Chamber.' Will you try coming along with me for a visit?" Hearing this, Baoyu quite forgot where Qin-shi had gone, and followed the immortal maiden until they came to a place where a stone archway stood across the way, on which was written in large characters "The Illusory Realm of the Great Void," with a pair of scrolls on either side reading:

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
喜: xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
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)
作揖: zuò yī — to bow with hands held in front
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
神仙: shén xiān — 1. Daoist immortal 2. supernatural entity 3. (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc 4. fig. lighthearted person (HSK 7-9)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
那裏: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
那裏: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
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)
乞: qǐ — to beg
攜帶: xié dài — 1. to carry (on one's person) 2. to support (old) 3. Taiwan pr. (xī dài) (HSK 7-9)
攜帶: xié dài — 1. to carry (on one's person) 2. to support (old) 3. Taiwan pr. (xī dài) (HSK 7-9)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
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)
吾: Wú — surname Wu
居: Jū — surname Ju
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
恨: hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (HSK 5)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
之上: zhī shàng — above
灌: guàn — 1. to irrigate 2. to pour 3. to install (software) 4. to record (music) (HSK 7-9)
愁: chóu — to worry about (HSK 5)
海: Hǎi — surname Hai (HSK 2)
之中: zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
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)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
遣: qiǎn — 1. (bound form) to dispatch; to send 2. (bound form) to drive away; to dispel
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)
洞: dòng — 1. cave 2. hole 3. zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
太虛: Tài xū — Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
幻境: huàn jìng — 1. land of fantasy 2. fairyland
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
司: Sī — surname Si
人間: rén jiān — 1. the human world 2. the earth (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
風情: fēng qíng — 1. mien 2. bearing 3. grace 4. amorous feelings 5. flirtatious expressions 6. local conditions and customs 7. wind force, direction etc (HSK 7-9)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
債: zhài — 1. debt 2. classifier: 筆 (bǐ) (HSK 6)
掌: zhǎng — 1. palm of the hand 2. sole of the foot 3. paw 4. horseshoe 5. to slap 6. to hold in one's hand 7. to wield
塵世: chén shì — (religion) this mortal life; the mundane world
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)
怨: yuàn — 1. to blame 2. (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge (HSK 5)
男: nán — 1. (bound form) male 2. baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) (HSK 1)
癡: chī — variant of 痴 (chī)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
近來: jìn lái — 1. recently 2. lately (HSK 5)
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)
冤孽: yuān niè — 1. sin (in Buddhism) 2. enmity leading to sin
纏綿: chán mián — 1. touching (emotions) 2. lingering (illness)
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)
此處: cǐ chù — 1. this place 2. here (literary) (HSK 6)
是以: shì yǐ — 1. therefore 2. thus 3. so
前來: qián lái — 1. to come (formal) 2. before 3. previously (HSK 6)
訪: fǎng — 1. (bound form) to seek by inquiry 2. (bound form) to visit; to call on
察: Chá — short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾 (Chá hā ěr)
機會: jī huì — 1. opportunity 2. chance 3. occasion 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
布: bù — 1. cloth 2. to declare 3. to announce 4. to spread 5. to make known (HSK 3)
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)
相思: xiāng sī — 1. to yearn 2. to pine
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
忽: Hū — surname Hu
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
爾: ěr — 1. thus 2. so 3. like that 4. you 5. thou
相逢: xiāng féng — 1. to meet (by chance) 2. to come across
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
吾: Wú — surname Wu
境: jìng — 1. border 2. place 3. condition 4. boundary 5. circumstances 6. territory
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
別無他物: bié wú tā wù — nothing else
僅: jǐn — 1. barely 2. only 3. merely (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)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
採: cǎi — 1. to pick 2. to pluck 3. to collect 4. to select 5. to choose 6. to gather (HSK 7-9)
仙: xiān — immortal
茗: míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
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)
盞: zhǎn — 1. a small cup 2. classifier for lamps (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)
釀: niàng — 1. to ferment 2. to brew 3. to make honey (of bees) 4. to lead to 5. to form gradually 6. wine 7. stuffed vegetables (cooking method)
美酒: měi jiǔ — 1. good wine 2. fine liquor
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)
瓮: wèng — 1. variant of 甕 (wèng) 2. earthen jar 3. urn
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)
練: liàn — 1. to practice 2. to train 3. to drill 4. to perfect (one's skill) 5. exercise 6. (literary) white silk 7. to boil and scour raw silk (HSK 2)
魔: mó — 1. (bound form) evil spirit; devil 2. (prefix) supernatural; magical
舞: wǔ — 1. to dance 2. to wield 3. to brandish (HSK 5)
歌姬: gē jī — female singer
數: shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
填: tián — 1. to fill or stuff 2. (of a form etc) to fill in (HSK 4)
紅樓夢: Hóng lóu Mèng — A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹 (Cáo Xuě qín), one of the four great novels
仙: xiān — immortal
曲: Qū — surname Qu (HSK 7-9)
十二支: shí èr zhī — the 12 earthly branches 子 (zǐ), 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
試: shì — 1. to test 2. to try 3. experiment 4. examination 5. test (HSK 1)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
吾: Wú — surname Wu
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)
遊: yóu — 1. to walk 2. to tour 3. to roam 4. to travel (HSK 3)
否: fǒu — 1. to negate 2. to deny 3. not
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
聽說: tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
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)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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
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)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (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)
所在: suǒ zài — 1. place 2. location 3. (after a noun) place where it is located (HSK 5)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
牌: pái — 1. signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (classifier: 塊 (kuài)) 2. brand; trademark 3. mahjong tile; domino; playing card (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 4. (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌 (cí pái) and 曲牌 (qǔ pái)) (HSK 4)
橫: héng — 1. horizontal 2. across 3. crosswise 4. horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) 5. to place (sth) flat (on a surface) 6. to cross (a river, etc) 7. in a jumble 8. chaotic 9. (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable 10. violent (HSK 6)
建: jiàn — 1. to establish 2. to found 3. to set up 4. to build 5. to construct (HSK 3)
上書: shàng shū — 1. to write a letter (to the authorities) 2. to present a petition
太虛: Tài xū — Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
幻境: huàn jìng — 1. land of fantasy 2. fairyland
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)
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)
兩邊: liǎng biān — either side; both sides (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)
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
對聯: duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)
乃是: nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)

，。When the false is taken for true, the true becomes false as well; where nothing is taken for something, something turns again to nothing.

，，，：「」。Passing beyond the archway, one came at once to a palace gate, above which four large characters were written crosswise, reading: "Sea of Retribution, Heaven of Passion."，：There was also a pair of scrolls, written in large characters, which read:

轉: zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
牌坊: pái fāng — memorial arch
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)
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)
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)
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)
橫: héng — 1. horizontal 2. across 3. crosswise 4. horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) 5. to place (sth) flat (on a surface) 6. to cross (a river, etc) 7. in a jumble 8. chaotic 9. (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable 10. violent (HSK 6)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)
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)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
孽: niè — 1. son born of a concubine 2. disaster 3. sin 4. evil
海: Hǎi — surname Hai (HSK 2)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
對聯: duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

，。Thick earth and high heaven — one can only sigh that passion, past and present, never comes to an end.

，。Infatuated men and resentful women — how pitiful, that debts of wind and moon are so hard to repay.

，：「。Reading this, Baoyu thought to himself, "So that is how it is.「」，「」？But I do not know what is meant by 'the passion of past and present,' or what is meant by 'the debts of wind and moon.'。」，。From now on I really must look into this and come to understand it." Baoyu, absorbed only in thinking this over, never expected that he had already, without knowing it, drawn some evil spirit deep into his very vitals.，，，，：「」，「」，「」，「」，「」，「」。Thereupon he followed the immortal maiden in through the second gate, to the side halls on either hand, each of which had a tablet and a pair of scrolls; there were so many that he could not take them all in at once, but he did see that several of them read: "Bureau of Infatuation," "Bureau of Bound Resentment," "Bureau of Morning Weeping," "Bureau of Night Complaint," "Bureau of Spring Longing," "Bureau of Autumn Sorrow."，：「，？」：「，，。」，，。Having seen these, he turned to the immortal maiden and said, "Might I trouble you, immortal sister, to lead me to look about in each of these bureaus — would that be permitted?" The immortal maiden said, "In each of these bureaus are stored the registers, past and future, of all the women under heaven; you, with your mortal eyes and dusty frame, ought not to know of them beforehand." Hearing this, Baoyu would by no means agree to let the matter drop, and begged her again and again.，：「，。」，，「」，：Having no choice, the immortal maiden said, "Very well then — just take a brief look about within this one bureau." Baoyu, overjoyed beyond measure, looked up at the tablet of this bureau and saw the three characters "Bureau of Ill-Fated Destinies," with a pair of scrolls on either side reading:

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
心下: xīn xià — in mind
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
思: sī — 1. to think 2. to consider
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)
原來如此: yuán lái rú cǐ — (idiom) so that's how it is; I see
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (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)
何為: hé wéi — 1. what is 2. (old) what for 3. (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
古今: gǔ jīn — 1. then and now 2. ancient and modern
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
何為: hé wéi — 1. what is 2. (old) what for 3. (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
風月: fēng yuè — 1. romance 2. beautiful scenery 3. small or petty (of talk etc)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
債: zhài — 1. debt 2. classifier: 筆 (bǐ) (HSK 6)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
要領: yào lǐng — 1. main aspects 2. essentials 3. gist (HSK 7-9)
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)
領略: lǐng lüè — 1. to have a taste of 2. to realize 3. to appreciate (HSK 7-9)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
只顧: zhǐ gù — to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with (HSK 6)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (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)
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)
不料: bù liào — 1. unexpectedly 2. to one's surprise (HSK 6)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
邪魔: xié mó — evil spirit
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)
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)
膏: gāo — 1. ointment 2. paste 3. classifier: 帖 (tiě)
肓: huāng — region between heart and diaphragm
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
當下: dāng xià — 1. immediately 2. at once 3. at that moment 4. at the moment (HSK 7-9)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
進入: jìn rù — 1. to enter 2. to join 3. to go into (HSK 2)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (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)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
兩邊: liǎng biān — either side; both sides (HSK 4)
配: pèi — 1. to join 2. to fit 3. to mate 4. to mix 5. to match 6. to deserve 7. to make up (a prescription) 8. to allocate (HSK 3)
殿: diàn — palace hall
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)
匾額: biǎn é — a horizontal inscribed board
對聯: duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)
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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
不盡: bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly
許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
惟: wéi — 1. -ism 2. only
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (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)
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)
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)
癡情: chī qíng — infatuation
司: Sī — surname Si
結怨: jié yuàn — 1. to arouse dislike 2. to incur hatred
司: Sī — surname Si
朝: Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
啼: tí — 1. (bound form) to cry; to weep loudly 2. (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech
司: Sī — surname Si
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
怨: yuàn — 1. to blame 2. (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge (HSK 5)
司: Sī — surname Si
春: Chūn — surname Chun
感: gǎn — 1. to feel 2. to move 3. to touch 4. to affect 5. feeling 6. emotion 7. (suffix) sense of ~
司: Sī — surname Si
秋: Qiū — surname Qiu
悲: bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief
司: Sī — surname Si
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
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)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
煩: fán — 1. to feel vexed 2. to bother 3. to trouble 4. superfluous and confusing 5. edgy (HSK 4)
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
司: Sī — surname Si
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
遊玩: yóu wán — 1. to amuse oneself 2. to have fun 3. to go sightseeing 4. to take a stroll (HSK 6)
遊玩: yóu wán — 1. to amuse oneself 2. to have fun 3. to go sightseeing 4. to take a stroll (HSK 6)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
使得: shǐ de — 1. usable; serviceable 2. feasible; workable; doable 3. to make; to cause; to bring about (HSK 5)
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
司: Sī — surname Si
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
貯: zhù — 1. to store 2. to save 3. stockpile 4. Taiwan pr. (zhǔ)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
普天之下: pǔ tiān zhī xià — (idiom) all under heaven; in the whole world; throughout the world
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)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
過去: guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)
未來: wèi lái — 1. future 2. tomorrow 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. approaching 5. coming 6. pending (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)
簿冊: bù cè — 1. a register 2. land register 3. account book 4. ledger
爾: ěr — 1. thus 2. so 3. like that 4. you 5. thou
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)
眼: yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
軀: qū — human body
未便: wèi biàn — not in a position to
先知: xiān zhī — 1. a person of foresight 2. (religion) a prophet
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
那裏: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
肯: kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
依: yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)
復: 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
央: yāng — 1. center 2. end 3. to beg 4. to plead
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
再三: zài sān — 1. over and over again 2. again and again (HSK 4)
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
無奈: wú nài — 1. to have no alternative 2. frustrated 3. exasperated 4. helpless 5. (conjunction) but unfortunately (HSK 5)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
也罷: yě bà — 1. (reduplicated) whether... or... 2. never mind 3. fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
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)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
司: Sī — surname Si
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
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)
隨喜: suí xǐ — 1. (Buddhism) to be moved at the sight of good deeds 2. to join in charitable deeds 3. to tour temples
隨喜: suí xǐ — 1. (Buddhism) to be moved at the sight of good deeds 2. to join in charitable deeds 3. to tour temples
罷了: bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
喜不自勝: xǐ bù zì shèng — unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
抬頭: tái tóu — 1. to raise one's head; to look up 2. (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth 3. (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc (HSK 5)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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)
司: Sī — surname Si
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
匾: biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
乃是: nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)
薄命: bó mìng — 1. to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women) 2. to be born unlucky
司: Sī — surname Si
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
兩邊: liǎng biān — either side; both sides (HSK 4)
對聯: duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)
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)

，。Spring resentment and autumn sorrow — all brought upon oneself; flower-like looks and moonlike beauty — for whom, in the end, are they made lovely?

，。Reading this, Baoyu at once understood enough to sigh.，，。Entering through the gate, he saw a dozen or more great cabinets, each sealed shut with a strip of paper.，。Looking at the seals, he saw that each bore the name of a province.，。Baoyu, intent only on picking out the seal for his own native place, had no mind left to look at those of the other provinces.：「」。He saw that on one cabinet over there the seal bore, written large, seven characters: "The Principal Register of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling."：「『』？」：「，『』。」：「，，？Baoyu asked, "What is meant by 'The Principal Register of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling'?" Disenchantment said, "It is the register of the twelve foremost women of your honored province — hence it is called the 'Principal Register.'" Baoyu said, "I have often heard people say that Jinling is an enormous place — how can there be only twelve women?，，。」：「，。Why, in my own household alone, high and low together, there are several hundred girls." Disenchantment gave a cold laugh and said, "The women of your honored province are indeed many, but only the most important among them have been chosen and recorded here.。The two cabinets below hold those of the next rank.，。」，，「」，「」。As for the rest, being of common and ordinary sort, there is no register to record them in." Hearing this, Baoyu looked again at the two cabinets to the side, and indeed one was inscribed "Supplementary Register of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling," and the other "Second Supplementary Register of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling."「」，，，，，，。Baoyu then reached out and first opened the cabinet marked "Second Supplementary Register," took out a volume, and opened it to look; on the very first page was painted a picture that was neither a figure nor a landscape, but merely ink-wash clouds and murky mist covering the whole page.，：Following this were a few lines of writing, which read:

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
感: gǎn — 1. to feel 2. to move 3. to touch 4. to affect 5. feeling 6. emotion 7. (suffix) sense of ~
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
進入: jìn rù — 1. to enter 2. to join 3. to go into (HSK 2)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
十數: shí shù — 1. more than ten 2. a dozen or more
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)
櫥: chú — 1. wardrobe 2. closet 3. cabinet
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
用: yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
封條: fēng tiáo — seal
封: Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
封條: fēng tiáo — seal
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
地名: dì míng — 1. place name 2. toponym (HSK 6)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
一心: yī xīn — 1. wholeheartedly 2. heart and soul (HSK 7-9)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
揀: jiǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to sort out 4. to pick up (HSK 7-9)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's 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)
家鄉: jiā xiāng — 1. hometown 2. native place 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
封條: fēng tiáo — seal
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
無心: wú xīn — 1. unintentionally 2. not in the mood to
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
別: Bié — surname Bie (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
那邊: nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
櫥: chú — 1. wardrobe 2. closet 3. cabinet
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
封條: fēng tiáo — seal
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
七: qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (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)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)
金陵: Jīn líng — 1. pre-Han name for Nanjing 2. common place name
十二: shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12
釵: chāi — hairpin
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
何為: hé wéi — 1. what is 2. (old) what for 3. (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
金陵: Jīn líng — 1. pre-Han name for Nanjing 2. common place name
十二: shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12
釵: chāi — hairpin
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
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)
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)
貴: Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (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)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
十二: shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12
冠: Guàn — surname Guan
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
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)
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)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
常: Cháng — surname Chang (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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
金陵: Jīn líng — 1. pre-Han name for Nanjing 2. common place name
極大: jí dà — 1. enormous; great 2. (math.) maximum
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
十二: shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
單: Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
女孩子: nǚ hái zi — girl
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)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
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)
貴: Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (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)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
固: gù — 1. hard 2. strong 3. solid 4. sure 5. assuredly 6. undoubtedly 7. of course 8. indeed 9. admittedly
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)
擇: zé — 1. to select 2. to choose 3. to pick over 4. to pick out 5. to differentiate 6. to eliminate 7. also pr. (zhái)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
緊要: jǐn yào — 1. critical 2. crucial 3. vital
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
錄: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
下邊: xià bian — 1. under 2. the underside 3. below (HSK 1)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
櫥: chú — 1. wardrobe 2. closet 3. cabinet
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
次之: cì zhī — to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc)
餘者: yú zhě — the remaining people
庸: yōng — 1. ordinary 2. to use
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)
輩: bèi — 1. lifetime 2. generation 3. group of people 4. class 5. classifier for generations 6. (literary) classifier for people (HSK 5)
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)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
錄: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 3)
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
聽說: tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
櫥: chú — 1. wardrobe 2. closet 3. cabinet
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
金陵: Jīn líng — 1. pre-Han name for Nanjing 2. common place name
十二: shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12
釵: chāi — hairpin
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
金陵: Jīn líng — 1. pre-Han name for Nanjing 2. common place name
十二: shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12
釵: chāi — hairpin
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
伸手: shēn shǒu — 1. to reach out with one's hand 2. to hold out a hand 3. (fig.) to beg 4. to get involved 5. to meddle (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
櫥: chú — 1. wardrobe 2. closet 3. cabinet
開: kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
拿出: ná chū — 1. to take out 2. to put out 3. to provide 4. to put forward (a proposal) 5. to come up with (evidence) (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)
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)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
揭開: jiē kāi — 1. to uncover 2. to open
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
首頁: shǒu yè — 1. home page (of a website) 2. title page 3. front page 4. first page 5. fig. beginning 6. cover letter
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
幅: fú — 1. width 2. roll 3. classifier for textiles or pictures (HSK 5)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
非人: fēi rén — 1. inhuman 2. (literary) an unworthy person (to appoint, to marry etc)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
山水: Shān shuǐ — Sansui, Japanese company
不過: bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
水墨: shuǐ mò — ink (used in painting)
滃: wěng — 1. (of clouds) to rise 2. (of water) to swell
染: rǎn — 1. to dye 2. to catch (a disease) 3. to acquire (bad habits etc) 4. to contaminate 5. to add color washes to a painting (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)
滿: Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
紙: zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)
烏雲: wū yún — black cloud (HSK 6)
濁: zhuó — 1. turbid 2. muddy 3. impure
霧: wù — 1. fog 2. mist 3. classifier: 場 (cháng), 陣 (zhèn) (HSK 7-9)
而已: ér yǐ — 1. that's all 2. nothing more (HSK 7-9)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (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)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (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)
字跡: zì jì — handwriting (HSK 7-9)
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)

，。A clear moon after rain is hard to meet; bright-colored clouds scatter all too easily.，。Her heart was loftier than the sky, yet her station in life was low and mean.，，。Her charm and cleverness drew others' resentment upon her; her early death came largely from slander; the tender-hearted young master pined for her all in vain.

霽: jì — sky clearing up
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
逢: féng — 1. to meet by chance 2. to come across 3. (of a calendar event) to come along 4. (of an event) to fall on (a particular day) 5. to fawn upon (HSK 7-9)
彩雲: cǎi yún — 1. rosy clouds 2. classifier: 朵 (duǒ)
易: Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經 (Yì jīng))
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
身為: shēn wéi — 1. in the capacity of 2. as
下賤: xià jiàn — 1. humble 2. lowly 3. depraved 4. contemptible
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)
靈巧: líng qiǎo — 1. deft 2. nimble 3. ingenious (HSK 7-9)
招人: zhāo rén — to recruit; to hire people
怨: yuàn — 1. to blame 2. (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge (HSK 5)
壽: Shòu — surname Shou
夭: yāo — 1. (bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. (yǎo)) 2. (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
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)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
毀謗: huǐ bàng — 1. slander; libel 2. to malign; to disparage
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)
多情: duō qíng — 1. affectionate 2. passionate 3. emotional 4. sentimental
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)
牽: qiān — 1. to lead along 2. to pull (an animal on a tether) 3. (bound form) to involve 4. to draw in (HSK 6)
念: niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)

，，，，：After reading this, Baoyu saw further on a painting of a cluster of fresh flowers and a worn, tattered mat, with a few lines of verse as well, which read:

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
後面: hòu mian — 1. the back; the rear; the last bit 2. behind; near the end; at the back 3. later; afterwards (HSK 3)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
簇: cù — 1. (bound form) to cluster; to pile up 2. cluster; pile 3. classifier for bunches, clusters, piles etc
鮮花: xiān huā — 1. flower 2. fresh flowers 3. classifier: 朵 (duǒ) (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)
床: chuáng — 1. bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 2. bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc) 3. frame; chassis 4. classifier for blankets, quilts etc (HSK 1)
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)
席: Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
言詞: yán cí — variant of 言辭 (yán cí)
寫道: xiě dào — to write (used before or after a quoted passage)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

，。In vain was she gentle and yielding, in vain was she likened to cassia and orchid.

，。One might well envy the actor his good fortune — who could have known the young master would have no such fate?

。Baoyu read this but could not understand it.，，，，，，，，：So he set this one down and went to open the door of the cabinet marked "Supplementary Register," took out a volume, and on opening it saw painted a cassia tree, beneath which was a pond where the water had dried up and the mud had cracked, the lotuses withered and their roots decayed; behind this was written:

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
不解: bù jiě — 1. to not understand 2. to be puzzled by 3. indissoluble (HSK 7-9)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
擲: zhì — 1. to toss 2. to throw dice 3. Taiwan pr. (zhí)
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)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
開: kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
櫥: chú — 1. wardrobe 2. closet 3. cabinet
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
拿起: ná qǐ — to pick up
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)
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)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
揭開: jiē kāi — 1. to uncover 2. to open
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)
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)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
株: zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (HSK 7-9)
桂花: guì huā — 1. osmanthus flowers 2. Osmanthus fragrans (HSK 7-9)
下面: xià miàn — 1. below 2. under 3. next 4. the following 5. also pr. (xià mian) (HSK 3)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
池沼: chí zhǎo — 1. pool 2. pond
其中: qí zhōng — 1. among 2. in 3. included among these (HSK 2)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
涸: hé — 1. to dry 2. to dry up
泥: ní — 1. mud 2. clay 3. paste 4. pulp (HSK 6)
乾: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
蓮: lián — lotus
枯: kū — 1. (of plants) withered 2. (of wells, rivers etc) dried up 3. (bound form) dull; boring 4. (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds
藕: ǒu — root of lotus
敗: bài — 1. to defeat 2. to damage 3. to lose (to an opponent) 4. to fail 5. to wither (HSK 4)
後面: hòu mian — 1. the back; the rear; the last bit 2. behind; near the end; at the back 3. later; afterwards (HSK 3)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

，。Her roots joined with the lotus, one stem of fragrance — yet what befell her in this life is truly lamentable.

，。Ever since, in two lands, a lone tree grew — it brought her fragrant soul back to its native home.

。Baoyu read this but still could not understand it.，「」，，，，。So he set this one down too, and went to take up the "Principal Register" to look; on the very first page was painted two withered trees, on which hung a jade belt, and there was also a heap of snow, beneath which lay a golden hairpin.，：There were also four lines of verse, which read:

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
不解: bù jiě — 1. to not understand 2. to be puzzled by 3. indissoluble (HSK 7-9)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
擲: zhì — 1. to toss 2. to throw dice 3. Taiwan pr. (zhí)
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)
去取: qù qǔ — to accept or reject
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
頭一: tóu yī — the first
頁: xié — head (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
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)
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)
株: zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (HSK 7-9)
枯木: kū mù — dead tree
木: Mù — surname Mu
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (HSK 6)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
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)
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一堆: yī duī — pile; heap; a lot of; a bunch of
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
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)
股: gǔ — 1. thigh 2. part of a whole; portion of a sum 3. (finance) stock; share 4. strand of a thread 5. low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科 (kē) 6. classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc 7. classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff 8. classifier for bands of people, gangs etc 9. classifier for sudden forceful actions (HSK 6)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
簪: zān — hairpin
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
言詞: yán cí — variant of 言辭 (yán cí)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

，。Alas for her virtue of the loom-stopping wife; who pities her talent for singing of willow-down?

，。A jade belt hangs among the woods; a golden hairpin lies buried in the snow.

。Baoyu read this but still could not understand it.，，，。He wished to ask about it, yet knew well she would surely not consent to reveal it; he wished to set it aside, yet could not bear to part with it.，，。So he looked further on, and saw painted a bow, with a citron hanging from it.：There was also a song-verse, which read:

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
不解: bù jiě — 1. to not understand 2. to be puzzled by 3. indissoluble (HSK 7-9)
待要: dài yào — to be about to
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
情知: qíng zhī — to know full well; to be fully 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)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
肯: kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
洩漏: xiè lòu — 1. (of a liquid or gas) to leak 2. to divulge; to leak (information) (HSK 7-9)
待要: dài yào — to be about to
丟下: diū xià — to abandon
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
不捨: bù shě — reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
往後: wǎng hòu — 1. from now on 2. in the future 3. time to come (HSK 6)
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)
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)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
弓: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 7-9)
弓: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
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)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
香櫞: xiāng yuán — citron (Citrus medica)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
歌詞: gē cí — 1. song lyric 2. lyrics (HSK 6)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

，。Twenty years spent discerning right from wrong; where pomegranate blossoms open, their light shines upon the palace halls.

，。How can the third spring compare with the scene of the first spring? When tiger and hare meet, the great dream returns to its end.

，，，。Further on was painted two people flying a kite, a vast sea, and a great ship, within which a woman was shown covering her face and weeping.：There were also four lines written, which read:

後面: hòu mian — 1. the back; the rear; the last bit 2. behind; near the end; at the back 3. later; afterwards (HSK 3)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
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)
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
放風: fàng fēng — 1. to allow in fresh air 2. to allow a prisoner out for exercise 3. to give out information
箏: zhēng — see 古箏 (gǔ zhēng)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
片: piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)
大海: dà hǎi — 1. sea 2. ocean (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)
隻: zhī — classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc (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)
船: chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
船: chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
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)
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)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
掩: yǎn — 1. to cover up; to conceal 2. to close (a door, book etc) 3. (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid 4. (literary) to launch a surprise attack
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
泣: qì — to sob
涕: tì — 1. tears 2. nasal mucus
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
狀: zhuàng — 1. (bound form) form; appearance; shape 2. (bound form) state; condition 3. (bound form) to describe 4. (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit 5. (bound form) certificate
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

，。Her talent was keen, her ambitions lofty of themselves; born into a declining age, her fortune ran contrary and confused.

，。At Qingming, weeping, she is seen off at the riverside, gazing after; a thousand li on the east wind, a single dream grows distant.

，。Further on were painted a few wisps of flying cloud, and a bend of flowing water passing away.：Its verse read:

，。What use, after all, are wealth and rank? While still in swaddling clothes, she was parted from her father and mother.

，。In the twinkling of an eye she mourns the slanting sunlight; the waters of the Xiang River flow away, and the clouds of Chu drift off.

，。Behind it was painted a piece of beautiful jade, fallen into mud and filth.：Its verdict read:

，。She wished to be pure — but when was she ever pure? She called all things void — but was it truly void?

，。Pity the one of gold-and-jade substance, who in the end sank into the mire.

，，。Next, suddenly there appeared a painting of a fierce wolf chasing and pouncing on a beautiful woman, meaning to devour her.：Its text read:

，。You are indeed the wolf of Zhongshan; once you got your way, you turned savage and wild.

，。A maiden of the gentle boudoir, delicate as flower and willow, within a single year went off to a dream of yellow millet.

，。Next came an old temple, within which a beautiful woman sat alone reading sutras.：Its judgment read:

，。Having seen through that the glory of the three springs would not last long, she suddenly exchanged her former finery for a black nun's robe.

，。Pity the daughter of an embroidered chamber, of a noble household, now lying alone beside the green lamp and ancient Buddha.

，。Next came a stretch of ice-mountain, atop which stood a female phoenix.：Its judgment read:

，。An ordinary bird, she happened to come in this age of decline; all knew to love and admire her talent in this life.

，。First obedient, then commanding, then discarded like man and wood combined; weeping, she turns toward Jinling, where matters grow ever more grievous.

，。Next was a desolate village with a rustic inn, where a beautiful woman sat there spinning thread.：Its judgment read:

，。When power falls, speak no more of nobility; when the family perishes, speak no more of kinship.

，。By chance, for having once aided a country woman, she came fortunately to meet her benefactor.

，。Next was painted a pot of flourishing orchids, beside which stood a beautiful woman wearing a phoenix coronet and rosy cape.：There was also a judgment, which read:

後面: hòu mian — 1. the back; the rear; the last bit 2. behind; near the end; at the back 3. later; afterwards (HSK 3)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
盆: pén — 1. basin 2. flower pot 3. unit of volume equal to 12 斗 (dǒu) and 8 升 (shēng), approx 128 liters 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
茂: mào — 1. luxuriant 2. (chemistry) cyclopentadiene
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
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)
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)
位: wèi — 1. position 2. location 3. place 4. seat 5. classifier for people (honorific) 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7. (physics) potential (HSK 2)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
冠: Guàn — surname Guan
霞: xiá — rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset
帔: pèi — cape
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
美人: měi rén — beautiful woman; belle (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
判: pàn — 1. (bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish 2. (bound form) clearly (different) 3. to judge; to decide; to grade 4. (of a judge) to sentence (HSK 6)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

，。Peach and plum, in the spring wind, bear their fruit and are done; who in the end can compare to a single pot of orchid?

，。Ice-like and water-pure, in vain do others envy her; for nothing do they make her the subject of gossip and mockery.

，。Next was painted a tall mansion and great halls, with a beautiful woman hanging herself from a beam.：Its judgment read:

，。In a heaven of passion, a sea of passion, an illusory body born of passion — once passion meets passion, it must lead to lust.

，。Do not say idly that all the unworthy offspring come from the Rong mansion; the beginning of ruin, in truth, lay at Ning.

，，，，，：「，！」Just as Baoyu wished to look further, the fairy, knowing that his gifts were lofty and his nature keen and clever, feared she might let slip the secrets of heaven, and so she closed the register, saying to Baoyu with a smile, "Come along with me now to view some wondrous sights — why must you go on puzzling over this closed gourd of riddles?"

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
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)
天分: tiān fèn — 1. natural gift 2. talent (HSK 7-9)
高明: Gāo míng — see 高明區 (Gāo míng Qū) (HSK 7-9)
性情: xìng qíng — 1. nature 2. temperament (HSK 7-9)
穎: yǐng — 1. head of grain 2. husk 3. tip 4. point 5. clever 6. gifted 7. outstanding
慧: huì — intelligent
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
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)
仙: xiān — immortal
機: Jī — surname Ji
洩漏: xiè lòu — 1. (of a liquid or gas) to leak 2. to divulge; to leak (information) (HSK 7-9)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
掩: yǎn — 1. to cover up; to conceal 2. to close (a door, book etc) 3. (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid 4. (literary) to launch a surprise attack
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
卷: juǎn — 1. to roll up 2. (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) 3. (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive 4. a roll 5. classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) (HSK 4)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
我去: wǒ qù — (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
游玩: yóu wán — 1. to amuse oneself 2. to have fun 3. to go sightseeing 4. to take a stroll (HSK 6)
奇景: qí jǐng — 1. wonderful scenery 2. amazing sight 3. (fig.) marvel
何必: hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)
悶葫蘆: mèn hú lu — 1. lit. closed gourd 2. fig. enigma 3. complete mystery 4. taciturn person

，，。Baoyu, all in a daze, unknowingly set aside the register and once again followed Jinghuan further inside.，，，。He saw pearl blinds and embroidered curtains, painted rafters and carved eaves — beyond all telling was that light shimmering on vermilion doors and gold-paved floors, that snow-bright gleam on jade lattice windows and halls built of jade.，，。He saw further immortal flowers rich in fragrance and rare herbs sweetly scented — truly a fine place indeed.：「！」，，，，，。Then he heard Jinghuan call out with a laugh, "Come quickly, all of you, and welcome the honored guest!" Before the words were even finished, several fairy maidens came walking out from within the chamber, their lotus sleeves fluttering gracefully, their feathered robes billowing, each as lovely as a spring blossom and as charming as the autumn moon.，：「『』，！The moment they caught sight of Baoyu, they all reproached Jinghuan, saying, "We did not know what 'honored guest' this was, that you should hurry us out to receive him!，。Sister, you once told us that on this very day, at this very hour, the living soul of our little sister Jiangzhu would surely come to visit, and so we have been waiting long.？」Why instead have you brought this filthy creature here, to defile this pure realm of maidens?"

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
恍: huǎng — 1. (bound form) in a hazy state of mind 2. (bound form) to snap out of that state 3. used in 恍如 (huǎng rú) and 恍若 (huǎng ruò)
恍惚: huǎng hū — 1. absent-minded 2. distracted 3. dazzled 4. vaguely 5. dimly
惚: hū — used in 恍惚 (huǎng hū)
不覺: bù jué — unconsciously
棄: qì — 1. to abandon 2. to relinquish 3. to discard 4. to throw away
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
後面: hòu mian — 1. the back; the rear; the last bit 2. behind; near the end; at the back 3. later; afterwards (HSK 3)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
簾: lián — hanging screen or curtain
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
幕: mù — 1. curtain or screen 2. canopy or tent 3. headquarters of a general 4. act (of a play) (HSK 7-9)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
棟: dòng — 1. classifier for houses or buildings 2. ridgepole (old) (HSK 7-9)
雕: diāo — 1. to carve 2. to engrave 3. shrewd 4. bird of prey (HSK 7-9)
檐: yán — 1. eaves 2. ledge or brim
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
不盡: bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
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)
搖: Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)
朱: Zhū — surname Zhu
戶: hù — 1. a household 2. door 3. family (HSK 4)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
舖: pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
照: zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)
瓊: Qióng — short name for Hainan 海南 (Hǎi nán)
窗: chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
仙: xiān — immortal
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
馥郁: fù yù — strongly fragrant
異: yì — 1. different 2. other 3. hetero- 4. unusual 5. strange 6. surprising 7. to distinguish 8. to separate 9. to discriminate
草: cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)
芬芳: fēn fāng — 1. perfume 2. fragrant (HSK 7-9)
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
所在: suǒ zài — 1. place 2. location 3. (after a noun) place where it is located (HSK 5)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
迎接: yíng jiē — to welcome; to greet (HSK 3)
貴: Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
未了: wèi liǎo — 1. unfinished 2. outstanding (business) 3. unfulfilled
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)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
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)
走出: zǒu chū — to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
仙子: xiān zǐ — fairy
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)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
是荷: shì hé — (written) (at the end of a request in letters) I would be much obliged
袂: mèi — sleeve of a robe
蹁: pián — to limp
躚: xiān — 1. to manner of dancing 2. to walk around
羽: yǔ — 1. feather 2. 5th note in pentatonic scale
衣: yī — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) 3. Kangxi radical 145
飄舞: piāo wǔ — 1. to fly up 2. to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
姣: Jiāo — surname Jiao
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
媚: mèi — 1. (bound form) to flatter 2. (bound form) charming
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
秋: Qiū — surname Qiu
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
怨: yuàn — 1. to blame 2. (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge (HSK 5)
謗: bàng — 1. to slander 2. to defame 3. to speak ill of
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (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)
何: Hé — surname He
貴: Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (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)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
絳: Jiàng — capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
妹子: mèi zi — 1. (dialect) younger sister 2. girl
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
生: 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)
魂: hún — soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) (HSK 7-9)
前來: qián lái — 1. to come (formal) 2. before 3. previously (HSK 6)
游玩: yóu wán — 1. to amuse oneself 2. to have fun 3. to go sightseeing 4. to take a stroll (HSK 6)
故我: gù wǒ — 1. one's old self 2. one's original self 3. what one has always been
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)
久: jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (HSK 3)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
何故: hé gù — 1. what for? 2. what's the reason?
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)
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)
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)
濁: zhuó — 1. turbid 2. muddy 3. impure
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
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)
污染: wū rǎn — (lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate (HSK 5)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
清淨: qīng jìng — 1. peaceful 2. quiet 3. tranquil 4. purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)
女兒: nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
境: jìng — 1. border 2. place 3. condition 4. boundary 5. circumstances 6. territory

，，。Hearing them speak so, Baoyu was so frightened that he wished to withdraw but could not, and indeed he felt his own form to be unbearably filthy and foul.，：「：，，，：『，，，，，。Jinghuan hastily took Baoyu's hand and said to the assembled sisters, "You do not know the whole story: today I originally meant to go to the Rong mansion to fetch Jiangzhu, but as I happened to pass by the Ning mansion, I chanced to meet the spirits of the two lords of Ning and Rong, who charged me, saying, 'Ever since our house was established at the founding of this dynasty, its merit and fame have passed down through generations, and its wealth and rank have been handed on; yet though it has lasted a hundred years, its fortune is now at its end and its allotted span exhausted — a thing that cannot be recalled or reversed.，。Therefore, though the descendants left behind are many, there is in truth not one among them fit to carry on the family enterprise.，，，，，，。Among them, only the legitimate grandson Baoyu remains; his nature is willful and his temperament strange and contrary, yet though he is clever and quick-witted, and might in some measure be hoped to succeed, still, since our family's fortune is fated to end, we fear there will be no one to guide and lead him onto the proper path.，，，，。』，，。Fortunately the fairy happens to come by; we most earnestly hope that you will first use matters of passion, desire, sound and beauty to warn him out of his foolish stubbornness, so that he may perhaps leap free of this bewitching circle and afterward enter upon the right path — that would be the good fortune of us brothers indeed.' Having been so charged, I therefore felt moved to compassion, and brought him here.，，，，，，。」I first let him closely examine the registers of the lifelong fates of the women of upper, middle, and lower rank in that household, but he has not yet come to understanding; and so I have led him once more to this place, to let him further experience the illusions of food, drink, music and beauty, hoping perhaps that in time to come he may awaken — though even that cannot be known for certain."

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
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)
嚇: hè — 1. to scare 2. to intimidate 3. to threaten 4. (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut 5. (interjection showing astonishment) (HSK 5)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
退: tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw 2. to reject; to return (sth) 3. to decline (HSK 3)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
退: tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw 2. to reject; to return (sth) 3. to decline (HSK 3)
果: guǒ — 1. fruit 2. result 3. resolute 4. indeed 5. if really
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
形: xíng — 1. to appear 2. to look 3. form 4. shape (HSK 6)
污穢: wū huì — 1. (literary) dirty; filthy 2. (literary) dirt; filth (HSK 7-9)
不堪: bù kān — 1. cannot bear 2. cannot stand 3. utterly 4. extremely (HSK 7-9)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
攜: xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
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)
你等: nǐ děng — (archaic) you all
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
原委: yuán wěi — the whole story
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
接: jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)
絳: Jiàng — capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
适: kuò — see 李适 (Lǐ Kuò)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
所: 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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
偶遇: ǒu yù — to meet by chance
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
榮: Róng — surname Rong
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
靈: líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)
囑: zhǔ — 1. to enjoin 2. to implore 3. to urge
吾: Wú — surname Wu
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)
吾: Wú — surname Wu
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)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
國朝: guó cháo — the current dynasty
定鼎: dìng dǐng — 1. lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great) 2. to fix the capital 3. to found a dynasty 4. used in advertising
以來: yǐ lái — since (used after a specified time or event) (HSK 3)
功名: gōng míng — 1. scholarly honor (in imperial exams) 2. rank 3. achievement 4. fame 5. glory
奕: yì — 1. abundant 2. graceful
世: Shì — surname Shi
富貴: fù guì — riches and honor
傳流: chuán liú — 1. to spread 2. to hand down 3. to circulate
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
歷: lì — 1. to experience 2. to undergo 3. to pass through 4. all 5. each 6. every 7. history
百年: bǎi nián — 1. hundred years; century 2. (fig.) a whole lifetime; a person's whole life
奈: nài — 1. used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈 (wú nài) and 莫可奈何 (mò kě nài hé) (literary) 2. used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
運: yùn — 1. to move 2. to transport 3. to use 4. to apply 5. fortune 6. luck 7. fate (HSK 5)
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
數: shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
不可挽回: bù kě wǎn huí — irreversible
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
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)
遺: yí — (bound form) to leave behind
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
子孫: zǐ sūn — 1. offspring 2. posterity (HSK 7-9)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
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)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
無可: wú kě — can't
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
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)
業: Yè — surname Ye
其中: qí zhōng — 1. among 2. in 3. included among these (HSK 2)
惟: wéi — 1. -ism 2. only
嫡: dí — (bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶 (shù))
孫: Sūn — surname Sun
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
稟性: bǐng xìng — natural disposition
乖張: guāi zhāng — 1. recalcitrant 2. unreasonable 3. peevish
生性: shēng xìng — natural disposition
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)
譎: jué — deceitful
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
聰明: cōng ming — 1. intelligent; clever; bright 2. acute (of sight and hearing) (HSK 5)
靈: líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)
慧: huì — intelligent
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)
可望: kě wàng — 1. can be expected (to) 2. to be expected (to) 3. hopefully (happening)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
無奈: wú nài — 1. to have no alternative 2. frustrated 3. exasperated 4. helpless 5. (conjunction) but unfortunately (HSK 5)
吾: Wú — surname Wu
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)
運數: yùn shù — 1. one's fortune 2. destiny
合: gě — 1. 100 ml 2. one-tenth of a peck 3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 (HSK 3)
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
無人: wú rén — 1. unmanned 2. uninhabited
規: guī — 1. compass 2. a rule 3. regulation 4. to admonish 5. to plan 6. to scheme
引入: yǐn rù — 1. to draw into 2. to pull into 3. to introduce (HSK 7-9)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
偶: ǒu — 1. accidental 2. image 3. pair 4. mate
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)
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (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)
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)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
情欲: qíng yù — 1. lust 2. desire 3. sensual
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
色: sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (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)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
癡: chī — variant of 痴 (chī)
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
能: Néng — surname Neng (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)
彼: bǐ — 1. that 2. those 3. (one) another
跳出: tiào chū — 1. to jump out 2. fig. to appear suddenly
迷人: mí rén — 1. fascinating 2. enchanting 3. charming 4. tempting (HSK 5)
圈子: quān zi — 1. circle 2. ring 3. (social) circle (HSK 7-9)
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
入: rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)
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)
正路: zhèng lù — (lit. and fig.) the right way; the correct path; the proper course
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
吾: Wú — surname Wu
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
囑: zhǔ — 1. to enjoin 2. to implore 3. to urge
吾: Wú — surname Wu
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)
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)
慈: cí — 1. compassionate 2. gentle 3. merciful 4. kind 5. humane
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
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)
彼: bǐ — 1. that 2. those 3. (one) another
至此: zhì cǐ — 1. up until now 2. so far (HSK 7-9)
先: xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
彼: bǐ — 1. that 2. those 3. (one) another
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)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
三: Sān — surname San (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)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
終身: zhōng shēn — 1. lifelong 2. all one's life 3. marriage (HSK 5)
冊: cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)
籍: Jí — surname Ji
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
彼: bǐ — 1. that 2. those 3. (one) another
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)
玩: wán — 1. to play 2. to have fun 3. to trifle with 4. toy 5. sth used for amusement 6. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. (wàn)) 7. to keep sth for entertainment
尚未: shàng wèi — not yet; still not (HSK 7-9)
覺悟: jué wù — 1. to come to understand 2. to realize 3. consciousness 4. awareness 5. Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) (HSK 6)
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)
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)
彼: bǐ — 1. that 2. those 3. (one) another
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)
至此: zhì cǐ — 1. up until now 2. so far (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)
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)
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)
歷: lì — 1. to experience 2. to undergo 3. to pass through 4. all 5. each 6. every 7. history
飲: yǐn — to drink
饌: zhuàn — 1. food 2. delicacies
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
色: sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
幻: huàn — fantasy
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
冀: Jì — 1. short name for Hebei 河北 (Hé běi) 2. surname Ji
將來: jiāng lái — 1. in the future 2. future 3. the future 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
未可: wèi kě — cannot
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

，。Having finished speaking, she took Baoyu by the hand and led him into the chamber.，。He caught only a wisp of subtle fragrance, and could not tell at all what it was that was being burned.。Baoyu could not help but ask about it.：「，！Jinghuan gave a cold smile and said, "This incense does not exist at all in the mortal world — how could you possibly know it!，，『』。」，。This incense is made from the essence of rare blossoms newly grown within famous mountains and marvelous scenic realms, blended with the oils of every kind of precious grove and pearl tree, and it is called 'Marrow of Assembled Fragrances.'" Hearing this, Baoyu could only feel admiration for it.，。Everyone then took their seats, and little maidservants brought in tea.，，。Baoyu himself felt its fragrance was pure and its flavor unusual, exceedingly fine and delicate, and so he asked again what it was called.：「，，『』。」，。Jinghuan said, "This tea grows on Fangchun Mountain in the Qianxiang Cave, and is brewed with dew gathered overnight from the leaves of immortal flowers and sacred plants; this tea is named 'A Thousand Red Flowers in One Cavern.'" Hearing this, Baoyu nodded in admiration.，，，，，，，。Looking about the room, he saw jade zithers, precious tripods, ancient paintings, and new poems — there was nothing lacking; and he was even more delighted to find, beneath the window, bits of discarded embroidery thread, and on the dressing case, occasional smudges of powder.，：On the wall he also saw a pair of scrolls hanging, on which was written:

說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
攜: xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
入: rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)
室: Shì — surname Shi (HSK 3)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (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)
縷: lǚ — 1. strand 2. thread 3. detailed 4. in detail 5. classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) (HSK 7-9)
幽香: yōu xiāng — delicate fragrance
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)
其所: qí suǒ — 1. its place 2. one's appointed place 3. the place for that
焚: fén — to burn
何: Hé — surname He
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
不禁: bù jīn — 1. can't help (doing sth) 2. can't refrain from (HSK 6)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
塵世: chén shì — (religion) this mortal life; the mundane world
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
爾: ěr — 1. thus 2. so 3. like that 4. you 5. thou
何: Hé — surname He
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (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)
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
名山: Míng shān — see 名山區 (Míng shān Qū)
胜: shèng — 1. victory 2. success 3. to beat 4. to defeat 5. to surpass 6. victorious 7. superior to 8. to get the better of 9. better than 10. surpassing 11. superb (of vista) 12. beautiful (scenery) 13. wonderful (view) 14. (Taiwan pr. (shēng)) able to bear 15. equal to (a task) (HSK 3)
境內: jìng nèi — 1. within the borders 2. internal (to a country, province, city etc) 3. domestic (HSK 7-9)
初生: chū shēng — 1. newborn 2. nascent 3. primary (biology)
異: yì — 1. different 2. other 3. hetero- 4. unusual 5. strange 6. surprising 7. to distinguish 8. to separate 9. to discriminate
卉: huì — plants
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
精: jīng — 1. essence 2. extract 3. vitality 4. energy 5. semen 6. sperm 7. mythical goblin spirit 8. highly perfected 9. elite 10. the pick of sth 11. proficient (refined ability) 12. extremely (fine) 13. selected rice (archaic) (HSK 6)
合: gě — 1. 100 ml 2. one-tenth of a peck 3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 (HSK 3)
各种: gè zhǒng — every kind of; all kinds of; various (HSK 3)
寶林: Bǎo lín — Po Lam (area in Hong Kong)
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
樹: shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
油: yóu — 1. oil 2. fat 3. grease 4. petroleum 5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish 6. oily 7. greasy 8. glib 9. cunning (HSK 2)
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)
製: zhì — 1. to manufacture 2. to make (HSK 7-9)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
群芳: qún fāng — 1. all flowers 2. all beauties 3. all talents
髓: suǐ — 1. (bound form) bone marrow; (fig.) innermost part 2. (botany) pith
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
羡慕: xiàn mù — 1. to envy 2. to admire (HSK 7-9)
而已: ér yǐ — 1. that's all 2. nothing more (HSK 7-9)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
入座: rù zuò — to take one's seat
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
捧: pěng — 1. to hold or offer with both hands 2. to sing the praises of 3. classifier for what can be held in both hands (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
自覺: zì jué — 1. to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) 2. responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others (HSK 3)
清香: qīng xiāng — 1. sweet scent 2. fragrant odor
異味: yì wèi — unpleasant odor
純: chún — 1. pure 2. simple 3. unmixed 4. genuine (HSK 4)
美: Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)
非常: fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
何: Hé — surname He
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
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)
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)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
遣: qiǎn — 1. (bound form) to dispatch; to send 2. (bound form) to drive away; to dispel
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)
洞: dòng — 1. cave 2. hole 3. zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
仙: xiān — immortal
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
靈: líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)
葉: Yè — surname Ye
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)
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
宿: Sù — surname Su
露: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 6)
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)
烹: pēng — 1. to boil; to brew (tea) 2. to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce 3. (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (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)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (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)
窟: kū — 1. cave 2. hole
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
點頭: diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)
稱: chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
賞: shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (HSK 4)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
瑤: Yáo — 1. surname Yao 2. Yao ethnic group
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
鼎: dǐng — 1. ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs 2. pot (dialect) 3. to enter upon a period of (classical) 4. Kangxi radical 206 5. one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
古: Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
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)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (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)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
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)
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
窗: chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
亦: yì — also (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)
唾: tuò — 1. saliva 2. to spit
絨: róng — 1. velvet 2. woolen
奩: lián — bridal trousseau
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)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
漬: zì — 1. to soak 2. to be stained 3. stain 4. floodwater
粉: fěn — 1. powder 2. cosmetic face powder 3. food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour 4. to turn to powder 5. (dialect) to whitewash 6. white 7. pink 8. (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲 (fěn sī)) 9. to be a fan of (HSK 7-9)
污: wū — 1. dirty 2. filthy 3. foul 4. corrupt 5. to smear 6. to defile 7. dirt 8. filth
壁: bì — 1. wall 2. rampart
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (HSK 6)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
對聯: duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

，。A realm secluded, subtle, spiritual, and fair; a heaven of helplessness, where nothing can be done.

，。When Baoyu had finished looking, there was nothing he did not admire.：，，，，。He then went on to ask the names of the fairy maidens: one was called the Fairy of Infatuated Dreams, one the Bodhisattva of Devoted Love, one the Golden Maiden Who Leads to Sorrow, one the Bodhi Who Delivers from Resentment — each had her own distinct Daoist title.，，。After a little while, little maidservants came to arrange the tables and set out the chairs, laying out wine and dishes.：，。It was truly: jade nectar brimming over cups of glass, and jade liquor poured thick into cups of amber.。Still less need be said of how sumptuous were the dishes and delicacies.，，。Baoyu, catching the scent of this wine, found it clear, fragrant, sweet, and strong, quite out of the ordinary, and again could not help asking about it.：「，，，，『』。」。Jinghuan said, "This wine is brewed from the stamens of a hundred flowers and the sap of ten thousand trees, with the unfermented mash of unicorn marrow and the yeast of phoenix milk added in; and so it is named 'Ten Thousand Beauties in One Cup.'" Baoyu praised it again and again without stopping.

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
無不: wú bù — 1. none lacking 2. none missing 3. everything is there 4. everyone without exception (HSK 7-9)
羡慕: xiàn mù — 1. to envy 2. to admire (HSK 7-9)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
請問: qǐng wèn — Excuse me, may I ask...? (HSK 1)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
姓名: xìng míng — surname and given name; full name (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)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
癡: chī — variant of 痴 (chī)
夢: mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
鐘: zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (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)
士: Shì — surname Shi
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (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)
愁: chóu — to worry about (HSK 5)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (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)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
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)
恨: hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (HSK 5)
菩提: pú tí — 1. bodhi (Sanskrit) 2. enlightenment (Buddhism)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (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)
號: háo — (bound form) to wail; to howl (HSK 1)
不一: bù yī — 1. to vary 2. to differ
少刻: shǎo kè — 1. a short while 2. soon
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
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)
調: diào — 1. to transfer 2. to move (troops or cadres) 3. to investigate 4. to enquire into 5. accent 6. view 7. argument 8. key (in music) 9. mode (music) 10. tune 11. tone 12. melody (HSK 3)
桌: zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
安: Ān — surname An (HSK 4)
椅: yǐ — chair
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
擺: bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)
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)
饌: zhuàn — 1. food 2. delicacies
真是: zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
瓊: Qióng — short name for Hainan 海南 (Hǎi nán)
漿: jiāng — 1. thick liquid 2. to starch
滿: Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
泛: fàn — 1. (bound form) general 2. non-specific 3. extensive 4. pan- 5. to flood 6. (literary) to float about 7. to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc)
玻璃: bō li — 1. glass 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 塊 (kuài) 3. (slang) male homosexual (HSK 5)
盞: zhǎn — 1. a small cup 2. classifier for lamps (HSK 7-9)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
液: yè — 1. (bound form) a liquid 2. also pr. (yì)
濃: nóng — 1. concentrated 2. dense 3. strong (smell etc) (HSK 4)
斟: zhēn — 1. to pour 2. to deliberate
琥珀: hǔ pò — amber
杯: bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (HSK 1)
更: gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
不用: bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)
再說: zài shuō — 1. to say again 2. to put off a discussion until later 3. moreover 4. what's more 5. besides (HSK 6)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
肴: yáo — 1. meat dishes 2. mixed viands
饌: zhuàn — 1. food 2. delicacies
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
盛: Shèng — surname Sheng (HSK 7-9)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
酒: jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
清香: qīng xiāng — 1. sweet scent 2. fragrant odor
甘: Gān — 1. surname Gan 2. short name for Gansu 甘肅 (Gān sù)
冽: liè — cold and raw
異乎尋常: yì hū xún cháng — 1. unusual 2. extraordinary
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
不禁: bù jīn — 1. can't help (doing sth) 2. can't refrain from (HSK 6)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
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)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
木: Mù — surname Mu
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
汁: zhī — juice (HSK 7-9)
加以: jiā yǐ — 1. (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以說明 (jiā yǐ shuō míng)); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc) 2. (literary) moreover; in addition (HSK 5)
麟: lín — see 麒麟 (qí lín)
髓: suǐ — 1. (bound form) bone marrow; (fig.) innermost part 2. (botany) pith
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
醅: pēi — unstrained spirits
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
乳: rǔ — 1. (bound form) breast 2. (bound form) milk 3. (bound form) newborn; suckling
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
麯: qū — variant of 麴 (qū) (HSK 7-9)
釀成: niàng chéng — 1. to make (wine or spirits) 2. (fig.) to lead to (a bad result)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
名為: míng wéi — 1. to be called 2. to be known as
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
艷: yàn — variant of 豔 (yàn)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
杯: bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
稱: chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
賞: shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (HSK 4)
不迭: bù dié — 1. cannot cope 2. find it too much 3. incessantly

，，。As they drank, twelve dancing girls came forward and asked what songs and tunes they should perform.：「《》。」，，，：「……」，：「，，。Jinghuan said, "Simply perform the twelve newly composed songs of Dream of the Red Chamber." The dancing girls assented, and lightly tapping their sandalwood clappers and gently plucking their silver zithers, began to sing: "When chaos was first parted..." No sooner had they sung this one line than Jinghuan spoke up, saying, "These songs are not like the songs written for romances in the mortal world, which must follow the fixed roles of sheng, dan, jing, and mo, and are bound by the rules of the southern and northern modes.，，，。These may either sing the praises of a single person, or express feeling over a single matter; a tune, once composed, can straightaway be set to pipe and string.，。Unless one is a person truly within the matter itself, one cannot know its subtle beauty.。I suppose that you too may not fully grasp these tunes.，，。」，《》，。If you do not first read the text and only afterward listen to the singing, it will turn out as tasteless as chewing wax." Having said this, she turned and told a little maidservant to fetch the original text of Dream of the Red Chamber, and handed it to Baoyu.，，：Baoyu took it, and following the words with his eyes while listening to the singing with his ears, heard them sing as follows:

飲酒: yǐn jiǔ — to drink wine
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)
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)
十二: shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
舞: wǔ — 1. to dance 2. to wield 3. to brandish (HSK 5)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
上來: shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
請問: qǐng wèn — Excuse me, may I ask...? (HSK 1)
演: yǎn — 1. to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) 2. (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task) (HSK 3)
何: Hé — surname He
詞: cí — 1. word 2. statement; speech; lyrics 3. a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (Sòng cháo) (classifier: 首 (shǒu)) (HSK 2)
曲: Qū — surname Qu (HSK 7-9)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
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)
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)
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)
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)
製: zhì — 1. to manufacture 2. to make (HSK 7-9)
紅樓夢: Hóng lóu Mèng — A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹 (Cáo Xuě qín), one of the four great novels
十二支: shí èr zhī — the 12 earthly branches 子 (zǐ), 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
演: yǎn — 1. to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) 2. (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task) (HSK 3)
上來: shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
舞: wǔ — 1. to dance 2. to wield 3. to brandish (HSK 5)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
輕: qīng — 1. light 2. easy 3. gentle 4. soft 5. reckless 6. unimportant 7. frivolous 8. small in number 9. unstressed 10. neutral 11. to disparage (HSK 2)
敲: qiāo — 1. to hit 2. to strike 3. to tap 4. to rap 5. to knock 6. to rip sb off 7. to overcharge (HSK 5)
檀: Tán — surname Tan
板: bǎn — 1. board 2. plank 3. plate 4. shutter 5. table tennis bat 6. clappers (music) 7. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 8. accented beat in Chinese music 9. hard 10. stiff 11. to stop smiling or look serious (HSK 3)
款: kuǎn — 1. section 2. paragraph 3. funds 4. classifier: 筆 (bǐ), 個 (gè) 5. classifier for versions or models (of a product)
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)
銀: yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)
箏: zhēng — see 古箏 (gǔ zhēng)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
歌: gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (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)
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)
開闢: kāi pì — 1. to open up 2. to set up 3. to establish (HSK 7-9)
鴻蒙: Hóng méng — HarmonyOS (Huawei operating system)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
歌: gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一句: yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
曲: Qū — surname Qu (HSK 7-9)
不比: bù bǐ — unlike
塵世: chén shì — (religion) this mortal life; the mundane world
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
填: tián — 1. to fill or stuff 2. (of a form etc) to fill in (HSK 4)
傳奇: chuán qí — 1. legendary 2. fantasy saga 3. romance 4. short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
曲: Qū — surname Qu (HSK 7-9)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
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)
旦: dàn — 1. (literary) dawn; daybreak 2. dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
淨: jìng — 1. clean 2. completely 3. only 4. net (income, exports etc) 5. (Chinese opera) painted face male role (HSK 6)
末: me — variant of 麼 (me) (HSK 4)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
則: zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)
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)
南北: nán běi — 1. north and south 2. north to south (HSK 5)
九: jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
限: xiàn — 1. to limit 2. to restrict 3. (bound form) limit 4. bound (HSK 7-9)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
詠: yǒng — to sing
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
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)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
感懷: gǎn huái — 1. to recall with emotion 2. to feel sentiments
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)
偶: ǒu — 1. accidental 2. image 3. pair 4. mate
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (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)
曲: Qū — surname Qu (HSK 7-9)
即可: jí kě — 1. equivalent to 就可以 2. can then (do sth) 3. can immediately (do sth) 4. (do sth) and that will suffice (HSK 7-9)
譜: pǔ — 1. chart 2. list 3. table 4. register 5. score (music) 6. spectrum (physics) 7. to set to music (HSK 7-9)
入: rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)
管: Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
弦: xián — 1. bow string 2. string of musical instrument 3. watchspring 4. chord (segment of curve) 5. hypotenuse 6. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 7-9)
若非: ruò fēi — 1. were it not for 2. if not for
個中人: gè zhōng rén — a person in the know
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
其中: qí zhōng — 1. among 2. in 3. included among these (HSK 2)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
料: liào — 1. material 2. stuff 3. grain 4. feed 5. to expect 6. to anticipate 7. to guess (HSK 6)
爾: ěr — 1. thus 2. so 3. like that 4. you 5. thou
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
未必: wèi bì — 1. not necessarily 2. maybe not (HSK 4)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
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
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
調: diào — 1. to transfer 2. to move (troops or cadres) 3. to investigate 4. to enquire into 5. accent 6. view 7. argument 8. key (in music) 9. mode (music) 10. tune 11. tone 12. melody (HSK 3)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
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)
閱: yuè — 1. to inspect 2. to review 3. to read 4. to peruse 5. to go through 6. to experience
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
稿: gǎo — 1. manuscript 2. draft 3. stalk of grain
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (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)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
歌: gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)
翻: fān — 1. to turn over 2. to flip over 3. to overturn 4. to rummage through 5. to translate 6. to decode 7. to double 8. to climb over or into 9. to cross (HSK 4)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
嚼蠟: jiáo là — insipid
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
回頭: huí tóu — 1. to turn round; to turn one's head 2. later; by and by (HSK 5)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (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)
紅樓夢: Hóng lóu Mèng — A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹 (Cáo Xuě qín), one of the four great novels
原稿: yuán gǎo — 1. manuscript 2. original copy
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
目視: mù shì — 1. to look at 2. to visually observe (i.e. not using instruments or sensors)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
耳: ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)
聆: líng — (literary) to hear; to listen
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
歌: gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

Prologue to Dream of the Red Chamber

，？When chaos was first parted, who was it that sowed the seed of love?；It was all because of the deep passion of wind and moon;，，，，「」。Taking advantage of this heaven of helplessness, these days of sorrow, this hour of loneliness, I try to give vent to my foolish heart, and so I have staged this "Dream of the Red Chamber," grieving for Gold and mourning for Jade.

開闢: kāi pì — 1. to open up 2. to set up 3. to establish (HSK 7-9)
鴻蒙: Hóng méng — HarmonyOS (Huawei operating system)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (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)
情種: qíng zhǒng — 1. affectionate 2. an affectionate person
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
風月: fēng yuè — 1. romance 2. beautiful scenery 3. small or petty (of talk etc)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
濃: nóng — 1. concentrated 2. dense 3. strong (smell etc) (HSK 4)
趁: chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (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)
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)
奈何: nài hé — 1. to do something to sb 2. to deal with 3. to cope 4. how? 5. to no avail
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
傷懷: shāng huái — 1. grieved 2. full of sorrow
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)
寂寥: jì liáo — 1. (literary) quiet and desolate 2. lonely 3. vast and empty
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
試: shì — 1. to test 2. to try 3. experiment 4. examination 5. test (HSK 1)
遣: qiǎn — 1. (bound form) to dispatch; to send 2. (bound form) to drive away; to dispel
愚: yú — 1. to be stupid 2. to cheat or deceive 3. me or I (modest)
衷: zhōng — inner feelings
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
上演: shàng yǎn — 1. to screen (a movie) 2. to stage (a play) 3. a screening 4. a staging (HSK 6)
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)
悲: bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
悼: dào — 1. to mourn 2. to lament
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
紅樓夢: Hóng lóu Mèng — A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹 (Cáo Xuě qín), one of the four great novels

The Error of a Lifetime

，。All speak of the wondrous match of gold and jade; I alone still think of the pledge made in a former life between plant and stone.，；In vain do I face the crystalline snow, that lofty recluse of the mountains;，。Yet never can I forget the lonely Lin, that immortal beauty beyond the world.，。I sigh that in this human world, only now do I believe that even beauty is never without flaw.，。Even though we raise the tray level with our brows in perfect mutual respect, in the end my heart cannot find peace.

都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
金玉: jīn yù — 1. gold and jade 2. precious
良緣: liáng yuán — 1. good karma 2. opportune connection with marriage partner
俺: ǎn — I (northern dialects)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
念: niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
木: Mù — surname Mu
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
盟: méng — 1. oath 2. pledge 3. union 4. to ally 5. league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (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)
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)
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
士: Shì — surname Shi
晶瑩: jīng yíng — sparkling and translucent (HSK 7-9)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
忘: wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (HSK 1)
世: Shì — surname Shi
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
仙: xiān — immortal
姝: shū — pretty woman
寂寞: jì mò — 1. lonely 2. lonesome 3. (of a place) quiet 4. silent (HSK 7-9)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
人間: rén jiān — 1. the human world 2. the earth (HSK 5)
美中不足: měi zhōng bù zú — everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment (HSK 7-9)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
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)
縱然: zòng rán — even if; even though (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)
齊眉: qí méi — 1. mutual respect in marriage 2. abbr. of idiom 舉案齊眉 (jǔ àn qí méi)
舉: jǔ — 1. to lift 2. to hold up 3. to cite 4. to enumerate 5. to act 6. to raise 7. to choose 8. to elect 9. act 10. move 11. deed (HSK 2)
案: àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table
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)
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))
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
平: Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

Vainly Knitted Brows

，。One is an immortal blossom from the Fairy Garden of Langyuan; the other is a beautiful jade without a single flaw.，；If one says there is no wondrous bond between them, why then in this life should they happen to meet;，？If one says there is a wondrous bond, then why should all their heart's longing come to nothing in the end?，；One sighs and grieves all in vain; the other frets and worries to no purpose;，。One is the moon reflected in water; the other is a flower reflected in a mirror.，，？Consider how many tears one's eyes can truly hold — how could they endure flowing from autumn into winter, and from spring into summer?

一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
閬苑: Làng yuàn — Langyuan paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends
仙: xiān — immortal
葩: pā — corolla of flower
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
美玉: měi yù — fine jade
無瑕: wú xiá — faultless; perfect
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
奇: jī — odd (number)
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
今生: jīn shēng — this lifetime
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)
遇: Yù — surname Yu (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)
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)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
奇: jī — odd (number)
緣: yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
心事: xīn shì — 1. a load on one's mind 2. worry 3. classifier: 宗 (zōng), 樁 (zhuāng) (HSK 7-9)
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
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)
化: huā — variant of 花 (huā)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
枉: wǎng — 1. to twist 2. crooked 3. unjust 4. in vain
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
嗟: jiē — 1. sigh 2. also pr. (juē)
呀: yā — 1. ah (used to express surprise) 2. (onom.) creaking (HSK 4)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
勞: Láo — surname Lao
牽掛: qiān guà — 1. to worry about 2. to be concerned about (HSK 7-9)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
鏡: jìng — 1. mirror 2. lens
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
眼中: yǎn zhōng — in (sb's) eyes
能: Néng — surname Neng (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)
多少: duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (HSK 1)
淚珠: lèi zhū — teardrop; tear
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
怎: zěn — how
經: Jīng — surname Jing (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)
秋: Qiū — surname Qiu
流: liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)
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)
冬: dōng — winter
春: Chūn — surname Chun
流: liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)
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)
夏: Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

，，，，。Hearing this song, Baoyu found it rambling and hard to follow, and could see nothing especially good in it; yet its melody and rhythm were so mournful and plaintive that it was able to melt the soul and intoxicate the spirit.，，。For this reason, without inquiring into its origins or asking after its background, he simply used it for the moment to dispel his gloom.：He then went on looking further, where it read:

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
曲: Qū — surname Qu (HSK 7-9)
散漫: sǎn màn — 1. undisciplined 2. unorganized
無稽: wú jī — nonsense
不見得: bù jiàn de — 1. not necessarily 2. not likely (HSK 7-9)
好處: hǎo chǔ — easy to get along with (HSK 2)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (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)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
韻: yùn — 1. the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology) 2. rhyme 3. appeal 4. charm 5. (literary) pleasant sound
凄惋: qī wǎn — 1. doleful 2. piteous 3. also written 淒婉 (qī wǎn)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
銷魂: xiāo hún — 1. ecstasy 2. rapture 3. to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow
醉: zuì — intoxicated (HSK 5)
魄: pò — (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
察: Chá — short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾 (Chá hā ěr)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
原委: yuán wěi — the whole story
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
來歷: lái lì — 1. history 2. antecedents 3. origin (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)
暫: zàn — 1. temporary 2. Taiwan pr. (zhàn) (HSK 7-9)
以此: yǐ cǐ — 1. with this 2. thereby 3. thus 4. because of this
釋: shì — 1. to explain 2. to release 3. Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼 (Shì jiā móu ní)) 4. Buddhism
悶: mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)
而已: ér yǐ — 1. that's all 2. nothing more (HSK 7-9)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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)
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)

Hatred of Impermanence

，。Just as I delight in glory and splendor at their height, impermanence, that hateful thing, arrives once more.，；Wide-eyed and helpless, I must cast aside all ten thousand things;，。Drifting and adrift, my fragrant soul is spent and wasted.，。I gaze toward my homeland, but the road is far and the mountains high.：，，。And so I go in a dream to seek out my father and mother and tell them: your child's life has already entered the Yellow Springs; oh, bond of heaven-given kinship, you must draw back and withdraw while there is still time.

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
榮華: róng huá — glory and splendor
正好: zhèng hǎo — 1. just (in time) 2. just right 3. just enough 4. to happen to 5. to chance to 6. by chance 7. it just so happens that (HSK 2)
恨: hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (HSK 5)
無常: wú cháng — 1. variable 2. changeable 3. fickle 4. impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) 5. ghost taking away the soul after death 6. to pass away 7. to die
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
眼睜睜: yǎn zhēng zhēng — 1. to stare blankly 2. to look on helplessly 3. to look on unfeelingly
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)
萬事: wàn shì — all things
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
拋: pāo — 1. to throw 2. to toss 3. to fling 4. to cast 5. to abandon (HSK 7-9)
蕩: dàng — 1. to wash 2. to squander 3. to sweep away 4. to move 5. to shake 6. dissolute 7. pond
悠悠: yōu yōu — 1. lasting for ages 2. long drawn out 3. remote in time or space 4. unhurried 5. a great number (of events) 6. preposterous 7. pensive
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)
芳: fāng — fragrant
魂: hún — soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) (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)
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)
家鄉: jiā xiāng — 1. hometown 2. native place 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
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)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
爹娘: diē niáng — (dialect) parents
夢: mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (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)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (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)
黃泉: Huáng quán — 1. the Yellow Springs 2. the underworld of Chinese mythology 3. the equivalent of Hades or Hell
天倫: tiān lún — 1. family bonds 2. ethical family relations
呵: ā — variant of 啊 (ā)
須要: xū yào — must; have to
退步: tuì bù — 1. to do less well than before 2. to make a concession 3. setback 4. backward step 5. leeway 6. room to maneuver 7. fallback
抽身: chōu shēn — 1. to get away from 2. to withdraw 3. to free oneself
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)

Parting of Flesh and Blood

，。One sail through wind and rain, three thousand li of road, casting aside at once both flesh-and-blood kin and native home.，，。Fearing that weeping might harm your remaining years, I tell you, father and mother: do not let your thoughts hang upon your child.，？Since ancient times, poverty and fortune have both been fixed by fate — how could parting and reunion be without cause?，。From now on we part, each to a different place; let each of us keep ourselves safe and well.，。Your child is going now — do not let your hearts be bound up in longing for me.

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)
帆: fān — 1. sail 2. Taiwan pr. (fán), except 帆布 (fān bù) canvas (HSK 7-9)
風雨: fēng yǔ — 1. wind and rain 2. the elements 3. (fig.) trials and hardships (HSK 7-9)
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
骨肉: gǔ ròu — 1. blood relation 2. kin 3. one's flesh and blood
家園: jiā yuán — 1. home 2. homeland (HSK 6)
齊: Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
拋: pāo — 1. to throw 2. to toss 3. to fling 4. to cast 5. to abandon (HSK 7-9)
閃: Shǎn — surname Shan (HSK 4)
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
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)
殘: cán — 1. to destroy 2. to spoil 3. to ruin 4. to injure 5. cruel 6. oppressive 7. savage 8. brutal 9. incomplete 10. disabled 11. to remain 12. to survive 13. remnant 14. surplus (HSK 7-9)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
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)
爹娘: diē niáng — (dialect) parents
休: Xiū — surname Xiu
把兒: bà r — a handle
懸念: xuán niàn — 1. suspense in a movie, play etc 2. concern for sb's welfare (HSK 7-9)
自古: zì gǔ — 1. (since) ancient times 2. (from) time immemorial
窮: qióng — 1. poor 2. destitute 3. to use up 4. to exhaust 5. thoroughly 6. extremely 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (HSK 4)
通: tōng — 1. to go through 2. to know well 3. (suffix) expert 4. to connect 5. to communicate 6. open 7. to clear 8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc (HSK 2)
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)
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)
離合: lí hé — 1. clutch (in car gearbox) 2. separation and reunion
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
無緣: wú yuán — 1. to have no opportunity 2. no way (of doing sth) 3. no chance 4. no connection 5. not placed (in a competition) 6. (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc (HSK 7-9)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
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)
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)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
各自: gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)
保: Bǎo — Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞 (Bǎo jiā lì yà)) (HSK 3)
平安: Píng ān — see 平安區 (Píng ān Qū) (HSK 2)
奴: nú — slave
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
莫: Mò — surname Mo
牽連: qiān lián — 1. to implicate 2. implicated 3. to link together

Sorrow Amid Joy

，，，？While still in swaddling clothes, she sighed for the death of both her parents; though she came to dwell amid silk and brocade, who was there to know or cherish and pamper her?，，，，。Fortunately, she was born with a heroic, broad-minded, and generous nature, never once letting the petty sentiments between man and woman weigh upon her heart in the least — truly like a clear moon and a gentle breeze illuminating a jade hall.，，凖。She was matched with a talented and handsome, immortal-like young man, and won thereby a bond as lasting as heaven and earth, which made up for the hardships and misfortunes of her childhood years.，。Yet in the end, the clouds dispersed over Gaotang, and the waters of the Xiang River ran dry.，。This is but the destined rise and decline within the mortal world — why then grieve for it in vain?

襁褓: qiǎng bǎo — 1. swaddling clothes 2. fig. early stage of development 3. infancy
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
雙: Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
亡: wáng — 1. to die 2. to lose 3. to be gone 4. to flee 5. deceased
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
居: Jū — surname Ju
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
綺羅: qǐ luó — 1. beautiful silk fabrics 2. person in beautiful silk dress
叢: cóng — 1. cluster 2. collection 3. collection of books 4. thicket
誰知: shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
嬌: jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail
養: yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
生來: shēng lái — 1. from birth 2. by one's nature
英: Yīng — 1. United Kingdom 2. British 3. England 4. English 5. abbr. for 英國 (Yīng guó)
豪: háo — 1. grand 2. heroic
闊: kuò — 1. rich 2. wide 3. broad (HSK 6)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
寬宏: kuān hóng — magnanimous
量: liáng — to measure (HSK 4)
從未: cóng wèi — never (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)
兒女: ér nǚ — 1. children; sons and daughters 2. a young man and a young woman (in love) (HSK 5)
私情: sī qíng — 1. personal considerations 2. love affair
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)
縈: yíng — (literary) to wind around
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
一: 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)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
霽: jì — sky clearing up
月光: yuè guāng — moonlight
風: fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
耀: yào — 1. brilliant 2. glorious
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
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)
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))
配: pèi — 1. to join 2. to fit 3. to mate 4. to mix 5. to match 6. to deserve 7. to make up (a prescription) 8. to allocate (HSK 3)
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)
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)
貌: mào — (bound form) appearance; looks; outward form
仙: xiān — immortal
郎: Láng — surname Lang
博得: bó dé — to win; to gain
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
地久天長: dì jiǔ tiān cháng — see 天長地久 (tiān cháng dì jiǔ)
折: shé — 1. to snap 2. to break (a stick, a bone etc) 3. (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) (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)
幼年: yòu nián — 1. childhood 2. infancy
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
坎坷: kǎn kě — (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
形狀: xíng zhuàng — form; shape (HSK 3)
終久: zhōng jiǔ — 1. in the end 2. eventually
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)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)
高唐: Gāo táng — see 高唐縣 (Gāo táng Xiàn)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
涸: hé — 1. to dry 2. to dry up
湘江: Xiāng jiāng — the Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
寰: huán — 1. large domain 2. extensive region
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
消長: xiāo zhǎng — 1. to ebb and rise 2. to decrease and then grow
數: shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)
應當: yīng dāng — should; ought to (HSK 3)
何必: hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)
枉: wǎng — 1. to twist 2. crooked 3. unjust 4. in vain
悲傷: bēi shāng — sad; sorrowful (HSK 5)

Hard to Be Tolerated by the World

，，。Her bearing was as beautiful as orchid, her talent as abundant as an immortal's; born with a solitary, eccentric nature rarely found in others.，；You might say she found meat and rank foods repugnant to eat, and looked on silks and fine brocades as vulgar and tiresome;，。Yet you did not know that the too-lofty are all the more envied by others, and the too-pure are equally despised by the world.，；How lamentable, that beside the green lamp of an ancient shrine, she should grow old;，；How she forsook the rouge and powder, the vermilion chambers, as the beauty of spring faded away;，。In the end, it was still the filth and grime of the dusty world that went against her heart's own wish.，；Truly like a flawless piece of white jade fallen into the mire;，。And why then should princes and noble sons sigh over having no fated bond with her?

氣質: qì zhì — 1. personality traits; temperament; disposition 2. aura; air; feel; vibe 3. refinement; sophistication; class (HSK 7-9)
美: Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
才華: cái huá — 1. talent 2. classifier: 份 (fèn) (HSK 7-9)
阜: fù — 1. abundant 2. mound
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
仙: xiān — immortal
天生: tiān shēng — 1. nature 2. disposition 3. innate 4. natural (HSK 7-9)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
癖: pǐ — 1. habit 2. hobby
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
罕: hǎn — rare
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)
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)
啖: dàn — 1. to eat 2. to taste 3. to entice (using bait)
肉食: ròu shí — carnivorous
腥: xīng — fishy (smell) (HSK 7-9)
膻: dàn — used in 膻中 (dàn zhōng)
視: shì — (literary, or bound form) to look at
綺羅: qǐ luó — 1. beautiful silk fabrics 2. person in beautiful silk dress
俗: sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)
厭: yàn — 1. (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with 2. (literary) to satiate; to satisfy
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
太: tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)
高人: gāo rén — very able person
愈: yù — 1. the more...(the more...) 2. to recover 3. to heal 4. better
妒: dù — 1. to envy (success, talent) 2. jealous
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
潔: jié — clean
世: Shì — surname Shi
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
嫌: xián — 1. to dislike 2. suspicion 3. resentment 4. enmity 5. abbr. for 嫌犯 (xián fàn), criminal suspect (HSK 6)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
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)
青: Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
古: Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)
殿: diàn — palace hall
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
老: lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)
辜負: gū fù — 1. to fail to live up (to expectations) 2. unworthy (of trust) 3. to let down 4. to betray (hopes) 5. to disappoint (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)
紅粉: hóng fěn — 1. rouge and powder 2. (fig.) the fair sex
朱: Zhū — surname Zhu
樓: Lóu — surname Lou (HSK 1)
春色: chūn sè — 1. colors of spring 2. spring scenery
闌: lán — 1. railing 2. balustrade 3. door-screen 4. exhausted 5. late
到頭來: dào tóu lái — 1. in the end 2. finally 3. as a result (HSK 7-9)
依舊: yī jiù — 1. as before; still 2. to remain the same (HSK 5)
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)
風塵: fēng chén — 1. windblown dust 2. hardships of travel 3. vicissitudes of life 4. prostitution
肮: āng — used in 骯髒 (āng zāng)
髒: zāng — 1. dirty 2. filthy 3. to get (sth) dirty (HSK 2)
違心: wéi xīn — 1. false 2. untrue to one's convictions 3. against one's will 4. disloyal
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)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
一: 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)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
無瑕: wú xiá — faultless; perfect
白玉: Bái yù — see 白玉縣 (Bái yù Xiàn)
遭: zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident
泥: ní — 1. mud 2. clay 3. paste 4. pulp (HSK 6)
陷: xiàn — 1. pitfall 2. trap 3. to get stuck 4. to sink 5. to cave in 6. to frame (false charge) 7. to capture (a city in battle) 8. to fall (to the enemy) 9. defect (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
何須: hé xū — 1. there is no need 2. why should
王孫: wáng sūn — children of the nobility
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
無緣: wú yuán — 1. to have no opportunity 2. no way (of doing sth) 3. no chance 4. no connection 5. not placed (in a competition) 6. (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc (HSK 7-9)

Joy Turned to Enmity

，，，。A wolf of Zhongshan, a heartless beast, utterly forgetting the origins of that earlier day, given wholly over to arrogance, extravagance, lechery, and greed, forever contriving further wrongs.，；He looks upon that beauty of a noble household as no more than a common willow or rush;，。He mistreats and degrades her, a young lady of a ducal house, as though she were of the lowest, meanest sort.，。Alas, her fragrant soul and lovely spirit, within a single year, drifted away into nothingness.

中山: Zhōng shān — 1. see 中山市 (Zhōng shān Shì) 2. see 中山區 (Zhōng shān Qū) 3. Nakayama (Japanese surname) 4. see 孫中山 (Sūn Zhōng shān)
狼: láng — 1. wolf 2. classifier: 匹 (pǐ), 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 7-9)
無情: wú qíng — 1. pitiless 2. ruthless 3. merciless 4. heartless (HSK 7-9)
獸: shòu — 1. beast 2. animal 3. beastly 4. bestial
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
當日: dāng rì — on that day (HSK 7-9)
根由: gēn yóu — 1. the whys and the wherefores 2. the detailed story 3. root cause
一味: yī wèi — persistently; stubbornly; blindly (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)
驕: jiāo — 1. proud 2. arrogant
奢: shē — extravagant
淫蕩: yín dàng — 1. loose in morals 2. lascivious 3. licentious 4. lewd
貪: tān — 1. to have a voracious desire for 2. to covet 3. greedy 4. corrupt (HSK 7-9)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
構: gòu — 1. to construct 2. to form 3. to make up 4. to compose 5. literary composition 6. paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
覷: qù — 1. to spy 2. watch for
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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
侯門: hóu mén — noble house
艷: yàn — variant of 豔 (yàn)
質: zhì — 1. character 2. nature 3. quality 4. plain 5. to pawn 6. pledge 7. hostage 8. to question 9. Taiwan pr. (zhí)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
蒲: Pú — 1. surname Pu 2. old place name
柳: Liǔ — surname Liu
作踐: zuò jiàn — 1. to ill-use 2. to humiliate 3. to degrade 4. to ruin 5. also pr. (zuó jiàn)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
公府: gōng fǔ — government post in Han dynasty
千金: qiān jīn — 1. thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold 2. money and riches 3. (honorific) invaluable (support) 4. (honorific) daughter
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
下流: xià liú — 1. lower course of a river 2. low-class 3. mean and lowly 4. vulgar 5. obscene
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
芳: fāng — fragrant
魂: hún — soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) (HSK 7-9)
艷: yàn — variant of 豔 (yàn)
魄: pò — (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)
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)
載: zǎi — 1. to record in writing 2. to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc) 3. Taiwan pr. (zài) 4. year
蕩: dàng — 1. to wash 2. to squander 3. to sweep away 4. to move 5. to shake 6. dissolute 7. pond
悠悠: yōu yōu — 1. lasting for ages 2. long drawn out 3. remote in time or space 4. unhurried 5. a great number (of events) 6. preposterous 7. pensive

Awakening to the Illusion of Flowers

，？Having seen through the Three Springs, what use are peach-pink and willow-green?，。Extinguish this glorious youth, and seek instead the pure, plain harmony of Heaven.，，；What use to speak of the tender peach blossoms lush in heaven, the apricot blooms abundant amid the clouds;，？in the end, who is able to endure through autumn?，，；Just look — in the village of white poplars people weep and sob; beneath the green maple grove ghosts moan and chant;，。and moreover, withered grass stretching to the sky covers over the graves.，，。So it is: poor yesterday, rich today — people toil and labor; blooming in spring, withering in autumn — flowers suffer torment.，？Being so, the passes of birth and the calamities of death — who can evade them?，，。I have heard that in the West grows a precious tree called Suopo, bearing upon it the fruit of eternal life.

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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
三春: sān chūn — the three spring months
看破: kàn pò — 1. to see through 2. disillusioned with 3. to reject (the world of mortals)
桃紅: táo hóng — pink
柳: Liǔ — surname Liu
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
韶華: sháo huá — (literary) prime years; youthful years
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)
覓: mì — 1. (literary) to seek 2. to find
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
清淡: qīng dàn — 1. light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) 2. insipid 3. slack (sales) (HSK 7-9)
天和: tiān hú — 1. (mahjong) heavenly hand; a hand that is completed by the dealer on their first draw 2. (mahjong) to obtain a heavenly hand
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
天上: tiān shàng — the sky; the heavens (HSK 2)
夭: yāo — 1. (bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. (yǎo)) 2. (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
桃: táo — peach (HSK 5)
盛: Shèng — surname Sheng (HSK 7-9)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
到頭來: dào tóu lái — 1. in the end 2. finally 3. as a result (HSK 7-9)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
秋: Qiū — surname Qiu
捱: ái — variant of 挨 (ái)
過: Guō — surname Guo (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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
白楊: bái yáng — 1. poplar 2. classifier: 棵 (kē)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
嗚咽: wū yè — 1. to sob 2. to whimper (HSK 7-9)
青: Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)
楓: fēng — maple (genus Acer)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
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)
鬼: guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)
吟哦: yín é — 1. to chant 2. to recite rhythmically 3. to polish verse
更: gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
兼: jiān — 1. double 2. twice 3. simultaneous 4. holding two or more (official) posts at the same time (HSK 7-9)
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)
連天: lián tiān — 1. reaching the sky 2. for days on end 3. incessantly
衰: cuī — variant of 縗 (cuī)
草: cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)
遮: zhē — 1. to cover up (a shortcoming) 2. to screen off 3. to hide 4. to conceal (HSK 7-9)
墳墓: fén mù — 1. grave 2. tomb (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
昨: zuó — yesterday
貧: pín — 1. poor 2. inadequate 3. deficient 4. garrulous
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
富人: fù rén — 1. rich person 2. the rich (HSK 6)
勞碌: láo lù — 1. to work hard 2. to toil
春: Chūn — surname Chun
榮: Róng — surname Rong
秋: Qiū — surname Qiu
謝: Xiè — surname Xie
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
折磨: zhé mó — to torment; to torture (HSK 7-9)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
這般: zhè bān — 1. like this 2. this way
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)
關: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 1)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
劫: jié — 1. to rob 2. to plunder 3. to seize by force 4. to coerce 5. calamity 6. abbr. for kalpa 劫波 (jié bō) (HSK 7-9)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
躲: duǒ — 1. to hide 2. to dodge 3. to avoid (HSK 5)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
西方: Xī fāng — 1. the West 2. the Occident 3. Western countries (HSK 2)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
樹: shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)
喚: huàn — to call
婆娑: pó suō — 1. to swirl about 2. (of leaves and branches) to sway
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
結: jiē — 1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) 2. Taiwan pr. (jié) (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)
長生果: cháng shēng guǒ — (dialect) peanut

Wearied by Cleverness

。Scheming and calculating, far too clever by half, she calculated away her own precious life instead.，。While alive, her heart was already broken; after death, her spirit drifts empty and forlorn.，。A rich household, a family at peace — yet in the end it comes to ruin, the family scattered, each fleeing their own way.，；All spent in vain was a heart held anxiously suspended for half a lifetime;，。it was just like a drifting, wavering dream at the third watch of night.，。Suddenly, with a crash, like a great mansion toppling; dim and dismal, like a lamp about to gutter out.，；Ah, a moment of joy that suddenly turns to grief and bitterness;，。one can only sigh that in this human world, nothing is ever settled for long.

機關算盡太聰明，反算了卿卿性命: jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng ming , fǎn suàn le qīng qīng xìng mìng — if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢 (Hóng lóu Mèng))
生前: shēng qián — 1. (of a deceased) during one's life 2. while living (HSK 7-9)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
碎: suì — 1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble 2. broken; fragmentary; scattered 3. garrulous (HSK 5)
死後: sǐ hòu — 1. after death 2. posthumous
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)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
靈: líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (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)
富人: fù rén — 1. rich person 2. the rich (HSK 6)
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
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)
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)
亡: wáng — 1. to die 2. to lose 3. to be gone 4. to flee 5. deceased
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
奔騰: Bēn téng — Pentium (microprocessor by Intel)
枉費: wǎng fèi — 1. to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) 2. to try in vain
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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))
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (HSK 6)
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (HSK 6)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
世: Shì — surname Shi
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
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)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
蕩: dàng — 1. to wash 2. to squander 3. to sweep away 4. to move 5. to shake 6. dissolute 7. pond
悠悠: yōu yōu — 1. lasting for ages 2. long drawn out 3. remote in time or space 4. unhurried 5. a great number (of events) 6. preposterous 7. pensive
三更: sān gēng — 1. third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) 2. midnight 3. also pr. (sān jīn)
夢: mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)
忽: Hū — surname Hu
喇: lā — (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc
喇: lā — (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
大廈: dà shà — (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈 Empire State Building etc) (HSK 7-9)
傾: qīng — 1. to overturn 2. to collapse 3. to lean 4. to tend 5. to incline 6. to pour out
昏: hūn — 1. muddle-headed 2. twilight 3. to faint 4. to lose consciousness (HSK 6)
慘: cǎn — 1. miserable 2. wretched 3. cruel 4. inhuman 5. disastrous 6. tragic 7. dim 8. gloomy (HSK 6)
慘: cǎn — 1. miserable 2. wretched 3. cruel 4. inhuman 5. disastrous 6. tragic 7. dim 8. gloomy (HSK 6)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
呀: yā — 1. ah (used to express surprise) 2. (onom.) creaking (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)
場: cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)
歡喜: huān xǐ — 1. happy 2. joyous 3. delighted 4. to like 5. to be fond of
忽: Hū — surname Hu
悲: bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief
辛: Xīn — surname Xin
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
人世: rén shì — 1. the world 2. this world 3. the world of the living
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (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)

Bequeathing Blessings

，，；Blessings left behind, blessings left behind — suddenly she meets a benefactor;，，。fortunate was her mother, fortunate was her mother, who accumulated hidden merit.，，。I urge those in this life to aid the poor and help the destitute, and not be like that cruel uncle and treacherous brother of mine, who loved silver and money and forgot their own flesh and blood.，。Truly, in the multiplying and dividing, the adding and subtracting of fate, there is Heaven above keeping watch.

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)
餘慶: Yú qìng — see 餘慶縣 (Yú qìng Xiàn)
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)
餘慶: Yú qìng — see 餘慶縣 (Yú qìng Xiàn)
忽: Hū — surname Hu
遇: Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)
恩人: ēn rén — 1. a benefactor 2. a person who has significantly helped sb else (HSK 6)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
娘親: niáng qīn — mother
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
娘親: niáng qīn — mother
積: jī — 1. to amass; to accumulate; to store up 2. (math.) product (the result of multiplication) 3. (TCM) constipation; indigestion (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)
陰功: yīn gōng — hidden merits
勸: quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
人生: rén shēng — life (one's time on earth) (HSK 3)
濟: Jǐ — 1. used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水 (Jǐ Shuǐ) 2. surname Ji
困: kùn — 1. to trap 2. to surround 3. hard-pressed 4. stranded 5. destitute (HSK 3)
扶: fú — 1. to support with the hand 2. to help sb up 3. to support oneself by holding onto something 4. to help (HSK 5)
窮: qióng — 1. poor 2. destitute 3. to use up 4. to exhaust 5. thoroughly 6. extremely 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (HSK 4)
休: Xiū — surname Xiu
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
俺: ǎn — I (northern dialects)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
愛: ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
銀錢: yín qián — silver money (in former times)
忘: wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (HSK 1)
骨肉: gǔ ròu — 1. blood relation 2. kin 3. one's flesh and 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)
狠: hěn — 1. ruthless; fierce; ferocious 2. determined; resolute 3. to harden (one's heart) 4. old variant of 很 (hěn) (HSK 6)
舅: jiù — maternal uncle
奸: jiān — 1. wicked 2. crafty 3. traitor 4. variant of 姦 (jiān)
兄: xiōng — elder brother
正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)
乘除: chéng chú — to multiply and divide
加: Jiā — 1. Canada (abbr. for 加拿大 (Jiā ná dà)) 2. surname Jia (HSK 2)
減: jiǎn — 1. to lower 2. to decrease 3. to reduce 4. to subtract 5. to diminish (HSK 4)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
蒼穹: cāng qióng — the blue dome of heaven

Splendor Come Late

，；Love and affection seen as if in a mirror — how much less bearable is rank and fame glimpsed as if in a dream;，。how swiftly that beautiful springtime of youth departs — speak no more of embroidered curtains and mandarin-duck quilts.，，。Even a coronet strung with pearls, a robe adorned with phoenixes, cannot ransom a life from impermanence.，，。Though it is said one should not suffer poverty in old age, one must still store up hidden virtue for the sake of one's children and grandchildren.，；Head held high, hairpin and cap-ribbon worn proudly upon it; chest gleaming bright, a golden seal hung upon it;，。awesome and mighty, rank and stipend risen high; dim and dismal, the road to the Yellow Springs draws near.？Ask: of the generals and ministers of ages past, are any still remaining?。It is only an empty name left behind for later generations to admire and revere.

鏡: jìng — 1. mirror 2. lens
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
恩情: ēn qíng — 1. kindness 2. affection 3. grace 4. favor (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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
堪: kān — 1. (bound form) may; can 2. (bound form) to endure; to bear 3. (in 堪輿 (kān yú)) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿 (yú))
夢: mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
功名: gōng míng — 1. scholarly honor (in imperial exams) 2. rank 3. achievement 4. fame 5. glory
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
美: Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)
韶華: sháo huá — (literary) prime years; youthful years
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
何: Hé — surname He
迅: xùn — 1. rapid 2. fast
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)
休: Xiū — surname Xiu
提: dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (HSK 2)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
帳: zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)
鴛: yuān — mandarin duck
衾: qīn — 1. coverlet 2. quilt
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)
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)
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
冠: Guàn — surname Guan
披: pī — 1. to drape over one's shoulders 2. to open 3. to unroll 4. to split open 5. to spread out (HSK 5)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
襖: ǎo — 1. coat 2. jacket 3. short and lined coat or robe
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
抵: dǐ — 1. to press against; to support; to prop up 2. to resist; to withstand 3. to be equal to; to match 4. to balance; to offset 5. to mortgage 6. to make up for; to compensate for 7. to arrive at; to reach 8. to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. (zhǐ))
不了: bù le — no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
無常: wú cháng — 1. variable 2. changeable 3. fickle 4. impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) 5. ghost taking away the soul after death 6. to pass away 7. to die
性命: xìng mìng — life (HSK 7-9)
雖說: suī shuō — 1. though 2. although (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)
人生: rén shēng — life (one's time on earth) (HSK 3)
莫: Mò — surname Mo
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)
老: lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)
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)
貧: pín — 1. poor 2. inadequate 3. deficient 4. garrulous
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
須要: xū yào — must; have to
陰騭: yīn zhì — 1. charitable acts performed in secret 2. hidden good deeds
積: jī — 1. to amass; to accumulate; to store up 2. (math.) product (the result of multiplication) 3. (TCM) constipation; indigestion (HSK 7-9)
兒孫: ér sūn — descendant
氣昂昂: qì áng áng — 1. full of vigor 2. spirited 3. valiant
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)
戴: Dài — surname Dai (HSK 4)
簪: zān — hairpin
纓: yīng — 1. tassel 2. sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc) 3. ribbon
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)
燦: càn — 1. glorious 2. bright 3. brilliant 4. lustrous 5. resplendent
燦: càn — 1. glorious 2. bright 3. brilliant 4. lustrous 5. resplendent
胸: xiōng — 1. chest 2. bosom 3. heart 4. mind 5. thorax
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (HSK 6)
金印: jīn yìn — 1. golden seal 2. characters tattooed on a convict's face
威: wēi — 1. power 2. might 3. prestige
赫赫: hè hè — 1. brilliant 2. impressive 3. outstanding
爵祿: jué lù — rank and emolument of nobility
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
登: dēng — 1. to scale (a height) 2. to ascend 3. to mount 4. to publish or record 5. to enter (e.g. in a register) 6. to press down with the foot 7. to step or tread on 8. to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) 9. to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) (HSK 4)
昏: hūn — 1. muddle-headed 2. twilight 3. to faint 4. to lose consciousness (HSK 6)
慘: cǎn — 1. miserable 2. wretched 3. cruel 4. inhuman 5. disastrous 6. tragic 7. dim 8. gloomy (HSK 6)
慘: cǎn — 1. miserable 2. wretched 3. cruel 4. inhuman 5. disastrous 6. tragic 7. dim 8. gloomy (HSK 6)
黃泉: Huáng quán — 1. the Yellow Springs 2. the underworld of Chinese mythology 3. the equivalent of Hades or Hell
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
近: jìn — 1. near 2. close to 3. approximately (HSK 2)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
古來: gǔ lái — since ancient times; it has ever been the case that
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)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
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)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
存: cún — 1. to exist 2. to deposit 3. to store 4. to keep 5. to survive (HSK 3)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
只是: zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
虛名: xū míng — false reputation
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
後人: hòu rén — later generation (HSK 7-9)
欽敬: qīn jìng — to admire and respect

The Good Times Come to an End

，，，；Spring ends beneath the painted rafters and fragrant dust falls; indulging in romance, possessed of moonlike beauty — this became the very root of the family's ruin;，，。the collapse of the ancestral inheritance began with Jing; the first blame for the household's decline falls on Ning; the karma of past lives all stemmed from passion.

畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
梁: Liáng — 1. Liang Dynasty (502–557) 2. Later Liang Dynasty (907–923) 3. surname Liang
春: Chūn — surname Chun
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
落: là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)
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)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
擅: shàn — 1. without authority 2. to usurp 3. to arrogate to oneself 4. to monopolize 5. expert in 6. to be good at
風情: fēng qíng — 1. mien 2. bearing 3. grace 4. amorous feelings 5. flirtatious expressions 6. local conditions and customs 7. wind force, direction etc (HSK 7-9)
秉: Bǐng — surname Bing
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
貌: mào — (bound form) appearance; looks; outward form
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)
敗家: bài jiā — to squander a family fortune
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
根本: gēn běn — 1. fundamental 2. basic 3. root 4. simply 5. absolutely (not) 6. (not) at all 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
箕: jī — winnow basket
裘: Qiú — surname Qiu
頹: tuí — 1. to crumble 2. to collapse 3. to decline 4. to decay 5. decadent 6. dejected 7. dispirited 8. balding
墮: duò — 1. to fall; to sink 2. (fig.) to degenerate
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
敬: jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)
家事: jiā shì — 1. family matters 2. domestic affairs 3. housework
消亡: xiāo wáng — 1. to die out 2. to wither away
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
罪: zuì — 1. guilt 2. crime 3. fault 4. blame 5. sin (HSK 6)
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
宿: Sù — surname Su
孽: niè — 1. son born of a concubine 2. disaster 3. sin 4. evil
總: zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)

：Finale: Birds Scatter Each to Its Own Wood

、，、，、，、，、，、。Those who held office — their family estates wither away; those who had wealth and rank — their gold and silver are all scattered and spent; those who showed kindness — escape death and live on; those who were heartless — meet their retribution plainly; those who owed a life — have already repaid it with their own; those who owed tears — have already wept them dry.，；Grievance repaid with grievance is truly no small matter; separation and reunion are all fixed beforehand;，。if you wish to know why a life was cut short, ask of its former incarnation; wealth and rank in old age are truly but a stroke of luck.、，、；Those who saw through it all fled into the empty gate of monkhood; those who remained infatuated threw away their lives in vain;，。it is just like birds, their food all gone, flying back to the woods, leaving behind nothing but a stretch of bare earth, truly clean and empty.

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)
官: Guān — surname Guan (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)
家業: jiā yè — family property
凋零: diāo líng — 1. withered 2. wilted 3. to wither 4. to fade 5. to decay
富貴: fù guì — riches and honor
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
金銀: jīn yín — gold and silver
散盡: sàn jìn — to be totally dispersed (crowd)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
逃生: táo shēng — to flee for one's life (HSK 7-9)
無情: wú qíng — 1. pitiless 2. ruthless 3. merciless 4. heartless (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)
分明: fēn míng — 1. clear 2. distinct 3. evidently 4. clearly (HSK 7-9)
報應: bào yìng — (Buddhism) divine retribution; karma
欠: qiàn — 1. to owe 2. to lack 3. (literary) to be deficient in 4. (bound form) yawn 5. to raise slightly (a part of one's body) (HSK 5)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (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)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
欠: qiàn — 1. to owe 2. to lack 3. (literary) to be deficient in 4. (bound form) yawn 5. to raise slightly (a part of one's body) (HSK 5)
淚: lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (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)
淚: lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
冤: yuān — 1. injustice 2. grievance 3. wrong (HSK 7-9)
冤: yuān — 1. injustice 2. grievance 3. wrong (HSK 7-9)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
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)
實: shí — 1. real 2. true 3. honest 4. really 5. solid 6. fruit 7. seed 8. definitely
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
輕: qīng — 1. light 2. easy 3. gentle 4. soft 5. reckless 6. unimportant 7. frivolous 8. small in number 9. unstressed 10. neutral 11. to disparage (HSK 2)
分離: fēn lí — to separate (HSK 5)
聚合: jù hé — 1. to bring together; to combine into a whole 2. (chemistry) to polymerize
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
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)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
短: duǎn — 1. short 2. brief 3. to lack 4. weak point 5. fault (HSK 2)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
前生: qián shēng — 1. previous life 2. previous incarnation
老: lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)
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)
富貴: fù guì — riches and honor
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
僥: jiǎo — by mere luck
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
看破: kàn pò — 1. to see through 2. disillusioned with 3. to reject (the world of mortals)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
遁入空門: dùn rù kōng mén — to take refuge in religious life
痴迷: chī mí — 1. infatuated 2. obsessed (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)
枉: wǎng — 1. to twist 2. crooked 3. unjust 4. in vain
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)
性命: xìng mìng — life (HSK 7-9)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
一: 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)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
食: shí — 1. to eat 2. food 3. animal feed 4. eclipse
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
鳥: diǎo — 1. variant of 屌 (diǎo) 2. penis (HSK 2)
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)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
落: là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
片: piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)
白茫茫: bái máng máng — (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness
大地: dà dì — 1. earth 2. mother earth (HSK 7-9)
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
乾淨: gān jìng — 1. clean 2. neat (HSK 1)

，。When the song ended, there was still a companion piece to be sung.，：「！」，，。Seeing that Baoyu found it all quite tedious, Jinghuan sighed, "The foolish boy still has not understood!" Baoyu hastily told the singing girls there was no need to continue, feeling himself grow hazy and dazed, and pleading drunkenness, asked to lie down.，，，。Jinghuan then ordered the remains of the feast cleared away, and had Baoyu escorted into a fragrant chamber, an embroidered boudoir, whose furnishings were so sumptuous that he had never before seen their like.，，，，，。More startling still, a young woman was already waiting within, whose fresh, alluring beauty resembled Baochai, while her graceful, willowy charm was also like Daiyu.，：「，，，。Just as he was wondering what this meant, Jinghuan suddenly spoke: "In however many wealthy and noble households there are in the mortal world, the romance behind green-gauzed windows, the misty splendor of embroidered boudoirs, have all alike been defiled by licentious young dandies and by dissolute, wayward women.，，『』，『』，。More hateful still, since ancient times how many frivolous rakes have decorated themselves with the excuse of 'loving beauty without lechery,' and used 'having feeling without lechery' as their pretext — these are all words that dress up wrongdoing and cover over shame.，。To love beauty is already lechery; to understand feeling is lechery all the more.，，，。Thus the tryst on Mount Wu, the joys of cloud and rain, all arise from first delighting in beauty of form, and then further cherishing the feeling itself.，。」The reason I cherish you is that you are the very first lecher under Heaven, past and present."

歌: gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
歌: gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
曲: Qū — surname Qu (HSK 7-9)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
無趣: wú qù — dull; vapid; colorless
味: wèi — 1. taste 2. smell 3. (fig.) (noun suffix) feel 4. quality 5. sense 6. (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
癡: chī — variant of 痴 (chī)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
尚未: shàng wèi — not yet; still not (HSK 7-9)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
止: zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)
歌姬: gē jī — female singer
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (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)
唱: chàng — 1. to sing 2. to call loudly 3. to chant (HSK 1)
自覺: zì jué — 1. to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) 2. responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others (HSK 3)
朦朧: méng lóng — 1. (literary) (of moonlight) dim 2. (literary) murky; indistinct (HSK 7-9)
恍惚: huǎng hū — 1. absent-minded 2. distracted 3. dazzled 4. vaguely 5. dimly
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)
醉: zuì — intoxicated (HSK 5)
求: qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)
臥: wò — 1. to lie 2. to crouch (HSK 7-9)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
撤: chè — to remove; to take away (HSK 7-9)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
殘: cán — 1. to destroy 2. to spoil 3. to ruin 4. to injure 5. cruel 6. oppressive 7. savage 8. brutal 9. incomplete 10. disabled 11. to remain 12. to survive 13. remnant 14. surplus (HSK 7-9)
席: Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (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)
香閨: xiāng guī — a woman's rooms
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
閣: gé — 1. pavilion (usu. two-storied) 2. cabinet (politics) 3. boudoir 4. woman's chamber 5. rack 6. shelf
之中: zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)
其間: qí jiān — 1. in between 2. within that interval 3. in the meantime (HSK 7-9)
舖: pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
盛: Shèng — surname Sheng (HSK 7-9)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (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)
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)
未: wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
更: gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
可: 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)
駭: hài — 1. to astonish 2. to startle 3. to hack (computing, loanword)
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
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (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)
位: wèi — 1. position 2. location 3. place 4. seat 5. classifier for people (honorific) 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7. (physics) potential (HSK 2)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
在內: zài nèi — 1. (included) in it 2. among them (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)
鮮艷: xiān yàn — variant of 鮮豔 (xiān yàn) (HSK 5)
嫵媚: wǔ mèi — 1. lovely 2. charming
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
似乎: sì hū — it seems; seemingly; as if (HSK 4)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
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)
裊娜: niǎo nuó — slim and graceful
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
何: Hé — surname He
意: yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))
忽: Hū — surname Hu
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
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)
塵世: chén shì — (religion) this mortal life; the mundane world
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
多少: duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (HSK 1)
富貴: fù guì — riches and honor
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)
那些: nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
窗: chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)
風月: fēng yuè — 1. romance 2. beautiful scenery 3. small or petty (of talk etc)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
閣: gé — 1. pavilion (usu. two-storied) 2. cabinet (politics) 3. boudoir 4. woman's chamber 5. rack 6. shelf
煙霞: yān xiá — haze
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
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)
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
污: wū — 1. dirty 2. filthy 3. foul 4. corrupt 5. to smear 6. to defile 7. dirt 8. filth
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
袴: kù — variant of 褲 (kù)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
那些: nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
流蕩: liú dàng — 1. to float 2. to tramp 3. to rove
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
悉: xī — 1. in all cases 2. know
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
玷辱: diàn rǔ — 1. to dishonor 2. to disgrace
更: gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
可恨: kě hèn — hateful
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
自古: zì gǔ — 1. (since) ancient times 2. (from) time immemorial
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)
多少: duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (HSK 1)
輕薄: qīng bó — 1. light (weight) 2. frivolous 3. a philanderer 4. to scorn 5. disrespectful
浪子: làng zǐ — loafer; wastrel; prodigal son
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
好色: hào sè — 1. to want sex 2. given to lust 3. lecherous 4. lascivious 5. horny
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
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)
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
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
作案: zuò àn — to commit a crime
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (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
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
掩: yǎn — 1. to cover up; to conceal 2. to close (a door, book etc) 3. (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid 4. (literary) to launch a surprise attack
醜: chǒu — 1. shameful 2. ugly 3. disgraceful (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
好色: hào sè — 1. to want sex 2. given to lust 3. lecherous 4. lascivious 5. horny
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)
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
知情: zhī qíng — 1. to know the facts 2. to understand 3. to be familiar with the situation
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)
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
是以: shì yǐ — 1. therefore 2. thus 3. so
巫山: Wū Shān — Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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)
雲雨: yún yǔ — 1. lit. cloud and rain 2. fig. sexual intercourse
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
歡: huān — 1. joyous 2. happy 3. pleased
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)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
悅: yuè — pleased
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
色: sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)
復: 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
戀: liàn — 1. to feel attached to 2. to long for 3. to love
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
所致: suǒ zhì — to be caused by
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
吾: Wú — surname Wu
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)
愛: ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
汝: rǔ — thou
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
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
天下: tiān xià — 1. land under heaven 2. the whole world 3. the whole of China 4. realm 5. rule (HSK 6)
古今: gǔ jīn — 1. then and now 2. ancient and modern
第一: dì yī — 1. first 2. most important; primary; foremost
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

，：「。Hearing this, Baoyu was so startled that he hastily replied, "Immortal Maiden, you are mistaken.，，『』。Because I am lazy about my studies, my father and mother are forever reproving and instructing me — how would I dare risk earning the name of 'lechery'?，『』。」：「。Besides, I am still young in years, and do not even know what the word 'lechery' means." Jinghuan said, "Not so.，。Though lechery is a single principle, its meanings differ.，，，，，，。Take those in the world who love lechery — they merely delight in appearance, love song and dance, flirt and tease without ever tiring, seek the joys of cloud and rain at all hours, and regret only that they cannot have every beautiful woman under Heaven to supply their momentary pleasure; these are nothing but foolish creatures of skin-deep lechery.，『』。『』，，。But you were born with an innate strain of foolish devotion in your very nature, which we of the immortal realm call 'lechery of the mind.' The two words 'lechery of the mind' can only be grasped in the heart, never conveyed in speech; they can be reached by spirit, but not expressed in words.，，，，，。You alone have attained these two words. Within the women's chambers you may indeed be counted a good friend, but in the ways of the world you will inevitably seem impractical and strange, mocked and slandered by a hundred mouths, glared at with hatred by ten thousand eyes.，，，，，，，，，。Now, having met your ancestors the two dukes of Ning and Rong, who opened their hearts and entrusted me most earnestly, I cannot bear for you merely to add glory to my women's chambers while being cast aside by the ways of the world. For this reason I have specially brought you here, made you drunk with divine wine, steeped you in immortal tea, admonished you with wondrous songs, and now I will further betroth to you my own younger sister, whose infant name is Jianmei and courtesy name Keqing.，。This very night, at this auspicious hour, the marriage may be consummated.，？This is merely to let you taste the scenery of this immortal chamber within this realm of illusion, and it is already thus — how much more so the scenes and feelings of the mortal world?，，，。」，，。From now on you must by all means free yourself of this, awaken to and reform your former inclinations, turn your attention to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and devote yourself to the way of statecraft." Having said this, she secretly instructed him in the matter of clouds and rain, pushed Baoyu into the chamber, closed the door, and departed on her own.

寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
唬: hǔ — 1. a tiger's roar 2. to scare 3. to intimidate 4. (coll.) to fool 5. to bluff
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
答: dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
仙姑: xiān gū — 1. female immortal 2. sorceress
差: chā — 1. difference; discrepancy 2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) 3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly (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)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
懶: lǎn — lazy (HSK 6)
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)
讀書: dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (HSK 1)
家父: jiā fù — (polite) my father
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
尚: Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
垂: chuí — 1. to hang (down) 2. droop 3. dangle 4. bend down 5. hand down 6. bequeath 7. nearly 8. almost 9. to approach (HSK 7-9)
訓: xùn — 1. to teach; to train; to admonish 2. (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule (HSK 7-9)
飭: chì — 1. (bound form) to put in order 2. to arrange properly 3. circumspect 4. well-behaved 5. to give (sb) an order
豈敢: qǐ gǎn — 1. how could one dare? 2. I don't deserve such praise
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)
冒: Mào — surname Mao (HSK 5)
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
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)
況且: kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (HSK 7-9)
年紀: nián jì — 1. age 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
尚: Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
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)
為何: wèi hé — why (HSK 6)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (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)
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)
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))
則: zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)
有別: yǒu bié — 1. different 2. distinct 3. unequal 4. variable
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
世: Shì — surname Shi
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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)
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
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
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)
悅: yuè — pleased
容貌: róng mào — 1. one's appearance 2. one's aspect 3. looks 4. features
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
歌舞: gē wǔ — singing and dancing (HSK 7-9)
調笑: tiáo xiào — 1. to tease 2. to poke fun at
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
厭: yàn — 1. (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with 2. (literary) to satiate; to satisfy
雲雨: yún yǔ — 1. lit. cloud and rain 2. fig. sexual intercourse
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
恨不能: hèn bu néng — see 恨不得 (hèn bu de)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
天下: tiān xià — 1. land under heaven 2. the whole world 3. the whole of China 4. realm 5. rule (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
美女: měi nǚ — beautiful woman (HSK 4)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
片時: piàn shí — 1. a short time 2. a moment
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
趣: qù — 1. interesting 2. to interest
興: Xīng — surname Xing
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
皮膚: pí fū — 1. skin 2. classifier: 層 (céng), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 5)
淫: yín — 1. excess 2. excessive 3. wanton 4. lewd 5. lascivious 6. obscene 7. depraved
濫: làn — 1. overflowing 2. excessive 3. indiscriminate
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
蠢: chǔn — 1. stupid 2. sluggish 3. clumsy 4. to wiggle (of worms) 5. to move in a disorderly fashion (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
耳: ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
爾: ěr — 1. thus 2. so 3. like that 4. you 5. thou
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)
天分: tiān fèn — 1. natural gift 2. talent (HSK 7-9)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
生成: shēng chéng — 1. to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being 2. to be born with; to be blessed with (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)
段: Duàn — surname Duan (HSK 2)
癡情: chī qíng — infatuation
吾輩: wú bèi — 1. (literary) we 2. us
推: tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (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)
意淫: yì yín — to fantasize; (esp.) to have a sexual fantasy about (sb)
意淫: yì yín — to fantasize; (esp.) to have a sexual fantasy about (sb)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
惟: wéi — 1. -ism 2. only
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
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)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
口傳: kǒu chuán — to convey orally; to pass on by word of mouth (instructions, information, stories etc)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
神通: shén tōng — 1. remarkable ability 2. magical power
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
達: Dá — surname Da
汝: rǔ — thou
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
獨: dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
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)
閨閣: guī gé — lady's chamber
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
固: gù — 1. hard 2. strong 3. solid 4. sure 5. assuredly 6. undoubtedly 7. of course 8. indeed 9. admittedly
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)
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)
良友: liáng yǒu — 1. good friend 2. companion
然: rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly
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)
世道: shì dào — 1. the ways of the world 2. the morals of the time
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
未免: wèi miǎn — 1. unavoidably 2. can't help 3. really 4. rather (HSK 7-9)
迂闊: yū kuò — 1. high sounding and impractical 2. high flown nonsense
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)
詭: guǐ — 1. (bound form) sly; crafty 2. (literary) weird; bizarre 3. (literary) contradictory; inconsistent
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (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)
嘲: cháo — 1. to ridicule 2. to mock
謗: bàng — 1. to slander 2. to defame 3. to speak ill of
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
目: mù — 1. eye 2. (literary) to look; to regard 3. eye (of a net); mesh 4. mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數 (mù shù)) 5. item; section 6. list; catalogue 7. (taxonomy) order 8. name; title
睚眥: yá zì — 1. (literary) to glare in anger 2. (literary) (fig.) a small grievance
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
遇: Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
祖: Zǔ — surname Zu
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
榮: Róng — surname Rong
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (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)
剖腹: pōu fù — 1. to cut open the abdomen 2. to disembowel 3. to speak from the heart
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
囑: zhǔ — 1. to enjoin 2. to implore 3. to urge
吾: Wú — surname Wu
不忍: bù rěn — cannot bear to
君: jūn — 1. monarch 2. lord 3. gentleman 4. ruler
獨: dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
閨閣: guī gé — lady's chamber
增光: zēng guāng — 1. to add luster 2. to add glory
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
棄: qì — 1. to abandon 2. to relinquish 3. to discard 4. to throw away
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)
世道: shì dào — 1. the ways of the world 2. the morals of the time
是以: shì yǐ — 1. therefore 2. thus 3. so
特: tè — 1. special 2. unique 3. distinguished 4. especially 5. unusual 6. very 7. abbr. for 特克斯 (tè kè sī), tex (HSK 6)
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)
前來: qián lái — 1. to come (formal) 2. before 3. previously (HSK 6)
醉: zuì — intoxicated (HSK 5)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
靈: líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)
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)
沁: qìn — 1. to seep 2. to percolate
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
仙: xiān — immortal
茗: míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
曲: Qū — surname Qu (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)
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)
吾: Wú — surname Wu
妹: mèi — younger sister (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
乳名: rǔ míng — infant name; pet name for a child
兼: jiān — 1. double 2. twice 3. simultaneous 4. holding two or more (official) posts at the same time (HSK 7-9)
美: Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)
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)
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)
卿: qīng — 1. high ranking official (old) 2. term of endearment between spouses (old) 3. (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) 4. honorific (old)
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
許配: xǔ pèi — to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages)
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)
汝: rǔ — thou
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
夕: xī — 1. (bound form) sunset; dusk 2. (bound form) evening; night 3. Taiwan pr. (xì)
良: liáng — 1. good 2. very 3. very much (HSK 7-9)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
即可: jí kě — 1. equivalent to 就可以 2. can then (do sth) 3. can immediately (do sth) 4. (do sth) and that will suffice (HSK 7-9)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
姻: yīn — marriage connections
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)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
汝: rǔ — thou
領略: lǐng lüè — 1. to have a taste of 2. to realize 3. to appreciate (HSK 7-9)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
仙: xiān — immortal
閨: guī — 1. small arched door 2. boudoir; lady's chamber 3. (fig.) women
幻境: huàn jìng — 1. land of fantasy 2. fairyland
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
風光: fēng guāng — 1. scene 2. view 3. sight 4. landscape 5. to be well-regarded 6. to be well-off 7. grand (dialect) 8. impressive (dialect) (HSK 5)
尚: Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
何況: hé kuàng — 1. let alone 2. to say nothing of 3. besides 4. what's more (HSK 7-9)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
境: jìng — 1. border 2. place 3. condition 4. boundary 5. circumstances 6. territory
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
情景: qíng jǐng — 1. scene; spectacle 2. circumstances; situation (HSK 4)
哉: zāi — (exclamatory or interrogative particle)
而今: ér jīn — 1. now 2. at the present (time)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
萬萬: wàn wàn — 1. hundred million; (fig.) enormous quantity 2. absolutely; certainly (usually followed by a negative expression) (HSK 7-9)
解釋: jiě shì — 1. explanation 2. to explain 3. to interpret 4. to resolve 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
改: gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
前情: qián qíng — 1. former love 2. former circumstances
留意: liú yì — 1. to be mindful 2. to pay attention to 3. to take note of (HSK 7-9)
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)
孔孟: Kǒng Mèng — Confucius and Mencius
之間: zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)
委身: wěi shēn — 1. to give oneself wholly to 2. to put oneself at sb's service 3. (of a woman) to give one's body to 4. to marry
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)
經濟: jīng jì — 1. economy 2. economic (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
便秘: biàn mì — 1. constipation 2. Taiwan pr. (biàn bì)
授: shòu — 1. (bound form) to confer; to give 2. (bound form) to teach; to instruct 3. (literary) to appoint
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
雲雨: yún yǔ — 1. lit. cloud and rain 2. fig. sexual intercourse
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)
推: tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
掩: yǎn — 1. to cover up; to conceal 2. to close (a door, book etc) 3. (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid 4. (literary) to launch a surprise attack
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

，，，。Baoyu, all hazy and dazed, followed the words with which Jinghuan had charged him, and inevitably there occurred the affairs between man and woman, too much to relate in full.，，，。By the next day, tender feelings lingered and clung, soft words warmed and comforted, and he and Keqing found it hard to bear parting from one another.，，，，，。As the two of them walked hand in hand out to wander and amuse themselves, they suddenly arrived at a certain place, where they saw brambles and thorns covering the ground everywhere, wolves and tigers roaming together in packs, and directly ahead a black stream blocking the way, with no bridge by which to cross.，，：「，！」：「？」：「。Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly saw Jinghuan hurrying up from behind, calling out, "Go no further! Turn back at once — it is urgent!" Baoyu quickly stopped and asked, "What place is this?" Jinghuan said, "This is none other than the Ford of Delusion.，，，，，，，。It is ten thousand fathoms deep and stretches a thousand li into the distance; there is no boat or oar by which to cross it, only a single wooden raft, steered by the Lay Buddhist of Wood and poled by the Attendant of Ash, who accept no payment of gold or silver, but ferry across only those with whom they share karmic affinity.，，。」，，。You have now wandered here by chance; were you to fall into it, you would gravely betray all the earnest warnings I gave you before." The words were barely finished when the water within the Ford of Delusion suddenly roared like thunder, and a great many yakshas and sea demons dragged Baoyu down into it.，：「！」，：「，！」Baoyu was so terrified that sweat poured down like rain, and he cried out involuntarily, "Keqing, save me!" Xiren and the other maids, frightened, hurried up to hold him, calling out, "Baoyu, don't be afraid, we are here!"

那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
恍: huǎng — 1. (bound form) in a hazy state of mind 2. (bound form) to snap out of that state 3. used in 恍如 (huǎng rú) and 恍若 (huǎng ruò)
恍惚: huǎng hū — 1. absent-minded 2. distracted 3. dazzled 4. vaguely 5. dimly
惚: hū — used in 恍惚 (huǎng hū)
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)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
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)
囑: zhǔ — 1. to enjoin 2. to implore 3. to urge
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
未免: wèi miǎn — 1. unavoidably 2. can't help 3. really 4. rather (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)
兒女: ér nǚ — 1. children; sons and daughters 2. a young man and a young woman (in love) (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
難以: nán yǐ — hard to (predict, imagine etc) (HSK 5)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
述: shù — (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
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)
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)
柔情: róu qíng — 1. gentle feelings 2. tender sentiments
繾綣: qiǎn quǎn — (literary) in love and inseparable
軟: ruǎn — 1. soft 2. flexible (HSK 5)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
溫存: wēn cún — 1. tender 2. affectionate 3. tenderness
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
卿: qīng — 1. high ranking official (old) 2. term of endearment between spouses (old) 3. (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) 4. honorific (old)
難解難分: nán jiě nán fēn — 1. hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom); inextricably involved 2. locked in battle
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
攜手: xié shǒu — 1. hand in hand 2. to join hands 3. to collaborate (HSK 7-9)
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
遊: yóu — 1. to walk 2. to tour 3. to roam 4. to travel (HSK 3)
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
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)
忽: Hū — surname Hu
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
所在: suǒ zài — 1. place 2. location 3. (after a noun) place where it is located (HSK 5)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
荊: Jīng — 1. an early name for the state of Chu 楚國 (Chǔ guó) 2. surname Jing
榛: zhēn — (bound form) hazelnut tree (Corylus heterophylla)
遍地: biàn dì — 1. everywhere 2. all over (HSK 6)
狼: láng — 1. wolf 2. classifier: 匹 (pǐ), 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 7-9)
虎: hǔ — 1. tiger 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
群: qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)
迎面: yíng miàn — 1. directly; head-on (collision) 2. (of wind) in one's face
一道: yī dào — together (HSK 6)
黑: Hēi — short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 (Hēi lóng jiāng) (HSK 2)
溪: xī — 1. creek 2. rivulet
阻: zǔ — 1. to hinder 2. to block 3. to obstruct
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
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)
橋梁: qiáo liáng — bridge (lit. and fig.) (HSK 6)
可通: kě tōng — 1. passable 2. possible to reach
正在: zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)
猶豫: yóu yù — to hesitate (HSK 5)
之間: zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)
忽: Hū — surname Hu
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
後面: hòu mian — 1. the back; the rear; the last bit 2. behind; near the end; at the back 3. later; afterwards (HSK 3)
追: duī — 1. to sculpt 2. to carve 3. musical instrument (old) (HSK 3)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
休: Xiū — surname Xiu
前進: qián jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to forge ahead 3. to advance 4. onward (HSK 3)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
速: sù — 1. fast 2. rapid 3. quick 4. velocity
回頭: huí tóu — 1. to turn round; to turn one's head 2. later; by and by (HSK 5)
要緊: yào jǐn — 1. important 2. urgent (HSK 7-9)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
止步: zhǐ bù — 1. to halt 2. to stop 3. to go no farther (HSK 7-9)
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
係: xì — 1. to connect 2. to relate to 3. to tie up 4. to bind 5. to be (literary) (HSK 3)
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
警: jǐng — 1. to alert 2. to warn 3. police
幻: huàn — fantasy
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
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)
迷津: mí jīn — 1. a maze 2. to lose the way 3. bewildering
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (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)
萬丈: wàn zhàng — 1. lit. ten thousand fathoms 2. fig. extremely high or deep 3. lofty 4. bottomless
遙: yáo — (bound form) distant; remote; far away
亙: gèn — 1. extending all the way across 2. running all the way through
千里: qiān lǐ — 1. a thousand miles 2. a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) 3. a long distance
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
舟: zhōu — boat
楫: jí — oar (archaic)
可通: kě tōng — 1. passable 2. possible to reach
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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
木筏: mù fá — wooden raft; log raft
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
木: Mù — surname Mu
居: Jū — surname Ju
士: Shì — surname Shi
掌舵: zhǎng duò — to steer (a ship)
灰: huī — 1. ash 2. dust 3. lime 4. gray 5. discouraged; dejected (HSK 7-9)
侍者: shì zhě — 1. attendant 2. waiter
撐: chēng — 1. to support 2. to prop up 3. to push or move with a pole 4. to maintain 5. to open or unfurl 6. to fill to bursting point 7. brace 8. stay 9. support (HSK 6)
篙: gāo — pole for punting boats
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
受: shòu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to suffer 4. subjected to 5. to bear 6. to stand 7. pleasant 8. (passive marker) 9. (LGBT) bottom (HSK 3)
金銀: jīn yín — gold and silver
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
謝: Xiè — surname Xie
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
遇: Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)
有緣: yǒu yuán — 1. related 2. brought together by fate
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
渡: dù — 1. to cross 2. to pass through 3. to ferry (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
爾: ěr — 1. thus 2. so 3. like that 4. you 5. thou
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
偶: ǒu — 1. accidental 2. image 3. pair 4. mate
游: Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
至此: zhì cǐ — 1. up until now 2. so far (HSK 7-9)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
墮落: duò luò — 1. to degrade 2. to degenerate 3. to become depraved 4. corrupt 5. a fall from grace (HSK 7-9)
其中: qí zhōng — 1. among 2. in 3. included among these (HSK 2)
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)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
負: fù — 1. to bear 2. to carry (on one's back) 3. to turn one's back on 4. to be defeated 5. negative (math. etc) (HSK 6)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
從前: cóng qián — 1. previously 2. formerly 3. once upon a time (HSK 3)
諄諄: zhūn zhūn — 1. earnest 2. devoted 3. tireless 4. sincere 5. assiduous
警戒: jǐng jiè — 1. to warn 2. to alert 3. to be on the alert 4. to stand guard 5. sentinel
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
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)
猶: yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet
未了: wèi liǎo — 1. unfinished 2. outstanding (business) 3. unfulfilled
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
迷津: mí jīn — 1. a maze 2. to lose the way 3. bewildering
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
響: xiǎng — 1. echo 2. sound 3. noise 4. to make a sound 5. to sound 6. to ring 7. loud 8. classifier for noises (HSK 2)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
雷: Léi — surname Lei
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)
許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
夜叉: yè chā — 1. yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) 2. (fig.) ferocious-looking person
海: Hǎi — surname Hai (HSK 2)
鬼: guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
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)
下去: xià qù — 1. to go down 2. to descend 3. to go on 4. to continue 5. (of a servant) to withdraw (HSK 3)
嚇: hè — 1. to scare 2. to intimidate 3. to threaten 4. (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut 5. (interjection showing astonishment) (HSK 5)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
汗: hán — see 可汗 (kè hán), 汗國 (hán guó) (HSK 5)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
失聲: shī shēng — 1. to lose one's voice 2. (to cry out) involuntarily
喊叫: hǎn jiào — 1. to cry out 2. to shout
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)
卿: qīng — 1. high ranking official (old) 2. term of endearment between spouses (old) 3. (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) 4. honorific (old)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
嚇: hè — 1. to scare 2. to intimidate 3. to threaten 4. (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut 5. (interjection showing astonishment) (HSK 5)
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)
襲: xí — 1. (bound form) to raid; to attack 2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
輩: bèi — 1. lifetime 2. generation 3. group of people 4. class 5. classifier for generations 6. (literary) classifier for people (HSK 5)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
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)
摟住: lǒu zhù — 1. to hold in one's arms 2. to embrace
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
怕: Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)

，，：「，，？」：Now to tell of Qin-shi, who was just outside the room instructing the young maids to watch carefully so the cats and dogs would not fight, when she suddenly heard Baoyu calling out her childhood name in his dream, and thought to herself in puzzlement, "My childhood name — no one here has ever known it. How could he know it, and call it out in his dream?" Truly:

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)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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
正在: zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
囑咐: zhǔ fu — to urge; to exhort (HSK 7-9)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
好生: hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
貓兒: māo ér — kitten
狗: gǒu — 1. dog 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
打架: dǎ jià — 1. to fight 2. to scuffle 3. to come to blows 4. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 5)
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
夢中: mèng zhōng — in a dream
喚: huàn — to call
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)
小名: xiǎo míng — 1. pet name for a child 2. childhood name
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
納悶: nà mèn — 1. puzzled 2. bewildered
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
小名: xiǎo míng — 1. pet name for a child 2. childhood name
這裏: zhè lǐ — variant of 這裡 (zhè lǐ) (HSK 1)
從沒: cóng méi — 1. never (in the past) 2. never did (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (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)
夢: mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

，。This dream of hidden depths — to whom can it be told? Of lovers through the ages, I alone truly know.

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What it’s about

Baoyu visits the Ning mansion's flower garden and falls asleep in Qin Keqing's room. In his dream the fairy Disenchantment leads him into the Land of Illusion, where he sees registers containing the fates of the girls of Jinling. He reads poems and views images that foretell their lives, but cannot understand the wordplay. At a banquet, twelve songs from A Dream of Red Mansions expand those prophecies into a history of beauty, love and the Jia family's fall. The warnings are given plainly to the reader while remaining opaque to Baoyu.

Disenchantment attempts to redirect Baoyu from excessive attachment by initiating him into erotic experience with a fairy who combines the names of Baochai and Daiyu. The lesson fails: on his return journey he approaches the ford of illusion, is threatened by monsters and wakes calling Qin Keqing's childhood name. His maid Xiren discovers the physical evidence of his sexual dream, and Baoyu draws her into trying what the fairy taught him. Cosmic prophecy, adolescent desire and domestic secrecy thus occupy the same episode.

When it was written 背景

The fifth chapter is a key to the whole novel, though it is designed not to unlock everything on a first reading. The album judgments and twelve songs encode later deaths, marriages and separations through puns, symbols and paired destinies; returning to them after later chapters is more useful than memorizing interpretations now. Different textual traditions vary around Qin Keqing and the dream, but all make the Land of Illusion a place where truth appears as riddle. The chapter's “dream within the dream” also explains why domestic detail and supernatural design never become separate plots.

Words in this chapter 生词

寶玉bǎo yù寶玉bǎo yù — precious jade · treasures
冊cèHSK 5冊cè — book · booklet · classifier for books (HSK 5)
仙姑xiān gū仙姑xiān gū — female immortal · sorceress
幻huàn幻huàn — fantasy
警jǐng警jǐng — to alert · to warn · police
皆jiēHSK 7-9皆jiē — all · each and every · in all cases (HSK 7-9)
金陵Jīn líng金陵Jīn líng — pre-Han name for Nanjing · common place name
釵chāi釵chāi — hairpin
賈gǔ賈gǔ — merchant · to buy
云yúnHSK 2云yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)
玉yùHSK 4玉yù — jade (HSK 4)
櫥chú櫥chú — wardrobe · closet · cabinet

第五回 開生面夢演紅樓夢 立新場情傳幻境情 A Dream Enacts the Dream of Red Mansions; The Fairyland Conveys the Passions of Love

What it’s about

When it was written 背景

Words in this chapter 生词

第五回　　　開生面夢演紅樓夢　立新場情傳幻境情 A Dream Enacts the Dream of Red Mansions; The Fairyland Conveys the Passions of Love