第五十回　　蘆雪爭聯即景詩　暖香塢創製春燈謎 At Reed Snow Hut Verses Are Linked Impromptu; In Warm Fragrance Cove Spring Riddles Are Devised

：“，。”，。Now, Xue Baochai said, "We really ought to fix an order, so let me write it down." So saying, she had everyone draw lots to set the sequence.，。[2]：“，。”：“！”“”，。As it happened, Li Wan drew first, and then each of the others in turn opened their slips. Xifeng said, "Since that's how it is, let me add a line at the very top too." Everyone laughed and said, "Even better!" So Baochai added the character 'Feng' above 'Old Farmer of Paddy-Fragrance,' and Li Wan explained the topic to her.，：“。Xifeng thought it over for a good while, then said with a laugh, "Don't any of you laugh at me.，。”：“，。”：“。I have only one crude line, and beyond that I don't know anything." Everyone laughed and said, "The cruder the better — just say it and then go tend to your business." Xifeng said with a smile, "I think it's bound to blow a north wind when it snows.，，‘’，？”，：“，，。Last night I heard the north wind blowing all night long, so I have a line: 'All night the north wind blew fierce.' Will that do?" Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances and said with a smile, "Though the line is crude, without yet seeing what follows, this is exactly the way a true poet opens a poem.，。Not only is it good, it leaves ever so much room for those who follow.，。”，。Let this very line be the opening one — Old Farmer of Paddy-Fragrance, quickly write it down and carry it on." Xifeng, Aunt Li, and Ping'er then drank two more cups of wine and went off on their own.：Here Li Wan then wrote:

話說: huà shuō — 1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) 2. to discuss; to recount
薛寶釵: Xuē Bǎo chāi — Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉
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)
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)
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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
次序: cì xù — sequence; order
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
拈: niān — 1. to nip 2. to grasp with the fingers 3. to fiddle with 4. Taiwan pr. (nián)
鬮: jiū — 1. lots (to be drawn) 2. lot (in a game of chance)
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)
序: xù — 1. (bound form) order; sequence 2. (bound form) introductory; initial 3. preface (HSK 7-9)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
恰: qià — 1. exactly 2. just
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)
李氏: Lǐ shì — the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
按: àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)
次: cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
開: kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)
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)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
既是: jì shì — 1. is both ...(and...) 2. since 3. as 4. being the case that
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
一句: yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
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)
上頭: shàng tóu — 1. (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention 2. (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) (HSK 7-9)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (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)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
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)
稻: dào — 1. paddy 2. rice (Oryza sativa)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
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)
農: Nóng — surname Nong
之上: zhī shàng — above
補: bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)
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)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
題目: tí mù — 1. subject; title; topic 2. exercise or exam question (classifier: 道 (dào)) (HSK 3)
講: jiǎng — 1. to speak 2. to explain 3. to negotiate 4. to emphasize 5. to be particular about 6. as far as sth is concerned 7. speech 8. lecture (HSK 2)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
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)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
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)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
笑話: xiào hua — 1. joke; jest 2. to laugh at; to mock 3. ridiculous; absurd (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
只有: zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ... 2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy") 3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement") 4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)
一句: yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
粗話: cū huà — vulgar language; coarse language
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)
剩: shèng — 1. to remain 2. to be left 3. to have as remainder (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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (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)
越: Yuè — 1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南 (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)
粗話: cū huà — vulgar language; coarse language
越: Yuè — 1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南 (HSK 2)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
幹: gàn — 1. tree trunk 2. main part of sth 3. to manage 4. to work 5. to do 6. capable 7. cadre 8. to kill (slang) 9. to fuck (vulgar) 10. (coll.) pissed off 11. annoyed (HSK 1)
正事: zhèng shì — one's proper business
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
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)
下雪: xià xuě — to snow (HSK 2)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
刮: guā — 1. to scrape 2. to blow 3. to shave 4. to plunder 5. to extort (HSK 6)
北風: běi fēng — north wind
昨夜: zuó yè — last night
聽見: tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
北風: běi fēng — north wind
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
一句: yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (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)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
北風: běi fēng — north wind
緊: jǐn — 1. tight 2. strict 3. close at hand 4. near 5. urgent 6. tense 7. hard up 8. short of money 9. to tighten (HSK 3)
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)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
相視: xiāng shì — to look at each other
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
粗: cū — 1. (of sth long) wide; thick 2. (of sth granular) coarse 3. (of a voice) gruff 4. (of sb's manner etc) rough; crude; careless; rude (HSK 4)
不見: bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)
底下: dǐ xia — 1. the location below sth 2. afterwards (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)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)
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)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (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)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
不但: bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (HSK 2)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
而且: ér qiě — 1. (not only ...) but also 2. moreover; in addition; furthermore (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
多少: duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (HSK 1)
地步: dì bù — 1. stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved) 2. a (usu. bad) situation 3. leeway (HSK 7-9)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
後人: hòu rén — later generation (HSK 7-9)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
為首: wéi shǒu — 1. head 2. be headed by
稻: dào — 1. paddy 2. rice (Oryza sativa)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
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)
農: Nóng — surname Nong
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)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
續: xù — 1. to continue 2. to replenish (HSK 7-9)
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)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
嬸: shěn — wife of father's younger brother
平: Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
杯: bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (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)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

，All night the north wind blew fierce,

：and she herself continued the linked verse:

。Opening the door, snow was still drifting down.，Sinking into the mud, one pities its purity and whiteness,

：Xiangling said:

。Blanketing the ground, one treasures it like fine jade.，As if with feeling, it makes the withered grass flourish,

：Tanchun said:

。and unthinking, it adorns the drooping reeds.，Prices climb high as the village wine matures,

：Li Qi said:

。the year is bountiful, the manor's grain plentiful.，The reed-ash stirs and flies from the pitch-pipes,

：Li Wen said:

。yang returns, and the Dipper's handle turns.，The cold mountains have already lost their green,

：Xiuyan said:

。the frozen shoals no longer hear the tide.，Easily it hangs upon the sparse willow branches,

：Xiangyun said:

。hard to pile upon the torn leaves of the plantain.，Musk-ink melts within the precious tripod,

：Baoqin said:

。embroidered sleeves gather round golden sable.，Its brightness outshines the mirror before the window,

：Daiyu said:

。its fragrance clings to the pepper-plastered wall.，The slanting wind still blows on and on,

：Baoyu said:

。and pure dreams turn fitful and thin.？From where comes the flute playing 'Plum Blossoms'?

：Baochai said:

？Whose household is it, that jade-green flute?，The great sea-turtle frets that the earth's axis sinks,

：“。”Li Wan said with a laugh, "Let me go and see to warming the wine for you all."

，：Baochai told Baoqin to continue the verse, when suddenly Xiangyun stood up and said:

。the dragons do battle, and the massed clouds melt away.，Along the wild shore a lone oar turns back,

：Baoqin also stood up and said:

。the chanting rider's whip points toward Ba Bridge.，Fur robes are bestowed, in pity for the frontier guards,

，，：Xiangyun was in no mood to yield to anyone, and besides, no one else was as quick as she — everyone watched as she arched her brows, sat up straight, and said:

。padded cotton is added, mindful of those on distant duty.，On hollow and hillock one gauges the smooth from the treacherous,

，：Baochai praised it again and again, and then continued the verse:

。the branches and twigs fear to be shaken loose.，Glistening white, it lightly keeps pace with each step,

：Daiyu quickly continued:

。cutting and swaying, it dances along with the waist.，Boiling taro makes for a fresh delight,

，，。So saying, she pushed at Baoyu at the same time, telling him to continue the line.，，，，，，：Baoyu had been watching Baochai, Baoqin, and Daiyu all three matching wits against Xiangyun, finding it thoroughly delightful, and had spared no thought at all for the linked verse; only now, when Daiyu pushed him, did he continue:

一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
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
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
共: gòng — 1. common 2. general 3. to share 4. together 5. total 6. altogether 7. abbr. for 共產黨 (Gòng chǎn dǎng), Communist party (HSK 4)
戰: zhàn — 1. to fight 2. fight 3. war 4. battle
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
十分: shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)
有趣: yǒu qù — interesting; fascinating; amusing (HSK 4)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
顧: Gù — surname Gu (HSK 6)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
推: tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
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)

。'scattering salt' is an old saying.，In a reed cloak one still moors the boat to fish,

：“，，。”：Xiangyun laughed and said, "Get out of the way quick — you're no use, and you're only holding me up." Even as she spoke, Baoqin could be heard continuing:

湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
不中用: bù zhōng yòng — 1. unfit for anything 2. no good 3. useless 4. (of a sick person) beyond hope
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)
耽擱: dān ge — 1. to tarry 2. to delay 3. to stop over (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
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)

。in the woods, the woodcutter's axe is not heard.，Like crouching elephants, a thousand peaks jut up,

：Xiangyun hastened to continue:

。like a coiled snake, a single path winds far off.，Flowers, by chance of the cold, cluster together,

。Baochai and everyone else again hastened to praise it.：Tanchun continued once more:

。how should their color fear to wither in the frost?，In the deep courtyard the cold sparrows are startled,

，，：Xiangyun, thirsty just then, was hastily drinking her tea, when Xiuyan seized the chance to continue:

湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
渴: kě — thirsty (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)
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)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
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)
岫: xiù — 1. cave 2. mountain peak
煙: yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
搶: qiāng — 1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary (HSK 5)
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)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
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)

。in the empty mountains the old owl weeps.，Along the steps and terrace it follows up and down,

，：Xiangyun hastily set down her teacup and quickly continued:

。on the pond's water it drifts and floats at will.，It shines forth as the clear dawn draws near,

：Daiyu continued:

。in bright profusion it enters the endless night.，Truly one forgets the three-foot cold,

：Xiangyun quickly continued with a laugh:

。its auspicious token relieves the cares of the ninefold heavens.，Lying stiff and frozen, who comes to ask after one?

：Baoqin too quickly continued with a laugh:

。the wild wandering guest is glad to be beckoned in.，Heaven's loom snaps off a length of white silk sash,

：Xiangyun again quickly said:

。the mirage-city loses its mermaid-woven gauze.

，：Lin Daiyu would not let her finish getting it out, and broke in at once to say:

，in solitude it faces the terraces and pavilions,

：Xiangyun quickly continued:

。in pure poverty it recalls the basket of rice and gourd of water.

，：Baoqin too showed no mercy, and likewise quickly said:

，brewing tea, the ice gradually comes to a boil,

，，，：Seeing this, Xiangyun found it great fun herself, and laughing, quickly continued:

。warming the wine, the leaves are hard to kindle.

：Daiyu too said with a laugh:

，lacking a broom, the mountain monk sweeps it away,

：Baoqin too said with a laugh:

。burying the zither, the young child digs it out again.

，，“？”：Xiangyun laughed until she was bent double, and hastily recited a line; everyone asked, "What in the world did you say?" Xiangyun called out:

湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (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)
彎: wān — 1. to bend 2. bent 3. a bend; a turn (in a road etc) 4. classifier: 道 (dào) (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)
腰: yāo — 1. the waist and lower back 2. (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) 3. the waist of trousers or a skirt 4. (metonym) money pouch; pocket 5. (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) (HSK 4)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (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)
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
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
喊道: hǎn dào — to yell

，in the stone tower, idle, the crane sleeps on,

，：Daiyu, laughing so hard she clutched her chest, cried out loudly:

。on the brocade rug, warm, the cat snuggles close.

：Baoqin too quickly said with a laugh:

，in the moon's cave, silver waves turn over,

：Xiangyun quickly continued:

。in the city of rosy cloud, a red pennant lies hidden.

：Daiyu quickly said with a laugh:

，steeped in plum blossom, its fragrance seems fit to chew,

，：Baochai laughingly praised it as fine, and likewise quickly continued:

。dripping over bamboo, one grows drunk as if freshly tuned.

：Baoqin too quickly said:

，perhaps it dampens the mandarin-duck sash,

：Xiangyun quickly continued:

。at times it freezes upon the kingfisher-jade hairpin.

：Daiyu again quickly said:

，even without wind it still lingers softly,

：Baoqin again quickly continued with a laugh:

。Even without rain, it is bleak and dreary.

。Xiangyun, bent double, had already gone weak with laughing.，，。Watching the three of them snatch lines from one another, everyone else gave up on composing too, and simply watched and laughed.，：“。Daiyu still pushed her to add the next line, saying, "So you too have moments when your wit runs dry.！”，。Let me hear what other gossip you've got left to chew on!" Xiangyun only buried herself in Baochai's arms, laughing without stop.：“，‘’，。”：“，。”：“。”，，：“。”，：Baochai pushed her upright, saying, "If you have it in you to use up every rhyme word in the 'xiao' rhyme group, then I'll grant you've beaten me." Xiangyun sat up laughing and said, "I wasn't even composing poetry, I was fighting for my life." Everyone laughed and said, "Well then, you finish it." Tanchun had already reckoned there was no line left for her to add, so she had written hers out ahead of time, and now said, "It still hasn't been brought to a close." Hearing this, Li Wan took up the thread and added a line, saying:

湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
伏: Fú — surname Fu
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)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
軟: ruǎn — 1. soft 2. flexible (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
對: duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
搶: qiāng — 1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary (HSK 5)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
不顧: bù gù — in spite of; regardless of (HSK 5)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
只是: zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
還: Huán — surname Huan (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)
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)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (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)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
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)
還有: hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
舌根: shé gēn — 1. back of tongue 2. tongue root 3. dorsal
嚼: jiáo — 1. to chew 2. also pr. (jué) (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)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
伏: Fú — surname Fu
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)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
怀里: huái lǐ — 1. embrace 2. bosom (HSK 7-9)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
不住: bù zhù — 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
推: tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
有本事: yǒu běn shi — 1. to have what it takes 2. (coll.) (often followed by 就 (jiù)) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc 3. Example: 有本事就打我 (yǒu běn shi jiù dǎ wǒ) Hit me if you dare!
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)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
蕭: Xiāo — surname Xiao
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
韻: yùn — 1. the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology) 2. rhyme 3. appeal 4. charm 5. (literary) pleasant sound
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
用完: yòng wán — 1. used up 2. finished
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)
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)
伏: Fú — surname Fu
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
搶: qiāng — 1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary (HSK 5)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
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)
倒是: dào shi — 1. contrary to what one might expect 2. actually 3. contrariwise 4. why don't you (HSK 5)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
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
早已: zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)
料定: liào dìng — 1. certain 2. to know for sure
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
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)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
沒收: mò shōu — to confiscate; to seize (HSK 6)
住: zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)
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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
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)
接過: jiē guò — to take (sth proffered)
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)
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)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
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
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)

，Wishing to record today's joy,

：Li Qi capped it with a line, saying:

。through poetry we offer wishes worthy of Shun and Yao.

：“，。Li Wan said, "Enough, enough.，，。”，，，：“。”Although we haven't used up all the rhymes, if we force in the remaining words awkwardly, it will only spoil things." So saying, everyone went over the verses carefully one by one, and finding that Xiangyun alone had contributed the most, they all laughed and said, "This is all thanks to that venison."

李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
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)
夠: gòu — 1. enough (sufficient) 2. enough (too much) 3. (coll.) (before adj.) really 4. (coll.) to reach by stretching out (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)
夠: gòu — 1. enough (sufficient) 2. enough (too much) 3. (coll.) (before adj.) really 4. (coll.) to reach by stretching out (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)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
完了: wán le — 1. to be finished 2. to be done for 3. ruined 4. gone to the dogs 5. oh no (HSK 5)
韻: yùn — 1. the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology) 2. rhyme 3. appeal 4. charm 5. (literary) pleasant sound
剩: shèng — 1. to remain 2. to be left 3. to have as remainder (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)
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)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
生: shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)
扭: niǔ — 1. to turn 2. to twist 3. to wring 4. to sprain 5. to swing one's hips (HSK 6)
用: yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
不好: bù hǎo — no good
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
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)
細細: xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful
評論: píng lùn — 1. to comment on 2. to discuss 3. comment 4. commentary 5. classifier: 篇 (piān) (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)
獨: dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (HSK 7-9)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (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)
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)
都: Dū — surname Du (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: 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)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
塊: kuài — 1. lump; chunk; piece 2. classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc 3. (coll.) classifier for money and currency units (HSK 1)
鹿肉: lù ròu — venison
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
功勞: gōng láo — 1. contribution 2. meritorious service 3. credit (HSK 7-9)

：“，。”：“，。”：“。Li Wan said with a laugh, "Read line by line it all hangs together well enough — only Baoyu has come in last again." Baoyu said with a laugh, "I was never any good at linked verse to begin with, so you'll just have to make allowances for me." Li Wan said with a laugh, "We can't make allowances for you at every single gathering.，，，。First you say the rhymes were too hard, then you say you kept making mistakes, and now you say you can't do linked verse — today you must be punished.，。I just noticed that the red plum blossoms at Long Cui An looked lovely, and I want a branch broken off to put in a vase.，。But I find Miaoyu's manner so disagreeable that I don't care to deal with her.。”。So now, as your punishment, you're to go and fetch a branch." Everyone said this punishment was both elegant and amusing.，。Baoyu was only too glad to do it, and agreeing at once, made to leave.：“，。”，，。Xiangyun and Daiyu said together, "It's bitterly cold outside — drink a cup of hot wine before you go." Xiangyun had already taken up the pot, and Daiyu handed over a large cup, filling it to the brim.：“，，。”，。Xiangyun said with a laugh, "Once you've drunk our wine, if you fail to bring it back, you'll be punished doubly." Baoyu hastily drank the cup down and went off through the snow.。Li Wan told the servants to follow along and look after him well.：“，。”：“。”，，：“。”：“。”：“。Daiyu quickly stopped her, saying, "No need — if someone goes along, he won't get it after all." Li Wan nodded and said, "True." At the same time she told a maid to bring a slender 'beauty's-shoulder' vase, filled it with water ready to hold the plum blossoms, and then added with a laugh, "When he's back, we ought to compose poems on red plum blossoms." Xiangyun said quickly, "Let me compose the first one." Baochai said quickly, "Today I absolutely won't let you compose again.，，。You've snatched up every chance already, leaving everyone else idle, which is no fun.，，。”：“。Besides, we're punishing Baoyu — he claims he can't do linked verse, so now let's have him compose one on his own." Daiyu said with a laugh, "That's very true.，，。”：“。I have another idea besides — since just now not everyone got enough turns at the linked verse, why not have those who contributed the fewest lines compose the red-plum poems." Baochai said with a laugh, "That's an excellent idea.，。Just now the three young ladies of the Xing and Li families had little chance to show their talent, and besides, they are guests.、，，。”：“，。”，：“‘’，。Qin'er, Pin'er, and Yun'er, the three of them, also grabbed a great many lines — let the rest of us not compose at all, and let just those three do it." Li Wan then said, "Qi'er isn't very skilled at composing either — better let Sister Qin do it instead." Baochai had no choice but to agree, and added, "Let's use the three characters 'red plum blossom' as the rhymes, one seven-character regulated verse each.‘’，‘’，‘’。”：“，。”：“。”？Cousin Xing shall take the character 'red,' your Cousin Li shall take 'plum,' and Qin'er shall take 'blossom.'" Li Wan said, "Letting Baoyu off so easily doesn't sit right with me." Xiangyun said quickly, "There's a good topic to set him." Everyone asked what topic.：“‘’，？”，。Xiangyun said, "Have him compose on 'Visiting Miaoyu to Beg for Red Plum Blossoms' — wouldn't that be amusing?" Hearing this, everyone agreed it was amusing.

李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
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)
逐: zhú — 1. (bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away 2. one by one; individually
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
評: píng — 1. to discuss 2. to comment 3. to criticize 4. to judge 5. to choose (by public appraisal) (HSK 6)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
一氣: yī qì — 1. at one go 2. at a stretch 3. for a period of time 4. forming a gang
只是: zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
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)
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)
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
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
不會: bù huì — 1. improbable 2. unlikely 3. will not (act, happen etc) 4. not able 5. not having learned to do sth 6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it 7. not at all
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
只好: zhǐ hǎo — to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to (HSK 3)
擔待: dān dài — 1. to pardon 2. please excuse (me) 3. to take responsibility
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
社: shè — 1. (bound form) society; organization; agency 2. (old) god of the land (HSK 5)
社: shè — 1. (bound form) society; organization; agency 2. (old) god of the land (HSK 5)
擔待: dān dài — 1. to pardon 2. please excuse (me) 3. to take responsibility
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
韻: yùn — 1. the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology) 2. rhyme 3. appeal 4. charm 5. (literary) pleasant sound
險: xiǎn — 1. danger 2. dangerous 3. rugged (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
整: zhěng — 1. (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly 2. (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat 3. (bound form) to put in order; to straighten 4. (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate 5. (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb 6. (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to (HSK 3)
誤: wù — 1. mistake 2. error 3. to miss 4. to harm 5. to delay 6. to neglect 7. mistakenly (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
不會: bù huì — 1. improbable 2. unlikely 3. will not (act, happen etc) 4. not able 5. not having learned to do sth 6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it 7. not at all
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (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)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
罰: fá — to punish; to penalize; to fine (HSK 5)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
看見: kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
櫳: lóng — 1. (literary) window 2. (literary) cage for animals
翠: cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade
庵: ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
梅: Méi — surname Mei
有趣: yǒu qù — interesting; fascinating; amusing (HSK 4)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
折: shé — 1. to snap 2. to break (a stick, a bone etc) 3. (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) (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)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
插: chā — 1. to insert 2. stick in 3. pierce 4. to take part in 5. to interfere 6. to interpose (HSK 5)
瓶: píng — 1. bottle 2. vase 3. pitcher 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. classifier for wine and liquids (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)
厭: yàn — 1. (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with 2. (literary) to satiate; to satisfy
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
為人: wéi rén — 1. to conduct oneself 2. behavior; conduct; personal character (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
不理: bù lǐ — 1. to refuse to acknowledge 2. to pay no attention to 3. to take no notice of 4. to ignore (HSK 7-9)
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)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
罰: fá — to punish; to penalize; to fine (HSK 5)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
去取: qù qǔ — to accept or reject
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
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)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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)
罰: fá — to punish; to penalize; to fine (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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
雅: yǎ — elegant
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有趣: yǒu qù — interesting; fascinating; amusing (HSK 4)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
樂: Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)
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)
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
就要: jiù yào — 1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to (HSK 2)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
一齊: yī qí — 1. at the same time 2. simultaneously (HSK 6)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
外頭: wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)
冷: Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)
得很: de hěn — (after an adjective) very
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
杯: bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (HSK 1)
熱: rè — 1. to warm up 2. to heat up 3. hot (of weather) 4. heat 5. fervent (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)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
執: zhí — 1. to execute (a plan) 2. to grasp
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
壺: hú — 1. pot 2. classifier for bottled liquid (HSK 6)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
遞: dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
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)
杯: bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (HSK 1)
滿: Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
斟: zhēn — 1. to pour 2. to deliberate
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)
杯: bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (HSK 1)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
加倍: jiā bèi — 1. to double 2. to redouble
罰: fá — to punish; to penalize; to fine (HSK 5)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
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)
杯: bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (HSK 1)
冒: Mào — surname Mao (HSK 5)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
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)
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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
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)
好好: hǎo hǎo — well; carefully; nicely; properly (HSK 3)
跟著: gēn zhe — 1. to follow after 2. immediately afterwards
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
攔: lán — 1. to block sb's path 2. to obstruct 3. to flag down (a taxi) (HSK 7-9)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
反: fǎn — 1. contrary 2. in reverse 3. inside out or upside down 4. to reverse 5. to return 6. to oppose 7. opposite 8. against 9. anti- 10. to rebel 11. to use analogy 12. instead 13. abbr. for 反切 (fǎn qiè) phonetic system (HSK 4)
不得了: bù dé liǎo — 1. desperately serious 2. disastrous 3. extremely 4. exceedingly (HSK 5)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
點頭: diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
美女: měi nǚ — beautiful woman (HSK 4)
聳肩: sǒng jiān — to shrug one's shoulders
瓶: píng — 1. bottle 2. vase 3. pitcher 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. classifier for wine and liquids (HSK 2)
拿來: ná lái — 1. to bring 2. to fetch 3. to get
貯: zhù — 1. to store 2. to save 3. stockpile 4. Taiwan pr. (zhǔ)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
水准: shuǐ zhǔn — 1. level (of achievement etc) 2. standard 3. level (surveying) (HSK 7-9)
備: bèi — 1. (bound form) to prepare; to equip 2. (literary) fully; completely
插: chā — 1. to insert 2. stick in 3. pierce 4. to take part in 5. to interfere 6. to interpose (HSK 5)
梅: Méi — surname Mei
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)
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)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
該: gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)
詠: yǒng — to sing
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
梅: Méi — surname Mei
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
斷乎: duàn hū — certainly
不容: bù róng — 1. must not 2. cannot 3. to not allow 4. cannot tolerate (HSK 7-9)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
搶: qiāng — 1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
別人: bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
閒: jiān — variant of 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
沒趣: méi qù — 1. embarrassing 2. dull 3. unsatisfactory
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
罰: fá — to punish; to penalize; to fine (HSK 5)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
不會: bù huì — 1. improbable 2. unlikely 3. will not (act, happen etc) 4. not able 5. not having learned to do sth 6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it 7. not at all
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
話: huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
很是: hěn shì — (formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
還有: hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
主意: zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)
方才: fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
不夠: bù gòu — 1. not enough 2. insufficient 3. inadequate (HSK 2)
莫: Mò — surname Mo
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
揀: jiǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to sort out 4. to pick up (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)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
梅: Méi — surname Mei
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
話: huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
方才: fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
李: Lǐ — surname Li
三: Sān — surname San (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)
屈才: qū cái — to waste talent
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
顰: pín — 1. to scowl 2. to knit the brows
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個人: gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
搶: qiāng — 1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
一概: yī gài — 1. all 2. without any exceptions 3. categorically (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
綺: qǐ — 1. beautiful 2. open-work silk
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不大: bù dà — 1. not very (clear, far away etc); not too 2. not often; infrequently (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)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
還是: hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
作罷: zuò bà — to drop (subject etc)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
依: yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)
允: yǔn — 1. just 2. fair 3. to permit 4. to allow
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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)
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)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
梅花: méi huā — 1. plum blossom 2. clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) 3. (dialect) wintersweet (HSK 6)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
韻: yùn — 1. the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology) 2. rhyme 3. appeal 4. charm 5. (literary) pleasant sound
每人: měi rén — 1. each person 2. everybody 3. per person
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
七律: qī lǜ — verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 characters, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. for 七言律詩[qi1 yan2 lu : 4 shi1])
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
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)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
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)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
梅: Méi — surname Mei
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)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
花: Huā — surname Hua (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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
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)
饒過: ráo guò — 1. to pardon 2. to excuse 3. to forgive
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
不服: bù fú — 1. not to accept sth 2. to want to have sth overruled or changed 3. to refuse to obey or comply 4. to refuse to accept as final 5. to remain unconvinced by 6. not to give in to (HSK 7-9)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
題目: tí mù — 1. subject; title; topic 2. exercise or exam question (classifier: 道 (dào)) (HSK 3)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
何: Hé — surname He
題目: tí mù — 1. subject; title; topic 2. exercise or exam question (classifier: 道 (dào)) (HSK 3)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
訪: fǎng — 1. (bound form) to seek by inquiry 2. (bound form) to visit; to call on
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
乞: qǐ — to beg
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
梅: Méi — surname Mei
豈不: qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
有趣: yǒu qù — interesting; fascinating; amusing (HSK 4)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
有趣: yǒu qù — interesting; fascinating; amusing (HSK 4)

，，，。Before the words were even finished, in came Baoyu, grinning, a branch of red plum blossoms slung over his shoulder; the maids hurried to take it from him and set it in the vase.。Everyone laughed and thanked him.：“，。”，，。Baoyu said with a laugh, "Go ahead and admire it now — you have no idea how much effort it cost me." As he spoke, Tanchun had already handed him a cup of warm wine, and the maids came up to take his straw cape and hat and brush off the snow.，。The maids from each of their rooms all came bringing extra clothes; Xiren too sent someone over with a half-worn fox-underarm jacket.，，，，。Li Wan had a plate of steamed taro brought out, and two more plates of things like vermilion tangerines, yellow oranges, and olives, and had them sent along to Xiren.，。Xiangyun told Baoyu the poem topic just decided, and urged him to compose it quickly.：“，，。”：“。”Baoyu said, "Sisters and cousins, let me choose my own rhymes — don't set them for me." Everyone said, "Compose it however you like, then."

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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
笑嘻嘻: xiào xī xī — 1. grinning 2. smiling
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
掮: qián — to carry on the shoulder
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)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
梅: Méi — surname Mei
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
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)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
接過: jiē guò — to take (sth proffered)
插入: chā rù — to insert; to stick in; to plug in
瓶: píng — 1. bottle 2. vase 3. pitcher 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. classifier for wine and liquids (HSK 2)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
稱謝: chēng xiè — to express thanks
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
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)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
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)
費: Fèi — surname Fei (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
多少: duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (HSK 1)
精神: jīng shén — 1. spirit 2. mind 3. consciousness 4. thought 5. mental 6. psychological 7. essence 8. gist 9. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
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)
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
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
遞: dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (HSK 5)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
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)
暖: nuǎn — 1. warm 2. to warm (HSK 5)
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)
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)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
上來: shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)
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)
蓑: suō — rain coat made of straw etc
笠: lì — bamboo rain hat
撣: dǎn — 1. to brush away 2. to dust off 3. brush 4. duster 5. classifier: 把 (bǎ)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
各人: gè rén — each one; everyone
房: Fáng — surname Fang
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
添: tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
衣服: yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (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)
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
遣: qiǎn — 1. (bound form) to dispatch; to send 2. (bound form) to drive away; to dispel
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
舊: jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (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)
狐: hú — fox
腋: yè — (bound form) armpit; axilla; axil
褂: guà — (bound form) Chinese-style unlined garment; gown
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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
蒸: zhēng — 1. to evaporate 2. (of cooking) to steam 3. torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) 4. finely chopped firewood (old) (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)
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)
芋頭: yù tou — taro
盛: Shèng — surname Sheng (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
朱: Zhū — surname Zhu
橘: jú — 1. mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) 2. tangerine
黃: Huáng — surname Huang or Hwang (HSK 2)
橙: chéng — 1. orange tree 2. orange (color)
橄欖: gǎn lǎn — 1. Chinese olive 2. olive
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
盛: Shèng — surname Sheng (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)
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)
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)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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)
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)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (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)
告訴: gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
方才: fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
題: Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
催: cuī — 1. to urge 2. to press 3. to prompt 4. to rush sb 5. to hasten sth 6. to expedite (HSK 7-9)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
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)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
用: yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
韻: yùn — 1. the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology) 2. rhyme 3. appeal 4. charm 5. (literary) pleasant sound
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
限: xiàn — 1. to limit 2. to restrict 3. (bound form) limit 4. bound (HSK 7-9)
韻: yùn — 1. the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology) 2. rhyme 3. appeal 4. charm 5. (literary) pleasant sound
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
隨你: suí nǐ — as you wish
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

。As they talked, everyone examined the plum blossoms.，，，，，，，，，，。It turned out this branch of plum blossom was only about two feet high, but from its side a horizontal branch shot out this way and that, some five or six feet long; among it the smaller twigs branched off, some coiling like hornless dragons, some stiff as dead earthworms, some standing alone and slender as a writing brush, some clustered thick as a forest; the blossoms breathed out a rouge-red color, their fragrance outdoing orchids — everyone admired it, each in turn.、、，。Who would have guessed that Xing Xiuyan, Li Wen, and Xue Baoqin had all three already finished composing, and had each written her poem out.“”，：So everyone read them in the order of the three characters 'red plum blossom,' which read as follows:

一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
梅花: méi huā — 1. plum blossom 2. clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) 3. (dialect) wintersweet (HSK 6)
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
梅花: méi huā — 1. plum blossom 2. clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) 3. (dialect) wintersweet (HSK 6)
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)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
尺: chě — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜 (gōng chě pǔ) (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)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
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)
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)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
縱橫: zòng héng — 1. lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal 2. length and breadth 3. criss-crossed 4. able to move unhindered 5. abbr. for 合縱連橫 (Hé zòng Lián héng), School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
約: yāo — to weigh in a balance or on a scale (HSK 3)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
六: liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)
尺: chě — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜 (gōng chě pǔ) (HSK 4)
長: cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
其間: qí jiān — 1. in between 2. within that interval 3. in the meantime (HSK 7-9)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
分歧: fēn qí — 1. divergent 2. difference (of opinion, position); disagreement 3. (math.) bifurcation (HSK 7-9)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
蟠: pán — to coil
螭: chī — 1. dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry) 2. variant of 魑 (chī)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
僵: jiāng — 1. rigid 2. deadlock 3. stiff (corpse) (HSK 7-9)
蚓: yǐn — used in 蚯蚓 (qiū yǐn)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
削: xiāo — 1. to peel with a knife 2. to pare 3. to cut (a ball at tennis etc) (HSK 7-9)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
筆: bǐ — 1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) (HSK 2)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
密: Mì — 1. surname Mi 2. name of an ancient state (HSK 4)
聚: jù — 1. to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive) 2. (chemistry) poly- (HSK 4)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
吐: tǔ — 1. to spit 2. to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) 3. to say 4. to pour out (one's grievances) (HSK 5)
胭脂: yān zhī — rouge
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)
欺: qī — 1. to take unfair advantage of 2. to deceive 3. to cheat
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
蕙: huì — Coumarouna odorata
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
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)
誰知: shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
岫: xiù — 1. cave 2. mountain peak
煙: yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紋: wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
吟: yín — 1. to chant; to recite 2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) 3. (literary) to lament; to groan 4. (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects 5. (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín)) (cf. 猱 (náo), wide vibrato)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
各自: gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (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)
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)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
梅花: méi huā — 1. plum blossom 2. clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) 3. (dialect) wintersweet (HSK 6)
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
序: xù — 1. (bound form) order; sequence 2. (bound form) introductory; initial 3. preface (HSK 7-9)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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)
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)

“”On Red Plum Blossoms, Given the Character 'Red'

Xing Xiuyan

，。Before the peach turns fragrant, before the apricot turns red, defying the cold it already smiles into the east wind.

，。Its soul flies to Yu Ridge, where spring is hard to tell apart; rosy clouds screen Luofu, and the dream has not yet come through.

，。Green calyxes add to her adornment, melting like a jeweled candle; the white-robed immortal, propped up in drunkenness, straddles a fading rainbow.

，。Looking closer, how could this be an ordinary color? Deep or pale, it all belongs amid ice and snow.

“”On Red Plum Blossoms, Given the Character 'Plum'

Li Wen

，。Too lazy to compose on white plum, I compose on red plum instead; flaunting its beauty, it opens first before drunken eyes.

，。Its frozen face bears marks that are all blood; its intoxicated heart, though without regret, still turns to ash.

，。By mistake it swallowed the cinnabar elixir and its very bones were transformed; stealing down from the Jasper Pool, it shed its old mortal form.

，。North of the river and south of the river, spring blazes bright everywhere; a message to the bees and butterflies — do not idly wonder and guess.

“”On Red Plum Blossoms, Given the Character 'Blossom'

Xue Baoqin

，。Sparse are its branches, gorgeous is its bloom, like a girl in spring finery vying in splendor.

，。In the quiet courtyard, along the winding balustrade, no snow remains; over flowing water and empty hills, fallen sunset clouds linger.

，。A hidden dream turns cold, following the flute in red sleeves; a wandering immortal's fragrance drifts on a raft upon the Crimson River.

，。In its former life it surely was a seedling from the Jasper Terrace — no longer need one wonder why its color differs from the rest.

，，。Having read them, everyone praised them with delight, and pointed to the last poem, saying it was even better.，，。Seeing that Baoqin, the youngest of them all, had a talent so quick and ready, Baoyu found it truly remarkable.，。Daiyu and Xiangyun poured a small cup of wine and together offered their congratulations to Baoqin.：“。Baochai said with a laugh, "Each of the three has its own merits.，。”：“？”：“，，，。”，，：“，，。”：“。”，：“，。”：“。”：“，。”：The two of you have teased and pestered me every day until I'm sick of it, and now you've gone and started teasing her instead." Li Wan then asked Baoyu, "Do you have yours yet?" Baoyu said quickly, "I did have it, but the moment I saw those three poems, I was so startled I forgot it again — let me think it over once more." Hearing this, Xiangyun picked up a pair of copper fire-tongs and struck her hand-warmer, saying with a laugh, "I'll beat the drum — if the beats run out and you still haven't finished, you'll be punished again." Baoyu said with a laugh, "I have it now." Daiyu took up her brush and said, "You recite, I'll write." Xiangyun struck once and said with a laugh, "One beat, and it's done." Baoyu said with a laugh, "I have it — go ahead and write." Everyone listened as he recited:

眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (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)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
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)
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)
番: Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
指: zhǐ — 1. finger 2. to point at or to 3. to indicate or refer to 4. to depend on 5. to count on 6. (of hair) to stand on end (HSK 3)
末: me — variant of 麼 (me) (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)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
說: shuì — to persuade (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)
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
年紀: nián jì — 1. age 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
最: zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
敏捷: mǐn jié — 1. nimble 2. quick 3. shrewd (HSK 7-9)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
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)
奇异: qí yì — 1. fantastic 2. bizarre 3. odd 4. exotic 5. astonished
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
斟: zhēn — 1. to pour 2. to deliberate
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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
杯: bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (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)
齊: Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)
賀: Hè — surname He
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
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)
釵: chāi — hairpin
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (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)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (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)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
天天: tiān tiān — every day
捉弄: zhuō nòng — to tease
厭: yàn — 1. (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with 2. (literary) to satiate; to satisfy
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)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
捉弄: zhuō nòng — to tease
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
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)
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)
看見: kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
嚇: hè — 1. to scare 2. to intimidate 3. to threaten 4. (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut 5. (interjection showing astonishment) (HSK 5)
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)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
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)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
支: Zhī — surname Zhi (HSK 3)
銅: tóng — 1. copper (chemistry) 2. see also 紅銅 (hóng tóng) 3. classifier: 塊 (kuài) (HSK 7-9)
火: Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)
箸: zhù — (literary) chopsticks
擊: jī — 1. to hit 2. to strike 3. to break 4. Taiwan pr. (jí)
著手: zhuó shǒu — 1. to put one's hand to it 2. to start out on a task 3. to set out (HSK 7-9)
爐: lú — 1. stove 2. furnace
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)
擊: jī — 1. to hit 2. to strike 3. to break 4. Taiwan pr. (jí)
鼓: gǔ — 1. drum 2. classifier: 通 (tòng), 面 (miàn) 3. to drum 4. to strike 5. to rouse 6. to bulge 7. to swell (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
鼓: gǔ — 1. drum 2. classifier: 通 (tòng), 面 (miàn) 3. to drum 4. to strike 5. to rouse 6. to bulge 7. to swell (HSK 5)
絕不: jué bù — in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
罰: fá — to punish; to penalize; to fine (HSK 5)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
提起: tí qǐ — 1. to mention; to bring up 2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise 3. to initiate (legal proceedings) (HSK 5)
筆: bǐ — 1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) (HSK 2)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (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)
擊: jī — 1. to hit 2. to strike 3. to break 4. Taiwan pr. (jí)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一下: yī xià — 1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) 2. all at once; suddenly
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)
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)
鼓: gǔ — 1. drum 2. classifier: 通 (tòng), 面 (miàn) 3. to drum 4. to strike 5. to rouse 6. to bulge 7. to swell (HSK 5)
絕: jué — 1. to cut short 2. extinct 3. to disappear 4. to vanish 5. absolutely 6. by no means (HSK 6)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
寫: xiě — to write (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)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
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)
念: niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

，The wine jar not yet opened, the verse not yet shaped,

，：“。”：“！”：Daiyu wrote it down, then shook her head with a smile and said, "An ordinary enough opening." Xiangyun said again, "Hurry up!" Baoyu said with a laugh:

黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
寫: xiě — to write (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)
搖頭: yáo tóu — to shake one's head (HSK 5)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
平平: píng píng — 1. average 2. mediocre
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)

。seeking spring, inquiring after the last month of winter, I went as far as Penglai.

：“。”：Daiyu and Xiangyun both nodded and said with a smile, "Now that has some flavor to it." Baoyu went on:

，。I did not seek the dew from the Bodhisattva's vase, but came instead to beg Chang'e for the plum beyond her balustrade.

，：“。”，：Daiyu wrote it down, then shook her head again and said, "Just a lucky coincidence." Xiangyun hastily called for the second round of beats, and Baoyu said with a laugh again:

，。Entering the mortal world in the cold, I picked out red snow to carry away; leaving the dusty world in fragrance, I cut off purple clouds to bring back.

，。Amid the jagged branches, who pities my poet's shoulders grown thin? On my robe there still clings the moss of the Buddhist cloister.

，，：“。”。No sooner had Daiyu finished writing it down, and just as Xiangyun and the others were about to discuss it, than several young maids came running in and said, "The Old Ancestress is here!" Everyone hurried out to greet her.：“！”，，，，，，，。Everyone said with a laugh, "What's put her in such high spirits!" As they spoke, they saw in the distance Grandmother Jia wrapped in a great cloak, wearing a squirrel-fur hood, seated in a small bamboo palanquin, a blue silk oiled-paper umbrella held over her; Yuanyang, Hupo, and five or six other maids, each holding an umbrella, escorted the palanquin as it came.，：“。”，：“。Li Wan and the others hurried forward to meet her, but Grandmother Jia had them told to stop, saying, "Just stay where you are." When she had drawn near, Grandmother Jia said with a laugh, "I slipped off without telling your aunt or Feng'er.，。”，，。Sitting out here in the deep snow does me no harm — no need to have them come tramping through the snow too." Everyone hurried forward, taking her cloak and supporting her, all the while answering her.，：“！When Grandmother Jia entered the room, she said first with a laugh, "What handsome plum blossoms!，。”，。So you all know how to enjoy yourselves too — I've come at just the right moment." As she spoke, Li Wan had already ordered a large wolf-skin cushion brought and spread in the middle.，：’。Grandmother Jia sat down, and said with a laugh, "Go right on with your fun and your eating and drinking.，，，。”，，，。Since the days have grown short, I dared not take my midday nap; after a round of cards I thought of you all, so I've come to join in the fun myself." Li Wan had already brought over a hand-warmer, and Tanchun fetched another set of cup and chopsticks, personally pouring warm wine to offer to Grandmother Jia.，。Grandmother Jia took a sip, then asked what was in that dish.，。Everyone hastened to bring it over, answering that it was quail preserved in wine lees.：“，。”，，。Grandmother Jia said, "That will do — tear off a bit of the leg for me." Li Wan quickly assented, called for water to wash her hands, and tore it apart herself.：“。”：“，，。”，，。Grandmother Jia also said, "Sit back down, all of you, and go on talking and laughing so I can listen." She also told Li Wan, "You sit down too — it would be best as though I hadn't come at all; otherwise I'll leave." Hearing this, everyone finally sat down in order, and Li Wan moved to the very lowest seat.，。Grandmother Jia then asked what they had been doing, and everyone told her they had been composing poems.：“，，。”。Grandmother Jia said, "Rather than composing poems, better to make some lantern riddles, so everyone can enjoy them during the first month of the year." Everyone agreed.，：“，，。”：“，，。”：“？After talking and laughing for a while, Grandmother Jia said, "It's damp here — don't sit too long, mind you don't catch the damp." She went on, "It's warm over at your Fourth Sister's — let's go see how her painting is coming along, whether it will be ready in time for the New Year." Everyone said with a laugh, "How could it possibly be ready by the New Year?。”：“！I'm afraid it won't be done until Dragon Boat Festival next year." Grandmother Jia said, "That's outrageous!。”She's taking even more time over it than it took to build this whole garden!"

黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (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)
評論: píng lùn — 1. to comment on 2. to discuss 3. comment 4. commentary 5. classifier: 篇 (piān) (HSK 5)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
跑: páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
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)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
高興: gāo xìng — 1. happy 2. glad 3. willing (to do sth) 4. in a cheerful mood (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)
遠遠: yuǎn yuǎn — 1. distant 2. by far (HSK 6)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (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)
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)
斗篷: dǒu peng — 1. cloak 2. mantle
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
灰: huī — 1. ash 2. dust 3. lime 4. gray 5. discouraged; dejected (HSK 7-9)
鼠: shǔ — (bound form) rat; mouse (HSK 5)
暖: nuǎn — 1. warm 2. to warm (HSK 5)
兜: dōu — 1. pocket 2. bag 3. to wrap up or hold in a bag 4. to move in a circle 5. to canvas or solicit 6. to take responsibility for 7. to disclose in detail 8. combat armor (old) (HSK 7-9)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
竹: zhú — 1. (bound form) bamboo 2. Kangxi radical 118
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)
青: Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)
綢: chóu — 1. (light) silk 2. classifier: 匹 (pǐ)
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)
傘: sǎn — 1. umbrella 2. parasol 3. classifier: 把 (bǎ) (HSK 4)
鴛鴦: yuān yāng — 1. (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) 2. (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
琥珀: hǔ pò — amber
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
六: liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
每個人: měi ge rén — 1. everybody 2. everyone
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)
傘: sǎn — 1. umbrella 2. parasol 3. classifier: 把 (bǎ) (HSK 4)
擁: yōng — 1. to hold in one's arms; to embrace 2. to surround; to gather around 3. to throng; to swarm 4. (bound form) to support (as in 擁護 (yōng hù)) 5. (literary) to have; to possess 6. Taiwan pr. (yǒng)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
止: zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)
住: zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (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)
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)
跟前: gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
瞞: mán — 1. to conceal from 2. to keep (sb) in the dark (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
大雪: Dà xuě — Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 7th-21st December
地下: dì xià — 1. underground 2. subterranean 3. covert (HSK 4)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (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)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
無妨: wú fáng — 1. no harm (in doing it) 2. One might as well. 3. It won't hurt. 4. no matter 5. it's no bother
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (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)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
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)
踩: cǎi — 1. to step on 2. to tread 3. to stamp 4. to press a pedal 5. to pedal (a bike) 6. (online) to downvote (HSK 6)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
上前: shàng qián — to advance; to step forward
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)
斗篷: dǒu peng — 1. cloak 2. mantle
攙扶: chān fú — to lend an arm to support sb
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)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
室: Shì — surname Shi (HSK 3)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
俊: jùn — 1. smart 2. eminent 3. handsome 4. talented (HSK 7-9)
梅花: méi huā — 1. plum blossom 2. clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) 3. (dialect) wintersweet (HSK 6)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
樂: Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
來著: lái zhe — auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
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)
狼: láng — 1. wolf 2. classifier: 匹 (pǐ), 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 7-9)
皮: Pí — surname Pi (HSK 3)
褥: rù — mattress
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)
舖: pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (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)
當中: dāng zhōng — 1. among 2. in the middle 3. in the center (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
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)
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)
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
吃喝: chī hē — 1. to eat and drink 2. food and drink
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
因為: yīn wèi — because; owing to; on account of (HSK 2)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
短: duǎn — 1. short 2. brief 3. to lack 4. weak point 5. fault (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
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)
抹: mā — to wipe (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
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)
想起: xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
湊: còu — 1. to gather together, pool or collect 2. to happen by chance 3. to move close to 4. to exploit an opportunity (HSK 7-9)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
趣: qù — 1. interesting 2. to interest
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (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)
爐: lú — 1. stove 2. furnace
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
探: tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
另: lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
杯: bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (HSK 1)
箸: zhù — (literary) chopsticks
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)
親自: qīn zì — 1. personally 2. in person 3. oneself (HSK 3)
斟: zhēn — 1. to pour 2. to deliberate
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
暖: nuǎn — 1. warm 2. to warm (HSK 5)
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)
奉: fèng — 1. to offer (tribute) 2. to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) 3. to esteem 4. to revere 5. to believe in (a religion) 6. to wait upon 7. to accept orders (from superior)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
飲: yǐn — to drink
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一口: yī kǒu — 1. readily 2. flatly (deny, admit and so on) 3. a mouthful 4. a bite
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)
盤子: pán zi — 1. tray 2. plate 3. dish 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
糟: zāo — 1. dregs 2. draff 3. pickled in wine 4. rotten 5. messy 6. ruined (HSK 5)
鵪鶉: ān chún — quail
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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)
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
罷了: bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)
撕: sī — to tear (HSK 7-9)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
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)
點: diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)
腿: tuǐ — 1. leg 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
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-
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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
洗手: xǐ shǒu — 1. to wash one's hands 2. to go to the toilet
親自: qīn zì — 1. personally 2. in person 3. oneself (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)
撕: sī — to tear (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
仍舊: réng jiù — 1. still (remaining) 2. to remain (the same) 3. yet (HSK 5)
坐下: zuò xia — to sit down (HSK 1)
說笑: shuō xiào — 1. to chat and laugh 2. to crack jokes 3. to banter
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
坐下: zuò xia — to sit down (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)
如同: rú tóng — 1. like 2. as (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
一樣: yī yàng — 1. same 2. like 3. equal to 4. the same as 5. just like (HSK 1)
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
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)
不然: bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (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)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
依次: yī cì — 1. in order 2. in succession (HSK 6)
坐下: zuò xia — to sit down (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
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)
挪: nuó — 1. to shift 2. to move (HSK 7-9)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
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)
下邊: xià bian — 1. under 2. the underside 3. below (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
何: Hé — surname He
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (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)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (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)
不如: bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
燈謎: dēng mí — riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
正月: Zhēng yuè — first month of the lunar year
里: Lǐ — surname Li (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)
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
說笑: shuō xiào — 1. to chat and laugh 2. to crack jokes 3. to banter
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
潮濕: cháo shī — 1. damp 2. moist (HSK 4)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
久: jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (HSK 3)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
仔細: zǐ xì — 1. careful; attentive; cautious 2. to be careful; to look out 3. (dialect) thrifty; frugal (HSK 5)
受: shòu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to suffer 4. subjected to 5. to bear 6. to stand 7. pleasant 8. (passive marker) 9. (LGBT) bottom (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
潮濕: cháo shī — 1. damp 2. moist (HSK 4)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
暖和: nuǎn huo — 1. warm 2. nice and warm (HSK 3)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
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)
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)
畫兒: huà r — 1. picture 2. drawing 3. painting (HSK 2)
赶: gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
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)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
年下: nián xià — (slang) the younger person in a romantic relationship; a younger partner
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)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
只怕: zhǐ pà — 1. I'm afraid that... 2. perhaps 3. maybe 4. very likely
明年: míng nián — next year (HSK 1)
端陽: Duān yáng — see 端午 (Duān wǔ)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這還了得: zhè hái liǎo dé — 1. How dare you! 2. This is an outrage! 3. Absolutely disgraceful!
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
蓋: Gě — surname Ge (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)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
費工夫: fèi gōng fu — 1. to spend a great deal of time and effort 2. (of a task) demanding 3. exacting
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

，，，，，，，，“”，“”。So saying, she got back into the bamboo palanquin, and with everyone gathered round following, they passed Lotus Fragrance Pavilion and entered a narrow covered passage; on both the east and west sides there were street-crossing gates, and on the gate towers, both facing outward and inward, stone tablets were set into the wall. Now they entered by the west gate, on whose outward-facing tablet were carved the two characters "Piercing the Clouds," and on the inward-facing one the two characters "Crossing the Moon."，，，。Reaching the middle, they entered the south-facing main gate; Grandmother Jia got down from the palanquin, and Xichun had already come out to receive her.，，“”。Passing along the covered walkway within, they came to Xichun's bedroom; over the doorway hung a board with the three characters "Warm Fragrance Hollow."，。Several attendants had already lifted the scarlet felt curtain, and at once a warm fragrance brushed against their faces.，，。Everyone went into the room, but Grandmother Jia did not sit down at once — she only asked where the painting was.：“，，，。”：“。Xichun answered with a smile, "Now that the weather has turned cold, the glue has all congealed and lost its smoothness; if I paint now, I'm afraid it won't look good, so I've put it away." Grandmother Jia said with a laugh, "I want it done by the end of the year.，。”，，，：“，，。”，，：“，。Don't drag your feet being lazy — hurry up and bring it out for me to watch you paint." Before she had even finished speaking, in came Xifeng, all smiles, wrapped in a purple wild-goat-down jacket, saying as she entered, "Old Ancestress, you didn't even tell anyone today, and slipped off on your own — you made me hunt high and low for you." Seeing her come in, Grandmother Jia was of course delighted at heart, and said, "I was afraid you'd all catch cold, so I forbade anyone to tell you and come looking.，。You really are a sharp little imp — you tracked me down after all.，。”：“？By rights, filial devotion has nothing to do with a matter like this." Xifeng said with a laugh, "Do you think it was out of filial devotion that I came looking for you?，，，，。It's just that when I went to your rooms, Old Ancestress, it was silent as the grave — not a crow or sparrow stirring; I asked the little maids, but they wouldn't say a word, and told me to go look for you in the garden instead.，，。I was still puzzled when suddenly two or three nuns turned up, and only then did it dawn on me.，，，。I thought to myself, these nuns must have come to deliver the year-end prayer memorials, or to collect the yearly incense-money allowance — with the Old Ancestress having so much to see to at year's end, she must have come here to dodge her debts.，。I hurried to ask the nuns, and sure enough, I was right.。So I quickly gave them their yearly allowance and sent them on their way.，，。Now I've come to report to the Old Ancestress that the creditors are gone, and there's no more need to hide.，，。”，。I've already had tender young pheasant prepared — please come and take your evening meal, for if we wait any longer it will toughen and grow old." As she talked on, everyone else laughed along.

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)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
竹: zhú — 1. (bound form) bamboo 2. Kangxi radical 118
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
藕: ǒu — root of lotus
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
榭: xiè — pavilion
穿: chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)
入: rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
條: tiáo — 1. strip 2. item 3. article 4. clause (of law or treaty) 5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)
夾道: jiā dào — 1. a narrow street (lined with walls) 2. to line the street
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
兩邊: liǎng biān — either side; both sides (HSK 4)
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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
街門: jiē mén — gate or door facing the street
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
樓上: lóu shàng — 1. upstairs 2. (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread (HSK 1)
里外: lǐ wài — 1. inside and out 2. or so
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
嵌: kǎn — see 赤嵌樓 (Chì kǎn lóu)
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)
石頭: shí tou — 1. stone 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) (HSK 3)
匾: biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
西門: Xī mén — two-character surname Ximen
向外: xiàng wài — outward
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
鑿: záo — 1. (bound form) chisel 2. to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig 3. (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable 4. also pr. (zuò) (HSK 7-9)
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)
穿: chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
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)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
鑿: záo — 1. (bound form) chisel 2. to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig 3. (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable 4. also pr. (zuò) (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (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)
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)
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)
至當: zhì dàng — most suitable; extremely appropriate
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
南: Nán — surname Nan (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)
正門: zhèng mén — 1. main entrance 2. main gate 3. portal
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
惜: xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
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)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
游: Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
廊: láng — 1. corridor 2. veranda 3. porch
過去: guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)
便是: biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)
惜: xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
臥房: wò fáng — 1. bedroom 2. a sleeping compartment (on a train)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
斗: Dǒu — abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 (Běi dǒu xīng) (HSK 7-9)
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)
暖: nuǎn — 1. warm 2. to warm (HSK 5)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
塢: wù — 1. (bound form) low area within a surrounding barrier 2. (literary) small castle; fort
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
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)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
猩紅: xīng hóng — scarlet
氈: zhān — felt (fabric)
帘: lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
溫: Wēn — surname Wen
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)
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
臉: liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
進入: jìn rù — 1. to enter 2. to join 3. to go into (HSK 2)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
并不: bìng bù — not at all; by no means
歸: Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
惜: xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
天氣: tiān qì — weather (HSK 1)
寒冷: hán lěng — 1. cold (climate) 2. frigid 3. very cold (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)
膠: jiāo — 1. to glue 2. glue 3. gum 4. rubber
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)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
凝: níng — 1. to congeal 2. to concentrate attention 3. to stare
澀: sè — 1. astringent 2. tart 3. acerbity 4. unsmooth 5. rough (surface) 6. hard to understand 7. obscure
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
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)
畫: huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
不好: bù hǎo — no good
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
故此: gù cǐ — therefore
收: shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ 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)
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)
年下: nián xià — (slang) the younger person in a romantic relationship; a younger partner
就要: jiù yào — 1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
拖: tuō — 1. to drag 2. to tow 3. to trail 4. to hang down 5. to mop (the floor) 6. to delay 7. to drag on (HSK 6)
懶: lǎn — lazy (HSK 6)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
拿出: 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)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
給: gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
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)
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
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)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
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)
紫: zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)
羯: Jié — Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
褂: guà — (bound form) Chinese-style unlined garment; gown
笑嘻嘻: xiào xī xī — 1. grinning 2. smiling
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
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)
今兒: jīn r — (coll.) today
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
告訴: gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
私自: sī zì — 1. private; personal 2. secretly; without explicit approval (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)
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)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
找: zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
心中: xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
喜悅: xǐ yuè — 1. happy 2. joyous (HSK 7-9)
便道: biàn dào — 1. pavement 2. sidewalk 3. shortcut 4. makeshift road (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
怕: Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
冷: Lěng — surname Leng (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
不許: bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
告訴: gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
真是: zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)
靈: líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (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)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
找: zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)
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)
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)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
理: lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)
孝敬: xiào jìng — 1. to show filial respect 2. to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) 3. to support one's aged parents (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不在: bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
上頭: shàng tóu — 1. (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention 2. (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) (HSK 7-9)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
那里: nà li — there; that place (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)
孝敬: xiào jìng — 1. to show filial respect 2. to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) 3. to support one's aged parents (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)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
找: zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
因為: yīn wèi — because; owing to; on account of (HSK 2)
到了: dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
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)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
鴉: yā — crow
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
雀: qiāo — 1. a freckle 2. lentigo
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (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)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (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
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
找到: zhǎo dào — to find (HSK 1)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
疑惑: yí huò — 1. to doubt 2. to distrust 3. unconvincing 4. to puzzle over 5. misgivings 6. suspicions (HSK 7-9)
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)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
姑子: gū zi — 1. husband's sister 2. (coll.) Buddhist nun
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
心里: xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (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)
明白: míng bai — 1. clear; obvious; unequivocal 2. sensible; reasonable 3. to understand; to realize (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
姑子: gū zi — 1. husband's sister 2. (coll.) Buddhist nun
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (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)
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)
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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
疏: Shū — surname Shu
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
例: lì — 1. example 2. precedent 3. rule 4. case 5. instance
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)
例: lì — 1. example 2. precedent 3. rule 4. case 5. instance
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
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)
年下: nián xià — (slang) the younger person in a romantic relationship; a younger partner
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
一定: yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
躲債: duǒ zhài — to dodge a creditor
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
赶忙: gǎn máng — 1. to hurry 2. to hasten 3. to make haste (HSK 6)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
姑子: gū zi — 1. husband's sister 2. (coll.) Buddhist nun
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
不錯: bù cuò — 1. correct 2. right 3. not bad 4. pretty good (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
連忙: lián máng — promptly; at once (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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
例: lì — 1. example 2. precedent 3. rule 4. case 5. instance
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
來回: lái huí — 1. to make a round trip 2. return journey 3. back and forth 4. to and fro 5. repeatedly (HSK 7-9)
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)
債主: zhài zhǔ — creditor
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
不用: bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)
躲: duǒ — 1. to hide 2. to dodge 3. to avoid (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
預備: yù bèi — 1. to prepare 2. to make ready 3. preparation 4. preparatory (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)
希: xī — 1. to hope 2. to admire 3. variant of 稀 (xī)
嫩: nèn — 1. young and tender 2. (of food) tender; lightly cooked 3. (of color) light 4. (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled (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)
野雞: yě jī — 1. pheasant 2. unregistered and operating illegally (business) 3. (slang) prostitute
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
用: yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
晚飯: wǎn fàn — 1. evening meal 2. dinner 3. supper 4. classifier: 份 (fèn), 頓 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
遲: Chí — surname Chi (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)
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)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
一行: yī xíng — 1. party 2. delegation (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
一行: yī xíng — 1. party 2. delegation (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

，。Without even waiting for Grandmother Jia to answer, Xifeng at once ordered the palanquin brought round.，，，，。Grandmother Jia, laughing, took hold of Xifeng's hand and got back into the palanquin, and with everyone in attendance, talking and laughing, they went out through the east gate of the covered passage.，，。Looking around, everything was powdered white and paved with silver; suddenly they saw Baoqin, wrapped in her duck-down cape, standing on the hillside waiting in the distance, a maid behind her holding a vase of red plum blossoms.：“，，。”：“，，，，？”：“《》。”：“？Everyone said with a laugh, "We were missing two people — so she's been out here waiting, and getting plum blossoms too." Grandmother Jia, delighted, said quickly with a laugh, "Just look — set against this hillside, with her looks, and this cape she's wearing, and the plum blossoms behind her — what does that put you in mind of?" Everyone said with a laugh, "Just like the 'Painting of Two Beauties' by Qiu Shizhou that hangs in the Old Ancestress's room." Grandmother Jia shook her head and said with a laugh, "Where in that painting is there a cape like this one?！”，。No real person could ever be so lovely!" Before she had finished speaking, from behind Baoqin there appeared a figure wrapped in a great scarlet felt cloak.：“？”：“，。”：“。”，，。Grandmother Jia said, "And who's that girl now?" Everyone said with a laugh, "We're all here already — that's Baoyu." Grandmother Jia said with a laugh, "My eyes really have grown dim." As they spoke, the two came up close, and sure enough, it was none other than Baoyu and Baoqin.：“。Baoyu said with a laugh to Baochai, Daiyu, and the others, "I just went back to Long Cui An again.，。”：“。”Miaoyu is sending each of you a branch of plum blossom — I've already had someone take them over." Everyone said with a laugh, "Thank you for the trouble."

鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不等: bù děng — 1. unequal 2. varied
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
說話: shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
抬: tái — 1. to lift 2. to raise 3. (of two or more persons) to carry (HSK 5)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
轎子: jiào zi — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
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)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
攙: chān — 1. to take by the arm and assist 2. variant of 摻 (chān) (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)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (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)
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)
仍舊: réng jiù — 1. still (remaining) 2. to remain (the same) 3. yet (HSK 5)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
說笑: shuō xiào — 1. to chat and laugh 2. to crack jokes 3. to banter
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
夾道: jiā dào — 1. a narrow street (lined with walls) 2. to line the street
東: Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
四面: sì miàn — all sides
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)
妝: zhuāng — 1. (of a woman) to adorn oneself 2. makeup 3. adornment 4. trousseau 5. stage makeup and costume
銀: yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)
砌: qì — to build by laying bricks or stones
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)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
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)
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)
鳧: fú — 1. mallard 2. Anas platyrhyncha
靨: yè — dimple
裘: Qiú — surname Qiu
站: zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
山坡: shān pō — hillside (HSK 6)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
遙: yáo — (bound form) distant; remote; far away
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)
身後: shēn hòu — 1. the time after one's death 2. a place behind sb 3. (fig.) one's social background
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
抱: bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
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)
瓶: píng — 1. bottle 2. vase 3. pitcher 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. classifier for wine and liquids (HSK 2)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
梅: Méi — surname Mei
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (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)
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
弄: lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)
梅花: méi huā — 1. plum blossom 2. clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) 3. (dialect) wintersweet (HSK 6)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
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)
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)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
山坡: shān pō — hillside (HSK 6)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
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)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
人品: rén pǐn — 1. character; moral strength; integrity 2. (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
衣裳: yī shang — (coll.) clothes
後頭: hòu tou — 1. behind 2. the back 3. the rear 4. later 5. afterwards 6. (in) the future (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
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)
梅花: méi huā — 1. plum blossom 2. clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) 3. (dialect) wintersweet (HSK 6)
象: xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (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)
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)
象: xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
仇: Qiú — surname Qiu (HSK 7-9)
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
洲: zhōu — 1. continent 2. island in a river
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)
雙: Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
艷: yàn — variant of 豔 (yàn)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
搖頭: yáo tóu — to shake one's head (HSK 5)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
那里: 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)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
衣裳: yī shang — (coll.) clothes
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
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)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
背後: bèi hòu — 1. behind 2. at the back 3. in the rear 4. behind sb's back (HSK 3)
轉: zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
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)
大紅: dà hóng — crimson
猩: xīng — ape
氈: zhān — felt (fabric)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
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)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
那個: 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)
女孩兒: nǚ hái r — erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2] (HSK 1)
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)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
那是: nà shi — 1. (coll.) of course 2. naturally 3. indeed
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
越發: yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
說話: shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
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)
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)
跟前: gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)
可不是: kě bu shì — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure (HSK 7-9)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
到了: dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
櫳: lóng — 1. (literary) window 2. (literary) cage for animals
翠: cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade
庵: ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
每人: měi rén — 1. each person 2. everybody 3. per person
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)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (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)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
梅花: méi huā — 1. plum blossom 2. clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) 3. (dialect) wintersweet (HSK 6)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
已經: yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)
打發: dǎ fa — 1. to dispatch sb to do sth 2. to make sb leave 3. to pass (the time) 4. (old) to make arrangements 5. (old) to bestow (alms etc) (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
送去: sòng qù — 1. to send to 2. to deliver to 3. to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
多謝: duō xiè — 1. many thanks 2. thanks a lot
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
費心: fèi xīn — 1. to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth) 2. may I trouble you (to do sth)

，，。As they talked, they had already come out through the garden gate and arrived at Grandmother Jia's rooms.。After finishing the meal, everyone talked and laughed together for a while longer.，：“，。Suddenly Aunt Xue arrived too, saying, "What heavy snow! I haven't come by all day to pay my respects to you, Old Ancestress.？Aren't you in good spirits today?。”：“！Today of all days is just right for admiring the snow." Grandmother Jia said with a laugh, "When have I ever not been in good spirits!。”：“，，，，。I went and joined the young ladies for a bit of fun." Aunt Xue said with a laugh, "Last night I had been thinking that today I'd borrow the garden from Lady Wang for a day, set out a couple of tables of simple wine, and invite you, Old Ancestress, to enjoy the snow — but then I heard you had retired early.，，。I heard from my daughter that you weren't feeling quite yourself, Old Ancestress, and so today I didn't dare disturb you.，。”：“，，。”：“，。”：“，，，，，，。”：“，，，，，，，。”，：“，。”。Had I known this, I really ought to have invited you." Grandmother Jia said with a laugh, "This is only the first snowfall of the tenth month — there will be plenty more snowy days ahead, no hurry to go to the expense." Aunt Xue said with a laugh, "If that's really so, then let it count as my devotion having been sincere." Xifeng said with a laugh, "Auntie, mind you don't forget — why not weigh out fifty taels of silver right now and hand it to me to keep; then the moment it snows, I'll have the wine all ready, and Auntie won't need to trouble herself, nor risk forgetting." Grandmother Jia said with a laugh, "Since that's how it is, let your Aunt give her the fifty taels to keep, and she and I will split it, twenty-five taels each; then on the day it snows, I'll pretend to be feeling out of sorts and let the matter slide by, so your Aunt won't need to trouble herself at all, and Feng'er and I will come out with the real benefit." Xifeng clapped her hands and said with a laugh, "Splendid! That's exactly what I had in mind." Everyone laughed.：“，！Grandmother Jia said with a laugh, "Pah, you shameless thing!。And simply climbed right up along the pole.，，，！You shouldn't say Aunt Xue is a guest suffering hardship in our house — we ought to be the ones treating Aunt Xue, how could we let her spend the money instead!，，！”：“，，，，。"If you don't put it that way, you'd have the nerve to ask for fifty taels of silver up front first — how shameless!" Xifeng laughed and said, "Our Old Ancestress has the sharpest eye of all — she was just testing it out: if Auntie loosened up, she'd take out fifty taels and split it with me.，，。Now that she reckons it won't work, she's turned it around and used me as an excuse, coming out with all these generous-sounding words.，，，，。Now I won't even ask Auntie for the silver — I'll pay for the wine myself on Auntie's behalf and treat Old Ancestress to it, and on top of that I'll wrap up another fifty taels as a tribute to Old Ancestress, call it a fine on me for meddling in other people's business.？”，。How's that, isn't it good?" Before she had even finished speaking, everyone had already collapsed with laughter onto the kang.

說話: shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
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)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
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)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
飯: fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
說笑: shuō xiào — 1. to chat and laugh 2. to crack jokes 3. to banter
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
大雪: Dà xuě — Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 7th-21st December
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (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)
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)
候: hòu — 1. to wait 2. to inquire after 3. to watch 4. season 5. climate 6. (old) period of five days
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
高興: gāo xìng — 1. happy 2. glad 3. willing (to do sth) 4. in a cheerful mood (HSK 1)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
該: gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)
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)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
何曾: hé céng — did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
高興: gāo xìng — 1. happy 2. glad 3. willing (to do sth) 4. in a cheerful mood (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
找: zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一會: yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
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)
昨日: zuó rì — yesterday
晚上: wǎn shang — 1. evening 2. night 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. in the evening (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
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)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
姨太太: yí tài tai — concubine
借: jiè — 1. to borrow 2. (used in combination with 給 (gěi) or 出 (chū) etc) to lend 3. to make use of; to avail oneself of 4. (sometimes followed by 著 (zhe)) by; with (HSK 2)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
擺: bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
桌: zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
粗: cū — 1. (of sth long) wide; thick 2. (of sth granular) coarse 3. (of a voice) gruff 4. (of sb's manner etc) rough; crude; careless; rude (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)
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
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)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (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)
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)
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
安息: Ān xī — Parthia (ancient country in central Asia)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
女兒: nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
心下: xīn xià — in mind
不大: bù dà — 1. not very (clear, far away etc); not too 2. not often; infrequently (HSK 1)
爽: shuǎng — 1. bright 2. clear 3. crisp 4. open 5. frank 6. straightforward 7. to feel well 8. fine 9. pleasurable 10. invigorating 11. to deviate (HSK 6)
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
驚動: jīng dòng — 1. to alarm 2. to startle 3. to disturb
早知: zǎo zhī — to know in advance
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
該: gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)
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)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
十月: Shí yuè — 1. October 2. tenth month (of the lunar year)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
頭: tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
場: cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
往後: wǎng hòu — 1. from now on 2. in the future 3. time to come (HSK 6)
下雪: xià xuě — to snow (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)
日子: rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)
多: duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
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)
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)
破費: pò fèi — to spend (money or time)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
遲: Chí — surname Chi (HSK 5)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
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)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
算: suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out 2. to include; to count in 3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight 4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (HSK 2)
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)
孝心: xiào xīn — 1. filial piety (a Confucian obligation) 2. respect and obedience to one's parents
虔: qián — 1. to act with reverence 2. reverent
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
仔細: zǐ xì — 1. careful; attentive; cautious 2. to be careful; to look out 3. (dialect) thrifty; frugal (HSK 5)
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)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
先: xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)
稱: chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
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)
交給: jiāo gěi — to give; to deliver; to hand over (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
收: shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)
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)
一下: yī xià — 1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) 2. all at once; suddenly
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
預備: yù bèi — 1. to prepare 2. to make ready 3. preparation 4. preparatory (HSK 5)
下酒: xià jiǔ — 1. to be appropriate to have with alcohol 2. to down one's drink
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不用: bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)
操心: cāo xīn — to worry about (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不得: bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
這麼: zhè me — 1. so much 2. this much 3. how much? 4. this way 5. like this (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
姨太太: yí tài tai — concubine
給: gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
收: shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
每人: měi rén — 1. each person 2. everybody 3. per person
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)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (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)
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)
下雪: xià xuě — to snow (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)
日子: rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
裝: zhuāng — 1. adornment 2. to adorn 3. dress 4. clothing 5. costume (of an actor in a play) 6. to play a role 7. to pretend 8. to install 9. to fix 10. to wrap (sth in a bag) 11. to load 12. to pack (HSK 2)
心里: xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
不快: bù kuài — 1. unhappy 2. in low spirits 3. (of a knife) not sharp
混: hún — 1. muddy; turbid (variant of 渾 (hún)) 2. brainless; foolish (variant of 渾 (hún)) 3. Taiwan pr. (hùn) (HSK 6)
過去: guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
姨太太: yí tài tai — concubine
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)
操心: cāo xīn — to worry about (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
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)
得了: dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
實惠: shí huì — 1. tangible benefit 2. material advantages 3. cheap 4. economical 5. advantageous (deal) 6. substantial (discount) (HSK 5)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (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)
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)
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)
拍: pāi — 1. to pat 2. to clap 3. to slap 4. to swat 5. to take (a photo) 6. to shoot (a film) 7. racket (sports) 8. beat (music) (HSK 3)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
极了: jí le — 1. extremely 2. exceedingly
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)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
主意: zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)
一樣: yī yàng — 1. same 2. like 3. equal to 4. the same as 5. just like (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
呸: pēi — 1. pah! 2. bah! 3. pooh! 4. to spit (in contempt)
沒臉: méi liǎn — 1. ashamed 2. embarrassed 3. not having the face (to meet people) 4. not daring (out of shame)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
順著: shùn zhe — 1. to follow 2. following 3. along (HSK 7-9)
竿子: gān zi — 1. bamboo pole 2. classifier: 根 (gēn), 個 (gè)
爬上: pá shàng — to climb up
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
不該: bù gāi — 1. should not 2. to owe nothing
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
姨太太: yí tài tai — concubine
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)
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
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)
咱們: zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)
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)
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)
屈: Qū — surname Qu
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
該: gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
姨太太: yí tài tai — concubine
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
那里: 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)
破費: pò fèi — to spend (money or time)
姨太太: yí tài tai — concubine
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
還有: hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)
臉: liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
先: xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
害臊: hài sào — 1. to be bashful 2. to feel ashamed (HSK 7-9)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
老: lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)
祖宗: zǔ zōng — 1. ancestor 2. forebear (HSK 7-9)
最是: zuì shì — 1. (before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most ... 2. (literary) what exemplifies this particular quality to the highest degree is ...
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
眼色: yǎn sè — 1. signal made with one's eyes 2. meaningful glance (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)
試一試: shì yī shì — to have a try
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
松: Sōng — surname Song (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)
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)
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
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)
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)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
分: fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
會子: huì zi — 1. (coll.) a moment 2. a while
估量: gū liang — to estimate; to assess
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
不中用: bù zhōng yòng — 1. unfit for anything 2. no good 3. useless 4. (of a sick person) beyond hope
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
翻過來: fān guò lái — 1. to overturn 2. to turn upside down
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
作法: zuò fǎ — 1. course of action 2. method of doing sth 3. practice 4. modus operandi
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-
說出: shuō chū — 1. to speak out 2. to declare (one's view)
這些: zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
大方: Dà fāng — see 大方縣 (Dà fāng Xiàn) (HSK 4)
話: huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不和: bù hé — 1. not to get along well 2. to be on bad terms 3. to be at odds 4. discord
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
替: tì — 1. to substitute for 2. to take the place of 3. to replace 4. for 5. on behalf of 6. to stand in for (HSK 4)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
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)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
老: lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)
祖宗: zǔ zōng — 1. ancestor 2. forebear (HSK 7-9)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
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)
另外: lìng wài — 1. additional 2. in addition 3. besides 4. separate 5. other 6. moreover 7. furthermore (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)
封: Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
孝敬: xiào jìng — 1. to show filial respect 2. to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) 3. to support one's aged parents (HSK 7-9)
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)
算是: suàn shì — 1. considered to be 2. at last (HSK 6)
罰: fá — to punish; to penalize; to fine (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
包攬: bāo lǎn — to take it all upon oneself; to undertake the whole task; (fig.) to sweep (all prizes etc)
閒事: xián shì — other people's business
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
可好: kě hǎo — 1. good or not? 2. luckily 3. fortuitously
不好: bù hǎo — no good
話: huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
未: wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
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)
炕: kàng — 1. kang (a heatable brick bed) 2. to bake 3. to dry by the heat of a fire
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

，。Grandmother Jia then went on to remark that Baoqin picking plum blossoms in the snow looked even better than a painting, and went on to ask in detail about her birth date and horoscope and the circumstances of her family.，。Aunt Xue guessed her meaning — it was probably that she wanted to arrange a match with Baoyu.，，，，：“，。In her heart Aunt Xue was certainly willing enough, but the girl had already been promised to the Mei family; and since Grandmother Jia had not spoken of it outright, she herself did not think it proper to bring it up plainly, so half-hinting and half-revealing, she told Grandmother Jia: "It's a pity this child has no such good fortune — her father passed away the year before last.，。Ever since she was small she's seen a great deal of the world — she traveled everywhere with her parents, over every mountain and range.，，，，，。Her father was fond of pleasure, and since he had business dealings in various places, he took his family along — spending a year roaming one province, and the next year half a year roaming another — so that of all the provinces under heaven, he had traveled through five or six parts out of ten.，，，。”，：“，，。”：“？”：“，。That year, while they were here, she was promised to the son of Hanlin Mei; but as luck would have it, the very next year her father passed away, and her mother too suffers from a phlegm ailment." Xifeng, without even waiting for her to finish, sighed aloud and stamped her foot, saying, "What rotten luck — I was just about to play matchmaker, and she's already promised to someone!" Grandmother Jia laughed and said, "Whom did you want to match her with?" Xifeng said, "Never mind, Old Ancestress — in my heart I'd already picked the two of them out as a perfect pair.，，。”，，。But now that she's already promised to someone, there's no use in talking about it — better not to say anything at all." Grandmother Jia too understood what Xifeng meant, and on hearing she was already spoken for, let the matter drop.。Everyone chatted idly a while longer before breaking up.。Nothing happened that night.

賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
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)
折: shé — 1. to snap 2. to break (a stick, a bone etc) 3. (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) (HSK 4)
梅: Méi — surname Mei
比畫: bǐ hua — variant of 比劃 (bǐ hua)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
還好: hái hǎo — 1. not bad; pretty good 2. fortunately; luckily
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)
細: xì — 1. thin or slender 2. finely particulate 3. thin and soft 4. fine 5. delicate 6. trifling 7. (of a sound) quiet 8. frugal (HSK 4)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
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)
年庚: nián gēng — 1. date and time of a person's birth 2. age
八字: bā zì — 1. the character 8 or 八 2. birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
景況: jǐng kuàng — circumstances
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
度: dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
意思: yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)
大約: dà yuē — 1. approximately 2. probably (HSK 3)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
求: qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
心中: xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)
固: gù — 1. hard 2. strong 3. solid 4. sure 5. assuredly 6. undoubtedly 7. of course 8. indeed 9. admittedly
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
遂意: suì yì — to one's liking
只是: zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
許: Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
梅: Méi — surname Mei
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)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
尚未: shàng wèi — not yet; still not (HSK 7-9)
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
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不好: bù hǎo — no good
擬定: nǐ dìng — 1. to draw up 2. to draft 3. to formulate (HSK 7-9)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
吐: tǔ — 1. to spit 2. to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) 3. to say 4. to pour out (one's grievances) (HSK 5)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
露: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 6)
告訴: gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
可惜: kě xī — 1. it is a pity 2. what a pity 3. unfortunately (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)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
福: Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)
前年: qián nián — the year before last (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)
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
沒了: méi le — 1. to be dead 2. not to be, or cease to exist
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)
從小: cóng xiǎo — from childhood; from a young age (HSK 2)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
世面: shì miàn — 1. the wider world 2. diverse aspects of society
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)
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)
跟: gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
五岳: Wǔ yuè — Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 (Tài Shān) in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山 (Huà Shān) in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 (Héng Shān) in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山 (Héng Shān) in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 (Sōng Shān) in Henan
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
遍: biàn — 1. everywhere 2. all over 3. classifier for actions: one time (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
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)
樂: Lè — surname Le (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)
各處: gè chù — every place
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
買賣: mǎi mài — to buy and sell (HSK 5)
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
家眷: jiā juàn — one's wife and children
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
省: shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (HSK 2)
逛: guàng — 1. to stroll 2. to visit (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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
明年: míng nián — next year (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
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)
逛: guàng — 1. to stroll 2. to visit (HSK 4)
半年: bàn nián — half a year (HSK 1)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
天下: tiān xià — 1. land under heaven 2. the whole world 3. the whole of China 4. realm 5. rule (HSK 6)
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
停: tíng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car) (HSK 2)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
六: liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)
停: tíng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car) (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
許: Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
梅: Méi — surname Mei
翰林: Hàn lín — refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
兒子: ér zi — son (HSK 1)
偏: piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)
第二: dì èr — 1. second 2. number two 3. next 4. secondary
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
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)
辭世: cí shì — (literary) to pass away; to die; to depart from this world
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
痰: tán — 1. phlegm 2. spittle (HSK 7-9)
症: zhèng — 1. disease 2. illness
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不等: bù děng — 1. unequal 2. varied
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
嗐: hài — exclamation of regret
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
跺腳: duò jiǎo — to stamp one's feet
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
偏: piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)
不巧: bù qiǎo — 1. too bad 2. unfortunately 3. as luck would have it
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
正要: zhèng yào — 1. to be just about to 2. to be on the point of
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
媒: méi — 1. medium 2. intermediary 3. matchmaker 4. go-between 5. abbr. for 媒體 (méi tǐ), media, esp. news media
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
已經: yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)
許: Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
人家: rén jiā — 1. household 2. dwelling 3. family 4. sb else's house 5. household business 6. house of woman's husband-to-be 7. classifier: 戶 (hù), 家 (jiā) (HSK 4)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
給: gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
說媒: shuō méi — to act as a matchmaker
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
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)
別管: bié guǎn — no matter (who, what etc)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
心里: xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
看准: kàn zhǔn — 1. to observe and make sure 2. to check
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
他們: tā men — they; them (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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)
一對: yī duì — couple; pair
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
許: Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
無益: wú yì — 1. no good 2. not good for 3. not beneficial
不如: bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
罷了: bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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))
聽見: tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
人家: rén jiā — 1. household 2. dwelling 3. family 4. sb else's house 5. household business 6. house of woman's husband-to-be 7. classifier: 戶 (hù), 家 (jiā) (HSK 4)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
提: dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (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)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
閒話: xián huà — 1. casual conversation 2. chat 3. gossip 4. to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一會: yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)
一宿: yī xiǔ — one whole night; all night
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
話: huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

。The next day the snow cleared.，：“，，，。After the meal, Grandmother Jia personally instructed Xichun again: "Never mind the cold or warmth, just go on with the painting — try to have it done by the end of the year; if it's simply impossible to finish it perfectly, then let it be.，，，。”，。The most important thing is to add in, exactly as they appeared, without a single stroke wrong, Qin'er and the maid among the plum blossoms from yesterday — and do it quickly." Xichun, hearing this, found it difficult, but had no choice but to agree.，。Presently everyone came to see how she would paint it, while Xichun could only sit lost in thought.：“，。Li Wan then laughed and said to the group, "Let her think it over by herself — let's talk among ourselves for now.，，‘’。Yesterday Old Ancestress simply told us to make lantern riddles; when I got back I couldn't sleep, what with Qi'er and Wen'er, so I made up two riddles from the Four Books.。”，：“。The two of them each made up two as well." Hearing this, everyone laughed and said, "This is just the thing to do.，。”：“‘’，‘’。”“。”：“‘’。”：“。”：“，。Tell them first, and let us guess." Li Wan laughed and said, "'Guanyin has no hereditary house recorded' — guess a line from the Four Books." Xiangyun immediately said, "'Resting in the highest good.'" Baochai laughed and said, "Think a bit more about the meaning of the three words 'hereditary house recorded' before you guess." Li Wan laughed, "Let me think again." Daiyu laughed, "Oh, I have it.‘’。”：“。”：“。”：“‘’。It's 'though good, it is without evidence.'" Everyone laughed and said, "That's the one." Li Wan went on, "A pond full of green grass — what is that green called?" Xiangyun quickly said, "This must be 'it is the reed and rush.'？”：“。Could it be anything else?" Li Wan laughed, "That was no easy one for you to guess.‘’，。”：“？”：“。”：“‘’，。”，：“，‘’？”：“。”：“？”：“！Wen'er's is 'water flows past the rock's edge, cold' — guess the name of a person from ancient times." Tanchun asked with a laugh, "Could it be Shan Tao?" Li Wen laughed, "Yes." Li Wan went on, "Qi'er's is the character 'firefly' — guess a character." Everyone guessed for a long while, until Baoqin laughed and said, "This meaning is rather deep — could it not be the character 'flower,' from plants and grasses?" Li Qi laughed, "Exactly right." Everyone said, "What connection does a firefly have with a flower?" Daiyu laughed, "How clever indeed!？”，“！”：“，，，。”：“。”：“《》，，。”：Isn't a firefly transformed out of grass?" Everyone caught the meaning at once and laughed, saying, "Good!" Baochai said, "These are all clever enough, but they don't suit Old Ancestress's taste — better to make up some simple, easy things, so refined and common folk alike can enjoy them." Everyone said, "Yes, we ought to make some simple, common objects." Xiangyun laughed, "I've composed a 'Dian Jiang Chun' lyric, and it's just such a common object — guess it." So saying, she recited:

次日: cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
晴: qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
飯: fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
囑: zhǔ — 1. to enjoin 2. to implore 3. to urge
惜: xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
不管: bù guǎn — 1. not to be concerned 2. regardless of 3. no matter (HSK 4)
冷暖: lěng nuǎn — 1. lit. daily changes of temperature 2. fig. well-being 3. sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)
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)
赶到: gǎn dào — to hurry (to some place) (HSK 3)
年下: nián xià — (slang) the younger person in a romantic relationship; a younger partner
十分: shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
罷了: bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)
第一: dì yī — 1. first 2. most important; primary; foremost
要緊: yào jǐn — 1. important 2. urgent (HSK 7-9)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
昨日: zuó rì — yesterday
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
和: Hé — surname He (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)
梅花: méi huā — 1. plum blossom 2. clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) 3. (dialect) wintersweet (HSK 6)
照: zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)
模: mó — 1. to imitate 2. model 3. norm 4. pattern
照樣: zhào yàng — 1. as before 2. (same) as usual 3. in the same manner 4. still 5. nevertheless (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)
筆: bǐ — 1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) (HSK 2)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
錯: Cuò — surname Cuo (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)
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)
添: tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
惜: xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
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)
雖是: suī shì — 1. although 2. even though 3. even if
為難: wéi nán — 1. to feel embarrassed or awkward 2. to make things difficult (for someone) 3. to find things difficult (to do or manage) (HSK 5)
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
應: Yīng — 1. surname Ying 2. Taiwan pr. (Yìng) (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)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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)
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)
惜: xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
只是: zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
出神: chū shén — 1. spellbound 2. entranced 3. lost in thought
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
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)
咱們: zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)
且說: qiě shuō — thus
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)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
昨兒: zuó r — (coll.) yesterday
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
叫作: jiào zuò — 1. to call 2. to be called (HSK 2)
燈謎: dēng mí — riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
回家: huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
綺: qǐ — 1. beautiful 2. open-work silk
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
紋: wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
睡: shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)
不著: bù zháo — 1. no need 2. need not
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)
編: biān — 1. to weave 2. to plait 3. to organize 4. to group 5. to arrange 6. to edit 7. to compile 8. to write 9. to compose 10. to fabricate 11. to make up (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
四書: Sì shū — Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語, and Mencius 孟子
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
每人: měi rén — 1. each person 2. everybody 3. per person
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
編: biān — 1. to weave 2. to plait 3. to organize 4. to group 5. to arrange 6. to edit 7. to compile 8. to write 9. to compose 10. to fabricate 11. to make up (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
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)
該: gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
先: xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
猜: cāi — to guess (HSK 5)
猜: cāi — to guess (HSK 5)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
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)
觀音: Guān yīn — Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
未有: wèi yǒu — 1. is not 2. has never been 3. never occurring 4. unprecedented
世家: shì jiā — 1. family influential for generations 2. aristocratic family
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
四書: Sì shū — Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語, and Mencius 孟子
一句: yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
接著: jiē zhe — 1. to catch and hold on 2. to continue 3. to go on to do sth 4. to follow 5. to carry on 6. then 7. after that 8. subsequently 9. to proceed 10. to ensue 11. in turn 12. in one's turn (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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
止: zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
善: shàn — 1. good (virtuous) 2. benevolent 3. well-disposed 4. good at sth 5. to improve or perfect (HSK 7-9)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
一: 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)
世家: shì jiā — 1. family influential for generations 2. aristocratic family
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
意思: yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)
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)
猜: cāi — to guess (HSK 5)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
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)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
哦: é — to chant (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)
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)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
善: shàn — 1. good (virtuous) 2. benevolent 3. well-disposed 4. good at sth 5. to improve or perfect (HSK 7-9)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
徵: zhēng — 1. to invite 2. to recruit 3. to levy (taxes) 4. to draft (troops) 5. phenomenon 6. symptom 7. characteristic sign (used as proof) 8. evidence (HSK 7-9)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (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: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
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: Chí — surname Chi
青草: qīng cǎo — grass
青: Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)
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)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
一定: yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
蒲: Pú — 1. surname Pu 2. old place name
蘆: lú — 1. rush 2. reed 3. Phragmites communis
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
再不: zài bù — or else; alternatively
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
不成: bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
難為: nán wei — 1. to bother 2. to press sb, usu. to do sth 3. it's a tough job 4. sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
猜: cāi — to guess (HSK 5)
紋: wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
流出: liú chū — to flow out; to issue; to leak
冷: Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)
古人: gǔ rén — 1. people of ancient times 2. the ancients 3. extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis 4. (literary) deceased person (HSK 7-9)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
探: tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
可是: kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
濤: tāo — 1. big wave 2. Taiwan pr. (táo)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紋: wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo
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)
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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
綺: qǐ — 1. beautiful 2. open-work silk
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
螢: yíng — 1. firefly 2. glow-worm
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)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
猜: cāi — to guess (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
意思: yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)
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)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
可是: kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
花草: huā cǎo — flowers and plants
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
花: Huā — surname Hua (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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
綺: qǐ — 1. beautiful 2. open-work silk
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)
恰: qià — 1. exactly 2. just
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
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)
螢: yíng — 1. firefly 2. glow-worm
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
何干: hé gān — what business?
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
得很: de hěn — (after an adjective) very
螢: yíng — 1. firefly 2. glow-worm
可不是: kě bu shì — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure (HSK 7-9)
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)
化: huā — variant of 花 (huā)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
會意: huì yì — 1. combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書 (liù shū) of forming Chinese characters) 2. Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements 3. also known as joint ideogram or associative compound 4. to comprehend without being told explicitly 5. to cotton on 6. knowing (smile, glance etc) (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這些: zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
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
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (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)
意思: yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)
不如: bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
淺近: qiǎn jìn — simple
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
雅俗共賞: yǎ sú gòng shǎng — can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
淺近: qiǎn jìn — simple
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
俗: sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
編: biān — 1. to weave 2. to plait 3. to organize 4. to group 5. to arrange 6. to edit 7. to compile 8. to write 9. to compose 10. to fabricate 11. to make up (HSK 4)
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)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
點: diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)
絳: Jiàng — capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
唇: chún — lip
恰: qià — 1. exactly 2. just
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)
俗: sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
猜: cāi — to guess (HSK 5)
猜: cāi — to guess (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)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
念: niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

，，？Parted from stream and ravine, playing games in the red dust of the world — what true pleasure is there in that?，。Fame and gain remain empty still, and what comes after is hard indeed to carry on.

，，，，。No one could understand it; they pondered for a long while — some guessed it was a monk, some guessed a Daoist priest, some guessed a puppet-show performer.，：“，，。”：“。”：“，？”：“？”，，：“。”：“，，，，。Baoyu laughed for a long while and said, "None of those — I've got it, it must be a performing monkey." Xiangyun laughed, "That's exactly it." Everyone said, "The opening lines are all fine, but how do you explain the last line?" Xiangyun said, "Isn't it true that every performing monkey has had its tail cut off?" Hearing this, everyone burst out laughing and said, "Even her riddles are tricky and outlandish." Li Wan said, "Yesterday Auntie said that Sister Qin has seen a great deal of the world and traveled far and wide — you're just the one to make up riddles, this is exactly the occasion for it.，？”，，。And your poetry is good besides — why not compose a few for us to guess?" Hearing this, Baoqin nodded with a smile and went off by herself to think it over.，：Baochai had one ready too, and recited:

眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
不解: bù jiě — 1. to not understand 2. to be puzzled by 3. indissoluble (HSK 7-9)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
日: 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)
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)
猜: cāi — to guess (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)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (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)
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)
猜: cāi — to guess (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)
道士: dào shì — Daoist priest
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
猜: cāi — to guess (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)
偶: ǒu — 1. accidental 2. image 3. pair 4. mate
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
猜著: cāi zháo — to guess correctly
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一定: yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
耍: Shuǎ — surname Shua (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)
猴兒: hóu ér — little devil
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
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)
前頭: qián tou — 1. in front 2. at the head 3. ahead 4. above (HSK 4)
都: Dū — surname Du (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)
末後: mò hòu — finally
一句: yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
解: Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)
湘: Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
耍: Shuǎ — surname Shua (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)
猴子: hóu zi — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
剁: duò — 1. to chop up (meat etc) 2. to chop off (sb's hand etc)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
尾巴: wěi ba — 1. tail 2. colloquial pr. (yǐ ba) (HSK 4)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
編: biān — 1. to weave 2. to plait 3. to organize 4. to group 5. to arrange 6. to edit 7. to compile 8. to write 9. to compose 10. to fabricate 11. to make up (HSK 4)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
謎兒: mèi r — riddle
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
刁鑽: diāo zuān — 1. crafty 2. tricky
古怪: gǔ guài — 1. strange 2. weird 3. eccentric 4. bizarre (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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
昨日: zuó rì — yesterday
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
妹妹: mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
世面: shì miàn — 1. the wider world 2. diverse aspects of society
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)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
道路: dào lù — 1. road 2. path 3. way 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
該: gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)
編: biān — 1. to weave 2. to plait 3. to organize 4. to group 5. to arrange 6. to edit 7. to compile 8. to write 9. to compose 10. to fabricate 11. to make up (HSK 4)
謎兒: mèi r — riddle
正用: zhèng yòng — correct usage
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
何不: hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?
編: biān — 1. to weave 2. to plait 3. to organize 4. to group 5. to arrange 6. to edit 7. to compile 8. to write 9. to compose 10. to fabricate 11. to make up (HSK 4)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
猜: cāi — to guess (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)
猜: cāi — to guess (HSK 5)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
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)
含笑: hán xiào — to have a smile on one's face
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)
尋思: xún sī — 1. to consider 2. to ponder
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
念: niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

，？Carved sandalwood, chiseled catalpa, layer upon layer — could this be something a skilled craftsman simply piled together?

，！Though the wind and rain have passed through half the sky, when has one ever heard the sound of a temple bell!

。Guess an object.

，，：While everyone was guessing, Baoyu had one ready too, and recited:

，。Between heaven above and the world of men, both are vast and dim — when the jade-bamboo season passes, take careful precaution.

，。For the simurgh's call and the crane's tidings one must fix one's gaze — so as to answer high heaven with a sigh.

，：Daiyu had one ready too, and recited:

？Why trouble to tie the fine steed Lü'er with a purple rope?。Racing over walls and moats, its bearing fierce and wild.

，。At the master's bidding, wind and thunder stir — upon the turtle's back the Three Mountains stand alone in name.

，，：“。Tanchun had one ready too, and just as she was about to recite it, Baoqin came over and said with a smile, "There are no few historic sites among the places I've traveled since I was a child.，。I've now picked historic sites from ten places and composed ten poems reflecting on the past.，，，。”，：“，？”，。The poems are crude, but they dwell on things past, and each also hides within it a common object — ten in all. Sisters, please guess them." Hearing this, everyone said, "How clever indeed — why not write them out for us all to see?" To know what happened, the next chapter will explain.

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
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
有了: yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
欲念: yù niàn — desire
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
走過: zǒu guò — 1. to walk past 2. to pass by (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)
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)
從小: cóng xiǎo — from childhood; from a young age (HSK 2)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
地方: dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (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)
古: Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)
跡: jì — 1. (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue 2. Taiwan pr. (jī)
不少: bù shǎo — many; quite a few; a good number of (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
揀: jiǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to sort out 4. to pick up (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
地方: dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (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)
古: Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)
跡: jì — 1. (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue 2. Taiwan pr. (jī)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
怀古: huái gǔ — 1. to recall the past 2. to cherish the memory of past events 3. to reminisce 4. nostalgic
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
粗鄙: cū bǐ — 1. vulgar 2. coarse 3. uncouth
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)
怀: Huái — surname Huai
往事: wǎng shì — 1. past events 2. former happenings (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
暗: àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)
隱: yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
俗: sú — 1. custom 2. convention 3. popular 4. common 5. coarse 6. vulgar 7. secular (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
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)
猜: cāi — to guess (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)
猜: cāi — to guess (HSK 5)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
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)
巧: qiǎo — 1. opportunely 2. coincidentally 3. as it happens 4. skillful 5. timely (HSK 3)
何不: hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
端的: duān dì — 1. really 2. after all 3. details 4. particulars
下回: xià huí — 1. next chapter 2. next time
分解: fēn jiě — 1. to resolve 2. to decompose 3. to break down (HSK 5)

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What it’s about

At Reed Snow Hut the poetry club composes linked verse on the snowy scene, each participant rapidly supplying lines that must connect in rhyme and image with what came before. Xiangyun dominates through speed and energy, while Baoqin, Baochai and Daiyu keep the chain moving and Baoyu falls behind. The collective form replaces the solitary poet with competitive cooperation: no line stands entirely alone, and wit depends on listening closely enough to inherit another writer's image and turn it somewhere new.

The group then writes poems on red plum blossoms, assigning Baoyu another task when his effort disappoints. Baoqin's striking appearance among snow and plum becomes itself like a painting, prompting the Lady Dowager to ask about her marriage prospects. Later at Warm Fragrance Cove the girls devise lantern riddles, and Baoqin contributes riddling poems about places she has visited. Seasonal games move from immediate landscape to memory and hidden meanings, carrying the poetry club toward the historical riddles of the following chapter.

When it was written 背景

Linked verse is both formal exercise and social performance: predetermined rhyme, quick succession and public correction reveal temperament as clearly as subject matter. Xiangyun thrives because the form rewards her exuberance, while Baoyu's repeated penalties keep the nominal hero at the edge of a female literary achievement. Plum blossom conventionally signifies endurance because it flowers in winter, but here it is also embodied in Baoqin's youth and red cloak. The turn to lantern riddles preserves the chapter's method of concealment and disclosure, making literary knowledge a shared game whose answers are less important than ingenious participation.

Words in this chapter 生词

寶玉bǎo yù寶玉bǎo yù — precious jade · treasures
湘Xiāng湘Xiāng — abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China · abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
紈wán紈wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
賈gǔ賈gǔ — merchant · to buy
釵chāi釵chāi — hairpin
眾人zhòng rénHSK 7-9眾人zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
姨媽yí mā姨媽yí mā — (coll.) mother's sister · maternal aunt
琴qínHSK 5琴qín — guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) · musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
黛dài黛dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
寶bǎoHSK 4寶bǎo — jewel · gem · treasure · precious (HSK 4)
聯lián聯lián — (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join · (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
綺qǐ綺qǐ — beautiful · open-work silk

第五十回 蘆雪爭聯即景詩 暖香塢創製春燈謎 At Reed Snow Hut Verses Are Linked Impromptu; In Warm Fragrance Cove Spring Riddles Are Devised

What it’s about

When it was written 背景

Words in this chapter 生词

第五十回　　蘆雪爭聯即景詩　暖香塢創製春燈謎 At Reed Snow Hut Verses Are Linked Impromptu; In Warm Fragrance Cove Spring Riddles Are Devised