第五十三回　寧國府除夕祭宗祠　榮國府元宵開夜宴 The Ning Mansion Worships Ancestors on New Year's Eve; The Rong Mansion Holds a Lantern Feast

，，，。The story goes that when Baoyu saw Qingwen finish mending the peacock-down cloak, she was already spent in strength and faint in spirit; he hastily called a young maid to come and take his place in massaging her, and after they had taken turns at it for a while, she stopped to rest.，，，。Before the time it takes to eat a meal had passed, the sky was already bright; he did not go out, but only called for a doctor to be summoned quickly.，，：“，，？Presently Doctor Wang arrived, took her pulse, and said with a puzzled look: "Yesterday she was already somewhat better — why has her pulse today turned faint, floating, and constricted instead? Could it be that she has eaten too much?"。"Otherwise, it must be that she has overtaxed her mind."，，。”，。"The external ailment has indeed cleared up, but this failure to recuperate properly after sweating is no small matter." So saying, he went out to write a prescription and brought it back in.，，，，。When Baoyu looked at it, he saw that all the dispersing and evil-expelling medicines had been removed, and instead poria, rehmannia, angelica, and other spirit-nourishing, blood-enriching agents had been added.，：“！Baoyu hastily had someone go and decoct it, sighing as he said: "What is to be done!"，。”：“！"If anything should happen to her, it will all be my sin." Qingwen, lying on her pillow, sighed and said: "My good sir!"，。”，。"Go and attend to your own business — how could I possibly have caught consumption already?" Baoyu had no choice but to go.，。By the afternoon, he said he was not feeling well and came back.，，，。Although Qingwen's illness was serious, fortunately she was by nature someone who exerted her body rather than her mind, and moreover she habitually ate plain food, so neither hunger nor overeating had ever harmed her.，，，，。It was the secret household custom of the Jia mansion that, high or low, whenever anyone caught even a slight cold or cough, fasting was always the primary remedy, with taking medicine to recuperate as the secondary one.，，，，，。So when she fell ill the other day, she fasted completely for two or three days and carefully took medicine to treat it; now, having overexerted herself somewhat, she nourished herself doubly for a few more days, and so gradually recovered.，，，。These days the young ladies in the Garden all took their meals in their own rooms, so cooking and dining were also convenient; Baoyu was able to find ways of his own to request soups and broths and see to her care — there is no need to go into detail.

話說: huà shuō — 1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) 2. to discuss; to recount
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
晴: qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
雯: wén — multicolored clouds
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)
雀: qiāo — 1. a freckle 2. lentigo
裘: Qiú — surname Qiu
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)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
使: shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
力盡神危: lì jìn shén wēi — (idiom) physically and mentally exhausted
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
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-
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)
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)
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)
捶: chuí — to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound (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)
彼此: bǐ cǐ — each other; one another (HSK 5)
捶打: chuí dǎ — to beat; to pound; to thump
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)
歇: xiē — 1. to rest 2. to take a break 3. to stop 4. to halt 5. (dialect) to sleep 6. a moment 7. a short while (HSK 5)
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)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (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)
頓: dùn — 1. to stop 2. to pause 3. to arrange 4. to lay out 5. to kowtow 6. to stamp (one's foot) 7. at once 8. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal (HSK 3)
飯: fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
工夫: gōng fū — (old) laborer (HSK 3)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
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)
亮: liàng — 1. bright; light 2. to shine; to flash 3. loud and clear 4. to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc) (HSK 2)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
出門: chū mén — 1. to go out 2. to leave home 3. to go on a journey 4. away from home 5. (of a woman) to get married (HSK 2)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
大夫: dà fū — senior official (in imperial China) (HSK 3)
一時: yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
太醫: tài yī — imperial physician
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)
診: zhěn — to examine or treat medically
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
脈: mài — 1. arteries and veins 2. vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)
疑惑: yí huò — 1. to doubt 2. to distrust 3. unconvincing 4. to puzzle over 5. misgivings 6. suspicions (HSK 7-9)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
昨日: zuó rì — yesterday
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
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)
虛: xū — 1. emptiness 2. void 3. abstract theory or guiding principles 4. empty or unoccupied 5. diffident or timid 6. false 7. humble or modest 8. (of health) weak 9. virtual 10. in vain (HSK 7-9)
微: Wēi — 1. surname Wei 2. ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing 3. Taiwan pr. (Wéi)
浮: fú — 1. to float 2. superficial 3. floating 4. unstable 5. movable 6. provisional 7. temporary 8. transient 9. impetuous 10. hollow 11. inflated 12. to exceed 13. superfluous 14. excessive 15. surplus (HSK 6)
縮: suō — 1. to withdraw 2. to pull back 3. to contract 4. to shrink 5. to reduce 6. abbreviation 7. also pr. (sù) (HSK 7-9)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (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)
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)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
飲食: yǐn shí — 1. eating and drinking 2. food and drink; diet (HSK 5)
不然: bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (HSK 4)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
勞: Láo — surname Lao
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
神思: shén sī — state of mind
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
感: gǎn — 1. to feel 2. to move 3. to touch 4. to affect 5. feeling 6. emotion 7. (suffix) sense of ~
卻倒: què dào — 1. but on the contrary 2. but unexpectedly
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (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)
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)
汗: hán — see 可汗 (kè hán), 汗國 (hán guó) (HSK 5)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
失: shī — 1. to lose 2. to miss 3. to fail
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
調養: tiáo yǎng — 1. to take care of (sb's health) 2. to nurse
非同小可: fēi tóng xiǎo kě — 1. extremely important 2. no small matter
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)
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
開: kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
藥方: yào fāng — prescription (HSK 7-9)
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
疏散: shū sǎn — 1. idle; leisurely; laid-back 2. Taiwan pr. (shū sàn) (HSK 7-9)
驅邪: qū xié — 1. to drive out devils 2. exorcism
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
藥: yào — 1. medicine 2. drug 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 服 (fù), 味 (wèi) 5. to poison (HSK 2)
減去: jiǎn qù — 1. minus 2. to subtract
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)
添: tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
茯苓: fú líng — Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe
地黃: dì huáng — Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
當歸: dāng guī — Angelica sinensis
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)
益: Yì — surname Yi
神: Shén — God (HSK 5)
養: yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)
血: xiě — see 血 (xuè) (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
劑: jì — 1. (bound form) a compound made by mixing ingredients (esp. a medicinal or chemical product) 2. (bound form) small piece of dough cut from a rolled log, used for making mantou (steamed buns) or dumplings 3. classifier for a dose of medicine (HSK 7-9)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
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)
煎: jiān — 1. to pan fry 2. to sauté (HSK 7-9)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
歎: tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)
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)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
倘或: tǎng huò — if; supposing that
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)
好歹: hǎo dǎi — 1. good and bad 2. most unfortunate occurrence 3. in any case 4. whatever (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
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)
罪孽: zuì niè — 1. sin 2. crime 3. wrongdoing
晴: qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
雯: wén — multicolored clouds
睡: shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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)
枕: zhěn — 1. (bound form) pillow 2. to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. (zhèn))
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
嗐: hài — exclamation of regret
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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)
太爺: tài yé — 1. (respectful for) one's grandfather 2. sb's father 3. older people 4. the head of the house (used by servants) 5. a district magistrate
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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
那里: nà li — there; that place (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)
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)
癆病: láo bìng — tuberculosis (TCM)
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
無奈: wú nài — 1. to have no alternative 2. frustrated 3. exasperated 4. helpless 5. (conjunction) but unfortunately (HSK 5)
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (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)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
下半天: xià bàn tiān — afternoon
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
身上: shēn shang — 1. on the body 2. at hand 3. among (HSK 1)
不好: bù hǎo — no good
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
晴: qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
雯: wén — multicolored clouds
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
症: zhèng — 1. disease 2. illness
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
重: chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (HSK 1)
幸虧: xìng kuī — 1. fortunately 2. luckily (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)
素: sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)
習: Xí — surname Xi
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)
使: shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
力: Lì — surname Li (HSK 3)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
使: shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (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)
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)
素: sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)
習: Xí — surname Xi
飲食: yǐn shí — 1. eating and drinking 2. food and drink; diet (HSK 5)
清淡: qīng dàn — 1. light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) 2. insipid 3. slack (sales) (HSK 7-9)
饑: jī — variant of 飢 (jī)
飽: bǎo — 1. to eat till full 2. satisfied (HSK 2)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
傷: shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
宅: zhái — 1. residence 2. (coll.) to stay in at home 3. to hang around at home
中的: zhòng dì — 1. to hit the target 2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
風俗: fēng sú — 1. social custom 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
秘: bì — see 秘魯 (Bì lǔ)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
無論: wú lùn — 1. no matter what or how 2. regardless of whether... (HSK 4)
上下: shàng xià — 1. the top and bottom of sth 2. the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom 3. to go up and down 4. before and after (as in 上下文 (shàng xià wén) "context") 5. (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so 6. (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 (shàng xià hé mù) "harmony between superiors and subordinates") 7. all members of a group (as in 舉國上下 (jǔ guó shàng xià) "the entire nation") 8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià) "evenly matched") (HSK 5)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)
略: lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)
有些: yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit
傷風: shāng fēng — to catch cold
咳嗽: ké sou — 1. to cough 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn) (HSK 7-9)
總: zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
淨: jìng — 1. clean 2. completely 3. only 4. net (income, exports etc) 5. (Chinese opera) painted face male role (HSK 6)
餓: è — 1. hungry 2. to starve (sb) (HSK 1)
為主: wéi zhǔ — 1. to rely mainly on 2. to attach most importance to (HSK 5)
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)
則: zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)
服藥: fú yào — to take medicine
調養: tiáo yǎng — 1. to take care of (sb's health) 2. to nurse
故: gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
前日: qián rì — day before yesterday
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)
病: bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
淨: jìng — 1. clean 2. completely 3. only 4. net (income, exports etc) 5. (Chinese opera) painted face male role (HSK 6)
餓: è — 1. hungry 2. to starve (sb) (HSK 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)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
謹慎: jǐn shèn — 1. cautious 2. prudent (HSK 7-9)
服藥: fú yào — to take medicine
調: diào — 1. to transfer 2. to move (troops or cadres) 3. to investigate 4. to enquire into 5. accent 6. view 7. argument 8. key (in music) 9. mode (music) 10. tune 11. tone 12. melody (HSK 3)
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)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
勞碌: láo lù — 1. to work hard 2. to toil
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
加倍: jiā bèi — 1. to double 2. to redouble
培養: péi yǎng — 1. to cultivate 2. to breed 3. to foster 4. to nurture 5. to educate 6. to groom (for a position) 7. education 8. fostering 9. culture (biology) (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
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)
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)
漸漸: jiàn jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
近日: jìn rì — 1. (in) the past few days 2. recently 3. (within) the next few days (HSK 6)
園: Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
吃飯: chī fàn — 1. to have a meal 2. to eat 3. to make a living (HSK 1)
炊爨: chuī cuàn — to light a fire and cook a meal
飲食: yǐn shí — 1. eating and drinking 2. food and drink; diet (HSK 5)
亦: yì — also (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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
變法: biàn fǎ — 1. to change the laws 2. political reform 3. unconventional method
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
湯: Tāng — surname Tang (HSK 3)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
羹: gēng — thick soup
調停: tiáo tíng — 1. to reconcile 2. to mediate 3. to bring warring parties to agreement 4. to arbitrate
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
細說: xì shuō — to tell in detail

，，，，。After Xiren returned from seeing her mother's burial through, Sheyue had already reported to Baoyu, one by one, the matter Pinger had spoken of concerning Mama Song and Zhuier, as well as the business of Qingwen's being driven out, and so on.，。Xiren said nothing else about it, only remarking that it had been done a bit too hastily.，，，，，：，，。It so happened that Li Wan had also caught a seasonal cold, and Lady Xing was just then suffering from an eye inflammation, so Yingchun and Xiuyan both went over morning and night to attend to their medicine; Aunt Li's brother had also come to take Aunt Li and Li Wen and Li Qi home to stay for a few days; and Baoyu, seeing that Xiren was often grieving in thought of her mother, and that Qingwen had not yet fully recovered — for these reasons no one had felt like keeping up the poetry club on its appointed days, and several of its meetings were simply left empty.

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)
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)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
殯: bìn — 1. a funeral 2. to encoffin a corpse 3. to carry to burial
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
業已: yè yǐ — already
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
麝: shè — 1. musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) 2. also called 香獐子
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
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)
平: Píng — surname Ping (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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
宋: Sòng — 1. surname Song 2. the Song dynasty (960–1279) 3. Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋 (Nán cháo Sòng)
媽: mā — 1. ma 2. mom 3. mother (HSK 1)
墜: zhuì — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to weigh down (HSK 7-9)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
晴: qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
雯: wén — multicolored clouds
攆: niǎn — 1. to expel 2. to oust 3. (dialect) to chase after 4. to try to catch up with
逐出: zhú chū — 1. to expel 2. to evict 3. to drive out
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
一一: yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
襲: xí — 1. (bound form) to raid; to attack 2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
別說: bié shuō — to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone (HSK 7-9)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
太: tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)
性急: xìng jí — impatient
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
氣: qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
感冒: gǎn mào — 1. to catch cold 2. (common) cold 3. classifier: 場 (cháng), 次 (cì) 4. (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) 5. (Tw) to detest 6. can't stand (HSK 3)
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
害: hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (HSK 5)
火眼: huǒ yǎn — pinkeye
迎: yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
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)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
過去: guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)
朝夕: zhāo xī — 1. morning and night 2. all the time
侍: shì — 1. to serve 2. to attend upon
藥: yào — 1. medicine 2. drug 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 服 (fù), 味 (wèi) 5. to poison (HSK 2)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
嬸: shěn — wife of father's younger brother
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
弟: dì — 1. younger brother 2. junior male 3. I (modest word in letter) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
嬸: shěn — wife of father's younger brother
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紋: wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo
李: Lǐ — surname Li
綺: qǐ — 1. beautiful 2. open-work silk
家去: jiā qù — (dialect) to go home; to return home
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)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (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)
常常: cháng cháng — frequently; often (HSK 1)
思: sī — 1. to think 2. to consider
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
含: hán — 1. to keep in the mouth 2. to contain (HSK 4)
悲: bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief
晴: qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
雯: wén — multicolored clouds
猶: yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet
未: wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)
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)
愈: yù — 1. the more...(the more...) 2. to recover 3. to heal 4. better
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
社: shè — 1. (bound form) society; organization; agency 2. (old) god of the land (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
未有: wèi yǒu — 1. is not 2. has never been 3. never occurring 4. unprecedented
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
作興: zuò xīng — 1. maybe 2. possibly 3. there is reason to believe
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)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (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)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
社: shè — 1. (bound form) society; organization; agency 2. (old) god of the land (HSK 5)

，，。By now it was already the twelfth month, with the year's end drawing near, and Lady Wang and Xifeng were busy preparing for the New Year.，，，。Wang Ziteng had been promoted to Chief Inspector of the Nine Provinces, and Jia Yucun had been appointed to fill the post of Minister of War, assisting with military affairs and consulting on court policy — but no more of that for now.

當下: dāng xià — 1. immediately 2. at once 3. at that moment 4. at the moment (HSK 7-9)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (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)
腊月: Là yuè — twelfth lunar month (HSK 7-9)
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
年: Nián — surname Nian (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)
近: jìn — 1. near 2. close to 3. approximately (HSK 2)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
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)
辦: bàn — 1. to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) 2. to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise) 3. (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect) 4. (bound form) office (as in 招辦 (zhāo bàn), admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室 (bàn gōng shì)) (HSK 2)
年事: nián shì — 1. years of age 2. age
王子: wáng zǐ — 1. prince 2. son of a king (HSK 6)
騰: téng — 1. (bound form) to gallop; to prance 2. (bound form) to soar; to hover 3. to make room; to clear out; to vacate 4. (verb suffix indicating repeated action) (HSK 7-9)
升: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
九: jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)
省: shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (HSK 2)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
檢點: jiǎn diǎn — 1. to examine 2. to check 3. to keep a lookout 4. cautious 5. restrained (in speech or mannerisms)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
補: bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)
授: shòu — 1. (bound form) to confer; to give 2. (bound form) to teach; to instruct 3. (literary) to appoint
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
司馬: Sī mǎ — 1. Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states) 2. two-character surname Sima
協理: xié lǐ — 1. assistant manager 2. to assist in managing
軍: jūn — 1. (bound form) army 2. military
机: Jī — surname Ji
參贊: cān zàn — 1. to serve as an adviser 2. (diplomatic rank) attaché 3. counselor
朝政: cháo zhèng — (historical) affairs of state at the imperial court
不題: bù tí — we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)

，，，，，，。Now to speak of Jia Zhen's side: he had the ancestral hall opened, had people sweep it clean, put the sacrificial vessels in order, and brought out the ancestral tablets; he also had the main hall cleaned in preparation for hanging up the ancestral portraits for the offerings.，。At this time, throughout both the Rongguo and Ningguo mansions, inside and out, high and low, everyone was busy and bustling.，，：“，，，。”。That day in the Ning mansion, Madam You had just risen and was, together with Jia Rong's wife, preparing the needlework gifts to be sent to Grandmother Jia's side, when just at that moment a maid came in carrying a tea tray with New Year's gift-ingots on it, and reported: "Xing'er reports to my lady: the packet of loose gold from the other day came to one hundred fifty-three taels, six mace, seven candareens in all; since the purity varied, it was all melted down into two hundred twenty ingots." So saying, she handed them up.，，，，。Madam You looked them over and saw that there were some in plum-blossom shapes, some in begonia shapes, some in "writing-brush-and-ingot-as-you-wish" shapes, and some in "eight treasures linked in spring" shapes.：“，。”。Madam You ordered: "Put these away, and tell him to hand in the silver ingots quickly." The maid assented and went off.

且說: qiě shuō — thus
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
那邊: nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
開: kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
宗祠: zōng cí — 1. ancestral temple 2. clan hall
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
打掃: dǎ sǎo — 1. to clean 2. to sweep (HSK 4)
收拾: shōu shi — 1. to put in order 2. to tidy up 3. to pack 4. to repair 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 5)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
器: qì — 1. device 2. tool 3. utensil 4. classifier: 臺 (tái)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
神: Shén — God (HSK 5)
主: zhǔ — 1. owner 2. master 3. host 4. individual or party concerned 5. God 6. Lord 7. main 8. to indicate or signify 9. trump card (in card games) (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
打掃: dǎ sǎo — 1. to clean 2. to sweep (HSK 4)
上房: shàng fáng — see 正房 (zhèng fáng)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
備: bèi — 1. (bound form) to prepare; to equip 2. (literary) fully; completely
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (HSK 6)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
遺: yí — (bound form) to leave behind
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
影像: yǐng xiàng — image (HSK 7-9)
此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
內外: nèi wài — 1. inside and outside 2. domestic and foreign 3. approximately 4. about (HSK 6)
上下: shàng xià — 1. the top and bottom of sth 2. the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom 3. to go up and down 4. before and after (as in 上下文 (shàng xià wén) "context") 5. (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so 6. (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 (shàng xià hé mù) "harmony between superiors and subordinates") 7. all members of a group (as in 舉國上下 (jǔ guó shàng xià) "the entire nation") 8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià) "evenly matched") (HSK 5)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
忙碌: máng lù — busy; bustling (HSK 7-9)
碌: liù — 1. used in 碌碡 (liù zhou) 2. Taiwan pr. (lù)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
打點: dǎ dian — 1. to bribe 2. to get (luggage) ready 3. to put in order 4. to organize things 5. (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
這邊: zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (HSK 1)
針線: zhēn xiàn — 1. needle and thread 2. needlework
禮物: lǐ wù — 1. gift; present 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 份 (fèn) (HSK 2)
正值: zhèng zhí — 1. just at the time of 2. honest 3. upright 4. (math.) positive value
丫頭: yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (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)
押: yā — 1. to mortgage 2. to pawn 3. to detain in custody 4. to escort and protect 5. (literary) to sign (HSK 7-9)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
錁: kè — 1. grease-pot for cart 2. ingot
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
興: Xīng — surname Xing
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
奶奶: nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
前兒: qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday
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)
包: Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)
碎: suì — 1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble 2. broken; fragmentary; scattered 3. garrulous (HSK 5)
金子: Jīn zǐ — Kaneko (Japanese surname) (HSK 7-9)
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)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
三兩: sān liǎng — two or three
六: liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
七: qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (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)
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)
成色: chéng sè — 1. relative purity of silver or gold 2. purity in carat weight 3. quality 4. fineness
不等: bù děng — 1. unequal 2. varied
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)
總: zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)
傾: qīng — 1. to overturn 2. to collapse 3. to lean 4. to tend 5. to incline 6. to pour out
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
錁: kè — 1. grease-pot for cart 2. ingot
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
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)
遞: dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (HSK 5)
上去: shàng qù — to go up (HSK 3)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
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)
梅花: méi huā — 1. plum blossom 2. clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) 3. (dialect) wintersweet (HSK 6)
式: shì — 1. type 2. form 3. pattern 4. style (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)
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)
海棠: Hǎi táng — see 海棠區 (Hǎi táng Qū)
式: shì — 1. type 2. form 3. pattern 4. style (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)
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)
筆: bǐ — 1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) (HSK 2)
錠: dìng — 1. (weaving) spindle 2. ingot 3. pressed cake of medicine etc 4. classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks
如意: rú yì — 1. as one wants; according to one's wishes 2. ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune (HSK 7-9)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
春: Chūn — surname Chun
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
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: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
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)
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)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
銀: yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)
錁: kè — 1. grease-pot for cart 2. ingot
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
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)
交: jiāo — 1. to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over 2. to make friends 3. (of lines) to intersect 4. variant of 跤 (jiāo) (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

，。Presently Jia Zhen came in to eat, and Jia Rong's wife withdrew to avoid him.：“？”：“。”：“，。Jia Zhen then asked Madam You: "Have we collected the imperial bounty for the spring sacrifice yet or not?" Madam You said: "I sent Rong'er off today to draw it." Jia Zhen said: "Though our family has no need to wait on these few taels of silver for our use, it is nonetheless a mark of the Emperor's heavenly grace."，，，，。"Draw it early and bring it, show it to the Old Ancestress on that side, and use it to prepare the offerings for our forebears — above, it receives the Emperor's grace, and below, it relies on the blessing of our ancestors."，，。"Even if we were to spend ten thousand taels of silver on offerings for our ancestors, it still could not compare with this, which is both more dignified and a matter of receiving grace and conferred blessing."，，，？"Apart from the one or two families like ours, those poor hereditary official households — if they did not rely on this silver, what would they use to make offerings and get through the New Year?"，。”：“。”"Truly the Emperor's grace is vast, and his consideration thorough." Madam You said: "That is exactly so."

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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
吃飯: chī fàn — 1. to have a meal 2. to eat 3. to make a living (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
回避: huí bì — variant of 迴避 (huí bì) (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
祭: Zhài — surname Zhai (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)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
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)
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)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
不曾: bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
今兒: jīn r — (coll.) today
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
打發: dǎ fa — 1. to dispatch sb to do sth 2. to make sb leave 3. to pass (the time) 4. (old) to make arrangements 5. (old) to bestow (alms etc) (HSK 6)
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
關: Guān — surname Guan (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
咱們: zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
不等: bù děng — 1. unequal 2. varied
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (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)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
使: shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
多少: duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (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)
皇上: huáng shang — 1. the emperor 2. Your majesty the emperor 3. His imperial majesty (HSK 7-9)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
關: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
那邊: nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
置: zhì — 1. to install 2. to place 3. to put 4. to buy (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)
祖宗: zǔ zōng — 1. ancestor 2. forebear (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)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
皇上: huáng shang — 1. the emperor 2. Your majesty the emperor 3. His imperial majesty (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)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
則: zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
托: tuō — 1. to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm 2. sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) 3. (bound form) a shill 4. to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託 (tuō)) 5. torr (unit of pressure) (HSK 6)
祖宗: zǔ zōng — 1. ancestor 2. forebear (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)
福: Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)
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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
怕: Pà — surname Pa (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)
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)
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
祖宗: zǔ zōng — 1. ancestor 2. forebear (HSK 7-9)
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)
不如: bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
体面: tǐ miàn — 1. dignity; prestige; face 2. honorable; creditable 3. (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable (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)
沾: zhān — 1. to moisten 2. to be infected by 3. to receive benefit or advantage through a contact 4. to touch (HSK 7-9)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
錫: xī — 1. tin (chemistry) 2. to bestow 3. to confer 4. to grant 5. Taiwan pr. (xí) (HSK 7-9)
福: Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (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)
除: chú — 1. to get rid of 2. to remove 3. to exclude 4. to eliminate 5. to wipe out 6. to divide 7. except 8. not including (HSK 6)
咱們: zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
一二: yī èr — 1. one or two; a few 2. a little; just a bit
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)
之外: zhī wài — 1. outside 2. excluding (HSK 5)
那些: nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
世襲: shì xí — 1. succession 2. inheritance 3. hereditary (HSK 7-9)
窮: qióng — 1. poor 2. destitute 3. to use up 4. to exhaust 5. thoroughly 6. extremely 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (HSK 4)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
仗: zhàng — 1. weaponry 2. to hold (a weapon) 3. to wield 4. to rely on 5. to depend on 6. war 7. battle
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
上供: shàng gòng — 1. to make offerings (to gods or ancestors) 2. to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor
過年: guò nián — to celebrate the Chinese New Year (HSK 2)
真正: zhēn zhèng — 1. genuine; real; true 2. really; indeed (HSK 2)
皇恩: huáng ēn — 1. imperial kindness 2. benevolence from the emperor
浩大: hào dà — vast; huge
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
周到: zhōu dào — 1. thoughtful 2. considerate 3. attentive 4. thorough 5. also pr. (zhōu dao) (HSK 7-9)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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: 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)

，：“”。The two of them were just talking when someone came in to report: "The young master has arrived."。Jia Zhen then had him called in.。Presently Jia Rong came in carrying a small yellow cloth pouch.：“。”：“，，。Jia Zhen said: "How is it you were gone the whole day?" Jia Rong replied with an ingratiating smile: "Today it wasn't being drawn at the Board of Rites, but was assigned instead to the treasury of the Court of Imperial Entertainments, so I had to go on to the Court of Imperial Entertainments before I could draw it."，，。”：“。"The officials at the Court of Imperial Entertainments all sent their regards to you, Father, saying that not having seen you in so many days, they truly miss you." Jia Zhen said with a laugh: "It's hardly me they miss."，，。”，，“”，，，“，，，”，。"With the year-end come round again, if it's not my things they're missing, then it's my theatricals and wine." So saying, he examined the yellow cloth pouch; stamped on it were the four large characters "Imperial Grace Eternally Bestowed," and on the other side was the seal of the Sacrificial Rites Office of the Board of Rites, along with a line of small characters reading: "Duke Jia Yan of Ningguo and Duke Jia Yuan of Rongguo, granted in perpetuity two shares of the spring sacrificial bounty, converted net into so many taels of silver; on such-and-such a year, month, and day, received in person at the office by Jia Rong, Probationary Guard of the Dragon-Forbidden Corps; year-in-office Court Secretary so-and-so" — below which was a vermilion-ink signature flourish.

二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
哥兒: gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
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)
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
小黃: xiǎo huáng — (Tw) (coll.) taxicab
布: bù — 1. cloth 2. to declare 3. to announce 4. to spread 5. to make known (HSK 3)
口袋: kǒu dài — 1. pocket 2. bag; sack (HSK 4)
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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)
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)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
陪: péi — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company 3. to assist 4. old variant of 賠 (péi) (HSK 5)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
今兒: jīn r — (coll.) today
不在: bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased
禮部: Lǐ bù — Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
關: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 1)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
分: fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)
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)
光: guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)
祿: lù — 1. good fortune 2. official salary
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
庫: kù — 1. warehouse 2. storehouse 3. (file) library (HSK 5)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
到了: dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
光: guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)
祿: lù — 1. good fortune 2. official salary
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (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)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
下來: xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)
光: guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)
祿: lù — 1. good fortune 2. official salary
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (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)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
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)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
不見: bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
著實: zhuó shí — 1. truly 2. indeed 3. severely 4. harshly (HSK 7-9)
想念: xiǎng niàn — 1. to miss 2. to remember with longing 3. to long to see again (HSK 4)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
他們: tā men — they; them (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)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
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
年下: nián xià — (slang) the younger person in a romantic relationship; a younger partner
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
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)
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
瞧: qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
黃: Huáng — surname Huang or Hwang (HSK 2)
布: bù — 1. cloth 2. to declare 3. to announce 4. to spread 5. to make known (HSK 3)
口袋: kǒu dài — 1. pocket 2. bag; sack (HSK 4)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
印: Yìn — 1. surname Yin 2. abbr. for 印度 (Yìn dù), India (HSK 6)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
皇恩: huáng ēn — 1. imperial kindness 2. benevolence from the emperor
永: yǒng — 1. forever 2. always 3. perpetual
錫: xī — 1. tin (chemistry) 2. to bestow 3. to confer 4. to grant 5. Taiwan pr. (xí) (HSK 7-9)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
一邊: yī biān — 1. one side 2. either side 3. on the one hand 4. on the other hand 5. doing while (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
禮部: Lǐ bù — Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
祠: cí — 1. shrine 2. to offer a sacrifice
祭司: jì sī — 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)
印記: yìn jì — 1. imprint 2. trace
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一行: yī xíng — 1. party 2. delegation (HSK 6)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
寧國: Níng guó — see 寧國市 (Níng guó Shì)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
演: yǎn — 1. to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) 2. (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task) (HSK 3)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
國: Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
源: yuán — 1. root 2. source 3. origin
恩賜: ēn cì — to bestow (favors, charity etc) (HSK 7-9)
永遠: yǒng yuǎn — 1. forever 2. eternal (HSK 2)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
祭: Zhài — surname Zhai (HSK 7-9)
賞: shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (HSK 4)
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)
二分: èr fēn — 1. second part 2. the equinox
淨: jìng — 1. clean 2. completely 3. only 4. net (income, exports etc) 5. (Chinese opera) painted face male role (HSK 6)
折: shé — 1. to snap 2. to break (a stick, a bone etc) 3. (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) (HSK 4)
銀: yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)
若干: ruò gān — 1. a certain number or amount 2. how many? 3. how much? (HSK 7-9)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
某: mǒu — 1. some 2. a certain 3. sb or sth indefinite 4. such-and-such (HSK 3)
年月: nián yuè — 1. months and year 2. time 3. days of one's life
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)
龍: Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)
禁: jīn — to endure
尉: Wèi — surname Wei
候補: hòu bǔ — 1. to wait to fill a vacancy 2. reserve (candidate) 3. alternate 4. substitute
侍衛: shì wèi — Imperial bodyguard
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
當: dāng — 1. to be 2. to act as 3. manage 4. withstand 5. when 6. during 7. ought 8. should 9. match equally 10. equal 11. same 12. obstruct 13. just at (a time or place) 14. on the spot 15. right 16. just at (HSK 2)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
訖: qì — finished
值: zhí — 1. value 2. (to be) worth 3. to happen to 4. to be on duty (HSK 3)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
丞: chéng — deputy
某人: mǒu rén — 1. someone 2. a certain person 3. some people 4. I (self-address after one's surname)
下面: xià miàn — 1. below 2. under 3. next 4. the following 5. also pr. (xià mian) (HSK 3)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
朱筆: zhū bǐ — brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)
花押: huā yā — 1. signature (in grass-style writing) 2. symbol used in place of a signature (on a document, contract etc)

，，，，，，，，。After Jia Zhen had eaten and washed and rinsed his mouth, he changed his boots and cap, and had Jia Rong carry the silver and follow him; he reported to Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang, and then went over to this side to report to Jia She and Lady Xing, and only then went back home, took out the silver, and had the pouch burned in the great censer of the ancestral hall.：“，。He also instructed Jia Rong, saying: "Go and ask your Second Aunt Lian whether the dates for the New Year's feast invitations in the first month have been drawn up yet."，，，。"If they have been decided, have the study write out a clear list, so that when we send out our own invitations, we won't repeat any dates by mistake."，，。”。"Last year, through carelessness, several families were given duplicate dates; instead of people saying we weren't careful, it looked as though the two households had deliberately agreed to send perfunctory invitations to avoid the trouble." Jia Rong hastily assented and went off.，。Presently, he brought back the list of dates for the New Year's feast invitations.，，。Jia Zhen looked it over and had it handed to Lai Sheng to check, so that in inviting people the dates would not be duplicated.，。He then stayed in the hall watching the houseboys carry in the folding screens and wipe down the gold and silver sacrificial vessels on the altar table.，：“。”Presently a houseboy came in holding a petition and a page of accounts, and reported: "Bailiff Wu of Heishan Village has arrived."

賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
飯: fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)
盥: guàn — to wash (especially hands)
漱: shù — 1. to rinse one's mouth with water 2. to gargle
畢: Bì — surname Bi
換: huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (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)
靴: xuē — boots
帽: mào — 1. hat 2. cap
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
捧: pěng — 1. to hold or offer with both hands 2. to sing the praises of 3. classifier for what can be held in both hands (HSK 7-9)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
跟: gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
這邊: zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
回家: huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
取出: qǔ chū — 1. to take out 2. to extract 3. to draw out
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (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)
口袋: kǒu dài — 1. pocket 2. bag; sack (HSK 4)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
宗祠: zōng cí — 1. ancestral temple 2. clan hall
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)
爐: lú — 1. stove 2. furnace
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
焚: fén — to burn
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)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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)
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)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
璉: liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
嬸子: shěn zi — (coll.) wife of father's younger brother; aunt
正月: Zhēng yuè — first month of the lunar year
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
擬: nǐ — 1. to plan to 2. to draft (a plan) 3. to imitate 4. to assess 5. to compare 6. pseudo- (HSK 7-9)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
擬定: nǐ dìng — 1. to draw up 2. to draft 3. to formulate (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)
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)
書房: shū fáng — 1. study (room) 2. studio 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 6)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
明白: míng bai — 1. clear; obvious; unequivocal 2. sensible; reasonable 3. to understand; to realize (HSK 1)
開: kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
單子: dān zǐ — 1. the only son of a family 2. (functional programming or philosophy) monad
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)
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)
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)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (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)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
重犯: zhòng fàn — 1. serious criminal 2. felon
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
舊年: jiù nián — 1. last year 2. the Chinese New Year (i.e. the new year in the old calendar)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
留心: liú xīn — to be careful; to pay attention to (HSK 7-9)
重: chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
咱們: zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
留神: liú shén — 1. to take care 2. to be careful (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)
象: xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
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)
宅: zhái — 1. residence 2. (coll.) to stay in at home 3. to hang around at home
商議: shāng yì — 1. to negotiate 2. discussion 3. proposal
定: dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
虛: xū — 1. emptiness 2. void 3. abstract theory or guiding principles 4. empty or unoccupied 5. diffident or timid 6. false 7. humble or modest 8. (of health) weak 9. virtual 10. in vain (HSK 7-9)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
怕: Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
費事: fèi shì — 1. troublesome 2. to take a lot of trouble to do sth
一樣: yī yàng — 1. same 2. like 3. equal to 4. the same as 5. just like (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
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)
過去: guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)
一時: yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)
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)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
日期: rì qī — date (HSK 1)
單子: dān zǐ — 1. the only son of a family 2. (functional programming or philosophy) monad
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
交與: jiāo yǔ — to hand over
賴: Lài — 1. surname Lai 2. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app (HSK 6)
升: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)
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)
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)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
重: chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (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)
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)
日子: rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (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)
廳: tīng — 1. (reception) hall 2. living room 3. office 4. provincial government department (HSK 5)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
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)
小廝: xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
抬: tái — 1. to lift 2. to raise 3. (of two or more persons) to carry (HSK 5)
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)
屏: bīng — used in 屏營 (bīng yíng)
擦抹: cā mǒ — to wipe
案: àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table
金銀: jīn yín — gold and silver
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
器: qì — 1. device 2. tool 3. utensil 4. classifier: 臺 (tái)
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)
小廝: xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
手里: shǒu lǐ — 1. in hand 2. (a situation is) in sb's hands (HSK 4)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
稟: bǐng — 1. to make a report (to a superior) 2. to give 3. to endow 4. to receive 5. petition
帖: tiē — 1. fitting snugly 2. appropriate 3. suitable 4. variant of 貼 (tiē) 5. to paste 6. to obey
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (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)
篇: piān — 1. sheet 2. piece of writing 3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) 4. classifier for written items: chapter, article (HSK 2)
帳目: zhàng mù — variant of 賬目 (zhàng mù)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
黑山: Hēi shān — 1. Montenegro (country) 2. see 黑山縣 (Hēi shān Xiàn)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (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)
烏: Wū — 1. abbr. for country names that begin with 烏 (wū): Ukraine 烏克蘭 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc 2. surname Wu
庄: zhuāng — variant of 莊 (zhuāng)
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)
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)

：“。”，，，，：“，，。Jia Zhen said: "That old blockhead — only coming today." So saying, Jia Rong took the petition and accounts, hastily unfolded them and held them up; Jia Zhen, hands clasped behind his back, looked over at what was in Jia Rong's hands, and on the red petition it was written: "Your bondservant bailiff Wu Jinxiao humbly wishes the master and mistress ten thousand blessings and golden peace, and wishes the young masters and young ladies golden peace as well."，，，。”：“。”：“，。”，：“，，瓟，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，。"May the new spring bring great joy and great fortune, glory and honor, peace and safety, promotion in rank and increase in emolument, and may ten thousand affairs go as you wish." Jia Zhen laughed and said: "These country folk have a certain flavor to them." Jia Rong too said with a laugh: "Never mind the style of the writing — it's only meant to be auspicious." So saying, he hastily unfolded the list and looked at it; on it was written: "Thirty large deer, fifty roe deer, fifty river deer, twenty Siamese hogs, twenty scalded hogs, twenty 'dragon' hogs, twenty wild boars, twenty home-cured hogs, twenty wild goats, twenty blue goats, twenty home-scalded goats, twenty home-cured air-dried goats, two sturgeon, two hundred catties of assorted fish, two hundred each of live chickens, ducks, and geese, two hundred air-dried chickens, ducks, and geese, two hundred pairs each of pheasants and hares, twenty pairs of bear paws, twenty catties of deer tendon, fifty catties of sea cucumber, fifty deer tongues, fifty ox tongues, twenty catties of dried razor clams, two sacks each of hazelnuts, pine nuts, walnut meats, and apricot kernels, fifty pairs of large prawns, two hundred catties of dried shrimp, one thousand catties of top-grade 'silver-frost' charcoal for use, two thousand catties of medium grade, thirty thousand catties of firewood charcoal, two piculs of imperial rouge rice, fifty hu of green glutinous rice, fifty hu of white glutinous rice, fifty hu of pink-husked rice, fifty hu each of assorted sorghum and grains, one thousand piculs of ordinary rice for household use, one cartload of assorted dried vegetables; and besides these, the silver converted from the sale of sorghum, grain, and livestock of various kinds comes to two thousand five hundred taels in all."：，，，，。”"In addition, your bondservant offers as playthings for the young masters and young ladies: two pairs of live deer, four pairs of live white rabbits, four pairs of black rabbits, two pairs of live golden pheasants, and two pairs of Western ducks."

賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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
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)
砍頭: kǎn tóu — to decapitate; to behead
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
今兒: jīn r — (coll.) today
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
說: 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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
接過: jiē guò — to take (sth proffered)
稟: bǐng — 1. to make a report (to a superior) 2. to give 3. to endow 4. to receive 5. petition
帖: tiē — 1. fitting snugly 2. appropriate 3. suitable 4. variant of 貼 (tiē) 5. to paste 6. to obey
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
帳目: zhàng mù — variant of 賬目 (zhàng mù)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
展開: zhǎn kāi — 1. to unfold; to spread out; to open up 2. to launch; to carry out (HSK 3)
捧: pěng — 1. to hold or offer with both hands 2. to sing the praises of 3. classifier for what can be held in both hands (HSK 7-9)
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
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
背著: bēi zhe — carrying on one's back (HSK 6)
兩手: liǎng shǒu — 1. one's two hands 2. two prongs (of a strategy) 3. both aspects, eventualities etc 4. skills 5. expertise (HSK 6)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
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)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
稟: bǐng — 1. to make a report (to a superior) 2. to give 3. to endow 4. to receive 5. petition
帖: tiē — 1. fitting snugly 2. appropriate 3. suitable 4. variant of 貼 (tiē) 5. to paste 6. to obey
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
庄: zhuāng — variant of 莊 (zhuāng)
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)
烏: Wū — 1. abbr. for country names that begin with 烏 (wū): Ukraine 烏克蘭 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc 2. surname Wu
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)
孝: xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel
叩: kòu — 1. to knock 2. to kowtow
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
奶奶: nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
福: Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)
金安: Jīn ān — see 金安區 (Jīn ān Qū)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
金安: Jīn ān — see 金安區 (Jīn ān Qū)
新春: xīn chūn — 1. the beginning of Spring 2. the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
大喜: dà xǐ — exultation
大福: dà fú — 1. a great blessing 2. daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku")
榮: Róng — surname Rong
貴: Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
平安: Píng ān — see 平安區 (Píng ān Qū) (HSK 2)
加官進祿: jiā guān jìn lù — promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
萬事如意: wàn shì rú yì — 1. to have all one's wishes (idiom) 2. best wishes 3. all the best 4. may all your hopes be fulfilled
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
庄家: zhuāng jiā — 1. farmhouse 2. banker (gambling)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
有些: yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
別看: bié kàn — don't be fooled by the fact that (HSK 7-9)
文法: wén fǎ — grammar
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
吉利: Jí lì — Geely, Chinese car make (HSK 6)
罷了: bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
展開: zhǎn kāi — 1. to unfold; to spread out; to open up 2. to launch; to carry out (HSK 3)
單子: dān zǐ — 1. the only son of a family 2. (functional programming or philosophy) monad
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
大鹿: dà lù — moose
三十: sān shí — 1. thirty 2. 30
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
獐: zhāng — 1. river deer 2. roebuck
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-
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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-
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
暹: xiān — sunrise
豬: zhū — 1. hog 2. pig 3. swine 4. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 頭 (tóu) (HSK 3)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
湯: Tāng — surname Tang (HSK 3)
豬: zhū — 1. hog 2. pig 3. swine 4. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 頭 (tóu) (HSK 3)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
龍: Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)
豬: zhū — 1. hog 2. pig 3. swine 4. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 頭 (tóu) (HSK 3)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
野豬: yě zhū — 1. wild boar (Sus scrofa) 2. classifier: 頭 (tóu)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
腊: xī — 1. dried meat 2. also pr. (xí)
豬: zhū — 1. hog 2. pig 3. swine 4. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 頭 (tóu) (HSK 3)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
野: yě — 1. field 2. plain 3. open space 4. limit 5. boundary 6. rude 7. feral (HSK 6)
羊: Yáng — surname Yang (HSK 3)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
青羊: Qīng yáng — see 青羊區 (Qīng yáng Qū)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
湯: Tāng — surname Tang (HSK 3)
羊: Yáng — surname Yang (HSK 3)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
風: fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
羊: Yáng — surname Yang (HSK 3)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
鱘: xún — 1. sturgeon 2. Acipenser sturio
鰉: huáng — sturgeon
魚: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 2)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
各色: gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
雜: zá — 1. mixed 2. miscellaneous 3. various 4. to mix (HSK 6)
魚: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 2)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
斤: jīn — 1. catty 2. (PRC) weight equal to 500 g 3. (Tw) weight equal to 600 g 4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g (HSK 2)
活: huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (HSK 3)
雞: jī — 1. fowl 2. chicken 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 4. (slang) prostitute (HSK 2)
鴨: yā — 1. duck (classifier: 隻 (zhī)) 2. (slang) male prostitute
鵝: é — 1. goose 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
風: fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
雞: jī — 1. fowl 2. chicken 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 4. (slang) prostitute (HSK 2)
鴨: yā — 1. duck (classifier: 隻 (zhī)) 2. (slang) male prostitute
鵝: é — 1. goose 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
野雞: yě jī — 1. pheasant 2. unregistered and operating illegally (business) 3. (slang) prostitute
兔子: tù zi — 1. hare 2. rabbit 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (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)
熊掌: xióng zhǎng — bear paw (as food)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
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)
鹿: lù — deer (HSK 7-9)
筋: jīn — 1. muscle 2. tendon 3. veins visible under the skin 4. sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) (HSK 7-9)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
斤: jīn — 1. catty 2. (PRC) weight equal to 500 g 3. (Tw) weight equal to 600 g 4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g (HSK 2)
海參: hǎi shēn — sea cucumber
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
斤: jīn — 1. catty 2. (PRC) weight equal to 500 g 3. (Tw) weight equal to 600 g 4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g (HSK 2)
鹿: lù — deer (HSK 7-9)
舌: jī — used in 喇舌 (lǎ jī) to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
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)
牛舌: niú shé — ox tongue
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
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)
蟶: chēng — 1. mussel 2. razor clam 3. Solecurtus constricta
乾: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
斤: jīn — 1. catty 2. (PRC) weight equal to 500 g 3. (Tw) weight equal to 600 g 4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g (HSK 2)
榛: zhēn — (bound form) hazelnut tree (Corylus heterophylla)
松: Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)
桃: táo — peach (HSK 5)
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
穰: Ráng — surname Rang
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
口袋: kǒu dài — 1. pocket 2. bag; sack (HSK 4)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
對蝦: duì xiā — 1. prawn 2. shrimp
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
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)
乾: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
蝦: há — used in 蝦蟆 (há ma) (HSK 7-9)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
斤: jīn — 1. catty 2. (PRC) weight equal to 500 g 3. (Tw) weight equal to 600 g 4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g (HSK 2)
銀: yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)
霜: shuāng — 1. frost 2. white powder or cream spread over a surface 3. frosting 4. (skin) cream (HSK 7-9)
炭: tàn — 1. wood charcoal 2. coal (HSK 7-9)
上等: shàng děng — 1. highest quality 2. top-notch
選用: xuǎn yòng — 1. to choose for some purpose 2. to select and use (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)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
斤: jīn — 1. catty 2. (PRC) weight equal to 500 g 3. (Tw) weight equal to 600 g 4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g (HSK 2)
中等: zhōng děng — medium (HSK 6)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
斤: jīn — 1. catty 2. (PRC) weight equal to 500 g 3. (Tw) weight equal to 600 g 4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g (HSK 2)
柴: Chái — surname Chai
炭: tàn — 1. wood charcoal 2. coal (HSK 7-9)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
斤: jīn — 1. catty 2. (PRC) weight equal to 500 g 3. (Tw) weight equal to 600 g 4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g (HSK 2)
御: yù — 1. (bound form) imperial; royal 2. (literary) to drive (a carriage) 3. (literary) to manage; to govern
田: Tián — surname Tian (HSK 6)
胭脂: yān zhī — rouge
米: Mǐ — surname Mi (HSK 2)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
碧: bì — 1. green jade 2. bluish green 3. blue 4. jade
糯: nuò — 1. (bound form) glutinous rice 2. (bound form) (of cereal grain) glutinous
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
斛: hú — 1. ancient measuring vessel 2. fifty liters 3. dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks)
白: Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)
糯: nuò — 1. (bound form) glutinous rice 2. (bound form) (of cereal grain) glutinous
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
斛: hú — 1. ancient measuring vessel 2. fifty liters 3. dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks)
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)
粳: jīng — 1. round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice) 2. Taiwan pr. (gēng)
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
斛: hú — 1. ancient measuring vessel 2. fifty liters 3. dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks)
雜色: zá sè — 1. varicolored 2. motley
粱: liáng — sorghum
谷: Gǔ — surname Gu
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
五十: wǔ shí — fifty
斛: hú — 1. ancient measuring vessel 2. fifty liters 3. dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks)
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)
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)
常: Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)
米: Mǐ — surname Mi (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)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
各色: gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
乾菜: gān cài — dried vegetable
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
車: Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)
外賣: wài mài — 1. (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal 2. takeout (business) 3. takeout (meal) (HSK 2)
粱: liáng — sorghum
谷: Gǔ — surname Gu
牲口: shēng kou — 1. animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc) 2. beast of burden
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
項: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 4)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
銀: yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)
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)
折: shé — 1. to snap 2. to break (a stick, a bone etc) 3. (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) (HSK 4)
銀: yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (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)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
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)
哥兒: gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
意: yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))
活: huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (HSK 3)
鹿: lù — deer (HSK 7-9)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
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)
活: huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (HSK 3)
白兔: bái tù — 1. white rabbit 2. (fig.) (slang) breast
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
黑: Hēi — short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 (Hēi lóng jiāng) (HSK 2)
兔: tù — rabbit (HSK 5)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
活: huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (HSK 3)
錦雞: jǐn jī — golden pheasant
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)
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)
西洋: Xī yáng — 1. the West (Europe and North America) 2. countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
鴨: yā — 1. duck (classifier: 隻 (zhī)) 2. (slang) male prostitute
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)
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)

。Jia Zhen then ordered that he be brought in.，，。Presently, Wu Jinxiao came in and simply kowtowed and paid his respects there in the courtyard.，：“。”：“，。”：“，。”：“，，。Jia Zhen had someone pull him to his feet and said with a smile: "You're still hale and hearty." Wu Jinxiao replied with a smile: "Thanks to the master's blessing, I can still get about." Jia Zhen said: "Your son is grown now too — you might as well let him make the trip instead." Wu Jinxiao said with a smile: "I won't hide it from you, Master — we old fellows are used to the traveling, and if we don't come we get restless and out of sorts."？"And besides, aren't they all eager to come and see something of the world here at the Emperor's feet?"，，。”：“？”：“，，，，，。"But they are still young, after all, and I worry something might go wrong on the road; in another few years I can set my mind at ease." Jia Zhen asked: "How many days did it take you on the road?" Wu Jinxiao said: "To answer the master, this year the snow was heavy — outside it was four or five feet deep everywhere — and the other day it suddenly turned warm and began to thaw, so the roads became very hard to travel, and I was delayed several days."，，，。”：“，。"Although it took a full month and two days, since the time was running short, I was afraid the master would grow anxious, and so I hurried to get here." Jia Zhen said: "That explains it — I was wondering why you only arrived today."，。”，：“，。"I just looked at that list, and it seems this year you old rascal have come to pick a fight with me again." Wu Jinxiao hastily stepped forward two paces and replied: "To answer the master, this year's harvest has truly been bad."，，。"From the rains starting in the third month, one after another straight through to the eighth month, there was not a single stretch of five clear days running."，，，，。"Then in the ninth month came a hailstorm with stones as big as bowls, over an area of nearly thirteen hundred li, injuring and destroying people, houses, livestock, and grain by the thousands and tens of thousands — that is why it has come to this."。”：“，！"Your servant would not dare to lie." Jia Zhen frowned and said: "I had reckoned you would bring at least five thousand taels of silver — what good is this amount!"，，，。”：“！"As it is, you have only eight or nine estates left in all, and this year two of them have reported flood and drought, and now you come to pick a fight with me on top of it — truly you mean to keep us from having a New Year at all!" Wu Jinxiao said: "Your estate here, Master, still counts as one of the better ones!"，。"My younger brother's place is only just over a hundred li from mine, and who would have thought the difference would be so great."，，，，。”：“，，，。"He presently manages the eight estates for that other mansion, several times more than your side here, Master, and this year it's the same sort of goods, only two or three thousand taels more in silver — they too are running short." Jia Zhen said: "That's just it — on my side here things are manageable enough; there's no great extra expense to speak of, only that the year's running costs are somewhat heavy."。"If I put up with a little hardship myself, I can economize somewhat."，，。"And besides, for the customary yearly gifts and invitations, if I just thicken my skin a bit, I can cut back on those and be done with it."，，，。"It can't compare with that other mansion — these past few years they've taken on a great many money-spending affairs that simply cannot be avoided, and yet they haven't added any silver or property to make up for it."，，！”：“，，！”，：“，？”：“，。"These past year or two they've actually lost a great deal on it — if I don't come to you people for it, who else am I to turn to!" Wu Jinxiao said with a smile: "Though that other mansion has taken on more affairs these days, there's giving as well as receiving — surely Her Grace and His Majesty must reward them for it!" Hearing this, Jia Zhen laughed and said to Jia Rong and the others: "Listen to that — isn't what he says laughable?" Jia Rong and the others hastily said with a laugh: "How would people like you, tucked away in mountain hollows and by the seaside, understand such matters."！"Do you suppose Her Grace could simply hand over the Emperor's treasury to us!"，。"Even if in her heart she wished to, it is not hers to decide."？"How could there fail to be a reward?"。"At the proper season and festival, it amounts to no more than some silks, satins, antiques, and trinkets."，，，？"Even if silver were given as a reward, it would be no more than a hundred taels of gold, which comes to only about a thousand taels of silver — what is that toward a whole year's expenses?"！"In these past two years, was there ever a single year that didn't see several thousand taels more paid out in loss!"，，。"The very first year, with the Imperial Consort's home visit and the building of the garden all together — just reckon up how much that one item alone cost, and you'll see."，。”：“，。"If there's another home visit in a couple more years, I'm afraid they'll be reduced to utter poverty." Jia Zhen said with a laugh: "That's exactly why these honest country folk understand only what's visible on the surface, and know nothing of the hidden troubles underneath."，——。”：“。"It's like a mallet carved from yellow cypress for striking a chime-stone — dignified on the outside, bitter within." Jia Rong then said to Jia Zhen with a laugh: "That other mansion really has become poor."，。”：“，。"The other day I overheard Sister Feng and Yuanyang quietly discussing taking some of the Old Ancestress's things out on the sly to pawn for silver." Jia Zhen said with a laugh: "That's just another of your Sister Feng's tricks again — things haven't come to such poverty as all that."，，，，。"She must have seen how many outgoings there are and that the losses have truly grown severe, and not knowing which item's expenses to cut back on next, she's set up this scheme beforehand so that people will hear of it and say things have become as poor as all that."，。”，，，。"But I have my own reckoning in mind — it hasn't come to that state yet." So saying, he had someone take Wu Jinxiao out and see that he was well looked after — but no more of that for now.

賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
進: 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)
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)
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)
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)
烏: Wū — 1. abbr. for country names that begin with 烏 (wū): Ukraine 烏克蘭 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc 2. surname Wu
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)
孝: xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel
進來: jìn lái — to come in (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)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
磕頭: kē tóu — to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
請安: qǐng ān — 1. to pay respects 2. to wish good health 3. in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千 (dǎ qiān))
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
拉: lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (HSK 2)
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)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
硬朗: yìng lǎng — 1. robust 2. healthy (HSK 7-9)
烏: Wū — 1. abbr. for country names that begin with 烏 (wū): Ukraine 烏克蘭 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc 2. surname Wu
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)
孝: xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
托: tuō — 1. to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm 2. sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) 3. (bound form) a shill 4. to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託 (tuō)) 5. torr (unit of pressure) (HSK 6)
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
福: Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
能: Néng — surname Neng (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)
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)
動: dòng — 1. (of sth) to move 2. to set in movement 3. to displace 4. to touch 5. to make use of 6. to stir (emotions) 7. to alter 8. abbr. for 動詞 (dòng cí), verb (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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)
兒子: ér zi — son (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
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)
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)
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)
也罷: yě bà — 1. (reduplicated) whether... or... 2. never mind 3. fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
烏: Wū — 1. abbr. for country names that begin with 烏 (wū): Ukraine 烏克蘭 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc 2. surname Wu
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)
孝: xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
瞞: mán — 1. to conceal from 2. to keep (sb) in the dark (HSK 7-9)
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
小的: xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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)
慣: guàn — 1. accustomed to 2. used to 3. indulge 4. to spoil (a child) (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)
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
悶: mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (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)
慌: huāng — 1. to get panicky; to lose one's head 2. (coll.) (after 得 (dé)) unbearably; terribly (HSK 5)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
可不是: kě bu shì — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure (HSK 7-9)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
願意: yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
見天: jiàn tiān — (coll.) every day
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-
腳下: jiǎo xià — under the foot
世面: shì miàn — 1. the wider world 2. diverse aspects of society
他們: tā men — they; them (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)
年輕: nián qīng — young (HSK 2)
怕: Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
路上: lù shang — 1. on the road 2. on the way; en route (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)
閃失: shǎn shī — 1. mishap 2. accident 3. accidental loss
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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
幾年: jǐ nián — 1. a few years; several years 2. how many years?
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
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)
放心: fàng xīn — 1. to feel relieved 2. to feel reassured 3. to be at ease (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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)
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)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
烏: Wū — 1. abbr. for country names that begin with 烏 (wū): Ukraine 烏克蘭 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc 2. surname Wu
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)
孝道: xiào dao — 1. filial piety (Confucian virtue) 2. to be a good son or daughter
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
今年: jīn nián — this year (HSK 1)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
外頭: wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)
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)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (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)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (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)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
前日: qián rì — day before yesterday
忽然: hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (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)
暖: nuǎn — 1. warm 2. to warm (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)
化: huā — variant of 花 (huā)
路上: lù shang — 1. on the road 2. on the way; en route (HSK 1)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
難走: nán zǒu — 1. hard to get to 2. difficult to travel (i.e. the road is bad)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
很: hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
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)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
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)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
零: líng — 1. zero 2. nought 3. zero sign 4. fractional 5. fragmentary 6. odd (of numbers) 7. (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) 8. fraction 9. (in mathematics) remainder (after division) 10. extra 11. to wither and fall 12. to wither (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)
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)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
日子: rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)
有限: yǒu xiàn — limited; finite (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)
怕: Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
心焦: xīn jiāo — 1. worried 2. anxious
可不: kě bu — see 可不是 (kě bu shì)
赶: gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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)
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)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
今兒: jīn r — (coll.) today
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
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: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
單子: dān zǐ — 1. the only son of a family 2. (functional programming or philosophy) monad
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
今年: jīn nián — this year (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
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)
貨: huò — 1. goods 2. money 3. commodity 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
打擂臺: dǎ lèi tái — 1. (old) to fight on the leitai 2. (fig.) to enter a contest
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)
烏: Wū — 1. abbr. for country names that begin with 烏 (wū): Ukraine 烏克蘭 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc 2. surname Wu
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)
孝: xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
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)
步: Bù — surname Bu (HSK 3)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
今年: jīn nián — this year (HSK 1)
年成: nián cheng — the year's harvest
實在: shí zài — 1. really 2. actually 3. indeed 4. true 5. real 6. honest 7. dependable 8. (philosophy) reality (HSK 2)
不好: bù hǎo — no good
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
三月: Sān yuè — 1. March 2. third month (of the lunar year)
下雨: xià yǔ — to rain (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)
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)
接連: jiē lián — 1. on end 2. in a row 3. in succession (HSK 5)
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
直到: zhí dào — until (HSK 3)
八月: Bā yuè — 1. August 2. eighth month (of the lunar year)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
一連: yī lián — 1. in a row 2. in succession 3. running (HSK 7-9)
晴: qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (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)
九月: Jiǔ yuè — 1. September 2. ninth month (of the lunar year)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (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)
場: cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)
碗: wǎn — 1. bowl 2. cup 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
雹子: báo zi — 1. hail 2. hailstone
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
近: jìn — 1. near 2. close to 3. approximately (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)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
百里: Bǎi lǐ — two-character surname Baili
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
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)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
牲口: shēng kou — 1. animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc) 2. beast of burden
糧食: liáng shi — 1. foodstuff 2. cereals 3. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) (HSK 4)
打傷: dǎ shāng — 1. to injure 2. to wound 3. to damage
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
上萬: shàng wàn — 1. over ten thousand 2. fig. untold numbers 3. innumerable 4. thousands upon thousands
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
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)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
小的: xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
并不: bìng bù — not at all; by no means
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
說謊: shuō huǎng — 1. to lie 2. to tell an untruth (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
皺眉: zhòu méi — 1. to frown 2. to knit one's brow
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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)
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)
定: dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)
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)
至少: zhì shǎo — 1. at least 2. (to say the) least (HSK 3)
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)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
夠: gòu — 1. enough (sufficient) 2. enough (too much) 3. (coll.) (before adj.) really 4. (coll.) to reach by stretching out (HSK 2)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
什麼的: shén me de — and so on; and so forth; and what not
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
一共: yī gòng — in total; altogether (HSK 2)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
剩: shèng — 1. to remain 2. to be left 3. to have as remainder (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
九: jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
庄子: Zhuāng zǐ — Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author
今年: jīn nián — this year (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: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (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)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
報: bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
旱: hàn — drought (HSK 7-9)
澇: lào — flooded (HSK 7-9)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
打擂臺: dǎ lèi tái — 1. (old) to fight on the leitai 2. (fig.) to enter a contest
真真: zhēn zhēn — 1. really 2. in fact 3. genuinely 4. scrupulously
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
別: Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
過年: guò nián — to celebrate the Chinese New Year (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)
烏: Wū — 1. abbr. for country names that begin with 烏 (wū): Ukraine 烏克蘭 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc 2. surname Wu
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)
孝道: xiào dao — 1. filial piety (Confucian virtue) 2. to be a good son or daughter
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
地方: dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
算: suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out 2. to include; to count in 3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight 4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (HSK 2)
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)
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
兄弟: xiōng dì — 1. brothers 2. younger brother 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) 5. brotherly 6. fraternal (HSK 4)
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (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)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
誰知: shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
差: chā — 1. difference; discrepancy 2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) 3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
現: xiàn — 1. to appear 2. present 3. now 4. existing 5. current
管: Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
庄: zhuāng — variant of 莊 (zhuāng)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
這邊: zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (HSK 1)
多: duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
幾倍: jǐ bèi — 1. several times (bigger) 2. double, treble, quadruple etc
今年: jīn nián — this year (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
這些: zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
不過: bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)
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)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
饑荒: jī huāng — 1. crop failure 2. famine 3. debt 4. difficulty
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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)
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
這邊: zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (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)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
沒有什麼: méi yǒu shén me — 1. it is nothing 2. there's nothing ... about it
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
項: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 4)
大事: dà shì — 1. major event 2. major political event (war or change of regime) 3. major social event (wedding or funeral) 4. (do sth) in a big way 5. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng) (HSK 5)
不過: bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
費用: fèi yòng — 1. cost 2. expenditure 3. expense 4. classifier: 筆 (bǐ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
費: Fèi — surname Fei (HSK 3)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
委屈: wěi qu — 1. to feel wronged 2. to cause sb to feel wronged 3. grievance (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)
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)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
再者: zài zhě — moreover; besides
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
例: lì — 1. example 2. precedent 3. rule 4. case 5. instance
送人: sòng rén — 1. to give away 2. to accompany 3. to see sb off
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
臉皮厚: liǎn pí hòu — brazen
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
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)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (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)
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)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
不得: bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
幾年: jǐ nián — 1. a few years; several years 2. how many years?
添: tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
花錢: huā qián — to spend money
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
一定: yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
免: miǎn — 1. to excuse sb 2. to exempt 3. to remove or dismiss from office 4. to avoid 5. to avert 6. to escape 7. to be prohibited (HSK 7-9)
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)
花: Huā — surname Hua (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)
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
添: tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
產業: chǎn yè — 1. industry 2. estate 3. property 4. industrial (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)
一二: yī èr — 1. one or two; a few 2. a little; just a bit
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
倒賠: dào péi — to sustain loss in trade
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)
不和: bù hé — 1. not to get along well 2. to be on bad terms 3. to be at odds 4. discord
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (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)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
烏: Wū — 1. abbr. for country names that begin with 烏 (wū): Ukraine 烏克蘭 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc 2. surname Wu
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)
孝: xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel
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)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
添: tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)
了事: liǎo shì — 1. to dispose of a matter 2. to be done with it
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (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)
娘娘: niáng niang — 1. queen 2. empress 3. imperial concubine 4. Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West 5. mother 6. aunt
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
萬歲: wàn suì — 1. Long live (the king, the revolution etc)! 2. Your Majesty 3. His Majesty
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
豈不: qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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)
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)
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)
可笑: kě xiào — 1. funny 2. ridiculous (HSK 7-9)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
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)
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
坳: ào — 1. depression; cavity; hollow 2. Taiwan pr. (āo)
海: Hǎi — surname Hai (HSK 2)
沿: yán — 1. along 2. to follow (a line, tradition etc) 3. to carry on 4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) 5. border 6. edge (HSK 6)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
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)
道理: dào li — 1. reason 2. argument 3. sense 4. principle 5. basis 6. justification 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
娘娘: niáng niang — 1. queen 2. empress 3. imperial concubine 4. Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West 5. mother 6. aunt
難道: nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (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)
皇上: huáng shang — 1. the emperor 2. Your majesty the emperor 3. His imperial majesty (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)
庫: kù — 1. warehouse 2. storehouse 3. (file) library (HSK 5)
給: gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
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)
不成: bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (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)
心里: xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
縱: zòng — 1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 4. (bound form) to release (a captive) 5. to indulge 6. to leap up 7. (literary) even if
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)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
作主: zuò zhǔ — to decide; to have the final say
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
理: lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)
按時: àn shí — 1. on time 2. before deadline 3. on schedule (HSK 4)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
節: jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)
不過: bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)
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)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
緞: duàn — satin
古董: gǔ dǒng — 1. curio 2. antique (HSK 7-9)
頑: wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
意: yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
縱: zòng — 1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 4. (bound form) to release (a captive) 5. to indulge 6. to leap up 7. (literary) even if
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)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
不過: bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
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)
金子: Jīn zǐ — Kaneko (Japanese surname) (HSK 7-9)
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
值: zhí — 1. value 2. (to be) worth 3. to happen to 4. to be on duty (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: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
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
夠: gòu — 1. enough (sufficient) 2. enough (too much) 3. (coll.) (before adj.) really 4. (coll.) to reach by stretching out (HSK 2)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
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)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
多: duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
賠: péi — 1. to compensate for loss 2. to indemnify 3. to suffer a financial loss (HSK 5)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
幾千: jǐ qiān — several thousand
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)
頭一: tóu yī — the first
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
省親: xǐng qīn — to visit one's parents
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
蓋: Gě — surname Ge (HSK 4)
花園: huā yuán — 1. garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants 2. classifier: 座 (zuò) (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-
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
算: suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out 2. to include; to count in 3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight 4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (HSK 2)
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)
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)
注: zhù — 1. (bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject 2. (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate 3. (bound form) stake (in gambling) 4. classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light 5. variant of 註 (zhù) (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
多少: duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (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)
知道了: zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!
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)
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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (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)
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)
省親: xǐng qīn — to visit one's parents
只怕: zhǐ pà — 1. I'm afraid that... 2. perhaps 3. maybe 4. very likely
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)
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)
窮: qióng — 1. poor 2. destitute 3. to use up 4. to exhaust 5. thoroughly 6. extremely 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
庄家: zhuāng jiā — 1. farmhouse 2. banker (gambling)
老實: lǎo shi — 1. honest; sincere 2. well-behaved 3. naive; gullible (HSK 4)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
明: Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
暗: àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (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)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
黃柏: huáng bò — variant of 黃檗 (huáng bò)
木: Mù — surname Mu
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
磬: qìng — chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone
槌: chuí — 1. mallet 2. pestle 3. beetle (for wedging or ramming)
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-
外頭: wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)
体面: tǐ miàn — 1. dignity; prestige; face 2. honorable; creditable 3. (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable (HSK 7-9)
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)
苦: kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (HSK 4)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
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)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
果真: guǒ zhēn — 1. really 2. as expected 3. sure enough 4. if indeed... 5. if it's really... (HSK 7-9)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
窮: qióng — 1. poor 2. destitute 3. to use up 4. to exhaust 5. thoroughly 6. extremely 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (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)
前兒: qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
聽見: tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姑娘: gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
鴛鴦: yuān yāng — 1. (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) 2. (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
悄悄: qiāo qiāo — 1. quiet; making little or no noise 2. surreptitious; stealthy 3. anxious; worried 4. Taiwan pr. (qiǎo qiǎo) (HSK 5)
商議: shāng yì — 1. to negotiate 2. discussion 3. proposal
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
偷: tōu — 1. to steal 2. to pilfer 3. to snatch 4. thief 5. stealthily (HSK 5)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
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)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (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)
當: dāng — 1. to be 2. to act as 3. manage 4. withstand 5. when 6. during 7. ought 8. should 9. match equally 10. equal 11. same 12. obstruct 13. just at (a time or place) 14. on the spot 15. right 16. just at (HSK 2)
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姑娘: gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)
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)
那里: nà li — there; that place (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)
窮: qióng — 1. poor 2. destitute 3. to use up 4. to exhaust 5. thoroughly 6. extremely 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (HSK 4)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (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)
必定: bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
去路: qù lù — 1. the way one is following 2. outlet
太: tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
實在: shí zài — 1. really 2. actually 3. indeed 4. true 5. real 6. honest 7. dependable 8. (philosophy) reality (HSK 2)
賠: péi — 1. to compensate for loss 2. to indemnify 3. to suffer a financial loss (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)
狠: hěn — 1. ruthless; fierce; ferocious 2. determined; resolute 3. to harden (one's heart) 4. old variant of 很 (hěn) (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)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
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)
項: Xiàng — surname Xiang (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)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (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)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
使: shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
窮: qióng — 1. poor 2. destitute 3. to use up 4. to exhaust 5. thoroughly 6. extremely 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (HSK 4)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
心里: xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
算盤: suàn pán — 1. abacus 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ) 3. plan 4. scheme (HSK 7-9)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
田地: tián dì — 1. field 2. farmland 3. cropland 4. plight 5. extent
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)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
烏: Wū — 1. abbr. for country names that begin with 烏 (wū): Ukraine 烏克蘭 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc 2. surname Wu
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)
孝: xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
好生: hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (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)
不在話下: bù zài huà xià — 1. to be nothing difficult 2. to be a cinch

贾珍便命带进他来。一时，只见乌进孝进来，只在院内磕头请安。贾珍命人拉他起来，笑说：“你还硬朗。”乌进孝笑回：“托爷的福，还能走得动。”贾珍道：“你儿子也大了，该叫他走走也罢了。”乌进孝笑道：“不瞒爷说，小的们走惯了，不来也闷的慌。他们可不是都愿意来见见天子脚下世面？他们到底年轻，怕路上有闪失，再过几年就可放心了。”贾珍道：“你走了几日？”乌进孝道：“回爷的话，今年雪大，外头都是四五尺深的雪，前日忽然一暖一化，路上竟难走的很，耽搁了几日。虽走了一个月零两日，因日子有限了，怕爷心焦，可不赶著来了。”贾珍道：“我说呢，怎么今儿才来。我才看那单子上，今年你这老货又来打擂台来了。”乌进孝忙进前了两步，回道：“回爷说，今年年成实在不好。从三月下雨起，接接连连直到八月，竟没有一连晴过五日。九月里一场碗大的雹子，方近一千三百里地，连人带房并牲口粮食，打伤了上千上万的，所以才这样。小的并不敢说谎。”贾珍皱眉道：“我算定了你至少也有五千两银子来，这够作什么的！如今你们一共只剩了八九个庄子，今年倒有两处报了旱涝，你们又打擂台，真真是又教别过年了。”乌进孝道：“爷的这地方还算好呢！我兄弟离我那里只一百多里，谁知竟大差了。他现管著那府里八处庄地，比爷这边多著几倍，今年也只这些东西，不过多二三千两银子，也是有饥荒打呢。”贾珍道：“正是呢，我这边都可，已没有什么外项大事，不过是一年的费用费些。我受些委屈就省些。再者年例送人请人，我把脸皮厚些，可省些也就完了。比不得那府里，这几年添了许多花钱的事，一定不可免是要花的，却又不添些银子产业。这一二年倒赔了许多，不和你们要，找谁去！”乌进孝笑道：“那府里如今虽添了事，有去有来，娘娘和万岁爷岂不赏的！”贾珍听了，笑向贾蓉等道：“你们听，他这话可笑不可笑？”贾蓉等忙笑道：“你们山坳海沿子上的人，那里知道这道理。娘娘难道把皇上的库给了我们不成！他心里纵有这心，他也不能作主。岂有不赏之理？按时到节不过是些彩缎古董顽意儿。纵赏银子，不过一百两金子，才值了一千两银子，够一年的什么？这二年那一年不多赔出几千银子来！头一年省亲连盖花园子，你算算那一注共花了多少，就知道了。再两年再一回省亲，只怕就精穷了。”贾珍笑道：“所以他们庄家老实人，外明不知里暗的事。黄柏木作磬槌子，——外头体面里头苦。”贾蓉又笑向贾珍道：“果真那府里穷了。前儿我听见凤姑娘和鸳鸯悄悄商议，要偷出老太太的东西去当银子呢。”贾珍笑道：“那又是你凤姑娘的鬼，那里就穷到如此。他必定是见去路太多了，实在赔的狠了，不知又要省那一项的钱，先设此法使人知道，说穷到如此了。我心里却有一个算盘，还不至如此田地。”说著，命人带了乌进孝出去，好生待他，不在话下。

，，，。Here Jia Zhen instructed that, from among all the goods just brought, a portion be set aside for the ancestral offerings, and that some of each item be taken out and sent by Jia Rong over to the Rongguo mansion.，，，。Then he kept back for his own household's use what was needed, and had the remainder divided out by rank and allotment, piled up share by share below the terrace, and had someone call in the sons and nephews of the clan to give it out to them.。Following this, the Rongguo mansion in turn sent over a great many articles for the ancestral offerings, as well as gifts for Jia Zhen himself.，，，，。Jia Zhen, watching until the sacrificial vessels were all properly arranged, shuffled along in his slippers, a great lynx-fur cloak thrown over his shoulders, and had someone spread a large wolf-skin cushion on the stone step beneath the hall pillars, out in the sun; there he basked in the warmth, idly watching the various young men of the clan come to collect their New Year's goods.，，：“？Seeing that Jia Qin had also come to collect goods, Jia Zhen called him over and said: "What are you doing coming here too?"？”：“，。”：“，。"Who told you to come?" Jia Qin, hands lowered respectfully, replied: "I heard that you were calling us to come collect things here, Uncle, so I came without waiting to be sent for." Jia Zhen said: "These goods of mine are meant, to begin with, for those idle young uncles and cousins of yours who have nothing to do and no income of their own."，。"In those years when you were idle too, I gave you a share as well."，，，，，！"Now that you're managing affairs over at that mansion, in charge of the monks and Taoist priests at the family temple, you already draw your own monthly allowance besides, and all the silver for the monks' allowances passes through your hands as well — and yet you still come to take this too? That is far too greedy!"，？"Just look at yourself — do you dress like someone who handles money and runs affairs?"，？"Before, people said you had no income — how is it now, then?"。”：“，。”：“。"You look worse off than before, if anything." Jia Qin said: "It's just that there are many mouths in my household, and the expenses are heavy." Jia Zhen said with a cold laugh: "And you still try to fob me off with excuses."，。"As for what you've been up to at the family temple, don't imagine I don't know."，。"Once you get there, you're the master of course, and no one dares cross you."，，，，。"With money in your hands, and being far away from us besides, you've taken to lording it over the place — night after night gathering disreputable types to gamble, and keeping women and catamites on the side."，？"Squandering money to the state you're in now, and you still dare come to collect goods?"，。"Instead of goods, what you'll get is a beating with a carrying-pole, and only then will it be settled."，，。”，。"Once the New Year is over, I will certainly speak to your Second Uncle Lian about it and have you recalled." Jia Qin's face flushed red, and he did not dare answer.：“，。”，，“。”，，，。Someone came in to report: "Prince Shui of the Northern Mansion has sent scroll-couplets and purses." On hearing this, Jia Zhen hastily ordered Jia Rong to go out and receive them, saying, "Just tell them I am not at home." Jia Rong went off; here Jia Zhen watched until the distribution of goods was finished, then returned to his room, ate supper with Madam You, and nothing more happened that night.，，。By the next day, things were even busier than usual — there is no need to describe it in detail.

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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
吩咐: fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (HSK 7-9)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
方才: fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
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)
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)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
祖: Zǔ — surname Zu
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
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)
各樣: gè yàng — many different types
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (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)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
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)
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
餘者: yú zhě — the remaining people
派出: pài chū — 1. to send 2. to dispatch (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
例: lì — 1. example 2. precedent 3. rule 4. case 5. instance
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
分: fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
分: fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
堆: duī — 1. to pile up 2. to heap up 3. a mass 4. pile 5. heap 6. stack 7. large amount (HSK 5)
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)
月臺: yuè tái — railway platform
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
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)
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
中的: zhòng dì — 1. to hit the target 2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
侄: zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)
喚: huàn — to call
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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
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)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
國: Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
祖: Zǔ — surname Zu
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
收拾: shōu shi — 1. to put in order 2. to tidy up 3. to pack 4. to repair 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 5)
完備: wán bèi — 1. faultless 2. complete 3. perfect 4. to leave nothing to be desired (HSK 7-9)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
器: qì — 1. device 2. tool 3. utensil 4. classifier: 臺 (tái)
靸: sǎ — 1. children's shoe (old) 2. to wear one's shoes babouche style
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)
鞋: xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
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)
猞猁: shē lì — lynx
猻: sūn — 1. used in 猢猻 (hú sūn) 2. used in 兔猻 (tù sūn)
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)
裘: Qiú — surname Qiu
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)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
廳: tīng — 1. (reception) hall 2. living room 3. office 4. provincial government department (HSK 5)
柱: zhù — 1. pillar 2. classifier: 根 (gēn)
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)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
磯: jī — 1. breakwater 2. jetty
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
太陽: tài yang — 1. sun 2. sunlight; sunshine 3. temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴 (tài yáng xué)) (HSK 2)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
舖: pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一個: 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)
褥子: rù zi — 1. cotton-padded mattress 2. classifier: 床 (chuáng)
負: fù — 1. to bear 2. to carry (on one's back) 3. to turn one's back on 4. to be defeated 5. negative (math. etc) (HSK 6)
暄: xuān — genial and warm
閒: jiān — variant of 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
子弟: zǐ dì — 1. child 2. the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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)
領取: lǐng qǔ — to receive; to draw; to get (HSK 6)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
芹: qín — Chinese celery
亦: yì — also (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)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
過來: guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)
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)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
芹: qín — Chinese celery
垂: chuí — 1. to hang (down) 2. droop 3. dangle 4. bend down 5. hand down 6. bequeath 7. nearly 8. almost 9. to approach (HSK 7-9)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
聽見: tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
大爺: dà yé — 1. arrogant idler 2. self-centered show-off (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)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (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)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (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)
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)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
給: gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
那些: nà xiē — those (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)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
進益: jìn yì — 1. income 2. (literary) improvement 3. progress
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
小叔: xiǎo shū — 1. husband's younger brother 2. brother-in-law
叔: shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)
兄弟: xiōng dì — 1. brothers 2. younger brother 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) 5. brotherly 6. fraternal (HSK 4)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
給: gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
管: Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
管: Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
道士: dào shì — Daoist priest
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
一月: Yī yuè — 1. January 2. first month (of the lunar year)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
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)
分: fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)
例外: lì wài — 1. exception 2. to be an exception (HSK 5)
這些: zhè xiē — these (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)
分: fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)
例: lì — 1. example 2. precedent 3. rule 4. case 5. instance
銀子: yín zi — 1. money 2. silver
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
手里: shǒu lǐ — 1. in hand 2. (a situation is) in sb's hands (HSK 4)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (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)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
這個: zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
太: tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
貪: tān — 1. to have a voracious desire for 2. to covet 3. greedy 4. corrupt (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
穿: chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
手里: shǒu lǐ — 1. in hand 2. (a situation is) in sb's hands (HSK 4)
使: shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
辦事: bàn shì — 1. to handle (affairs) 2. to work (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)
先前: xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
進益: jìn yì — 1. income 2. (literary) improvement 3. progress
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
怎麼了: zěn me le — 1. What's up? 2. What's going on? 3. What happened?
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
先: xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)
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)
象: xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
芹: qín — Chinese celery
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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)
家里: jiā lǐ — home (HSK 1)
原人: yuán rén — 1. prehistoric man 2. primitive man
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (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)
費用: fèi yòng — 1. cost 2. expenditure 3. expense 4. classifier: 筆 (bǐ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
冷笑: lěng xiào — 1. to sneer 2. to laugh grimly 3. grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) 4. bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile (HSK 7-9)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
支吾: zhī wú — 1. to resist 2. to deal with
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
在家: zài jiā — 1. to be at home 2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 (chū chāi)) 3. (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 (chū jiā)) (HSK 1)
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
諒: liàng — 1. to show understanding 2. to excuse 3. to presume 4. to expect
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
呢: ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
到了: dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
自然: zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
爺: yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
違拗: wéi ào — to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
手里: shǒu lǐ — 1. in hand 2. (a situation is) in sb's hands (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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))
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
離: Lí — surname Li (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)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
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)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
稱霸: chēng bà — 1. lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon 2. to take a leading role 3. to build a personal fiefdom
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
夜夜: yè yè — every night
招: zhāo — 1. to recruit 2. to provoke 3. to beckon 4. to incur 5. to infect 6. contagious 7. a move (chess) 8. a maneuver 9. device 10. trick 11. to confess (HSK 6)
聚: jù — 1. to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive) 2. (chemistry) poly- (HSK 4)
匪: fěi — 1. bandit 2. (literary) not
類: lèi — 1. kind; type; class; category 2. (classifier) kind; type 3. (bound form) to resemble; to be similar to (HSK 3)
賭錢: dǔ qián — to gamble
養老: yǎng lǎo — 1. to provide for the elderly (family members) 2. to enjoy a life in retirement (HSK 6)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
小子: xiǎo zǐ — 1. (literary) youngster 2. (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) 3. (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
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
花: Huā — surname Hua (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
形象: xíng xiàng — 1. image 2. form 3. figure 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. visualization 6. vivid (HSK 3)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (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)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
不成: bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (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)
頓: dùn — 1. to stop 2. to pause 3. to arrange 4. to lay out 5. to kowtow 6. to stamp (one's foot) 7. at once 8. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal (HSK 3)
馱: duò — load carried by a pack animal (HSK 7-9)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
棍: gùn — 1. stick; rod; truncheon 2. scoundrel; villain (HSK 7-9)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
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)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
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)
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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
璉: liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
叔: shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
換: huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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
芹: qín — Chinese celery
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (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)
臉: liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
北: běi — 1. north 2. (classical) to be defeated (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
王爺: wáng ye — 1. prince 2. marquis 3. nobleman
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)
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)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
荷包: hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
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
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
聽說: tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
出去: chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
款待: kuǎn dài — 1. to entertain 2. to be hospitable to
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
不在: bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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
晚飯: wǎn fàn — 1. evening meal 2. dinner 3. supper 4. classifier: 份 (fèn), 頓 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) (HSK 1)
一宿: yī xiǔ — one whole night; all night
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
話: huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
次日: cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
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)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
往日: wǎng rì — former days; the past (HSK 7-9)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
細說: xì shuō — to tell in detail

，，，，，，。It was already the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth month, and everything of every kind was in readiness; in both mansions the door gods and couplets had been changed, name-plaques hung, the peachwood charms freshly painted, and all was resplendent and new.，，，，，，，，，，。In the Ningguo mansion, from the main gate, the ceremonial gate, the great hall, the warm pavilion, the inner hall, the inner triple gate, the inner ceremonial gate, and the inner screen gate, all the way to the main hall, the central doors stood open the whole way along, and on either side beneath the steps stood rows of tall vermilion lanterns, lit so that they looked like two dragons of gold.，，，，，，。The next day, starting with Grandmother Jia, all those who held imperial titles of rank put on their court robes according to their rank, and, riding first in an eight-bearer great palanquin, led everyone into the palace to pay homage; when the ceremonies and the bestowed banquet were finished, they returned, and went to alight from their palanquins at the warm pavilion of the Ningguo mansion.，，。Those of the younger generation who had not accompanied them into the palace all stood in ranks before the gate of the Ning mansion waiting in attendance, and were afterward led into the ancestral hall.，，，，，“”，“”。Now, since this was Baoqin's first time, she looked closely and carefully to take in this ancestral hall: it turned out to be a separate courtyard on the west side of the Ning mansion, with a five-bayed great gate set within a black-lacquered railing; above it hung a plaque bearing the four characters "Ancestral Hall of the Jia Clan," with a side inscription reading "Written by Kong Jizong, Duke for the Perpetuation of the Sage."，：On either side hung a long pair of matching scrolls, which read:

已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
到了: dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
腊月: Là yuè — twelfth lunar month (HSK 7-9)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
九: jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
各色: gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
齊備: qí bèi — 1. all ready 2. available 3. complete
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
中都: Zhōng dū — Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
換: huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (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)
門神: mén shén — door god
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
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)
挂牌: guà pái — 1. lit. to hang up a plate 2. to open up for business 3. listed (on stock market)
新: Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
桃: táo — peach (HSK 5)
符: Fú — surname Fu
煥然一新: huàn rán yī xīn — 1. to look completely new (idiom); brand new 2. changed beyond recognition
寧國: Níng guó — see 寧國市 (Níng guó Shì)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
大門: Dà mén — the Doors, US rock band (HSK 2)
儀: yí — 1. apparatus 2. rites 3. appearance 4. present 5. ceremony
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
大廳: dà tīng — hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby (HSK 5)
暖閣: nuǎn gé — 1. warm room 2. warm partition of a room
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
廳: tīng — 1. (reception) hall 2. living room 3. office 4. provincial government department (HSK 5)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
三門: Sān mén — see 三門縣 (Sān mén Xiàn)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
儀: yí — 1. apparatus 2. rites 3. appearance 4. present 5. ceremony
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
塞: sāi — 1. to plug; to stop up; to stuff in 2. (bound form) a stopper; a cork (HSK 6)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
直到: zhí dào — until (HSK 3)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
一路: yī lù — 1. the whole journey 2. all the way 3. going the same way 4. going in the same direction 5. of the same kind (HSK 5)
正門: zhèng mén — 1. main entrance 2. main gate 3. portal
大開: dà kāi — to open wide
兩邊: liǎng biān — either side; both sides (HSK 4)
階: jiē — 1. rank or step 2. stairs
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
色: sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)
朱紅: zhū hóng — vermilion (HSK 7-9)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
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)
點: diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
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)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
龍: Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)
次日: cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
由: yóu — 1. to follow 2. from 3. because of; due to 4. by; via; through 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (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)
誥: gào — 1. to enjoin 2. to grant (a title)
封: Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
按: àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)
品級: pǐn jí — workmanship
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)
朝服: cháo fú — court dress in former times
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)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
人大: Rén dà — Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學 (Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué))
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
帶領: dài lǐng — 1. to guide 2. to lead (HSK 3)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
進宮: jìn gōng — 1. to enter the emperor's palace 2. (slang) to go to jail
朝: Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
賀: Hè — surname He
行禮: xíng lǐ — 1. to salute 2. to make one's salutations
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
宴: yàn — 1. (bound form) to entertain at a banquet 2. (bound form) banquet; feast 3. (literary) peaceful; at ease
畢: Bì — surname Bi
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (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)
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)
寧國: Níng guó — see 寧國市 (Níng guó Shì)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
暖閣: nuǎn gé — 1. warm room 2. warm partition of a room
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)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
諸子: zhū zǐ — 1. various sages 2. refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 (rú) represented by Confucius 孔子 (Kǒng zǐ) and Mencius 孟子 (Mèng zǐ), Daoism 道 (dào) by Laozi 老子 (Lǎo zǐ) and Zhuangzi 莊子 (Zhuāng zǐ), Mohism 墨 (mò) by Mozi 墨子 (Mò zǐ), Legalism 法 (fǎ) by Sunzi 孫子 (Sūn zǐ) and Han Feizi 韓非子 (Hán Fēi zǐ), and numerous others
弟: dì — 1. younger brother 2. junior male 3. I (modest word in letter) (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)
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)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
入: rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)
朝: Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
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)
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
門前: mén qián — in front of the door
排班: pái bān — to arrange (shifts, runs, classes etc) in order
伺: cì — used in 伺候 (cì hou)
侯: Hóu — surname Hou
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
引入: yǐn rù — 1. to draw into 2. to pull into 3. to introduce (HSK 7-9)
宗祠: zōng cí — 1. ancestral temple 2. clan hall
且說: qiě shuō — thus
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)
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)
初次: chū cì — 1. for the first time 2. first (meeting, attempt etc) (HSK 7-9)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
細細: xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful
留神: liú shén — 1. to take care 2. to be careful (HSK 7-9)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
諒: liàng — 1. to show understanding 2. to excuse 3. to presume 4. to expect
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)
宗祠: zōng cí — 1. ancestral temple 2. clan hall
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
西邊: xī biān — 1. west 2. west side 3. western part 4. to the west of (HSK 1)
另一: lìng yī — another ...; the other ...
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
院子: yuàn zi — 1. courtyard 2. garden 3. yard 4. patio 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. (old) servant (HSK 2)
黑: Hēi — short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 (Hēi lóng jiāng) (HSK 2)
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)
柵欄: zhà lán — fence
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
大門: Dà mén — the Doors, US rock band (HSK 2)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (HSK 6)
一塊: yī kuài — 1. a piece; a chunk 2. (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這 (zhè)) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊 (qíng gǎn zhè yī kuài) "the emotional aspect (of it)") 3. (coll.) one yuan; a dollar 4. together; in the same place; in company
匾: biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket
寫: xiě — to write (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
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
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
宗祠: zōng cí — 1. ancestral temple 2. clan hall
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
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)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
衍圣公: Yǎn shèng gōng — hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
孔: Kǒng — surname Kong
繼: jì — 1. to continue 2. to follow after 3. to go on with 4. to succeed 5. to inherit 6. then 7. afterwards (HSK 7-9)
宗: Zōng — surname Zong (HSK 7-9)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
兩旁: liǎng páng — both sides; either side
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
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)
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
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)

，，Liver and brains spilled upon the ground — the myriad surnames depend upon the grace of their nurturing protection;

，。Merit and fame piercing the heavens — a hundred generations look up to the splendor of their sacrificial offerings.

。This too was written by the Duke for the Perpetuation of the Sage.，，。Entering the courtyard, there was a paved path of white stone, with dark green pines and cypresses standing on either side.。On the terrace were set out ancient bronze tripods and ritual vessels, patinated blue-green.，：“”。Before the projecting front hall hung a gold plaque with nine dragons, which read: "Star-Radiance, Aiding and Assisting."。This was in the brushwork of a former emperor himself.，：On either side hung a pair of matching scrolls, which read:

亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
衍圣公: Yǎn shèng gōng — hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
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)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
進入: jìn rù — 1. to enter 2. to join 3. to go into (HSK 2)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
白: Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
甬路: yǒng lù — paved path
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)
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)
蒼松翠柏: cāng sōng cuì bǎi — evergreen pine and cypress (idiom); steadfast nobility
月臺: yuè tái — railway platform
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
青綠: qīng lǜ — 1. lush green 2. dark green 3. turquoise
古: Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)
銅: tóng — 1. copper (chemistry) 2. see also 紅銅 (hóng tóng) 3. classifier: 塊 (kuài) (HSK 7-9)
鼎: dǐng — 1. ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs 2. pot (dialect) 3. to enter upon a period of (classical) 4. Kangxi radical 206 5. one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
彝: Yí — Yi ethnic group
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)
器: qì — 1. device 2. tool 3. utensil 4. classifier: 臺 (tái)
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)
廈: Xià — abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門 (Xià mén), Fujian
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (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)
九龍: Jiǔ lóng — Kowloon district of Hong Kong
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
匾: biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket
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)
星: xīng — 1. star 2. heavenly body 3. satellite 4. small amount
輝: huī — (bound form) radiance; brilliance; to shine
輔弼: fǔ bì — 1. to assist a ruler in governing a country 2. prime minister
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
先皇: xiān huáng — emperor of a former dynasty
御: yù — 1. (bound form) imperial; royal 2. (literary) to drive (a carriage) 3. (literary) to manage; to govern
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)
兩邊: liǎng biān — either side; both sides (HSK 4)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
對聯: duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)
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)

，。Meritorious deeds shine bright as sun and moon; fame and rank, without interruption, extend to sons and grandsons.

。This too was in the imperial brush.，：“”。Before the five-bayed main hall hung a plaque of coiling dragons inlaid in blue, which read: "Honoring the End, Pursuing the Distant Past."，：Beside it hung a pair of matching scrolls, which read:

亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
御: yù — 1. (bound form) imperial; royal 2. (literary) to drive (a carriage) 3. (literary) to manage; to govern
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)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
正殿: zhèng diàn — main hall of a Buddhist temple
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (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)
鬧: nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)
龍: Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)
填: tián — 1. to fill or stuff 2. (of a form etc) to fill in (HSK 4)
青: Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)
匾: biǎn — 1. horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall 2. shallow round woven bamboo basket
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)
慎終追遠: shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn — to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
旁邊: páng biān — side; adjacent place (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
副: fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)
對聯: duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)
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)

，。Hereafter may sons and grandsons inherit their blessed virtue; to this day the common people remember the houses of Rong and Ning.

。All of these were in the imperial brush.，，，。Within, incense and candles blazed bright, with brocade screens and embroidered curtains; although the ancestral tablets were arrayed there, they could not be seen clearly.：，，，，，，。The members of the Jia family were seen arranged in ranks according to the order of generations, standing in place: Jia Jing conducted the main sacrifice, Jia She assisted in the sacrifice, Jia Zhen presented the wine cups, Jia Lian and Jia Cong presented the silk offerings, Baoyu held the incense, and Jia Chang and Jia Ling spread out the kneeling mats and tended the burning pit.，，，，，，。Musicians in blue robes played, the wine cups were offered three times, and when the bowing and rising were finished, the silk was burned and wine poured in libation; when the rites were complete, the music stopped, and all withdrew.，，，。The whole company then accompanied Grandmother Jia to the main hall, where before the ancestral portraits brocade curtains hung high, painted screens stood guard around them, and incense and candles blazed bright.，；In the very center above hung the portraits of the two founding ancestors of Ning and Rong, both clad in python robes with jade-studded belts;。On both sides there were also several scrolls of portraits of the ancestors.，。Jia Xing, Jia Zhi, and the others stood in a line from the inner ceremonial gate all the way to the veranda of the main hall.，。Outside the threshold stood Jia Jing and Jia She; inside the threshold were the various womenfolk.。All the household servants and pages stood outside the ceremonial gate.，，，。As each dish arrived and was passed to the ceremonial gate, Jia Xing, Jia Zhi, and the others would receive it and pass it in turn up the steps into Jia Jing's hands.，。Jia Rong, being the eldest grandson of the senior branch, was the only one who stood with the womenfolk inside the threshold.，，，，，。Whenever Jia Jing brought a dish forward, he passed it to Jia Rong, who passed it to his wife, and she in turn passed it to Xifeng, You-shi, and the others, until it reached the offering table, where it was finally passed to Lady Wang.，。Lady Wang passed it to the Lady Dowager, who then set it on the table with her own hands.，，。Lady Xing stood to the west of the offering table, facing east, setting out offerings together with the Lady Dowager.，，。Only after all the dishes, rice, soup, sweets, wine, and tea had been passed through did Jia Rong withdraw down the steps and take his place at the head of Jia Qin's rank.，，，，，，，，，，，，，，，。Among all whose names bore the "文" radical, Jia Jing led; next, among those whose names bore the "玉" radical, Jia Zhen led; and below them, among those whose names bore the grass radical, Jia Rong led — arranged in the zhao-mu order of ancestral precedence, men to the east and women to the west; only when the Lady Dowager had taken up incense and bowed did everyone kneel down together, filling the five-bay great hall, the three-bay side chambers, the inner and outer eaves of the corridors, and the raised courtyards above and below the steps — a mass of brocade and blossoms packed so dense there was not a single gap of empty ground.，，，。Not a crow or sparrow could be heard — only the clinking and tinkling of gold bells and jade pendants swaying faintly, together with the rustling patter of boots and shoes as people rose and knelt.，，。Presently the rites concluded, and Jia Jing, Jia She, and the others hastened out, going to the Rong mansion to wait especially to pay their respects to the Lady Dowager.

俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
御: yù — 1. (bound form) imperial; royal 2. (literary) to drive (a carriage) 3. (literary) to manage; to govern
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)
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)
香燭: xiāng zhú — joss stick and candle
輝煌: huī huáng — 1. splendid 2. glorious (HSK 7-9)
錦: jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright
幛: zhàng — hanging scroll
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
幕: mù — 1. curtain or screen 2. canopy or tent 3. headquarters of a general 4. act (of a play) (HSK 7-9)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
列: liè — 1. to arrange 2. to line up 3. file 4. series 5. (in data tables) column 6. (Tw) row (HSK 4)
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)
神: Shén — God (HSK 5)
主: zhǔ — 1. owner 2. master 3. host 4. individual or party concerned 5. God 6. Lord 7. main 8. to indicate or signify 9. trump card (in card games) (HSK 7-9)
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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
真切: zhēn qiè — 1. vivid 2. distinct 3. clear 4. sincere 5. honest
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
昭: zhāo — 1. bright 2. clear 3. manifest 4. to show clearly
穆: Mù — surname Mu
排班: pái bān — to arrange (shifts, runs, classes etc) in order
立定: lì dìng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. halt! 4. to hold resolutely (of a view, an aspiration etc)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
敬: jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)
主祭: zhǔ jì — to perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
陪: péi — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company 3. to assist 4. old variant of 賠 (péi) (HSK 5)
祭: Zhài — surname Zhai (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
獻: xiàn — 1. to offer 2. to present 3. to dedicate 4. to donate 5. to show 6. to put on display 7. worthy person (old) (HSK 5)
爵: jué — 1. ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle 2. nobility
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
璉: liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
琮: Cóng — surname Cong
獻: xiàn — 1. to offer 2. to present 3. to dedicate 4. to donate 5. to show 6. to put on display 7. worthy person (old) (HSK 5)
帛: bó — silk
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
菖: chāng — see 菖蒲 (chāng pú)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
菱: líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)
展: Zhǎn — surname Zhan
拜: bài — 1. to bow to; to pay one's respects 2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) 3. to make a courtesy call 4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony 5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) 6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
毯: tǎn — 1. blanket 2. rug
守: shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)
焚: fén — to burn
池: Chí — surname Chi
青衣: qīng yī — 1. black clothes 2. servant (old) 3. young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦 (zhèng dàn)
樂: Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
獻: xiàn — 1. to offer 2. to present 3. to dedicate 4. to donate 5. to show 6. to put on display 7. worthy person (old) (HSK 5)
爵: jué — 1. ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle 2. nobility
拜: bài — 1. to bow to; to pay one's respects 2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) 3. to make a courtesy call 4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony 5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) 6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
興: Xīng — surname Xing
畢: Bì — surname Bi
焚: fén — to burn
帛: bó — silk
奠酒: diàn jiǔ — a libation
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
樂: Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)
止: zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)
退出: tuì chū — 1. to withdraw 2. to abort 3. to quit 4. to log out (computing) (HSK 3)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)
隨著: suí zhe — 1. along with 2. in the wake of 3. following (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
影: yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
錦: jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright
幔: màn — curtain
高: Gāo — surname Gao (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)
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
屏: bīng — used in 屏營 (bīng yíng)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
護: hù — to protect (HSK 6)
香燭: xiāng zhú — joss stick and candle
輝煌: huī huáng — 1. splendid 2. glorious (HSK 7-9)
上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
居中: jū zhōng — 1. to be between two parties (as in mediation) 2. to be in the middle; to be in between 3. (page layout) to be centered
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (HSK 6)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
榮: Róng — surname Rong
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
祖: Zǔ — surname Zu
遺像: yí xiàng — portrait of the deceased
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
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)
蟒: mǎng — python
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)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
兩邊: liǎng biān — either side; both sides (HSK 4)
還有: hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
軸: zhóu — 1. axis 2. axle 3. spool (for thread) 4. roller (for scrolls) 5. classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
列: liè — 1. to arrange 2. to line up 3. file 4. series 5. (in data tables) column 6. (Tw) row (HSK 4)
祖: Zǔ — surname Zu
遺: yí — (bound form) to leave behind
影: yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
荇: xìng — yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
芷: zhǐ — 1. angelica (type of iris) 2. plant root used in TCM
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)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
儀: yí — 1. apparatus 2. rites 3. appearance 4. present 5. ceremony
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
挨次: āi cì — 1. in sequence 2. in the proper order 3. one by one 4. in turn
列: liè — 1. to arrange 2. to line up 3. file 4. series 5. (in data tables) column 6. (Tw) row (HSK 4)
站: zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)
直到: zhí dào — until (HSK 3)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
廊: láng — 1. corridor 2. veranda 3. porch
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)
檻: jiàn — 1. banister 2. balustrade 3. cage for animal or prisoner 4. to transport caged prisoner on a cart
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
敬: jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
檻: jiàn — 1. banister 2. balustrade 3. cage for animal or prisoner 4. to transport caged prisoner on a cart
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (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)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
女眷: nǚ juàn — 1. the females in a family 2. womenfolk
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
家人: jiā rén — 1. family member 2. (old) servant (HSK 1)
小廝: xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
儀: yí — 1. apparatus 2. rites 3. appearance 4. present 5. ceremony
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
之外: zhī wài — 1. outside 2. excluding (HSK 5)
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
一道: yī dào — together (HSK 6)
菜: cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē)) 2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán)) 3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor 4. (coll.) (one's) type (HSK 1)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
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)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
儀: yí — 1. apparatus 2. rites 3. appearance 4. present 5. ceremony
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
荇: xìng — yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
芷: zhǐ — 1. angelica (type of iris) 2. plant root used in TCM
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
階: jiē — 1. rank or step 2. stairs
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
敬: jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
系: xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
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)
房: Fáng — surname Fang
長孫: Zhǎng sūn — two-character surname Zhangsun
獨: dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (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)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
女眷: nǚ juàn — 1. the females in a family 2. womenfolk
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
檻: jiàn — 1. banister 2. balustrade 3. cage for animal or prisoner 4. to transport caged prisoner on a cart
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
敬: jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)
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)
菜: cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē)) 2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán)) 3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor 4. (coll.) (one's) type (HSK 1)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
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)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
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)
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)
于: Yú — surname Yu (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)
妻子: qī zǐ — wife and children (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
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)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
桌: zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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)
于: Yú — surname Yu (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)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
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)
放: fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
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)
桌: zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
桌: zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
東: Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
立: Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
放: fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
直至: zhí zhì — 1. lasting until 2. up till (the present) (HSK 7-9)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
菜: cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē)) 2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán)) 3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor 4. (coll.) (one's) type (HSK 1)
飯: fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)
湯: Tāng — surname Tang (HSK 3)
點: diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)
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)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
退出: tuì chū — 1. to withdraw 2. to abort 3. to quit 4. to log out (computing) (HSK 3)
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)
階: jiē — 1. rank or step 2. stairs
歸入: guī rù — 1. to assign (to a class) 2. to classify as 3. to include
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
芹: qín — Chinese celery
階位: jiē wèi — 1. order 2. rank 3. level
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
凡: fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
旁: páng — 1. one side 2. other 3. different 4. lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂 (dāo), 亻 (rén) etc) (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
敬: jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)
為首: wéi shǒu — 1. head 2. be headed by
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)
則: zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
為首: wéi shǒu — 1. head 2. be headed by
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)
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)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
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)
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)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
為首: wéi shǒu — 1. head 2. be headed by
左: Zuǒ — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
昭: zhāo — 1. bright 2. clear 3. manifest 4. to show clearly
右: yòu — 1. (bound form) right; right-hand side 2. (bound form) (politics) right of center 3. (bound form) (old) west 4. (literary) the right side as the side of precedence (HSK 1)
穆: Mù — surname Mu
男: nán — 1. (bound form) male 2. baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) (HSK 1)
東: Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
俟: qí — used in 万俟 (Mò qí)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
拈香: niān xiāng — burn incense
下拜: xià bài — 1. to bow down low 2. to make obeisance 3. to kneel and bow
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
一齊: yī qí — 1. at the same time 2. simultaneously (HSK 6)
跪下: guì xia — to kneel down
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)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
大廳: dà tīng — hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby (HSK 5)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
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)
廈: Xià — abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門 (Xià mén), Fujian
內外: nèi wài — 1. inside and outside 2. domestic and foreign 3. approximately 4. about (HSK 6)
廊: láng — 1. corridor 2. veranda 3. porch
檐: yán — 1. eaves 2. ledge or brim
階: jiē — 1. rank or step 2. stairs
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
階: jiē — 1. rank or step 2. stairs
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)
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)
丹: dān — 1. red 2. pellet 3. powder 4. cinnabar
墀: chí — courtyard
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
花團錦簇: huā tuán jǐn cù — 1. brightly colored decorations (idiom) 2. splendid
塞: sāi — 1. to plug; to stop up; to stuff in 2. (bound form) a stopper; a cork (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)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
隙: xì — 1. crack 2. crevice 3. gap or interval 4. loophole 5. discord 6. rift
空地: kōng dì — air-to-surface (missile) (HSK 7-9)
鴉: yā — crow
雀: qiāo — 1. a freckle 2. lentigo
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
鏗鏘: kēng qiāng — 1. sonorous 2. resounding 3. fig. resounding words
叮: dīng — 1. to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) 2. to say repeatedly 3. to urge insistently 4. to ask repeatedly 5. to stick to a point 6. (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
當: dāng — 1. to be 2. to act as 3. manage 4. withstand 5. when 6. during 7. ought 8. should 9. match equally 10. equal 11. same 12. obstruct 13. just at (a time or place) 14. on the spot 15. right 16. just at (HSK 2)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
鈴: líng — 1. (small) bell 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
珮: pèi — girdle ornaments
微微: wēi wēi — 1. slight 2. faint 3. humble
搖曳: yáo yè — to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
起: qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)
跪: guì — to kneel (HSK 6)
靴: xuē — boots
履: lǚ — 1. shoe 2. to tread on
颯: sà — 1. sound of wind 2. valiant 3. melancholy
沓: Tà — surname Ta
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
響: xiǎng — 1. echo 2. sound 3. noise 4. to make a sound 5. to sound 6. to ring 7. loud 8. classifier for noises (HSK 2)
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)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
敬: jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
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)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
退出: tuì chū — 1. to withdraw 2. to abort 3. to quit 4. to log out (computing) (HSK 3)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
專: zhuān — 1. for a particular person, occasion, purpose 2. focused on one thing 3. special 4. expert 5. particular (to sth) 6. concentrated 7. specialized
候: hòu — 1. to wait 2. to inquire after 3. to watch 4. season 5. climate 6. (old) period of five days
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)
行禮: xíng lǐ — 1. to salute 2. to make one's salutations

，，，，，，。You-shi's main room had already been laid, floor to floor, with red felt carpet; in the center stood a large gilt-enamel brazier with three elephant-trunk legs and a rounded, loach-back rim; on the kang facing forward, new bright-red felt had been spread, with a backrest and bolster of scarlet embroidered with clouds and dragons holding up the character for longevity set out, and over these a black fox-fur wrap was further draped, with a cushion of large white fox fur besides, and the Lady Dowager was invited to sit there.，。On both sides fur cushions were also spread, seating two or three sisters-in-law of the Lady Dowager's own generation.，，。On the small kang behind the screen at the end on this side, fur cushions were likewise spread, seating Lady Xing and the others.，，，。On the floor, on twelve carved-lacquer chairs arranged facing each other on both sides, small cushions of uniform gray-squirrel fur had been laid, and beneath each chair was a large brass foot-warmer — these seated Baoqin and the other young ladies.，，，。You-shi, with a tea tray, personally served tea to the Lady Dowager, while Jia Rong's wife served the other elder grandmothers; then You-shi went on to serve Lady Xing and the others, and Jia Rong's wife served the young ladies.。Xifeng, Li Wan, and the others merely waited in attendance on the floor.，。When the tea was finished, Lady Xing and the others rose first to attend upon the Lady Dowager.，，。The Lady Dowager drank her tea, exchanged a few idle words with her old sisters-in-law, and then ordered the sedan chair made ready.。Xifeng hurried forward to help her up.：“。You-shi said with a smile, "The Old Ancestress's supper has already been prepared.，？”：“，，。”：“，，。Every year you refuse to grant us the honor of eating supper here before going on — can it really be that we don't measure up to that girl Feng?" Xifeng, supporting the Lady Dowager, said with a laugh, "Old Ancestress, let's go quickly — we'll go home and eat, never mind her." The Lady Dowager said with a smile, "Here you are with the ancestors' offerings to see to, busy as can be — how could you possibly put up with my carrying on here.，。Besides, every year even when I don't eat here, you still have the food sent over to me.，，。”。Better to just send it over — if I can't finish it, I'll keep it and eat it again tomorrow, and won't that mean I get to eat all the more?" This made everyone laugh.：“，。”。She also instructed her, "Be sure to assign reliable people to tend the incense fires through the night — this is nothing to be careless about." You-shi assented.。So saying, she walked out and boarded her sedan chair in front of the warm pavilion.，，。Only after You-shi and the others had stepped aside behind the screen did the pages lead the chair-bearers in and carry the sedan chair out through the main gate.。You-shi likewise followed Lady Xing and the others to the Rong mansion.

尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
上房: shàng fáng — see 正房 (zhèng fáng)
早已: zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)
襲: xí — 1. (bound form) to raid; to attack 2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
舖: pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)
滿: Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
氈: zhān — felt (fabric)
當地: dāng dì — local (HSK 3)
放: fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
象: xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
鼻: bí — nose
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
足: jù — excessive (HSK 6)
鰍: qiū — 1. loach (family Cobitidae) 2. used in 鯕鰍 (qí qiū) (mahi-mahi, a fish unrelated to the loaches)
沿: yán — 1. along 2. to follow (a line, tradition etc) 3. to carry on 4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) 5. border 6. edge (HSK 6)
鎏金: liú jīn — variant of 鎦金 (liú jīn)
琺: fà — used in 琺瑯 (fà láng)
琅: láng — 1. jade-like stone 2. clean and white 3. tinkling of pendants
大火: dà huǒ — 1. conflagration; large fire 2. classifier: 場 (cháng)
盆: pén — 1. basin 2. flower pot 3. unit of volume equal to 12 斗 (dǒu) and 8 升 (shēng), approx 128 liters 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
正面: zhèng miàn — 1. front 2. obverse side 3. right side 4. positive 5. direct 6. open (HSK 7-9)
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)
舖: pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)
新: Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)
猩紅: xīng hóng — scarlet
氈: zhān — felt (fabric)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
大紅: dà hóng — crimson
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
雲龍: Yún lóng — 1. see 雲龍區 (Yún lóng Qū) 2. see 雲龍縣 (Yún lóng Xiàn)
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)
壽: Shòu — surname Shou
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
靠: kào — 1. to lean against or on 2. to stand by the side of 3. to come near to 4. to depend on 5. to trust 6. to fuck (vulgar) 7. traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) (HSK 2)
背: bēi — 1. to carry on one's back 2. (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc) (HSK 2)
引: yǐn — 1. to draw (e.g. a bow) 2. to pull 3. to stretch sth 4. to extend 5. to lengthen 6. to involve or implicate in 7. to attract 8. to lead 9. to guide 10. to leave 11. to provide evidence or justification for 12. old unit of distance equal to 10 丈 (zhàng), one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters (HSK 4)
枕: zhěn — 1. (bound form) pillow 2. to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. (zhèn))
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
另有: lìng yǒu — to have some other (reason etc)
黑: Hēi — short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 (Hēi lóng jiāng) (HSK 2)
狐: hú — fox
皮: Pí — surname Pi (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)
袱: fú — (bound form) a cloth used to wrap or cover
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-
搭: dā — 1. to put up 2. to build (scaffolding) 3. to hang (clothes on a pole) 4. to connect 5. to join 6. to arrange in pairs 7. to match 8. to add 9. to throw in (resources) 10. to take (boat, train) 11. variant of 褡 (dā) (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)
上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)
大白: dà bái — 1. (of facts or truth) to become fully revealed; to come to light 2. (old) wine cup 3. (coll.) whiting (used in whitewash) 4. (coll.) (neologism, attested by 2020) healthcare worker in a full-body protective suit (from the white robot Baymax in Disney's "Big Hero 6", called "大白" in Chinese)
狐: hú — fox
皮: Pí — surname Pi (HSK 3)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
褥: rù — mattress
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
母上: mǔ shàng — (slang) mother; mom (from Japanese 母上 "haha-ue")
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)
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)
兩邊: liǎng biān — either side; both sides (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
舖: pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)
皮: Pí — surname Pi (HSK 3)
褥: rù — mattress
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
輩: bèi — 1. lifetime 2. generation 3. group of people 4. class 5. classifier for generations 6. (literary) classifier for people (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)
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)
妯娌: zhóu li — wives of brothers; sisters-in-law
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)
這邊: zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (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)
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)
排插: pái chā — power strip
之後: zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
舖: pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (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)
皮: Pí — surname Pi (HSK 3)
褥: rù — mattress
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)
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
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)
地下: dì xià — 1. underground 2. subterranean 3. covert (HSK 4)
兩面: liǎng miàn — both sides
相對: xiāng duì — 1. relatively 2. opposite 3. to resist 4. to oppose 5. relative 6. vis-a-vis 7. counterpart (HSK 7-9)
十二: shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
雕漆: diāo qī — carved lacquerware
椅: yǐ — chair
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)
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)
色: sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)
灰: huī — 1. ash 2. dust 3. lime 4. gray 5. discouraged; dejected (HSK 7-9)
鼠: shǔ — (bound form) rat; mouse (HSK 5)
椅: yǐ — chair
搭: dā — 1. to put up 2. to build (scaffolding) 3. to hang (clothes on a pole) 4. to connect 5. to join 6. to arrange in pairs 7. to match 8. to add 9. to throw in (resources) 10. to take (boat, train) 11. variant of 褡 (dā) (HSK 6)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
褥: rù — mattress
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
椅: yǐ — chair
下一個: xià yī ge — the next one
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)
銅: tóng — 1. copper (chemistry) 2. see also 紅銅 (hóng tóng) 3. classifier: 塊 (kuài) (HSK 7-9)
腳: jiǎo — 1. foot 2. leg (of an animal or an object) 3. base (of an object) 4. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) 5. classifier for kicks (HSK 2)
爐: lú — 1. stove 2. furnace
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
琴: qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
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)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (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)
親: qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)
捧: pěng — 1. to hold or offer with both hands 2. to sing the praises of 3. classifier for what can be held in both hands (HSK 7-9)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
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)
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
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)
祖母: zǔ mǔ — father's mother; paternal grandmother (HSK 6)
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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)
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
在地下: zài dì xià — underground
伺: cì — used in 伺候 (cì hou)
侯: Hóu — surname Hou
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
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)
侍: shì — 1. to serve 2. to attend upon
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)
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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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)
妯娌: zhóu li — wives of brothers; sisters-in-law
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)
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)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (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)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
上去: shàng qù — to go up (HSK 3)
挽: wǎn — 1. to pull 2. to draw (a cart or a bow) 3. to roll up 4. to coil 5. to carry on the arm 6. to lament the dead 7. (fig.) to pull against 8. to recover (HSK 7-9)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
已經: yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)
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)
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)
晚飯: wǎn fàn — 1. evening meal 2. dinner 3. supper 4. classifier: 份 (fèn), 頓 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) (HSK 1)
每年: měi nián — 1. every year 2. each year 3. yearly
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
肯: kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
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)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
体面: tǐ miàn — 1. dignity; prestige; face 2. honorable; creditable 3. (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable (HSK 7-9)
用: yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (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)
過去: guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)
不及: bù jí — 1. to fall short of 2. not as good as 3. too late
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)
不成: bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
攙: chān — 1. to take by the arm and assist 2. variant of 摻 (chān) (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
家去: jiā qù — (dialect) to go home; to return home
吃飯: chī fàn — 1. to have a meal 2. to eat 3. to make a living (HSK 1)
別理: bié lǐ — 1. don't get involved 2. ignore it! 3. don't have anything to do with (him, her etc) 4. don't speak to
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)
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)
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)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
祖宗: zǔ zōng — 1. ancestor 2. forebear (HSK 7-9)
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)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
似的: shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
擱: gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (HSK 7-9)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
住: zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
鬧: nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)
況且: kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (HSK 7-9)
每年: měi nián — 1. every year 2. each year 3. yearly
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
不了: bù le — no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
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)
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)
明兒: míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
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)
豈不: qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
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)
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)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
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)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
吩咐: fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (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)
好生: hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
派: pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)
妥當: tuǒ dang — 1. appropriate 2. proper 3. ready (HSK 7-9)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
夜里: yè li — 1. during the night 2. at night 3. nighttime (HSK 2)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
香火: xiāng huǒ — 1. incense burning in front of a temple 2. burning joss sticks
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
大意: dà yì — 1. general idea 2. main idea (HSK 7-9)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
走出: zǒu chū — to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
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)
暖閣: nuǎn gé — 1. warm room 2. warm partition of a room
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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)
閃過: shǎn guò — 1. to flash through (one's mind) 2. to dodge (away from pursuers)
屏風: píng fēng — (furniture) screen
小廝: xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
轎夫: jiào fū — porter for a palanquin
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 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
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
大門: Dà mén — the Doors, US rock band (HSK 2)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
等同: děng tóng — 1. to equate 2. equal to
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

，，，，。As the sedan chair came out through the gate here, along this street the ceremonial regalia, attendants' implements, and musical instruments of the Duke of Ningguo were set out facing each other on the east side, while those of the Duke of Rongguo were set out facing each other on the west side; passersby coming and going were all cleared away and did not pass through this way.，。Presently they arrived at the Rong mansion, where likewise the main gate and the front hall stood open in a straight line all the way through.，，，。This time, however, she did not alight from the sedan chair at the warm pavilion; instead, after passing the great hall, the chair turned west, and she alighted at the front hall on the Lady Dowager's side.，，。Everyone gathered around and accompanied her into the Lady Dowager's main chamber, which was likewise spread with brocade cushions and embroidered screens, all freshly resplendent.，。In the brazier set in the middle of the room, pine-and-cypress incense and lily-grass were burning.，：“。”，。The Lady Dowager took her seat, and an old matron came in to report, "The elder ladies have come to pay their respects." The Lady Dowager hastily rose again to greet them, and just then two or three of her old sisters-in-law had already come in.，，。Everyone clasped hands together, laughed for a while, and exchanged courtesies for a while.，，。After they had gone off to drink tea, the Lady Dowager saw them only as far as the inner ceremonial gate before turning back and returning to her seat.。Jia Jing, Jia She, and the others led in the various sons and nephews.：“，。”，，，。The Lady Dowager said with a smile, "You've all had a hard year of it — let's dispense with the bows." Even as she spoke, however, the men in one group and the women in another, group by group, all performed the ceremony anyway.，。Folding chairs were set out on either side, and then, in order of age and seniority, everyone took their seats in turn to receive the ceremony.，，，，。The men, women, pages, and maids of the two mansions likewise performed the ceremony according to the ranks of their duties, upper, middle, and lower; New Year's money, purses, and gold and silver ingots were then distributed, and the feast of reunion was laid out.，，，，，，。The men returned to their seats on the east, the women on the west, and after the tusu wine, the reunion soup, the fruits of good fortune, and the cakes of good wishes had been offered, the Lady Dowager rose and went into the inner room to change her clothes, whereupon everyone finally dispersed.，，，，。That night, incense was burned and offerings made before the Buddha halls and the Kitchen God shrines everywhere; in the courtyard of Lady Wang's main apartments, paper effigies and incense offerings to Heaven and Earth were set out; over the main gate of the Grand View Garden great horn lanterns were also hung, with two rows of tall beacon-lanterns, and every path everywhere was lit with lamps.，，，，，。Everyone, high and low, was dressed in a riot of splendid color; all night long voices buzzed noisily, laughter and chatter rang out, and firecrackers and fireworks went off one after another without pause.，，，。At the fifth watch the next day, the Lady Dowager and the others again dressed in full formal attire according to their rank, and with a complete retinue of attendants set out for the palace to offer New Year's congratulations and also to wish Yuanchun long life.，，，。After receiving the palace banquet and returning, they went once more to the Ning mansion to offer sacrifices to the ancestors, and only after coming back and finishing the receiving of ceremonial greetings did they change their clothes and rest.，，，，，。All the relatives and friends who came to offer New Year's greetings were, without exception, not received; she only chatted at her ease with Aunt Xue and Aunt Li, or else played chess and cards for amusement with Baoyu, Baoqin, Baochai, Daiyu, and the other young ladies.，，，。Lady Wang and Xifeng were busy every day inviting people to New Year's feasts; over in the hall and courtyard there was theater and wine going on continually, with relatives and friends coming one after another without end, and it took a solid seven or eight days of bustle before it was all finished.，。Before long the Lantern Festival was drawing near, and both the Ning and Rong mansions hung lanterns and festooned decorations.，，。On the eleventh, Jia She hosted a feast for the Lady Dowager and the others; the next day Jia Zhen hosted one as well, and the Lady Dowager went each time, casually spending half a day at each.，。Lady Wang and Xifeng, day after day, were invited out to New Year's feasts too numerous to keep count of.，，，，。On the evening of the fifteenth, the Lady Dowager had several tables of wine set out in the Grand Flower Hall, engaged a troupe of young actors, hung fine lanterns of every color throughout, and led the sons, nephews, grandsons, and grandsons' wives of both the Rong and Ning mansions in a family banquet.，，，。Jia Jing had never taken wine, so no one went to invite him; once the ancestral rites were concluded on the seventeenth, he went back out of the city as before to continue his cultivation.，，，。Even during these few days when he stayed in the household, he remained in silent seclusion in a pure chamber, hearing and heeding nothing at all — but that need not be dwelt upon here.，。Jia She, having briefly accepted the Lady Dowager's hospitality, likewise took his leave and departed.，。The Lady Dowager, knowing that his presence here would be awkward for everyone, let him go as he wished.，，，。Jia She, once home, enjoyed the lanterns and wine with his retainers; naturally there was music and song filling the ears and brocade and splendor filling the eyes — his particular brand of pleasure being altogether different from that on this side.

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)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
大門: Dà mén — the Doors, US rock band (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
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)
街上: jiē shang — 1. on the street 2. in town
東: Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)
一邊: yī biān — 1. one side 2. either side 3. on the one hand 4. on the other hand 5. doing while (HSK 1)
合: gě — 1. 100 ml 2. one-tenth of a peck 3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 (HSK 3)
面: miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
列: liè — 1. to arrange 2. to line up 3. file 4. series 5. (in data tables) column 6. (Tw) row (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)
寧國: Níng guó — see 寧國市 (Níng guó Shì)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
儀仗: yí zhàng — ceremonial weaponry
執事: zhí shì — 1. to perform one's job 2. attendant 3. job 4. duties 5. (respectful appellation for the addressee) you 6. your Excellency 7. (Church) deacon
樂器: yuè qì — 1. musical instrument 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) (HSK 7-9)
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
一邊: yī biān — 1. one side 2. either side 3. on the one hand 4. on the other hand 5. doing while (HSK 1)
合: gě — 1. 100 ml 2. one-tenth of a peck 3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 (HSK 3)
面: miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
列: liè — 1. to arrange 2. to line up 3. file 4. series 5. (in data tables) column 6. (Tw) row (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)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
國: Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
儀仗: yí zhàng — ceremonial weaponry
執事: zhí shì — 1. to perform one's job 2. attendant 3. job 4. duties 5. (respectful appellation for the addressee) you 6. your Excellency 7. (Church) deacon
樂器: yuè qì — 1. musical instrument 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) (HSK 7-9)
來往: lái wǎng — 1. to come and go 2. to have dealings with 3. to be in relation with (HSK 6)
行人: xíng rén — 1. pedestrian 2. traveler on foot 3. passer-by 4. official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor (HSK 2)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
屏退: bǐng tuì — 1. to send away 2. to dismiss (servants etc) 3. to retire from public life
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
從此: cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)
過: Guō — surname Guo (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)
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)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
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)
大門: Dà mén — the Doors, US rock band (HSK 2)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
廳: tīng — 1. (reception) hall 2. living room 3. office 4. provincial government department (HSK 5)
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
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)
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)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
不在: bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased
暖閣: nuǎn gé — 1. warm room 2. warm partition of a room
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)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
大廳: dà tīng — hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby (HSK 5)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
轉彎: zhuǎn wān — 1. to turn 2. to go around a corner (HSK 4)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (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)
這邊: zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (HSK 1)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
廳: tīng — 1. (reception) hall 2. living room 3. office 4. provincial government department (HSK 5)
上下: shàng xià — 1. the top and bottom of sth 2. the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom 3. to go up and down 4. before and after (as in 上下文 (shàng xià wén) "context") 5. (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so 6. (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 (shàng xià hé mù) "harmony between superiors and subordinates") 7. all members of a group (as in 舉國上下 (jǔ guó shàng xià) "the entire nation") 8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià) "evenly matched") (HSK 5)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)
隨同: suí tóng — accompanying
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
正室: zhèng shì — primary wife (in contrast to concubine); legal wife
之中: zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
錦: jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright
裀: yīn — 1. mat 2. underclothing
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
屏: bīng — used in 屏營 (bīng yíng)
煥然一新: huàn rán yī xīn — 1. to look completely new (idiom); brand new 2. changed beyond recognition
當地: dāng dì — local (HSK 3)
火盆: huǒ pén — 1. brazier 2. fire pan 3. hibachi
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
焚: fén — to burn
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
松柏: sōng bǎi — 1. pine and cypress 2. fig. chaste and undefiled 3. fig. tomb
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)
百合: bǎi hé — 1. (botany) lily 2. (ACG) (slang) yuri (genre depicting romantic or intimate relationships between women) (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
歸: Guī — surname Gui (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)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
老: lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)
嬤嬤: mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun
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)
老太太: lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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)
行禮: xíng lǐ — 1. to salute 2. to make one's salutations
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (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)
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)
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)
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)
妯娌: zhóu li — wives of brothers; sisters-in-law
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
進來: jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
挽: wǎn — 1. to pull 2. to draw (a cart or a bow) 3. to roll up 4. to coil 5. to carry on the arm 6. to lament the dead 7. (fig.) to pull against 8. to recover (HSK 7-9)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
儀: yí — 1. apparatus 2. rites 3. appearance 4. present 5. ceremony
門: Mén — surname Men (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)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
歸正: guī zhèng — 1. to return to the right path 2. to mend one's ways 3. to reform 4. Reformed (church etc)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
敬: jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
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)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
諸子: zhū zǐ — 1. various sages 2. refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 (rú) represented by Confucius 孔子 (Kǒng zǐ) and Mencius 孟子 (Mèng zǐ), Daoism 道 (dào) by Laozi 老子 (Lǎo zǐ) and Zhuangzi 莊子 (Zhuāng zǐ), Mohism 墨 (mò) by Mozi 墨子 (Mò zǐ), Legalism 法 (fǎ) by Sunzi 孫子 (Sūn zǐ) and Han Feizi 韓非子 (Hán Fēi zǐ), and numerous others
弟: dì — 1. younger brother 2. junior male 3. I (modest word in letter) (HSK 1)
進來: jìn lái — to come in (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)
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)
价: jiè — (literary) messenger; servant (HSK 5)
難為: nán wei — 1. to bother 2. to press sb, usu. to do sth 3. it's a tough job 4. sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
不行: bù xíng — 1. won't do 2. be out of the question 3. be no good 4. not work 5. not be capable (HSK 2)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一面: yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
男: nán — 1. (bound form) male 2. baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) (HSK 1)
一起: yī qǐ — 1. (in) the same place 2. together; in company (with) 3. altogether; in total 4. an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) (HSK 1)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
一起: yī qǐ — 1. (in) the same place 2. together; in company (with) 3. altogether; in total 4. an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) (HSK 1)
一起: yī qǐ — 1. (in) the same place 2. together; in company (with) 3. altogether; in total 4. an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) (HSK 1)
一起: yī qǐ — 1. (in) the same place 2. together; in company (with) 3. altogether; in total 4. an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) (HSK 1)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
行: háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)
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)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
左右: zuǒ yòu — 1. left and right 2. nearby 3. approximately 4. attendant 5. to control 6. to influence (HSK 3)
兩旁: liǎng páng — both sides; either side
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
交椅: jiāo yǐ — 1. old-style wooden folding armchair, typically featuring a footrest 2. (fig.) position in a hierarchy
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
長幼: zhǎng yòu — 1. older and younger 2. seniority
挨次: āi cì — 1. in sequence 2. in the proper order 3. one by one 4. in turn
歸: Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
受禮: shòu lǐ — 1. to accept a gift 2. to acknowledge greetings
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
男: nán — 1. (bound form) male 2. baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) (HSK 1)
婦: fù — woman
小廝: xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
按: àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)
差役: chāi yì — 1. forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée) 2. bailiff of feudal yamen
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
下行: xià xíng — 1. (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) 2. (of river boats) to travel downstream 3. to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels 4. (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)
押: yā — 1. to mortgage 2. to pawn 3. to detain in custody 4. to escort and protect 5. (literary) to sign (HSK 7-9)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
荷包: hé bāo — 1. embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc 2. purse 3. pocket (in clothing)
金銀: jīn yín — gold and silver
錁: kè — 1. grease-pot for cart 2. ingot
擺: bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)
上合: Shàng Hé — SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) (abbr. for 上海合作組織 (Shàng hǎi Hé zuò Zǔ zhī))
歡宴: huān yàn — 1. feast 2. celebration
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)
男: nán — 1. (bound form) male 2. baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) (HSK 1)
東: Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
歸: Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
獻: xiàn — 1. to offer 2. to present 3. to dedicate 4. to donate 5. to show 6. to put on display 7. worthy person (old) (HSK 5)
屠: Tú — surname Tu
蘇: Sū — 1. surname Su 2. abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃 (Sū wéi āi) or 蘇聯 (Sū lián) 3. abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇 (Jiāng sū) 4. abbr. for Suzhou 蘇州 (Sū zhōu)
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)
合歡: hé huān — 1. to have sex; to make love 2. silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
湯: Tāng — surname Tang (HSK 3)
吉祥: jí xiáng — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious (HSK 6)
果: guǒ — 1. fruit 2. result 3. resolute 4. indeed 5. if really
如意: rú yì — 1. as one wants; according to one's wishes 2. ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune (HSK 7-9)
糕: gāo — cake
畢: Bì — surname Bi
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
更衣: gēng yī — 1. to change clothes 2. to go to the toilet (euphemism)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
散出: sàn chū — to spill out
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
晚: wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (HSK 1)
各處: gè chù — every place
佛: Fó — Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀 (Fó tuó)) (HSK 6)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
灶王: Zào wáng — 1. Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen 2. also written 灶神
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
焚香: fén xiāng — to burn incense
上供: shàng gòng — 1. to make offerings (to gods or ancestors) 2. to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
正房: zhèng fáng — 1. central building (in a traditional house) 2. primary wife
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
天地: tiān dì — 1. heaven and earth 2. world 3. scope 4. field of activity (HSK 7-9)
紙馬: zhǐ mǎ — paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
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)
供: gōng — 1. to provide; to supply 2. to be for (the use or convenience of) (HSK 7-9)
大觀園: Dà guān yuán — 1. Prospect Garden 2. Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
正門: zhèng mén — 1. main entrance 2. main gate 3. portal
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
挑: tiāo — 1. to carry on a shoulder pole 2. to choose 3. to pick 4. to nitpick (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)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
明: Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God
角: Jué — surname Jue (HSK 2)
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
溜: liū — 1. to slip away 2. to escape in stealth 3. to skate (HSK 7-9)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
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)
各處: gè chù — every place
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)
路燈: lù dēng — 1. street lamp 2. street light (HSK 7-9)
上下: shàng xià — 1. the top and bottom of sth 2. the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom 3. to go up and down 4. before and after (as in 上下文 (shàng xià wén) "context") 5. (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so 6. (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 (shàng xià hé mù) "harmony between superiors and subordinates") 7. all members of a group (as in 舉國上下 (jǔ guó shàng xià) "the entire nation") 8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià) "evenly matched") (HSK 5)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
打扮: dǎ ban — 1. to decorate 2. to dress 3. to make up 4. to adorn 5. manner of dressing 6. style of dress (HSK 5)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
花團錦簇: huā tuán jǐn cù — 1. brightly colored decorations (idiom) 2. splendid
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
嘈雜: cáo zá — noisy; clamorous
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
喧: xuān — 1. clamor 2. noise
闐: tián — 1. fill up 2. rumbling sound
爆竹: bào zhú — firecracker (HSK 7-9)
起火: qǐ huǒ — 1. to catch fire 2. to cook 3. to get angry
絡繹不絕: luò yì bù jué — (idiom) continuously; in an endless stream (HSK 7-9)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
次日: cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
鼓: gǔ — 1. drum 2. classifier: 通 (tòng), 面 (miàn) 3. to drum 4. to strike 5. to rouse 6. to bulge 7. to swell (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
品: pǐn — 1. (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods 2. (bound form) grade; rank 3. kind; type; variety 4. character; disposition; nature; temperament 5. to taste sth; to sample 6. to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up 7. fret (on a guitar or lute) (HSK 5)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
妝: zhuāng — 1. (of a woman) to adorn oneself 2. makeup 3. adornment 4. trousseau 5. stage makeup and costume
擺: bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)
全副: quán fù — completely
執事: zhí shì — 1. to perform one's job 2. attendant 3. job 4. duties 5. (respectful appellation for the addressee) you 6. your Excellency 7. (Church) deacon
進宮: jìn gōng — 1. to enter the emperor's palace 2. (slang) to go to jail
朝: Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
賀: Hè — surname He
兼: jiān — 1. double 2. twice 3. simultaneous 4. holding two or more (official) posts at the same time (HSK 7-9)
祝: Zhù — surname Zhu (HSK 3)
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
千秋: qiān qiū — 1. a thousand years 2. your birthday (honorific)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
宴: yàn — 1. (bound form) to entertain at a banquet 2. (bound form) banquet; feast 3. (literary) peaceful; at ease
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
祭: Zhài — surname Zhai (HSK 7-9)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
列: liè — 1. to arrange 2. to line up 3. file 4. series 5. (in data tables) column 6. (Tw) row (HSK 4)
祖: Zǔ — surname Zu
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
受禮: shòu lǐ — 1. to accept a gift 2. to acknowledge greetings
畢: Bì — surname Bi
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)
換: huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)
衣: yī — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) 3. Kangxi radical 145
歇息: xiē xi — 1. to have a rest 2. to stay for the night 3. to go to bed 4. to sleep
所有: suǒ yǒu — 1. all 2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)
賀: Hè — surname He
節: jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
親友: qīn yǒu — friends and relatives (HSK 7-9)
一概: yī gài — 1. all 2. without any exceptions 3. categorically (HSK 7-9)
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
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
和: Hé — surname He (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
李: Lǐ — surname Li
嬸: shěn — wife of father's younger brother
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)
說話: shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
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)
或者: huò zhě — 1. or 2. possibly; maybe; perhaps (HSK 2)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
釵: chāi — hairpin
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)
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
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)
圍棋: wéi qí — the game of Go
抹: mā — to wipe (HSK 7-9)
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)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (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)
天天: tiān tiān — every day
忙著: máng zhe — to be occupied with (doing sth)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (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)
那邊: nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
廳: tīng — 1. (reception) hall 2. living room 3. office 4. provincial government department (HSK 5)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
院: yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (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)
親友: qīn yǒu — friends and relatives (HSK 7-9)
絡繹不絕: luò yì bù jué — (idiom) continuously; in an endless stream (HSK 7-9)
一連: yī lián — 1. in a row 2. in succession 3. running (HSK 7-9)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
七: qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
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)
元宵: yuán xiāo — 1. Lantern Festival 2. night of the 15th of the first lunar month 3. see also 元夜 (yuán yè) 4. sticky rice dumplings
將近: jiāng jìn — 1. almost 2. nearly 3. close to (HSK 3)
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
榮: Róng — surname Rong
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
張燈結彩: zhāng dēng jié cǎi — to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom) (HSK 7-9)
十一: Shí Yī — PRC National Day (October 1st)
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)
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
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
次日: cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
隨便: suí biàn — 1. as one wishes 2. as one pleases 3. at random 4. negligent 5. casual 6. wanton (HSK 2)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
連日: lián rì — 1. day after day 2. for several days running
被: bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (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)
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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
酒: jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
胜: shèng — 1. victory 2. success 3. to beat 4. to defeat 5. to surpass 6. victorious 7. superior to 8. to get the better of 9. better than 10. surpassing 11. superb (of vista) 12. beautiful (scenery) 13. wonderful (view) 14. (Taiwan pr. (shēng)) able to bear 15. equal to (a task) (HSK 3)
記: jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
十五: shí wǔ — 1. fifteen 2. 15
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
夕: xī — 1. (bound form) sunset; dusk 2. (bound form) evening; night 3. Taiwan pr. (xì)
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)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
花廳: huā tīng — reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
擺: bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
席: Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)
酒: jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
定: dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)
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)
班: Bān — surname Ban (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)
滿: Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
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)
各色: gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
佳: Jiā — surname Jia
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
帶領: dài lǐng — 1. to guide 2. to lead (HSK 3)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
寧: Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
姪孫: zhí sūn — grandnephew
男: nán — 1. (bound form) male 2. baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) (HSK 1)
孫: Sūn — surname Sun
媳: xí — daughter-in-law
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
家宴: jiā yàn — 1. dinner party held in one's home 2. family reunion dinner
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
敬: jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)
素: sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
茹: Rú — surname Ru
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
十七: shí qī — 1. seventeen 2. 17
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)
祖: Zǔ — surname Zu
祀: sì — 1. to sacrifice 2. to offer libation to
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (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)
城: chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
修養: xiū yǎng — 1. accomplishment 2. training 3. self-cultivation (HSK 5)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
在家: zài jiā — 1. to be at home 2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 (chū chāi)) 3. (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 (chū jiā)) (HSK 1)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
淨: jìng — 1. clean 2. completely 3. only 4. net (income, exports etc) 5. (Chinese opera) painted face male role (HSK 6)
室: Shì — surname Shi (HSK 3)
默: mò — 1. silent 2. to write from memory
處: chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)
一概: yī gài — 1. all 2. without any exceptions 3. categorically (HSK 7-9)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
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)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
不在話下: bù zài huà xià — 1. to be nothing difficult 2. to be a cinch
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
略: lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
告辭: gào cí — 1. to say goodbye 2. to take one's leave (HSK 7-9)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
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)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
彼此: bǐ cǐ — each other; one another (HSK 5)
不便: bù biàn — 1. inconvenient 2. inappropriate 3. unsuitable 4. short of cash (HSK 6)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
赦: shè — to pardon (a convict)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
到家: dào jiā — 1. perfect 2. excellent 3. brought to the utmost degree
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
門客: mén kè — 1. hanger-on 2. visitor (in a nobleman's house)
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)
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (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)
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)
自然: zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
笙歌: shēng gē — music and song (formal writing)
聒耳: guō ěr — 1. raucous 2. ear-splitting
錦繡: jǐn xiù — beautiful
盈: yíng — 1. full 2. filled 3. surplus
眸: móu — 1. pupil (of the eye) 2. eye
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (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)
快樂: kuài lè — happy; joyful (HSK 2)
另: lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
這邊: zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (HSK 1)
不同: bù tóng — 1. different 2. distinct 3. not the same 4. not alike (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)

这里轿出大门，这一条街上，东一边合面设列著宁国公的仪仗执事乐器，西一边合面设列著荣国公的仪仗执事乐器，来往行人皆屏退不从此过。一时来至荣府，也是大门正厅直开到底。如今便不在暖阁下轿了，过了大厅，便转弯向西，至贾母这边正厅上下轿。众人围随同至贾母正室之中，亦是锦裀绣屏，焕然一新。当地火盆内焚著松柏香，百合草。贾母归了坐，老嬷嬷来回：“老太太们来行礼。”贾母忙又起身要迎，只见两三个老妯娌已进来了。大家挽手，笑了一回，让了一回。吃茶去后，贾母只送至内仪门便回来，归正坐。贾敬贾赦等领诸子弟进来。贾母笑道：“一年价难为你们，不行礼罢。”一面说著，一面男一起，女一起，一起一起俱行过了礼。左右两旁设下交椅，然后又按长幼挨次归坐受礼。两府男妇小厮丫鬟亦按差役上中下行礼毕，散押岁钱，荷包，金银锞，摆上合欢宴来。男东女西归坐，献屠苏酒，合欢汤，吉祥果，如意糕毕，贾母起身进内间更衣，众人方各散出。那晚各处佛堂灶王前焚香上供，王夫人正房院内设著天地纸马香供，大观园正门上也挑著大明角灯，两溜高照，各处皆有路灯。上下人等，皆打扮的花团锦簇，一夜人声嘈杂，语笑喧阗，爆竹起火，络绎不绝。至次日五鼓，贾母等又按品大妆，摆全副执事进宫朝贺，兼祝元春千秋。领宴回来，又至宁府祭过列祖，方回来受礼毕，便换衣歇息。所有贺节来的亲友一概不会，只和薛姨妈李婶二人说话取便，或者同宝玉，宝琴，钗，玉等姊妹赶围棋抹牌作戏。王夫人与凤姐是天天忙著请人吃年酒，那边厅上院内皆是戏酒，亲友络绎不绝，一连忙了七八日才完了。早又元宵将近，宁荣二府皆张灯结彩。十一日是贾赦请贾母等，次日贾珍又请，贾母皆去随便领了半日。王夫人和凤姐儿连日被人请去吃年酒，不能胜记。至十五日之夕，贾母便在大花厅上命摆几席酒，定一班小戏，满挂各色佳灯，带领荣宁二府各子姪孙男孙媳等家宴。贾敬素不茹酒，也不去请他，于后十七日祖祀已完，他便仍出城去修养。便这几日在家内，亦是净室默处，一概无听无闻，不在话下。贾赦略领了贾母之赐，也便告辞而去。贾母知他在此彼此不便，也就随他去了。贾赦自到家中与众门客赏灯吃酒，自然是笙歌聒耳，锦绣盈眸，其取便快乐另与这边不同的。

。Here, in the Lady Dowager's Flower Hall, some ten-odd tables were set out in all.，，。Beside each table stood a small stand, on which was set a three-piece incense arrangement of censer and vase, burning imperially bestowed lily palace incense.，。There were also miniature potted landscapes, about eight inches long, four or five inches wide, and two or three inches high, set with rockery covered in moss, all planted with fresh flowers.，，。There were also small foreign-lacquer tea trays, holding antique-kiln teacups and small many-colored tea kettles, in which top-grade famous teas were steeping.，。All alike were made of openwork-carved red sandalwood, inlaid with pendant panels of bright red gauze openwork-embroidered with flowers and cursive-script poems.，。It turned out that the woman who had embroidered these pendant panels was also a girl from Suzhou, named Huiniang.，，，。As she too came from a family of scholarly, official lineage, she was originally skilled in painting and calligraphy, and would only occasionally embroider a piece or two for amusement — these were never items made for sale.，、、、，，。All the flowers embroidered on these panels were modeled after the flowering-branch paintings of famous masters of the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, so their composition and coloring were all refined and elegant, quite beyond comparison with work relying merely on heavy, gaudy color and craftsman's skill.，，，，，，，。Beside every spray of flowers was embroidered, in black floss, an old line composed by some ancient poet in praise of that flower — whether drawn from poem, lyric, song, or rhapsody varied piece to piece — rendered in cursive script; and the strokes, with their hooks and flicks, turns, weight, and continuities and breaks, were utterly indistinguishable from brushwork in running-cursive script, quite unlike the stiff, lifeless lettering of ordinary market embroidery, which is so exasperating.，，，，，“”。She never relied on this skill to earn a living, and so although word of it spread throughout the realm, very few people ever obtained a piece; among families of official rank and wealth, there were in fact many who possessed none of her work at all — at the time it was known simply as "Hui embroidery."，，。There were even worldly profit-seekers who, in recent times, imitated her stitching in order to deceive people and turn a profit.，，。As fate would have it, Huiniang's life was cut short, and she died at eighteen, so that now it was no longer possible to obtain even a single new piece of her work.，，。Among all the families who owned any, even those with only one or two pieces treasured them away and never put them to use.，“”，“”，“”，，，“”，“”，“”。There was a group of Hanlin scholars and literary connoisseurs who, prizing the excellence of "Hui embroidery" so deeply, felt that the word "embroidery" failed to do it justice — that to call such brushwork "embroidery" seemed almost an affront to it. So they conferred together and did away with the word "embroidery," replacing it with the word "pattern," and that is why it is now universally called "Hui-pattern."“”，。If ever a genuine piece of "Hui-pattern" work came up, its price would be beyond reckoning.，，，，，，，，。Even in all the glory of the Jia household there were only two or three pieces; last year two of them had already been presented to the throne, and now only this one set of pendant panels remained, sixteen leaves in all. The Lady Dowager cherished it as a treasure and never included it among the assorted furnishings displayed for guests, keeping it only on her own side, to be brought out and admired when she felt like setting out wine.“”“”。There were also small antique-kiln vases of every kind, each adorned with fresh flowers and plants arranged as "The Three Friends of Winter," "Jade Hall of Wealth and Rank," and other such motifs.

這邊: zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
花廳: huā tīng — reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden)
之上: zhī shàng — above
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)
擺: bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (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)
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
席: Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
席: Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)
旁邊: páng biān — side; adjacent place (HSK 1)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (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)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
爐: lú — 1. stove 2. furnace
瓶: píng — 1. bottle 2. vase 3. pitcher 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. classifier for wine and liquids (HSK 2)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
焚: fén — to burn
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
御賜: yù cì — to be bestowed by the emperor
百合: bǎi hé — 1. (botany) lily 2. (ACG) (slang) yuri (genre depicting romantic or intimate relationships between women) (HSK 7-9)
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
寸: cùn — 1. a unit of length 2. inch 3. thumb (HSK 5)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
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)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
寸: cùn — 1. a unit of length 2. inch 3. thumb (HSK 5)
寬: Kuān — surname Kuan (HSK 4)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
寸: cùn — 1. a unit of length 2. inch 3. thumb (HSK 5)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (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)
點著: diǎn zháo — to light (a candle, cigarette etc)
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
布滿: bù mǎn — 1. to be covered with 2. to be filled with (HSK 6)
青苔: qīng tái — 1. moss 2. lichen
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
盆景: pén jǐng — 1. bonsai 2. landscape in a pot
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
新鮮: xīn xiān — 1. fresh (experience, food etc) 2. freshness 3. novel 4. uncommon (HSK 4)
花卉: huā huì — flowers and plants (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
洋: yáng — 1. ocean 2. vast 3. foreign 4. silver dollar or coin (HSK 6)
漆: qī — 1. paint 2. lacquer 3. classifier: 道 (dào) 4. to paint (furniture, walls etc) (HSK 7-9)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (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)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
放: fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
舊: jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)
窯: yáo — 1. kiln 2. oven 3. coal pit 4. cave dwelling 5. (coll.) brothel (HSK 7-9)
茶杯: chá bēi — 1. teacup 2. tea-glass 3. cup 4. mug 5. classifier: 隻 (zhī)
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
十錦: shí jǐn — variant of 什錦 (shí jǐn)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
吊: diào — 1. to suspend 2. to hang up 3. to hang a person (HSK 6)
里面: lǐ miàn — variant of 裡面 (lǐ miàn) (HSK 3)
泡: pāo — 1. puffed; swollen; spongy 2. small lake (esp. in place names) 3. classifier for urine or feces (HSK 6)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
上等: shàng děng — 1. highest quality 2. top-notch
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (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)
色: sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
紫檀: zǐ tán — red sandalwood
透: tòu — 1. (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through 2. to tell secretly; to leak 3. thoroughly; through and through 4. to appear; to show (HSK 4)
雕: diāo — 1. to carve 2. to engrave 3. shrewd 4. bird of prey (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)
大紅: dà hóng — crimson
紗: shā — 1. cotton yarn 2. muslin (HSK 7-9)
透: tòu — 1. (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through 2. to tell secretly; to leak 3. thoroughly; through and through 4. to appear; to show (HSK 4)
繡花: xiù huā — 1. to embroider 2. to do embroidery
卉: huì — plants
并: Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)
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)
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)
詩詞: shī cí — verse
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
瓔珞: yīng luò — jade or pearl necklace
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
瓔珞: yīng luò — jade or pearl necklace
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
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)
姑蘇: Gū sū — see 姑蘇區 (Gū sū Qū)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
喚: huàn — to call
慧: huì — intelligent
娘: niáng — 1. mother 2. young lady 3. (coll.) effeminate (HSK 7-9)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (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)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
書香: shū xiāng — literary reputation
宦門: huàn mén — 1. family of officials 2. family with connections to the bureaucracy (i.e. the middle classes in imperial China)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
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)
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
精于: jīng yú — 1. skillful in 2. proficient in 3. adept at
書畫: shū huà — painting and calligraphy
不過: bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)
偶然: ǒu rán — 1. incidentally 2. occasional 3. occasionally 4. by chance 5. randomly (HSK 5)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (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)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
針線: zhēn xiàn — 1. needle and thread 2. needlework
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
耍: Shuǎ — surname Shua (HSK 7-9)
并非: bìng fēi — really isn't (HSK 7-9)
市: shì — 1. market 2. city 3. municipality (administrative unit) 4. (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods (HSK 2)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (HSK 2)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
凡: fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)
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)
屏: bīng — used in 屏營 (bīng yíng)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
所: suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
花卉: huā huì — flowers and plants (HSK 7-9)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
仿: fǎng — 1. to imitate 2. to copy (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)
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)
唐: Táng — 1. Tang dynasty (618–907) 2. surname Tang
宋: Sòng — 1. surname Song 2. the Song dynasty (960–1279) 3. Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋 (Nán cháo Sòng)
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
明: Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
名家: Míng jiā — School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
折枝: zhé zhī — 1. massage 2. snapped-off branch 3. sprig 4. to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort)
花卉: huā huì — flowers and plants (HSK 7-9)
故: gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
格式: gé shì — 1. form 2. specification 3. format (HSK 7-9)
配色: pèi sè — to coordinate colors
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
雅: yǎ — elegant
本來: běn lái — 1. original 2. originally 3. at first 4. it goes without saying 5. of course (HSK 3)
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
一味: yī wèi — persistently; stubbornly; blindly (HSK 7-9)
濃艷: nóng yàn — 1. (of colors) garish 2. rich
匠: jiàng — craftsman
工: gōng — 1. work 2. worker 3. skill 4. profession 5. trade 6. craft 7. labor
可比: kě bǐ — comparable
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
側: cè — 1. the side 2. to incline towards 3. to lean 4. inclined 5. lateral 6. side (HSK 6)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
用: yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
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)
題: Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
舊: jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
詩詞: shī cí — verse
歌: gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)
賦: fù — 1. poetic essay 2. taxation 3. to bestow on 4. to endow with
不一: bù yī — 1. to vary 2. to differ
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
用: yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
黑: Hēi — short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 (Hēi lóng jiāng) (HSK 2)
絨: róng — 1. velvet 2. woolen
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
出草: chū cǎo — (of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
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)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
字跡: zì jì — handwriting (HSK 7-9)
勾: Gōu — surname Gou (HSK 7-9)
踢: tī — 1. to kick 2. to play (e.g. soccer) 3. (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) (HSK 6)
轉折: zhuǎn zhé — 1. shift in the trend of events 2. turnaround 3. plot shift in a book 4. turn in the conversation (HSK 7-9)
輕重: qīng zhòng — 1. severity (of the case) 2. degree of seriousness 3. whether sth is slight or serious
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
斷: duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (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)
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)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
异: yì — 1. different 2. other 3. hetero- 4. unusual 5. strange 6. surprising 7. to distinguish 8. to separate 9. to discriminate
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
不比: bù bǐ — unlike
市: shì — 1. market 2. city 3. municipality (administrative unit) 4. (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods (HSK 2)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
字跡: zì jì — handwriting (HSK 7-9)
板: bǎn — 1. board 2. plank 3. plate 4. shutter 5. table tennis bat 6. clappers (music) 7. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 8. accented beat in Chinese music 9. hard 10. stiff 11. to stop smiling or look serious (HSK 3)
強: Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)
可恨: kě hèn — hateful
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
仗: zhàng — 1. weaponry 2. to hold (a weapon) 3. to wield 4. to rely on 5. to depend on 6. war 7. battle
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
技: jì — skill
獲利: huò lì — 1. profit 2. to obtain benefits 3. benefits obtained
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)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
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)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
凡: fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)
世: Shì — surname Shi
宦: Huàn — surname Huan
富貴: fù guì — riches and honor
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
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)
當今: dāng jīn — 1. the present time 2. (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty (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)
稱為: chēng wéi — to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." (HSK 3)
慧: huì — intelligent
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
世俗: shì sú — 1. profane 2. secular 3. worldly
射: shè — 1. to shoot 2. to launch 3. to allude to 4. radio- (chemistry) (HSK 5)
利: Lì — surname Li (HSK 6)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
近日: jìn rì — 1. (in) the past few days 2. recently 3. (within) the next few days (HSK 6)
仿: fǎng — 1. to imitate 2. to copy (HSK 7-9)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
針: zhēn — 1. needle 2. pin 3. injection 4. stitch 5. classifier: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī) (HSK 4)
跡: jì — 1. (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue 2. Taiwan pr. (jī)
愚人: yú rén — 1. stupid person 2. ignoramus
獲利: huò lì — 1. profit 2. to obtain benefits 3. benefits obtained
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)
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)
慧: huì — intelligent
娘: niáng — 1. mother 2. young lady 3. (coll.) effeminate (HSK 7-9)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
夭: yāo — 1. (bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. (yǎo)) 2. (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
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)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
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)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
凡: fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)
所有: suǒ yǒu — 1. all 2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
家: jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
縱: zòng — 1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 4. (bound form) to release (a captive) 5. to indulge 6. to leap up 7. (literary) even if
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)
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)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
珍藏: zhēn cáng — 1. a collection of rare and valuable items 2. to collect (such items) (HSK 7-9)
不用: bù yòng — need not (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)
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)
干: Gān — surname Gan (HSK 1)
翰林: Hàn lín — refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
魔: mó — 1. (bound form) evil spirit; devil 2. (prefix) supernatural; magical
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
惜: xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
慧: huì — intelligent
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
佳: Jiā — surname Jia
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)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
筆跡: bǐ jì — handwriting
說: shuì — to persuade (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)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
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)
似乎: sì hū — it seems; seemingly; as if (HSK 4)
唐突: táng tū — 1. to be rude 2. to treat irreverently
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)
大家: dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
商議: shāng yì — 1. to negotiate 2. discussion 3. proposal
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
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)
隱去: yǐn qù — 1. to disappear 2. to hide
換: huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
紋: wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo
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)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
稱為: chēng wéi — to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." (HSK 3)
慧: huì — intelligent
紋: wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
慧: huì — intelligent
紋: wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
价: jiè — (literary) messenger; servant (HSK 5)
則: zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)
無限: wú xiàn — 1. unlimited 2. unbounded (HSK 4)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
榮: Róng — surname Rong
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
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)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
上年: shàng nián — last year
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
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)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
目下: mù xià — at present
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
剩: shèng — 1. to remain 2. to be left 3. to have as remainder (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)
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)
瓔珞: yīng luò — jade or pearl necklace
一共: yī gòng — in total; altogether (HSK 2)
十六: shí liù — 1. sixteen 2. 16
扇: shān — 1. to fan 2. to slap sb on the face (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母愛: mǔ ài — maternal love
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
珍寶: zhēn bǎo — a treasure
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
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)
請客: qǐng kè — 1. to give a dinner party 2. to entertain guests 3. to invite to dinner (HSK 2)
各色: gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
陳設: chén shè — 1. to display; to exhibit; to set out 2. furnishings
之內: zhī nèi — inside; within (HSK 5)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
留: liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)
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)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
這邊: zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (HSK 1)
高興: gāo xìng — 1. happy 2. glad 3. willing (to do sth) 4. in a cheerful mood (HSK 1)
擺: bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)
酒: jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
時: Shí — surname Shi (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)
玩: wán — 1. to play 2. to have fun 3. to trifle with 4. toy 5. sth used for amusement 6. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. (wàn)) 7. to keep sth for entertainment
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
各色: gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
舊: jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)
窯: yáo — 1. kiln 2. oven 3. coal pit 4. cave dwelling 5. (coll.) brothel (HSK 7-9)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
瓶: píng — 1. bottle 2. vase 3. pitcher 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. classifier for wine and liquids (HSK 2)
中都: Zhōng dū — Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
點綴: diǎn zhuì — 1. to decorate 2. to adorn 3. sprinkled 4. studded 5. only for show (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)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
寒: hán — 1. cold 2. poor 3. to tremble
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
友: yǒu — friend
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
富貴: fù guì — riches and honor
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)
鮮花: xiān huā — 1. flower 2. fresh flowers 3. classifier: 朵 (duǒ) (HSK 4)
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)

。At the two uppermost tables sat Aunt Li and Aunt Xue.，。For the Lady Dowager, on the east side, a low short couch was set with an openwork-carved kui-dragon screen behind it, complete with backrest, bolster, and fur cushion.，，，，，。At one end of the couch, an extremely delicate foreign-lacquer, gilt-painted small stand was also placed, on which were set a tea kettle, teacup, rinsing bowl, foreign towels, and the like, along with a spectacles case.，，，：“，，，。”，。The Lady Dowager reclined on the couch, chatting and laughing with everyone for a while, then took up her spectacles herself and looked toward the stage through them for a while, and said to Aunt Xue and Aunt Li with a smile, "Forgive me, I'm old now and my bones ache — pardon my rudeness, but let me keep you company lying here instead." She then also had Hupo sit on the couch and pound her legs with the "beauty's fist."，，。Beneath the couch no table setting was placed at all; there was only a tall stand, on which were set the pendant panels, flower vases, incense censers, and the like.，，，，，，。Beyond that, another exquisite small high table was set with wine cups, spoons, and chopsticks; she had her own table placed beside the couch and had Baoqin, Xiangyun, Daiyu, and Baoyu, the four of them, sit at it.，，，，。Whenever a dish or a piece of fruit was brought, it was first presented for the Lady Dowager to look at; if she liked it, she would keep it on the small table to taste a little, and then it would be removed and placed on the table of the four young people — so that in effect the four of them were counted as sitting together with the Lady Dowager.，，，，。Below them, then, came the seats of Lady Xing and Lady Wang, and below that, You-shi, Li Wan, Xifeng, and Jia Rong's wife.，，，，。Along the row on the west side sat Baochai, Li Wen, Li Qi, Xiuyan, Yingchun, and the other sisters.，。From the great beams on both sides hung a matching pair of "linked-three, clustered-five" glass lotus lanterns trimmed with colored tassels.，。In front of every table stood a lacquer-stemmed lamp shaped like an inverted lotus leaf, with a candle-socket on the leaf holding a colored candle.，，，，。This lotus leaf was made of chased enamel, with a movable socket that could be turned; now all the leaves had been turned outward so as to direct the light entirely outward, making it especially clear for watching the play.，。The window lattices and doors had all been taken down together, and in their place were hung all manner of palace lanterns trimmed with colored tassels.，，，，，，，，，，。The eaves of the corridor, inside and out, and the covered walkways on both sides, were hung full of lanterns of every kind — horn-glass, glass, gauze, spun-glass thread — some embroidered, some painted, some built up in relief, some cut in openwork, some of silk, some of paper.，，，，，，，，，。At the several tables on the corridor sat Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Huan, Jia Cong, Jia Rong, Jia Qin, Jia Yun, Jia Ling, and Jia Chang.

上面: shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
席: Xí — surname Xi (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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
嬸: shěn — wife of father's younger brother
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
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
東邊: dōng bian — 1. east 2. east side 3. eastern part 4. to the east of (HSK 1)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (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)
透: tòu — 1. (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through 2. to tell secretly; to leak 3. thoroughly; through and through 4. to appear; to show (HSK 4)
雕: diāo — 1. to carve 2. to engrave 3. shrewd 4. bird of prey (HSK 7-9)
夔: Kuí — 1. one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology 2. Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing 3. Chinese rain god 4. surname Kui
龍: Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)
護: hù — to protect (HSK 6)
屏: bīng — used in 屏營 (bīng yíng)
矮: ǎi — 1. (of a person) short 2. (of a wall etc) low 3. (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than) (HSK 4)
足: jù — excessive (HSK 6)
短: duǎn — 1. short 2. brief 3. to lack 4. weak point 5. fault (HSK 2)
榻: tà — couch
靠: kào — 1. to lean against or on 2. to stand by the side of 3. to come near to 4. to depend on 5. to trust 6. to fuck (vulgar) 7. traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) (HSK 2)
背: bēi — 1. to carry on one's back 2. (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc) (HSK 2)
引: yǐn — 1. to draw (e.g. a bow) 2. to pull 3. to stretch sth 4. to extend 5. to lengthen 6. to involve or implicate in 7. to attract 8. to lead 9. to guide 10. to leave 11. to provide evidence or justification for 12. old unit of distance equal to 10 丈 (zhàng), one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters (HSK 4)
枕: zhěn — 1. (bound form) pillow 2. to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. (zhèn))
皮: Pí — surname Pi (HSK 3)
褥: rù — mattress
俱全: jù quán — to have all of the elements mentioned (features, qualities, items etc)
榻: tà — couch
之上: zhī shàng — above
一頭: yī tóu — 1. one head 2. a head full of sth 3. one end (of a stick) 4. one side 5. headlong 6. directly 7. rapidly 8. simultaneously (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
极: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
輕巧: qīng qiǎo — 1. dexterous 2. deft 3. easy 4. light and easy to use 5. nimble 6. agile 7. lithe 8. graceful
洋: yáng — 1. ocean 2. vast 3. foreign 4. silver dollar or coin (HSK 6)
漆: qī — 1. paint 2. lacquer 3. classifier: 道 (dào) 4. to paint (furniture, walls etc) (HSK 7-9)
描金: miáo jīn — to outline in gold
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
放: fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
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)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
吊: diào — 1. to suspend 2. to hang up 3. to hang a person (HSK 6)
茶碗: chá wǎn — teacup
漱: shù — 1. to rinse one's mouth with water 2. to gargle
盂: yú — 1. basin 2. wide-mouthed jar or pot
洋: yáng — 1. ocean 2. vast 3. foreign 4. silver dollar or coin (HSK 6)
巾: jīn — 1. towel 2. general purpose cloth 3. women's headcovering (old) 4. Kangxi radical 50
之類: zhī lèi — 1. and so on 2. and such (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
眼鏡: yǎn jìng — 1. spectacles 2. eyeglasses 3. classifier: 副 (fù) (HSK 4)
匣子: xiá zi — small box
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
歪: wāi — 1. askew 2. at a crooked angle 3. devious 4. noxious 5. (coll.) to lie on one's side (HSK 7-9)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
榻: tà — couch
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
說笑: shuō xiào — 1. to chat and laugh 2. to crack jokes 3. to banter
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
自取: zì qǔ — 1. to help oneself to (food) 2. to invite (trouble) 3. to court (disaster)
眼鏡: yǎn jìng — 1. spectacles 2. eyeglasses 3. classifier: 副 (fù) (HSK 4)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
戲臺: xì tái — stage
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
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
李: Lǐ — surname Li
嬸: shěn — wife of father's younger brother
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
恕: shù — to forgive
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
骨頭: gǔ tou — 1. bone 2. classifier: 根 (gēn), 塊 (kuài) 3. moral character 4. bitterness 5. Taiwan pr. (gú tou) (HSK 4)
疼: téng — 1. (it) hurts; sore 2. to love dearly (HSK 2)
放肆: fàng sì — 1. wanton 2. unbridled 3. presumptuous 4. impudent (HSK 7-9)
容: Róng — surname Rong
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
歪: wāi — 1. askew 2. at a crooked angle 3. devious 4. noxious 5. (coll.) to lie on one's side (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)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
陪: péi — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company 3. to assist 4. old variant of 賠 (péi) (HSK 5)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
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)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
琥珀: hǔ pò — amber
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (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)
榻: tà — couch
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
美人: měi rén — beautiful woman; belle (HSK 7-9)
拳: quán — 1. fist 2. boxing (HSK 7-9)
捶: chuí — to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound (HSK 7-9)
腿: tuǐ — 1. leg 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
榻: tà — couch
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)
并不: bìng bù — not at all; by no means
擺: bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)
席: Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)
面: miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
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: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (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)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
瓔珞: yīng luò — jade or pearl necklace
花瓶: huā píng — 1. flower vase 2. (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) (HSK 6)
香爐: xiāng lú — 1. a censer (for burning incense) 2. incense burner 3. thurible
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
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
另: lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (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)
精致: jīng zhì — delicate; fine; exquisite; refined (HSK 7-9)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
桌: zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
酒杯: jiǔ bēi — wine cup
匙: chí — spoon
箸: zhù — (literary) chopsticks
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)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
席: Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
榻: tà — couch
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)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
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)
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)
寶玉: bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
饌: zhuàn — 1. food 2. delicacies
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)
果: guǒ — 1. fruit 2. result 3. resolute 4. indeed 5. if really
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
先: xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
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
則: zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
桌: zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
嚐: cháng — to taste; to experience (variant of 嘗 (cháng)) (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)
嚐: cháng — to taste; to experience (variant of 嘗 (cháng)) (HSK 5)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
撤: chè — to remove; to take away (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)
放: fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
席: Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
算: suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out 2. to include; to count in 3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight 4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (HSK 2)
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)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
跟著: gēn zhe — 1. to follow after 2. immediately afterwards
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)
故: gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)
下面: xià miàn — 1. below 2. under 3. next 4. the following 5. also pr. (xià mian) (HSK 3)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
邢: Xíng — 1. surname Xing 2. place name
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
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)
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)
尤: Yóu — surname You
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紈: wán — (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
西邊: xī biān — 1. west 2. west side 3. western part 4. to the west of (HSK 1)
一路: yī lù — 1. the whole journey 2. all the way 3. going the same way 4. going in the same direction 5. of the same kind (HSK 5)
便是: biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
釵: chāi — hairpin
李: Lǐ — surname Li
紋: wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo
李: Lǐ — surname Li
綺: qǐ — 1. beautiful 2. open-work silk
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)
迎: yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
姊妹: zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
兩邊: liǎng biān — either side; both sides (HSK 4)
大梁: Dà liáng — 1. capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states 2. classifier: 根 (gēn)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
挂: guà — 1. to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) 2. to hang up (the phone) 3. (of a line) to be dead 4. to be worried; to be concerned 5. (dialect) to make a phone call 6. to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor) 7. (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) 8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects (HSK 3)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一對: yī duì — couple; pair
聯: lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
聚: jù — 1. to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive) 2. (chemistry) poly- (HSK 4)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
玻璃: bō li — 1. glass 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 塊 (kuài) 3. (slang) male homosexual (HSK 5)
芙蓉: fú róng — 1. cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) 2. lotus 3. foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet)
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
穗: Suì — abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州 (Guǎng zhōu)
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
席: Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
豎: shù — 1. to erect 2. vertical 3. vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) (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)
柄: bǐng — 1. handle or shaft (of an axe etc) 2. (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem 3. sth that affords an advantage to an opponent 4. classifier for knives or blades
漆: qī — 1. paint 2. lacquer 3. classifier: 道 (dào) 4. to paint (furniture, walls etc) (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
垂: chuí — 1. to hang (down) 2. droop 3. dangle 4. bend down 5. hand down 6. bequeath 7. nearly 8. almost 9. to approach (HSK 7-9)
荷葉: hé yè — lotus leaf
葉: Yè — surname Ye
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)
燭: zhú — 1. candle 2. (literary) to illuminate
信: xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)
插: chā — 1. to insert 2. stick in 3. pierce 4. to take part in 5. to interfere 6. to interpose (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)
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
燭: zhú — 1. candle 2. (literary) to illuminate
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
荷葉: hé yè — lotus leaf
乃是: nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)
鏨: zàn — to engrave
琺: fà — used in 琺瑯 (fà láng)
琅: láng — 1. jade-like stone 2. clean and white 3. tinkling of pendants
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
活: huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (HSK 3)
信: xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)
可以: kě yǐ — 1. can 2. may 3. possible 4. able to 5. not bad 6. pretty good (HSK 2)
扭轉: niǔ zhuǎn — 1. to reverse 2. to turn around (an undesirable situation) 3. (mechanics) torsion (HSK 7-9)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
荷葉: hé yè — lotus leaf
扭轉: niǔ zhuǎn — 1. to reverse 2. to turn around (an undesirable situation) 3. (mechanics) torsion (HSK 7-9)
向外: xiàng wài — outward
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)
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
影: yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace
逼: bī — 1. to force (sb to do sth) 2. to compel 3. to press for 4. to extort 5. to press on towards 6. to press up to 7. to close in on 8. euphemistic variant of 屄 (bī) (HSK 6)
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)
全向: quán xiàng — in all directions
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
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)
看戲: kàn xì — 1. to watch a play 2. to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)
分外: fèn wài — 1. exceptionally 2. not one's responsibility or job (HSK 7-9)
真切: zhēn qiè — 1. vivid 2. distinct 3. clear 4. sincere 5. honest
窗: chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)
格: gē — 1. used in 格登 (gē dēng) 2. used in 格格 (gē gē) (HSK 7-9)
門戶: mén hù — 1. door 2. strategic gateway 3. portal 4. faction 5. sect 6. family status 7. family 8. web portal 9. (old) brothel
一齊: yī qí — 1. at the same time 2. simultaneously (HSK 6)
摘下: zhāi xià — 1. to take off; to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) 2. to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) 3. (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc)
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
挂彩: guà cǎi — 1. to decorate for festive occasions 2. to be wounded in action
穗: Suì — abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州 (Guǎng zhōu)
各种: gè zhǒng — every kind of; all kinds of; various (HSK 3)
宮: Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
廊: láng — 1. corridor 2. veranda 3. porch
檐: yán — 1. eaves 2. ledge or brim
內外: nèi wài — 1. inside and outside 2. domestic and foreign 3. approximately 4. about (HSK 6)
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
兩邊: liǎng biān — either side; both sides (HSK 4)
游: Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
廊: láng — 1. corridor 2. veranda 3. porch
罩: zhào — 1. to cover; to spread over 2. a cover; a shade; a hood 3. bamboo fish trap 4. bamboo chicken coop 5. (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back 6. (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible 7. (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住 (zhào dé zhù)) to have things under control; to be able to handle it (HSK 7-9)
棚: péng — 1. shed 2. canopy 3. shack
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)
各色: gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
羊: Yáng — surname Yang (HSK 3)
角: Jué — surname Jue (HSK 2)
玻璃: bō li — 1. glass 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 塊 (kuài) 3. (slang) male homosexual (HSK 5)
戳: chuō — 1. to jab 2. to poke 3. to stab 4. (coll.) to sprain 5. to blunt 6. to fuck (vulgar) 7. to stand 8. to stand (sth) upright 9. stamp 10. seal (HSK 7-9)
紗: shā — 1. cotton yarn 2. muslin (HSK 7-9)
料: liào — 1. material 2. stuff 3. grain 4. feed 5. to expect 6. to anticipate 7. to guess (HSK 6)
絲: sī — 1. silk 2. thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips 3. classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc (HSK 7-9)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (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)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
堆: duī — 1. to pile up 2. to heap up 3. a mass 4. pile 5. heap 6. stack 7. large amount (HSK 5)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
摳: kōu — 1. to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed) 2. to carve; to cut 3. to study meticulously 4. stingy; miserly 5. to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe) (HSK 7-9)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
絹: juàn — thin, tough silk fabric
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
紙: zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)
諸: Zhū — surname Zhu
燈: dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)
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)
滿: Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
廊: láng — 1. corridor 2. veranda 3. porch
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
席: Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)
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)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
璉: liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
環: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
琮: Cóng — surname Cong
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
蓉: Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
芹: qín — Chinese celery
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
芸: yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
菱: líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
菖: chāng — see 菖蒲 (chāng pú)
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)

，，，，，，，，，：，，，，，。The Lady Dowager had also sent people to invite the men and women of the wider clan, but as it happened, some were too old and weary to care for the bustle; some had no one left at home and found it inconvenient to come; some were laid low with lingering illness and, wishing to come, simply could not; some, out of envy of the wealthy and shame at their own poverty, chose not to come; there were even some who, resenting and fearing Xifeng's manner, stayed away out of sheer spite; and some, being too shy and awkward and unused to appearing before others, dared not come. And so, though the clan was large, among the women only Mrs. Lou, Jia Jun's mother, came, bringing Jia Jun with her, while among the men only Jia Qin, Jia Yun, Jia Chang, and Jia Ling came — the four who were currently working under Xifeng's direction.，，。Though not everyone was present, for a small family banquet it could still be counted, all told, as a lively affair.，，，，，。Just then, Lin Zhixiao's wife also arrived, bringing six other married women with her, carrying in three kang-tables; over each table was draped a length of red felt, and on the felt lay freshly minted copper coins, all of uniform size and carefully selected, strung together with bright red colored cord — every two women carrying one table between them.。Three tables in all.，。Lin Zhixiao's wife directed that two of the tables be set beneath the tables of Aunt Xue and Aunt Li, and that one be brought to beneath the Lady Dowager's couch.：“。”，，，，。The Lady Dowager said, "Just set it down in the middle of the floor." These women, all well versed in the proper procedure, set down the table, undid all the strings of coins together, pulled out the colored cords, and heaped the coins loose upon the table.《·》，，：“，，，，。”，。Just as the scene "Tower Meeting" from The West Tower was drawing to its close, and Yu Shuye had stormed off in a fit of pique, the actor playing Wenbao broke into comic patter: "You've stormed off in a huff — how convenient, since today happens to be the fifteenth of the first month, and the Old Ancestress of the Rong mansion is holding a family banquet. Let me ride this horse and hurry in there — getting some fruit to eat is the important thing!" No sooner had he said this than it set the Lady Dowager and everyone else laughing.：“，。”：“。”：“。”“”。Aunt Xue and the others all said, "What a clever, mischievous little thing — quite endearing." Xifeng said, "This child is only nine years old." The Lady Dowager said with a smile, "It's remarkable how cleverly he put it," and gave the single word: "Reward him."，“”，，，：“、、！”，，。Three women had already had winnowing baskets ready at hand, and the moment they heard the word "Reward," they stepped forward to the heap of loose coins on the table, each scooping up a basketful, then walked out and called toward the stage, "The Old Ancestress, the Honored Aunt, and the Honored Mother-in-law reward Wenbao to buy fruit to eat!" So saying, they flung the coins onto the stage all at once, and all that could be heard was a great clattering jingle of coins across the whole stage.、，。Jia Zhen and Jia Lian had already ordered the pages to carry in large winnowing baskets of coins, quietly held ready there in reserve.，，。Hearing the Lady Dowager give her reward — to know what happened next, turn to the following chapter for the explanation.

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)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
差: chā — 1. difference; discrepancy 2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) 3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
男女: nán nǚ — 1. male-female 2. male and female (HSK 4)
奈: nài — 1. used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈 (wú nài) and 莫可奈何 (mò kě nài hé) (literary) 2. used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
有年: yǒu nián — for years
邁: mài — 1. to take a step 2. to stride (HSK 7-9)
懶: lǎn — lazy (HSK 6)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
熱鬧: rè nao — 1. bustling with noise and excitement 2. lively (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)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (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)
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)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
不便: bù biàn — 1. inconvenient 2. inappropriate 3. unsuitable 4. short of cash (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
疾病: jí bìng — disease; sickness; ailment (HSK 6)
淹: yān — 1. to flood 2. to submerge 3. to drown 4. to irritate the skin (of liquids) 5. to delay (HSK 7-9)
纏: chán — 1. to wind around 2. to wrap round 3. to coil 4. tangle 5. to involve 6. to bother 7. to annoy (HSK 7-9)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
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)
竟: jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
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)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一等: yī děng — 1. first class 2. grade A
妒: dù — 1. to envy (success, talent) 2. jealous
富: Fù — surname Fu (HSK 3)
愧: kuì — ashamed
貧: pín — 1. poor 2. inadequate 3. deficient 4. garrulous
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
甚至于: shèn zhì yú — 1. so much (that) 2. even (to the extent that) (HSK 7-9)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一等: yī děng — 1. first class 2. grade A
憎: zēng — to detest
畏: wèi — to fear
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
為人: wéi rén — 1. to conduct oneself 2. behavior; conduct; personal character (HSK 7-9)
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
賭氣: dǔ qì — 1. to act in a fit of pique 2. to get in a huff 3. to be peeved
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (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)
羞: xiū — 1. shy 2. ashamed 3. shame 4. bashful 5. variant of 饈 (xiū) 6. delicacies
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
羞: xiū — 1. shy 2. ashamed 3. shame 4. bashful 5. variant of 饈 (xiū) 6. delicacies
腳: jiǎo — 1. foot 2. leg (of an animal or an object) 3. base (of an object) 4. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) 5. classifier for kicks (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
慣: guàn — 1. accustomed to 2. used to 3. indulge 4. to spoil (a child) (HSK 7-9)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
族: zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
多: duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
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)
者: zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
只不過: zhǐ bu guò — 1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than 2. it's just that ... (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
菌: jūn — 1. germ 2. bacteria 3. fungus 4. mold 5. Taiwan pr. (jùn)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
婁: Lóu — 1. surname Lou 2. one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
菌: jūn — 1. germ 2. bacteria 3. fungus 4. mold 5. Taiwan pr. (jùn)
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)
男子: nán zǐ — a man; a male (HSK 3)
只有: zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ... 2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy") 3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement") 4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
芹: qín — Chinese celery
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
芸: yún — 1. common rue (Ruta graveolens) 2. (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
菖: chāng — see 菖蒲 (chāng pú)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
菱: líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
現: xiàn — 1. to appear 2. present 3. now 4. existing 5. current
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)
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)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
麾下: huī xià — 1. troops 2. subordinates 3. (honorific appellation for a general)
辦事: bàn shì — 1. to handle (affairs) 2. to work (HSK 4)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
當下: dāng xià — 1. immediately 2. at once 3. at that moment 4. at the moment (HSK 7-9)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
在家: zài jiā — 1. to be at home 2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 (chū chāi)) 3. (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 (chū jiā)) (HSK 1)
庭: tíng — 1. main hall 2. front courtyard 3. law court
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
宴: yàn — 1. (bound form) to entertain at a banquet 2. (bound form) banquet; feast 3. (literary) peaceful; at ease
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
數: shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
算是: suàn shì — 1. considered to be 2. at last (HSK 6)
熱鬧: rè nao — 1. bustling with noise and excitement 2. lively (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
當: dāng — 1. to be 2. to act as 3. manage 4. withstand 5. when 6. during 7. ought 8. should 9. match equally 10. equal 11. same 12. obstruct 13. just at (a time or place) 14. on the spot 15. right 16. just at (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
孝: xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
六: liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
媳婦: xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
抬: tái — 1. to lift 2. to raise 3. (of two or more persons) to carry (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)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
炕: kàng — 1. kang (a heatable brick bed) 2. to bake 3. to dry by the heat of a fire
桌: zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
搭: dā — 1. to put up 2. to build (scaffolding) 3. to hang (clothes on a pole) 4. to connect 5. to join 6. to arrange in pairs 7. to match 8. to add 9. to throw in (resources) 10. to take (boat, train) 11. variant of 褡 (dā) (HSK 6)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
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)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
氈: zhān — felt (fabric)
氈: zhān — felt (fabric)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
放: fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
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)
選: xuǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to select 4. to elect (HSK 2)
淨: jìng — 1. clean 2. completely 3. only 4. net (income, exports etc) 5. (Chinese opera) painted face male role (HSK 6)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)
大新: Dà xīn — see 大新縣 (Dà xīn Xiàn)
出局: chū jú — 1. (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket) 2. (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition 3. (fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment) (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)
銅錢: tóng qián — copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China)
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)
大紅: dà hóng — crimson
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
繩: shéng — 1. rope 2. classifier: 根 (gēn)
串: chuàn — 1. to string together 2. to skewer 3. to connect wrongly 4. to gang up 5. to rove 6. string 7. bunch 8. skewer 9. classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of 10. to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) 11. to move across (HSK 6)
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)
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
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)
搭: dā — 1. to put up 2. to build (scaffolding) 3. to hang (clothes on a pole) 4. to connect 5. to join 6. to arrange in pairs 7. to match 8. to add 9. to throw in (resources) 10. to take (boat, train) 11. variant of 褡 (dā) (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)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
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)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
孝: xiào — 1. filial piety or obedience 2. mourning apparel
家的: jiā de — (old) wife
指示: zhǐ shì — 1. to point out 2. to indicate 3. to instruct 4. directives 5. instructions 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
擺: bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (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
李: Lǐ — surname Li
嬸: shěn — wife of father's younger brother
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
席: Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
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: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
榻: tà — couch
下來: xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)
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)
放: fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
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)
當地: dāng dì — local (HSK 3)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
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)
媳婦: xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
素: sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
規矩: guī ju — 1. lit. compass and set square 2. fig. established standard 3. rule 4. customs 5. practices 6. fig. upright and honest 7. well-behaved (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)
放下: fàng xià — 1. to lay down; to put down 2. to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside 3. to lower (the blinds etc) (HSK 2)
桌子: zhuō zi — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
一并: yī bìng — variant of 一併 (yī bìng)
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)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
打開: dǎ kāi — 1. to open 2. to show (a ticket) 3. to turn on 4. to switch on (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)
彩: cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize
繩: shéng — 1. rope 2. classifier: 根 (gēn)
抽: chōu — 1. to draw out; to pull out from in between 2. to remove part of the whole 3. to inhale (esp. smoke) 4. (of fabric etc) to shrink 5. (of certain plants) to sprout; to bud 6. to whip; to thrash 7. classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc) (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)
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)
堆: duī — 1. to pile up 2. to heap up 3. a mass 4. pile 5. heap 6. stack 7. large amount (HSK 5)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
桌: zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
唱: chàng — 1. to sing 2. to call loudly 3. to chant (HSK 1)
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
樓: Lóu — surname Lou (HSK 1)
樓: Lóu — surname Lou (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)
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)
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)
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)
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
叔: shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
賭氣: dǔ qì — 1. to act in a fit of pique 2. to get in a huff 3. to be peeved
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
豹: bào — 1. leopard 2. panther (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)
發: fā — 1. to send out 2. to show (one's feeling) 3. to issue 4. to develop 5. to make a bundle of money 6. classifier for gunshots (rounds) (HSK 2)
科: kē — 1. branch of study 2. administrative section 3. division 4. field 5. branch 6. stage directions 7. family (taxonomy) 8. rules 9. laws 10. to mete out (punishment) 11. to levy (taxes etc) 12. to fine sb 13. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
諢: hùn — 1. jest 2. nickname
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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)
賭氣: dǔ qì — 1. to act in a fit of pique 2. to get in a huff 3. to be peeved
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)
恰好: qià hǎo — 1. as it turns out 2. by lucky coincidence 3. (of number, time, size etc) just right (HSK 6)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
正月: Zhēng yuè — first month of the lunar year
十五: shí wǔ — 1. fifteen 2. 15
榮: Róng — surname Rong
國: Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
家宴: jiā yàn — 1. dinner party held in one's home 2. family reunion dinner
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
騎: jì — 1. (Tw) saddle horse 2. mounted soldier (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)
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)
進去: jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)
討: tǎo — 1. to invite 2. to provoke 3. to demand or ask for 4. to send armed forces to suppress 5. to denounce or condemn 6. to marry (a woman) 7. to discuss or study (HSK 7-9)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
果子: guǒ zi — 1. fruit 2. variant of 餜子 (guǒ zi)
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)
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)
要緊: yào jǐn — 1. important 2. urgent (HSK 7-9)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
引: yǐn — 1. to draw (e.g. a bow) 2. to pull 3. to stretch sth 4. to extend 5. to lengthen 6. to involve or implicate in 7. to attract 8. to lead 9. to guide 10. to leave 11. to provide evidence or justification for 12. old unit of distance equal to 10 丈 (zhàng), one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters (HSK 4)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
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)
薛: Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
姨媽: yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (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)
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)
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)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
可怜: kě lián — 1. pitiful 2. pathetic 3. to have pity on (HSK 5)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
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)
孩子: hái zi — child (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)
九: jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
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)
說: shuì — to persuade (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)
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
巧: qiǎo — 1. opportunely 2. coincidentally 3. as it happens 4. skillful 5. timely (HSK 3)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
媳婦: xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
已經: yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)
手下: shǒu xià — 1. under one's control or administration 2. subordinates 3. (money etc) on hand 4. sb's financial means 5. when taking action
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)
簸: bǒ — to winnow; to toss up and down
籮: luó — basket
聽見: tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
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)
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)
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)
上去: shàng qù — to go up (HSK 3)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
桌: zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
散錢: sǎn qián — 1. small sum of money 2. loose change 3. Cantonese equivalent of 零錢 (líng qián)
堆: duī — 1. to pile up 2. to heap up 3. a mass 4. pile 5. heap 6. stack 7. large amount (HSK 5)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
每人: měi rén — 1. each person 2. everybody 3. per person
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)
撮: cuō — 1. to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips 2. to scoop up 3. to collect together 4. to extract 5. to gather up 6. classifier: pinch 7. Taiwan pr. (cuò)
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)
簸: bǒ — to winnow; to toss up and down
籮: luó — basket
走出: zǒu chū — to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
戲: xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)
台: Tái — 1. Taiwan (abbr.) 2. surname Tai (HSK 3)
說: shuì — to persuade (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)
姨太太: yí tài tai — concubine
親家: qìng jia — 1. parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law 2. relatives by marriage
太太: tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
豹: bào — 1. leopard 2. panther (HSK 7-9)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)
果子: guǒ zi — 1. fruit 2. variant of 餜子 (guǒ zi)
吃的: chī de — (coll.) food
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)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
臺上: tái shàng — on stage (HSK 4)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
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)
撒: sā — 1. to let go 2. to cast 3. to let loose 4. to discharge 5. to give expression to 6. (coll.) to pee (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)
豁: huá — to play Chinese finger-guessing game (HSK 7-9)
啷: lāng — 1. used in 啷當 (lāng dāng) 2. used in onomatopoeic words such as 哐啷 (kuāng lāng)
啷: lāng — 1. used in 啷當 (lāng dāng) 2. used in onomatopoeic words such as 哐啷 (kuāng lāng)
滿: Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
臺: Tái — Taiwan (abbr.) (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)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
響: xiǎng — 1. echo 2. sound 3. noise 4. to make a sound 5. to sound 6. to ring 7. loud 8. classifier for noises (HSK 2)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
珍: zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
璉: liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
小廝: xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
抬: tái — 1. to lift 2. to raise 3. (of two or more persons) to carry (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
大: 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)
簸: bǒ — to winnow; to toss up and down
籮: luó — basket
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
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)
暗暗: àn àn — 1. secretly 2. inwardly
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
預備: yù bèi — 1. to prepare 2. to make ready 3. preparation 4. preparatory (HSK 5)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
那里: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
聽見: tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
賈: Jiǎ — surname Jia
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
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)
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)

Loading the interactive reader…

What it’s about

At New Year the Ning mansion receives produce, livestock and silver from its country estates. Steward Wu Jinxiao reports a poor harvest and reduced black rent, prompting Jia Zhen to complain even amid abundance. On New Year's Eve the clan proceeds by rank through its ancestral hall, offering food and wine before portraits and tablets so that the living family's titles appear to descend from its honored dead.

The action crosses to the Rong mansion's greetings, gifts and banquets. The Lady Dowager receives juniors and rewards servants as ritual visits lead toward the Lantern Festival night feast, with lanterns, opera, wine and games. Formal precedence still controls attendance and seating. The holiday calendar places strained estate revenue beside spectacular expense: the Jia family can perform prosperity, but its material foundation is weakening.

When it was written 背景

For an elite Qing clan, ancestral worship joined private devotion to political and economic order: tablets, portraits, generational rank and gendered movement reproduced the lineage, while imperial favors connected household ritual to the state. Wu Jinxiao's payment exposes the rural estate beneath urban splendor, since tenant labor and harvests supplied both goods and cash. The documentary lists are therefore literary evidence, not inert detail. Cao Xueqin records aristocratic ceremony at full scale while shortfalls and complaints quietly reveal how precarious its display has become.

Words in this chapter 生词

賈gǔ賈gǔ — merchant · to buy
蓉róng蓉róng — paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc · used in 芙蓉 (fú róng), lotus
珍zhēn珍zhēn — precious thing · treasure · culinary delicacy · rare · valuable · to value highly
寶玉bǎo yù寶玉bǎo yù — precious jade · treasures
邢Xíng邢Xíng — surname Xing · place name
皆jiēHSK 7-9皆jiē — all · each and every · in all cases (HSK 7-9)
尤yóu尤yóu — outstanding · particularly, especially · a fault · to express discontentment against
榮róng榮róng — glory · honor · thriving
府fǔ府fǔ — seat of government · government repository (archive) · official residence · mansion · presidential palace · (honorific) Your home · prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
姨媽yí mā姨媽yí mā — (coll.) mother's sister · maternal aunt
宗祠zōng cí宗祠zōng cí — ancestral temple · clan hall
璉liǎn璉liǎn — sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings · also pr. (lián)

第五十三回 寧國府除夕祭宗祠 榮國府元宵開夜宴 The Ning Mansion Worships Ancestors on New Year's Eve; The Rong Mansion Holds a Lantern Feast

What it’s about

When it was written 背景

Words in this chapter 生词

第五十三回　寧國府除夕祭宗祠　榮國府元宵開夜宴 The Ning Mansion Worships Ancestors on New Year's Eve; The Rong Mansion Holds a Lantern Feast