第六十九回　弄小巧用借劍殺人　覺大限吞生金自逝 By Cunning She Kills with a Borrowed Sword; Sensing Her End, You Swallows Gold and Dies

話說尤二姐聽了，又感謝不盡，只得跟了他來。The story goes that You Erjie, hearing this, was overwhelmed with gratitude, and had no choice but to follow her.尤氏那邊怎好不過來的，少不得也過來跟著鳳姐去回，方是大禮。How could You-shi, on her side, not come along? She too had to accompany Xifeng to report the matter—that was only proper etiquette.鳳姐笑說：“你只別說話，等我去說。”尤氏道：“這個自然。Xifeng said with a smile, "Just don't say anything, and let me do the talking." You-shi said, "Of course.但一有個不是，是往你身上推的。”說著，大家先來至賈母房中。But if anything goes wrong, it will be pushed onto you." So saying, the group first went to Grandmother Jia's quarters.

話說

huà shuō — 1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) 2. to discuss; to recount

尤

Yóu — surname You

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

感謝

gǎn xiè — to thank; to be grateful (HSK 2)

不盡

bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly

只得

zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)

跟

gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

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

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)

怎

zěn — how

好不

hǎo bù — 1. not at all ... 2. how very ...

過來

guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (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)

少不得

shǎo bu dé — 1. cannot be avoided 2. cannot do without

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

跟著

gēn zhe — 1. to follow after 2. immediately afterwards

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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)

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)

禮

Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

別說

bié shuō — to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone (HSK 7-9)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

我去

wǒ qù — (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!

說

shuì — to persuade (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

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (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

自然

zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (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)

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)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

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)

往

wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

身上

shēn shang — 1. on the body 2. at hand 3. among (HSK 1)

推

tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

大家

dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)

先

xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

至

zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

话说尤二姐听了，又感谢不尽，只得跟了他来。尤氏那边怎好不过来的，少不得也过来跟著凤姐去回，方是大礼。凤姐笑说：“你只别说话，等我去说。”尤氏道：“这个自然。但一有个不是，是往你身上推的。”说著，大家先来至贾母房中。

正值賈母和園中姊妹們說笑解悶，忽見鳳姐帶了一個標致小媳婦進來，忙覷著眼看，說：“這是誰家的孩子！Just then Grandmother Jia was chatting and laughing with the girls of the garden to pass the time, when she suddenly saw Xifeng bring in a handsome young wife. She peered at her closely and said, "Whose child is this?好可怜見的。”鳳姐上來笑道：“老祖宗倒細細的看看，好不好？”說著，忙拉二姐說：“這是太婆婆，快磕頭。”二姐忙行了大禮，展拜起來。What a pitiable dear." Xifeng came forward and said with a smile, "Won't the old ancestress take a good close look and see if she's not pretty?" So saying, she hastily pulled Erjie forward and said, "This is your husband's grandmother—kowtow quickly." Erjie hastened to perform the great obeisance, bowing and rising.又指著眾姊妹說：這是某人某人，你先認了，太太瞧過了再見禮。Then, pointing to the assembled girls, she said: this is so-and-so, this is so-and-so—get acquainted with them first, and after Madam has looked you over, you may exchange greetings with them properly.二姐聽了，一一又從新故意的問過，垂頭站在旁邊。Erjie listened, and deliberately asked each name over again one by one, then stood with head bowed to the side.賈母上下瞧了一遍，因又笑問：“你姓什麼？Grandmother Jia looked her over from head to toe, then asked with a smile, "What is your surname?今年十幾了？”鳳姐忙又笑說：“老祖宗且別問，只說比我俊不俊。”賈母又戴了眼鏡，命鴛鴦琥珀：“把那孩子拉過來，我瞧瞧肉皮兒。”眾人都抿嘴兒笑著，只得推他上去。How old are you this year?" Xifeng hastily broke in with a smile, "Old Ancestress, don't ask that yet—just tell me whether she's prettier than I am or not." Grandmother Jia put on her spectacles again and ordered Yuanyang and Hupo, "Pull that child over here, let me see her skin." Everyone covered their mouths and smiled, and had no choice but to push her forward.賈母細瞧了一遍，又命琥珀：“拿出手來我瞧瞧。”鴛鴦又揭起裙子來。Grandmother Jia examined her closely all over, then told Hupo again, "Bring out her hand for me to see." Yuanyang lifted the hem of her skirt as well.賈母瞧畢，摘下眼鏡來，笑說道：“更是個齊全孩子，我看比你俊些。”鳳姐聽說，笑著忙跪下，將尤氏那邊所編之話，一五一十細細的說了一遍，“少不得老祖宗發慈心，先許他進來，住一年後再圓房。”賈母聽了道：“這有什麼不是。When Grandmother Jia had finished looking, she took off her spectacles and said with a smile, "She's a well-formed child indeed—I think she's even prettier than you." Hearing this, Xifeng smiled and quickly knelt down, and recounted in full detail, point by point, the story that had been concocted on You-shi's side, saying, "It only remains for the Old Ancestress to show mercy and allow her to be brought in first, to live here a year before the marriage is formally consummated." Grandmother Jia heard this and said, "What fault could there be in that?既你這樣賢良，很好。Since you are being so virtuous about it, very good.只是一年後方可圓得房。”鳳姐聽了，叩頭起來，又求賈母著兩個女人一同帶去見太太們，說是老祖宗的主意。Only, the marriage may only be consummated after a year has passed." Hearing this, Xifeng kowtowed and rose, then begged Grandmother Jia further to have two women accompany them to present her to the wives of the household, saying it was the Old Ancestress's own decision.賈母依允，遂使二人帶去見了邢夫人等。Grandmother Jia agreed, and so had the two women take her to see Madam Xing and the others.王夫人正因他風聲不雅，深為憂慮，見他今行此事，豈有不樂之理。Lady Wang had been deeply worried precisely because of the ugly talk about him [Jia Lian], so seeing him do such a thing now—how could she not be pleased?于是尤二姐自此見了天日，挪到廂房住居。And so from this time on You Erjie saw the light of day, and was moved to live in the side chambers.鳳姐一面使人暗暗調唆張華，只叫他要原妻，這里還有許多賠送外，還給他銀子安家過活。Meanwhile Xifeng secretly had someone incite Zhang Hua, urging him only to demand his original wife back—besides everything else being given here as dowry, they would also give him silver to set up a household and make a living.張華原無膽無心告賈家的，後來又見賈蓉打發人來對詞，那人原說的：“張華先退了親。Zhang Hua originally had neither the nerve nor the intention to sue the Jia family, but later, when he saw that Jia Rong had sent someone to argue the matter with him, that person had said, "Zhang Hua had already broken off the betrothal beforehand.我們皆是親戚。We are all relatives.接到家里住著是真，并無娶嫁之說。It is true that she was taken in to live with us, but there was never any talk of marrying her formally.皆因張華拖欠了我們的債務，追索不與，方誣賴小的主人那些個。”察院都和賈王兩處有瓜葛，況又受了賄，只說張華無賴，以窮訛詐，狀子也不收，打了一頓赶出來。It was only because Zhang Hua owed us a debt, and when we pressed him to repay it and he would not, he then falsely accused my masters of these things." The censorate offices were both tied by connections to the Jia and Wang families, and moreover had taken bribes, so they simply declared Zhang Hua a scoundrel trying to extort money through poverty, refused to accept his complaint, gave him a beating, and drove him out.慶兒在外替他打點，也沒打重。Qing'er took care of things for him outside, so the beating was not too severe.又調唆張華：“親原是你家定的，你只要親事，官必還斷給你。”于是又告。Someone then further incited Zhang Hua: "The betrothal was originally arranged by your family—if you only insist on the marriage, the officials are bound to rule it back in your favor." So he brought suit again.王信那邊又透了消息與察院，察院便批：“張華所欠賈宅之銀，令其限內按數交還，其所定之親，仍令其有力時娶回。”又傳了他父親來當堂批准。Wang Xin's people, meanwhile, leaked word to the censorate, and the censorate then ruled: "As for the silver Zhang Hua owes the Jia household, let him be required to repay the full amount within the set period; as for the betrothal that was arranged, let him still be permitted to marry her back once he has the means." They also summoned his father to appear in court to confirm the ruling.他父親亦系慶兒說明，樂得人財兩進，便去賈家領人。His father too had been coached beforehand by Qing'er, and being delighted to gain both money and person, went to the Jia household to collect her.鳳姐兒一面嚇的來回賈母，說如此這般，都是珍大嫂子幹事不明，并沒和那家退准，惹人告了，如此官斷。Xifeng, in alarm, went at once to report to Grandmother Jia, saying that things stood thus, and that it was all because Sister-in-law Zhen [You-shi] had not handled matters properly—she had never formally settled the annulment with that family, which had led to the lawsuit and this ruling by the officials.賈母聽了，忙喚了尤氏過來，說他作事不妥，”既是你妹子從小曾與人指腹為婚，又沒退斷，使人混告了。”尤氏聽了，只得說：“他連銀子都收了，怎麼沒准。”鳳姐在旁又說：“張華的口供上現說不曾見銀子，也沒見人去。Hearing this, Grandmother Jia hastily summoned You-shi and told her she had handled the matter badly: "Since your sister was betrothed to someone by pointing at the womb when she was a child, and the match was never properly broken off, you let people bring a confused lawsuit over it." You-shi, hearing this, could only say, "He even accepted the silver—how can it not be considered settled?" Xifeng put in from the side, "Zhang Hua's own deposition now states he never saw any silver, nor did anyone ever come to him.他老子說：‘原是親家母說過一次，并沒應准。His father says: 'It was only that the child's mother once mentioned it, but nothing was ever formally agreed.親家母死了，你們就接進去作二房。’如此沒有對證，只好由他去混說。After the child's mother died, you people simply took her in as a second wife.' With no evidence to counter this, we can only let him go on talking nonsense.幸而璉二爺不在家，沒曾圓房，這還無妨。Fortunately Master Lian the Second is not at home, and the marriage has not yet been consummated, so this is not too serious.只是人已來了，怎好送回去，豈不傷臉。”賈母道：“又沒圓房，沒的強占人家有夫之人，名聲也不好，不如送給他去。It's only that, now that the person has already come, how can we send her back—wouldn't that be a loss of face?" Grandmother Jia said, "Since the marriage hasn't been consummated, there's no reason to forcibly hold on to another man's wife—it wouldn't look good either. Better to send her back to him.那里尋不出好人來。”尤二姐聽了，又回賈母說：“我母親實于某年月日給了他十兩銀子退准的。Where could one not find a good match?" Hearing this, You Erjie in turn said to Grandmother Jia, "My mother truly did, on a certain date in a certain year, give him ten taels of silver to settle the annulment.他因窮急了告，又翻了口。It is only that, being driven to poverty and desperation, he brought suit and has now gone back on his word.我姐姐原沒錯辦。”賈母聽了，便說：“可見刁民難惹。My sister did nothing wrong in handling this." Hearing this, Grandmother Jia said, "One can see how hard it is to deal with unscrupulous commoners.既這樣，鳳丫頭去料理料理。”鳳姐聽了無法，只得應著。Since that's how it is, let Xifeng go and settle the matter." Xifeng, hearing this, had no way out and could only agree.回來只命人去找賈蓉。On returning, she at once sent someone to find Jia Rong.賈蓉深知鳳姐之意，若要使張華領回，成何体統，便回了賈珍，暗暗遣人去說張華：“你如今既有許多銀子，何必定要原人。Jia Rong understood full well what Xifeng intended—if Zhang Hua were really allowed to take her back, what would that look like?—so he reported to Jia Zhen, and secretly sent someone to tell Zhang Hua: "Now that you already have plenty of silver, why must you insist on having the person herself back?若只管執定主意，豈不怕爺們一怒，尋出個由頭，你死無葬身之地。If you keep stubbornly holding to your position, aren't you afraid that when the young masters lose their temper, they'll find some pretext to make sure you die without even a place to be buried?你有了銀子，回家去什麼好人尋不出來。Now that you have the silver, once you go home, what good match could you not find?你若走時，還賞你些路費。”張華聽了，心中想了一想，這倒是好主意，和父親商議已定，約共也得了有百金，父子次日起個五更，回原籍去了。If you leave now, we'll even give you extra money for the road." Zhang Hua, hearing this, thought it over in his mind, and decided this was indeed the best plan; having settled it in consultation with his father, they got altogether about a hundred taels of silver, and the next day, before dawn, father and son set off back to their native place.賈蓉打聽得真了，來回了賈母鳳姐，說：“張華父子妄告不實，懼罪逃走，官府亦知此情，也不追究，大事完畢。”鳳姐聽了，心中一想：若必定著張華帶回二姐去，未免賈璉回來再花幾個錢包占住，不怕張華不依。Jia Rong, having confirmed this was really so, came back to report to Grandmother Jia and Xifeng, saying, "Zhang Hua and his father, fearing punishment for their false and unfounded accusation, have fled; the authorities too know of this and will not pursue it further—the whole matter is now settled." Hearing this, Xifeng thought to herself: if Zhang Hua were made to take Erjie back with him, it would only mean that once Jia Lian returned, he would spend a bit more money and set her up again somewhere, and there would be no stopping Zhang Hua from agreeing to it.還是二姐不去，自己相伴著還妥當，且再作道理。Better that Erjie not go anywhere, and that she herself keep her close at hand—that would be safer; there would be time enough later to think of something else.只是張華此去不知何往，他倘或再將此事告訴了別人，或日後再尋出這由頭來翻案，豈不是自己害了自己。The only trouble was that no one knew where Zhang Hua had gone off to this time; if he should ever tell someone else about this affair, or if at some later date someone should dig up this pretext again to reopen the case, would that not mean bringing harm upon herself?原先不該如此將刀靶付與外人去的。She should never have handed the hilt of the sword to an outsider like that in the first place.因此悔之不迭，复又想了一條主意出來，悄命旺兒遣人尋著了他，或說他作賊，和他打官司將他治死，或暗中使人算計，務將張華治死，方剪草除根，保住自己的名譽。For this she was full of regret, and again thought up another scheme: she secretly ordered Wang'er to send someone to track him down, either to accuse him of theft and have him prosecuted to death through a lawsuit, or else to secretly arrange to have him done away with—in any case, Zhang Hua absolutely had to be killed, so as to cut the grass and remove the root, and preserve her own reputation.旺兒領命出來，回家細想：人已走了完事，何必如此大作，人命關天，非同兒戲，我且哄過他去，再作道理。Wang'er took the order and went out, but on returning home thought it over carefully: the man had already left and the matter was over—why make such a great fuss over it? A human life was a matter of the utmost gravity, not something to be trifled with; he would simply put her off for now, and think of something else later.因此在外躲了幾日，回來告訴鳳姐，只說張華是有了幾兩銀子在身上，逃去第三日在京口地界五更天已被截路人打悶棍打死了。So he stayed away for a few days, then came back and told Xifeng that Zhang Hua, having a few taels of silver on him, had fled, and that on the third day of his flight, in the small hours before dawn, within the borders of Jingkou, he had been waylaid and beaten to death with a club by highwaymen.他老子唬死在店房，在那里驗尸掩埋。His father had been frightened to death right there in the inn, and was there overseeing the inquest and burial.鳳姐聽了不信，說：“你要扯謊，我再使人打聽出來敲你的牙！”自此方丟過不究。Hearing this, Xifeng did not believe it, and said, "If you're lying to me, I'll have someone else look into it later and knock your teeth out!" From this point on, however, the matter was simply dropped and not pursued further.鳳姐和尤二姐和美非常，更比親姊親妹還胜十倍。Xifeng and You Erjie got along extremely well together, even better, ten times over, than real sisters.

正值

zhèng zhí — 1. just at the time of 2. honest 3. upright 4. (math.) positive value

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

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)

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

說笑

shuō xiào — 1. to chat and laugh 2. to crack jokes 3. to banter

解悶

jiě mèn — 1. to relieve boredom or melancholy 2. a diversion

忽

Hū — surname Hu

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

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)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

標致

Biāo zhì — Peugeot (automobile brand) (HSK 7-9)

小媳婦

xiǎo xí fu — 1. young married woman 2. mistress 3. (fig.) punching bag 4. (old) child bride

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

覷著眼

qù zhe yǎn — to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

誰

shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

孩子

hái zi — child (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)

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)

上來

shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

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)

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)

細細

xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

看看

kàn kan — 1. to take a look at 2. to examine 3. to survey 4. (coll.) pretty soon

好不好

hǎo bu hǎo — 1. (coll.) all right? 2. OK?

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)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (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)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

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)

太婆

tài pó — great-grandmother

婆

pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

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)

磕頭

kē tóu — to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

行

háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)

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)

禮

Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)

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)

起來

qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

指

zhǐ — 1. finger 2. to point at or to 3. to indicate or refer to 4. to depend on 5. to count on 6. (of hair) to stand on end (HSK 3)

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

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)

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)

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)

某人

mǒu rén — 1. someone 2. a certain person 3. some people 4. I (self-address after one's surname)

某人

mǒu rén — 1. someone 2. a certain person 3. some people 4. I (self-address after one's surname)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)

認

rèn — 1. to recognize 2. to know 3. to admit (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)

太太

tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

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)

再見

zài jiàn — 1. goodbye 2. see you again later (HSK 1)

禮

Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一一

yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

新

Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)

故意

gù yì — deliberately; on purpose (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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

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)

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)

站

zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)

在旁

zài páng — 1. alongside 2. nearby

邊

biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母上

mǔ shàng — (slang) mother; mom (from Japanese 母上 "haha-ue")

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)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一遍

yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

姓

xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

今年

jīn nián — this year (HSK 1)

十幾

shí jǐ — more than ten; a dozen or more

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

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)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

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)

且

qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

比

Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

俊

jùn — 1. smart 2. eminent 3. handsome 4. talented (HSK 7-9)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

俊

jùn — 1. smart 2. eminent 3. handsome 4. talented (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

戴

Dài — surname Dai (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)

眼鏡

yǎn jìng — 1. spectacles 2. eyeglasses 3. classifier: 副 (fù) (HSK 4)

命

mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)

鴛鴦

yuān yāng — 1. (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) 2. (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple

琥珀

hǔ pò — amber

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

孩子

hái zi — child (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)

過來

guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

肉皮

ròu pí — pork skin

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

抿

mǐn — 1. to smooth hair with a wet brush 2. (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly 3. to sip

嘴

zuǐ — 1. mouth 2. beak 3. nozzle 4. spout (of teapot etc) 5. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

只得

zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)

推

tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

上去

shàng qù — to go up (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

細

xì — 1. thin or slender 2. finely particulate 3. thin and soft 4. fine 5. delicate 6. trifling 7. (of a sound) quiet 8. frugal (HSK 4)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一遍

yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through

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

拿出

ná chū — 1. to take out 2. to put out 3. to provide 4. to put forward (a proposal) 5. to come up with (evidence) (HSK 2)

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)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

鴛鴦

yuān yāng — 1. (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) 2. (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

揭

Jiē — surname Jie (HSK 6)

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)

裙子

qún zi — 1. skirt 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

畢

Bì — surname Bi

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)

眼鏡

yǎn jìng — 1. spectacles 2. eyeglasses 3. classifier: 副 (fù) (HSK 4)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

說道

shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)

更是

gèng shì — even more (so) (HSK 6)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

齊全

qí quán — 1. complete 2. comprehensive (HSK 5)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

比

Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

俊

jùn — 1. smart 2. eminent 3. handsome 4. talented (HSK 7-9)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽說

tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

著忙

zháo máng — 1. to rush 2. in a hurry 3. to worry about being late

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)

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

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (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)

編

biān — 1. to weave 2. to plait 3. to organize 4. to group 5. to arrange 6. to edit 7. to compile 8. to write 9. to compose 10. to fabricate 11. to make up (HSK 4)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

一五一十

yī wǔ yī shí — lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

細細

xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

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)

一遍

yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through

少不得

shǎo bu dé — 1. cannot be avoided 2. cannot do without

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)

發

fā — 1. to send out 2. to show (one's feeling) 3. to issue 4. to develop 5. to make a bundle of money 6. classifier for gunshots (rounds) (HSK 2)

慈

cí — 1. compassionate 2. gentle 3. merciful 4. kind 5. humane

心

xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

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)

許

Xǔ — surname Xu (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)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "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)

後

hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (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)

圓房

yuán fáng — (of a child bride) to consummate marriage

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

既

jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

賢良

xián liáng — (of a man) able and virtuous

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)

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)

只是

zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (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)

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

後方

hòu fāng — 1. the rear 2. far behind the front line

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)

圓

yuán — 1. circle 2. round 3. circular 4. spherical 5. (of the moon) full 6. unit of Chinese currency (yuan) 7. tactful 8. to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) (HSK 4)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

叩頭

kòu tóu — 1. to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) 2. also written 磕頭 (kē tóu)

起來

qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

求

qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (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)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

一同

yī tóng — together (HSK 6)

帶去

dài qu — to take along with one

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

太太

tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

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)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

主意

zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

依

yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)

允

yǔn — 1. just 2. fair 3. to permit 4. to allow

遂

suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)

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)

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)

帶去

dài qu — to take along with one

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)

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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)

正

zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)

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)

風聲

fēng shēng — 1. sound of the wind 2. rumor 3. talk 4. news 5. reputation

不雅

bù yǎ — 1. graceless 2. vulgar 3. indecent

深

shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)

為

wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)

憂慮

yōu lǜ — 1. to worry 2. anxiety (about) (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)

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)

今

jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)

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)

此事

cǐ shì — this matter (HSK 6)

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)

樂之

Lè zhī — Ritz (cracker brand)

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)

于是

yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)

尤

Yóu — surname You

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

自此

zì cǐ — 1. since then 2. henceforth

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

天

tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (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)

挪

nuó — 1. to shift 2. to move (HSK 7-9)

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

廂房

xiāng fáng — 1. wing (of a traditional house) 2. side room

住居

zhù jū — 1. to live 2. to reside

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

暗暗

àn àn — 1. secretly 2. inwardly

調唆

tiáo suō — 1. to provoke 2. to stir up (trouble) 3. to instigate

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

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)

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)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

原

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)

妻

qī — (bound form) wife

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)

還有

hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)

許多

xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)

賠

péi — 1. to compensate for loss 2. to indemnify 3. to suffer a financial loss (HSK 5)

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)

外

wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)

還給

huán gěi — to return sth to sb

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)

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

安家

ān jiā — 1. to settle down 2. to set up a home

過活

guò huó — 1. to live one's life 2. to make a living

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

原

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

膽

dǎn — 1. gall bladder 2. courage 3. guts 4. gall 5. inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) (HSK 5)

無心

wú xīn — 1. unintentionally 2. not in the mood to

告

gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

後來

hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

打發

dǎ fa — 1. to dispatch sb to do sth 2. to make sb leave 3. to pass (the time) 4. (old) to make arrangements 5. (old) to bestow (alms etc) (HSK 6)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

對詞

duì cí — (of actors) to practice lines together; to rehearse a dialogue

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

原

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)

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)

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

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)

退

tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw 2. to reject; to return (sth) 3. to decline (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

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)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

皆

jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

親戚

qīn qi — 1. a relative (i.e. family relation) 2. classifier: 門 (mén), 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 7-9)

接到

jiē dào — to receive (letter etc) (HSK 2)

家里

jiā lǐ — home (HSK 1)

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

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)

真

zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)

并

Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

娶

qǔ — 1. to take a wife 2. to marry (a woman) (HSK 7-9)

嫁

jià — 1. (of a woman) to marry 2. to marry off a daughter 3. to shift (blame etc) (HSK 7-9)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

皆因

jiē yīn — 1. simply because 2. all because

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

拖欠

tuō qiàn — 1. in arrears 2. behind in payments 3. to default on one's debts (HSK 7-9)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

債務

zhài wù — 1. debt 2. liability 3. amount due 4. indebtedness (HSK 7-9)

追索

zhuī suǒ — 1. to demand payment 2. to extort 3. to trace 4. to seek 5. to pursue 6. to explore

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

誣賴

wū lài — to accuse falsely

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)

主人

zhǔ rén — 1. master 2. host 3. owner 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

察

Chá — short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾 (Chá hā ěr)

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

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)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

瓜葛

guā gé — 1. connection 2. association 3. involvement

況

kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

受

shòu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to suffer 4. subjected to 5. to bear 6. to stand 7. pleasant 8. (passive marker) 9. (LGBT) bottom (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

賄

huì — (bound form) bribery

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

無賴

wú lài — 1. hoodlum 2. rascal 3. rogue 4. rascally 5. scoundrelly

以

Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (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)

訛詐

é zhà — 1. to extort under false pretenses 2. to blackmail 3. to bluff 4. to defraud (HSK 7-9)

狀

zhuàng — 1. (bound form) form; appearance; shape 2. (bound form) state; condition 3. (bound form) to describe 4. (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit 5. (bound form) certificate

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-

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

收

shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "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)

赶出

gǎn chū — to drive away

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)

慶

qìng — to celebrate

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

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)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)

重

chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

調唆

tiáo suō — 1. to provoke 2. to stir up (trouble) 3. to instigate

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

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)

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)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)

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)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)

只要

zhǐ yào — so long as; provided; if (HSK 2)

親事

qīn shì — 1. marriage 2. classifier: 門 (mén)

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

必

bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

斷

duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)

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)

于是

yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

告

gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

信

xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

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)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

消息

xiāo xi — 1. (piece of) news; information 2. message 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 3)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

察

Chá — short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾 (Chá hā ěr)

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

察

Chá — short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾 (Chá hā ěr)

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

批

pī — 1. to ascertain 2. to act on 3. to criticize 4. to pass on 5. classifier for batches, lots, military flights 6. tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) (HSK 4)

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

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)

欠

qiàn — 1. to owe 2. to lack 3. (literary) to be deficient in 4. (bound form) yawn 5. to raise slightly (a part of one's body) (HSK 5)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

宅

zhái — 1. residence 2. (coll.) to stay in at home 3. to hang around at home

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)

令

líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

限

xiàn — 1. to limit 2. to restrict 3. (bound form) limit 4. bound (HSK 7-9)

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

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)

數

shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)

交還

jiāo huán — 1. to return sth 2. to hand back

其所

qí suǒ — 1. its place 2. one's appointed place 3. the place for that

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)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

親

qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)

仍

réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)

令

líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

有力

yǒu lì — 1. powerful 2. forceful 3. vigorous (HSK 5)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

娶

qǔ — 1. to take a wife 2. to marry (a woman) (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

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)

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)

批准

pī zhǔn — to approve; to ratify (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)

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

系

xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)

慶

qìng — to celebrate

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

說明

shuō míng — 1. to explain 2. to illustrate 3. to indicate 4. to show 5. to prove 6. explanation 7. directions 8. caption 9. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

樂

Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

財

cái — 1. money 2. wealth 3. riches 4. property 5. valuables

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

領

lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

嚇

hè — 1. to scare 2. to intimidate 3. to threaten 4. (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut 5. (interjection showing astonishment) (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)

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

如此這般

rú cǐ zhè bān — 1. thus and so 2. such and such

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)

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

大嫂

dà sǎo — 1. older brother's wife 2. sister-in-law 3. elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)

子

zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

幹事

gàn shi — 1. administrator 2. executive secretary (HSK 7-9)

不明

bù míng — 1. not clear 2. unknown 3. to fail to understand

并

Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

退

tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw 2. to reject; to return (sth) 3. to decline (HSK 3)

准

zhǔn — 1. to allow 2. to grant 3. in accordance with 4. in the light of (HSK 3)

惹人

rě rén — 1. to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc) 2. to offend 3. to attract (attention)

告

gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

喚

huàn — to call

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

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

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

不妥

bù tuǒ — 1. not proper 2. inappropriate

既是

jì shì — 1. is both ...(and...) 2. since 3. as 4. being the case that

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

妹子

mèi zi — 1. (dialect) younger sister 2. girl

從小

cóng xiǎo — from childhood; from a young age (HSK 2)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

指腹為婚

zhǐ fù wéi hūn — to propose the future marriage of two unborn babies on condition that one turns out to be a boy, and the other, a girl (idiom)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

退

tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw 2. to reject; to return (sth) 3. to decline (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)

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)

混

hún — 1. muddy; turbid (variant of 渾 (hún)) 2. brainless; foolish (variant of 渾 (hún)) 3. Taiwan pr. (hùn) (HSK 6)

告

gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

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

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)

只得

zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

收

shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

准

zhǔn — 1. to allow 2. to grant 3. in accordance with 4. in the light of (HSK 3)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

在旁

zài páng — 1. alongside 2. nearby

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

口供

kǒu gòng — 1. oral confession (as opposed to 筆供 (bǐ gòng)) 2. statement 3. deposition

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

現

xiàn — 1. to appear 2. present 3. now 4. existing 5. current

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不曾

bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (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)

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

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)

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)

老子

Lǎo zǐ — 1. Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism 2. the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經 (Dào dé jīng) by Laozi

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

親家母

qìng jia mǔ — mother of one's child's spouse

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

一次

yī cì — 1. first 2. first time 3. once 4. (math.) linear (of degree one)

并

Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

應

Yīng — 1. surname Ying 2. Taiwan pr. (Yìng) (HSK 4)

准

zhǔn — 1. to allow 2. to grant 3. in accordance with 4. in the light of (HSK 3)

親家母

qìng jia mǔ — mother of one's child's spouse

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)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (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)

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)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

二房

èr fáng — 1. second branch of an extended family 2. concubine

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

對證

duì zhèng — confrontation

只好

zhǐ hǎo — to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to (HSK 3)

由

yóu — 1. to follow 2. from 3. because of; due to 4. by; via; through 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (HSK 3)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

混

hún — 1. muddy; turbid (variant of 渾 (hún)) 2. brainless; foolish (variant of 渾 (hún)) 3. Taiwan pr. (hùn) (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

幸而

xìng ér — 1. by good fortune 2. luckily

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)

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

不在

bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased

家

jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

圓房

yuán fáng — (of a child bride) to consummate marriage

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

無妨

wú fáng — 1. no harm (in doing it) 2. One might as well. 3. It won't hurt. 4. no matter 5. it's no bother

只是

zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

怎

zěn — how

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)

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)

回去

huí qu — 1. to return 2. to go back (HSK 1)

豈不

qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?

傷

shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (HSK 3)

臉

liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

圓房

yuán fáng — (of a child bride) to consummate marriage

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

強

Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)

占

zhān — 1. to observe 2. to divine (HSK 2)

人家

rén jiā — 1. household 2. dwelling 3. family 4. sb else's house 5. household business 6. house of woman's husband-to-be 7. classifier: 戶 (hù), 家 (jiā) (HSK 4)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

夫

fū — 1. husband 2. man 3. manual worker 4. conscripted laborer (old)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

名聲

míng shēng — reputation (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不好

bù hǎo — no good

不如

bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)

送給

sòng gěi — 1. to send 2. to give as a present (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)

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)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

尋

xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

出

chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)

好人

hǎo rén — 1. good person 2. healthy person 3. person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle (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)

尤

Yóu — surname You

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

實

shí — 1. real 2. true 3. honest 4. really 5. solid 6. fruit 7. seed 8. definitely

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

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)

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

他

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)

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (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

退

tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw 2. to reject; to return (sth) 3. to decline (HSK 3)

准的

zhǔn dì — 1. standard 2. norm 3. criterion

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)

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (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)

急

jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (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)

告

gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

翻

fān — 1. to turn over 2. to flip over 3. to overturn 4. to rummage through 5. to translate 6. to decode 7. to double 8. to climb over or into 9. to cross (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

口

kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

原

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)

沒錯

méi cuò — 1. that's right 2. sure! 3. rest assured! 4. that's good 5. can't go wrong (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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

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)

可見

kě jiàn — 1. it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) 2. it is (thus) clear 3. clear 4. visible (HSK 4)

刁民

diāo mín — (derogatory) unruly people

難

nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)

惹

rě — 1. to provoke 2. to irritate 3. to vex 4. to stir up 5. to anger 6. to attract (troubles) 7. to cause (problems) (HSK 7-9)

既

jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

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)

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)

料理

liào lǐ — 1. to arrange 2. to handle 3. to cook 4. cuisine 5. art of cooking (HSK 7-9)

料理

liào lǐ — 1. to arrange 2. to handle 3. to cook 4. cuisine 5. art of cooking (HSK 7-9)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了無

liǎo wú — to completely lack; to have not even the slightest

法

Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)

只得

zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)

應

Yīng — 1. surname Ying 2. Taiwan pr. (Yìng) (HSK 4)

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)

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

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)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

找

zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)

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)

深知

shēn zhī — to know well; to be fully aware of

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)

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))

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

領

lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

成

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)

何

Hé — surname He

体

tī — 1. used in 體己 (tī ji) 2. Taiwan pr. (tǐ)

統

tǒng — 1. to gather 2. to unite 3. to unify 4. whole

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

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 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

暗暗

àn àn — 1. secretly 2. inwardly

遣

qiǎn — 1. (bound form) to dispatch; to send 2. (bound form) to drive away; to dispel

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

既有

jì yǒu — existing

許多

xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

何必

hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)

定

dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

原人

yuán rén — 1. prehistoric man 2. primitive man

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

只管

zhǐ guǎn — 1. solely engrossed in one thing 2. just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) 3. simply 4. by all means 5. please feel free 6. do not hesitate (to ask for sth) (HSK 6)

執

zhí — 1. to execute (a plan) 2. to grasp

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)

主意

zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)

豈不

qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

爺們

yé men — 1. menfolk (collective term for men of different generations) 2. husbands and their fathers etc

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

怒

Nù — Nu ethnic group

尋出

xún chū — 1. to find out 2. to search out 3. to uncover 4. to discover

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

由頭

yóu tou — 1. pretext 2. excuse 3. justification 4. reason

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

死無葬身之地

sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì — 1. to die without a burial site 2. to die a pauper 3. a tragic end

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

有了

yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

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)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

好人

hǎo rén — 1. good person 2. healthy person 3. person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle (HSK 2)

尋

xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

走時

zǒu shí — 1. (of a watch or clock) to keep time 2. (physics) propagation time 3. travel time (of a wave)

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

路費

lù fèi — 1. travel expenses 2. money for a voyage 3. toll

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

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)

心中

xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

倒是

dào shi — 1. contrary to what one might expect 2. actually 3. contrariwise 4. why don't you (HSK 5)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

主意

zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

商議

shāng yì — 1. to negotiate 2. discussion 3. proposal

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

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)

約

yāo — to weigh in a balance or on a scale (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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

得了

dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

金

Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)

父子

fù zǐ — father and son (HSK 6)

次日

cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)

起

qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

五更

wǔ gēng — fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

原籍

yuán jí — 1. ancestral home (town) 2. birthplace

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

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

打聽

dǎ ting — 1. to ask about 2. to make some inquiries 3. to ask around (HSK 3)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

真

zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 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)

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)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

父子

fù zǐ — father and son (HSK 6)

妄

wàng — 1. absurd 2. fantastic 3. presumptuous 4. rash

告

gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)

不實

bù shí — 1. untrue; false; unfounded 2. (literary) (of a plant) to not bear fruit

懼

jù — to fear

罪

zuì — 1. guilt 2. crime 3. fault 4. blame 5. sin (HSK 6)

逃走

táo zǒu — 1. to escape 2. to flee 3. to run away (HSK 5)

官府

guān fǔ — 1. authorities 2. feudal official

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

情

qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

追究

zhuī jiū — 1. to investigate 2. to look into (HSK 6)

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)

完畢

wán bì — 1. to finish 2. to end 3. to complete (HSK 7-9)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

心中

xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (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)

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)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

必定

bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (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)

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

帶回

dài huí — to bring back; to take back with one

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

未免

wèi miǎn — 1. unavoidably 2. can't help 3. really 4. rather (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (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)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

幾個

jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many

錢包

qián bāo — 1. purse 2. wallet (HSK 1)

占

zhān — 1. to observe 2. to divine (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)

不怕

bù pà — 1. fearless 2. not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) 3. even if 4. even though

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

不依

bù yī — 1. not to comply 2. not to go along with 3. not to let off easily 4. not to let sb get away with it

還是

hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

相伴

xiāng bàn — 1. to accompany sb 2. to accompany each other (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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

妥當

tuǒ dang — 1. appropriate 2. proper 3. ready (HSK 7-9)

且

qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

道理

dào li — 1. reason 2. argument 3. sense 4. principle 5. basis 6. justification 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

只是

zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

此

cǐ — this; these (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)

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

何

Hé — surname He

往

wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (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)

倘或

tǎng huò — if; supposing that

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

此事

cǐ shì — this matter (HSK 6)

告訴

gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

別人

bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)

或

huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)

日後

rì hòu — 1. sometime 2. someday (in the future) (HSK 7-9)

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

尋出

xún chū — 1. to find out 2. to search out 3. to uncover 4. to discover

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)

由頭

yóu tou — 1. pretext 2. excuse 3. justification 4. reason

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)

翻案

fān àn — 1. to reverse a verdict 2. to present different views on a historical person or verdict

豈不

qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

害

hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (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)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

原先

yuán xiān — 1. originally 2. original 3. former (HSK 5)

不該

bù gāi — 1. should not 2. to owe nothing

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (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)

刀

Dāo — surname Dao (HSK 3)

靶

bǎ — 1. target 2. mark

付

Fù — surname Fu (HSK 3)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

外人

wài rén — 1. outsider 2. foreigner 3. stranger

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

因此

yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)

悔

huǐ — (bound form) to regret; to repent

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

不迭

bù dié — 1. cannot cope 2. find it too much 3. incessantly

复

fù — 1. to go and return 2. to return 3. to resume 4. to return to a normal or original state 5. to repeat 6. again 7. to recover 8. to restore 9. to turn over 10. to reply 11. to answer 12. to reply to a letter 13. to retaliate 14. to carry out

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

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)

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)

主意

zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

悄

qiāo — used in 悄悄 (qiāo qiāo)

命

mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)

旺

wàng — 1. prosperous 2. flourishing 3. (of flowers) blooming 4. (of fire) roaring (HSK 7-9)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

遣

qiǎn — 1. (bound form) to dispatch; to send 2. (bound form) to drive away; to dispel

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

尋

xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (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)

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)

或

huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

作賊

zuò zéi — to be a thief

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

打官司

dǎ guān si — 1. to file a lawsuit 2. to sue 3. to dispute (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)

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)

治死

zhì sǐ — to put to death

或

huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)

暗中

àn zhōng — 1. in the dark 2. in secret 3. on the sly 4. surreptitiously (HSK 7-9)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

算計

suàn ji — 1. to reckon 2. to calculate 3. to plan 4. to expect 5. to scheme (HSK 7-9)

務

wù — 1. affair 2. business 3. matter 4. to be engaged in 5. to attend to 6. by all means

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)

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

治死

zhì sǐ — to put to death

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

剪草除根

jiǎn cǎo chú gēn — 1. lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch 2. to eradicate

保住

bǎo zhù — 1. to preserve 2. to save

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

名譽

míng yù — 1. fame 2. reputation 3. honor 4. honorary 5. emeritus (of retired professor) (HSK 6)

旺

wàng — 1. prosperous 2. flourishing 3. (of flowers) blooming 4. (of fire) roaring (HSK 7-9)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

領命

lǐng mìng — to accept an order

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

回家

huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)

細

xì — 1. thin or slender 2. finely particulate 3. thin and soft 4. fine 5. delicate 6. trifling 7. (of a sound) quiet 8. frugal (HSK 4)

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)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

完事

wán shì — to be finished (with sth)

何必

hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

大作

dà zuò — 1. your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific) 2. to erupt 3. to begin abruptly

人命關天

rén mìng guān tiān — human life is beyond value (idiom)

非

Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)

同

tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)

兒戲

ér xì — 1. child's play 2. trifling matter

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

哄

hōng — 1. roar of laughter (onom.) 2. hubbub 3. to roar (as a crowd) (HSK 7-9)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

道理

dào li — 1. reason 2. argument 3. sense 4. principle 5. basis 6. justification 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

因此

yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

躲

duǒ — 1. to hide 2. to dodge 3. to avoid (HSK 5)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

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)

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)

告訴

gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

張華

Zhāng Huá — 1. Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician 2. Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank 3. other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention

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))

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

在身

zài shēn — 1. to possess 2. to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

逃

táo — 1. to escape 2. to run away 3. to flee (HSK 5)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

第

dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

日

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

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)

京口

Jīng kǒu — see 京口區 (Jīng kǒu Qū)

地

de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)

界

jiè — 1. (bound form) boundary; border 2. (bound form) realm (HSK 6)

五更

wǔ gēng — fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)

天

tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

截

jié — 1. to cut off (a length) 2. to stop 3. to intercept 4. section 5. chunk 6. length (HSK 7-9)

路人

lù rén — 1. passer-by 2. stranger (HSK 7-9)

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)

悶

mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)

棍

gùn — 1. stick; rod; truncheon 2. scoundrel; villain (HSK 7-9)

打死

dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

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)

老子

Lǎo zǐ — 1. Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism 2. the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經 (Dào dé jīng) by Laozi

唬

hǔ — 1. a tiger's roar 2. to scare 3. to intimidate 4. (coll.) to fool 5. to bluff

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

店

diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā)) 2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

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)

驗

yàn — 1. to examine 2. to test 3. to check (HSK 7-9)

尸

shī — 1. (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) 2. (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution) 3. variant of 屍 (shī)

掩埋

yǎn mái — to bury

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

信

xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

扯謊

chě huǎng — to tell a lie

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

打聽

dǎ ting — 1. to ask about 2. to make some inquiries 3. to ask around (HSK 3)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

敲

qiāo — 1. to hit 2. to strike 3. to tap 4. to rap 5. to knock 6. to rip sb off 7. to overcharge (HSK 5)

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)

牙

yá — 1. tooth 2. ivory 3. classifier: 顆 (kē) (HSK 4)

自此

zì cǐ — 1. since then 2. henceforth

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

丟

diū — 1. to lose 2. to put aside 3. to throw (HSK 5)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

究

jiū — 1. after all 2. to investigate 3. to study carefully 4. Taiwan pr. (jiù)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

尤

Yóu — surname You

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

和美

Hé měi — Hemei or Homei Town in Changhua County 彰化縣 (Zhāng huà Xiàn), Taiwan

非常

fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

比

Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)

親

qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)

姊

zǐ — 1. older sister 2. Taiwan pr. (jiě)

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)

妹

mèi — younger sister (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

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)

十倍

shí bèi — 1. tenfold 2. ten times (sth)

正值贾母和园中姊妹们说笑解闷，忽见凤姐带了一个标致小媳妇进来，忙觑著眼看，说：“这是谁家的孩子！好可怜见的。”凤姐上来笑道：“老祖宗倒细细的看看，好不好？”说著，忙拉二姐说：“这是太婆婆，快磕头。”二姐忙行了大礼，展拜起来。又指著众姊妹说：这是某人某人，你先认了，太太瞧过了再见礼。二姐听了，一一又从新故意的问过，垂头站在旁边。贾母上下瞧了一遍，因又笑问：“你姓什么？今年十几了？”凤姐忙又笑说：“老祖宗且别问，只说比我俊不俊。”贾母又戴了眼镜，命鸳鸯琥珀：“把那孩子拉过来，我瞧瞧肉皮儿。”众人都抿嘴儿笑著，只得推他上去。贾母细瞧了一遍，又命琥珀：“拿出手来我瞧瞧。”鸳鸯又揭起裙子来。贾母瞧毕，摘下眼镜来，笑说道：“更是个齐全孩子，我看比你俊些。”凤姐听说，笑著忙跪下，将尤氏那边所编之话，一五一十细细的说了一遍，“少不得老祖宗发慈心，先许他进来，住一年后再圆房。”贾母听了道：“这有什么不是。既你这样贤良，很好。只是一年后方可圆得房。”凤姐听了，叩头起来，又求贾母著两个女人一同带去见太太们，说是老祖宗的主意。贾母依允，遂使二人带去见了邢夫人等。王夫人正因他风声不雅，深为忧虑，见他今行此事，岂有不乐之理。于是尤二姐自此见了天日，挪到厢房住居。凤姐一面使人暗暗调唆张华，只叫他要原妻，这里还有许多赔送外，还给他银子安家过活。张华原无胆无心告贾家的，后来又见贾蓉打发人来对词，那人原说的：“张华先退了亲。我们皆是亲戚。接到家里住著是真，并无娶嫁之说。皆因张华拖欠了我们的债务，追索不与，方诬赖小的主人那些个。”察院都和贾王两处有瓜葛，况又受了贿，只说张华无赖，以穷讹诈，状子也不收，打了一顿赶出来。庆儿在外替他打点，也没打重。又调唆张华：“亲原是你家定的，你只要亲事，官必还断给你。”于是又告。王信那边又透了消息与察院，察院便批：“张华所欠贾宅之银，令其限内按数交还，其所定之亲，仍令其有力时娶回。”又传了他父亲来当堂批准。他父亲亦系庆儿说明，乐得人财两进，便去贾家领人。凤姐儿一面吓的来回贾母，说如此这般，都是珍大嫂子干事不明，并没和那家退准，惹人告了，如此官断。贾母听了，忙唤了尤氏过来，说他作事不妥，”既是你妹子从小曾与人指腹为婚，又没退断，使人混告了。”尤氏听了，只得说：“他连银子都收了，怎么没准。”凤姐在旁又说：“张华的口供上现说不曾见银子，也没见人去。他老子说：‘原是亲家母说过一次，并没应准。亲家母死了，你们就接进去作二房。’如此没有对证，只好由他去混说。幸而琏二爷不在家，没曾圆房，这还无妨。只是人已来了，怎好送回去，岂不伤脸。”贾母道：“又没圆房，没的强占人家有夫之人，名声也不好，不如送给他去。那里寻不出好人来。”尤二姐听了，又回贾母说：“我母亲实于某年月日给了他十两银子退准的。他因穷急了告，又翻了口。我姐姐原没错办。”贾母听了，便说：“可见刁民难惹。既这样，凤丫头去料理料理。”凤姐听了无法，只得应著。回来只命人去找贾蓉。贾蓉深知凤姐之意，若要使张华领回，成何体统，便回了贾珍，暗暗遣人去说张华：“你如今既有许多银子，何必定要原人。若只管执定主意，岂不怕爷们一怒，寻出个由头，你死无葬身之地。你有了银子，回家去什么好人寻不出来。你若走时，还赏你些路费。”张华听了，心中想了一想，这倒是好主意，和父亲商议已定，约共也得了有百金，父子次日起个五更，回原籍去了。贾蓉打听得真了，来回了贾母凤姐，说：“张华父子妄告不实，惧罪逃走，官府亦知此情，也不追究，大事完毕。”凤姐听了，心中一想：若必定著张华带回二姐去，未免贾琏回来再花几个钱包占住，不怕张华不依。还是二姐不去，自己相伴著还妥当，且再作道理。只是张华此去不知何往，他倘或再将此事告诉了别人，或日后再寻出这由头来翻案，岂不是自己害了自己。原先不该如此将刀靶付与外人去的。因此悔之不迭，复又想了一条主意出来，悄命旺儿遣人寻著了他，或说他作贼，和他打官司将他治死，或暗中使人算计，务将张华治死，方剪草除根，保住自己的名誉。旺儿领命出来，回家细想：人已走了完事，何必如此大作，人命关天，非同儿戏，我且哄过他去，再作道理。因此在外躲了几日，回来告诉凤姐，只说张华是有了几两银子在身上，逃去第三日在京口地界五更天已被截路人打闷棍打死了。他老子唬死在店房，在那里验尸掩埋。凤姐听了不信，说：“你要扯谎，我再使人打听出来敲你的牙！”自此方丢过不究。凤姐和尤二姐和美非常，更比亲姊亲妹还胜十倍。

那賈璉一日事畢回來，先到了新房中，已竟悄悄的封鎖，只有一個看房子的老頭兒。One day, when Jia Lian had finished his business and returned, he went first to the new apartments, only to find them already quietly sealed up, with just one old man left to watch the house.賈璉問他原故，老頭子細說原委，賈璉只在鐙中跌足。Jia Lian asked him what had happened, and the old man explained the whole affair in detail; Jia Lian could only stamp his foot in his stirrups in frustration.少不得來見賈赦與邢夫人，將所完之事回明。He had no choice but to go and see Jia She and Madam Xing, and report to them that the matter entrusted to him had been completed.賈赦十分歡喜，說他中用，賞了他一百兩銀子，又將房中一個十七歲的丫鬟名喚秋桐者，賞他為妾。Jia She was overjoyed, said he had proved himself capable, rewarded him with a hundred taels of silver, and further gave him, as a concubine, a seventeen-year-old maid from his own quarters named Qiutong.賈璉叩頭領去，喜之不盡。Jia Lian kowtowed and took her away, overjoyed beyond measure.見了賈母和家中人，回來見鳳姐，未免臉上有些愧色。After seeing Grandmother Jia and the rest of the household, he came back to see Xifeng, and could not help but show some trace of shame on his face.誰知鳳姐兒他反不似往日容顏，同尤二姐一同出迎，敘了寒溫。To his surprise, Xifeng's expression was quite unlike her usual self; she came out together with You Erjie to greet him, and they exchanged polite pleasantries.賈璉將秋桐之事說了，未免臉上有些得意之色，驕矜之容。When Jia Lian told them about the matter of Qiutong, he could not help but show, on his face, a certain look of self-satisfaction and pride.鳳姐聽了，忙命兩個媳婦坐車在那邊接了來。Hearing this, Xifeng promptly ordered two matrons to take a carriage over and fetch her.心中一刺未除，又平空添了一刺，說不得且吞聲忍氣，將好顏面換出來遮掩。With one thorn not yet removed from her heart, another had now been added out of nowhere; she had no choice but to swallow her anger for the time being, and put on a pleasant face to cover it over.一面又命擺酒接風，一面帶了秋桐來見賈母與王夫人等。At the same time she ordered wine to be set out to welcome him home, and also took Qiutong along to be presented to Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang and the others.賈璉心中也暗暗的納罕。Jia Lian too, in his heart, secretly found this rather strange.

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "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)

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

畢

Bì — surname Bi

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (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)

到了

dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end

新房

xīn fáng — 1. brand new house 2. bridal chamber (HSK 7-9)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

竟

jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)

悄悄

qiāo qiāo — 1. quiet; making little or no noise 2. surreptitious; stealthy 3. anxious; worried 4. Taiwan pr. (qiǎo qiǎo) (HSK 5)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

封鎖

fēng suǒ — 1. to blockade 2. to seal off 3. to lock down (HSK 7-9)

只有

zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ... 2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy") 3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement") 4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

房子

fáng zi — 1. house 2. building (single- or two-story) 3. apartment 4. room 5. classifier: 棟 (dòng), 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò), 套 (tào), 間 (jiān) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

老頭兒

lǎo tóu r — see 老頭子 (lǎo tóu zi) (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

原故

yuán gù — variant of 緣故 (yuán gù)

老頭子

lǎo tóu zi — 1. (coll.) old man 2. (said of an aging husband) my old man

細說

xì shuō — to tell in detail

原委

yuán wěi — the whole story

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)

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)

鐙

dèng — stirrup

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

跌足

diē zú — to stamp one's foot (in anger)

少不得

shǎo bu dé — 1. cannot be avoided 2. cannot do without

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

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)

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)

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)

完

wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

十分

shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)

歡喜

huān xǐ — 1. happy 2. joyous 3. delighted 4. to like 5. to be fond of

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

中用

zhōng yòng — 1. useful 2. helpful 3. Taiwan pr. (zhòng yòng)

賞

shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

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)

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

十七

shí qī — 1. seventeen 2. 17

歲

suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

丫鬟

yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid

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

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

桐

tóng — tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

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

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)

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)

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)

妾

qiè — 1. concubine 2. I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)

叩頭

kòu tóu — 1. to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) 2. also written 磕頭 (kē tóu)

領

lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (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)

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

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

不盡

bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

和

Hé — surname He (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)

中人

zhōng rén — 1. go-between 2. mediator 3. intermediary

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (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)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

未免

wèi miǎn — 1. unavoidably 2. can't help 3. really 4. rather (HSK 7-9)

臉

liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

有些

yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit

愧色

kuì sè — ashamed look

誰知

shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

反

fǎn — 1. contrary 2. in reverse 3. inside out or upside down 4. to reverse 5. to return 6. to oppose 7. opposite 8. against 9. anti- 10. to rebel 11. to use analogy 12. instead 13. abbr. for 反切 (fǎn qiè) phonetic system (HSK 4)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

往日

wǎng rì — former days; the past (HSK 7-9)

容顏

róng yán — 1. mien 2. complexion (HSK 7-9)

同

tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)

尤

Yóu — surname You

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

一同

yī tóng — together (HSK 6)

出迎

chū yíng — 1. to greet 2. to go out to meet

敘

Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

寒

hán — 1. cold 2. poor 3. to tremble

溫

Wēn — surname Wen

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)

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)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

桐

tóng — tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

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)

未免

wèi miǎn — 1. unavoidably 2. can't help 3. really 4. rather (HSK 7-9)

臉

liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

有些

yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit

得意

dé yì — 1. proud of oneself 2. pleased with oneself 3. complacent (HSK 4)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

色

sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)

驕矜

jiāo jīn — 1. haughty 2. proud

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

容

Róng — surname Rong

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

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)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

坐車

zuò chē — to take the car, bus, train etc

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)

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)

接

jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

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)

心中

xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (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)

刺

cī — (onom.) whoosh (HSK 4)

未

wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)

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)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

平空

píng kōng — variant of 憑空 (píng kōng)

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)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

刺

cī — (onom.) whoosh (HSK 4)

說不得

shuō bu de — 1. to be unmentionable 2. be unspeakable 3. must 4. cannot but

且

qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)

吞聲忍氣

tūn shēng rěn qì — see 忍氣吞聲 (rěn qì tūn shēng)

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)

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)

顏面

yán miàn — 1. face 2. prestige

換

huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

遮掩

zhē yǎn — 1. to cover 2. to mask 3. to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

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)

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)

接風

jiē fēng — to hold a welcoming dinner or reception

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

帶

dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

桐

tóng — tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

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)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)

心中

xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

納罕

nà hǎn — 1. bewildered 2. amazed

那贾琏一日事毕回来，先到了新房中，已竟悄悄的封锁，只有一个看房子的老头儿。贾琏问他原故，老头子细说原委，贾琏只在镫中跌足。少不得来见贾赦与邢夫人，将所完之事回明。贾赦十分欢喜，说他中用，赏了他一百两银子，又将房中一个十七岁的丫鬟名唤秋桐者，赏他为妾。贾琏叩头领去，喜之不尽。见了贾母和家中人，回来见凤姐，未免脸上有些愧色。谁知凤姐儿他反不似往日容颜，同尤二姐一同出迎，叙了寒温。贾琏将秋桐之事说了，未免脸上有些得意之色，骄矜之容。凤姐听了，忙命两个媳妇坐车在那边接了来。心中一刺未除，又平空添了一刺，说不得且吞声忍气，将好颜面换出来遮掩。一面又命摆酒接风，一面带了秋桐来见贾母与王夫人等。贾琏心中也暗暗的纳罕。

那日已是腊月十二日，賈珍起身，先拜了宗祠，然後過來辭拜賈母等人。That day it was already the twelfth of the twelfth month, and Jia Zhen set out on his journey; he first paid respects at the ancestral hall, and then came to take leave of Grandmother Jia and the rest.和族中人直送到灑淚亭方回，獨賈璉賈蓉二人送出三日三夜方回。The clansmen escorted him all the way to the Pavilion of Parting Tears before turning back; only Jia Lian and Jia Rong saw him off, and did not return for three full days and nights.一路上賈珍命他好生收心治家等語，二人口內答應，也說些大禮套話，不必煩敘。Along the way, Jia Zhen told them to settle their minds properly and manage the household affairs, and other such instructions; the two of them assented verbally, and exchanged some formal, polite words as well—there is no need to go into it at length.

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

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)

十二

shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12

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

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

起身

qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth

先

xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)

拜

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)

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

然後

rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)

過來

guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)

辭

cí — 1. to resign 2. to dismiss 3. to decline 4. (literary) to take leave 5. (archaic poetic genre) ballad 6. variant of 詞 (cí) (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

族

zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)

中人

zhōng rén — 1. go-between 2. mediator 3. intermediary

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)

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)

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)

灑

sǎ — 1. to sprinkle 2. to spray 3. to spill 4. to shed (HSK 5)

淚

lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)

亭

tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

獨

dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

璉

liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

蓉

Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)

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)

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)

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)

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)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

一路上

yī lù shàng — 1. along the way 2. the whole way 3. (fig.) the whole 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

命

mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

好生

hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly

收心

shōu xīn — 1. to concentrate on the task 2. to curb one's evil instincts

治

zhì — 1. to rule 2. to govern 3. to manage 4. to control 5. to harness (a river) 6. to treat (a disease) 7. to wipe out (a pest) 8. to punish 9. to research (HSK 4)

家

jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

人口

rén kǒu — 1. population 2. people (HSK 2)

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

答應

dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (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)

禮

Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)

套話

tào huà — 1. polite phrase; conventional greetings 2. cliché 3. to try to worm facts out of sb

不必

bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)

煩

fán — 1. to feel vexed 2. to bother 3. to trouble 4. superfluous and confusing 5. edgy (HSK 4)

敘

Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)

那日已是腊月十二日，贾珍起身，先拜了宗祠，然后过来辞拜贾母等人。和族中人直送到洒泪亭方回，独贾琏贾蓉二人送出三日三夜方回。一路上贾珍命他好生收心治家等语，二人口内答应，也说些大礼套话，不必烦叙。

且說鳳姐在家，外面待尤二姐自不必說得，只是心中又怀別意。To return to the story: as for Xifeng at home, how well she treated You Erjie on the surface goes without saying, but in her heart she still harbored other intentions.無人處只和尤二姐說：“妹妹的聲名很不好聽，連老太太，太太們都知道了，說妹妹在家做女孩兒就不乾淨，又和姐夫有些首尾，‘沒人要的了你揀了來，還不休了再尋好的。’我聽見這話，氣得倒仰，查是誰說的，又查不出來。When no one else was around, she would say to You Erjie alone, "Sister, your reputation is really not good to hear about—even the Old Ancestress and the various ladies have heard of it, saying that while you were still a girl at home you were already not clean, and had some entanglement with your brother-in-law besides—'no one wanted her, so he picked her up; he ought to divorce her and look for someone better.' When I heard this talk, I was so angry I nearly fainted; I tried to find out who said it, but could never trace it.這日久天長，這些個奴才們跟前，怎麼說嘴。As time drags on, day after day, how am I to hold my head up in front of all these servants?我反弄了個魚頭來拆。”說了兩遍，自己又氣病了，茶飯也不吃，除了平兒，眾丫頭媳婦無不言三語四，指桑說槐，暗相譏刺。Instead, I've ended up taking on a fish head to pick apart for myself." Having said this twice over, she made herself sick with anger, and would not touch tea or rice; apart from Pinger, all the maids and matrons were forever making sly remarks and veiled insinuations, mocking one thing to jeer at another, and secretly ridiculing her.秋桐自為系賈赦之賜，無人僭他的，連鳳姐平兒皆不放在眼里，豈肯容他。Qiutong, considering herself a gift bestowed by Jia She himself, felt that no one had the right to outrank her, and did not even take Xifeng or Pinger seriously in her eyes—how then could she be willing to tolerate Erjie?張口是”先奸後娶沒漢子要的娼婦，也來要我的強。”鳳姐聽了暗樂，尤二姐聽了暗愧暗怒暗氣。She would open her mouth and say things like, "That whore who let herself be seduced before marrying in, whom no man wanted—now she dares to try to outdo me!" Hearing this, Xifeng secretly rejoiced, while You Erjie, hearing it, felt secret shame, secret anger, and secret resentment.鳳姐既裝病，便不和尤二姐吃飯了。Xifeng, having already feigned illness, now stopped eating meals together with You Erjie altogether.每日只命人端了菜飯到他房中去吃，那茶飯都系不堪之物。Every day she merely had someone carry a bowl of food to Erjie's room for her to eat, and the food and tea sent were always something unfit to eat.平兒看不過，自拿了錢出來弄菜與他吃，或是有時只說和他園中去頑，在園中廚內另做了湯水與他吃，也無人敢回鳳姐。Pinger could not bear to watch this, and took money out of her own pocket to buy dishes and cook for her; sometimes she would simply say she was taking her to play in the garden, and there, in the garden's kitchen, prepare soup and other food for her separately to eat—and no one dared report this to Xifeng.只有秋桐一時撞見了，便去說舌告訴鳳姐說：“奶奶的名聲，生是平兒弄坏了的。Only once did Qiutong happen to come upon them, and went at once to tattle to Xifeng, saying, "Madam's reputation has truly been ruined by Pinger.這樣好菜好飯浪著不吃，卻往園里去偷吃。”鳳姐聽了，罵平兒說：“人家養貓拿耗子，我的貓只倒咬雞。”平兒不敢多說，自此也要遠著了。Here such good dishes and rice are left to go to waste uneaten, while she sneaks off to the garden to eat on the sly." Hearing this, Xifeng scolded Pinger, saying, "People keep cats to catch rats, but my cat instead goes and bites the chickens." Pinger did not dare say much in reply, and from then on had to keep her distance as well.又暗恨秋桐，難以出口。She also harbored secret resentment against Qiutong, but found it hard to voice it.

且說

qiě shuō — thus

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

外面

wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

尤

Yóu — surname You

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

自不必說

zì bù bì shuō — 1. (idiom) needless to say 2. it goes without saying

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)

只是

zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)

心中

xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

怀

Huái — surname Huai

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

意

yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))

無人

wú rén — 1. unmanned 2. uninhabited

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

尤

Yóu — surname You

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

妹妹

mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

聲名

shēng míng — 1. reputation 2. declaration

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)

不好

bù hǎo — no good

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)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

老太太

lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)

太太

tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

知道了

zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

妹妹

mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

做

zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)

女孩兒

nǚ hái r — erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2] (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

乾淨

gān jìng — 1. clean 2. neat (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

姐夫

jiě fu — (coll.) older sister's husband

有些

yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit

首尾

shǒu wěi — head and tail

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)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (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)

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)

揀

jiǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to sort out 4. to pick up (HSK 7-9)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不休

bù xiū — 1. endlessly 2. ceaselessly

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

尋

xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

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)

仰

Yǎng — surname Yang (HSK 6)

查

Zhā — surname Zha (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)

誰

shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (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)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

查

Zhā — surname Zha (HSK 2)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

日久

rì jiǔ — with the passage of time; over time

天長

Tiān cháng — see 天長市 (Tiān cháng Shì)

這些個

zhè xiē ge — these

奴才

nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

跟前

gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)

說嘴

shuō zuǐ — to boast

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (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)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

魚頭

yú tóu — 1. fish head 2. fig. upright and unwilling to compromise

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)

拆

chāi — 1. to tear open 2. to tear down 3. to tear apart 4. to open (HSK 5)

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)

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)

遍

biàn — 1. everywhere 2. all over 3. classifier for actions: one time (HSK 2)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

茶

chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)

飯

fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

除了

chú le — 1. apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來 (chú le tā, shéi yě méi lái) "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語 (chú le Yīng yǔ, tā yě huì Fǎ yǔ) "in addition to English, he also knows French") 2. (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 (chú le) + A + 就是 (jiù shì) + B, "either A or B") (HSK 3)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

丫頭

yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)

媳婦

xí fù — 1. daughter-in-law 2. wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation (HSK 7-9)

無不

wú bù — 1. none lacking 2. none missing 3. everything is there 4. everyone without exception (HSK 7-9)

言

yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

指

zhǐ — 1. finger 2. to point at or to 3. to indicate or refer to 4. to depend on 5. to count on 6. (of hair) to stand on end (HSK 3)

桑

Sāng — surname Sang

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

槐

huái — 1. Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) 2. Japanese pagoda tree

暗

àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)

相

Xiāng — surname Xiang

譏刺

jī cì — 1. to ridicule 2. to mock

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

桐

tóng — tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

自

zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)

為

wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)

系

xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

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)

無人

wú rén — 1. unmanned 2. uninhabited

僭

jiàn — (bound form) to overstep one's authority

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

皆

jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

放在眼里

fàng zài yǎn lǐ — 1. to pay attention to 2. to care about 3. to attach importance to

豈

kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)

肯

kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)

容

Róng — surname Rong

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)

張口

zhāng kǒu — 1. to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) 2. to gape 3. to start talking (esp. to make a request)

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)

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)

奸

jiān — 1. wicked 2. crafty 3. traitor 4. variant of 姦 (jiān)

後

hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)

娶

qǔ — 1. to take a wife 2. to marry (a woman) (HSK 7-9)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

漢子

hàn zi — 1. man 2. fellow 3. (dialect) husband

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (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)

娼婦

chāng fù — prostitute

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)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (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)

強

Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

暗

àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)

樂

Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)

尤

Yóu — surname You

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

暗

àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)

愧

kuì — ashamed

暗

àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)

怒

Nù — Nu ethnic group

暗

àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

既

jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)

裝病

zhuāng bìng — 1. to feign illness 2. to malinger

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)

不和

bù hé — 1. not to get along well 2. to be on bad terms 3. to be at odds 4. discord

尤

Yóu — surname You

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

吃飯

chī fàn — 1. to have a meal 2. to eat 3. to make a living (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

每日

měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

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)

端

duān — 1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity 2. (bound form) aspect; facet 3. (bound form) upright; proper 4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry 5. to eliminate; to wipe out (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)

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)

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)

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)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

茶

chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)

飯

fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

系

xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)

不堪

bù kān — 1. cannot bear 2. cannot stand 3. utterly 4. extremely (HSK 7-9)

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

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

看不過

kàn bu guò — 1. cannot stand by idly and watch 2. unable to put up with it any longer 3. see 看不過去 (kàn bu guò qu)

自

zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (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)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)

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)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

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)

或是

huò shì — 1. or 2. either one or the other (HSK 5)

有時

yǒu shí — 1. sometimes 2. now and then (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)

頑

wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

廚

chú — kitchen

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

另

lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)

做

zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

湯

Tāng — surname Tang (HSK 3)

水

Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

無人

wú rén — 1. unmanned 2. uninhabited

敢

gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (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)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

桐

tóng — tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

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)

撞見

zhuàng jiàn — to meet by accident

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)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

舌

jī — used in 喇舌 (lǎ jī) to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

告訴

gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

奶奶的

nǎi nai de — 1. damn it! 2. blast it!

名聲

míng shēng — reputation (HSK 7-9)

生

shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)

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)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

弄坏

nòng huài — 1. to ruin 2. to spoil 3. to break

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

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)

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)

飯

fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)

浪

làng — 1. wave 2. breaker 3. unrestrained 4. dissipated 5. to stroll 6. to ramble (HSK 7-9)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

不

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)

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)

往

wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

偷吃

tōu chī — 1. to eat on the sly 2. to pilfer food 3. to be unfaithful

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

罵

mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 5)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

人家

rén jiā — 1. household 2. dwelling 3. family 4. sb else's house 5. household business 6. house of woman's husband-to-be 7. classifier: 戶 (hù), 家 (jiā) (HSK 4)

養

yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)

貓

māo — 1. cat (classifier: 隻 (zhī)) 2. (dialect) to hide oneself 3. (loanword) (coll.) modem (HSK 2)

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)

耗子

hào zi — (dialect) mouse; rat

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)

貓

māo — 1. cat (classifier: 隻 (zhī)) 2. (dialect) to hide oneself 3. (loanword) (coll.) modem (HSK 2)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

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)

咬

yǎo — 1. to bite 2. to nip (HSK 5)

雞

jī — 1. fowl 2. chicken 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 4. (slang) prostitute (HSK 2)

平

Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

自此

zì cǐ — 1. since then 2. henceforth

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

遠

yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

暗

àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)

恨

hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (HSK 5)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

桐

tóng — tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

難以

nán yǐ — hard to (predict, imagine etc) (HSK 5)

出口

chū kǒu — 1. an exit 2. classifier: 個 (gè) 3. to speak 4. to export 5. (of a ship) to leave port (HSK 2)

且说凤姐在家，外面待尤二姐自不必说得，只是心中又怀别意。无人处只和尤二姐说：“妹妹的声名很不好听，连老太太，太太们都知道了，说妹妹在家做女孩儿就不干净，又和姐夫有些首尾，‘没人要的了你拣了来，还不休了再寻好的。’我听见这话，气得倒仰，查是谁说的，又查不出来。这日久天长，这些个奴才们跟前，怎么说嘴。我反弄了个鱼头来拆。”说了两遍，自己又气病了，茶饭也不吃，除了平儿，众丫头媳妇无不言三语四，指桑说槐，暗相讥刺。秋桐自为系贾赦之赐，无人僭他的，连凤姐平儿皆不放在眼里，岂肯容他。张口是”先奸后娶没汉子要的娼妇，也来要我的强。”凤姐听了暗乐，尤二姐听了暗愧暗怒暗气。凤姐既装病，便不和尤二姐吃饭了。每日只命人端了菜饭到他房中去吃，那茶饭都系不堪之物。平儿看不过，自拿了钱出来弄菜与他吃，或是有时只说和他园中去顽，在园中厨内另做了汤水与他吃，也无人敢回凤姐。只有秋桐一时撞见了，便去说舌告诉凤姐说：“奶奶的名声，生是平儿弄坏了的。这样好菜好饭浪著不吃，却往园里去偷吃。”凤姐听了，骂平儿说：“人家养猫拿耗子，我的猫只倒咬鸡。”平儿不敢多说，自此也要远著了。又暗恨秋桐，难以出口。

園中姊妹和李紈迎春惜春等人，皆為鳳姐是好意，然寶黛一干人暗為二姐擔心。The girls of the garden, along with Li Wan, Yingchun, Xichun, and the others, all took Xifeng's behavior to be well-intentioned; but Baoyu, Daiyu, and that whole group secretly worried for Erjie's sake.雖都不便多事，惟見二姐可怜，常來了，倒還都憫恤他。Though none of them found it proper to interfere, they all pitied Erjie, and often came to see her, showing her sympathy and concern.每日常無人處說起話來，尤二姐便淌眼抹淚，又不敢抱怨。Whenever they found a moment alone, away from others, and fell to talking, You Erjie would shed tears, yet dared not utter a word of complaint.鳳姐兒又并無露出一點坏形來。Xifeng, for her part, never let slip so much as a trace of ill intent.賈璉來家時，見了鳳姐賢良，也便不留心。When Jia Lian came home, seeing how virtuous and good-natured Xifeng appeared, he too paid it no particular mind.況素習以來因賈赦姬妾丫鬟最多，賈璉每怀不軌之心，只未敢下手。Moreover, it had long been the case that, because Jia She kept so many concubines and maids, Jia Lian had often harbored improper thoughts of his own, only he had never dared to act on them.如這秋桐輩等人，皆是恨老爺年邁昏憒，貪多嚼不爛，沒的留下這些人作什麼，因此除了幾個知禮有恥的，餘者或有與二門上小么兒們嘲戲的。As for the likes of Qiutong and others, they all resented the old master for being aged and muddled yet greedy for more than he could handle, feeling there was no point in keeping so many women around for nothing; and so, apart from a few who knew propriety and had a sense of shame, the rest would sometimes flirt and banter with the young pages at the second gate.甚至于與賈璉眉來眼去相偷期的，只懼賈赦之威，未曾到手。There were even those who exchanged furtive glances with Jia Lian, stealing secret trysts with him, restrained only by fear of Jia She's authority from ever actually going through with it.這秋桐便和賈璉有舊，從未來過一次。As for this Qiutong, she had had an old understanding with Jia Lian, but had never once actually been with him.今日天緣湊巧，竟賞了他，真是一對烈火干柴，如膠投漆，燕爾新婚，連日那里拆的開。Today, by a stroke of fate, she had been bestowed upon him outright, and it was truly like dry firewood meeting raging fire, like glue mixed with lacquer—in the flush of their new union, day after day, there was no prying them apart.那賈璉在二姐身上之心也漸漸淡了，只有秋桐一人是命。And so Jia Lian's feelings toward Erjie gradually cooled, until Qiutong alone held his whole heart.鳳姐雖恨秋桐，且喜借他先可發脫二姐，自己且抽頭，用“借劍殺人”之法，“坐山觀虎斗”，等秋桐殺了尤二姐，自己再殺秋桐。Though Xifeng hated Qiutong, she was secretly glad to make use of her to dispose of Erjie first, while she herself stepped back out of the fray—using the method of "killing with a borrowed sword" and "sitting on the mountain to watch the tigers fight," waiting for Qiutong to destroy You Erjie, after which she would deal with Qiutong herself.主意已定，沒人處常又私勸秋桐說：“你年輕不知事。Her mind made up, whenever no one else was about she would often privately urge Qiutong, saying, "You're young and don't understand these things.他現是二房奶奶，你爺心坎兒上的人，我還讓他三分，你去硬碰他，豈不是自尋其死？”那秋桐聽了這話，越發惱了，天天大口亂罵說：“奶奶是軟弱人，那等賢惠，我卻做不來。She is, after all, the second wife now, someone close to your husband's heart—even I give her some deference. If you go and clash with her head-on, aren't you just courting your own destruction?" Hearing this, Qiutong grew only more furious, and day after day cursed loudly and recklessly, saying, "Madam is a soft, weak sort of person, so tolerant and virtuous—but that's not something I can manage.奶奶把素日的威風怎都沒了。How has Madam lost all her usual authority?奶奶寬洪大量，我卻眼里揉不下沙子去。Madam is broad-minded and generous, but I can't stand having so much as a grain of sand rubbed in my eye.讓我和他這淫婦做一回，他才知道。”鳳姐兒在屋里，只裝不敢出聲兒。Just let me have it out with that shameless slut once, and she'll learn her lesson." Xifeng, in her own room, only pretended not to dare make a sound.氣的尤二姐在房里哭泣，飯也不吃，又不敢告訴賈璉。This so angered You Erjie that she wept in her room, unable to eat, yet not daring to tell Jia Lian.次日賈母見他眼紅紅的腫了，問他，又不敢說。The next day Grandmother Jia noticed that her eyes were red and swollen, and asked her about it, but she still did not dare say anything.秋桐正是抓乖賣俏之時，他便悄悄的告訴賈母王夫人等說：“專會作死，好好的成天家號喪，背地里咒二奶奶和我早死了，他好和二爺一心一計的過。”賈母聽了便說：“人太生嬌俏了，可知心就嫉妒。Qiutong, just then in the mood to show off and curry favor, went and quietly told Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang and the others, "She's simply bent on making trouble for herself—wailing over nothing all day long, and behind people's backs cursing Second Madam and me, wishing us an early death, so that she could have Second Master all to herself, of one mind and one plan with him." Hearing this, Grandmother Jia said, "A person who's too delicately pretty is bound, you can be sure, to be jealous at heart.鳳丫頭倒好意待他，他倒這樣爭鋒吃醋的。Here Xifeng treats her so well and kindly, and yet she goes on like this, vying for favor and eaten up with jealousy.可是個賤骨頭。”因此漸次便不大喜歡。She really is a creature of low, contemptible stock." And from this time on, Grandmother Jia's fondness for her gradually diminished.眾人見賈母不喜，不免又往下踏踐起來，弄得這尤二姐要死不能，要生不得。Seeing that Grandmother Jia no longer favored her, the others too could not help but begin to trample on her further, until this You Erjie found herself wishing to die but unable, wishing to live but unable either.還是虧了平兒，時常背著鳳姐，看他這般，與他排解排解。It was only thanks to Pinger, who, often behind Xifeng's back, seeing her in such a state, would try again and again to comfort and console her.