第七十九回　薛文龍悔娶河東獅　賈迎春誤嫁中山狼 Xue Pan Rues Marrying a Shrew; Jia Yingchun Is Wrongly Wed to a Wolf

話說寶玉祭完了晴雯，只聽花影中有人聲，倒唬了一跳。It is told that, when Baoyu had finished his sacrifice to Qingwen, he suddenly heard a voice among the flower shadows and was quite startled.走出來細看，不是別人，卻是林黛玉，滿面含笑，口內說道：“好新奇的祭文！He stepped out for a closer look and found it was none other than Lin Daiyu, smiling broadly and saying, “What a novel sacrificial elegy!可與曹娥碑并傳的了。”寶玉聽了，不覺紅了臉，笑答道：“我想著世上這些祭文都蹈于熟濫了，所以改個新樣，原不過是我一時的頑意，誰知又被你聽見了。It deserves to be handed down alongside the Stele of Cao E.” Hearing this, Baoyu blushed and replied with a smile, “I thought all the sacrificial elegies in the world followed the same stale conventions, so I devised a new form; it was only a passing whim of mine, but who would have thought you would overhear it?有什麼大使不得的，何不改削改削。”黛玉道：“原稿在那里？There is nothing so terribly wrong with it; why not revise and polish it?” Daiyu asked, “Where is the original?倒要細細一讀。I should like to read it carefully.長篇大論，不知說的是什麼，只聽見中間兩句，什麼‘紅綃帳里，公子多情，黃土壟中，女兒薄命。’這一聯意思卻好，只是‘紅綃帳里’未免熟濫些。It was a long and elaborate discourse, and I could not tell what it was about; I only caught two lines in the middle, something like: ‘Within the crimson-silk curtains, the young master is tender-hearted; beneath the yellow earthen mound, the maiden is ill-fated.’ The idea in this couplet is good, but ‘within the crimson-silk curtains’ is rather hackneyed.放著現成真事，為什麼不用？”寶玉忙問：“什麼現成的真事？”黛玉笑道：“咱們如今都系霞影紗糊的窗槅，何不說‘茜紗窗下，公子多情’呢？”寶玉聽了，不禁跌足笑道：“好极，是极！Why not use a real detail ready to hand?” Baoyu hurriedly asked, “What real detail?” Daiyu smiled. “Our window-lattices are now all covered with rosy-cloud gauze; why not say, ‘Beneath the rosy-gauze window, the young master is tender-hearted’?” Baoyu stamped his foot and laughed. “Excellent—exactly right!到底是你想的出，說的出。Only you could have thought of it and put it into words.可知天下古今現成的好景妙事盡多，只是愚人蠢子說不出想不出罷了。This shows that in all times and places the world abounds in fine scenes and marvelous things ready to hand; it is only fools and dullards who can neither conceive nor express them.但只一件：雖然這一改新妙之极，但你居此則可，在我實不敢當。”說著，又接連說了一二十句“不敢”。There is just one difficulty: though this change is wonderfully original, it suits you, who live there, whereas I truly dare not presume to claim it.” So saying, he repeated “I dare not” a dozen or twenty times.黛玉笑道：“何妨。Daiyu laughed. “Why should that matter?我的窗即可為你之窗，何必分晰得如此生疏。My window may serve as yours; why draw such distinctions and make us seem so distant?古人异姓陌路，尚然同肥馬，衣輕裘，敝之而無憾，何況咱們。”寶玉笑道：“論交之道，不在肥馬輕裘，即黃金白璧，亦不當錙銖較量。Even strangers of different surnames in ancient times would share their sleek horses and light furs, wearing them out without regret—how much more should we?” Baoyu laughed. “The way of friendship does not lie merely in sleek horses and light furs; even gold and white jade should not be weighed grain by grain between friends.倒是這唐突閨閣，萬萬使不得的。But to treat a young lady’s chamber with such presumption would never do.如今我越性將‘公子’‘女兒’改去，竟算是你誄他的倒妙。I may as well replace both ‘young master’ and ‘maiden’ and make it seem that you composed the elegy for her; that would be splendid.況且素日你又待他甚厚，故今宁可棄此一篇大文，萬不可棄此‘茜紗’新句。Besides, you always treated her with great kindness, so I would sooner discard this whole grand composition than sacrifice the new phrase ‘rosy gauze.’竟莫若改作‘茜紗窗下，小姐多情，黃土壟中，丫鬟薄命。’如此一改，雖于我無涉，我也是愜怀的。”黛玉笑道：“他又不是我的丫頭，何用作此語。It would be best changed to: ‘Beneath the rosy-gauze window, the young lady is tender-hearted; beneath the yellow earthen mound, the maid is ill-fated.’ Though that removes me from it, I shall still be satisfied.” Daiyu laughed. “She was not my maid, so why should I say such a thing?況且小姐丫鬟亦不典雅，等我的紫鵑死了，我再如此說，還不算遲。”寶玉聽了，忙笑道：“這是何苦又咒他。”黛玉笑道：“是你要咒的，并不是我說的。”寶玉道：“我又有了，這一改可妥當了。Besides, ‘young lady’ and ‘maid’ are hardly elegant. When my Zijuan dies, it will not be too late for me to say it then.” Baoyu hastily laughed. “Why curse her like that?” Daiyu replied with a smile, “You are the one who wanted to curse her, not I.” Baoyu said, “I have it! This revision will be perfectly suitable.莫若說‘茜紗窗下，我本無緣，黃土壟中，卿何薄命。’”黛玉聽了，忡然變色，心中雖有無限的狐疑亂擬，外面卻不肯露出，反連忙含笑點頭稱妙，說：“果然改的好。Better say: ‘Beneath the rosy-gauze window, I was never fated for you; beneath the yellow earthen mound, why was your fate so cruel?’” At this Daiyu’s face abruptly changed; though countless suspicions and wild conjectures stirred within her, she refused to show them, but hastily smiled, nodded, and praised it: “That is indeed well revised.再不必亂改了，快去幹正經事罷。Do not tamper with it anymore; hurry off and attend to serious business.才剛太太打發人叫你明兒一早快過大舅母那邊去。Just now Her Ladyship sent someone to tell you to go early tomorrow morning to your eldest aunt’s.你二姐姐已有人家求准了，想是明兒那家人來拜允，所以叫你們過去呢。”寶玉拍手道：“何必如此忙？A family’s proposal for your second sister has been accepted. I expect they are coming tomorrow to acknowledge the betrothal, so you are all being summoned there.” Baoyu clapped his hands. “Why such haste?我身上也不大好，明兒還未必能去呢。”黛玉道：“又來了，我勸你把脾氣改改罷。I am not very well either, and may not be able to go tomorrow.” Daiyu said, “There you go again. I advise you to change that temper of yours.一年大二年小，……”一面說話，一面咳嗽起來。You are getting older year by year—” As she spoke, she began to cough.寶玉忙道：“這里風冷，咱們只顧呆站在這里，快回去罷。”黛玉道：“我也家去歇息了，明兒再見罷。”說著，便自取路去了。Baoyu hurriedly said, “The wind is cold here, and we have been standing foolishly in it; let us go back quickly.” Daiyu said, “I too shall go home and rest. We will meet again tomorrow.” With that, she took her own path away.寶玉只得悶悶的轉步，又忽想起來黛玉無人隨伴，忙命小丫頭子跟了送回去。Baoyu could only turn back dejectedly; then, suddenly remembering that Daiyu had no one with her, he quickly ordered a little maid to follow and escort her home.自己到了怡紅院中，果有王夫人打發老嬤嬤來，吩咐他明日一早過賈赦那邊去，與方才黛玉之言相對。When he himself reached Yihong Courtyard, an old nurse sent by Lady Wang was indeed waiting there, instructing him to go to Jia She’s quarters early the next morning, exactly as Daiyu had said.

話說

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

祭

Zhài — surname Zhai (HSK 7-9)

完了

wán le — 1. to be finished 2. to be done for 3. ruined 4. gone to the dogs 5. oh no (HSK 5)

晴

qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)

雯

wén — multicolored clouds

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聽

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

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

影

yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace

中

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

有人

yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

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)

唬

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

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)

跳

tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)

走出

zǒu chū — to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)

來

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

細看

xì kàn — 1. to peer 2. to scan 3. to examine carefully

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

別人

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

卻是

què shì — 1. nevertheless 2. actually 3. the fact is ... (HSK 6)

林黛玉

Lín Dài yù — Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉

滿面

mǎn miàn — 1. across one's whole face 2. (smiling) from ear to ear

含笑

hán xiào — to have a smile on one's face

口

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

內

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

說道

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

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)

新奇

xīn qí — novel; new; exotic (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)

祭文

jì wén — 1. funeral oration 2. eulogy 3. elegiac address

可

kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

曹

Cáo — 1. surname Cao 2. Zhou Dynasty vassal state

娥

é — 1. good 2. beautiful

碑

bēi — 1. a monument 2. an upright stone tablet 3. stele 4. classifier: 塊 (kuài), 面 (miàn) (HSK 7-9)

并

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

傳

chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)

的

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

聽

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

了

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

不覺

bù jué — unconsciously

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

了

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

臉

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

笑

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

答

dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)

道

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

想

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

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)

世上

shì shàng — on earth

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

祭文

jì wén — 1. funeral oration 2. eulogy 3. elegiac address

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

蹈

dǎo — 1. to tread on 2. to trample 3. to stamp 4. to fulfill 5. Taiwan pr. (dào)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

熟

shú — 1. ripe; mature 2. thoroughly cooked; done 3. familiar; acquainted 4. experienced; skilled 5. (of sleep etc) deep; profound 6. also pr. (shóu) (HSK 2)

濫

làn — 1. overflowing 2. excessive 3. indiscriminate

了

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

所以

suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)

樣

yàng — 1. manner 2. pattern 3. way 4. appearance 5. shape 6. classifier: kind, type (HSK 6)

原

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

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

是

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

的

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

頑

wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty

意

yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))

誰知

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

又

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

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)

你

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

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

了

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

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)

大使

dà shǐ — 1. ambassador 2. envoy 3. classifier: 名 (míng), 位 (wèi) (HSK 6)

不得

bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot

的

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

何不

hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)

削

xiāo — 1. to peel with a knife 2. to pare 3. to cut (a ball at tennis etc) (HSK 7-9)

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)

削

xiāo — 1. to peel with a knife 2. to pare 3. to cut (a ball at tennis etc) (HSK 7-9)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

道

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

原稿

yuán gǎo — 1. manuscript 2. original copy

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)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

要

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

細細

xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful

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)

讀

dòu — 1. comma 2. phrase marked by pause (HSK 1)

長篇

cháng piān — lengthy (report or speech)

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)

論

Lún — abbr. for 論語 (Lún yǔ), The Analects (of Confucius)

不知

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

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)

是

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

什麼

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

中間

zhōng jiān — 1. the middle; the inside 2. in the middle; within; between; among 3. during; in the meantime (HSK 1)

兩句

liǎng jù — (say) a few words

什麼

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

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

綃

xiāo — raw silk

帳

zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

公子

gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)

多情

duō qíng — 1. affectionate 2. passionate 3. emotional 4. sentimental

黃土

huáng tǔ — loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)

壟

lǒng — 1. ridge between fields 2. crop row; mounded soil forming a ridge in a field 3. grave mound

中

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

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)

薄命

bó mìng — 1. to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women) 2. to be born unlucky

這

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

一

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

聯

lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet

意思

yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

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)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

綃

xiāo — raw silk

帳

zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

未免

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

熟

shú — 1. ripe; mature 2. thoroughly cooked; done 3. familiar; acquainted 4. experienced; skilled 5. (of sleep etc) deep; profound 6. also pr. (shóu) (HSK 2)

濫

làn — 1. overflowing 2. excessive 3. indiscriminate

些

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

放

fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)

著

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

現成

xiàn chéng — 1. ready-made 2. readily available (HSK 7-9)

真事

zhēn shì — 1. reality 2. veracity 3. the real thing

為什麼

wèi shén me — 1. why? 2. for what reason? (HSK 2)

不用

bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

忙

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

什麼

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

現成

xiàn chéng — 1. ready-made 2. readily available (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)

真事

zhēn shì — 1. reality 2. veracity 3. the real thing

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

笑

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

道

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

咱們

zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

系

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

霞

xiá — rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset

影

yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace

紗

shā — 1. cotton yarn 2. muslin (HSK 7-9)

糊

hū — 1. to smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like) 2. Taiwan pr. (hú) (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)

窗

chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)

何不

hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

茜

qiàn — 1. (bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) 2. (bound form) madder red; dark red; alizarin crimson

紗窗

shā chuāng — screen window

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)

公子

gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)

多情

duō qíng — 1. affectionate 2. passionate 3. emotional 4. sentimental

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

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)

不禁

bù jīn — 1. can't help (doing sth) 2. can't refrain from (HSK 6)

跌足

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

笑

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

道

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

好

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

极

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

是

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

极

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

到底

dào dǐ — 1. finally 2. in the end 3. when all is said and done 4. after all 5. to the end 6. to the last (HSK 3)

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)

想

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

的

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

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)

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)

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)

可知

kě zhī — 1. evidently 2. clearly 3. no wonder 4. knowable

天下

tiān xià — 1. land under heaven 2. the whole world 3. the whole of China 4. realm 5. rule (HSK 6)

古今

gǔ jīn — 1. then and now 2. ancient and modern

現成

xiàn chéng — 1. ready-made 2. readily available (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)

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)

景

Jǐng — surname Jing (HSK 6)

妙

miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)

事

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

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)

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)

只是

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

愚人

yú rén — 1. stupid person 2. ignoramus

蠢

chǔn — 1. stupid 2. sluggish 3. clumsy 4. to wiggle (of worms) 5. to move in a disorderly fashion (HSK 7-9)

子

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

說不出

shuō bu chū — unable to say

想

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

不

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

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)

罷了

bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)

但

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

一

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

件

jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)

雖然

suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)

這

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

一

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

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)

新

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

妙

miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)

之

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

极

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

但

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

你

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

居

Jū — surname Ju

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

則

zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

實

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

不敢當

bù gǎn dāng — 1. lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise 2. you flatter me (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

又

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

接連

jiē lián — 1. on end 2. in a row 3. in succession (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)

一二

yī èr — 1. one or two; a few 2. a little; just a bit

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

不

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

敢

gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

笑

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

道

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

何妨

hé fáng — what harm is there in (doing sth)

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)

窗

chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)

即可

jí kě — 1. equivalent to 就可以 2. can then (do sth) 3. can immediately (do sth) 4. (do sth) and that will suffice (HSK 7-9)

為

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

你

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

之

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

窗

chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)

何必

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

分

fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)

晰

xī — 1. clear 2. distinct

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)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

生疏

shēng shū — 1. unfamiliar 2. strange 3. out of practice 4. not accustomed

古人

gǔ rén — 1. people of ancient times 2. the ancients 3. extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis 4. (literary) deceased person (HSK 7-9)

异

yì — 1. different 2. other 3. hetero- 4. unusual 5. strange 6. surprising 7. to distinguish 8. to separate 9. to discriminate

姓

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

陌路

mò lù — (literary) stranger; person with whom one has no personal connection

尚

Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)

然

rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly

同

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

肥

féi — 1. fat 2. fertile 3. loose-fitting or large 4. to fertilize 5. to become rich by illegal means 6. fertilizer 7. manure (HSK 4)

馬

Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)

衣

yī — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) 3. Kangxi radical 145

輕

qīng — 1. light 2. easy 3. gentle 4. soft 5. reckless 6. unimportant 7. frivolous 8. small in number 9. unstressed 10. neutral 11. to disparage (HSK 2)

裘

Qiú — surname Qiu

敝

bì — 1. my (polite) 2. poor 3. ruined 4. shabby 5. worn out 6. defeated

之

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

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

憾

hàn — regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)

何況

hé kuàng — 1. let alone 2. to say nothing of 3. besides 4. what's more (HSK 7-9)

咱們

zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

笑

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

道

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

論

Lún — abbr. for 論語 (Lún yǔ), The Analects (of Confucius)

交

jiāo — 1. to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over 2. to make friends 3. (of lines) to intersect 4. variant of 跤 (jiāo) (HSK 2)

之

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

道

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

不在

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

肥馬輕裘

féi mǎ qīng qiú — 1. lit. stout horses and light furs 2. fig. to live in luxury

即

jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)

黃金

huáng jīn — 1. gold 2. golden (opportunity) 3. prime (time) (HSK 4)

白

Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)

璧

bì — jade annulus

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

不當

bù dàng — unsuitable; improper; inappropriate

錙

zī — 1. ancient weight 2. one-eighth of a tael

銖

zhū — twenty-fourth part of a tael (2 or 3 grams)

較量

jiào liàng — 1. to pit oneself against sb 2. to compete with sb 3. contest 4. battle 5. to haggle 6. to quibble (HSK 7-9)

倒是

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

這

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

唐突

táng tū — 1. to be rude 2. to treat irreverently

閨閣

guī gé — lady's chamber

萬萬

wàn wàn — 1. hundred million; (fig.) enormous quantity 2. absolutely; certainly (usually followed by a negative expression) (HSK 7-9)

使不得

shǐ bu de — 1. cannot be used 2. must not (do sth) 3. unacceptable

的

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

越

Yuè — 1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南 (HSK 2)

性

xìng — 1. nature 2. character 3. property 4. quality 5. attribute 6. sexuality 7. sex 8. gender 9. suffix forming adjective from verb 10. suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity 11. essence 12. classifier: 個 (gè)

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)

公子

gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)

去

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

竟

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

算是

suàn shì — 1. considered to be 2. at last (HSK 6)

你

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

誄

lěi — 1. to eulogize the dead 2. eulogy

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)

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)

妙

miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)

況且

kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (HSK 7-9)

素日

sù rì — usually

你

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

又

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

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

他

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

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

厚

hòu — 1. thick 2. deep or profound 3. kind 4. generous 5. rich or strong in flavor 6. to favor 7. to stress (HSK 4)

故

gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)

今

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

宁可

nìng kě — 1. preferably 2. one would prefer to...(or not to...) 3. would rather 4. (would) be better to 5. (to pick) the lesser of two evils (HSK 7-9)

棄

qì — 1. to abandon 2. to relinquish 3. to discard 4. to throw away

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

一

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

篇

piān — 1. sheet 2. piece of writing 3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) 4. classifier for written items: chapter, article (HSK 2)

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)

文

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)

萬

Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)

不可

bù kě — cannot; should not; must not

棄

qì — 1. to abandon 2. to relinquish 3. to discard 4. to throw away

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

茜

qiàn — 1. (bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) 2. (bound form) madder red; dark red; alizarin crimson

紗

shā — 1. cotton yarn 2. muslin (HSK 7-9)

新

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

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

竟

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

莫

Mò — surname Mo

若

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

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)

作

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

茜

qiàn — 1. (bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) 2. (bound form) madder red; dark red; alizarin crimson

紗窗

shā chuāng — screen window

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)

小姐

xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

多情

duō qíng — 1. affectionate 2. passionate 3. emotional 4. sentimental

黃土

huáng tǔ — loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)

壟

lǒng — 1. ridge between fields 2. crop row; mounded soil forming a ridge in a field 3. grave mound

中

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

丫鬟

yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid

薄命

bó mìng — 1. to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women) 2. to be born unlucky

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

一

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

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)

雖

suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

涉

shè — 1. (literary) to wade across a body of water 2. (bound form) to experience 3. to undergo 4. to be involved 5. to concern

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

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

愜

qiè — (literary) satisfied; content

怀

Huái — surname Huai

的

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

笑

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

道

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

他

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

又

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

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)

丫頭

yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)

何

Hé — surname He

用作

yòng zuò — 1. to use for the purpose of 2. to serve as

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

況且

kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (HSK 7-9)

小姐

xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

丫鬟

yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

不

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

典雅

diǎn yǎ — refined; elegant

等

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

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)

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)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不算

bù suàn — 1. to not calculate 2. to not count 3. to not be considered (as) 4. to have no weight (HSK 7-9)

遲

Chí — surname Chi (HSK 5)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

聽

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

了

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

忙

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

笑

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

道

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

這

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

是

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

何苦

hé kǔ — 1. why bother? 2. is it worth the trouble? (HSK 7-9)

又

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

咒

zhòu — 1. incantation 2. magic spell 3. curse 4. malediction 5. to revile 6. to put a curse on 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)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

笑

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

道

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

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)

要

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

咒

zhòu — 1. incantation 2. magic spell 3. curse 4. malediction 5. to revile 6. to put a curse on sb

的

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

并不

bìng bù — not at all; by no means

是

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

又

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

有了

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

這

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

一

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

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)

可

kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)

妥當

tuǒ dang — 1. appropriate 2. proper 3. ready (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)

莫

Mò — surname Mo

若

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

茜

qiàn — 1. (bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) 2. (bound form) madder red; dark red; alizarin crimson

紗窗

shā chuāng — screen window

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

本

běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)

無緣

wú yuán — 1. to have no opportunity 2. no way (of doing sth) 3. no chance 4. no connection 5. not placed (in a competition) 6. (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc (HSK 7-9)

黃土

huáng tǔ — loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)

壟

lǒng — 1. ridge between fields 2. crop row; mounded soil forming a ridge in a field 3. grave mound

中

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

卿

qīng — 1. high ranking official (old) 2. term of endearment between spouses (old) 3. (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) 4. honorific (old)

何

Hé — surname He

薄命

bó mìng — 1. to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women) 2. to be born unlucky

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

聽

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

了

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

忡

chōng — 1. grieved 2. distressed 3. sad 4. uneasy

然

rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly

變色

biàn sè — 1. to change color 2. to discolor 3. to change countenance 4. to become angry

心中

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

雖

suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)

有無

yǒu wú — 1. to have or have not 2. surplus and shortfall 3. tangible and intangible 4. corporeal and incorporeal

限

xiàn — 1. to limit 2. to restrict 3. (bound form) limit 4. bound (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)

狐疑

hú yí — to doubt; to suspect

亂

luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder 2. in a confused state of mind 3. disorder 4. upheaval 5. riot 6. illicit sexual relations 7. to throw into disorder 8. to mix up 9. indiscriminate 10. random 11. arbitrary (HSK 3)

擬

nǐ — 1. to plan to 2. to draft (a plan) 3. to imitate 4. to assess 5. to compare 6. pseudo- (HSK 7-9)

外面

wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

不

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

肯

kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)

露出

lù chū — 1. to expose 2. to show 3. also pr. (lòu chū)

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)

連忙

lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)

含笑

hán xiào — to have a smile on one's face

點頭

diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)

稱

chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)

妙

miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

果然

guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (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)

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)

再不

zài bù — or else; alternatively

必

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

亂

luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder 2. in a confused state of mind 3. disorder 4. upheaval 5. riot 6. illicit sexual relations 7. to throw into disorder 8. to mix up 9. indiscriminate 10. random 11. arbitrary (HSK 3)

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (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)

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)

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)

幹

gàn — 1. tree trunk 2. main part of sth 3. to manage 4. to work 5. to do 6. capable 7. cadre 8. to kill (slang) 9. to fuck (vulgar) 10. (coll.) pissed off 11. annoyed (HSK 1)

正經事

zhèng jīng shì — an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc)

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

剛

gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)

太太

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

打發

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

人

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

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)

你

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

明兒

míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day

一早

yī zǎo — 1. early in the morning 2. at dawn (HSK 7-9)

快

kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (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)

舅母

jiù mǔ — 1. wife of mother's brother 2. aunt 3. maternal uncle's wife

那邊

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

去

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

你

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

二

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

姐姐

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

已

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

有人

yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)

家

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

求

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

准

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

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)

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)

明兒

míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

家人

jiā rén — 1. family member 2. (old) servant (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)

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)

允

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

所以

suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (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)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

拍手

pāi shǒu — to clap one's hands

道

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

何必

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

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

忙

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

身上

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不大

bù dà — 1. not very (clear, far away etc); not too 2. not often; infrequently (HSK 1)

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)

明兒

míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

未必

wèi bì — 1. not necessarily 2. maybe not (HSK 4)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

去

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

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

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)

又來了

yòu lái le — Here we go again.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

勸

quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)

你

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

把

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

脾氣

pí qi — 1. character; temperament; disposition 2. bad temper 3. classifier: 股 (gǔ) (HSK 5)

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)

改

gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

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)

大二

dà èr — second year of university

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

小

xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)

一面

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

說話

shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)

一面

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

咳嗽

ké sou — 1. to cough 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn) (HSK 7-9)

起來

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

忙

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

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

風冷

fēng lěng — to air-cool

咱們

zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)

只顧

zhǐ gù — to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with (HSK 6)

呆站

dāi zhàn — to stand idly

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

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)

回去

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

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

道

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

家去

jiā qù — (dialect) to go home; to return home

歇息

xiē xi — 1. to have a rest 2. to stay for the night 3. to go to bed 4. to sleep

了

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

明兒

míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day

再見

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

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

自取

zì qǔ — 1. to help oneself to (food) 2. to invite (trouble) 3. to court (disaster)

路

Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)

去

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

了

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

只得

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

悶

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

悶

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

的

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

轉步

zhuǎn bù — to turn around

又

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

忽

Hū — surname Hu

想起來

xiǎng qi lai — 1. to remember 2. to recall

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

無人

wú rén — 1. unmanned 2. uninhabited

隨伴

suí bàn — to accompany

忙

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

命

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

小

xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)

丫頭

yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)

子

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

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)

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)

自己

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

到了

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

怡

yí — 1. harmony 2. pleased

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

院

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

中

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

果

guǒ — 1. fruit 2. result 3. resolute 4. indeed 5. if really

有

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

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)

老

lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)

嬤嬤

mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun

來

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)

吩咐

fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (HSK 7-9)

他

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

明日

míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)

一早

yī zǎo — 1. early in the morning 2. at dawn (HSK 7-9)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (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)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

之

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

言

yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk

相對

xiāng duì — 1. relatively 2. opposite 3. to resist 4. to oppose 5. relative 6. vis-a-vis 7. counterpart (HSK 7-9)

话说宝玉祭完了晴雯，只听花影中有人声，倒唬了一跳。走出来细看，不是别人，却是林黛玉，满面含笑，口内说道：“好新奇的祭文！可与曹娥碑并传的了。”宝玉听了，不觉红了脸，笑答道：“我想著世上这些祭文都蹈于熟滥了，所以改个新样，原不过是我一时的顽意，谁知又被你听见了。有什么大使不得的，何不改削改削。”黛玉道：“原稿在那里？倒要细细一读。长篇大论，不知说的是什么，只听见中间两句，什么‘红绡帐里，公子多情，黄土垄中，女儿薄命。’这一联意思却好，只是‘红绡帐里’未免熟滥些。放著现成真事，为什么不用？”宝玉忙问：“什么现成的真事？”黛玉笑道：“咱们如今都系霞影纱糊的窗槅，何不说‘茜纱窗下，公子多情’呢？”宝玉听了，不禁跌足笑道：“好极，是极！到底是你想的出，说的出。可知天下古今现成的好景妙事尽多，只是愚人蠢子说不出想不出罢了。但只一件：虽然这一改新妙之极，但你居此则可，在我实不敢当。”说著，又接连说了一二十句“不敢”。黛玉笑道：“何妨。我的窗即可为你之窗，何必分晰得如此生疏。古人异姓陌路，尚然同肥马，衣轻裘，敝之而无憾，何况咱们。”宝玉笑道：“论交之道，不在肥马轻裘，即黄金白璧，亦不当锱铢较量。倒是这唐突闺阁，万万使不得的。如今我越性将‘公子’‘女儿’改去，竟算是你诔他的倒妙。况且素日你又待他甚厚，故今宁可弃此一篇大文，万不可弃此‘茜纱’新句。竟莫若改作‘茜纱窗下，小姐多情，黄土垄中，丫鬟薄命。’如此一改，虽于我无涉，我也是惬怀的。”黛玉笑道：“他又不是我的丫头，何用作此语。况且小姐丫鬟亦不典雅，等我的紫鹃死了，我再如此说，还不算迟。”宝玉听了，忙笑道：“这是何苦又咒他。”黛玉笑道：“是你要咒的，并不是我说的。”宝玉道：“我又有了，这一改可妥当了。莫若说‘茜纱窗下，我本无缘，黄土垄中，卿何薄命。’”黛玉听了，忡然变色，心中虽有无限的狐疑乱拟，外面却不肯露出，反连忙含笑点头称妙，说：“果然改的好。再不必乱改了，快去干正经事罢。才刚太太打发人叫你明儿一早快过大舅母那边去。你二姐姐已有人家求准了，想是明儿那家人来拜允，所以叫你们过去呢。”宝玉拍手道：“何必如此忙？我身上也不大好，明儿还未必能去呢。”黛玉道：“又来了，我劝你把脾气改改罢。一年大二年小，……”一面说话，一面咳嗽起来。宝玉忙道：“这里风冷，咱们只顾呆站在这里，快回去罢。”黛玉道：“我也家去歇息了，明儿再见罢。”说著，便自取路去了。宝玉只得闷闷的转步，又忽想起来黛玉无人随伴，忙命小丫头子跟了送回去。自己到了怡红院中，果有王夫人打发老嬷嬷来，吩咐他明日一早过贾赦那边去，与方才黛玉之言相对。

原來賈赦已將迎春許與孫家了。It turned out that Jia She had already promised Yingchun to the Sun family.這孫家乃是大同府人氏，祖上系軍官出身，乃當日宁榮府中之門生，算來亦系世交。The Sun family came from Datong Prefecture and had risen through military service; their forebear had once been a protégé of the Ning and Rong households, so the families counted as old family friends.如今孫家只有一人在京，現襲指揮之職，此人名喚孫紹祖，生得相貌魁梧，体格健壯，弓馬嫻熟，應酬權變，年紀未滿三十，且又家資饒富，現在兵部候缺題升。The Sun family now had only one man in the capital, who had inherited the rank of commandant. His name was Sun Shaozu; he was tall and imposing, sturdy of build, skilled in archery and horsemanship, adept at social dealings and expedient maneuvering, not yet thirty, and very wealthy; he was presently awaiting appointment and promotion by the Ministry of War.因未有室，賈赦見是世交之孫，且人品家當都相稱合，遂青目擇為東床嬌婿。Since he had no wife, Jia She, seeing that he was the grandson of an old family friend and that his character and fortune appeared a suitable match, looked favorably upon him and chose him as his cherished son-in-law.亦曾回明賈母。He also reported the matter to Grandmother Jia.賈母心中卻不十分稱意，想來攔阻亦恐不聽，兒女之事自有天意前因，況且他是親父主張，何必出頭多事，為此只說“知道了”三字，餘不多及。Grandmother Jia was not altogether pleased, but she supposed that Jia She would not listen if she tried to intervene; marriages were governed by fate and causes from former lives, and since Yingchun’s own father had decided the matter, why should she come forward and invite trouble? She therefore said only, “I understand,” and spoke no further of it.賈政又深惡孫家，雖是世交，當年不過是彼祖希慕榮宁之勢，有不能了結之事才拜在門下的，并非詩禮名族之裔，因此倒勸諫過兩次，無奈賈赦不聽，也只得罷了。Jia Zheng, moreover, strongly disliked the Sun family. Though they were old family friends, Sun’s grandfather had merely coveted the power of the Ning and Rong houses and become their protégé because he had some troublesome affair he could not settle; they were not descendants of a distinguished family steeped in poetry and rites. Jia Zheng therefore remonstrated twice, but Jia She would not listen, so he too had to let the matter drop.寶玉卻從未會過這孫紹祖一面的，次日只得過去聊以塞責。Baoyu had never once met Sun Shaozu, but the next day he had no choice but to go over and perfunctorily discharge his duty.只聽見說娶親的日子甚急，不過今年就要過門的，又見邢夫人等回了賈母將迎春接出大觀園去等事，越發掃去了興頭，每日痴痴呆呆的，不知作何消遣。When he heard that the wedding date was extremely near and that Yingchun was to enter her husband’s house before the year was out, and saw Lady Xing and the others report to Grandmother Jia about taking Yingchun out of Daguanyuan, his spirits sank still further; day after day he sat in a daze, not knowing how to occupy himself.又聽得說陪四個丫頭過去，更又跌足自歎道：“從今後這世上又少了五個清洁人了。”因此天天到紫菱洲一帶地方徘徊瞻顧，見其軒窗寂寞，屏帳翛然，不過有幾個該班上夜的老嫗。Hearing also that four maids would accompany her, he stamped his foot and sighed, “From now on there will be five fewer pure souls in the world.” Thus, every day he wandered about the vicinity of Ziling Islet, gazing wistfully around; its windows and chambers were deserted, its screens and curtains forlorn, with only a few old women assigned to night duty.再看那岸上的蓼花葦葉，池內的翠荇香菱，也都覺搖搖落落，似有追憶故人之態，迥非素常逞妍斗色之可比。When he looked again at the smartweed blossoms and reed leaves along the bank, and the green water-plants and fragrant water-chestnuts in the pond, they too seemed to droop and scatter as though mourning an absent friend, utterly unlike their usual display of competing beauty and color.既領略得如此寥落凄慘之景，是以情不自禁，乃信口吟成一歌曰：Having taken in this desolate and sorrowful scene, he could not restrain his feelings and improvised a song:

原來

yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

已

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

將

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

迎

yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

許

Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

孫

Sūn — surname Sun

家

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

了

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

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)

孫

Sūn — surname Sun

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)

乃是

nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)

大同

Dà tóng — 1. see 大同市 (Dà tóng Shì) 2. see 大同鄉 (Dà tóng Xiāng) 3. see 大同區 (Dà tóng Qū) 4. (Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society)

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

人氏

rén shì — 1. native 2. person from a particular place

祖上

zǔ shàng — ancestors; forebears

系

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

軍官

jūn guān — officer (military) (HSK 7-9)

出身

chū shēn — 1. to be born of 2. to come from 3. family background 4. class origin (HSK 7-9)

乃

nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)

當日

dāng rì — on that day (HSK 7-9)

宁

zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen

榮

Róng — surname Rong

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

中

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

之

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

門生

mén shēng — 1. disciple 2. student (of a famous master)

算

suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out 2. to include; to count in 3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight 4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (HSK 2)

來

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

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

系

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

世交

shì jiāo — (long time) friend of the family

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

孫

Sūn — surname Sun

家

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

只有

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

一

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

人

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

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

京

Jīng — 1. surname Jing 2. short name for Beijing 北京 (Běi jīng) 3. Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi 4. Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam

現

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

襲

xí — 1. (bound form) to raid; to attack 2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding

指揮

zhǐ huī — 1. to conduct 2. to command 3. to direct 4. conductor (of an orchestra) 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

之

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

職

zhí — 1. office 2. duty

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

人名

rén míng — personal name

喚

huàn — to call

孫

Sūn — surname Sun

紹

Shào — surname Shao

祖

Zǔ — surname Zu

生

shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)

得

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

相貌

xiàng mào — appearance

魁梧

kuí wú — tall and sturdy

体格

tǐ gé — 1. bodily health 2. one's physical state 3. physique

健壯

jiàn zhuàng — 1. robust 2. healthy 3. sturdy (HSK 7-9)

弓

Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 7-9)

馬

Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)

嫻熟

xián shú — 1. adept 2. skilled

應酬

yìng chou — 1. to engage in social activities; to socialize 2. dinner party; banquet; social engagement (HSK 7-9)

權變

quán biàn — to do whatever is expedient

年紀

nián jì — 1. age 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

未

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

滿

Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)

三十

sān shí — 1. thirty 2. 30

且

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

又

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

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)

資

zī — 1. resources 2. capital 3. to provide 4. to supply 5. to support 6. money 7. expense

饒富

ráo fù — to be rich in (some quality or other)

現在

xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (HSK 1)

兵部

Bīng bù — Ministry of War (in imperial China)

候缺

hòu quē — waiting for a vacancy

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

升

shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)

因

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

未有

wèi yǒu — 1. is not 2. has never been 3. never occurring 4. unprecedented

室

Shì — surname Shi (HSK 3)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

見

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

是

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

世交

shì jiāo — (long time) friend of the family

之

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

孫

Sūn — surname Sun

且

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

人品

rén pǐn — 1. character; moral strength; integrity 2. (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing (HSK 7-9)

家當

jiā dàng — 1. familial property 2. belongings

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

相稱

xiāng chèn — 1. to match 2. to suit 3. mutually compatible

合

gě — 1. 100 ml 2. one-tenth of a peck 3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 (HSK 3)

遂

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

青

Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)

目

mù — 1. eye 2. (literary) to look; to regard 3. eye (of a net); mesh 4. mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數 (mù shù)) 5. item; section 6. list; catalogue 7. (taxonomy) order 8. name; title

擇

zé — 1. to select 2. to choose 3. to pick over 4. to pick out 5. to differentiate 6. to eliminate 7. also pr. (zhái)

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)

東床

dōng chuáng — son-in-law

嬌

jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail

婿

xù — 1. son-in-law 2. husband

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

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

母

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

心中

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

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

不

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

十分

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

稱意

chèn yì — to be satisfactory

想來

xiǎng lái — it may be assumed that

攔阻

lán zǔ — 1. to block 2. to obstruct

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

恐

kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear

不

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

兒女

ér nǚ — 1. children; sons and daughters 2. a young man and a young woman (in love) (HSK 5)

之

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

事

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

自有

zì yǒu — 1. (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) 2. one's own (apartment, brand etc)

天意

tiān yì — 1. providence 2. the Will of Heaven

前因

qián yīn — antecedents

況且

kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (HSK 7-9)

他

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

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

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)

父

fù — 1. (bound form) father 2. (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父 (bó fù)) 3. (computing) (bound form) parent-

主張

zhǔ zhāng — 1. to advocate 2. to stand for 3. view 4. position 5. stand 6. proposition 7. viewpoint 8. assertion 9. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

何必

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

出頭

chū tóu — 1. to get out of a predicament 2. to stick out 3. to take the initiative 4. remaining odd fraction after a division 5. a little more than (HSK 7-9)

多事

duō shì — 1. meddlesome 2. eventful

為此

wèi cǐ — 1. for this reason 2. with regards to this 3. in this respect 4. in order to do this 5. to this end (HSK 6)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

知道了

zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

字

zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)

餘

yú — 1. extra 2. surplus 3. remaining 4. remainder after division 5. (following numerical value) or more 6. in excess of (some number) 7. residue (math.) 8. after 9. I 10. me (HSK 7-9)

不

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

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)

及

jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

又

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

深

shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)

惡

ě — used in 惡心 (ě xīn) (HSK 7-9)

孫

Sūn — surname Sun

家

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

雖是

suī shì — 1. although 2. even though 3. even if

世交

shì jiāo — (long time) friend of the family

當年

dāng nián — 1. in those days; back then; in those years 2. to be in the prime of life (HSK 5)

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

是

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

彼

bǐ — 1. that 2. those 3. (one) another

祖

Zǔ — surname Zu

希

xī — 1. to hope 2. to admire 3. variant of 稀 (xī)

慕

mù — to admire

榮

Róng — surname Rong

宁

zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen

之

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

勢

shì — 1. power 2. influence 3. potential 4. momentum 5. tendency 6. trend 7. situation 8. conditions 9. outward appearance 10. sign 11. gesture 12. male genitals

有

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

不能

bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not

了結

liǎo jié — 1. to settle 2. to finish 3. to conclude 4. to wind up (HSK 7-9)

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)

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

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)

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)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

的

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

并非

bìng fēi — really isn't (HSK 7-9)

詩禮

shī lǐ — the classics a Confucian scholar must read (such as The Book of Songs 詩經 (Shī jīng) and The Book of Rites 禮記 (Lǐ jì))

名

míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)

族

zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)

之

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

裔

yì — 1. (bound form) descendants 2. (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 華裔 (Huá yì) "of Chinese descent") 3. (literary) distant lands 4. (literary) fringe; periphery

因此

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

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

勸諫

quàn jiàn — to admonish

過

Guō — surname Guo (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)

次

cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)

無奈

wú nài — 1. to have no alternative 2. frustrated 3. exasperated 4. helpless 5. (conjunction) but unfortunately (HSK 5)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

赦

shè — to pardon (a convict)

不

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

只得

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

罷了

bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

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)

從未

cóng wèi — never (HSK 7-9)

會

huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (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)

孫

Sūn — surname Sun

紹

Shào — surname Shao

祖

Zǔ — surname Zu

一面

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

次日

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

只得

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

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)

聊以塞責

liáo yǐ sè zé — 1. in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities 2. in order to get off the hook

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

娶親

qǔ qīn — to take a wife

的

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

日子

rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

急

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

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

今年

jīn nián — this year (HSK 1)

就要

jiù yào — 1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to (HSK 2)

過門

guò mén — 1. to pass through a doorway 2. (of a woman) to marry 3. orchestral music interlude in an opera

的

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

又

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

見

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

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)

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

母

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

將

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

迎

yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

接

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

出

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

大觀園

Dà guān yuán — 1. Prospect Garden 2. Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber

去

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

等

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

事

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

越發

yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)

掃

sǎo — 1. to sweep (with a brush or broom) 2. to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of 3. to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan (HSK 4)

去

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

了

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

興頭

xìng tou — 1. keen interest 2. concentrated attention

每日

měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day

痴痴

chī chī — 1. foolish 2. stupid 3. lost in thought 4. in a daze

呆

dāi — 1. foolish; stupid 2. expressionless; blank 3. variant of 待 (dāi) (HSK 5)

呆

dāi — 1. foolish; stupid 2. expressionless; blank 3. variant of 待 (dāi) (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)

不知

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

作

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

何

Hé — surname He

消遣

xiāo qiǎn — 1. to while the time away 2. amusement 3. pastime 4. recreation 5. to make sport of (HSK 7-9)

又

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

聽

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

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

陪

péi — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company 3. to assist 4. old variant of 賠 (péi) (HSK 5)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

丫頭

yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)

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)

又

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

跌足

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

自

zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)

歎

tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)

道

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

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

今後

jīn hòu — 1. hereafter 2. henceforth 3. in the future 4. from now on (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)

世上

shì shàng — on earth

又

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

少

shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)

了

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

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

清洁

qīng jié — 1. clean 2. to clean (HSK 6)

人

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

了

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

因此

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

天天

tiān tiān — every day

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)

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

洲

zhōu — 1. continent 2. island in a river

一帶

yī dài — region; area (HSK 5)

地方

dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (HSK 1)

徘徊

pái huái — 1. to pace back and forth 2. to dither; to hesitate 3. (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate (HSK 7-9)

瞻顧

zhān gù — to look forward and back cautiously

見

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

其

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

軒

Xuān — surname Xuan

窗

chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)

寂寞

jì mò — 1. lonely 2. lonesome 3. (of a place) quiet 4. silent (HSK 7-9)

屏

bīng — used in 屏營 (bīng yíng)

帳

zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)

翛

shù — hastiness

然

rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

有

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

幾個

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

該

gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)

班上

bān shàng — (in the) class

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

的

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

老嫗

lǎo yù — (literary) old woman

再

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

看

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

岸上

àn shàng — 1. ashore 2. on the riverbank (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)

蓼

liǎo — 1. polygonum 2. smartweed

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

葦

wěi — 1. reed 2. rush 3. Phragmites communis

葉

Yè — surname Ye

池

Chí — surname Chi

內

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

的

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

翠

cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade

荇

xìng — yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

覺

jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

落

là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)

落

là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

有

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

追憶

zhuī yì — 1. to recollect 2. to recall (past times) 3. to look back

故人

gù rén — 1. old friend 2. the deceased

之

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

態

tài — 1. (bound form) 2. appearance 3. shape 4. form 5. state 6. attitude 7. (grammar) voice

迥

jiǒng — distant

非

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

素常

sù cháng — 1. ordinarily 2. usually

逞

chěng — 1. to show off 2. to flaunt 3. to carry out or succeed in a scheme 4. to indulge 5. to give free rein to

妍

yán — beautiful

斗

Dǒu — abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 (Běi dǒu xīng) (HSK 7-9)

色

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

之

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

可比

kě bǐ — comparable

既

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

領略

lǐng lüè — 1. to have a taste of 2. to realize 3. to appreciate (HSK 7-9)

得

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

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

寥落

liáo luò — 1. sparse 2. few and far between

凄

qī — 1. intense cold 2. frigid 3. dismal 4. grim 5. bleak 6. sad 7. mournful 8. also written 淒 (qī)

慘

cǎn — 1. miserable 2. wretched 3. cruel 4. inhuman 5. disastrous 6. tragic 7. dim 8. gloomy (HSK 6)

之

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

景

Jǐng — surname Jing (HSK 6)

是以

shì yǐ — 1. therefore 2. thus 3. so

情不自禁

qíng bù zì jīn — (idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but (HSK 7-9)

乃

nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)

信口

xìn kǒu — 1. to blurt sth out 2. to open one's mouth without thinking

吟

yín — 1. to chant; to recite 2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) 3. (literary) to lament; to groan 4. (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects 5. (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín)) (cf. 猱 (náo), wide vibrato)

成

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

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)

歌

gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

原来贾赦已将迎春许与孙家了。这孙家乃是大同府人氏，祖上系军官出身，乃当日宁荣府中之门生，算来亦系世交。如今孙家只有一人在京，现袭指挥之职，此人名唤孙绍祖，生得相貌魁梧，体格健壮，弓马娴熟，应酬权变，年纪未满三十，且又家资饶富，现在兵部候缺题升。因未有室，贾赦见是世交之孙，且人品家当都相称合，遂青目择为东床娇婿。亦曾回明贾母。贾母心中却不十分称意，想来拦阻亦恐不听，儿女之事自有天意前因，况且他是亲父主张，何必出头多事，为此只说“知道了”三字，余不多及。贾政又深恶孙家，虽是世交，当年不过是彼祖希慕荣宁之势，有不能了结之事才拜在门下的，并非诗礼名族之裔，因此倒劝谏过两次，无奈贾赦不听，也只得罢了。宝玉却从未会过这孙绍祖一面的，次日只得过去聊以塞责。只听见说娶亲的日子甚急，不过今年就要过门的，又见邢夫人等回了贾母将迎春接出大观园去等事，越发扫去了兴头，每日痴痴呆呆的，不知作何消遣。又听得说陪四个丫头过去，更又跌足自叹道：“从今后这世上又少了五个清洁人了。”因此天天到紫菱洲一带地方徘徊瞻顾，见其轩窗寂寞，屏帐翛然，不过有几个该班上夜的老妪。再看那岸上的蓼花苇叶，池内的翠荇香菱，也都觉摇摇落落，似有追忆故人之态，迥非素常逞妍斗色之可比。既领略得如此寥落凄惨之景，是以情不自禁，乃信口吟成一歌曰：

池塘一夜秋風冷，吹散芰荷紅玉影。One night’s autumn wind chills the pond, scattering the red-jade reflections of lotus blooms.

池塘

chí táng — 1. pool 2. pond (HSK 7-9)

一

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

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

風冷

fēng lěng — to air-cool

吹散

chuī sàn — to disperse

芰

jì — (archaic) water caltrop (Trapa natans)

荷

Hé — Holland; the Netherlands (abbr. for 荷蘭 (Hé lán))

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

影

yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace

池塘一夜秋风冷，吹散芰荷红玉影。

蓼花菱葉不胜愁，重露繁霜壓纖梗。Smartweed flowers and water-chestnut leaves cannot bear their grief; heavy dew and thick frost weigh down their slender stems.

蓼

liǎo — 1. polygonum 2. smartweed

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

葉

Yè — surname Ye

不胜

bù shèng — 1. cannot bear or stand 2. be unequal to 3. very 4. extremely

愁

chóu — to worry about (HSK 5)

重

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

露

Lù — surname Lu (HSK 6)

繁

Pó — surname Po

霜

shuāng — 1. frost 2. white powder or cream spread over a surface 3. frosting 4. (skin) cream (HSK 7-9)

壓

yā — 1. to press 2. to push down 3. to keep under (control) 4. pressure (HSK 3)

纖

xiān — 1. fine 2. delicate 3. minute

梗

gěng — 1. branch 2. stem 3. stalk 4. classifier: 根 (gēn) 5. to block 6. to hinder 7. (neologism that evolved from 哏 (gén), initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) 8. prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)

蓼花菱叶不胜愁，重露繁霜压纤梗。

不聞永晝敲棋聲，燕泥點點污棋枰。No longer through the endless day is heard the click of chessmen; specks of swallows’ mud now stain the chessboard.

不

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

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

永

yǒng — 1. forever 2. always 3. perpetual

晝

zhòu — daytime

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)

棋

qí — 1. chess 2. chess-like game 3. a game of chess 4. classifier: 盤 (pán) 5. chess piece 6. classifier: 個 (gè), 顆 (kē) (HSK 7-9)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

燕

Yān — 1. Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning 2. north Hebei 3. the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (Qián Yān) (337–370), Later Yan 後燕 (Hòu Yān) (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕 (Nán Yān) (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕 (Běi Yān) (409–436) 4. surname Yan

泥

ní — 1. mud 2. clay 3. paste 4. pulp (HSK 6)

點點

Diǎn diǎn — Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website)

污

wū — 1. dirty 2. filthy 3. foul 4. corrupt 5. to smear 6. to defile 7. dirt 8. filth

棋

qí — 1. chess 2. chess-like game 3. a game of chess 4. classifier: 盤 (pán) 5. chess piece 6. classifier: 個 (gè), 顆 (kē) (HSK 7-9)

枰

píng — chess-like game

不闻永昼敲棋声，燕泥点点污棋枰。

古人惜別怜朋友，況我今當手足情！The ancients grieved at parting even from friends—how much more I, whose bond with her is that of flesh and blood!

古人

gǔ rén — 1. people of ancient times 2. the ancients 3. extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis 4. (literary) deceased person (HSK 7-9)

惜別

xī bié — reluctant to part

怜

lián — to pity

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

況

kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

今

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

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)

手足

shǒu zú — 1. hands and feet 2. (fig.) brothers 3. retinue, henchmen, accomplices

情

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

古人惜别怜朋友，况我今当手足情！

寶玉方才吟罷，忽聞背後有人笑道：“你又發什麼呆呢？”寶玉回頭忙看是誰，原來是香菱。Baoyu had only just finished chanting when he suddenly heard someone behind him laugh, “What are you mooning about now?” He quickly turned to see who it was and found that it was Xiangling.寶玉便轉身笑問道：“我的姐姐，你這會子跑到這里來做什麼？Turning around, Baoyu asked her with a smile, “My dear sister, what brings you running here at this hour?許多日子也不進來逛逛。”香菱拍手笑嘻嘻的說道：“我何曾不來。You have not come in for a visit in ages.” Xiangling clapped her hands and said merrily, “When have I ever stopped coming?如今你哥哥回來了，那里比先時自由自在的了。But now that your cousin has returned, how can I be as free as I was before?才剛我們奶奶使人找你鳳姐姐的，竟沒找著，說往園子里來了。Just now our mistress sent someone to look for your Cousin Feng, but she could not be found; they said she had come into the Garden.我聽見了這信，我就討了這件差進來找他。When I heard that, I volunteered for the errand and came in to find her.遇見他的丫頭，說在稻香村呢。I met one of her maids, who said she was at Daoxiang Village.如今我往稻香村去，誰知又遇見了你。I am on my way there now, and who should I meet but you?我且問你，襲人姐姐這幾日可好？But first tell me, has Sister Xiren been well these past few days?怎麼忽然把個晴雯姐姐也沒了，到底是什麼病？And how could Sister Qingwen suddenly be gone? What illness did she have?二姑娘搬出去的好快，你瞧瞧這地方好空落落的。”寶玉應之不迭，又讓他同到怡紅院去吃茶。Second Miss moved out so quickly—just look how empty and forlorn this place is.” Baoyu answered her questions one after another and invited her to Yihong Courtyard for tea.香菱道：“此刻竟不能，等找著璉二奶奶，說完了正經事再來。”寶玉道：“什麼正經事這麼忙？”香菱道：“為你哥哥娶嫂子的事，所以要緊。”寶玉道：“正是。Xiangling said, “I really cannot just now. Once I have found Second Mistress Lian and finished my serious business, I will come.” Baoyu asked, “What serious business is so urgent?” Xiangling said, “It concerns your cousin’s marriage, so it is important.” Baoyu replied, “Ah, yes.說的到底是那一家的？Which family’s daughter have they finally chosen?只聽見吵嚷了這半年，今兒又說張家的好，明兒又要李家的，後兒又議論王家的。For half a year I have heard nothing but uproar: today the Zhang girl is said to be suitable, tomorrow they want the Li girl, and the next day they discuss the Wang girl.這些人家的女兒他也不知道造了什麼罪了，叫人家好端端議論。”香菱道：“這如今定了，可以不用搬扯別家了。”寶玉忙問：“定了誰家的？”香菱道：“因你哥哥上次出門貿易時，在順路到了個親戚家去。I cannot imagine what sins those families’ daughters have committed to have people blithely gossiping about them.” Xiangling said, “It is settled now, so there is no need to drag other families into it.” Baoyu quickly asked, “Whose daughter has been chosen?” Xiangling replied, “The last time your cousin went away on business, he stopped on his way at a relative’s house.這門親原是老親，且又和我們是同在戶部挂名行商，也是數一數二的大門戶。They are old relations of ours, and like us they are registered merchants with the Ministry of Revenue; theirs is also one of the foremost great households.前日說起來，你們兩府都也知道的。When the matter came up the other day, we learned that both your houses know them too.合長安城中，上至王侯，下至買賣人，都稱他家是‘桂花夏家。’”寶玉笑問道：“如何又稱為‘桂花夏家’？”香菱道：“他家本姓夏，非常的富貴。Throughout Chang’an, from princes and nobles down to tradesmen, everyone calls them ‘the Osmanthus Xia family.’” Baoyu asked with a smile, “Why are they called the ‘Osmanthus Xia family’?” Xiangling said, “Their surname is Xia, and they are exceedingly rich and distinguished.其餘田地不用說，單有幾十頃地獨种桂花，凡這長安城里城外桂花局俱是他家的，連宮里一應陳設盆景亦是他家貢奉，因此才有這個渾號。Quite apart from their other estates, they own scores of qing of land planted solely with osmanthus; all the osmanthus nurseries inside and outside Chang’an belong to them, and even the palace ornaments and potted landscapes are supplied as tribute by their family. That is how they acquired the nickname.如今大爺也沒了，只有老奶奶帶著一個親生的姑娘過活，也并沒有哥兒兄弟，可惜他竟一門盡絕了。”寶玉忙道：“咱們也別管他絕後不絕後，只是這姑娘可好？The master of the house is dead now, and only the old lady and her own daughter live together; there are no sons or brothers, so sadly their entire line will die out.” Baoyu hastily said, “Never mind whether their line dies out; is the girl herself attractive?你們大爺怎麼就中意了？”香菱笑道：“一則是天緣，二則是‘情人眼里出西施’。How did your master come to take a fancy to her?” Xiangling laughed. “For one thing, it was a match made in heaven; for another, ‘in a lover’s eyes his beloved is Xi Shi.’當年又是通家來往，從小兒都一處廝混過。The two families were close in former years, and the children played together from their earliest days.敘起親是姑舅兄妹，又沒嫌疑。By kinship they are cross-cousins, so there was nothing improper in their meeting.雖離開了這幾年，前兒一到他家，夏奶奶又是沒兒子的，一見了你哥哥出落的這樣，又是哭，又是笑，竟比見了兒子的還胜。Though they had been apart for several years, when he arrived at their house the other day, Madame Xia, having no son, saw how splendidly your cousin had grown and both wept and laughed, more delighted than if she had seen her own son.又令他兄妹相見，誰知這姑娘出落得花朵似的了，在家里也讀書寫字，所以你哥哥當時就一心看准了。She also had the cousins meet, and who would have thought the girl had blossomed like a flower? She reads and writes at home as well, so your cousin fixed his heart upon her at once.連當舖里老朝奉伙計們一群人蹧扰了人家三四日，他們還留多住幾日，好容易苦辭才放回家。Even though a whole party of senior clerks and assistants from the pawnshop had imposed on their hospitality for three or four days, the family still urged them to remain longer; only after repeated and strenuous refusals were they finally allowed to return home.你哥哥一進門，就咕咕唧唧求我們奶奶去求親。The moment your cousin came through the door, he began muttering and pleading with our mistress to arrange the match.我們奶奶原也是見過這姑娘的，且又門當戶對，也就依了。Our mistress had met the girl before, and as the families were well matched in status, she agreed.和這里姨太太鳳姑娘商議了，打發人去一說就成了。After discussing it with your aunt and Cousin Feng here, she sent someone to make the proposal, and it was accepted at once.只是娶的日子太急，所以我們忙亂的很。Only the wedding date is very near, so we are in a terrible bustle.我也巴不得早些過來，又添一個作詩的人了。”寶玉冷笑道：“雖如此說，但只我聽這話不知怎麼倒替你耽心慮後呢。”香菱聽了，不覺紅了臉，正色道：“這是什麼話！I too can hardly wait for her to come; then we shall have another person who writes poetry.” Baoyu gave a cold laugh. “That may be so, but somehow, hearing all this, I cannot help worrying about what lies ahead for you.” Xiangling blushed, grew solemn, and said, “What sort of talk is that?素日咱們都是廝抬廝敬的，今日忽然提起這些事來，是什麼意思！We have always treated one another with respect; what do you mean by suddenly bringing up such things today?怪不得人人都說你是個親近不得的人。”一面說，一面轉身走了。No wonder everyone says you are not a person one can safely be close to.” So saying, she turned and walked away.寶玉見他這樣，便悵然如有所失，呆呆的站了半天，思前想後，不覺滴下淚來，只得沒精打彩，還入怡紅院來。Seeing her react so, Baoyu felt disconsolate, as though he had lost something. He stood there dazed for a long while, thinking first of one thing and then another, until tears fell unbidden; finally he returned listlessly to Yihong Courtyard.一夜不曾安穩，睡夢之中猶喚晴雯，或魘魔驚怖，种种不宁。He passed a restless night, calling for Qingwen even in his dreams, sometimes oppressed by nightmares and starting up in terror, troubled in every way.次日便懶進飲食，身体作熱。The next day he had no appetite and became feverish.此皆近日抄檢大觀園，逐司棋，別迎春，悲晴雯等羞辱驚恐悲凄之所致，兼以風寒外感，故釀成一疾，臥床不起。All this resulted from the humiliations, terrors, grief, and misery of the recent search of Daguanyuan, Siqi’s expulsion, Yingchun’s departure, and Qingwen’s death; combined with an external chill, they developed into an illness that left him bedridden.賈母聽得如此，天天親來看視。When Grandmother Jia heard of it, she came personally every day to see him.王夫人心中自悔不合因晴雯過于逼責了他。Lady Wang secretly regretted that, on Qingwen’s account, she had pressed him too harshly.心中雖如此，臉上卻不露出。Though she felt this inwardly, she showed nothing on her face.只吩咐眾奶娘等好生伏侍看守，一日兩次帶進醫生來診脈下藥。She merely instructed the nurses and others to tend and watch him carefully, and had a physician brought in twice daily to take his pulse and prescribe medicine.一月之後，方才漸漸的痊愈。Only after a month did he gradually recover.賈母命好生保養，過百日方許動葷腥油面等物，方可出門行走。Grandmother Jia ordered that he be carefully nursed; only after a hundred days might he eat meat, oily food, wheaten dishes, and the like, or go outdoors.這一百日內，連院門前皆不許到，只在房中頑笑。During those hundred days he was not even allowed to approach the courtyard gate, but had to remain in his rooms amusing himself.四五十日後，就把他拘約的火星亂迸，那里忍耐得住。After forty or fifty days, the confinement had him chafing so fiercely that sparks seemed to fly, and he could endure it no longer.雖百般設法，無奈賈母王夫人執意不從，也只得罷了。Though he tried every possible scheme, Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang stubbornly refused permission, so he had no choice but to give up.因此和那些丫鬟們無所不至，恣意耍笑作戲。Consequently, he and the maids indulged in every conceivable kind of frolic, playing and joking to their hearts’ content.又聽得薛蟠擺酒唱戲，熱鬧非常，已娶親入門，聞得這夏家小姐十分俊俏，也略通文翰，寶玉恨不得就過去一見才好。He also heard that Xue Pan had given banquets and staged operas amid tremendous festivity and had already brought his bride home; hearing that Miss Xia was very beautiful and had some literary education, Baoyu longed desperately to go and see her.再過些時，又聞得迎春出了閣，寶玉思及當時姊妹們一處，耳鬢廝磨，從今一別，縱得相逢，也必不似先前那等親密了。Some time later, he heard that Yingchun too had been married. He recalled how the sisters had once lived together in constant intimacy, and thought that after this separation, even if they met again, they could never be as close as before.眼前又不能去一望，真令人凄惶迫切之至。And since he could not even go to see her now, his distress and anxiety were extreme.少不得潛心忍耐，暫同這些丫鬟們廝鬧釋悶，幸免賈政責備逼迫讀書之難。He could only set his mind on enduring patiently and, for the time being, romp with the maids to relieve his gloom; fortunately, he was spared the hardship of Jia Zheng’s reproaches and demands that he study.這百日內，只不曾拆毀了怡紅院，和這些丫頭們無法無天，凡世上所無之事，都頑耍出來。During those hundred days, he and the maids ran so wild in Yihong Courtyard that they stopped short only of tearing the place down, devising every sort of game and mischief never before seen in the world.如今且不消細說。There is no need to recount them in detail here.

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

吟

yín — 1. to chant; to recite 2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) 3. (literary) to lament; to groan 4. (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects 5. (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín)) (cf. 猱 (náo), wide vibrato)

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

忽聞

hū wén — 1. to hear suddenly 2. to learn of sth unexpectedly

背後

bèi hòu — 1. behind 2. at the back 3. in the rear 4. behind sb's back (HSK 3)

有人

yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)

笑

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

道

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

你

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

又

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

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)

什麼

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

呆

dāi — 1. foolish; stupid 2. expressionless; blank 3. variant of 待 (dāi) (HSK 5)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

回頭

huí tóu — 1. to turn round; to turn one's head 2. later; by and by (HSK 5)

忙

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

看

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

原來

yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (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)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

轉身

zhuǎn shēn — 1. (of a person) to turn round 2. to face about 3. (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) (HSK 4)

笑

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

問道

wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的姐

dī jiě — female taxi driver

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

你

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

這

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

會子

huì zi — 1. (coll.) a moment 2. a while

跑

páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (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)

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)

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)

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)

什麼

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

許多

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

日子

rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

逛逛

guàng guang — 1. to roam around 2. to have a stroll

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

拍手

pāi shǒu — to clap one's hands

笑嘻嘻

xiào xī xī — 1. grinning 2. smiling

的

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

說道

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

何曾

hé céng — did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)

不

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

來

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

你

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

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

回來

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

了

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

比

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

先

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

自由自在

zì yóu zì zài — 1. free and easy (idiom); carefree 2. leisurely (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)

了

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

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

剛

gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)

我們

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

奶奶

nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)

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)

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)

你

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

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. 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)

竟

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

沒

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

找著

zhǎo zháo — to find

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

子

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

來

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

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

了

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

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

討

tǎo — 1. to invite 2. to provoke 3. to demand or ask for 4. to send armed forces to suppress 5. to denounce or condemn 6. to marry (a woman) 7. to discuss or study (HSK 7-9)

了

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

這

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

件

jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)

差

chā — 1. difference; discrepancy 2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) 3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly (HSK 1)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (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)

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)

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (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)

的

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

丫頭

yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

稻

dào — 1. paddy 2. rice (Oryza sativa)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

稻

dào — 1. paddy 2. rice (Oryza sativa)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (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)

誰知

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

又

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

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

了

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

你

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

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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

你

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

襲

xí — 1. (bound form) to raid; to attack 2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding

人

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

姐姐

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

這

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

幾

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)

可好

kě hǎo — 1. good or not? 2. luckily 3. fortuitously

怎麼

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

忽然

hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)

把

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

晴

qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)

雯

wén — multicolored clouds

姐姐

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

沒了

méi le — 1. to be dead 2. not to be, or cease to exist

到底

dào dǐ — 1. finally 2. in the end 3. when all is said and done 4. after all 5. to the end 6. to the last (HSK 3)

是

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

什麼

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

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)

二

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

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

搬出去

bān chū qù — 1. to move out (vacate) 2. to shift sth out

的

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

好

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

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)

你

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

這

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

地方

dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (HSK 1)

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)

空落落

kōng luò luò — 1. empty 2. desolate

的

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

應

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

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

又

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

讓

ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)

他

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

同

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

到

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

怡

yí — 1. harmony 2. pleased

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

院

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

去

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

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

茶

chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

道

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

此刻

cǐ kè — 1. this moment 2. now 3. at present (HSK 5)

竟

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

不能

bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not

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)

找著

zhǎo zháo — to find

璉

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

二奶

èr nǎi — 1. mistress 2. second wife 3. lover

奶

nǎi — 1. breast 2. milk 3. to breastfeed (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

完了

wán le — 1. to be finished 2. to be done for 3. ruined 4. gone to the dogs 5. oh no (HSK 5)

正經事

zhèng jīng shì — an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc)

再

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

來

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

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

什麼

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

正經事

zhèng jīng shì — an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc)

這麼

zhè me — 1. so much 2. this much 3. how much? 4. this way 5. like this (HSK 2)

忙

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

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

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)

為

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

你

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

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

娶

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

嫂子

sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (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)

事

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

所以

suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)

要緊

yào jǐn — 1. important 2. urgent (HSK 7-9)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

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

正是

zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

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)

到底

dào dǐ — 1. finally 2. in the end 3. when all is said and done 4. after all 5. to the end 6. to the last (HSK 3)

是

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一家

yī jiā — 1. the whole family 2. the same family 3. the family ... (when preceded by a family name) 4. group

的

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

吵嚷

chǎo rǎng — 1. to make a racket 2. clamour 3. uproar

了

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

這

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

半年

bàn nián — half a year (HSK 1)

今兒

jīn r — (coll.) today

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

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

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)

明兒

míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day

又

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

要

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

李

Lǐ — surname Li

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

後兒

hòu r — the day after tomorrow

又

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

議論

yì lùn — 1. to comment 2. to talk about 3. to discuss 4. discussion 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

王家

wáng jiā — princely

的

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

這些

zhè xiē — these (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)

的

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

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不知

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

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)

造

zào — 1. to make 2. to build 3. to manufacture 4. to invent 5. to fabricate 6. to go to 7. party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) 8. crop 9. classifier for crops (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)

什麼

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

罪

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

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)

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)

好端端

hǎo duān duān — 1. perfectly all right 2. without rhyme or reason

議論

yì lùn — 1. to comment 2. to talk about 3. to discuss 4. discussion 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

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)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

定

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

了

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

可以

kě yǐ — 1. can 2. may 3. possible 4. able to 5. not bad 6. pretty good (HSK 2)

不用

bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)

搬

bān — 1. to move (i.e. relocate oneself) 2. to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) 3. to shift 4. to copy indiscriminately (HSK 3)

扯

chě — 1. to pull 2. to tear 3. (of cloth, thread etc) to buy 4. to chat 5. to gossip 6. (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous 7. hokey (HSK 7-9)

別

Bié — surname Bie (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)

了

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

忙

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

了

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

誰

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

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

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)

因

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

你

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

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

上次

shàng cì — last time (HSK 1)

出門

chū mén — 1. to go out 2. to leave home 3. to go on a journey 4. away from home 5. (of a woman) to get married (HSK 2)

貿易

mào yì — 1. (commercial) trade 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

時

Shí — surname Shi (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)

順路

shùn lù — 1. by the way 2. while out doing sth else 3. conveniently (HSK 7-9)

到了

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

親戚

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

家去

jiā qù — (dialect) to go home; to return home

這

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

門

Mén — surname Men (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)

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)

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)

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)

且

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

又

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

我們

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

是

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

同在

tóng zài — to be with

戶部

Hù bù — Ministry of Revenue in imperial China

挂名

guà míng — 1. to attach sb's name to (a role); to go by the title of 2. nominal; in name only

行商

háng shāng — 1. traveling salesman 2. itinerant trader 3. hawker 4. peddler

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

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

數一數二

shǔ yī shǔ èr — 1. (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best 2. (idiom) to list one by one

的

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

大門

Dà mén — the Doors, US rock band (HSK 2)

戶

hù — 1. a household 2. door 3. family (HSK 4)

前日

qián rì — day before yesterday

說起

shuō qǐ — 1. to mention 2. to bring up (a subject) 3. with regard to 4. as for

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)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

兩

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

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

知道

zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)

的

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

合

gě — 1. 100 ml 2. one-tenth of a peck 3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 (HSK 3)

長安

Cháng ān — 1. Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安 (Xī ān)), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE 2. see 長安區 (Cháng ān Qū)

城中

Chéng zhōng — see 城中區 (Chéng zhōng Qū)

上

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

至

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

王侯

wáng hóu — aristocracy

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)

至

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

買賣

mǎi mài — to buy and sell (HSK 5)

人

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

稱

chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)

他

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

家

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

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)

桂花

guì huā — 1. osmanthus flowers 2. Osmanthus fragrans (HSK 7-9)

夏

Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

笑

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

問道

wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask

如何

rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)

又稱

yòu chēng — also known as

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)

桂花

guì huā — 1. osmanthus flowers 2. Osmanthus fragrans (HSK 7-9)

夏

Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

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)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

道

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

他

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

家

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

本

běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)

姓

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

夏

Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

非常

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

富貴

fù guì — riches and honor

其餘

qí yú — 1. the rest 2. the others 3. remaining 4. remainder 5. apart from them (HSK 4)

田地

tián dì — 1. field 2. farmland 3. cropland 4. plight 5. extent

不用說

bù yòng shuō — needless to say; it goes without saying (HSK 7-9)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (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)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

頃

qīng — variant of 傾 (qīng)

地

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

獨

dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (HSK 7-9)

种

zhǒng — 1. seed 2. species 3. kind 4. type 5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts (HSK 3)

桂花

guì huā — 1. osmanthus flowers 2. Osmanthus fragrans (HSK 7-9)

凡

fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)

這

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

長安

Cháng ān — 1. Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安 (Xī ān)), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE 2. see 長安區 (Cháng ān Qū)

城

chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

城外

chéng wài — outside of a city

桂花

guì huā — 1. osmanthus flowers 2. Osmanthus fragrans (HSK 7-9)

局

jú — 1. office 2. situation 3. classifier for games: match, set, round etc (HSK 4)

俱

jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike

是

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

他

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

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

宮

Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

一應

yī yīng — 1. all 2. every

陳設

chén shè — 1. to display; to exhibit; to set out 2. furnishings

盆景

pén jǐng — 1. bonsai 2. landscape in a pot

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

是

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

他

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

家

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

貢

Gòng — surname Gong

奉

fèng — 1. to offer (tribute) 2. to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) 3. to esteem 4. to revere 5. to believe in (a religion) 6. to wait upon 7. to accept orders (from superior)

因此

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

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

有

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

這個

zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this

渾號

hún hào — nickname

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

大爺

dà yé — 1. arrogant idler 2. self-centered show-off (HSK 4)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

沒了

méi le — 1. to be dead 2. not to be, or cease to exist

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)

老奶奶

lǎo nǎi nai — 1. (coll.) father's father's mother 2. paternal great-grandmother 3. respectful form of address for an old woman

帶

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

著

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

一個

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

親生

qīn shēng — 1. one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth) 2. biological (parents) 3. birth (parents) (HSK 7-9)

的

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

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

過活

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

并

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

沒有

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

哥兒

gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys

兄弟

xiōng dì — 1. brothers 2. younger brother 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) 5. brotherly 6. fraternal (HSK 4)

可惜

kě xī — 1. it is a pity 2. what a pity 3. unfortunately (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)

竟

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

一

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

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)

絕了

jué le — 1. (slang) awesome 2. dope

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

忙

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

道

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

咱們

zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

別管

bié guǎn — no matter (who, what etc)

他

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

絕後

jué hòu — 1. to have no offspring 2. never to be seen again; unique

不絕

bù jué — 1. unending 2. uninterrupted

後

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

只是

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

這

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

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

可好

kě hǎo — 1. good or not? 2. luckily 3. fortuitously

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

大爺

dà yé — 1. arrogant idler 2. self-centered show-off (HSK 4)

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (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)

中意

Zhōng Yì — Sino-Italian

了

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

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

笑

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

道

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

一則

yī zé — on the one hand

是

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

天

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

緣

yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along

二

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

則

zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)

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)

情人眼里出西施

qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī — lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 (Xī shī) (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

當年

dāng nián — 1. in those days; back then; in those years 2. to be in the prime of life (HSK 5)

又

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

是

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

通

tōng — 1. to go through 2. to know well 3. (suffix) expert 4. to connect 5. to communicate 6. open 7. to clear 8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc (HSK 2)

家

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

來往

lái wǎng — 1. to come and go 2. to have dealings with 3. to be in relation with (HSK 6)

從小

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

一

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

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)

廝混

sī hùn — 1. (derog.) to hang out (with sb) 2. to mix (things) together

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

敘

Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)

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)

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)

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)

姑

gū — 1. paternal aunt 2. husband's sister 3. husband's mother (old) 4. nun 5. for the time being (literary)

舅

jiù — maternal uncle

兄妹

xiōng mèi — brother(s) and sister(s)

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)

嫌疑

xián yí — 1. suspicion 2. to have suspicions (HSK 7-9)

雖

suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)

離開

lí kāi — to depart; to leave (HSK 2)

了

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

這

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

幾年

jǐ nián — 1. a few years; several years 2. how many years?

前兒

qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday

一

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

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)

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)

夏

Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

奶奶

nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)

又

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

是

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

沒

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

兒子

ér zi — son (HSK 1)

的

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

一

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

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)

你

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

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

出落

chū luò — 1. to grow (prettier etc) 2. to mature into 3. to blossom

的

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

又

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

是

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

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

又

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

是

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

笑

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

竟

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

比

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

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)

兒子

ér zi — son (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)

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)

又

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

令

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

他

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

兄妹

xiōng mèi — brother(s) and sister(s)

相見

xiāng jiàn — 1. to see each other 2. to meet in person

誰知

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

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)

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

出落

chū luò — 1. to grow (prettier etc) 2. to mature into 3. to blossom

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)

花朵

huā duǒ — flower

似的

shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (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)

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

讀書

dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (HSK 1)

寫字

xiě zì — 1. to write (by hand) 2. to practice calligraphy

所以

suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)

你

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

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

當時

dāng shí — then; at that time (HSK 2)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

一心

yī xīn — 1. wholeheartedly 2. heart and soul (HSK 7-9)

看准

kàn zhǔn — 1. to observe and make sure 2. to check

了

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

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

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)

舖

pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (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)

朝

Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)

奉

fèng — 1. to offer (tribute) 2. to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) 3. to esteem 4. to revere 5. to believe in (a religion) 6. to wait upon 7. to accept orders (from superior)

伙計

huǒ ji — 1. partner 2. fellow 3. mate 4. waiter 5. servant 6. shop assistant

們

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

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)

群

qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)

人

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

蹧

zāo — see 蹧蹋 (zāo tà)

扰

rǎo — to disturb

了

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

人家

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

留

liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)

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)

住

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

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

好容易

hǎo róng yì — 1. (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty 2. to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc) 3. (literal usage) so easy

苦

kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (HSK 4)

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)

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

放

fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)

回家

huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)

你

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

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

一

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

進門

jìn mén — 1. to enter a door 2. to go in 3. to learn the basics of a subject 4. to join one's husband's household upon marriage

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)

咕

gū — (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

咕唧

gū jī — 1. to whisper 2. to mutter

唧

jī — (onom.) to pump (water)

求

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

我們

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

奶奶

nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)

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)

求親

qiú qīn — 1. to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter) 2. to seek a marriage alliance

我們

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

奶奶

nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)

原

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

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

見

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

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)

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

的

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

且

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

又

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

門當戶對

mén dāng hù duì — 1. the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) 2. (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

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)

了

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

姨太太

yí tài tai — concubine

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

商議

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

了

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

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)

去

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

一說

yī shuō — 1. an expression of opinion 2. according to some

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)

成了

chéng le — 1. to be done 2. to be ready 3. that's enough! 4. that will do!

只是

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

娶

qǔ — 1. to take a wife 2. to marry (a woman) (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)

日子

rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)

太

tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)

急

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

所以

suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)

我們

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

忙亂

máng luàn — rushed and muddled (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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

巴不得

bā bu de — 1. (coll.) to be eager for 2. to long for 3. to look forward to (HSK 7-9)

早些

zǎo xiē — a bit earlier

過來

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

又

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

添

tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)

一個

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

作

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

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

的

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

人

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

了

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

冷笑

lěng xiào — 1. to sneer 2. to laugh grimly 3. grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) 4. bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile (HSK 7-9)

道

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

雖

suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

但

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

聽

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

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)

不知

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

怎麼

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

倒替

dǎo tì — 1. to take turns (responsibility) 2. to replace

你

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

耽心

dān xīn — variant of 擔心 (dān xīn)

慮

lǜ — 1. to think over 2. to consider 3. anxiety

後

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

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

菱

líng — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

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)

不覺

bù jué — unconsciously

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

了

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

臉

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

正色

zhèng sè — 1. stern 2. grim 3. resolute 4. firm 5. unflinching 6. fundamental colors

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)

是

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

什麼

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

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)

素日

sù rì — usually

咱們

zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)

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)

廝

sī — 1. (bound form) together; each other 2. (bound form) male servant 3. (bound form) dude; so-and-so (used in 那廝 (nà sī) and 這廝 (zhè sī))

抬

tái — 1. to lift 2. to raise 3. (of two or more persons) to carry (HSK 5)

廝

sī — 1. (bound form) together; each other 2. (bound form) male servant 3. (bound form) dude; so-and-so (used in 那廝 (nà sī) and 這廝 (zhè sī))

敬

jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (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)

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

忽然

hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)

提起

tí qǐ — 1. to mention; to bring up 2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise 3. to initiate (legal proceedings) (HSK 5)

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

事

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

來

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

是

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

什麼

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

意思

yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)

怪不得

guài bu de — 1. no wonder! 2. so that's why! (HSK 7-9)

人人

rén rén — 1. everyone 2. every person

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

是

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

親近

qīn jìn — 1. (of people or relationships) close; intimate 2. to draw close to; to engage with; to become familiar with (nature, places, ideas, art etc) (HSK 7-9)

不得

bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot

的

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

人

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

一面

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

一面

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

轉身

zhuǎn shēn — 1. (of a person) to turn round 2. to face about 3. (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) (HSK 4)

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)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

見

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

他

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

這樣

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

悵然

chàng rán — disappointed and frustrated

如有所失

rú yǒu suǒ shī — to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)

呆

dāi — 1. foolish; stupid 2. expressionless; blank 3. variant of 待 (dāi) (HSK 5)

呆

dāi — 1. foolish; stupid 2. expressionless; blank 3. variant of 待 (dāi) (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)

站

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

了

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

半天

bàn tiān — 1. half of the day 2. a long time 3. quite a while 4. midair 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

思前想後

sī qián xiǎng hòu — 1. to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future 2. to ponder over reasons and connection (HSK 7-9)

不覺

bù jué — unconsciously

滴下

dī xià — to fall or let fall in drops; to drip

淚

lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (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)

只得

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

沒精打彩

méi jīng dǎ cǎi — variant of 沒精打采 (méi jīng dǎ cǎi)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

入

rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)

怡

yí — 1. harmony 2. pleased

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

院

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

來

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

一

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

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

不曾

bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)

安穩

ān wěn — steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth (HSK 7-9)

睡夢

shuì mèng — sleep; slumber

之中

zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)

猶

yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet

喚

huàn — to call

晴

qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)

雯

wén — multicolored clouds

或

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

魘

yǎn — to have a nightmare

魔

mó — 1. (bound form) evil spirit; devil 2. (prefix) supernatural; magical

驚怖

jīng bù — to surprise

种种

zhǒng zhǒng — all kinds of (HSK 6)

不

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

宁

zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen

次日

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

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

懶

lǎn — lazy (HSK 6)

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)

飲食

yǐn shí — 1. eating and drinking 2. food and drink; diet (HSK 5)

身体

shēn tǐ — 1. the body 2. one's health (HSK 1)

作

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

熱

rè — 1. to warm up 2. to heat up 3. hot (of weather) 4. heat 5. fervent (HSK 1)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

皆

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

近日

jìn rì — 1. (in) the past few days 2. recently 3. (within) the next few days (HSK 6)

抄

chāo — 1. to make a copy 2. to plagiarize 3. to search and seize 4. to raid 5. to grab 6. to go off with 7. to take a shortcut 8. to make a turning move 9. to fold one's arms (HSK 4)

檢

jiǎn — 1. to check 2. to examine 3. to inspect 4. to exercise restraint

大觀園

Dà guān yuán — 1. Prospect Garden 2. Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber

逐

zhú — 1. (bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away 2. one by one; individually

司

Sī — surname Si

棋

qí — 1. chess 2. chess-like game 3. a game of chess 4. classifier: 盤 (pán) 5. chess piece 6. classifier: 個 (gè), 顆 (kē) (HSK 7-9)

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

迎

yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

悲

bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief

晴

qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)

雯

wén — multicolored clouds

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)

羞辱

xiū rǔ — 1. to humiliate 2. to shame 3. humiliation 4. indignity

驚恐

jīng kǒng — 1. to be alarmed 2. to be frightened

悲凄

bēi qī — 1. pitiable 2. sorrowful

之

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

所致

suǒ zhì — to be caused by

兼

jiān — 1. double 2. twice 3. simultaneous 4. holding two or more (official) posts at the same time (HSK 7-9)

以

Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)

風寒

fēng hán — 1. wind chill 2. cold weather 3. common cold (medicine)

外

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

感

gǎn — 1. to feel 2. to move 3. to touch 4. to affect 5. feeling 6. emotion 7. (suffix) sense of ~

故

gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)

釀成

niàng chéng — 1. to make (wine or spirits) 2. (fig.) to lead to (a bad result)

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)

疾

jí — 1. (bound form) disease; ailment 2. (bound form) swift 3. (literary) to hate; to abhor

臥床

wò chuáng — 1. to lie in bed 2. bedridden 3. bed

不

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

起

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

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)

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)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

天天

tiān tiān — every day

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)

來

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

看

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

視

shì — (literary, or bound form) to look at

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

心中

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

自悔

zì huǐ — 1. to regret 2. to repent

不合

bù hé — 1. to not conform to 2. to be unsuited to 3. to be out of keeping with 4. should not 5. ought out

因

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

晴

qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)

雯

wén — multicolored clouds

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

逼

bī — 1. to force (sb to do sth) 2. to compel 3. to press for 4. to extort 5. to press on towards 6. to press up to 7. to close in on 8. euphemistic variant of 屄 (bī) (HSK 6)

責

zé — 1. duty 2. responsibility 3. to reproach 4. to blame

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)

心中

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

雖

suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

臉

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

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

不

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

露出

lù chū — 1. to expose 2. to show 3. also pr. (lòu chū)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

吩咐

fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (HSK 7-9)

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

奶娘

nǎi niáng — (dialect) wet nurse

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)

好生

hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly

伏侍

fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)

看守

kān shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to watch over

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)

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)

次

cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)

帶

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

進

jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)

醫生

yī shēng — doctor; medical practitioner (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)

診脈

zhěn mài — 1. to feel the pulse (TCM) 2. Taiwan pr. (zhěn mò)

下藥

xià yào — 1. to prescribe medicine 2. to drug; to poison

一月

Yī yuè — 1. January 2. first month (of the lunar year)

之後

zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

漸漸

jiàn jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)

的

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

痊愈

quán yù — to recover completely (from illness or injury)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

命

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

好生

hǎo shēng — (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly

保養

bǎo yǎng — 1. to take good care of (or conserve) one's health 2. to keep in good repair 3. to maintain 4. maintenance (HSK 5)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

日方

Rì fāng — the Japanese side or party (in negotiations etc)

許

Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)

動

dòng — 1. (of sth) to move 2. to set in movement 3. to displace 4. to touch 5. to make use of 6. to stir (emotions) 7. to alter 8. abbr. for 動詞 (dòng cí), verb (HSK 1)

葷腥

hūn xīng — meat and fish

油

yóu — 1. oil 2. fat 3. grease 4. petroleum 5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish 6. oily 7. greasy 8. glib 9. cunning (HSK 2)

面

miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

等

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

物

wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

可

kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)

出門

chū mén — 1. to go out 2. to leave home 3. to go on a journey 4. away from home 5. (of a woman) to get married (HSK 2)

行走

xíng zǒu — to walk (HSK 7-9)

這

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

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)

日內

rì nèi — 1. in a few days 2. one of these days

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

院

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

門前

mén qián — in front of the door

皆

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

不許

bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)

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)

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)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

中

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

頑

wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty

笑

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

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

五十

wǔ shí — fifty

日後

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

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

把

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

他

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

拘

jū — 1. to capture 2. to restrain 3. to constrain 4. to adhere rigidly to 5. inflexible

約

yāo — to weigh in a balance or on a scale (HSK 3)

的

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

火星

Huǒ xīng — Mars (planet)

亂

luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder 2. in a confused state of mind 3. disorder 4. upheaval 5. riot 6. illicit sexual relations 7. to throw into disorder 8. to mix up 9. indiscriminate 10. random 11. arbitrary (HSK 3)

迸

bèng — 1. to burst forth 2. to spurt 3. to crack 4. split

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

忍耐

rěn nài — to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience (HSK 7-9)

得

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

住

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

雖

suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)

百般

bǎi bān — 1. in hundred and one ways 2. in every possible way 3. by every means

設法

shè fǎ — 1. to try 2. to make an attempt 3. to think of a way (to accomplish sth) (HSK 7-9)

無奈

wú nài — 1. to have no alternative 2. frustrated 3. exasperated 4. helpless 5. (conjunction) but unfortunately (HSK 5)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

執意

zhí yì — 1. to be determined to 2. to insist on (HSK 7-9)

不

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

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

只得

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

罷了

bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)

因此

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

丫鬟

yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid

們

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

無所不至

wú suǒ bù zhì — 1. to reach everywhere 2. to stop at nothing 3. to do one's utmost

恣意

zì yì — 1. without restraint 2. unbridled 3. reckless

耍

Shuǎ — surname Shua (HSK 7-9)

笑

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

作

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

戲

xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)

又

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

聽

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

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)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

蟠

pán — to coil

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)

唱戲

chàng xì — to perform in opera

熱鬧

rè nao — 1. bustling with noise and excitement 2. lively (HSK 4)

非常

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

已

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

娶親

qǔ qīn — to take a wife

入門

rù mén — 1. entrance door 2. to enter a door 3. to learn the basics of a subject; introduction (to a subject); (attributive) entry-level (HSK 5)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

得

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

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)

夏

Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

家小

jiā xiǎo — 1. wife and children 2. wife

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

十分

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

俊俏

jùn qiào — 1. attractive and intelligent 2. charming 3. elegant (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

略

lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)

通

tōng — 1. to go through 2. to know well 3. (suffix) expert 4. to connect 5. to communicate 6. open 7. to clear 8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc (HSK 2)

文

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)

翰

Hàn — surname Han

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

恨不得

hèn bu de — wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth (HSK 7-9)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (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)

見

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

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

好

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

再

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

些

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

又

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

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

得

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

迎

yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

出

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

了

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

閣

gé — 1. pavilion (usu. two-storied) 2. cabinet (politics) 3. boudoir 4. woman's chamber 5. rack 6. shelf

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

思

sī — 1. to think 2. to consider

及

jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)

當時

dāng shí — then; at that time (HSK 2)

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

一

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

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)

耳鬢廝磨

ěr bìn sī mó — 1. lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom) 2. fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

今

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

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

縱

zòng — 1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 4. (bound form) to release (a captive) 5. to indulge 6. to leap up 7. (literary) even if

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)

相逢

xiāng féng — 1. to meet (by chance) 2. to come across

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

必

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

不

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

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

親密

qīn mì — 1. intimate 2. close (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)

眼前

yǎn qián — 1. before one's eyes 2. now 3. at present (HSK 3)

又

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

不能

bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not

去

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

一

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)

望

wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)

真

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

令人

lìng rén — 1. to cause one (to do sth) 2. to make one (angry, delighted etc)

凄惶

qī huáng — 1. distressed and terrified 2. distraught (literary)

迫切

pò qiè — urgent; pressing (HSK 4)

之至

zhī zhì — extremely

少不得

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

潛心

qián xīn — 1. to concentrate fully on sth 2. single-minded

忍耐

rěn nài — to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience (HSK 7-9)

暫

zàn — 1. temporary 2. Taiwan pr. (zhàn) (HSK 7-9)

同

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

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

丫鬟

yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid

們

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

廝

sī — 1. (bound form) together; each other 2. (bound form) male servant 3. (bound form) dude; so-and-so (used in 那廝 (nà sī) and 這廝 (zhè sī))

鬧

nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)

釋

shì — 1. to explain 2. to release 3. Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼 (Shì jiā móu ní)) 4. Buddhism

悶

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

幸免

xìng miǎn — to avoid (an unpleasant fate) (HSK 7-9)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

責備

zé bèi — 1. to blame 2. to criticize 3. condemnation 4. reproach (HSK 7-9)

逼迫

bī pò — 1. to force 2. to compel 3. to coerce (HSK 7-9)

讀書

dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (HSK 1)

之

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

難

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

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

日內

rì nèi — 1. in a few days 2. one of these days

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

不曾

bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)

拆毀

chāi huǐ — to demolish; to tear down

了

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

怡

yí — 1. harmony 2. pleased

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

院

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

丫頭

yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)

們

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

無法無天

wú fǎ wú tiān — (idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly

凡

fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)

世上

shì shàng — on earth

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)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

頑

wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty

耍

Shuǎ — surname Shua (HSK 7-9)

出來

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

且

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

不消

bù xiāo — 1. to not need 2. needless (to say)

細說

xì shuō — to tell in detail