第九回   戀風流情友入家塾 起嫌疑頑童鬧學堂 A Romantic Friend Enters the Family School; Naughty Boys Stir Up Trouble in the Classroom

The story goes that Qin Ye and his son were waiting expressly for someone from the Jia family to come with word of the date chosen for school to begin.。”。”As it happened, Baoyu was so eager to meet with Qin Zhong that he gave no thought to anything else, and so fixed on the day after next for school to begin without fail. "The day after next, early in the morning, please have Master Qin come to my place, so we can meet up and go together," he said, and sent someone off with the message.

話說
huà shuō — 1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) 2. to discuss; to recount
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
Yè — surname Ye
父子
fù zǐ — father and son (HSK 6)
zhuān — 1. for a particular person, occasion, purpose 2. focused on one thing 3. special 4. expert 5. particular (to sth) 6. concentrated 7. specialized
hòu — 1. to wait 2. to inquire after 3. to watch 4. season 5. climate 6. (old) period of five days
Jiǎ — surname Jia
家的
jiā de — (old) wife
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
上學
shàng xué — 1. to go to school 2. to attend school (HSK 1)
擇日
zé rì — 1. to fix a date (for an event) 2. to select an auspicious date
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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)
原來
yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
急于
jí yú — 1. eager to 2. in a hurry to (HSK 7-9)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
相遇
xiāng yù — 1. to meet 2. to encounter 3. to come across (HSK 7-9)
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)
顧不得
gù bu de — 1. unable to change sth 2. unable to deal with (HSK 7-9)
別的
bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)
suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
後日
hòu rì — 1. the day after tomorrow 2. from hence 3. from now 4. from now on 5. henceforth
一定
yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)
上學
shàng xué — 1. to go to school 2. to attend school (HSK 1)
後日
hòu rì — 1. the day after tomorrow 2. from hence 3. from now 4. from now on 5. henceforth
一早
yī zǎo — 1. early in the morning 2. at dawn (HSK 7-9)
qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
相公
xiàng gong — 1. lord 2. master 3. young gentleman 4. male prostitute 5. catamite 6. mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes 7. (old form of address for one's husband) husband
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)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
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)
Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一同
yī tóng — together (HSK 6)
qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
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)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)

话说秦业父子专候贾家的人来送上学择日之信。原来宝玉急于要和秦钟相遇,却顾不得别的,遂择了后日一定上学。”后日一早请秦相公到我这里,会齐了,一同前去。”打发了人送了信。

When that day came and Baoyu rose early in the morning, Xiren had already wrapped up his books, brushes, and other things, packed everything up neatly, and was sitting on the edge of the bed, lost in gloomy thought.Seeing that Baoyu had woken, she had no choice but to attend him as he washed and combed his hair.:“Baoyu, noticing how downcast she looked, asked her with a smile, "Dear sister, why are you out of sorts again??”:“Surely you're not blaming me for leaving you all lonesome by going off to school?" Xiren said with a smile, "What kind of talk is that?Studying is an excellent thing; otherwise you'd drift through life shiftless, and where would that end up?There's just one thing: when you're reading, keep your mind on your books, and when you're not reading, think a bit of home.Don't go romping about with the others there — running into the Master is no laughing matter.Although you should apply yourself and strive to do well, it's better to take on somewhat less schoolwork — for one thing, biting off more than you can chew does no good, and for another, you must take care of your health.。”That's all I mean to say — I hope you'll bear it in mind." To each thing Xiren said, Baoyu gave his assent.:“Xiren went on, "I've packed up your heavy fur garments too, and handed them over to the boys.It's cold at school, so be sure to remember to put on more when needed — it's not like at home, where there's someone to look after you.I've also sent along the charcoal for your foot-warmer and hand-warmer — you must tell them to refill it.。”:“That bunch of lazy rascals — if you don't say something, they're only too glad to sit idle, and you'll be frozen through for nothing." Baoyu said, "Don't worry, once I'm out there I can manage all this myself.。”And you mustn't mope yourselves to death shut up in this room either — it would be better if you went often to laugh and play with Cousin Lin." By the time he finished speaking he was fully dressed, and Xiren urged him to go pay his respects to Grandmother Jia, Jia Zheng, Lady Wang, and the others.Baoyu also went and gave a few instructions to Qingwen, Sheyue, and the others before finally coming out to see Grandmother Jia.Grandmother Jia, too, naturally had a few words of instruction for him.He then went to see Lady Wang, and afterward went out to the study to see Jia Zheng.As luck would have it, Jia Zheng had come home earlier than usual that day, and was in the study chatting idly with his secretaries and hangers-on.:“When he suddenly saw Baoyu come in to pay respects and report that he was off to school, Jia Zheng gave a cold laugh and said, "If you mention those two words 'going to school' again, you'll shame even me to death.By my reckoning, you'd do just as well to go off and play instead — that would be the more honest course.!”:“Mind you don't dirty my floor standing there, or dirty my door leaning against it!" At this all the hangers-on had already risen to their feet, saying with a laugh, "Old Sir, why must you talk so?Once our young friend goes off today, in two or three years he'll surely make a name for himself, and will certainly no longer carry on in his old childish ways.。”And besides, it's nearly mealtime — our young friend had best be off." So saying, two of the older men took Baoyu by the hand and led him out.

zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
是日
shì rì — 1. (formal) this day 2. that day
一早
yī zǎo — 1. early in the morning 2. at dawn (HSK 7-9)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
起來
qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
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
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
早已
zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)
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)
Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
bǐ — 1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) (HSK 2)
文物
wén wù — 1. cultural relic 2. historical relic 3. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 個 (gè) (HSK 7-9)
Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)
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)
收拾
shōu shi — 1. to put in order 2. to tidy up 3. to pack 4. to repair 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 5)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
tíng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car) (HSK 2)
tíng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car) (HSK 2)
tuǒ — 1. suitable 2. adequate 3. ready 4. settled (HSK 7-9)
tuǒ — 1. suitable 2. adequate 3. ready 4. settled (HSK 7-9)
Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
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)
床沿
chuáng yán — the edge of a bed
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
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)
mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
醒來
xǐng lái — to waken (HSK 7-9)
只得
zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
伏侍
fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)
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)
梳洗
shū xǐ — 1. to make oneself presentable 2. to freshen up
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
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)
mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)
mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
問道
wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
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)
姐姐
jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
怎麼
zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
不自在
bù zì zai — 1. uneasy 2. ill at ease
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
難道
nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)
guài — 1. odd; strange; uncanny 2. (bound form) monster; supernatural being 3. to find strange; to regard as odd 4. to blame 5. (coll.) somewhat; rather (HSK 4)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
上學
shàng xué — 1. to go to school 2. to attend school (HSK 1)
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)
diū — 1. to lose 2. to put aside 3. to throw (HSK 5)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
你們
nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
冷清
lěng qīng — cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
不成
bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)
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
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
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)
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)
shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
那里
nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
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)
讀書
dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (HSK 1)
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)
极好
jí hǎo — 1. fabulous 2. superb 3. excellent
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
不然
bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (HSK 4)
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)
潦倒
liáo dǎo — down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated
一輩子
yī bèi zi — (for) a lifetime (HSK 5)
終久
zhōng jiǔ — 1. in the end 2. eventually
怎麼樣
zěn me yàng — 1. how? 2. how about? 3. how was it? 4. how are things? (HSK 2)
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)
dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
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)
jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
只是
zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
念書
niàn shū — 1. to read; to study 2. to attend school (HSK 7-9)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
時節
shí jié — season; time (HSK 6)
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)
著書
zhù shū — to write a book
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
時節
shí jié — season; time (HSK 6)
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)
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)
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)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
他們
tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
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)
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)
wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
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)
碰見
pèng jiàn — 1. to run into 2. to meet (unexpectedly) 3. to bump into (HSK 2)
老爺
lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
不是
bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
雖說
suī shuō — 1. though 2. although (HSK 7-9)
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)
fèn — to exert oneself (bound form)
zhì — 1. aspiration 2. ambition 3. the will
要強
yào qiáng — 1. eager to excel 2. eager to get ahead in life 3. strong-minded (HSK 7-9)
Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
gōng — 1. work 2. worker 3. skill 4. profession 5. trade 6. craft 7. labor
kè — 1. subject 2. course 3. classifier: 門 (mén) 4. class 5. lesson 6. classifier: 堂 (táng), 節 (jié) 7. to levy 8. tax 9. form of divination (HSK 1)
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)
shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
一則
yī zé — on the one hand
貪多嚼不爛
tān duō jiáo bù làn — to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
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)
身子
shēn zi — 1. body 2. pregnancy 3. health (HSK 7-9)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
保重
bǎo zhòng — to take care of oneself (HSK 7-9)
這就
zhè jiù — 1. immediately 2. at once
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)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
意思
yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
tī — 1. used in 體己 (tī ji) 2. Taiwan pr. (tǐ)
liàng — 1. to show understanding 2. to excuse 3. to presume 4. to expect
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
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
一句
yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
Yīng — 1. surname Ying 2. Taiwan pr. (Yìng) (HSK 4)
一句
yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
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
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
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)
毛衣
máo yī — 1. (wool) sweater 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) (HSK 4)
fú — 1. clothes 2. dress 3. garment 4. to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) 5. to obey 6. to be convinced (by an argument) 7. to convince 8. to admire 9. to acclimatize 10. to take (medicine) 11. mourning clothes 12. to wear mourning clothes (HSK 6)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
交出
jiāo chū — to hand over
gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
小子
xiǎo zǐ — 1. (literary) youngster 2. (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) 3. (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)
好歹
hǎo dǎi — 1. good and bad 2. most unfortunate occurrence 3. in any case 4. whatever (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)
huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)
Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
不得
bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
家里
jiā lǐ — home (HSK 1)
有人
yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
照顧
zhào gu — 1. to take care of 2. to show consideration 3. to attend to 4. to look after (HSK 2)
jiǎo — 1. foot 2. leg (of an animal or an object) 3. base (of an object) 4. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) 5. classifier for kicks (HSK 2)
lú — 1. stove 2. furnace
shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
lú — 1. stove 2. furnace
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
tàn — 1. wood charcoal 2. coal (HSK 7-9)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
交出
jiāo chū — to hand over
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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)
zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
他們
tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)
Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
一起
yī qǐ — 1. (in) the same place 2. together; in company (with) 3. altogether; in total 4. an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) (HSK 1)
lǎn — lazy (HSK 6)
zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
他們
tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)
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)
不動
bù dòng — motionless
Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)
dòng — 1. to freeze 2. to feel very cold 3. aspic or jelly (HSK 5)
坏了
huài le — 1. shoot! 2. gosh! 3. oh, no! 4. (suffix) to the utmost
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
放心
fàng xīn — 1. to feel relieved 2. to feel reassured 3. to be at ease (HSK 2)
出外
chū wài — 1. to go out 2. to leave for another place
tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
自己
zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
都會
dū huì — 1. city 2. metropolis (HSK 7-9)
調停
tiáo tíng — 1. to reconcile 2. to mediate 3. to bring warring parties to agreement 4. to arbitrate
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
你們
nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)
sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
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)
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)
wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
妹妹
mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
穿戴
chuān dài — 1. to dress; to be dressed 2. clothing; apparel
齊備
qí bèi — 1. all ready 2. available 3. complete
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
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
cuī — 1. to urge 2. to press 3. to prompt 4. to rush sb 5. to hasten sth 6. to expedite (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人
fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
囑咐
zhǔ fu — to urge; to exhort (HSK 7-9)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
wén — multicolored clouds
shè — 1. musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) 2. also called 香獐子
yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
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)
jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
出來
chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
未免
wèi miǎn — 1. unavoidably 2. can't help 3. really 4. rather (HSK 7-9)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
囑咐
zhǔ fu — to urge; to exhort (HSK 7-9)
的話
de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
然後
rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
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)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人
fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
出來
chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
書房
shū fáng — 1. study (room) 2. studio 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 6)
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)
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)
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)
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)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
回家
huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)
早些
zǎo xiē — a bit earlier
正在
zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)
書房
shū fáng — 1. study (room) 2. studio 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 6)
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
相公
xiàng gong — 1. lord 2. master 3. young gentleman 4. male prostitute 5. catamite 6. mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes 7. (old form of address for one's husband) husband
Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
閒談
xián tán — to chat
Hū — surname Hu
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
進來
jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
請安
qǐng ān — 1. to pay respects 2. to wish good health 3. in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千 (dǎ qiān))
Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
說上
shuō shàng — 1. to say 2. to speak 3. to talk
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
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)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
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)
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)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
如果
rú guǒ — if; in case; in the event that (HSK 2)
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)
dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (HSK 2)
上學
shàng xué — 1. to go to school 2. to attend school (HSK 1)
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)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
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)
Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
xiū — 1. shy 2. ashamed 3. shame 4. bashful 5. variant of 饈 (xiū) 6. delicacies
sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
的話
de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
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)
zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)
仔細
zǐ xì — 1. careful; attentive; cautious 2. to be careful; to look out 3. (dialect) thrifty; frugal (HSK 5)
zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)
zāng — 1. dirty 2. filthy 3. to get (sth) dirty (HSK 2)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
kào — 1. to lean against or on 2. to stand by the side of 3. to come near to 4. to depend on 5. to trust 6. to fuck (vulgar) 7. traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) (HSK 2)
zāng — 1. dirty 2. filthy 3. to get (sth) dirty (HSK 2)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
相公
xiàng gong — 1. lord 2. master 3. young gentleman 4. male prostitute 5. catamite 6. mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes 7. (old form of address for one's husband) husband
men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
早起
zǎo qǐ — to get up early
shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
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)
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)
Shì — surname Shi
Wēng — surname Weng
何必
hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
如此
rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
今日
jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
Shì — surname Shi
xiōng — elder brother
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)
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)
Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
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)
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)
xiǎn — 1. to make visible 2. to reveal 3. prominent 4. conspicuous 5. (prefix) phanero- (HSK 5)
shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158
成名
chéng míng — to make one's name; to become famous
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
往年
wǎng nián — in former years; in previous years (HSK 6)
réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
小兒
xiǎo ér — 1. young child 2. (humble) my son
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
tài — 1. (bound form) 2. appearance 3. shape 4. form 5. state 6. attitude 7. (grammar) voice
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)
Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
Shì — surname Shi
xiōng — elder brother
jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
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)
qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
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)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
年老
nián lǎo — aged
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)
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
出去
chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

至是日一早,宝玉起来时,袭人早已把书笔文物包好,收拾的停停妥妥,坐在床沿上发闷。见宝玉醒来,只得伏侍他梳洗。宝玉见他闷闷的,因笑问道:“好姐姐,你怎么又不自在了?难道怪我上学去丢的你们冷清了不成?”袭人笑道:“这是那里话。读书是极好的事,不然就潦倒一辈子,终久怎么样呢。但只一件:只是念书的时节想著书,不念的时节想著家些。别和他们一处顽闹,碰见老爷不是顽的。虽说是奋志要强,那工课宁可少些,一则贪多嚼不烂,二则身子也要保重。这就是我的意思,你可要体谅。”袭人说一句,宝玉应一句。袭人又道:“大毛衣服我也包好了,交出给小子们去了。学里冷,好歹想著添换,比不得家里有人照顾。脚炉手炉的炭也交出去了,你可著他们添。那一起懒贼,你不说,他们乐得不动,白冻坏了你。”宝玉道:“你放心,出外头我自己都会调停的。你们也别闷死在这屋里,长和林妹妹一处去顽笑著才好。”说著,俱已穿戴齐备,袭人催他去见贾母,贾政,王夫人等。宝玉又去嘱咐了晴雯麝月等几句,方出来见贾母。贾母也未免有几句嘱咐的话。然后去见王夫人,又出来书房中见贾政。偏生这日贾政回家早些,正在书房中与相公清客们闲谈。忽见宝玉进来请安,回说上学里去,贾政冷笑道:“你如果再提‘上学’两个字,连我也羞死了。依我的话,你竟顽你的去是正理。仔细站脏了我这地,靠脏了我的门!”众清客相公们都早起身笑道:“老世翁何必又如此。今日世兄一去,三二年就可显身成名的了,断不似往年仍作小儿之态了。天也将饭时,世兄竟快请罢。”说著便有两个年老的携了宝玉出去。

:“?”Jia Zheng then asked, "Who is it that attends Baoyu?" From outside came two answering calls, and at once three or four strapping fellows came in, dropping to one knee to pay their respects.Jia Zheng looked them over and recognized among them the son of Baoyu's wet-nurse, named Li Gui.:“He said to him, "You lot go along with him to school every single day — just what books has he actually been reading!He's only gone and stuffed his head with idle gossip and nonsense, and picked up some refined mischief besides.!””,:“》,’,。”Just wait till I have a free moment — I'll skin you first, and then settle accounts with that good-for-nothing!" This so frightened Li Gui that he at once dropped to his knees, took off his hat, and knocked his head on the floor with an audible sound, answering "Yes, yes" again and again, and then reported, "Young Master has already gotten to the third volume of the Book of Songs — something about 'Yo-yo cry the deer' and 'lotus leaves floating on the pond' — I would not dare tell a lie." This set the whole room roaring with laughter.Even Jia Zheng could not help laughing.:“》,He then said, "Even if he reads another thirty volumes of the Book of Songs, it's all just covering one's ears while stealing the bell — deceiving others, nothing more.。””,Go and give my respects to the old gentleman at the school, and tell him I said this: as for the Book of Songs and ancient prose, there's no need to go through the motions with any of that — the most important thing is first to have the Four Books explained thoroughly and memorized solid." Li Gui hastily answered, "Yes," and seeing that Jia Zheng had nothing more to say, withdrew.

Jiǎ — surname Jia
zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
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)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
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)
外面
wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)
答應
dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
進來
jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
大漢
Dà hàn — Han Dynasty
打千
dǎ qiān — genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand
ér — 1. child 2. son
請安
qǐng ān — 1. to pay respects 2. to wish good health 3. in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千 (dǎ qiān))
Jiǎ — surname Jia
zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
認得
rèn de — 1. to recognize 2. to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it 3. to know (HSK 3)
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)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
奶母
nǎi mǔ — wet nurse
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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-
míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
huàn — to call
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
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)
dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你們
nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
成日
chéng rì — 1. all day long 2. the whole day 3. the whole time
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)
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)
tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
上學
shàng xué — 1. to go to school 2. to attend school (HSK 1)
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)
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)
niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
什麼
shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
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)
niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
流言
liú yán — 1. rumor 2. gossip 3. to spread rumors
hún — 1. muddy; turbid (variant of 渾 (hún)) 2. brainless; foolish (variant of 渾 (hún)) 3. Taiwan pr. (hùn) (HSK 6)
yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
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)
肚子
dù zi — 1. belly 2. abdomen 3. stomach 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
精致
jīng zhì — delicate; fine; exquisite; refined (HSK 7-9)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
淘氣
táo qì — 1. naughty 2. mischievous (HSK 7-9)
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)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
jiān — variant of 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)
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)
jiān — variant of 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)
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)
Jiē — surname Jie (HSK 6)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Pí — surname Pi (HSK 3)
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)
Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
不長進
bù zhǎng jìn — not improving; backward; below par
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)
hè — 1. to scare 2. to intimidate 3. to threaten 4. (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut 5. (interjection showing astonishment) (HSK 5)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
雙膝
shuāng xī — both knees
跪下
guì xia — to kneel down
zhāi — 1. to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 2. to select; to pick out 3. to borrow money at a time of urgent need (HSK 5)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
帽子
mào zi — 1. hat 2. cap 3. (fig.) label 4. bad name 5. classifier: 頂 (dǐng) (HSK 4)
碰頭
pèng tóu — 1. to meet 2. to hold a meeting
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
連連
lián lián — 1. repeatedly 2. again and again
答應
dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
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)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
哥兒
gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys
yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
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)
dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just
Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
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)
詩經
Shī jīng — Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經 (Wǔ jīng)
什麼
shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
呦呦
yōu yōu — (literary) (onom.) bleating of a deer
鹿
lù — deer (HSK 7-9)
míng — 1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 2. to make a sound 3. to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
荷葉
hé yè — lotus leaf
浮萍
fú píng — duckweed
小的
xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
撒謊
sā huǎng — to tell lies (HSK 7-9)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
滿座
mǎn zuò — 1. fully booked 2. every seat taken
哄然
hōng rán — 1. boisterous 2. uproarious
大笑
dà xiào — 1. to laugh heartily 2. a belly laugh
起來
qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
chēng — 1. to support 2. to prop up 3. to push or move with a pole 4. to maintain 5. to open or unfurl 6. to fill to bursting point 7. brace 8. stay 9. support (HSK 6)
不住
bù zhù — 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
說道
shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
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)
niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
三十
sān shí — 1. thirty 2. 30
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)
詩經
Shī jīng — Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經 (Wǔ jīng)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
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)
掩耳
yǎn ěr — to refuse to listen
tōu — 1. to steal 2. to pilfer 3. to snatch 4. thief 5. stealthily (HSK 5)
líng — 1. (small) bell 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)
hōng — 1. roar of laughter (onom.) 2. hubbub 3. to roar (as a crowd) (HSK 7-9)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
而已
ér yǐ — 1. that's all 2. nothing more (HSK 7-9)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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)
qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
太爺
tài yé — 1. (respectful for) one's grandfather 2. sb's father 3. older people 4. the head of the house (used by servants) 5. a district magistrate
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Ān — surname An (HSK 4)
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)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
詩經
Shī jīng — Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經 (Wǔ jīng)
古文
gǔ wén — 1. old language 2. the Classics 3. Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose 4. Classical Chinese as a school subject
一概
yī gài — 1. all 2. without any exceptions 3. categorically (HSK 7-9)
不用
bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)
虛應故事
xū yìng gù shì — to go through the motions
只是
zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
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)
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)
四書
Sì shū — Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語, and Mencius 孟子
一氣
yī qì — 1. at one go 2. at a stretch 3. for a period of time 4. forming a gang
講明
jiǎng míng — to explain
bēi — 1. to carry on one's back 2. (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc) (HSK 2)
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)
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)
zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)
要緊
yào jǐn — 1. important 2. urgent (HSK 7-9)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
答應
dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
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)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
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)
Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
退出
tuì chū — 1. to withdraw 2. to abort 3. to quit 4. to log out (computing) (HSK 3)
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)

贾政因问:“跟宝玉的是谁?”只听外面答应了两声,早进来三四个大汉,打千儿请安。贾政看时,认得是宝玉的奶母之子,名唤李贵。因向他道:“你们成日家跟他上学,他到底念了些什么书!倒念了些流言混语在肚子里,学了些精致的淘气。等我闲一闲,先揭了你的皮,再和那不长进的算帐!”吓的李贵忙双膝跪下,摘了帽子,碰头有声,连连答应“是”,又回说:“哥儿已念到第三本《诗经》,什么‘呦呦鹿鸣,荷叶浮萍’,小的不敢撒谎。”说的满座哄然大笑起来。贾政也撑不住笑了。因说道:“那怕再念三十本《诗经》,也都是掩耳偷铃,哄人而已。你去请学里太爷的安,就说我说了:什么《诗经》古文,一概不用虚应故事,只是先把《四书》一气讲明背熟,是最要紧的。”李贵忙答应“是”,见贾政无话,方退出去。

Meanwhile Baoyu had been standing alone outside the courtyard, holding his breath and waiting quietly, and as soon as they came out he hurried off at once.:“Li Gui and the others, brushing off their clothes as they walked, said, "Did you hear all that, young master?He's going to skin us first of all!Other people's servants get some credit and honor from following their masters, while servants like us just get to accompany you and take the beatings and scoldings for nothing.。”:“。”:“。”From now on you really ought to take some pity on us." Baoyu said with a smile, "Good brother, don't feel wronged — I'll treat you tomorrow." Li Gui said, "Little ancestor, who would dare hope for you to treat us — we'd be satisfied just to have you heed half a word of what we say." So talking, they came again to Grandmother Jia's quarters, where Qin Zhong had already arrived and was waiting, and Grandmother Jia was just then talking with him.The two boys then greeted each other, and took their leave of Grandmother Jia.Baoyu suddenly remembered that he had not yet said goodbye to Daiyu, and so hurried off to her room to take his leave.:“At that moment Daiyu was seated by the window doing her makeup before the mirror, and hearing Baoyu say he was off to school, she said with a smile, "Very good — off you go, this time surely to 'pluck the laurel branch from the moon palace.'。”:“I won't see you off." Baoyu said, "Dear sister, wait for me to come back from school before you eat.。”And wait for me to come back before making the rouge paste too." He rambled on like this for a good while before finally taking himself off.:“?”Daiyu hastily called him back and asked, "Why aren't you going to say goodbye to your Cousin Bao?" Baoyu only smiled without answering, and went straight off to school together with Qin Zhong.Now this charitable school of the Jia clan was not very far away, only about a li's distance. It had originally been founded by the clan's first ancestor, out of concern that there might be clan sons too poor to hire a tutor, so that they could enroll here for their studies.All those in the clan who held official rank contributed silver, each according to the amount of his stipend, to help defray the school's expenses.They had jointly chosen a man advanced in years and virtue to serve as headmaster, devoted entirely to instructing the clan's sons.Now that Bao and Qin had arrived, the two of them paid their respects to everyone in turn, and settled down to their studies.From then on the two of them came and went together, sat and rose together, and grew ever closer.Moreover, Grandmother Jia was so fond of him that she often kept Qin Zhong there for three or five days at a stretch, cherishing him just as she did her own great-grandsons.Seeing that Qin Zhong's family was not very well off, she further helped him with clothes, shoes, and other such things.In less than a month's time, Qin Zhong had become quite at home in the Rong mansion.:“。””,”,Baoyu, after all, was never one to stay within bounds, and simply followed his whims however he pleased; so once again a fancy took hold of him, and he said to Qin Zhong privately, "The two of us are the same age, and classmates besides — from now on there's no need to speak of uncle and nephew, let's just be brothers and friends." At first Qin Zhong would not agree, but Baoyu would not let it drop, and simply called him "brother," or by his courtesy name "Jingqing," so that Qin Zhong too had no choice but to fall into calling him just as casually in return.

此時
cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (HSK 7-9)
zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)
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)
yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
bīng — used in 屏營 (bīng yíng)
shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
靜候
jìng hòu — to wait quietly; to await (news, a reply etc)
dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
他們
tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
出來
chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (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)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
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)
一面
yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
dǎn — 1. to brush away 2. to dust off 3. brush 4. duster 5. classifier: 把 (bǎ)
衣服
yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
一面
yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)
說道
shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
哥兒
gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys
聽見
tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
不曾
bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
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)
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)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
Jiē — surname Jie (HSK 6)
我們
wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Pí — surname Pi (HSK 3)
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)
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)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
奴才
nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey
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)
主子
zhǔ zi — 1. Master (term used by servant) 2. Your Majesty 3. operator (of machine)
zhuàn — 1. to earn 2. to make a profit (HSK 6)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
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)
体面
tǐ miàn — 1. dignity; prestige; face 2. honorable; creditable 3. (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable (HSK 7-9)
我們
wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
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)
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)
奴才
nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey
Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)
péi — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company 3. to assist 4. old variant of 賠 (péi) (HSK 5)
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)
挨打受罵
ái dǎ shòu mà — to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
從此
cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)
hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
可怜
kě lián — 1. pitiful 2. pathetic 3. to have pity on (HSK 5)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
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)
hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
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)
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)
哥哥
gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)
委曲
wěi qū — 1. to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved 2. (in set phrases such as 委曲求全 (wěi qū qiú quán)) to yield; to make concessions 3. (literary) winding; tortuous; indirect 4. (literary) detailed; elaborate
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
明兒
míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day
qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
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)
小祖宗
xiǎo zǔ zōng — 1. brat 2. little devil
shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
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)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)
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)
一句
yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
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)
jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
有了
yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
這邊
zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (HSK 1)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
早來
zǎo lái — to arrive early
hòu — 1. to wait 2. to inquire after 3. to watch 4. season 5. climate 6. (old) period of five days
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
說話
shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
于是
yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
Hū — surname Hu
想起
xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)
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)
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)
dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
yù — jade (HSK 4)
yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
yù — jade (HSK 4)
Fáng — surname Fang
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
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)
zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
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)
彼時
bǐ shí — at that time
dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
yù — jade (HSK 4)
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)
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)
chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)
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)
duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
jìng — 1. mirror 2. lens
lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)
zhuāng — 1. (of a woman) to adorn oneself 2. makeup 3. adornment 4. trousseau 5. stage makeup and costume
tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
說上
shuō shàng — 1. to say 2. to speak 3. to talk
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
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)
yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
蟾宮折桂
chán gōng zhé guì — 1. lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon) 2. fig. to succeed in the imperial examination
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
不能
bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
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)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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
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)
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)
妹妹
mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
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)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
吃飯
chī fàn — 1. to have a meal 2. to eat 3. to make a living (HSK 1)
Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
胭脂
yān zhī — rouge
gāo — 1. ointment 2. paste 3. classifier: 帖 (tiě)
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-
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
再制
zài zhì — 1. to make more of the same thing 2. to reproduce 3. to reprocess 4. to remanufacture
Láo — surname Lao
dāo — garrulous
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
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)
Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
chè — to remove; to take away (HSK 7-9)
shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
yù — jade (HSK 4)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
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)
問道
wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
怎麼
zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
姐姐
jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
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
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
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)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
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)
一徑
yī jìng — 1. directly 2. straightaway 3. straight
tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
上學
shàng xué — 1. to go to school 2. to attend school (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
原來
yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
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)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
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)
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
義學
yì xué — free school (old)
Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不甚
bù shèn — (literary) not very
yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
不過
bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)
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)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
yáo — (bound form) distant; remote; far away
Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
始祖
shǐ zǔ — 1. primogenitor 2. founder of a school or trade
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)
Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)
kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
中子
zhōng zǐ — neutron
dì — 1. younger brother 2. junior male 3. I (modest word in letter) (HSK 1)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
貧窮
pín qióng — 1. poor 2. impoverished (HSK 7-9)
不能
bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
Shī — surname Shi
zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
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)
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)
cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
肄業
yì yè — 1. to attend (a school) 2. to drop out (of college etc)
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)
zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
官爵
guān jué — 1. official ranking 2. titles and honors
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
供給
gōng jǐ — 1. to furnish 2. to provide 3. supply (as in supply and demand) (HSK 6)
銀兩
yín liǎng — silver (as currency)
àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)
fèng — (bound form) salary; stipend
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
多寡
duō guǎ — number; amount
幫助
bāng zhù — 1. assistance; aid 2. to help; to assist (HSK 2)
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)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
Fèi — surname Fei (HSK 3)
tè — 1. special 2. unique 3. distinguished 4. especially 5. unusual 6. very 7. abbr. for 特克斯 (tè kè sī), tex (HSK 6)
gòng — 1. common 2. general 3. to share 4. together 5. total 6. altogether 7. abbr. for 共產黨 (Gòng chǎn dǎng), Communist party (HSK 4)
jǔ — 1. to lift 2. to hold up 3. to cite 4. to enumerate 5. to act 6. to raise 7. to choose 8. to elect 9. act 10. move 11. deed (HSK 2)
Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
Dé — 1. Germany 2. German 3. abbr. for 德國 (Dé guó) (HSK 7-9)
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
人為
rén wéi — 1. artificial 2. man-made 3. having human cause or origin 4. human attempt or effort (HSK 7-9)
shú — private school
zhǎng — 1. palm of the hand 2. sole of the foot 3. paw 4. horseshoe 5. to slap 6. to hold in one's hand 7. to wield
zhuān — 1. for a particular person, occasion, purpose 2. focused on one thing 3. special 4. expert 5. particular (to sth) 6. concentrated 7. specialized
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)
xùn — 1. to teach; to train; to admonish 2. (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule (HSK 7-9)
kè — 1. subject 2. course 3. classifier: 門 (mén) 4. class 5. lesson 6. classifier: 堂 (táng), 節 (jié) 7. to levy 8. tax 9. form of divination (HSK 1)
子弟
zǐ dì — 1. child 2. the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
如今
rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一一
yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
互相
hù xiāng — 1. each other 2. mutually 3. mutual (HSK 3)
拜見
bài jiàn — 1. to pay a formal visit 2. to call to pay respects 3. to meet one's senior or superior (HSK 7-9)
Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
dòu — 1. comma 2. phrase marked by pause (HSK 1)
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)
Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
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)
自此
zì cǐ — 1. since then 2. henceforth
以後
yǐ hòu — 1. after 2. later 3. afterwards 4. following 5. later on 6. in the future (HSK 2)
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)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
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)
tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
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)
愈加
yù jiā — 1. all the more 2. even more 3. further
親密
qīn mì — 1. intimate 2. close (HSK 4)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
jiān — 1. double 2. twice 3. simultaneous 4. holding two or more (official) posts at the same time (HSK 7-9)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
母愛
mǔ ài — maternal love
xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
時常
shí cháng — often; frequently (HSK 5)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
留下
liú xià — 1. to leave behind 2. to stay behind 3. to remain 4. to keep 5. not to let (sb) go (HSK 2)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
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)
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
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)
yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
自己
zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
重孫
chóng sūn — great-grandson
一般
yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)
疼愛
téng ài — to love dearly; to dote on (sb)
yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
不甚
bù shèn — (literary) not very
寬裕
kuān yù — 1. comfortably off 2. ample 3. plenty
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)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
zhù — 1. to help 2. to assist
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)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
衣履
yī lǚ — clothes and shoes
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)
wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
一月
Yī yuè — 1. January 2. first month (of the lunar year)
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
gōng — 1. work 2. worker 3. skill 4. profession 5. trade 6. craft 7. labor
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
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)
Róng — surname Rong
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)
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)
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)
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
zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
不安
bù ān — 1. unpeaceful 2. unstable 3. uneasy 4. disturbed 5. restless 6. worried (HSK 3)
本分
běn fèn — 1. (to play) one's part 2. one's role 3. one's duty 4. (to stay within) one's bounds 5. dutiful 6. keeping to one's role (HSK 7-9)
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
一味
yī wèi — persistently; stubbornly; blindly (HSK 7-9)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
隨心所欲
suí xīn suǒ yù — (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases (HSK 7-9)
因此
yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
pǐ — 1. habit 2. hobby
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)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
tè — 1. special 2. unique 3. distinguished 4. especially 5. unusual 6. very 7. abbr. for 特克斯 (tè kè sī), tex (HSK 6)
Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
qiāo — used in 悄悄 (qiāo qiāo)
說道
shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (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)
liǎ — 1. two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個 2. both 3. some (HSK 4)
個人
gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)
一樣
yī yàng — 1. same 2. like 3. equal to 4. the same as 5. just like (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
年紀
nián jì — 1. age 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
同窗
tóng chuāng — 1. schoolmate 2. fellow student
以後
yǐ hòu — 1. after 2. later 3. afterwards 4. following 5. later on 6. in the future (HSK 2)
不必
bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
Lún — abbr. for 論語 (Lún yǔ), The Analects (of Confucius)
shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)
zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
Lún — abbr. for 論語 (Lún yǔ), The Analects (of Confucius)
弟兄
dì xiong — 1. brothers 2. comrade
朋友
péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
就是
jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
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)
不得
bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
不依
bù yī — 1. not to comply 2. not to go along with 3. not to let off easily 4. not to let sb get away with it
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
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)
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)
huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
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)
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)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
表字
biǎo zì — 1. literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) 2. courtesy name
jīng — whale
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)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
只得
zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
hún — 1. muddy; turbid (variant of 渾 (hún)) 2. brainless; foolish (variant of 渾 (hún)) 3. Taiwan pr. (hùn) (HSK 6)
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)
亂叫
luàn jiào — to inconsiderately shout
起來
qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)

此时宝玉独站在院外屏声静候,待他们出来,便忙忙的走了。李贵等一面掸衣服,一面说道:“哥儿听见了不曾?可先要揭我们的皮呢!人家的奴才跟主子赚些好体面,我们这等奴才白陪著挨打受骂的。从此后也可怜见些才好。”宝玉笑道:“好哥哥,你别委曲,我明儿请你。”李贵道:“小祖宗,谁敢望你请,只求听一句半句话就有了。”说著,又至贾母这边,秦钟早来候著了,贾母正和他说话儿呢。于是二人见过,辞了贾母。宝玉忽想起未辞黛玉,因又忙至黛玉房中来作辞。彼时黛玉才在窗下对镜理妆,听宝玉说上学去,因笑道:“好,这一去,可定是要‘蟾宫折桂’去了。我不能送你了。”宝玉道:“好妹妹,等我下了学再吃饭。和胭脂膏子也等我来再制。”劳叨了半日,方撤身去了。黛玉忙又叫住问道:“你怎么不去辞辞你宝姐姐呢?”宝玉笑而不答,一径同秦钟上学去了。原来这贾家之义学,离此也不甚远,不过一里之遥,原系始祖所立,恐族中子弟有贫穷不能请师者,即入此中肄业。凡族中有官爵之人,皆供给银两,按俸之多寡帮助,为学中之费。特共举年高有德之人为塾掌,专为训课子弟。如今宝秦二人来了,一一的都互相拜见过,读起书来。自此以后,他二人同来同往,同坐同起,愈加亲密。又兼贾母爱惜,也时常的留下秦钟,住上三天五日,与自己的重孙一般疼爱。因见秦钟不甚宽裕,更又助他些衣履等物。不上一月之工,秦钟在荣府便熟了。宝玉终是不安本分之人,竟一味的随心所欲,因此又发了癖性,又特向秦钟悄说道:“咱们俩个人一样的年纪,况又是同窗,以后不必论叔侄,只论弟兄朋友就是了。”先是秦钟不肯,当不得宝玉不依,只叫他“兄弟”,或叫他的表字“鲸卿”,秦钟也只得混著乱叫起来。

:“。”Now although everyone in this school was either a member of the clan itself or the son of some relation, as the saying goes so well, "A dragon gives birth to nine offspring, and each is different from the rest" — with so many people gathered together, it was inevitable that dragons and snakes should mix, and that some low, disreputable characters should be among them.From the time Bao and Qin had come, both as handsome as flowers, and with Qin Zhong so bashful and gentle — blushing before he even spoke, timid and shy, with something of a girl's demeanor — while Baoyu for his part was by nature always given to playing the deferential and humble one, lowering himself and softening his manner, tender in feeling and clinging in speech — the two of them grew ever more intimate, so that it was hardly to be wondered at that those fellow students grew suspicious, and behind their backs traded gossip and slander, filling the schoolroom and its surroundings with talk.Now ever since Xue Pan had come to live with Lady Wang, he had learned that there was a clan school, well stocked with young lads, and could not help now and then feeling stirrings of a taste for Longyang; so he too came pretending to study, though it was, as they say, three days fishing and two days drying the net — he merely wasted his tuition gifts on Jia Daiju without gaining the slightest benefit, his sole aim being to make friends of the "sworn-brother" kind.Who would have thought that within this very school there were already several young students who, for the sake of Xue Pan's money and the food and clothing he provided, had let themselves be won over by him — there is no need to record them all in detail.”,”。There were, moreover, two amorous young students — whose branch of relations they belonged to was not known, nor has their true names been ascertained — who, simply because they were so charming and comely, had been given nicknames by the whole school: one was called "Xiangyou" (Fragrant Pity), and the other "Yu'ai" (Beloved Jade).Although everyone secretly admired them, harboring designs not altogether wholesome toward these young boys, all were afraid of Xue Pan's power and dared not go near them.Now that Bao and Qin had come, upon seeing these two they too could not help feeling a wistful attraction, but knowing them to be Xue Pan's intimates, they likewise did not dare act rashly.And in their own hearts, Xiang and Yu likewise held tender feelings for Bao and Qin in return.So although the four of them harbored feelings for one another, nothing had yet come of it.Every day, once in the schoolroom, the four would sit apart in different places, yet their eyes would meet and linger; sometimes they spoke in veiled words to convey their meaning, sometimes hinted through verses about mulberry and willow, communing at a distance in silent understanding, while outwardly each took care to avoid drawing others' eyes.Unexpectedly, however, a few sly rascals caught on to what was happening, and behind their backs would wink and make faces, or cough loudly to signal — and this went on for more than one day.As it happened, on this particular day Jia Daiju had some business and had already gone home early, leaving behind only a seven-character couplet for the students to match, telling them to bring their work to be reviewed when he returned the next day, and putting Jia Rui in temporary charge of the school's affairs.As luck would have it, Xue Pan no longer came to put in his required appearance at school very often these days, so Qin Zhong seized the chance to trade winks and secret signals with Xiangyou, and the two of them, pretending to go relieve themselves, slipped off to the back courtyard to have a private word.:“?”Qin Zhong asked him first, "Do the elders at home keep watch over who you make friends with?" Before he had even finished speaking, a cough sounded from behind them.Startled, the two of them hastily turned to look, and found it was a fellow classmate named Jin Rong.:“Xiangyou, somewhat quick-tempered, provoked by shame and anger, demanded of him, "What are you coughing for??”:“Am I not even allowed to talk with him?" Jin Rong said with a laugh, "You're allowed to talk — am I not even allowed to cough?Let me just ask you this: if you've something to say, why not say it openly — what business are you two up to, sneaking about like this?I've caught you red-handed — what's the use of denying it!。”:“?”:“。”:“First you'll have to let me take my cut, and then we'll none of us say a word about it — otherwise we'll all fall out." Qin and Xiang, flushed crimson with anxiety, asked, "Caught us at what?" Jin Rong said with a laugh, "That I've caught you, there's no denying." So saying, he clapped his hands and shouted with a laugh, "What a fine sesame cake stuck together!?”Won't any of you buy one to eat?" Qin Zhong and Xiangyou, both furious and flustered, hurried inside to report Jin Rong to Jia Rui, saying that Jin Rong had bullied the two of them without cause.Now this Jia Rui was above all a man out for petty gain and without any sense of decency, forever using his position at the school to serve his private ends, extorting treats from the other students; later on he had also attached himself to Xue Pan for the sake of some money and wine and meat, and let Xue Pan run wild and lord it over everyone as he pleased — far from restraining him, he instead helped the tyrant do his mischief in order to curry favor.But that Xue Pan was by nature as fickle as duckweed drifting on water — loving this one today, that one tomorrow — and having lately taken up with new friends, he had cast Xiang and Yu aside.Even Jin Rong had once been his good friend in earlier days, but once Xiang and Yu came along, Xue Pan had dropped Jin Rong.And now recently even Xiang and Yu in turn had been cast off.So Jia Rui too had lost anyone to look after and support him, yet rather than blame Xue Pan for casting off the old for the new, he resented Xiang and Yu instead for not having put in a good word or lent him a hand with Xue Pan — and so Jia Rui, Jin Rong, and their whole crowd were at this very time consumed with jealousy of the two of them.Now, seeing Qin and Xiang come to report Jin Rong, Jia Rui grew all the more uneasy in his heart; though he could not well scold Qin Zhong outright, he took it out on Xiangyou instead, accusing him of stirring up trouble and giving him a sharp dressing-down.Xiangyou, finding himself rebuffed for his trouble, and Qin Zhong along with him looking sheepish, both went back to their seats.Jin Rong, all the more pleased with himself, shook his head and smacked his lips, still muttering all sorts of idle remarks, until Yu'ai, overhearing and unable to swallow it, began quarreling with him in low mutters across the seats.:“。”Jin Rong stuck flatly to his story, saying, "I saw it plain as day just now — the two of them kissing and groping each other's backsides out in the back courtyard, a proper pair going at it, drawing straws to see whose was longer, and whoever's longer goes first." Jin Rong, too pleased with himself to hold his tongue, never thought that someone else might be listening.Little did he know he had already provoked yet another person to anger.And who might this be, you ask?It turns out this was one named Jia Qiang, likewise a direct-line great-great-grandson of the Ning household, whose parents had died early, so that from childhood he had lived under Jia Zhen's care; now grown to sixteen, he was even more dashing and handsome than Jia Rong.The two of them, as cousins, were the closest of friends and were often together.In the Ning mansion, with so many people and so much loose talk, those servants who felt themselves ill-used were especially given to inventing slanders against their masters, so that who knows what sort of petty gossip and defamation had been spread about.Jia Zhen, it seems, had also gotten wind of some none-too-savory talk, and, wishing himself to avoid any suspicion, had now actually given Jia Qiang a house and told him to move out of the Ning mansion and set up his own household to live on his own.This Jia Qiang, being as handsome outwardly as he was clever within, came to school in name only — merely as a blind to cover appearances.He still spent his time cockfighting and dog-racing, admiring flowers and dallying with the willows.Relying always on Jia Zhen's doting favor above and Jia Rong's backing below, none among the clan dared cross him.Being on such close terms with Jia Rong, how could he now stand by and let it pass, seeing someone bully Qin Zhong?:“He now wanted to step forward himself to right this wrong, but weighed the matter in his mind first, thinking, "Jin Rong, Jia Rui, and that whole lot are all intimates of Uncle Xue, and in the past I too was on good terms with Uncle Xue — if I come forward now, and they tell old Xue about it, won't that spoil the good feeling between us?Yet if I let it go, such rumors would leave everyone feeling humiliated.。”Why not now use a bit of scheming to bring them under control — that way I can put a stop to the talk without anyone losing face either." Having thought this through, he too pretended to go out to relieve himself, went outside, and quietly called over Baoyu's page boy, one named Mingyan, and gave him instructions, coaching him in just such and such a way.

原來
yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
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)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
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)
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)
族人
zú rén — 1. clansman 2. clan members 3. relatives 4. ethnic minority
Dīng — surname Ding (HSK 7-9)
yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
親戚
qīn qi — 1. a relative (i.e. family relation) 2. classifier: 門 (mén), 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 7-9)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
子弟
zǐ dì — 1. child 2. the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
俗語
sú yǔ — 1. common saying 2. proverb 3. colloquial speech (HSK 7-9)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
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)
Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)
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)
jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)
zhǒng — 1. seed 2. species 3. kind 4. type 5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts (HSK 3)
种种
zhǒng zhǒng — all kinds of (HSK 6)
各別
gè bié — 1. distinct; different 2. separately; individually 3. unusual; novel 4. (pejorative) eccentric; bizarre
未免
wèi miǎn — 1. unavoidably 2. can't help 3. really 4. rather (HSK 7-9)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
龍蛇混雜
lóng shé hùn zá — 1. lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom) 2. fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
下流
xià liú — 1. lower course of a river 2. low-class 3. mean and lowly 4. vulgar 5. obscene
人物
rén wù — 1. person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance) 2. character (in a play, novel etc) 3. (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting (HSK 5)
在內
zài nèi — 1. (included) in it 2. among them (HSK 5)
zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
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)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
花朵
huā duǒ — flower
ér — 1. child 2. son
一般
yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
模樣
mú yàng — 1. look 2. style 3. appearance 4. approximation 5. about 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. also pr. (mó yàng) (HSK 5)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
靦腆
miǎn tiǎn — shy; bashful
溫柔
wēn róu — gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) (HSK 7-9)
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)
yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
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)
Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
qiè — 1. timid 2. cowardly 3. rustic 4. Taiwan pr. (què)
怯羞
qiè xiū — see 羞怯 (xiū qiè)
xiū — 1. shy 2. ashamed 3. shame 4. bashful 5. variant of 饈 (xiū) 6. delicacies
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
女兒
nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
天生
tiān shēng — 1. nature 2. disposition 3. innate 4. natural (HSK 7-9)
Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
guàn — 1. accustomed to 2. used to 3. indulge 4. to spoil (a child) (HSK 7-9)
Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
fú — 1. clothes 2. dress 3. garment 4. to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) 5. to obey 6. to be convinced (by an argument) 7. to convince 8. to admire 9. to acclimatize 10. to take (medicine) 11. mourning clothes 12. to wear mourning clothes (HSK 6)
dī — 1. low 2. beneath 3. to lower (one's head) 4. to let droop 5. to hang down 6. to incline (HSK 2)
péi — 1. to compensate for loss 2. to indemnify 3. to suffer a financial loss (HSK 5)
shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158
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)
qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
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)
tī — 1. used in 體己 (tī ji) 2. Taiwan pr. (tǐ)
tiē — 1. to stick 2. to paste 3. to post (e.g. on a blog) 4. to keep close to 5. to fit snugly 6. to subsidize 7. allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) 8. sticker 9. classifier for sticking plaster: strip (HSK 4)
話語
huà yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. utterance 4. discourse (HSK 7-9)
綿
mián — 1. silk floss 2. continuous 3. soft 4. weak 5. mild-mannered (dialect)
chán — 1. to wind around 2. to wrap round 3. to coil 4. tangle 5. to involve 6. to bother 7. to annoy (HSK 7-9)
因此
yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
更加
gèng jiā — 1. more (than sth else) 2. even more (HSK 3)
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)
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)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
怨不得
yuàn bu de — 1. cannot blame 2. no wonder
Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
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)
同窗
tóng chuāng — 1. schoolmate 2. fellow student
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
yí — (bound form) to doubt; to suspect
背地里
bèi dì li — behind sb's back; secretly
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
gòu — 1. disgrace 2. to revile
suì — abuse
yáo — 1. popular ballad 2. rumor
zhuó — to complain
布滿
bù mǎn — 1. to be covered with 2. to be filled with (HSK 6)
書房
shū fáng — 1. study (room) 2. studio 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 6)
內外
nèi wài — 1. inside and outside 2. domestic and foreign 3. approximately 4. about (HSK 6)
原來
yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
pán — to coil
自來
zì lái — 1. from the beginning 2. always 3. to come of one's own accord
Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
夫人
fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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)
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)
hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (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)
zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (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
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
Guǎng — surname Guang (HSK 5)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
青年
qīng nián — 1. youth 2. youthful years 3. young person 4. the young (HSK 2)
子弟
zǐ dì — 1. child 2. the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
不免
bù miǎn — inevitably (HSK 5)
ǒu — 1. accidental 2. image 3. pair 4. mate
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
龍陽
Lóng yáng — 1. place in Shanghai 2. (coll.) male homosexual
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
Xīng — surname Xing
因此
yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
gēi — used in 假掰 (gēi bāi) (HSK 2)
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)
上學
shàng xué — 1. to go to school 2. to attend school (HSK 1)
讀書
dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (HSK 1)
不過
bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)
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)
Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
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)
打魚
dǎ yú — to fish
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)
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)
shài — variant of 曬 (shài) (HSK 4)
wǎng — 1. net; web 2. network 3. to net; to catch with a net (HSK 2)
Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)
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)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
束脩
shù xiū — (literary) salary of a private tutor
禮物
lǐ wù — 1. gift; present 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 份 (fèn) (HSK 2)
yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
dài — 1. to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute 2. generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon (HSK 3)
rú — 1. scholar 2. Confucian
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)
不曾
bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
有一些
yǒu yī xiē — 1. somewhat 2. rather 3. some
ér — 1. child 2. son
進益
jìn yì — 1. income 2. (literary) improvement 3. progress
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (HSK 3)
結交
jié jiāo — to make friends with
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
qì — 1. to carve 2. carved words 3. to agree 4. a contract 5. a deed
dì — 1. younger brother 2. junior male 3. I (modest word in letter) (HSK 1)
shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
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)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
好幾
hǎo jǐ — 1. several 2. quite a few
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
小學生
xiǎo xué shēng — 1. primary school student 2. schoolchild 3. classifier: 個 (gè), 名 (míng) 4. (fig.) beginner (HSK 1)
tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (HSK 3)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
pán — to coil
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
銀錢
yín qián — silver money (in former times)
吃穿
chī chuān — food and clothing
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)
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)
hōng — 1. roar of laughter (onom.) 2. hubbub 3. to roar (as a crowd) (HSK 7-9)
上手
shàng shǒu — 1. to obtain 2. to master 3. overhand (serve etc) 4. seat of honor
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不消
bù xiāo — 1. to not need 2. needless (to say)
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)
jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)
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)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
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)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
多情
duō qíng — 1. affectionate 2. passionate 3. emotional 4. sentimental
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
小學生
xiǎo xué shēng — 1. primary school student 2. schoolchild 3. classifier: 個 (gè), 名 (míng) 4. (fig.) beginner (HSK 1)
yì — also (HSK 7-9)
不知
bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
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)
Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
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)
Fáng — surname Fang
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
親眷
qīn juàn — relatives
yì — also (HSK 7-9)
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)
kǎo — 1. to check 2. to verify 3. to test 4. to examine 5. to take an exam 6. to take an entrance exam for 7. deceased father (HSK 1)
zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
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)
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)
嫵媚
wǔ mèi — 1. lovely 2. charming
風流
fēng liú — 1. distinguished and accomplished 2. outstanding 3. talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle 4. romantic 5. dissolute 6. loose (HSK 7-9)
滿
Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
中都
Zhōng dū — Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
外號
wài hào — nickname (HSK 7-9)
一號
yī hào — 1. first day of the month 2. toilet 3. (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
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)
lián — to pity
一號
yī hào — 1. first day of the month 2. toilet 3. (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
yù — jade (HSK 4)
ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
qiè — 1. to steal 2. secretly 3. (humble) I
mù — to admire
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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))
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)
不利
bù lì — 1. unfavorable 2. disadvantageous 3. harmful 4. detrimental (HSK 5)
Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
孺子
rú zǐ — (literary) child
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
只是
zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
jù — to fear
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
pán — to coil
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
威勢
wēi shì — 1. might 2. power and influence
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
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)
zhān — 1. to moisten 2. to be infected by 3. to receive benefit or advantage through a contact 4. to touch (HSK 7-9)
rě — 1. to provoke 2. to irritate 3. to vex 4. to stir up 5. to anger 6. to attract (troubles) 7. to cause (problems) (HSK 7-9)
如今
rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
一來
yī lái — firstly, ...
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不免
bù miǎn — inevitably (HSK 5)
quǎn — used in 繾綣 (qiǎn quǎn)
qiǎn — used in 繾綣 (qiǎn quǎn)
羡慕
xiàn mù — 1. to envy 2. to admire (HSK 7-9)
yì — also (HSK 7-9)
yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
pán — to coil
Xiāng — surname Xiang
zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
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)
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)
gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
輕舉妄動
qīng jǔ wàng dòng — to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
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)
yù — jade (HSK 4)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人心
rén xīn — 1. popular feeling 2. the will of the people
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
一般
yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
留情
liú qíng — 1. to relent (to spare sb's feelings) 2. to show mercy or forgiveness 3. to forbear 4. lenient
yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
因此
yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
人心
rén xīn — 1. popular feeling 2. the will of the people
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
有情
yǒu qíng — 1. to be in love 2. sentient beings (Buddhism)
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))
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
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)
發跡
fā jì — 1. to make one's mark 2. to go up in the world 3. to make one's fortune
每日
měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day
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)
入學
rù xué — 1. to enter a school or college 2. to go to school for the first time as a child (HSK 6)
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
四處
sì chù — 1. all over the place 2. everywhere and all directions (HSK 6)
gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
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)
bā — eight (HSK 1)
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
勾留
gōu liú — 1. to stay 2. to stop over 3. to break one's journey
huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
tuō — 1. to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm 2. sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) 3. (bound form) a shill 4. to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託 (tuō)) 5. torr (unit of pressure) (HSK 6)
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))
huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
yǒng — to sing
Sāng — surname Sang
yù — 1. (bound form) to reside; to inhabit 2. (bound form) residence; dwelling 3. (bound form) to imply; to place; to contain (sth abstract)
Liǔ — surname Liu
yáo — (bound form) distant; remote; far away
Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
心照
xīn zhào — to have a tacit understanding
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)
外面
wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)
zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
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)
bì — 1. to avoid 2. to shun 3. to flee 4. to escape 5. to keep away from 6. to leave 7. to hide from (HSK 4)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
眼目
yǎn mù — eyes
不意
bù yì — 1. unexpectedly 2. unawareness 3. unpreparedness
piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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
Huá — surname Hua (HSK 5)
zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
看出
kàn chū — 1. to make out 2. to see (HSK 5)
xíng — 1. to appear 2. to look 3. form 4. shape (HSK 6)
Jǐng — surname Jing (HSK 6)
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)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
背後
bèi hòu — 1. behind 2. at the back 3. in the rear 4. behind sb's back (HSK 3)
擠眉弄眼
jǐ méi nòng yǎn — 1. to make eyes 2. to wink
huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
咳嗽
ké sou — 1. to cough 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn) (HSK 7-9)
Yáng — 1. abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州 (Yáng zhōu) in Jiangsu 2. surname Yang (HSK 7-9)
shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
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)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)
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)
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)
可巧
kě qiǎo — by happy coincidence
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)
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)
dài — 1. to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute 2. generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon (HSK 3)
rú — 1. scholar 2. Confucian
有事
yǒu shì — 1. to be occupied with sth 2. to have sth on one's mind 3. there is something the matter (HSK 6)
早已
zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)
回家
huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
留下
liú xià — 1. to leave behind 2. to stay behind 3. to remain 4. to keep 5. not to let (sb) go (HSK 2)
一句
yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence
qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)
yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
對聯
duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)
mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
學生
xué sheng — 1. student 2. schoolchild (HSK 1)
對了
duì le — 1. Correct! 2. Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) 3. Oh, by the way, ...
明日
míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)
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)
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)
上書
shàng shū — 1. to write a letter (to the authorities) 2. to present a petition
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)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
暫且
zàn qiě — for now; for the time being; temporarily
管理
guǎn lǐ — 1. to supervise 2. to manage 3. to administer 4. management 5. administration 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
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)
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
pán — to coil
如今
rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
不大
bù dà — 1. not very (clear, far away etc); not too 2. not often; infrequently (HSK 1)
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)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
應卯
yìng mǎo — 1. to answer the roll call at 卯時 (mǎo shí), i.e. between 5 and 7 am 2. fig. to put in a conventional appearance
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)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (HSK 7-9)
cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
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)
lián — to pity
擠眉弄眼
jǐ méi nòng yǎn — 1. to make eyes 2. to wink
dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (HSK 5)
暗號
àn hào — secret signal; password; countersign
ér — 1. child 2. son
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
假裝
jiǎ zhuāng — 1. to feign 2. to pretend (HSK 7-9)
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)
小恭
xiǎo gōng — (literary) urine
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)
zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
後院
hòu yuàn — 1. rear court 2. back garden 3. backyard (also fig.)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
梯己
tī ji — 1. intimate 2. private saving of family members
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)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
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)
wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
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)
家里
jiā lǐ — home (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
大人
dà ren — 1. adult 2. grownup 3. title of respect toward superiors (HSK 2)
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)
Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
交朋友
jiāo péng you — 1. to make friends 2. (dialect) to start an affair with sb (HSK 2)
不管
bù guǎn — 1. not to be concerned 2. regardless of 3. no matter (HSK 4)
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)
yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
未了
wèi liǎo — 1. unfinished 2. outstanding (business) 3. unfulfilled
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
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)
背後
bèi hòu — 1. behind 2. at the back 3. in the rear 4. behind sb's back (HSK 3)
咳嗽
ké sou — 1. to cough 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn) (HSK 7-9)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一聲
yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
hǔ — 1. a tiger's roar 2. to scare 3. to intimidate 4. (coll.) to fool 5. to bluff
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
回頭
huí tóu — 1. to turn round; to turn one's head 2. later; by and by (HSK 5)
kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
原來
yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
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)
chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)
yǒu — friend
míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
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)
lián — to pity
有些
yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit
性急
xìng jí — impatient
xiū — 1. shy 2. ashamed 3. shame 4. bashful 5. variant of 饈 (xiū) 6. delicacies
Nù — Nu ethnic group
Xiāng — surname Xiang
jī — 1. to arouse 2. to incite 3. to excite 4. to stimulate 5. sharp 6. fierce 7. violent
wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
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)
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)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
咳嗽
ké sou — 1. to cough 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn) (HSK 7-9)
什麼
shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
難道
nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)
不許
bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
說話
shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
不成
bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
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)
Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)
你們
nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
說話
shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)
難道
nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)
不許
bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
咳嗽
ké sou — 1. to cough 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn) (HSK 7-9)
不成
bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
你們
nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
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)
不明
bù míng — 1. not clear 2. unknown 3. to fail to understand
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)
你們
nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
這樣
zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
鬼鬼祟祟
guǐ guǐ suì suì — (idiom) sneaky; secretive; furtive
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
幹什麼
gàn shén me — 1. what are you doing? 2. what's he up to? (HSK 1)
故事
gù shì — old practice (HSK 2)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
Lài — 1. surname Lai 2. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app (HSK 6)
什麼
shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
chōu — 1. to draw out; to pull out from in between 2. to remove part of the whole 3. to inhale (esp. smoke) 4. (of fabric etc) to shrink 5. (of certain plants) to sprout; to bud 6. to whip; to thrash 7. classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc) (HSK 4)
個頭兒
gè tóu r — 1. size 2. height 3. stature (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)
一聲
yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
ér — 1. child 2. son
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
言語
yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)
不然
bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (HSK 4)
大家
dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
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)
奮起
fèn qǐ — 1. to rise vigorously 2. a spirited start
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)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
飛紅
fēi hóng — to blush
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
便
biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
問道
wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
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)
什麼
shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
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)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
xiàn — 1. to appear 2. present 3. now 4. existing 5. current
ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
真的
zhēn de — 1. really; truly; indeed 2. real; true; genuine 3. (math.) proper (HSK 1)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
pāi — 1. to pat 2. to clap 3. to slap 4. to swat 5. to take (a photo) 6. to shoot (a film) 7. racket (sports) 8. beat (music) (HSK 3)
著手
zhuó shǒu — 1. to put one's hand to it 2. to start out on a task 3. to set out (HSK 7-9)
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)
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)
tiē — 1. to stick 2. to paste 3. to post (e.g. on a blog) 4. to keep close to 5. to fit snugly 6. to subsidize 7. allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) 8. sticker 9. classifier for sticking plaster: strip (HSK 4)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
燒餅
shāo bing — baked sesame seed-coated cake
你們
nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)
一個
yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
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)
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)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
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)
lián — to pity
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
進去
jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)
Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
無故
wú gù — without cause or reason (HSK 7-9)
欺負
qī fu — to bully (HSK 6)
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)
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)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
原來
yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
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)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
最是
zuì shì — 1. (before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most ... 2. (literary) what exemplifies this particular quality to the highest degree is ...
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (HSK 3)
便宜
biàn yí — convenient (HSK 2)
méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
行止
xíng zhǐ — 1. movements 2. attitude 3. behavior 4. whereabouts 5. tracks
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
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)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
公報
gōng bào — 1. announcement 2. bulletin 3. communique
sī — 1. personal 2. private 3. selfish
勒索
lè suǒ — 1. to blackmail 2. to extort
子弟
zǐ dì — 1. child 2. the younger generation (HSK 7-9)
men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
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)
hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
fù — 1. to add; to attach 2. to be close to; to be attached (HSK 7-9)
zhù — 1. to help 2. to assist
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)
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
pán — to coil
tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (HSK 3)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
銀錢
yín qián — silver money (in former times)
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)
ròu — 1. meat 2. flesh 3. pulp (of a fruit) 4. (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy 5. (of a person) flabby 6. irresolute 7. Kangxi radical 130 (HSK 1)
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)
Rén — surname Ren (HSK 3)
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
pán — to coil
橫行霸道
héng xíng bà dào — 1. to oppress 2. to rule as a despot 3. to tyrannize
tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
不但
bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (HSK 2)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
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)
Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
yāo — to weigh in a balance or on a scale (HSK 3)
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)
助紂為虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nüè — 1. lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王 (Shāng Zhòu wáng) in his oppression (idiom) 2. fig. to take the side of the evildoer 3. giving succor to the enemy
討好
tǎo hǎo — 1. to get the desired outcome 2. to win favor by fawning on sb 3. to curry favor with 4. a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor (HSK 7-9)
ér — 1. child 2. son
piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)
Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
pán — to coil
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)
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)
浮萍
fú píng — duckweed
心性
xīn xìng — 1. one's nature 2. temperament
今日
jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)
明日
míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)
ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
西
Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
近來
jìn lái — 1. recently 2. lately (HSK 5)
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))
Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)
朋友
péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
yù — jade (HSK 4)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
丟開
diū kāi — 1. to cast or put aside 2. to forget for a while
一邊
yī biān — 1. one side 2. either side 3. on the one hand 4. on the other hand 5. doing while (HSK 1)
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)
Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
yì — also (HSK 7-9)
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)
當日
dāng rì — on that day (HSK 7-9)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
好朋友
hǎo péng you — 1. good friend 2. (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
自有
zì yǒu — 1. (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) 2. one's own (apartment, brand etc)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
yù — jade (HSK 4)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
qì — 1. to abandon 2. to relinquish 3. to discard 4. to throw away
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
近日
jìn rì — 1. (in) the past few days 2. recently 3. (within) the next few days (HSK 6)
Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
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)
yù — jade (HSK 4)
yì — also (HSK 7-9)
yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
qì — 1. to abandon 2. to relinquish 3. to discard 4. to throw away
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)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
提攜
tí xié — 1. to lead by the hand 2. to guide 3. to support
幫襯
bāng chèn — 1. to help 2. to assist financially
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
pán — to coil
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)
Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)
qì — 1. to abandon 2. to relinquish 3. to discard 4. to throw away
jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
yuàn — 1. to blame 2. (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge (HSK 5)
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)
yù — jade (HSK 4)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
不在
bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
pán — to coil
前提
qián tí — 1. premise 2. precondition 3. prerequisite (HSK 5)
xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)
bāng — 1. to help 2. to assist 3. to support 4. for sb (i.e. as a help) 5. hired (as worker) 6. side (of pail, boat etc) 7. outer layer 8. upper (of a shoe) 9. group 10. gang 11. clique 12. party 13. secret society (HSK 1)
bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)
tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
因此
yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
瑞金
Ruì jīn — see 瑞金市 (Ruì jīn Shì)
Róng — surname Rong
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)
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)
Gān — surname Gan (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
正在
zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)
cù — 1. vinegar 2. jealousy (in love rivalry) (HSK 6)
dù — 1. to envy (success, talent) 2. jealous
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)
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)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
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)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
心中
xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)
便
biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
不自在
bù zì zai — 1. uneasy 2. ill at ease
起來
qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
不好
bù hǎo — no good
呵叱
hē chì — variant of 呵斥 (hē chì)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
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)
ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
lián — to pity
作法
zuò fǎ — 1. course of action 2. method of doing sth 3. practice 4. modus operandi
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)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
多事
duō shì — 1. meddlesome 2. eventful
著實
zhuó shí — 1. truly 2. indeed 3. severely 4. harshly (HSK 7-9)
搶白
qiǎng bái — to rebuke; to reprimand
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
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)
lián — to pity
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)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
沒趣
méi qù — 1. embarrassing 2. dull 3. unsatisfactory
Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
訕訕
shàn shàn — embarrassed
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
wèi — 1. position 2. location 3. place 4. seat 5. classifier for people (honorific) 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7. (physics) potential (HSK 2)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
越發
yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)
得了
dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
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))
搖頭
yáo tóu — to shake one's head (HSK 5)
咂嘴
zā zuǐ — to click one's tongue
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
許多
xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
閒話
xián huà — 1. casual conversation 2. chat 3. gossip 4. to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
yù — jade (HSK 4)
ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
不忿
bù fèn — 1. unsatisfied 2. unconvinced 3. indignant
liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
個人
gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)
gé — 1. to separate 2. to partition 3. to stand or lie between 4. at a distance from 5. after or at an interval of (HSK 4)
zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)
gū — (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc
咕唧
gū jī — 1. to whisper 2. to mutter
jī — (onom.) to pump (water)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Jué — surname Jue (HSK 2)
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)
kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
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)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
一口咬定
yī kǒu yǎo dìng — 1. to arbitrarily assert 2. to allege 3. to stick to one's statement 4. to cling to one's view
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
方才
fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then
明明
míng míng — 1. obviously 2. plainly 3. undoubtedly 4. definitely (HSK 5)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
撞見
zhuàng jiàn — to meet by accident
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)
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)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
在後
zài hòu — behind
院子
yuàn zi — 1. courtyard 2. garden 3. yard 4. patio 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. (old) servant (HSK 2)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
親嘴
qīn zuǐ — to kiss (on the mouth)
mō — 1. to feel with the hand 2. to touch 3. to stroke 4. to grope 5. to steal 6. to abstract (HSK 4)
屁股
pì gu — 1. buttocks 2. bottom 3. butt 4. back part
一對一
yī duì yī — one-to-one; one-on-one
cào — to fuck (vulgar)
juē — 1. to protrude 2. to stick out 3. to pout (also written 噘) 4. to embarrass (people)
草根
cǎo gēn — grass roots (lit. and fig.)
ér — 1. child 2. son
chōu — 1. to draw out; to pull out from in between 2. to remove part of the whole 3. to inhale (esp. smoke) 4. (of fabric etc) to shrink 5. (of certain plants) to sprout; to bud 6. to whip; to thrash 7. classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc) (HSK 4)
長短
cháng duǎn — 1. length 2. accident; mishap 3. right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits (HSK 6)
shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
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)
Gān — surname Gan (HSK 1)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
只顧
zhǐ gù — to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with (HSK 6)
得意
dé yì — 1. proud of oneself 2. pleased with oneself 3. complacent (HSK 4)
亂說
luàn shuō — to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks
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)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
fáng — 1. to protect 2. to defend 3. to guard against 4. to prevent (HSK 3)
還有
hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)
別人
bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
誰知
shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
触怒
chù nù — 1. to anger sb 2. to enrage
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一個
yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
這個
zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
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)
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)
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)
一個
yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
huàn — to call
Jiǎ — surname Jia
qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
yì — also (HSK 7-9)
xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen
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)
Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
正派
zhèng pài — 1. (of a person) upright; respectable; decent 2. (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable
玄孫
xuán sūn — great-great-grandson
父母
fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
早亡
zǎo wáng — (literary) to die young; to pass away prematurely
從小
cóng xiǎo — from childhood; from a young age (HSK 2)
ér — 1. child 2. son
跟著
gēn zhe — 1. to follow after 2. immediately afterwards
Jiǎ — surname Jia
zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
過活
guò huó — 1. to live one's life 2. to make a living
如今
rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
十六
shí liù — 1. sixteen 2. 16
suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
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)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
風流
fēng liú — 1. distinguished and accomplished 2. outstanding 3. talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle 4. romantic 5. dissolute 6. loose (HSK 7-9)
俊俏
jùn qiào — 1. attractive and intelligent 2. charming 3. elegant (HSK 7-9)
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)
弟兄
dì xiong — 1. brothers 2. comrade
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)
相親
xiāng qīn — 1. blind date 2. arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. (xiàng qīn)) 3. to be deeply attached to each other
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)
Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)
Xiāng — surname Xiang
共處
gòng chǔ — 1. to coexist 2. to get along (with others)
zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen
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)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
zá — 1. mixed 2. miscellaneous 3. various 4. to mix (HSK 6)
那些
nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
不得
bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
zhì — 1. aspiration 2. ambition 3. the will
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
奴仆
nú pú — servant
men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
zhuān — 1. for a particular person, occasion, purpose 2. focused on one thing 3. special 4. expert 5. particular (to sth) 6. concentrated 7. specialized
Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
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)
yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
誹謗
fěi bàng — 1. to slander 2. to libel (HSK 7-9)
主人
zhǔ rén — 1. master 2. host 3. owner 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
因此
yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
不知
bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
小人
xiǎo rén — 1. person of low social status (old) 2. I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) 3. nasty person 4. vile character (HSK 7-9)
gòu — 1. disgrace 2. to revile
suì — abuse
yáo — 1. popular ballad 2. rumor
zhuó — to complain
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
cí — 1. word 2. statement; speech; lyrics 3. a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (Sòng cháo) (classifier: 首 (shǒu)) (HSK 2)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
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)
yì — also (HSK 7-9)
風聞
fēng wén — to learn sth through hearsay; to get wind of sth
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)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
不大
bù dà — 1. not very (clear, far away etc); not too 2. not often; infrequently (HSK 1)
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)
自己
zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
bì — 1. to avoid 2. to shun 3. to flee 4. to escape 5. to keep away from 6. to leave 7. to hide from (HSK 4)
xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
嫌疑
xián yí — 1. suspicion 2. to have suspicions (HSK 7-9)
如今
rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)
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)
yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
房舍
fáng shè — 1. house 2. building
mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
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)
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)
zhù — 1. to store 2. to stand 3. space between the door and the entrance screen
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)
zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
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)
Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)
門戶
mén hù — 1. door 2. strategic gateway 3. portal 4. faction 5. sect 6. family status 7. family 8. web portal 9. (old) brothel
過活
guò huó — 1. to live one's life 2. to make a living
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
外相
wài xiàng — Foreign Minister
jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)
nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
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)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
聰明
cōng ming — 1. intelligent; clever; bright 2. acute (of sight and hearing) (HSK 5)
雖然
suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)
應名
yīng míng — 1. nominally 2. in name only
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)
上學
shàng xué — 1. to go to school 2. to attend school (HSK 1)
yì — also (HSK 7-9)
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)
虛掩
xū yǎn — 1. to partially obscure 2. (of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut; unlocked 3. (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned
眼目
yǎn mù — eyes
而已
ér yǐ — 1. that's all 2. nothing more (HSK 7-9)
réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
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)
Dǒu — abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 (Běi dǒu xīng) (HSK 7-9)
jī — 1. fowl 2. chicken 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 4. (slang) prostitute (HSK 2)
走狗
zǒu gǒu — 1. hunting dog 2. hound 3. (fig.) running dog 4. lackey
shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (HSK 4)
Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
wán — 1. to play 2. to have fun 3. to trifle with 4. toy 5. sth used for amusement 6. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. (wàn)) 7. to keep sth for entertainment
Liǔ — surname Liu
zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)
shì — 1. (bound form) to rely on 2. (literary) one's mother
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly
溺愛
nì ài — 1. to spoil 2. to pamper 3. to dote on
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)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
Kuāng — surname Kuang
zhù — 1. to help 2. to assist
因此
yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
族人
zú rén — 1. clansman 2. clan members 3. relatives 4. ethnic minority
shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
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)
chù — 1. to touch 2. to make contact with sth 3. to stir up sb's emotions
nì — 1. contrary 2. opposite 3. backwards 4. to go against 5. to oppose 6. to betray 7. to rebel (HSK 7-9)
Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
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)
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)
jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
Róng — short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū)
最好
zuì hǎo — 1. best 2. had better ...; it would be best to ... (HSK 1)
jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
有人
yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
欺負
qī fu — to bully (HSK 6)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
如何
rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)
如今
rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
自己
zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
挺身
tǐng shēn — to straighten one's back
出來
chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
不平
bù píng — 1. uneven 2. injustice 3. unfairness 4. wrong 5. grievance 6. indignant 7. dissatisfied (HSK 7-9)
心中
xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)
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)
忖度
cǔn duó — 1. to speculate 2. to surmise 3. to wonder whether 4. to guess
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)
Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
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)
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)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
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)
Gān — surname Gan (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
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)
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
大叔
dà shū — 1. eldest of father's younger brothers 2. uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Xiāng — surname Xiang
zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
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)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
大叔
dà shū — 1. eldest of father's younger brothers 2. uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
相好
xiāng hǎo — 1. to be intimate 2. close friend 3. paramour
倘或
tǎng huò — if; supposing that
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
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)
他們
tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
告訴
gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
我們
wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
豈不
qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
傷和氣
shāng hé qi — 1. to damage a good relationship 2. to hurt sb's feelings
待要
dài yào — to be about to
不管
bù guǎn — 1. not to be concerned 2. regardless of 3. no matter (HSK 4)
如此
rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
謠言
yáo yán — rumor (HSK 7-9)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
大家
dà jiā — 1. everyone 2. influential family 3. great expert (HSK 2)
沒趣
méi qù — 1. embarrassing 2. dull 3. unsatisfactory
如今
rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
何不
hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?
用計
yòng jì — to employ a stratagem
制伏
zhì fú — 1. to overpower 2. to overwhelm 3. to subdue 4. to check 5. to control
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
止息
zhǐ xī — 1. to cease 2. to end
kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (HSK 3)
不了
bù le — no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
臉面
liǎn miàn — face
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)
Bì — surname Bi
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
裝作
zhuāng zuò — 1. to pretend 2. to feign 3. to act a part
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)
小恭
xiǎo gōng — (literary) urine
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)
zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
外面
wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)
悄悄
qiāo qiāo — 1. quiet; making little or no noise 2. surreptitious; stealthy 3. anxious; worried 4. Taiwan pr. (qiǎo qiǎo) (HSK 5)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
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)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
Tóng — surname Tong
míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
huàn — to call
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this
huàn — to call
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)
身邊
shēn biān — 1. at one's side 2. on hand (HSK 2)
如此這般
rú cǐ zhè bān — 1. thus and so 2. such and such
調撥
diào bō — 1. to send (products) 2. to allocate 3. to commit (funds) 4. to channel (goods)
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)
jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

原来这学中虽都是本族人丁与些亲戚的子弟,俗语说的好:“一龙生九种,种种各别。”未免人多了,就有龙蛇混杂,下流人物在内。自宝,秦二人来了,都生的花朵儿一般的模样,又见秦钟腼腆温柔,未语面先红,怯怯羞羞,有女儿之风,宝玉又是天生成惯能作小服低,赔身下气,情性体贴,话语绵缠,因此二人更加亲厚,也怨不得那起同窗人起了疑,背地里你言我语,诟谇谣诼,布满书房内外。原来薛蟠自来王夫人处住后,便知有一家学,学中广有青年子弟,不免偶动了龙阳之兴,因此也假来上学读书,不过是三日打鱼,两日晒网,白送些束脩礼物与贾代儒,却不曾有一些儿进益,只图结交些契弟。谁想这学内就有好几个小学生,图了薛蟠的银钱吃穿,被他哄上手的,也不消多记。更又有两个多情的小学生,亦不知是那一房的亲眷,亦未考真名姓,只因生得妩媚风流,满学中都送了他两个外号,一号“香怜”,一号“玉爱”。虽都有窃慕之意,将不利于孺子之心,只是都惧薛蟠的威势,不敢来沾惹。如今宝,秦二人一来,见了他两个,也不免绻缱羡慕,亦因知系薛蟠相知,故未敢轻举妄动。香,玉二人心中,也一般的留情与宝,秦。因此四人心中虽有情意,只未发迹。每日一入学中,四处各坐,却八目勾留,或设言托意,或咏桑寓柳,遥以心照,却外面自为避人眼目。不意偏又有几个滑贼看出形景来,都背后挤眉弄眼,或咳嗽扬声,这也非止一日。可巧这日代儒有事,早已回家去了,只留下一句七言对联,命学生对了,明日再来上书,将学中之事,又命贾瑞暂且管理。妙在薛蟠如今不大来学中应卯了,因此秦钟趁此和香怜挤眉弄眼,递暗号儿,二人假装出小恭,走至后院说梯己话。秦钟先问他:“家里的大人可管你交朋友不管?”一语未了,只听背后咳嗽了一声。二人唬的忙回头看时,原来是窗友名金荣者。香怜有些性急,羞怒相激,问他道:“你咳嗽什么?难道不许我两个说话不成?”金荣笑道:“许你们说话,难道不许我咳嗽不成?我只问你们:有话不明说,许你们这样鬼鬼祟祟的干什么故事?我可也拿住了,还赖什么!先得让我抽个头儿,咱们一声儿不言语,不然大家就奋起来。”秦,香二人急的飞红的脸,便问道:“你拿住什么了?”金荣笑道:“我现拿住了是真的。”说著,又拍著手笑嚷道:“贴的好烧饼!你们都不买一个吃去?”秦钟香怜二人又气又急,忙进去向贾瑞前告金荣,说金荣无故欺负他两个。原来这贾瑞最是个图便宜没行止的人,每在学中以公报私,勒索子弟们请他,后又附助著薛蟠图些银钱酒肉,一任薛蟠横行霸道,他不但不去管约,反助纣为虐讨好儿。偏那薛蟠本是浮萍心性,今日爱东,明日爱西,近来又有了新朋友,把香,玉二人又丢开一边。就连金荣亦是当日的好朋友,自有了香,玉二人,便弃了金荣。近日连香,玉亦已见弃。故贾瑞也无了提携帮衬之人,不说薛蟠得新弃旧,只怨香,玉二人不在薛蟠前提携帮补他,因此贾瑞金荣等一干人,也正在醋妒他两个。今见秦,香二人来告金荣,贾瑞心中便更不自在起来,虽不好呵叱秦钟,却拿著香怜作法,反说他多事,著实抢白了几句。香怜反讨了没趣,连秦钟也讪讪的各归坐位去了。金荣越发得了意,摇头咂嘴的,口内还说许多闲话,玉爱偏又听了不忿,两个人隔座咕咕唧唧的角起口来。金荣只一口咬定说:“方才明明的撞见他两个在后院子里亲嘴摸屁股,一对一肏,撅草根儿抽长短,谁长谁先干。”金荣只顾得意乱说,却不防还有别人。谁知早又触怒了一个。你道这个是谁?原来这一个名唤贾蔷,亦系宁府中之正派玄孙,父母早亡,从小儿跟著贾珍过活,如今长了十六岁,比贾蓉生的还风流俊俏。他弟兄二人最相亲厚,常相共处。宁府人多口杂,那些不得志的奴仆们,专能造言诽谤主人,因此不知又有什么小人诟谇谣诼之词。贾珍想亦风闻得些口声不大好,自己也要避些嫌疑,如今竟分与房舍,命贾蔷搬出宁府,自去立门户过活去了。这贾蔷外相既美,内性又聪明,虽然应名来上学,亦不过虚掩眼目而已。仍是斗鸡走狗,赏花玩柳。总恃上有贾珍溺爱,下有贾蓉匡助,因此族人谁敢来触逆于他。他既和贾蓉最好,今见有人欺负秦钟,如何肯依?如今自己要挺身出来报不平,心中却忖度一番,想道:“金荣贾瑞一干人,都是薛大叔的相知,向日我又与薛大叔相好,倘或我一出头,他们告诉了老薛,我们岂不伤和气?待要不管,如此谣言,说的大家没趣。如今何不用计制伏,又止息口声,又伤不了脸面。”想毕,也装作出小恭,走至外面,悄悄的把跟宝玉的书童名唤茗烟者唤到身边,如此这般,调拨他几句。

This Mingyan was Baoyu's most trusted body-servant, and being young and unversed in the ways of the world, on now hearing Jia Qiang tell how Jin Rong had bullied Qin Zhong in a way that implicated even his own master Baoyu, he thought that unless Jin Rong were taught a sharp lesson, he would only grow more unruly and impossible to control next time.!”:“。”This Mingyan was one to bully others even without cause, and now, armed with this news and backed by Jia Qiang besides, he barged straight in looking for Jin Rong, no longer calling him "Master Jin" but simply saying, "You, Jin whatever-your-name-is, what do you think you are!" Jia Qiang thereupon stamped his boots once, deliberately straightened his clothes, glanced at the shadow of the sun, and said, "It's about time," and went first to tell Jia Rui that he had some business and needed to leave a bit early.Jia Rui did not dare press him to stay, and had no choice but to let him go.:“Here, Mingyan grabbed hold of Jin Rong first and demanded, "Whether we go at each other's backsides or not is none of your business — anyway, it's not your father we've been at, so there!!”If you're such a fine fellow, come out and try laying a hand on your Grandfather Ming!" This so startled the students in the whole room that they all stood staring blankly.:“!”:“Jia Rui hurriedly shouted, "Mingyan, don't run wild!" Jin Rong, his face yellow with rage, said, "This is mutiny!。”Even a low servant boy dares to act like this — I'll just take it up with your master." So saying, he wrenched his hand free and moved to grab and strike at Baoyu and Qin Zhong.Before he could reach them, there came a whoosh from behind, and an inkstone came flying through the air — no one knew who had thrown it — and though it luckily missed its mark, it struck instead the seat of some others nearby, the seat belonging to Jia Lan and Jia Jun.

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)
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
乃是
nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
第一
dì yī — 1. first 2. most important; primary; foremost
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
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)
yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
年輕
nián qīng — young (HSK 2)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
ān — 1. to be versed in 2. to know well
世事
shì shì — 1. affairs of life 2. things of the world
如今
rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
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)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
如此
rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
欺負
qī fu — to bully (HSK 6)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
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)
yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
Gān — surname Gan (HSK 1)
Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
在內
zài nèi — 1. (included) in it 2. among them (HSK 5)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
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)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
利害
lì hài — 1. pros and cons 2. advantages and disadvantages 3. gains and losses (HSK 7-9)
下次
xià cì — next time (HSK 1)
越發
yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)
kuáng — 1. mad 2. wild 3. violent (HSK 5)
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
nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
zhì — 1. system 2. to control 3. to regulate 4. variant of 製 (zhì) (HSK 7-9)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
無故
wú gù — without cause or reason (HSK 7-9)
就要
jiù yào — 1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to (HSK 2)
欺壓
qī yā — 1. to bully 2. to push around
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
得了
dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
這個
zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
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)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
zhù — 1. to help 2. to assist
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)
一頭
yī tóu — 1. one head 2. a head full of sth 3. one end (of a stick) 4. one side 5. headlong 6. directly 7. rapidly 8. simultaneously (HSK 7-9)
進來
jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
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)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
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)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
相公
xiàng gong — 1. lord 2. master 3. young gentleman 4. male prostitute 5. catamite 6. mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes 7. (old form of address for one's husband) husband
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
什麼
shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
東西
dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
qiáng — used in 薔薇 (qiáng wēi)
suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
duò — to stamp one's feet
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)
duò — to stamp one's feet
靴子
xuē zi — boots (HSK 7-9)
故意
gù yì — deliberately; on purpose (HSK 2)
整整
zhěng zhěng — 1. whole 2. full (HSK 3)
衣服
yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
看看
kàn kan — 1. to take a look at 2. to examine 3. to survey 4. (coll.) pretty soon
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)
影兒
yǐng r — shadow
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
時候
shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
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)
Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
有事
yǒu shì — 1. to be occupied with sth 2. to have sth on one's mind 3. there is something the matter (HSK 6)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
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)
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)
Bù — surname Bu (HSK 3)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)
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)
只得
zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
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)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
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)
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)
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)
揪住
jiū zhù — to grab
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
問道
wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
我們
wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
cào — to fuck (vulgar)
屁股
pì gu — 1. buttocks 2. bottom 3. butt 4. back part
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
cào — to fuck (vulgar)
Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
相干
xiāng gān — 1. relevant 2. to have to do with 3. (physics) (of light etc) coherent
橫豎
héng shu — anyway
méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
cào — to fuck (vulgar)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
diē — dad (HSK 7-9)
qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
罷了
bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
小子
xiǎo zǐ — 1. (literary) youngster 2. (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) 3. (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
出來
chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
大爺
dà yé — 1. arrogant idler 2. self-centered show-off (HSK 4)
hǔ — 1. a tiger's roar 2. to scare 3. to intimidate 4. (coll.) to fool 5. to bluff
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
滿
Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
中子
zhōng zǐ — neutron
dì — 1. younger brother 2. junior male 3. I (modest word in letter) (HSK 1)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
怔怔
zhèng zhèng — in a daze
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
chī — 1. imbecile 2. sentimental 3. stupid 4. foolish 5. silly
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)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
吆喝
yāo he — 1. to shout 2. to bawl 3. to yell (to urge on an animal) 4. to hawk (one's wares) 5. to denounce loudly 6. to shout slogans
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
不得
bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
撒野
sā yě — 1. to display shockingly bad behavior 2. to behave atrociously
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
Huáng — surname Huang or Hwang (HSK 2)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
奴才
nú cai — 1. slave 2. fig. flunkey
小子
xiǎo zǐ — 1. (literary) youngster 2. (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) 3. (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
如此
rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
主子
zhǔ zi — 1. Master (term used by servant) 2. Your Majesty 3. operator (of machine)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
便
biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
duó — 1. to seize 2. to take away forcibly 3. to wrest control of 4. to compete or strive for 5. to force one's way through 6. to leave out 7. to lose (HSK 6)
shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
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)
zhuā — 1. to grab 2. to catch 3. to arrest 4. to snatch 5. to scratch (HSK 3)
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
尚未
shàng wèi — not yet; still not (HSK 7-9)
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)
Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
腦後
nǎo hòu — 1. the back of the head 2. (fig.) the back of one's mind
sōu — 1. to blow (as of wind) 2. sound of wind 3. sough
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
一聲
yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
一方
yī fāng — 1. a party (in a contract or legal case) 2. one side 3. area 4. region
硯瓦
yàn wǎ — ink slab
fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
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)
并不
bìng bù — not at all; by no means
zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
何人
hé rén — who
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
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)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Xìng — surname Xing
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)
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
在旁
zài páng — 1. alongside 2. nearby
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
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)
zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
乃是
nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
Jiǎ — surname Jia
jūn — 1. germ 2. bacteria 3. fungus 4. mold 5. Taiwan pr. (jùn)

这茗烟乃是宝玉第一个得用的,且又年轻不谙世事,如今听贾蔷说金荣如此欺负秦钟,连他爷宝玉都干连在内,不给他个利害,下次越发狂纵难制了。这茗烟无故就要欺压人的,如今得了这个信,又有贾蔷助著,便一头进来找金荣,也不叫金相公了,只说”姓金的,你是什么东西!”贾蔷遂跺一跺靴子,故意整整衣服,看看日影儿说:“是时候了。”遂先向贾瑞说有事要早走一步。贾瑞不敢强他,只得随他去了。这里茗烟先一把揪住金荣,问道:“我们肏屁股不肏,管你相干,横竖没肏你爹去罢了!你是好小子,出来动一动你茗大爷!”唬的满屋中子弟都怔怔的痴望。贾瑞忙吆喝:“茗烟不得撒野!”金荣气黄了脸,说:“反了!奴才小子都敢如此,我只和你主子说。”便夺手要去抓打宝玉秦钟。尚未去时,从脑后飕的一声,早见一方砚瓦飞来,并不知系何人打来的,幸未打著,却又打在旁人的座上,这座上乃是贾兰贾菌。

This Jia Jun was likewise a great-grandson of a close branch of the Rong household; his mother too had been widowed young, and lived on alone raising Jia Jun by herself.Jia Jun and Jia Lan were the closest of friends, and so the two of them sat together at the same table.Who would have thought that although Jia Jun was young in years, his spirit was the boldest of all, and he was extremely mischievous, afraid of no one.Sitting there, he had watched with a cold eye as one of Jin Rong's friends secretly aided Jin Rong by flinging an inkstone at Mingyan; but it happened to miss Mingyan and land instead on his own table, striking right in front of him, smashing a porcelain water-dropper to bits and splattering black ink all over his books.:“!”How could Jia Jun let this pass? He cursed, "You wretched jailbirds — so you've all come to blows, have you!" and cursing still, snatched up his own inkstone to hurl it back.:“。”Jia Lan, being one who liked to avoid trouble, hastily pressed down his hand on the inkstone and pleaded earnestly, "Good brother, this is none of our affair." But how could Jia Jun restrain himself? He seized his book-box in both hands and hurled it toward the other side.Being small and not very strong, however, he could not throw it that far, and it landed instead right on Baoyu and Qin Zhong's table.There was a great clatter as it crashed onto the table, scattering books, papers, brushes, inkstones, and the like all across it, and also smashing a bowl of Baoyu's tea, so that the bowl broke and the tea spilled everywhere.Jia Jun then jumped up, meaning to grab and strike whoever had thrown the inkstone.Jin Rong, at this point, had snatched up a broad bamboo board close at hand, but with the room so cramped and so crowded with people, how could there be room to swing a long board like that?:“!”Mingyan had already taken a blow from it, and shouted wildly, "Aren't you all going to come help!" Baoyu had, besides Mingyan, three other page boys: one named Chuyao, one Saohong, and one Moyu.:“How could these three not be mischief-makers themselves? All together they shouted wildly, "You son of a bitch!!”They've taken up weapons!" Moyu thereupon snatched up a door bar, while Saohong and Chuyao each had a horsewhip in hand, and the three of them swarmed forward together.Jia Rui, in a fluster, tried now to block this one, now to plead with that one, but who would listen to him? The brawl raged on unchecked.Among the other unruly boys, some took the chance to throw a few safe punches for the fun of it, some, timid, hid off to one side, and others stood right up on the tables, clapping their hands, laughing wildly, and shouting encouragement to fight on.In an instant the whole room was boiling over like a cauldron.

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)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
jūn — 1. germ 2. bacteria 3. fungus 4. mold 5. Taiwan pr. (jùn)
yì — also (HSK 7-9)
xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)
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)
jìn — 1. near 2. close to 3. approximately (HSK 2)
pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
重孫
chóng sūn — great-grandson
qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
yì — also (HSK 7-9)
shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
guǎ — 1. few 2. scant 3. widowed
dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (HSK 7-9)
shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)
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)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
jūn — 1. germ 2. bacteria 3. fungus 4. mold 5. Taiwan pr. (jùn)
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)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
jūn — 1. germ 2. bacteria 3. fungus 4. mold 5. Taiwan pr. (jùn)
yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
最好
zuì hǎo — 1. best 2. had better ...; it would be best to ... (HSK 1)
所以
suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
同桌
tóng zhuō — 1. desk-mate 2. seat-mate
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)
Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
誰知
shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
Jiǎ — surname Jia
jūn — 1. germ 2. bacteria 3. fungus 4. mold 5. Taiwan pr. (jùn)
年紀
nián jì — 1. age 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
志氣
zhì qì — 1. ambition 2. resolve 3. backbone 4. drive 5. spirit (HSK 7-9)
zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)
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)
jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
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)
淘氣
táo qì — 1. naughty 2. mischievous (HSK 7-9)
不怕
bù pà — 1. fearless 2. not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) 3. even if 4. even though
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
在座
zài zuò — to be present
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
冷眼
lěng yǎn — 1. cool eye 2. fig. detached 3. (treating) with indifference
看見
kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
朋友
péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)
zhù — 1. to help 2. to assist
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
yàn — ink-stone
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)
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)
méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
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)
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
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)
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)
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)
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)
zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
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)
面前
miàn qián — 1. in front of 2. facing 3. (in the) presence (of) (HSK 2)
jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
一個
yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
cí — 1. magnetic 2. magnetism 3. porcelain
yàn — ink-stone
水壺
shuǐ hú — 1. kettle 2. canteen 3. watering can (HSK 7-9)
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
粉碎
fěn suì — to crush; to smash; to shatter (HSK 7-9)
jiàn — to splash (HSK 7-9)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
黑水
Hēi shuǐ — see 黑水縣 (Hēi shuǐ Xiàn)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
jūn — 1. germ 2. bacteria 3. fungus 4. mold 5. Taiwan pr. (jùn)
如何
rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 5)
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)
qiú — prisoner
nǎng — 1. to fend off 2. to stab
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
這不
zhè bu — (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Yāo — surname Yao
mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 5)
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)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
便
biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
zhuā — 1. to grab 2. to catch 3. to arrest 4. to snatch 5. to scratch (HSK 3)
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)
yàn — ink-stone
zhuān — 1. brick 2. tile (floor or wall, not roof) 3. classifier: 塊 (kuài) (HSK 7-9)
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)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
回去
huí qu — 1. to return 2. to go back (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
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)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
省事
shěng shì — to simplify matters; to save trouble (HSK 7-9)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)
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)
yàn — ink-stone
jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
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)
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)
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)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
咱們
zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)
相干
xiāng gān — 1. relevant 2. to have to do with 3. (physics) (of light etc) coherent
Jiǎ — surname Jia
jūn — 1. germ 2. bacteria 3. fungus 4. mold 5. Taiwan pr. (jùn)
如何
rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
忍得住
rěn de zhù — 1. to refrain 2. to be able to endure it
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)
兩手
liǎng shǒu — 1. one's two hands 2. two prongs (of a strategy) 3. both aspects, eventualities etc 4. skills 5. expertise (HSK 6)
bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
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)
Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
匣子
xiá zi — small box
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)
zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)
那邊
nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
lūn — 1. to swing (one's arms, a heavy object) 2. to wave (a sword, one's fists) 3. to fling (money) (HSK 7-9)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
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)
shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158
xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
Lì — surname Li (HSK 3)
Bó — surname Bo (HSK 4)
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)
lūn — 1. to swing (one's arms, a heavy object) 2. to wave (a sword, one's fists) 3. to fling (money) (HSK 7-9)
不到
bù dào — 1. not to arrive 2. not reaching 3. insufficient 4. less than
那里
nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)
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)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
桌案
zhuō àn — table
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
下來
xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
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)
huā — 1. (onom.) bang 2. clang 3. sound of gurgling, splashing or flowing water 4. (interjection expressing surprise) wow
lāng — 1. used in 啷當 (lāng dāng) 2. used in onomatopoeic words such as 哐啷 (kuāng lāng)
lāng — 1. used in 啷當 (lāng dāng) 2. used in onomatopoeic words such as 哐啷 (kuāng lāng)
一聲
yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
zá — 1. to smash 2. to pound 3. to fail 4. to muck up 5. to bungle (HSK 7-9)
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)
zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
書本
shū běn — book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
紙片
zhǐ piàn — a piece, scrap or fragment of paper
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)
至于
zhì yú — 1. as for 2. as to 3. to go so far as to (HSK 6)
筆硯
bǐ yàn — writing brush and ink stone
zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
sā — 1. to let go 2. to cast 3. to let loose 4. to discharge 5. to give expression to 6. (coll.) to pee (HSK 7-9)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
wǎn — 1. bowl 2. cup 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
zá — 1. to smash 2. to pound 3. to fail 4. to muck up 5. to bungle (HSK 7-9)
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)
wǎn — 1. bowl 2. cup 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
suì — 1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble 2. broken; fragmentary; scattered 3. garrulous (HSK 5)
chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
jūn — 1. germ 2. bacteria 3. fungus 4. mold 5. Taiwan pr. (jùn)
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)
跳出
tiào chū — 1. to jump out 2. fig. to appear suddenly
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)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
jiū — 1. to seize 2. to clutch 3. to grab firmly and pull (HSK 7-9)
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
一個
yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
yàn — ink-stone
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
此時
cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
隨手
suí shǒu — 1. conveniently 2. without extra trouble 3. while doing it 4. in passing (HSK 4)
zhuā — 1. to grab 2. to catch 3. to arrest 4. to snatch 5. to scratch (HSK 3)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
gēn — 1. root 2. basis 3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 5. radical (chemistry) (HSK 4)
毛竹
máo zhú — moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
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)
bǎn — 1. board 2. plank 3. plate 4. shutter 5. table tennis bat 6. clappers (music) 7. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 8. accented beat in Chinese music 9. hard 10. stiff 11. to stop smiling or look serious (HSK 3)
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)
shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
xiá — 1. narrow 2. narrow-minded
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
那里
nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
Jīng — surname Jing (HSK 7-9)
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)
舞動
wǔ dòng — 1. to move as in a dance 2. to wave (some implement) 3. to flourish 4. (of eyes, hands etc) to dance 5. to flutter
長板
cháng bǎn — longboard
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一下
yī xià — 1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) 2. all at once; suddenly
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)
rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)
你們
nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
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)
動手
dòng shǒu — 1. to set about (a task) 2. to raise a hand to hit sb 3. to touch; to handle (typically used in cautioning sb *not* to touch sth) (HSK 5)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
還有
hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)
Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
小廝
xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant
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)
míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
chú — 1. a hoe 2. to hoe or dig 3. to weed 4. to get rid of
yào — 1. medicine 2. drug 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 服 (fù), 味 (wèi) 5. to poison (HSK 2)
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)
míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
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)
Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
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)
míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
Mò — 1. surname Mo 2. abbr. for 墨西哥 (Mò xī gē), Mexico (HSK 7-9)
yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
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)
Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
淘氣
táo qì — 1. naughty 2. mischievous (HSK 7-9)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
一齊
yī qí — 1. at the same time 2. simultaneously (HSK 6)
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)
rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)
xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
fù — woman
yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
兵器
bīng qì — 1. weaponry 2. weapons 3. arms
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Mò — 1. surname Mo 2. abbr. for 墨西哥 (Mò xī gē), Mexico (HSK 7-9)
yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
duō — to pick up; to collect; to gather up
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)
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)
gēn — 1. root 2. basis 3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 5. radical (chemistry) (HSK 4)
門閂
mén shuān — 1. horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal) 2. door bolt
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)
Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
chú — 1. a hoe 2. to hoe or dig 3. to weed 4. to get rid of
yào — 1. medicine 2. drug 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 服 (fù), 味 (wèi) 5. to poison (HSK 2)
shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
中都
Zhōng dū — Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
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)
馬鞭
mǎ biān — horsewhip
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-
蜂擁
fēng yōng — to swarm; to flock; to throng
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)
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
lán — 1. to block sb's path 2. to obstruct 3. to flag down (a taxi) (HSK 7-9)
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)
Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
這個
zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this
quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
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)
Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
那個
nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
的話
de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
肆行
sì xíng — to act recklessly
大鬧
dà nào — 1. to cause havoc 2. to run amok
Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
頑童
wán tóng — urchin
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
趁勢
chèn shì — 1. to take advantage of a favorable situation 2. to seize an opportunity
bāng — 1. to help 2. to assist 3. to support 4. for sb (i.e. as a help) 5. hired (as worker) 6. side (of pail, boat etc) 7. outer layer 8. upper (of a shoe) 9. group 10. gang 11. clique 12. party 13. secret society (HSK 1)
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)
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
太平
Tài píng — see 太平區 (Tài píng Qū) (HSK 7-9)
quán — 1. fist 2. boxing (HSK 7-9)
zhù — 1. to help 2. to assist
Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
膽小
dǎn xiǎo — 1. cowardice 2. timid (HSK 5)
Zàng — 1. Tibetan ethnic group 2. Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區 (Xī zàng Zì zhì qū)) (HSK 6)
zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
一邊
yī biān — 1. one side 2. either side 3. on the one hand 4. on the other hand 5. doing while (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
直立
zhí lì — 1. erect 2. upright 3. vertical
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)
zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
pāi — 1. to pat 2. to clap 3. to slap 4. to swat 5. to take (a photo) 6. to shoot (a film) 7. racket (sports) 8. beat (music) (HSK 3)
著手
zhuó shǒu — 1. to put one's hand to it 2. to start out on a task 3. to set out (HSK 7-9)
ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
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)
shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
打的
dǎ dī — 1. (coll.) to take a taxi 2. to go by taxi
登時
dēng shí — 1. immediately 2. at once
jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
鼎沸
dǐng fèi — 1. a confused noise 2. a racket
起來
qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)

这贾菌亦系荣国府近派的重孙,其母亦少寡,独守著贾菌。这贾菌与贾兰最好,所以二人同桌而坐。谁知贾菌年纪虽小,志气最大,极是淘气不怕人的。他在座上冷眼看见金荣的朋友暗助金荣,飞砚来打茗烟,偏没打著茗烟,便落在他桌上,正打在面前,将一个磁砚水壶打了个粉碎,溅了一书黑水。贾菌如何依得,便骂:“好囚攮的们,这不都动了手了么!”骂著,也便抓起砚砖来要打回去。贾兰是个省事的,忙按住砚,极口劝道:“好兄弟,不与咱们相干。”贾菌如何忍得住,便两手抱起书匣子来,照那边抡了去。终是身小力薄,却抡不到那里,刚到宝玉秦钟桌案上就落了下来。只听哗啷啷一声,砸在桌上,书本纸片等至于笔砚之物撒了一桌,又把宝玉的一碗茶也砸得碗碎茶流。贾菌便跳出来,要揪打那一个飞砚的。金荣此时随手抓了一根毛竹大板在手,地狭人多,那里经得舞动长板。茗烟早吃了一下,乱嚷:“你们还不来动手!”宝玉还有三个小厮:一名锄药,一名扫红,一名墨雨。这三个岂有不淘气的,一齐乱嚷:“小妇养的!动了兵器了!”墨雨遂掇起一根门闩,扫红锄药手中都是马鞭子,蜂拥而上。贾瑞急的拦一回这个,劝一回那个,谁听他的话,肆行大闹。众顽童也有趁势帮著打太平拳助乐的,也有胆小藏在一边的,也有直立在桌上拍著手儿乱笑,喝著声儿叫打的。登时间鼎沸起来。

Outside, Li Gui and a few other senior servants, hearing the commotion breaking out within, hurried in together and shouted for everyone to stop.When asked what the reason was, the voices did not agree — this one said it was thus, that one said it was so.Li Gui first scolded Mingyan and the other three and drove them out.:“Qin Zhong's head had already struck against Jin Rong's writing board, raising a welt of broken skin, and Baoyu was just rubbing it for him with the hem of his jacket; seeing that everyone had been shouted to a stop, he ordered: "Li Gui, pack up the books!Bring the horse — I'm going to report this to the old master!We were bullied by others, and dared not say anything more than that — Shouli went and told Master Rui about it out of respect for the rules, but Master Rui instead put the blame on us, listened while others cursed us, and even egged them on to beat our Mingyan, so that even Qin Zhong's head was broken.What's the use of staying here to study any longer!Mingyan too was only acting because someone was bullying me.。”:“Better to just break up and go home." Li Gui urged him: "Young master, don't be so hasty.Since the old master has already gone home on business, to go pester the old gentleman now over a small matter like this would only make it look as though we were in the wrong.In my view, it's best to settle a matter where it arose, without troubling the old gentleman over it.This is entirely Master Rui's fault — with the old master not here, you, sir, are the head of this school, and everyone looks to you to act.?”:“。”:“When people are in the wrong, whoever should be beaten should be beaten, whoever should be punished should be punished — how could you let it get to this state and still do nothing?" Jia Rui said, "I shouted at them and none of them listened." Li Gui said with a smile, "Not to offend you, sir, but the truth is you've always been a bit improper in your ways, and that's why these boys don't listen to you.If this were carried all the way before the old master, even you, sir, would not escape blame.。”:“So hurry and think of a way to smooth this over and settle it." Baoyu said, "Settle what?!”:“。”:“I am certainly going home!" Qin Zhong said, weeping, "As long as Jin Rong is here, I won't study in this place." Baoyu said, "Why is that?Is it that if someone else's people come here, we ourselves can't?。”:“?”:“I will certainly tell everyone plainly and have Jin Rong driven out." Then he asked Li Gui, "Whose branch of the family is Jin Rong related to?" Li Gui thought it over and said, "There's no need to ask.。”If we go asking whose relation he is, it will only further hurt the harmony among the brothers."

外邊
wài bian — 1. outside 2. outer surface 3. abroad 4. place other than one's home (HSK 1)
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
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)
幾個
jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
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)
仆人
pú rén — servant
聽見
tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
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)
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)
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)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
進來
jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
一齊
yī qí — 1. at the same time 2. simultaneously (HSK 6)
hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
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)
wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
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)
Hé — surname He
原故
yuán gù — variant of 緣故 (yuán gù)
Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
不一
bù yī — 1. to vary 2. to differ
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)
一個
yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
如此
rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
一個
yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
bǐ — 1. that 2. those 3. (one) another
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 5)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
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)
dùn — 1. to stop 2. to pause 3. to arrange 4. to lay out 5. to kowtow 6. to stamp (one's foot) 7. at once 8. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal (HSK 3)
niǎn — 1. to expel 2. to oust 3. (dialect) to chase after 4. to try to catch up with
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
出去
chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
zhuàng — 1. to knock against 2. to bump into 3. to run into 4. to meet by accident (HSK 5)
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)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
bǎn — 1. board 2. plank 3. plate 4. shutter 5. table tennis bat 6. clappers (music) 7. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 8. accented beat in Chinese music 9. hard 10. stiff 11. to stop smiling or look serious (HSK 3)
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
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)
一層
yī céng — one layer; one level
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)
Pí — surname Pi (HSK 3)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
guà — (bound form) Chinese-style unlined garment; gown
jīn — 1. lapel 2. overlap of Chinese gown 3. fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) 4. to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
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-
tì — 1. to substitute for 2. to take the place of 3. to replace 4. for 5. on behalf of 6. to stand in for (HSK 4)
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)
róu — 1. to knead 2. to massage 3. to rub (HSK 7-9)
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)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
眾人
zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
便
biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)
Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (HSK 2)
馬來
Mǎ lái — 1. Malaya 2. Malaysia
我去
wǒ qù — (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
太爺
tài yé — 1. (respectful for) one's grandfather 2. sb's father 3. older people 4. the head of the house (used by servants) 5. a district magistrate
qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
我們
wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
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)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
欺負
qī fu — to bully (HSK 6)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
別的
bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)
shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)
Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
告訴
gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
大爺
dà yé — 1. arrogant idler 2. self-centered show-off (HSK 4)
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
大爺
dà yé — 1. arrogant idler 2. self-centered show-off (HSK 4)
反倒
fǎn dào — (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead (HSK 7-9)
pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)
我們
wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
不是
bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
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)
zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
人家
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)
mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 5)
我們
wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
調唆
tiáo suō — 1. to provoke 2. to stir up (trouble) 3. to instigate
他們
tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
我們
wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
打破
dǎ pò — to break; to smash (HSK 3)
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)
Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
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)
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)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
什麼
shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
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)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
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)
有人
yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
欺侮
qī wǔ — to bully
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
不如
bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)
sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
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)
哥兒
gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys
不要
bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)
性急
xìng jí — impatient
太爺
tài yé — 1. (respectful for) one's grandfather 2. sb's father 3. older people 4. the head of the house (used by servants) 5. a district magistrate
既有
jì yǒu — existing
shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
回家
huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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
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)
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)
點子
diǎn zi — 1. spot 2. point 3. dot 4. speck 5. drop (of liquid) 6. droplet 7. point (of argument) 8. idea 9. crux 10. indication 11. pointer (HSK 7-9)
shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
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)
聒噪
guō zào — 1. a clamor 2. noisy
tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
老人家
lǎo rén jiā — polite term for old woman or man (HSK 7-9)
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)
xiǎn — 1. to make visible 2. to reveal 3. prominent 4. conspicuous 5. (prefix) phanero- (HSK 5)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
咱們
zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)
méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)
yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
主意
zhǔ yi — 1. plan 2. idea 3. decision 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. Beijing pr. (zhú yi) (HSK 3)
那里
nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
那里
nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
了結
liǎo jié — 1. to settle 2. to finish 3. to conclude 4. to wind up (HSK 7-9)
hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
何必
hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)
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)
驚動
jīng dòng — 1. to alarm 2. to startle 3. to disturb
tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
老人家
lǎo rén jiā — polite term for old woman or man (HSK 7-9)
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)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
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)
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
大爺
dà yé — 1. arrogant idler 2. self-centered show-off (HSK 4)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
不是
bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
太爺
tài yé — 1. (respectful for) one's grandfather 2. sb's father 3. older people 4. the head of the house (used by servants) 5. a district magistrate
不在
bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased
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)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
老人家
lǎo rén jiā — polite term for old woman or man (HSK 7-9)
就是
jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
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)
xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
頭腦
tóu nǎo — 1. brains 2. mind 3. skull 4. (fig.) gist (of a matter) 5. leader 6. boss (HSK 3)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
眾人
zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
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)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
行事
xíng shì — 1. to execute 2. to handle 3. behavior 4. action 5. conduct
眾人
zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
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))
不是
bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
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)
打的
dǎ dī — 1. (coll.) to take a taxi 2. to go by taxi
dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
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)
fá — to punish; to penalize; to fine (HSK 5)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
fá — to punish; to penalize; to fine (HSK 5)
如何
rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Bù — surname Bu (HSK 3)
田地
tián dì — 1. field 2. farmland 3. cropland 4. plight 5. extent
Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
不管
bù guǎn — 1. not to be concerned 2. regardless of 3. no matter (HSK 4)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
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)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
吆喝
yāo he — 1. to shout 2. to bawl 3. to yell (to urge on an animal) 4. to hawk (one's wares) 5. to denounce loudly 6. to shout slogans
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)
Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
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)
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
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)
不怕
bù pà — 1. fearless 2. not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) 3. even if 4. even though
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
老人家
lǎo rén jiā — polite term for old woman or man (HSK 7-9)
nǎo — to get angry
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
素日
sù rì — usually
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
老人家
lǎo rén jiā — polite term for old woman or man (HSK 7-9)
到底
dào dǐ — 1. finally 2. in the end 3. when all is said and done 4. after all 5. to the end 6. to the last (HSK 3)
有些
yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
正經
zhèng jīng — 1. decent 2. honorable 3. proper 4. serious 5. according to standards
所以
suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
這些
zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
兄弟
xiōng dì — 1. brothers 2. younger brother 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) 5. brotherly 6. fraternal (HSK 4)
才不
cái bù — 1. by no means 2. definitely not 3. as if! 4. yeah right!
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)
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)
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)
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)
太爺
tài yé — 1. (respectful for) one's grandfather 2. sb's father 3. older people 4. the head of the house (used by servants) 5. a district magistrate
跟前
gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)
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)
Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
老人家
lǎo rén jiā — polite term for old woman or man (HSK 7-9)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
tuō — 1. to shed 2. to take off 3. to escape 4. to get away from (HSK 4)
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)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
不快
bù kuài — 1. unhappy 2. in low spirits 3. (of a knife) not sharp
作主
zuò zhǔ — to decide; to have the final say
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))
sī — to tear (HSK 7-9)
Luó — surname Luo (HSK 7-9)
kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
sī — to tear (HSK 7-9)
Luó — surname Luo (HSK 7-9)
什麼
shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
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)
回去
huí qu — 1. to return 2. to go back (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
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)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
不在
bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased
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)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
念書
niàn shū — 1. to read; to study 2. to attend school (HSK 7-9)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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
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)
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)
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)
為什麼
wèi shén me — 1. why? 2. for what reason? (HSK 2)
難道
nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)
有人
yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
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)
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)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
咱們
zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)
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)
來不得
lái bu dé — 1. cannot allow (to be present) 2. cannot admit
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
明白
míng bai — 1. clear; obvious; unequivocal 2. sensible; reasonable 3. to understand; to realize (HSK 1)
眾人
zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
niǎn — 1. to expel 2. to oust 3. (dialect) to chase after 4. to try to catch up with
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
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)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
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)
Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
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)
Fáng — surname Fang
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
親戚
qīn qi — 1. a relative (i.e. family relation) 2. classifier: 門 (mén), 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 7-9)
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不用
bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)
wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
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)
Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
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)
Fáng — surname Fang
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
親戚
qīn qi — 1. a relative (i.e. family relation) 2. classifier: 門 (mén), 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 7-9)
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)
shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (HSK 3)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
兄弟
xiōng dì — 1. brothers 2. younger brother 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) 5. brotherly 6. fraternal (HSK 4)
men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
和氣
hé qi — 1. friendly 2. polite 3. amiable (HSK 7-9)

外边李贵等几个大仆人听见里边作起反来,忙都进来一齐喝住。问是何原故,众声不一,这一个如此说,那一个又如彼说。李贵且喝骂了茗烟四个一顿,撵了出去。秦钟的头早撞在金荣的板上,打起一层油皮,宝玉正拿褂襟子替他揉呢,见喝住了众人,便命:“李贵,收书!拉马来,我去回太爷去!我们被人欺负了,不敢说别的,守礼来告诉瑞大爷,瑞大爷反倒派我们的不是,听著人家骂我们,还调唆他们打我们茗烟,连秦钟的头也打破。这还在这里念什么书!茗烟他也是为有人欺侮我的。不如散了罢。”李贵劝道:“哥儿不要性急。太爷既有事回家去了,这会子为这点子事去聒噪他老人家,倒显的咱们没理。依我的主意,那里的事那里了结好,何必去惊动他老人家。这都是瑞大爷的不是,太爷不在这里,你老人家就是这学里的头脑了,众人看著你行事。众人有了不是,该打的打,该罚的罚,如何等闹到这步田地还不管?”贾瑞道:“我吆喝著都不听。”李贵笑道:“不怕你老人家恼我,素日你老人家到底有些不正经,所以这些兄弟才不听。就闹到太爷跟前去,连你老人家也是脱不过的。还不快作主意撕罗开了罢。”宝玉道:“撕罗什么?我必是回去的!”秦钟哭道:“有金荣,我是不在这里念书的。”宝玉道:“这是为什么?难道有人家来的,咱们倒来不得?我必回明白众人,撵了金荣去。”又问李贵:“金荣是那一房的亲戚?”李贵想了一想道:“也不用问了。若问起那一房的亲戚,更伤了兄弟们的和气。”

:“Mingyan said from outside the window, "He's the nephew of Madam Huang from the eastern lane.What kind of strong backing is that, that he should come and try to scare us with it.Madam Huang is his aunt.That aunt of yours only knows how to fawn and wheedle, kneeling before our Second Mistress Lian to borrow pawned goods on credit.!”:“!”:“!”In my eyes I look down on a mistress like that!" Li Gui hurriedly shouted at him again and again to stop, saying, "Only a little dog-humped whelp like you would know such things — such maggot-mouthed nonsense!" Baoyu said with a cold smile, "I was wondering whose relation he was — so it turns out he's the nephew of sister-in-law Huang. I'll go and have a word with him!" So saying, he made to go.He called Mingyan in to wrap up the books.:“。”:“As Mingyan wrapped the books, he said proudly, "Master, you don't even need to go see him yourself — just let me go to his house and say the Old Ancestress has something to ask him, hire a cart to haul him in, and question him right in front of the Old Ancestress — wouldn't that save trouble?" Li Gui hastily shouted at him, "You want to die!Watch out, or once we're back I'll give you a good beating first, and then report to the Master and Madam that it was all you who put Baoyu up to this.I've only just managed with great difficulty to talk things halfway calm, and here you come up with a new scheme.!”You've already stirred up trouble in the schoolroom — instead of finding some way to calm it down, you want to make it even bigger!" Only then did Mingyan not dare say another word.

míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
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)
chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)
wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
東胡
Dōng hú — 1. Eastern barbarian 2. ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China
tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
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-
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
huáng — semicircular jade ornament
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)
奶奶的
nǎi nai de — 1. damn it! 2. blast it!
zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)
ér — 1. child 2. son
那是
nà shi — 1. (coll.) of course 2. naturally 3. indeed
什麼
shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
硬正
yìng zhèng — staunchly honest
仗腰
zhàng yāo — 1. to back sb up 2. to support (from the rear)
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-
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
hǔ — 1. a tiger's roar 2. to scare 3. to intimidate 4. (coll.) to fool 5. to bluff
我們
wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
huáng — semicircular jade ornament
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)
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)
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)
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)
姑娘
gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
姑媽
gū mā — 1. (coll.) father's married sister 2. paternal aunt
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
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)
打旋
dǎ xuán — to revolve
磨子
mò zi — mill; grain mill; millstone
gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
我們
wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
liǎn — 1. sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings 2. also pr. (lián)
二奶
èr nǎi — 1. mistress 2. second wife 3. lover
nǎi — 1. breast 2. milk 3. to breastfeed (HSK 1)
guì — to kneel (HSK 6)
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)
jiè — 1. to borrow 2. (used in combination with 給 (gěi) or 出 (chū) etc) to lend 3. to make use of; to avail oneself of 4. (sometimes followed by 著 (zhe)) by; with (HSK 2)
當頭
dāng tóu — 1. coming right into one's face 2. imminent 3. to put first
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
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)
看不起
kàn bu qǐ — 1. to look down upon 2. to despise (HSK 4)
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)
那樣
nà yàng — 1. that kind 2. that sort (HSK 2)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
主子
zhǔ zi — 1. Master (term used by servant) 2. Your Majesty 3. operator (of machine)
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)
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
duàn — 1. to break 2. to snap 3. to cut off 4. to give up or abstain from sth 5. to judge 6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely 7. definitely 8. decidedly (HSK 3)
hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
不止
bù zhǐ — 1. incessantly 2. without end 3. more than 4. not limited to (HSK 5)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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)
小狗
xiǎo gǒu — pup; puppy
cào — to fuck (vulgar)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
知道
zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
這些
zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
qū — maggot
jiáo — 1. to chew 2. also pr. (jué) (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
只當
zhǐ dàng — 1. (coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if … 2. Taiwan pr. (zhǐ dāng)
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)
shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
親戚
qīn qi — 1. a relative (i.e. family relation) 2. classifier: 門 (mén), 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 7-9)
原來
yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
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)
huáng — semicircular jade ornament
嫂子
sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
zhí — variant of 姪 (zhí)
ér — 1. child 2. son
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
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)
wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
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)
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)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
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)
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)
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
進來
jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)
Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)
Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)
著書
zhù shū — to write a book
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
得意
dé yì — 1. proud of oneself 2. pleased with oneself 3. complacent (HSK 4)
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)
yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不用
bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)
自己
zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
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)
jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
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)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
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)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
老太太
lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
的話
de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
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)
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)
gù — 1. to employ 2. to hire 3. to rent (HSK 7-9)
shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
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)
liàng — classifier for vehicles (HSK 2)
Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)
lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (HSK 2)
進去
jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)
當著
dāng zhe — 1. in front of 2. in the presence of (HSK 7-9)
老太太
lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)
wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
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)
豈不
qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?
省事
shěng shì — to simplify matters; to save trouble (HSK 7-9)
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
喝道
hè dào — 1. to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) 2. (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
要死
yào sǐ — 1. extremely 2. awfully
仔細
zǐ xì — 1. careful; attentive; cautious 2. to be careful; to look out 3. (dialect) thrifty; frugal (HSK 5)
回去
huí qu — 1. to return 2. to go back (HSK 1)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
好不好
hǎo bu hǎo — 1. (coll.) all right? 2. OK?
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)
chuí — to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound (HSK 7-9)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
然後
rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
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)
Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
老爺
lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
太太
tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
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)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
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)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
調唆
tiáo suō — 1. to provoke 2. to stir up (trouble) 3. to instigate
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
Lǐ — surname Li (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
quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
hōng — 1. roar of laughter (onom.) 2. hubbub 3. to roar (as a crowd) (HSK 7-9)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一半
yī bàn — half (HSK 1)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
來生
lái shēng — next life
gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)
法子
fǎ zi — 1. way 2. method 3. Taiwan pr. (fá zi)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
學堂
xué táng — 1. college 2. school (old) (HSK 7-9)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
變法兒
biàn fǎ r — to try by all available methods
yā — 1. to press 2. to push down 3. to keep under (control) 4. pressure (HSK 3)
xī — 1. breath 2. news 3. interest (on an investment or loan) 4. to cease 5. to stop 6. to rest 7. Taiwan pr. (xí)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
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)
Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
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)
míng — 1. Thea sinensis 2. young leaves of tea
yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)
Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
ér — 1. child 2. son
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

茗烟在窗外道:“他是东胡同子里璜大奶奶的侄儿。那是什么硬正仗腰子的,也来唬我们。璜大奶奶是他姑娘。你那姑妈只会打旋磨子,给我们琏二奶奶跪著借当头。我眼里就看不起他那样的主子奶奶!”李贵忙断喝不止,说:“偏你这小狗肏的知道,有这些蛆嚼!”宝玉冷笑道:“我只当是谁的亲戚,原来是璜嫂子的侄儿,我就去问问他来!”说著便要走。叫茗烟进来包书。茗烟包著书,又得意道:“爷也不用自己去见,等我到他家,就说老太太有说的话问他呢,雇上一辆车拉进去,当著老太太问他,岂不省事。”李贵忙喝道:“你要死!仔细回去我好不好先捶了你,然后再回老爷太太,就说宝玉全是你调唆的。我这里好容易劝哄好了一半了,你又来生个新法子。你闹了学堂,不说变法儿压息了才是,倒要往大里闹!”茗烟方不敢作声儿了。

By this time Jia Rui too was afraid the matter would grow too big, and knowing he himself was not blameless, he had no choice but to swallow his pride and plead with Qin Zhong, and then plead with Baoyu as well.At first the two of them would not agree.:“。”:“?”Afterward Baoyu said, "Very well, I won't go home after all — just have Jin Rong apologize and that will do." Jin Rong at first refused, but afterward, unable to withstand Jia Rui's pressing him to go and apologize, and with Li Gui and the others doing their best to persuade him, saying, "It was you who started this in the first place — if you don't do this, how else can it be settled?" — Jin Rong, unable to hold out, had no choice but to make a bow of apology to Qin Zhong.But Baoyu still would not accept this, and insisted absolutely that he kowtow.:“:‘。’。”Jia Rui, wanting only to settle the matter for the time being, quietly urged Jin Rong further, saying, "As the saying goes so well, 'Even for killing a man, the worst is to bow one's head to the ground.' Since you've brought this trouble on yourself, you can't avoid swallowing a little of your pride — just kowtow once and it will be over." Jin Rong, having no other choice, had to step forward and kowtow to Qin Zhong.And what happened next will be told in the next chapter.

此時
cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
鬧大
nào dà — 1. (of a person) to make a big fuss about (sth); to make a big deal of 2. (of an adverse situation) to get ugly; to blow up; to escalate
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
自己
zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
乾淨
gān jìng — 1. clean 2. neat (HSK 1)
只得
zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
委曲
wěi qū — 1. to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved 2. (in set phrases such as 委曲求全 (wěi qū qiú quán)) to yield; to make concessions 3. (literary) winding; tortuous; indirect 4. (literary) detailed; elaborate
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)
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)
央告
yāng gao — 1. to implore 2. to plead 3. to ask earnestly
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
央告
yāng gao — 1. to implore 2. to plead 3. to ask earnestly
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
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)
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)
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)
èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
後來
hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
回去
huí qu — 1. to return 2. to go back (HSK 1)
也罷
yě bà — 1. (reduplicated) whether... or... 2. never mind 3. fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
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)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
賠不是
péi bú shi — to apologize
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)
bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
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)
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)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
後來
hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
jīn — to endure
不得
bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
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)
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)
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)
賠不是
péi bú shi — to apologize
Lǐ — surname Li
Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
只得
zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
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)
quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
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)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
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)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
duān — 1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity 2. (bound form) aspect; facet 3. (bound form) upright; proper 4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry 5. to eliminate; to wipe out (HSK 6)
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
這樣
zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
zěn — how
得了
dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
jú — 1. office 2. situation 3. classifier for games: match, set, round etc (HSK 4)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)
不得
bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
只得
zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
yī — to greet by raising clasped hands
寶玉
bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures
Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
不依
bù yī — 1. not to comply 2. not to go along with 3. not to let off easily 4. not to let sb get away with it
piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)
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)
yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
磕頭
kē tóu — to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
Jiǎ — surname Jia
ruì — 1. lucky 2. auspicious 3. propitious 4. rayl (acoustical unit)
只要
zhǐ yào — so long as; provided; if (HSK 2)
暫息
zàn xī — 1. a lull (in the storm) 2. brief break (in rain)
此事
cǐ shì — this matter (HSK 6)
yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
悄悄
qiāo qiāo — 1. quiet; making little or no noise 2. surreptitious; stealthy 3. anxious; worried 4. Taiwan pr. (qiǎo qiǎo) (HSK 5)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
quàn — 1. to advise 2. to urge 3. to try to persuade 4. to exhort 5. to console 6. to soothe (HSK 5)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
俗語
sú yǔ — 1. common saying 2. proverb 3. colloquial speech (HSK 7-9)
shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
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)
殺人不過頭點地
shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì — 1. It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously 2. a fuss about nothing 3. nothing to write home about
nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
rě — 1. to provoke 2. to irritate 3. to vex 4. to stir up 5. to anger 6. to attract (troubles) 7. to cause (problems) (HSK 7-9)
出事
chū shì — 1. to have an accident 2. to meet with a mishap (HSK 6)
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)
少不得
shǎo bu dé — 1. cannot be avoided 2. cannot do without
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)
diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)
qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
ér — 1. child 2. son
kē — 1. to tap; to knock (against sth hard); (esp.) to knock (mud from boots, ash from a pipe etc) 2. (fandom slang) to be into (a character relationship, dynamic, or trope) (HSK 7-9)
個頭
gè tóu — 1. size 2. height
jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
完事
wán shì — to be finished (with sth)
le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
Róng — surname Rong
無奈
wú nài — 1. to have no alternative 2. frustrated 3. exasperated 4. helpless 5. (conjunction) but unfortunately (HSK 5)
只得
zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
前來
qián lái — 1. to come (formal) 2. before 3. previously (HSK 6)
yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)
磕頭
kē tóu — to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
且聽下回分解
qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě — to listen to the next chapter for an explanation

此时贾瑞也怕闹大了,自己也不干净,只得委曲著来央告秦钟,又央告宝玉。先是他二人不肯。后来宝玉说:“不回去也罢了,只叫金荣赔不是便罢。”金荣先是不肯,后来禁不得贾瑞也来逼他去赔不是,李贵等只得好劝金荣说:“原是你起的端,你不这样,怎得了局?”金荣强不得,只得与秦钟作了揖。宝玉还不依,偏定要磕头。贾瑞只要暂息此事,又悄悄的劝金荣说:“俗语说的好:‘杀人不过头点地。’你既惹出事来,少不得下点气儿,磕个头就完事了。”金荣无奈,只得进前来与秦钟磕头。且听下回分解。

Notes

注释
zhù shì — 1. to annotate; to add a comment 2. explanatory note; annotation

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What it’s about

Baoyu and Qin Zhong enter the Jia clan school, whose elderly teacher Jia Dairu is often absent and whose pupils reproduce the household's hierarchy and rivalries. The friends become close to two attractive boys nicknamed Darling and Precious. Their intimacy attracts gossip, particularly from the resentful Jinkui. When Qin Zhong flirts with Jia Qiang's young relative Xianglian during a lesson, glances and suspicions spread across the room until status competition turns them into open accusations.

With the teacher away, his spoiled grandson Jia Rui cannot control the dispute. Jinkui and his allies insult Qin Zhong, Baoyu's page Mingyan joins the fight, and inkstones, desks and abusive family references fly. Jia Qiang quietly manipulates events but withdraws to protect himself. The older, domineering Xue Pan, whose patronage has shaped school factions, is absent. The disturbance ends only when apologies are forced, leaving the educational institution exposed as another arena for desire, patronage and bullying rather than Confucian discipline.

When it was written 背景

The school episode is intentionally noisy and full of names, but its pattern is clear: boys learn the adult world's use of rank and connections more thoroughly than they learn texts. “Romantic” friendship includes emotional, erotic and strategic attachments that modern categories do not map neatly. Readers should avoid assuming every accusation is reliable; gossip is a weapon in the fight. The contrast with Daiyu's careful entrance into the mansion is useful: both school and inner quarters demand close reading of status, but male privilege gives this disorder a violent public outlet.

Words in this chapter 生词