第八十七回　感深秋撫琴悲往事　坐禪寂走火入邪魔 Moved by Autumn, Daiyu Plays the Zither and Mourns the Past; In Meditation Miaoyu Loses Herself to Demons

卻說黛玉叫進寶釵家的女人來，問了好，呈上書子。Now Daiyu had the woman from Baochai’s household shown in, exchanged greetings with her, and received the letter she presented.黛玉叫他去喝茶，便將寶釵來書打開看時，只見上面寫著：Daiyu told her to go and have some tea, then opened Baochai’s letter and read:

卻

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

叫

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

進

jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

來

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

了

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

好

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

呈

chéng — 1. to present to a superior 2. memorial 3. petition 4. to present (a certain appearance) 5. to assume (a shape) 6. to be (a certain color)

上書

shàng shū — 1. to write a letter (to the authorities) 2. to present a petition

子

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

叫

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

他

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

去

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

喝茶

hē chá — 1. to drink tea 2. to get engaged 3. to have a serious conversation 4. (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")

便

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

將

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

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

來

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

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

打開

dǎ kāi — 1. to open 2. to show (a ticket) 3. to turn on 4. to switch on (HSK 1)

看

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

只見

zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)

上面

shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)

寫

xiě — to write (HSK 1)

著

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

却说黛玉叫进宝钗家的女人来，问了好，呈上书子。黛玉叫他去喝茶，便将宝钗来书打开看时，只见上面写著：

妹生辰不偶，家運多艱，姊妹伶仃，萱親衰邁。My birth was ill-starred; my family’s fortunes have been beset by hardship. We sisters are left forlorn, while our aged mother declines.兼之猇聲狺語，旦暮無休。Besides this, snarling voices and malicious tongues give us no peace from dawn till dusk.更遭慘禍飛災，不啻驚風密雨。Worse still, cruel calamities have descended upon us, like fierce winds and driving rain.夜深輾側，愁緒何堪。At dead of night I toss and turn; how can I endure the burden of these sorrows?屬在同心，能不為之愍惻乎？Since we are kindred spirits, how could you not feel pity for me?回憶海棠結社，序屬清秋，對菊持螯，同盟歡洽。I remember when we founded the Crab-Flower Poetry Club. It was clear autumn; we admired chrysanthemums and held crabs in hand, our fellowship joyful and harmonious.猶記“孤標傲世偕誰隱，一樣花開為底遲”之句，未嘗不歎冷節遺芳，如吾兩人也。I still remember the lines, ‘Proud and aloof from the world—with whom shall you retire? Blooming like all other flowers, why do you open so late?’ Never have I failed to sigh over that cold-season blossom leaving its fragrance behind—so like the two of us.感怀触緒，聊賦四章，匪曰無故呻吟，亦長歌當哭之意耳。Moved by memory and stirred by emotion, I have composed four stanzas. This is no idle moaning without cause, but a long song offered in place of tears.悲時序之遞嬗兮，又屬清秋。I grieve that the seasons pass and change—once more it is clear autumn.感遭家之不造兮，獨處離愁。I lament my family’s misfortunes and dwell alone in the sorrow of separation.北堂有萱兮，何以忘憂？In the northern hall the daylily grows—yet how can it make me forget sorrow?無以解憂兮，我心咻咻。There is no means to dispel my grief; my heart is restless and distressed.一解。First verse.雲憑憑兮秋風酸，步中庭兮霜葉乾。Mass upon mass the clouds; bitter blows the autumn wind. I pace the courtyard where the frost-dried leaves lie.何去何從兮，失我故歡。Where shall I go, what course shall I follow, now that I have lost my former joy?靜言思之兮惻肺肝！When quietly I ponder it, grief rends my heart and liver!二解。Second verse.惟鮪有潭兮，惟鶴有梁。The sturgeon alone has its deep pool; the crane alone has its bridge.鱗甲潛伏兮，羽毛何長！The scaled creatures hide beneath the waters—but how long the feathered creature must wait!搔首問兮茫茫，高天厚地兮，誰知余之永傷。Scratching my head, I question the boundless void: beneath high Heaven and upon broad Earth, who knows my unending sorrow?三解。Third verse.銀河耿耿兮寒氣侵，月色橫斜兮玉漏沉。Bright stretches the Silver River as the cold steals in; the moonlight slants across the sky as the jade water-clock runs low.憂心炳炳兮發我哀吟，吟复吟兮寄我知音。My anxious heart burns bright and prompts this mournful song; I sing and sing again, sending it to the one who understands me.四解。Fourth verse.

妹

mèi — younger sister (HSK 1)

生辰

shēng chén — birthday

不

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

偶

ǒu — 1. accidental 2. image 3. pair 4. mate

家

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

運

yùn — 1. to move 2. to transport 3. to use 4. to apply 5. fortune 6. luck 7. fate (HSK 5)

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

艱

jiān — 1. difficult 2. hard 3. hardship

姊妹

zǐ mèi — 1. (older and younger) sisters 2. sister (school, city etc)

伶仃

líng dīng — alone and helpless

萱

xuān — orange day-lily (Hemerocallis flava)

親

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

衰邁

shuāi mài — aged; decrepit

兼

jiān — 1. double 2. twice 3. simultaneous 4. holding two or more (official) posts at the same time (HSK 7-9)

之

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

猇

xiāo — 1. the scream or roar of a tiger 2. to intimidate 3. to scare

聲

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

狺

yín — snarling of dogs

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

旦

dàn — 1. (literary) dawn; daybreak 2. dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)

暮

mù — 1. evening 2. sunset

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

休

Xiū — surname Xiu

更

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

遭

zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident

慘禍

cǎn huò — 1. terrible tragedy 2. grave mishap

飛

fēi — to fly (HSK 1)

災

zāi — disaster; calamity (HSK 5)

不啻

bù chì — 1. just as 2. no less than 3. like (sth momentous) 4. as good as 5. tantamount to

驚風

jīng fēng — infantile convulsion (illness affecting children esp. under the age of five, marked by muscular spasms)

密

Mì — 1. surname Mi 2. name of an ancient state (HSK 4)

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

深

shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)

輾

niǎn — variant of 碾 (niǎn)

側

cè — 1. the side 2. to incline towards 3. to lean 4. inclined 5. lateral 6. side (HSK 6)

愁緒

chóu xù — melancholy

何

Hé — surname He

堪

kān — 1. (bound form) may; can 2. (bound form) to endure; to bear 3. (in 堪輿 (kān yú)) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿 (yú))

屬

shǔ — 1. category 2. genus (taxonomy) 3. family members 4. dependents 5. to belong to 6. subordinate to 7. affiliated with 8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) 9. to be 10. to prove to be 11. to constitute (HSK 3)

在

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

同心

Tóng xīn — see 同心縣 (Tóng xīn Xiàn)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

不

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

為

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

之

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

愍

mǐn — variant of 憫 (mǐn)

惻

cè — sorrowful

乎

hū — 1. (classical particle similar to 於 (yú)) in 2. at 3. from 4. because 5. than 6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎 (ma), 吧 (ba), 呢 (ne), expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

回憶

huí yì — 1. to recall 2. memories 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

海棠

Hǎi táng — see 海棠區 (Hǎi táng Qū)

結社

jié shè — to form an association

序

xù — 1. (bound form) order; sequence 2. (bound form) introductory; initial 3. preface (HSK 7-9)

屬

shǔ — 1. category 2. genus (taxonomy) 3. family members 4. dependents 5. to belong to 6. subordinate to 7. affiliated with 8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) 9. to be 10. to prove to be 11. to constitute (HSK 3)

清

Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

對

duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)

菊

jú — (bound form) chrysanthemum

持

chí — 1. to hold 2. to grasp 3. to support 4. to maintain 5. to persevere 6. to manage 7. to run (i.e. administer) 8. to control (HSK 7-9)

螯

áo — chela; nippers; claw; pincers (of crabs, lobsters, scorpions etc)

同盟

tóng méng — alliance (HSK 7-9)

歡

huān — 1. joyous 2. happy 3. pleased

洽

qià — 1. accord 2. to make contact 3. to agree 4. to consult with 5. extensive

猶

yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet

記

jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)

孤

gū — 1. lone 2. lonely

標

biāo — 1. mark 2. sign 3. label 4. to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc 5. to bear (a brand name, registration number etc) 6. prize 7. award 8. bid 9. target 10. quota 11. (old) the topmost branches of a tree 12. visible symptom 13. classifier for military units (HSK 7-9)

傲

ào — 1. proud 2. arrogant 3. to despise 4. unyielding 5. to defy (HSK 7-9)

世

Shì — surname Shi

偕

xié — in company with

誰

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

隱

yǐn — (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-

一樣

yī yàng — 1. same 2. like 3. equal to 4. the same as 5. just like (HSK 1)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)

為

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

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

遲

Chí — surname Chi (HSK 5)

之

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

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

未嘗

wèi cháng — 1. not ever 2. not necessarily

不

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

歎

tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)

冷

Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)

節

jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)

遺

yí — (bound form) to leave behind

芳

fāng — fragrant

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

吾

Wú — surname Wu

兩

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

人

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

感怀

gǎn huái — 1. to recall with emotion 2. to feel sentiments

触

chù — 1. to touch 2. to make contact with sth 3. to stir up sb's emotions

緒

xù — 1. beginnings 2. clues 3. mental state 4. thread

聊

liáo — 1. (coll.) to chat 2. (literary) temporarily; for a while 3. (literary) somewhat; slightly 4. (literary) to depend upon (HSK 6)

賦

fù — 1. poetic essay 2. taxation 3. to bestow on 4. to endow with

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

章

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 6)

匪

fěi — 1. bandit 2. (literary) not

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

無故

wú gù — without cause or reason (HSK 7-9)

呻吟

shēn yín — to moan; to groan

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

歌

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

當

dāng — 1. to be 2. to act as 3. manage 4. withstand 5. when 6. during 7. ought 8. should 9. match equally 10. equal 11. same 12. obstruct 13. just at (a time or place) 14. on the spot 15. right 16. just at (HSK 2)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

之

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

意

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

耳

ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)

悲

bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief

時序

shí xù — 1. timing (of a signal or sequence) 2. time course

之

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

遞嬗

dì shàn — (literary) to go through successive changes; to evolve

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

又

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

屬

shǔ — 1. category 2. genus (taxonomy) 3. family members 4. dependents 5. to belong to 6. subordinate to 7. affiliated with 8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) 9. to be 10. to prove to be 11. to constitute (HSK 3)

清

Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

感

gǎn — 1. to feel 2. to move 3. to touch 4. to affect 5. feeling 6. emotion 7. (suffix) sense of ~

遭

zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident

家

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

之

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

不

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

造

zào — 1. to make 2. to build 3. to manufacture 4. to invent 5. to fabricate 6. to go to 7. party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) 8. crop 9. classifier for crops (HSK 3)

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

獨處

dú chǔ — 1. to live alone 2. to spend time alone (or with a significant other)

離愁

lí chóu — 1. parting sorrow 2. pain of separation

北

běi — 1. north 2. (classical) to be defeated (HSK 1)

堂

táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)

有

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

萱

xuān — orange day-lily (Hemerocallis flava)

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

何以

hé yǐ — 1. (literary) why 2. how

忘

wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (HSK 1)

憂

yōu — 1. to worry 2. to concern oneself with 3. worried 4. anxiety 5. sorrow 6. (literary) to observe mourning

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

以

Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)

解

Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)

憂

yōu — 1. to worry 2. to concern oneself with 3. worried 4. anxiety 5. sorrow 6. (literary) to observe mourning

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

心

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

咻

xiū — 1. call out 2. jeer

咻

xiū — 1. call out 2. jeer

一

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

解

Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)

雲

Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)

憑

píng — 1. to lean against 2. to rely on 3. on the basis of 4. no matter (how, what etc) 5. proof (HSK 5)

憑

píng — 1. to lean against 2. to rely on 3. on the basis of 4. no matter (how, what etc) 5. proof (HSK 5)

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

風

fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)

酸

suān — 1. sour 2. tart 3. sick at heart 4. grieved 5. sore 6. aching 7. pedantic 8. impractical 9. to make sarcastic remarks about sb 10. an acid (HSK 4)

步

Bù — surname Bu (HSK 3)

中庭

zhōng tíng — courtyard

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

霜

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

葉

Yè — surname Ye

乾

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

何去何從

hé qù hé cóng — 1. what course to follow 2. what path to take

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

失

shī — 1. to lose 2. to miss 3. to fail

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

故

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

歡

huān — 1. joyous 2. happy 3. pleased

靜

jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)

言

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

思

sī — 1. to think 2. to consider

之

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

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

惻

cè — sorrowful

肺

fèi — 1. lung 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 6)

肝

gān — 1. liver (classifier: 葉 (yè)) 2. (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game) 3. (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy (HSK 6)

二

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

解

Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)

惟

wéi — 1. -ism 2. only

鮪

wěi — 1. little tuna 2. Euthynnus alletteratus

有

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

潭

Tán — surname Tan

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

惟

wéi — 1. -ism 2. only

鶴

hè — crane

有

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

梁

Liáng — 1. Liang Dynasty (502–557) 2. Later Liang Dynasty (907–923) 3. surname Liang

鱗甲

lín jiǎ — 1. scale 2. plate of armor

潛伏

qián fú — 1. to hide 2. to cover up 3. to conceal

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

羽毛

yǔ máo — 1. feather 2. plumage 3. plume

何

Hé — surname He

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

搔

sāo — 1. to scratch 2. old variant of 騷 (sāo)

首

shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

茫茫

máng máng — 1. boundless 2. vast and obscure

高

Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)

天

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

厚

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

地

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

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

誰知

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

余

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 7-9)

之

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

永

yǒng — 1. forever 2. always 3. perpetual

傷

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

解

Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)

銀河

Yín hé — Milky Way

耿耿

gěng gěng — 1. bright 2. devoted 3. having sth on one's mind 4. troubled

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

寒氣

hán qì — 1. cold air 2. a chill one feels in the body (when exposed to cold air)

侵

qīn — 1. to invade 2. to encroach 3. to infringe 4. to approach

月色

yuè sè — moonlight

橫斜

héng xié — 1. oblique 2. slanting

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

漏

lòu — 1. to leak 2. to divulge 3. to leave out by mistake 4. waterclock or hourglass (old) (HSK 5)

沉

chén — 1. to submerge 2. to immerse 3. to sink 4. to keep down 5. to lower 6. to drop 7. deep 8. profound 9. heavy (HSK 4)

憂心

yōu xīn — 1. concerned 2. worried 3. disturbed 4. anxious

炳

bǐng — 1. bright 2. brilliant 3. luminous

炳

bǐng — 1. bright 2. brilliant 3. luminous

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

發

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

哀

Āi — Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God, also known as Li 釐 (Lí)

吟

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

吟

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

复

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

吟

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

兮

xī — (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)

寄

jì — 1. to entrust; to place in sb's care 2. (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily 3. (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter) 4. to send by post; to mail (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

知音

zhī yīn — 1. intimate friend 2. soul mate

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

解

Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)

妹生辰不偶，家运多艰，姊妹伶仃，萱亲衰迈。兼之猇声狺语，旦暮无休。更遭惨祸飞灾，不啻惊风密雨。夜深辗侧，愁绪何堪。属在同心，能不为之愍恻乎？回忆海棠结社，序属清秋，对菊持螯，同盟欢洽。犹记“孤标傲世偕谁隐，一样花开为底迟”之句，未尝不叹冷节遗芳，如吾两人也。感怀触绪，聊赋四章，匪曰无故呻吟，亦长歌当哭之意耳。悲时序之递嬗兮，又属清秋。感遭家之不造兮，独处离愁。北堂有萱兮，何以忘忧？无以解忧兮，我心咻咻。一解。云凭凭兮秋风酸，步中庭兮霜叶干。何去何从兮，失我故欢。静言思之兮恻肺肝！二解。惟鲔有潭兮，惟鹤有梁。鳞甲潜伏兮，羽毛何长！搔首问兮茫茫，高天厚地兮，谁知余之永伤。三解。银河耿耿兮寒气侵，月色横斜兮玉漏沉。忧心炳炳兮发我哀吟，吟复吟兮寄我知音。四解。

黛玉看了，不胜傷感。When Daiyu had finished reading, she was overcome with sorrow.又想：“寶姐姐不寄與別人，單寄與我，也是惺惺惜惺惺的意思。”正在沉吟，只聽見外面有人說道：“林姐姐在家里呢么？”黛玉一面把寶釵的書疊起，口內便答應道：“是誰？”正問著，早見幾個人進來，卻是探春，湘雲，李紋，李綺。Then she thought, “Sister Bao has sent this to no one else, only to me; one kindred spirit truly cherishes another.” As she sat absorbed in thought, she heard someone outside ask, “Is Sister Lin at home?” Folding up Baochai’s letter, Daiyu called back, “Who is it?” Even as she asked, several people came in: Tanchun, Xiangyun, Li Wen, and Li Qi.彼此問了好，雪雁倒上茶來，大家喝了，說些閒話。After exchanging greetings, they all drank the tea that Xueyan poured and chatted about one thing and another.因想起前年的菊花詩來，黛玉便道：“寶姐姐自從挪出去，來了兩遭，如今索性有事也不來了，真真奇怪。Remembering their chrysanthemum poems of two years before, Daiyu said, “Since Sister Bao moved out, she has only been here twice; now she never comes at all, even when there is some occasion. It is truly strange.我看他終久還來我們這里不來。”探春微笑道：“怎麼不來，橫豎要來的。I wonder whether she will ever come back to us.” Tanchun smiled slightly. “Why should she not? She is bound to come sooner or later.如今是他們尊嫂有些脾氣，姨媽上了年紀的人，又兼有薛大哥的事，自然得寶姐姐照料一切，那里還比得先前有工夫呢。”正說著，忽聽得忽喇喇一片風聲，吹了好些落葉，打在窗紙上。Just now her esteemed sister-in-law is rather ill-tempered, and Aunt Xue is getting on in years; what with Cousin Xue’s troubles as well, Sister Bao naturally has to see to everything. How could she have as much leisure as before?” While they were speaking, there suddenly came a great rushing gust of wind, blowing fallen leaves against the paper windows.停了一回兒，又透過一陣清香來。After a pause, another gust carried in a fresh fragrance.眾人聞著，都說道：“這是何處來的香風？They all caught the scent and said, “Where is this fragrant breeze coming from?這象什麼香？”黛玉道：“好象木樨香。”探春笑道：“林姐姐終不脫南邊人的話，這大九月里的，那里還有桂花呢。”黛玉笑道：“原是啊，不然怎麼不竟說是桂花香只說似乎象呢。”湘雲道：“三姐姐，你也別說。What scent does it resemble?” Daiyu said, “It seems like sweet osmanthus.” Tanchun laughed. “Sister Lin can never quite shed the speech of a southerner. It is already deep into the ninth month—how could osmanthus still be in bloom?” Daiyu laughed. “Exactly; otherwise I would have said outright that it was osmanthus, instead of merely saying it seemed like it.” Xiangyun said, “Third Sister, do not be so sure.你可記得‘十里荷花，三秋桂子’？Do you not remember, ‘Lotus blossoms for ten leagues, osmanthus through all three months of autumn’?在南邊，正是晚桂開的時候了。In the south, this is precisely when the late osmanthus blooms.你只沒有見過罷了，等你明日到南邊去的時候，你自然也就知道了。”探春笑道：“我有什麼事到南邊去？You simply have never seen it. Wait until you go south one day, and you will understand.” Tanchun laughed. “What reason would I have to go south?況且這個也是我早知道的，不用你們說嘴。”李紋李綺只抿著嘴兒笑。Besides, I knew that already; there is no need for you two to show off.” Li Wen and Li Qi merely pursed their lips and smiled.黛玉道：“妹妹，這可說不齊。Daiyu said, “Sister, one can never be certain of such things.俗語說，‘人是地行仙’，今日在這里，明日就不知在那里。As the saying goes, ‘Man is an earth-walking immortal’: here today, one cannot know where tomorrow.譬如我，原是南邊人，怎麼到了這里呢？”湘雲拍著手笑道：“今兒三姐姐可叫林姐姐問住了。Take me, for instance. I am from the south, so how did I come to be here?” Xiangyun clapped her hands and laughed. “Third Sister has been stumped by Sister Lin today!不但林姐姐是南邊人到這里，就是我們這幾個人就不同。Not only has Sister Lin come here from the south, but each of us here has a different story.也有本來是北邊的，也有根子是南邊，生長在北邊的，也有生長在南邊，到這北邊的，今兒大家都湊在一處。Some were born in the north; some have southern roots but were born and raised in the north; others were born and raised in the south and then came north—yet today we have all gathered in one place.可見人總有一個定數，大凡地和人總是各自有緣分的。”眾人聽了都點頭，探春也只是笑。Plainly everyone has a destiny, and places and people each have their own affinity.” They all nodded on hearing this, while Tanchun merely smiled.又說了一會子閒話兒，大家散出。After chatting a little longer, they all rose to leave.黛玉送到門口，大家都說：“你身上才好些，別出來了，看著了風。”于是黛玉一面說著話兒，一面站在門口又與四人殷勤了幾句，便看著他們出院去了。Daiyu escorted them to the door, but they all said, “You have only just begun to recover. Do not come out and expose yourself to the wind.” Still talking, Daiyu stood in the doorway and exchanged a few more cordial words with the four of them, then watched them leave the courtyard.進來坐著，看看已是林鳥歸山，夕陽西墜。She came back inside and sat down. Already the woodland birds were returning to the hills, and the sun was sinking in the west.因史湘雲說起南邊的話，便想著“父母若在，南邊的景致，春花秋月，水秀山明，二十四橋，六朝遺跡。Xiangyun’s talk of the south had set her thinking: “If my parents were still alive, I would be amid the southern scenery—spring flowers and autumn moonlight, lovely waters and bright mountains, the Twenty-four Bridges and the relics of the Six Dynasties.不少下人伏侍，諸事可以任意，言語亦可不避。There would be no lack of servants to wait upon me; I could do as I pleased in everything and speak without reserve.香車畫舫，紅杏青帘，惟我獨尊。In perfumed carriages and painted barges, amid red apricot blossoms and blue wine-shop banners, I alone would reign supreme.今日寄人篱下，縱有許多照應，自己無處不要留心。Today I live beneath another’s roof. Though everyone shows me great consideration, there is nowhere and nothing in which I need not be careful.不知前生作了什麼罪孽，今生這樣孤凄。What sins can I have committed in a former life, to be so lonely and desolate in this one?真是李後主說的‘此間日中只以眼淚洗面’矣！”一面思想，不知不覺神往那里去了。It is truly as the Last Lord Li said: ‘Here, from morning till night, I wash my face only with tears!’” As these thoughts passed through her mind, her spirit unconsciously wandered far away.

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

看

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

了

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

不胜

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

傷感

shāng gǎn — 1. sad 2. emotional 3. sentimental 4. pathos (HSK 7-9)

又

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

想

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

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

姐姐

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

不

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

寄

jì — 1. to entrust; to place in sb's care 2. (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily 3. (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter) 4. to send by post; to mail (HSK 4)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

別人

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

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

寄

jì — 1. to entrust; to place in sb's care 2. (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily 3. (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter) 4. to send by post; to mail (HSK 4)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

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

惺惺惜惺惺

xīng xīng xī xīng xīng — see 惺惺相惜 (xīng xīng xiāng xī)

的

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

正在

zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)

沉吟

chén yín — to mutter to oneself irresolutely

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

外面

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

有人

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

說道

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

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

姐姐

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

在家

zài jiā — 1. to be at home 2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 (chū chāi)) 3. (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 (chū jiā)) (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

呢

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

么

Yāo — surname Yao

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

一面

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

把

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

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

的

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

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

疊

dié — 1. to pile up 2. (bound form) repeated 3. to fold 4. classifier: stack, pile (of thin objects) 5. classifier for repeated sections in a musical composition (HSK 7-9)

起

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

口

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

內

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

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)

答應

dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)

道

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

是

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

誰

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

正

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

著

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

早

zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)

見

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

幾個

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

人

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

卻是

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

探

tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

湘

Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province

雲

Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)

李

Lǐ — surname Li

紋

wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo

李

Lǐ — surname Li

綺

qǐ — 1. beautiful 2. open-work silk

彼此

bǐ cǐ — each other; one another (HSK 5)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

了

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

好

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

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

倒

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

上

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

茶

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

來

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

大家

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

喝

hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)

了

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

些

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

閒話

xián huà — 1. casual conversation 2. chat 3. gossip 4. to talk about (whatever comes to mind)

因

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

想起

xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)

前年

qián nián — the year before last (HSK 2)

的

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

菊花

jú huā — 1. chrysanthemum 2. (TCM) chrysanthemum flower 3. (slang) anus (HSK 7-9)

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

來

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

便道

biàn dào — 1. pavement 2. sidewalk 3. shortcut 4. makeshift road (HSK 7-9)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

姐姐

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

自從

zì cóng — 1. since (a time) 2. ever since (HSK 3)

挪

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

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

來

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

了

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

兩

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

遭

zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

索性

suǒ xìng — 1. you might as well (do it) 2. simply 3. just (HSK 7-9)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

來

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

了

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

真真

zhēn zhēn — 1. really 2. in fact 3. genuinely 4. scrupulously

奇怪

qí guài — 1. strange 2. odd 3. to marvel 4. to be baffled (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

看

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

他

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

終久

zhōng jiǔ — 1. in the end 2. eventually

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

來

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

我們

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

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

不

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

來

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

探

tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

微笑

wēi xiào — 1. smile 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 絲 (sī) 3. to smile (HSK 4)

道

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

怎麼

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

不

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

來

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

橫豎

héng shu — anyway

要

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

來

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

的

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

是

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

尊

zūn — 1. senior 2. of a senior generation 3. to honor 4. to respect 5. honorific 6. classifier for cannons and statues 7. ancient wine vessel

嫂

sǎo — (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

有些

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

脾氣

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

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

上了年紀

shàng le nián jì — to be getting on in years; to be of the older generation

的

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

人

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

又

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

兼有

jiān yǒu — 1. to combine 2. to have both

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

大哥

dà gē — 1. eldest brother 2. big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) 3. gang leader; boss (HSK 4)

的

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

事

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

自然

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

得

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

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

姐姐

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

照料

zhào liào — 1. to tend 2. to take care of sb (HSK 7-9)

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

比

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

得

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

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

有

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

工夫

gōng fū — (old) laborer (HSK 3)

呢

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

正

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

忽

Hū — surname Hu

聽

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

得

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

忽

Hū — surname Hu

喇

lā — (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc

喇

lā — (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc

一

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

片

piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)

風聲

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

吹了

chuī le — 1. failed; busted; to have not succeeded 2. to have died 3. to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship) (HSK 7-9)

好些

hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot

落葉

luò yè — 1. dead leaves 2. to lose leaves (of plants) 3. deciduous

打

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

在

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

窗

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

紙

zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)

上

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

停

tíng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car) (HSK 2)

了

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

一

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

回

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

又

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

透過

tòu guò — 1. to pass through 2. to penetrate 3. by means of 4. via (HSK 7-9)

一陣

yī zhèn — 1. a burst 2. a fit 3. a peal 4. a spell (period of time) (HSK 7-9)

清香

qīng xiāng — 1. sweet scent 2. fragrant odor

來

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

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

著

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

說道

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

這

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

是

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

何處

hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)

來

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

的

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

香

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

風

fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)

這

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

象

xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate

什麼

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

香

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

道

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

好象

hǎo xiàng — to seem; to be like (variant of 好像 (hǎo xiàng))

木

Mù — surname Mu

樨

xī — Osmanthus fragrans

香

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

探

tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

笑

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

道

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

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

姐姐

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

終

zhōng — 1. end 2. finish

不

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

脫

tuō — 1. to shed 2. to take off 3. to escape 4. to get away from (HSK 4)

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

人

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

的話

de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)

這

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

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

九月

Jiǔ yuè — 1. September 2. ninth month (of the lunar year)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

的

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

還有

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

桂花

guì huā — 1. osmanthus flowers 2. Osmanthus fragrans (HSK 7-9)

呢

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

笑

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

道

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

原

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

是

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

啊

ā — 1. interjection of surprise 2. Ah! 3. Oh! (HSK 2)

不然

bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (HSK 4)

怎麼

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

不

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

竟

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

是

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

桂花

guì huā — 1. osmanthus flowers 2. Osmanthus fragrans (HSK 7-9)

香

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

似乎

sì hū — it seems; seemingly; as if (HSK 4)

象

xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate

呢

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

湘

Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province

雲

Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)

道

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

姐姐

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

你

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

別說

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

你

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

可

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

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

荷花

hé huā — lotus (HSK 7-9)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

桂

Guì — 1. surname Gui 2. abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區 (Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū)

子

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

在

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

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

正是

zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

晚

wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (HSK 1)

桂

Guì — 1. surname Gui 2. abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區 (Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū)

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)

的

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

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

了

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

你

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

沒有

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

見

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

罷了

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

等

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

你

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

明日

míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)

到

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

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

去

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

的

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

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

你

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

自然

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

就

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

知道了

zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!

探

tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

笑

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

道

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

有

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

什麼事

shén me shì — 1. What's up?; Is something the matter? 2. (coll.) (used in rhetorical questions of the form 關 (guān) + {person} + 什麼事 (shén me shì) "what business is it of {person}'s?; what's it to {person}?")

到

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

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

去

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

況且

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

這個

zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

早知

zǎo zhī — to know in advance

道

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

的

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

不用

bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

說嘴

shuō zuǐ — to boast

李

Lǐ — surname Li

紋

wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo

李

Lǐ — surname Li

綺

qǐ — 1. beautiful 2. open-work silk

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

抿

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

著

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

嘴

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

笑

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

道

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

妹妹

mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

這

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

可

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不

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

齊

Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)

俗語

sú yǔ — 1. common saying 2. proverb 3. colloquial speech (HSK 7-9)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

人

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

是

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

地

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

行

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

仙

xiān — immortal

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

在

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

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

明日

míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)

就

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

不知

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

在

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

譬如

pì rú — for example; for instance; such as (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

原

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

是

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

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

人

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

怎麼

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

到了

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

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

呢

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

湘

Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province

雲

Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)

拍

pāi — 1. to pat 2. to clap 3. to slap 4. to swat 5. to take (a photo) 6. to shoot (a film) 7. racket (sports) 8. beat (music) (HSK 3)

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)

笑

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

道

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

今兒

jīn r — (coll.) today

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

姐姐

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

可

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

叫

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

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

姐姐

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

問住

wèn zhù — to stump sb with a question

了

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

不但

bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (HSK 2)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

姐姐

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

是

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

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

人

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

到

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

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

我們

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

這

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

幾個

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

人

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

就

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

不同

bù tóng — 1. different 2. distinct 3. not the same 4. not alike (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

有

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

本來

běn lái — 1. original 2. originally 3. at first 4. it goes without saying 5. of course (HSK 3)

是

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

北邊

běi biān — 1. north 2. north side 3. northern part 4. to the north of (HSK 1)

的

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

有

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

根

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)

子

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

是

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

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

生長

shēng zhǎng — 1. to grow 2. to grow up 3. to be brought up (HSK 3)

在

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

北邊

běi biān — 1. north 2. north side 3. northern part 4. to the north of (HSK 1)

的

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

有

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

生長

shēng zhǎng — 1. to grow 2. to grow up 3. to be brought up (HSK 3)

在

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

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

到

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

這

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

北邊

běi biān — 1. north 2. north side 3. northern part 4. to the north of (HSK 1)

的

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

今兒

jīn r — (coll.) today

大家

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

湊

còu — 1. to gather together, pool or collect 2. to happen by chance 3. to move close to 4. to exploit an opportunity (HSK 7-9)

在

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

一

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

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)

可見

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

人

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

總有

zǒng yǒu — inevitably there will be

一個

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

定數

dìng shù — 1. constant (math.) 2. quota 3. fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus) 4. fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck) 5. destiny

大凡

dà fán — 1. generally 2. in general

地和

dì hú — 1. (mahjong) earthly hand; a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw 2. (mahjong) to obtain an earthly hand

人

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

總是

zǒng shì — always (HSK 3)

各自

gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)

有緣

yǒu yuán — 1. related 2. brought together by fate

分

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

的

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

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

聽

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

了

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

點頭

diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)

探

tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)

春

Chūn — surname Chun

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

只是

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

笑

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

又

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

了

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

一會

yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)

子

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

閒話

xián huà — 1. casual conversation 2. chat 3. gossip 4. to talk about (whatever comes to mind)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

大家

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

散出

sàn chū — to spill out

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

送

sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)

到

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

門口

mén kǒu — 1. doorway 2. gate 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

大家

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

身上

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

才

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

好些

hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

出來

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

了

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

看

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

著

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

了

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

風

fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)

于是

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

一面

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

話

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

一面

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

站

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

在

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

門口

mén kǒu — 1. doorway 2. gate 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

又

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

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

人

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

殷勤

yīn qín — 1. politely 2. solicitously 3. eagerly attentive (HSK 7-9)

了

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

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

便

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

看

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

著

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

出院

chū yuàn — 1. to leave hospital 2. to be discharged from hospital (HSK 2)

去

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

了

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

著

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

看看

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

已

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

是

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

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

鳥

diǎo — 1. variant of 屌 (diǎo) 2. penis (HSK 2)

歸

Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

夕陽

xī yáng — 1. sunset 2. the setting sun

西

Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)

墜

zhuì — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to weigh down (HSK 7-9)

因

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

史

Shǐ — surname Shi

湘

Xiāng — 1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China 2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province

雲

Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)

說起

shuō qǐ — 1. to mention 2. to bring up (a subject) 3. with regard to 4. as for

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

的話

de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (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)

想

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

著

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

父母

fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)

若

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

在

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

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

的

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

景致

jǐng zhì — view; scenery; scene

春

Chūn — surname Chun

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

月

yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)

水

Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)

秀山

Xiù shān — Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶 (Chóng qìng)

明

Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God

二十

èr shí — twenty; 20

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

橋

qiáo — 1. bridge 2. classifier: 座 (zuò) (HSK 3)

六朝

Liù Cháo — Six Dynasties (220-589)

遺跡

yí jì — 1. trace 2. vestige 3. historical remains 4. remnant

不少

bù shǎo — many; quite a few; a good number of (HSK 2)

下人

xià rén — 1. (old) servant 2. (dialect) children; grandchildren

伏侍

fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)

諸事

zhū shì — 1. everything 2. every matter

可以

kě yǐ — 1. can 2. may 3. possible 4. able to 5. not bad 6. pretty good (HSK 2)

任意

rèn yì — 1. any 2. arbitrary 3. at will 4. at random (HSK 7-9)

言語

yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

可不

kě bu — see 可不是 (kě bu shì)

避

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)

香

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

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

畫舫

huà fǎng — decorated pleasure boat

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

杏

xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond

青

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

帘

lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)

惟

wéi — 1. -ism 2. only

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

獨尊

dú zūn — 1. to revere as sole orthodoxy 2. to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc) 3. to be dominant

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

寄人篱下

jì rén lí xià — to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity

縱

zòng — 1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) 4. (bound form) to release (a captive) 5. to indulge 6. to leap up 7. (literary) even if

有

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

許多

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

照應

zhào yìng — 1. to correlate with 2. to correspond to

自己

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

無處

wú chù — nowhere

不要

bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)

留心

liú xīn — to be careful; to pay attention to (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)

前生

qián shēng — 1. previous life 2. previous incarnation

作

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

了

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

什麼

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

罪孽

zuì niè — 1. sin 2. crime 3. wrongdoing

今生

jīn shēng — this lifetime

這樣

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

孤

gū — 1. lone 2. lonely

凄

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

真是

zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)

李後主

Lǐ Hòu zhǔ — 1. Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet 2. given name Li Yu 李煜

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

的

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

此間

cǐ jiān — 1. here 2. this place

日中

Rì Zhōng — Japan-China

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

以

Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)

眼淚

yǎn lèi — 1. tear; teardrop 2. classifier: 滴 (dī) (HSK 4)

洗面

xǐ miàn — facial cleansing

矣

yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)

一面

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

思想

sī xiǎng — 1. thought 2. thinking 3. idea 4. ideology 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

不知不覺

bù zhī bù jué — (idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly (HSK 7-9)

神往

shén wǎng — 1. to be fascinated 2. to be rapt 3. to long for 4. to dream of

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

去

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

了

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

黛玉看了，不胜伤感。又想：“宝姐姐不寄与别人，单寄与我，也是惺惺惜惺惺的意思。”正在沉吟，只听见外面有人说道：“林姐姐在家里呢么？”黛玉一面把宝钗的书叠起，口内便答应道：“是谁？”正问著，早见几个人进来，却是探春，湘云，李纹，李绮。彼此问了好，雪雁倒上茶来，大家喝了，说些闲话。因想起前年的菊花诗来，黛玉便道：“宝姐姐自从挪出去，来了两遭，如今索性有事也不来了，真真奇怪。我看他终久还来我们这里不来。”探春微笑道：“怎么不来，横竖要来的。如今是他们尊嫂有些脾气，姨妈上了年纪的人，又兼有薛大哥的事，自然得宝姐姐照料一切，那里还比得先前有工夫呢。”正说著，忽听得忽喇喇一片风声，吹了好些落叶，打在窗纸上。停了一回儿，又透过一阵清香来。众人闻著，都说道：“这是何处来的香风？这象什么香？”黛玉道：“好象木樨香。”探春笑道：“林姐姐终不脱南边人的话，这大九月里的，那里还有桂花呢。”黛玉笑道：“原是啊，不然怎么不竟说是桂花香只说似乎象呢。”湘云道：“三姐姐，你也别说。你可记得‘十里荷花，三秋桂子’？在南边，正是晚桂开的时候了。你只没有见过罢了，等你明日到南边去的时候，你自然也就知道了。”探春笑道：“我有什么事到南边去？况且这个也是我早知道的，不用你们说嘴。”李纹李绮只抿著嘴儿笑。黛玉道：“妹妹，这可说不齐。俗语说，‘人是地行仙’，今日在这里，明日就不知在那里。譬如我，原是南边人，怎么到了这里呢？”湘云拍著手笑道：“今儿三姐姐可叫林姐姐问住了。不但林姐姐是南边人到这里，就是我们这几个人就不同。也有本来是北边的，也有根子是南边，生长在北边的，也有生长在南边，到这北边的，今儿大家都凑在一处。可见人总有一个定数，大凡地和人总是各自有缘分的。”众人听了都点头，探春也只是笑。又说了一会子闲话儿，大家散出。黛玉送到门口，大家都说：“你身上才好些，别出来了，看著了风。”于是黛玉一面说著话儿，一面站在门口又与四人殷勤了几句，便看著他们出院去了。进来坐著，看看已是林鸟归山，夕阳西坠。因史湘云说起南边的话，便想著“父母若在，南边的景致，春花秋月，水秀山明，二十四桥，六朝遗迹。不少下人伏侍，诸事可以任意，言语亦可不避。香车画舫，红杏青帘，惟我独尊。今日寄人篱下，纵有许多照应，自己无处不要留心。不知前生作了什么罪孽，今生这样孤凄。真是李后主说的‘此间日中只以眼泪洗面’矣！”一面思想，不知不觉神往那里去了。

紫鵑走來，看見這樣光景，想著必是因剛才說起南邊北邊的話來，一時触著黛玉的心事了，便問道：“姑娘們來說了半天話，想來姑娘又勞了神了。Zijuan came in and, seeing her thus, guessed that all the recent talk of north and south had touched upon Daiyu’s private sorrow. She asked, “The young ladies have been here talking for so long; I expect you have tired yourself again.剛才我叫雪雁告訴廚房里給姑娘作了一碗火肉白菜湯，加了一點兒蝦米兒，配了點青筍紫菜。Just now I had Xueyan tell the kitchen to make you a bowl of salt-pork and cabbage soup, with a little dried shrimp, green bamboo shoots, and laver.姑娘想著好么？”黛玉道：“也罷了。”紫鵑道：“還熬了一點江米粥。”黛玉點點頭兒，又說道：“那粥該你們兩個自己熬了，不用他們廚房里熬才是。”紫鵑道：“我也怕廚房里弄的不乾淨，我們各自熬呢。Does that sound good to you?” Daiyu said, “That will do.” Zijuan said, “They have also cooked a little glutinous-rice congee.” Daiyu nodded, then said, “You two ought to cook the congee yourselves; you should not have the main kitchen do it.” Zijuan replied, “I too was afraid the kitchen might not prepare it cleanly, so we are cooking that ourselves.就是那湯，我也告訴雪雁和柳嫂兒說了，要弄乾淨著。Even for the soup, I had Xueyan tell Cook Liu to take special care that everything was clean.柳嫂兒說了，他打點妥當，拿到他屋里叫他們五兒瞅著炖呢。”黛玉道：“我倒不是嫌人家肮贓，只是病了好些日子，不周不備，都是人家。Cook Liu said she would prepare it properly, then take it to her own room and have her daughter Wuer watch it simmer.” Daiyu said, “It is not that I find other people dirty. It is only that I have been ill for so many days, and whenever anything has been lacking or overlooked, others have had to see to it.這會子又湯兒粥兒的調度，未免惹人厭煩。”說著，眼圈兒又紅了。Now they have to fuss over soups and congees as well; it is bound to make people weary of me.” As she spoke, her eyes reddened again.紫鵑道：“姑娘這話也是多想。Zijuan said, “Miss, you are thinking too much again.姑娘是老太太的外孫女兒，又是老太太心坎兒上的。You are the Old Lady’s granddaughter through her daughter, and the very apple of her eye.別人求其在姑娘跟前討好兒還不能呢，那里有抱怨的。”黛玉點點頭兒，因又問道：“你才說的五兒，不是那日和寶二爺那邊的芳官在一處的那個女孩兒？”紫鵑道：“就是他。”黛玉道：“不聽見說要進來么？”紫鵑道：“可不是，因為病了一場，後來好了才要進來，正是晴雯他們鬧出事來的時候，也就耽擱住了。”黛玉道：“我看那丫頭倒也還頭臉兒乾淨。”說著，外頭婆子送了湯來。Others would gladly seek a chance to please you and cannot find one; how could anyone complain?” Daiyu nodded, then asked, “This Wuer you mentioned—is she not the girl who was with Fangguan from Master Bao’s apartments that day?” Zijuan said, “The very one.” Daiyu said, “Did I not hear she was to come into service here?” Zijuan said, “Indeed. She fell ill, and by the time she recovered and was ready to enter service, all that trouble with Qingwen and the others had broken out, so the matter was delayed.” Daiyu said, “As I recall, the girl had a rather neat and pleasant appearance.” As she spoke, an old serving-woman brought the soup from outside.雪雁出來接時，那婆子說道：“柳嫂兒叫回姑娘，這是他們五兒作的，沒敢在大廚房里作，怕姑娘嫌肮贓。”雪雁答應著接了進來。When Xueyan went out to take it, the woman said, “Cook Liu asks me to tell you, Miss, that her daughter Wuer made this. She did not dare make it in the main kitchen, for fear you might think it unclean.” Xueyan acknowledged this and carried it in.黛玉在屋里已聽見了，吩咐雪雁告訴那老婆子回去說，叫他費心。Daiyu had heard everything from within and told Xueyan to ask the old woman to convey her thanks for the trouble they had taken.雪雁出來說了，老婆子自去。Xueyan went out and did so, and the old woman left.這里雪雁將黛玉的碗箸安放在小兒上，因問黛玉道：“還有咱們南來的五香大頭菜，拌些麻油醋可好么？”黛玉道：“也使得，只不必累贅了。”一面盛上粥來，黛玉吃了半碗，用羹匙舀了兩口湯喝，就擱下了。Xueyan set out Daiyu’s bowl and chopsticks on the little table, then asked, “We still have some five-spiced kohlrabi that we brought from the south. Shall I dress some with sesame oil and vinegar?” Daiyu said, “That would be all right, but do not go to any extra trouble.” Xueyan served the congee; Daiyu ate half a bowl and took two spoonfuls of soup before setting it aside.兩個丫鬟撤了下來，拭淨了小端下去，又換上一張常放的小。The two maids cleared everything away, wiped the little table clean, carried it out, and replaced it with the small table that usually stood there.黛玉漱了口，盥了手，便道：“紫鵑，添了香了沒有？”紫鵑道：“就添去。”黛玉道：“你們就把那湯和粥吃了罷，味兒還好，且是乾淨。Daiyu rinsed her mouth and washed her hands, then said, “Zijuan, have you added more incense?” Zijuan said, “I will do it now.” Daiyu said, “You two go and eat the soup and congee. They taste quite good, and they are clean besides.待我自己添香罷。”兩個人答應了，在外間自吃去了。I shall add the incense myself.” The two maids assented and went to eat in the outer room.

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

走

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

來

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

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)

這樣

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

光景

guāng jǐng — 1. circumstances 2. scene 3. about 4. probably

想

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

著

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

必

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

是

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

因

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

剛才

gāng cái — 1. just now 2. a moment ago (HSK 2)

說起

shuō qǐ — 1. to mention 2. to bring up (a subject) 3. with regard to 4. as for

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

北邊

běi biān — 1. north 2. north side 3. northern part 4. to the north of (HSK 1)

的話

de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)

來

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

一時

yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)

触

chù — 1. to touch 2. to make contact with sth 3. to stir up sb's emotions

著

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

的

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

心事

xīn shì — 1. a load on one's mind 2. worry 3. classifier: 宗 (zōng), 樁 (zhuāng) (HSK 7-9)

了

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

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

姑娘

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

們

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

來

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

了

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

半天

bàn tiān — 1. half of the day 2. a long time 3. quite a while 4. midair 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

話

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

想來

xiǎng lái — it may be assumed that

姑娘

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

又

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

勞

Láo — surname Lao

了

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

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

了

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

剛才

gāng cái — 1. just now 2. a moment ago (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

叫

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

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

告訴

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

廚房

chú fáng — 1. kitchen 2. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

給

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

姑娘

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

作

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

了

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

一

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

碗

wǎn — 1. bowl 2. cup 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

肉

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)

白菜

bái cài — 1. Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) 2. sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) 3. classifier: 棵 (kē) (HSK 3)

湯

Tāng — surname Tang (HSK 3)

加

Jiā — 1. Canada (abbr. for 加拿大 (Jiā ná dà)) 2. surname Jia (HSK 2)

了

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

一點兒

yī diǎn r — erhua variant of 一點 (yī diǎn) (HSK 1)

蝦米

xiā mǐ — 1. small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps 2. (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼 (shén me))

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

配

pèi — 1. to join 2. to fit 3. to mate 4. to mix 5. to match 6. to deserve 7. to make up (a prescription) 8. to allocate (HSK 3)

了

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

點

diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)

青

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

筍

sǔn — bamboo shoot

紫菜

zǐ cài — edible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori

姑娘

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

想

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

著

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

好

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

么

Yāo — surname Yao

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

道

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

也罷

yě bà — 1. (reduplicated) whether... or... 2. never mind 3. fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)

了

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

道

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

熬

āo — to simmer; to boil slowly (HSK 7-9)

了

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

一點

yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))

江米

jiāng mǐ — polished glutinous rice

粥

yù — used in 葷粥 (Xūn yù) (HSK 6)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

點點

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

頭兒

tóu r — leader

又

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

說道

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

粥

yù — used in 葷粥 (Xūn yù) (HSK 6)

該

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

兩

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

自己

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

熬

āo — to simmer; to boil slowly (HSK 7-9)

了

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

不用

bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

廚房

chú fáng — 1. kitchen 2. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

熬

āo — to simmer; to boil slowly (HSK 7-9)

才

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

是

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

道

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

廚房

chú fáng — 1. kitchen 2. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)

里弄

lǐ lòng — 1. lanes and alleys 2. neighborhood 3. lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families

的

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

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

乾淨

gān jìng — 1. clean 2. neat (HSK 1)

我們

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

各自

gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)

熬

āo — to simmer; to boil slowly (HSK 7-9)

呢

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

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

湯

Tāng — surname Tang (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

告訴

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

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

柳

Liǔ — surname Liu

嫂

sǎo — (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

了

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

要

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

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)

乾淨

gān jìng — 1. clean 2. neat (HSK 1)

著

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

柳

Liǔ — surname Liu

嫂

sǎo — (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

了

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

他

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

打點

dǎ dian — 1. to bribe 2. to get (luggage) ready 3. to put in order 4. to organize things 5. (baseball) RBI (run batted in)

妥當

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

拿到

ná dào — 1. to get 2. to obtain (HSK 2)

他

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

屋

wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

叫

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

瞅

chǒu — (dialect) to look at (HSK 7-9)

著

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

炖

dùn — to stew (HSK 7-9)

呢

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

道

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

倒

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

嫌

xián — 1. to dislike 2. suspicion 3. resentment 4. enmity 5. abbr. for 嫌犯 (xián fàn), criminal suspect (HSK 6)

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)

肮

āng — used in 骯髒 (āng zāng)

贓

zāng — stolen goods; loot; spoils

只是

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

病

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

了

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

好些

hǎo xiē — 1. a good deal of 2. quite a lot

日子

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

不周

bù zhōu — 1. not satisfactory 2. thoughtless 3. inconsiderate

不備

bù bèi — unprepared; off guard

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

是

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

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)

這

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

會子

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

又

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

湯

Tāng — surname Tang (HSK 3)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

粥

yù — used in 葷粥 (Xūn yù) (HSK 6)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

的

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

調度

diào dù — 1. to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc) 2. to schedule 3. to manage 4. dispatcher 5. scheduler (HSK 7-9)

未免

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

惹人厭

rě rén yàn — 1. annoying 2. disgusting

煩

fán — 1. to feel vexed 2. to bother 3. to trouble 4. superfluous and confusing 5. edgy (HSK 4)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

眼圈

yǎn quān — 1. rim of the eye 2. eye socket

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

又

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

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

了

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

道

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

姑娘

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

這

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

話

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

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

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

想

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

姑娘

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

是

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

老太太

lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)

的

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

外孫女兒

wài sūn nǚ r — granddaughter (one's daughter's daughter)

又

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

是

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

老太太

lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)

心坎

xīn kǎn — bottom of one's heart

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

上

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

的

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

別人

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

求

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

其

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

在

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

姑娘

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

跟前

gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)

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)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不能

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

呢

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

有

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

抱怨

bào yuàn — 1. to complain 2. to grumble 3. to harbor a complaint 4. to feel dissatisfied (HSK 5)

的

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

點點

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

頭兒

tóu r — leader

因

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

又

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

問道

wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask

你

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

才

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

的

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

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

那邊

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

的

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

芳

fāng — fragrant

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

在

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

一

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

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)

的

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

那個

nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)

女孩兒

nǚ hái r — erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2] (HSK 1)

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

道

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

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

他

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

道

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

不

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

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

要

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

么

Yāo — surname Yao

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

道

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

可不是

kě bu shì — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure (HSK 7-9)

因為

yīn wèi — because; owing to; on account of (HSK 2)

病

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

了

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

一

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

場

cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)

後來

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

好

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

了

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

才

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

要

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

正是

zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

晴

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

雯

wén — multicolored clouds

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

鬧

nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)

出事

chū shì — 1. to have an accident 2. to meet with a mishap (HSK 6)

來

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

的

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

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

就

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

耽擱

dān ge — 1. to tarry 2. to delay 3. to stop over (HSK 7-9)

住

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

了

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

道

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

看

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

丫頭

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

倒

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

頭臉兒

tóu liǎn r — erhua variant of 頭臉 (tóu liǎn)

乾淨

gān jìng — 1. clean 2. neat (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)

婆子

pó zi — old woman

送

sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)

了

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

湯

Tāng — surname Tang (HSK 3)

來

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

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

出來

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

接

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

婆子

pó zi — old woman

說道

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

柳

Liǔ — surname Liu

嫂

sǎo — (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

叫

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

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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)

這

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

是

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

作

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

的

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

沒

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

敢

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

在

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

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

廚房

chú fáng — 1. kitchen 2. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

作

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

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

姑娘

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

嫌

xián — 1. to dislike 2. suspicion 3. resentment 4. enmity 5. abbr. for 嫌犯 (xián fàn), criminal suspect (HSK 6)

肮

āng — used in 骯髒 (āng zāng)

贓

zāng — stolen goods; loot; spoils

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

答應

dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)

著

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

接

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

了

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

在

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

屋

wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

已

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

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

了

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

吩咐

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

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

告訴

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

老婆

lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)

子

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

回去

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

叫

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

他

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

費心

fèi xīn — 1. to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth) 2. may I trouble you (to do sth)

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

出來

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

了

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

老婆

lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)

子

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

自

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

去

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

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

將

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

的

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

碗

wǎn — 1. bowl 2. cup 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

箸

zhù — (literary) chopsticks

安放

ān fàng — 1. to lay 2. to place 3. to put in a certain place

在

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

小兒

xiǎo ér — 1. young child 2. (humble) my son

上

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

因

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

道

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

還有

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

南

Nán — surname Nan (HSK 1)

來

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

的

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

五香

wǔ xiāng — 1. five spice seasoned 2. incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)

大頭

dà tóu — 1. big head 2. mask in the shape of a big head 3. the larger end of sth 4. the main part 5. the lion's share 6. dupe 7. sucker 8. (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱 (Yuán Shì kǎi) on the obverse side

菜

cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē)) 2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán)) 3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor 4. (coll.) (one's) type (HSK 1)

拌

bàn — 1. to mix 2. to mix in 3. to toss (a salad) (HSK 7-9)

些

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

麻油

má yóu — sesame oil

醋

cù — 1. vinegar 2. jealousy (in love rivalry) (HSK 6)

可好

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

么

Yāo — surname Yao

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

道

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

使得

shǐ de — 1. usable; serviceable 2. feasible; workable; doable 3. to make; to cause; to bring about (HSK 5)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

不必

bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)

累贅

léi zhuì — 1. superfluous 2. cumbersome 3. a burden on sb 4. a nuisance to sb 5. to inconvenience 6. to tie sb down 7. long-winded (of writing) 8. also pr. (léi zhui)

了

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

一面

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

盛

Shèng — surname Sheng (HSK 7-9)

上

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

粥

yù — used in 葷粥 (Xūn yù) (HSK 6)

來

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

吃

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

了

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

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

碗

wǎn — 1. bowl 2. cup 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

用

yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)

羹

gēng — thick soup

匙

chí — spoon

舀

yǎo — to ladle out; to scoop up

了

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

兩

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

口

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

湯

Tāng — surname Tang (HSK 3)

喝

hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)

就

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

擱

gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (HSK 7-9)

下

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

了

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

兩

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

丫鬟

yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid

撤

chè — to remove; to take away (HSK 7-9)

了

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

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)

拭

shì — to wipe

淨

jìng — 1. clean 2. completely 3. only 4. net (income, exports etc) 5. (Chinese opera) painted face male role (HSK 6)

了

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

小

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

端

duān — 1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity 2. (bound form) aspect; facet 3. (bound form) upright; proper 4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry 5. to eliminate; to wipe out (HSK 6)

下去

xià qù — 1. to go down 2. to descend 3. to go on 4. to continue 5. (of a servant) to withdraw (HSK 3)

又

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

換

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

上

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

一

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

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

常

Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)

放

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

的

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

小

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

漱

shù — 1. to rinse one's mouth with water 2. to gargle

了

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

口

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

盥

guàn — to wash (especially hands)

了

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

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

便道

biàn dào — 1. pavement 2. sidewalk 3. shortcut 4. makeshift road (HSK 7-9)

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

添

tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)

了

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

香

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

了

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

沒有

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

道

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

就

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

添

tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)

去

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

道

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

就

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

把

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

湯

Tāng — surname Tang (HSK 3)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

粥

yù — used in 葷粥 (Xūn yù) (HSK 6)

吃

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

了

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

罷

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

味兒

wèi r — taste (HSK 4)

還好

hái hǎo — 1. not bad; pretty good 2. fortunately; luckily

且

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

是

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

乾淨

gān jìng — 1. clean 2. neat (HSK 1)

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

自己

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

添

tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)

香

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

罷

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

兩

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

個人

gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)

答應

dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)

了

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

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

自

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

吃

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

去

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

了

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

紫鹃走来，看见这样光景，想著必是因刚才说起南边北边的话来，一时触著黛玉的心事了，便问道：“姑娘们来说了半天话，想来姑娘又劳了神了。刚才我叫雪雁告诉厨房里给姑娘作了一碗火肉白菜汤，加了一点儿虾米儿，配了点青笋紫菜。姑娘想著好么？”黛玉道：“也罢了。”紫鹃道：“还熬了一点江米粥。”黛玉点点头儿，又说道：“那粥该你们两个自己熬了，不用他们厨房里熬才是。”紫鹃道：“我也怕厨房里弄的不干净，我们各自熬呢。就是那汤，我也告诉雪雁和柳嫂儿说了，要弄干净著。柳嫂儿说了，他打点妥当，拿到他屋里叫他们五儿瞅著炖呢。”黛玉道：“我倒不是嫌人家肮赃，只是病了好些日子，不周不备，都是人家。这会子又汤儿粥儿的调度，未免惹人厌烦。”说著，眼圈儿又红了。紫鹃道：“姑娘这话也是多想。姑娘是老太太的外孙女儿，又是老太太心坎儿上的。别人求其在姑娘跟前讨好儿还不能呢，那里有抱怨的。”黛玉点点头儿，因又问道：“你才说的五儿，不是那日和宝二爷那边的芳官在一处的那个女孩儿？”紫鹃道：“就是他。”黛玉道：“不听见说要进来么？”紫鹃道：“可不是，因为病了一场，后来好了才要进来，正是晴雯他们闹出事来的时候，也就耽搁住了。”黛玉道：“我看那丫头倒也还头脸儿干净。”说著，外头婆子送了汤来。雪雁出来接时，那婆子说道：“柳嫂儿叫回姑娘，这是他们五儿作的，没敢在大厨房里作，怕姑娘嫌肮赃。”雪雁答应著接了进来。黛玉在屋里已听见了，吩咐雪雁告诉那老婆子回去说，叫他费心。雪雁出来说了，老婆子自去。这里雪雁将黛玉的碗箸安放在小儿上，因问黛玉道：“还有咱们南来的五香大头菜，拌些麻油醋可好么？”黛玉道：“也使得，只不必累赘了。”一面盛上粥来，黛玉吃了半碗，用羹匙舀了两口汤喝，就搁下了。两个丫鬟撤了下来，拭净了小端下去，又换上一张常放的小。黛玉漱了口，盥了手，便道：“紫鹃，添了香了没有？”紫鹃道：“就添去。”黛玉道：“你们就把那汤和粥吃了罢，味儿还好，且是干净。待我自己添香罢。”两个人答应了，在外间自吃去了。

這里黛玉添了香，自己坐著。Daiyu added incense to the burner and sat there alone.才要拿本書看，只聽得園內的風自西邊直透到東邊，穿過樹枝，都在那里唏哩嘩喇不住的響。She was just about to take up a book when she heard the wind in the Garden driving straight from west to east, rushing through the branches with an incessant clatter and rustle.一回兒，檐下的鐵馬也只管叮叮當當的亂敲起來。Presently the iron wind-bells under the eaves also began to clang wildly without cease.一時雪雁先吃完了，進來伺候。After a while Xueyan, who had finished eating first, came in to attend her.黛玉便問道：“天氣冷了，我前日叫你們把那些小毛兒衣服晾晾，可曾晾過沒有？”雪雁道：“都晾過了。”黛玉道：“你拿一件來我披披。”雪雁走去將一包小毛衣服抱來，打開氈包，給黛玉自揀。Daiyu asked, “The weather has turned cold. I told you the other day to air those light fur garments. Have you done so?” Xueyan said, “They have all been aired.” Daiyu said, “Bring me one to put around my shoulders.” Xueyan went and fetched a bundle of light furs, opened the felt wrapping, and let Daiyu choose for herself.只見內中夾著個絹包兒，黛玉伸手拿起打開看時，卻是寶玉病時送來的舊手帕，自己題的詩，上面淚痕猶在，里頭卻包著那剪破了的香囊扇袋并寶玉通靈玉上的穗子。Inside was a silk-wrapped packet. Daiyu picked it up and opened it, and found the old handkerchiefs Baoyu had sent her when he was ill, bearing the verses she herself had written; her tearstains were still upon them. Wrapped inside were the cut-up perfume pouch and fan-case, together with the tassel from Baoyu’s Magic Jade.原來晾衣服時從箱中撿出，紫鵑恐怕遺失了，遂夾在這氈包里的。When the clothes had been aired, these things had been found in the chest. Afraid they might be lost, Zijuan had tucked them into the felt bundle.這黛玉不看則已，看了時也不說穿那一件衣服，手里只拿著那兩方手帕，呆呆的看那舊詩。Once Daiyu saw them, she forgot all about choosing a garment. Holding the two handkerchiefs in her hands, she stared blankly at the old verses.看了一回，不覺的簌簌淚下。After gazing at them for a while, tears began to fall in a stream.紫鵑剛從外間進來，只見雪雁正捧著一氈包衣裳在旁邊呆立，小上卻擱著剪破的香囊，兩三截兒扇袋和那鉸折了的穗子，黛玉手中自拿著兩方舊帕，上邊寫著字跡，在那里對著滴淚。Zijuan had just come in from the outer room. She saw Xueyan standing motionless nearby with the felt-wrapped bundle of clothes in her arms; on the little table lay the cut perfume pouch, the fan-case in two or three pieces, and the severed tassel, while Daiyu held the two old handkerchiefs with their writing and wept over them.正是：As the verse has it:

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

添

tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)

了

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

香

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

自己

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

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

著

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

才

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

要

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

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)

本

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

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

看

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聽

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

得

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

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

內

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

的

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

風

fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)

自

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

西邊

xī biān — 1. west 2. west side 3. western part 4. to the west of (HSK 1)

直

Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)

透

tòu — 1. (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through 2. to tell secretly; to leak 3. thoroughly; through and through 4. to appear; to show (HSK 4)

到

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

東邊

dōng bian — 1. east 2. east side 3. eastern part 4. to the east of (HSK 1)

穿過

chuān guò — to pass through (HSK 7-9)

樹枝

shù zhī — 1. branch 2. twig (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

在

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

唏

xī — sound of sobbing

哩

lǐ — mile

嘩

huā — 1. (onom.) bang 2. clang 3. sound of gurgling, splashing or flowing water 4. (interjection expressing surprise) wow

喇

lā — (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc

不住

bù zhù — 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly

的

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

響

xiǎng — 1. echo 2. sound 3. noise 4. to make a sound 5. to sound 6. to ring 7. loud 8. classifier for noises (HSK 2)

一

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

回

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

檐

yán — 1. eaves 2. ledge or brim

下

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

的

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

鐵馬

tiě mǎ — 1. armored horse 2. cavalry 3. metal chimes hanging from eaves 4. steel barricade 5. (Tw) bike

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

只管

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

叮叮

dīng dīng — (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound

當當

Dāng dāng — Dangdang (online retailer)

的

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

亂

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

敲

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

起來

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

一時

yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

先

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

吃完

chī wán — to finish eating

了

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

伺候

cì hou — to serve; to wait upon (HSK 7-9)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

便

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

問道

wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask

天氣

tiān qì — weather (HSK 1)

冷

Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

前日

qián rì — day before yesterday

叫

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

把

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

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

小

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

毛

Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

衣服

yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)

晾

liàng — 1. to dry in the air 2. (fig.) to cold-shoulder

晾

liàng — 1. to dry in the air 2. (fig.) to cold-shoulder

可

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

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

晾

liàng — 1. to dry in the air 2. (fig.) to cold-shoulder

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

沒有

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

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

道

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

晾

liàng — 1. to dry in the air 2. (fig.) to cold-shoulder

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

了

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

道

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

你

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

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)

一

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

件

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

來

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

披

pī — 1. to drape over one's shoulders 2. to open 3. to unroll 4. to split open 5. to spread out (HSK 5)

披

pī — 1. to drape over one's shoulders 2. to open 3. to unroll 4. to split open 5. to spread out (HSK 5)

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

走去

zǒu qù — to walk over (to)

將

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

一

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

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

小

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

毛衣

máo yī — 1. (wool) sweater 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) (HSK 4)

服

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)

抱

bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)

來

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

打開

dǎ kāi — 1. to open 2. to show (a ticket) 3. to turn on 4. to switch on (HSK 1)

氈

zhān — felt (fabric)

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

給

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

自

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

揀

jiǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to sort out 4. to pick up (HSK 7-9)

只見

zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)

內中

nèi zhōng — 1. within it 2. among them

夾

gā — used in 夾肢窩 (gā zhi wō) (HSK 5)

著

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

絹

juàn — thin, tough silk fabric

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

伸手

shēn shǒu — 1. to reach out with one's hand 2. to hold out a hand 3. (fig.) to beg 4. to get involved 5. to meddle (HSK 7-9)

拿起

ná qǐ — to pick up

打開

dǎ kāi — 1. to open 2. to show (a ticket) 3. to turn on 4. to switch on (HSK 1)

看

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

卻是

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

病

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

送

sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)

來

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

的

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

舊

jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)

手帕

shǒu pà — 1. handkerchief 2. classifier: 方 (fāng) (HSK 7-9)

自己

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

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

的

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

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

上面

shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)

淚痕

lèi hén — tear stains

猶

yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet

在

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

卻

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

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

著

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

剪

Jiǎn — surname Jian (HSK 5)

破

pò — 1. broken 2. damaged 3. worn out 4. lousy 5. rotten 6. to break, split or cleave 7. to get rid of 8. to destroy 9. to break with 10. to defeat 11. to capture (a city etc) 12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)

了

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

的

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

香囊

xiāng náng — spice bag

扇

shān — 1. to fan 2. to slap sb on the face (HSK 5)

袋

dài — 1. pouch 2. bag 3. sack 4. pocket (HSK 4)

并

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

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

通靈

tōng líng — 1. to communicate with the spirits 2. psychic 3. (ears) sensitive 4. (information) accurate

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

上

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

的

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

穗

Suì — abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州 (Guǎng zhōu)

子

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

原來

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

晾

liàng — 1. to dry in the air 2. (fig.) to cold-shoulder

衣服

yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

箱

xiāng — 1. box 2. trunk 3. chest (HSK 4)

中

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

撿

jiǎn — to pick up; to collect; to gather (HSK 6)

出

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

恐怕

kǒng pà — 1. fear 2. to dread 3. I'm afraid that... 4. perhaps 5. maybe (HSK 3)

遺失

yí shī — to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)

了

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

遂

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

夾

gā — used in 夾肢窩 (gā zhi wō) (HSK 5)

在

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

這

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

氈

zhān — felt (fabric)

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

的

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

這

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

不

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

看

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

則

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

已

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

看

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

了

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

穿

chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一

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

件

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

衣服

yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)

手里

shǒu lǐ — 1. in hand 2. (a situation is) in sb's hands (HSK 4)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)

著

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

兩方

liǎng fāng — 1. both sides (in contract) 2. the two opposing sides (in a dispute)

手帕

shǒu pà — 1. handkerchief 2. classifier: 方 (fāng) (HSK 7-9)

呆

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

呆

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

的

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

看

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

舊詩

jiù shī — 1. old verse 2. poetry in the old style

看

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

了

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

一

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

回

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

不覺

bù jué — unconsciously

的

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

簌簌

sù sù — 1. very slight sound 2. rustling (onom.) 3. to stream down (of tears) 4. luxuriant growth (of vegetation)

淚

lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)

下

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

剛

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

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

外間

wài jiān — 1. outer room 2. the external world 3. outside

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

只見

zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

正

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

捧

pěng — 1. to hold or offer with both hands 2. to sing the praises of 3. classifier for what can be held in both hands (HSK 7-9)

著

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

一

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

氈

zhān — felt (fabric)

包衣

bāo yī — 1. capsule (containing medicine) 2. husk (of corn)

裳

cháng — 1. lower garment 2. skirts 3. petticoats 4. garments

在旁

zài páng — 1. alongside 2. nearby

邊

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

呆

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

立

Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)

小

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

上

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

卻

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

擱

gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (HSK 7-9)

著

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

剪

Jiǎn — surname Jian (HSK 5)

破的

pò dì — 1. to hit the target 2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head

香囊

xiāng náng — spice bag

兩

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

截

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

扇

shān — 1. to fan 2. to slap sb on the face (HSK 5)

袋

dài — 1. pouch 2. bag 3. sack 4. pocket (HSK 4)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

鉸

jiǎo — 1. scissors 2. to cut (with scissors)

折

shé — 1. to snap 2. to break (a stick, a bone etc) 3. (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) (HSK 4)

了

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

的

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

穗

Suì — abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州 (Guǎng zhōu)

子

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉手

yù shǒu — lily-white hands

中

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

自

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

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)

著

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

兩方

liǎng fāng — 1. both sides (in contract) 2. the two opposing sides (in a dispute)

舊

jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)

帕

pà — 1. to wrap 2. kerchief 3. handkerchief 4. headscarf 5. pascal (SI unit)

上邊

shàng bian — 1. the top 2. above 3. overhead 4. upwards 5. the top margin 6. above-mentioned 7. those higher up (HSK 1)

寫

xiě — to write (HSK 1)

著

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

字跡

zì jì — handwriting (HSK 7-9)

在

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

對

duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)

著

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

滴

dī — 1. to drip 2. to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc) 3. (bound form) a drop (of liquid) 4. classifier for drops of liquid (HSK 6)

淚

lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)

正是

zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

这里黛玉添了香，自己坐著。才要拿本书看，只听得园内的风自西边直透到东边，穿过树枝，都在那里唏哩哗喇不住的响。一回儿，檐下的铁马也只管叮叮当当的乱敲起来。一时雪雁先吃完了，进来伺候。黛玉便问道：“天气冷了，我前日叫你们把那些小毛儿衣服晾晾，可曾晾过没有？”雪雁道：“都晾过了。”黛玉道：“你拿一件来我披披。”雪雁走去将一包小毛衣服抱来，打开毡包，给黛玉自拣。只见内中夹著个绢包儿，黛玉伸手拿起打开看时，却是宝玉病时送来的旧手帕，自己题的诗，上面泪痕犹在，里头却包著那剪破了的香囊扇袋并宝玉通灵玉上的穗子。原来晾衣服时从箱中捡出，紫鹃恐怕遗失了，遂夹在这毡包里的。这黛玉不看则已，看了时也不说穿那一件衣服，手里只拿著那两方手帕，呆呆的看那旧诗。看了一回，不觉的簌簌泪下。紫鹃刚从外间进来，只见雪雁正捧著一毡包衣裳在旁边呆立，小上却搁著剪破的香囊，两三截儿扇袋和那铰折了的穗子，黛玉手中自拿著两方旧帕，上边写著字迹，在那里对著滴泪。正是：

失意人逢失意事，新啼痕間舊啼痕。When the disappointed meet disappointment anew, fresh tearstains mingle with the old.

失意

shī yì — disappointed; frustrated

人

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

逢

féng — 1. to meet by chance 2. to come across 3. (of a calendar event) to come along 4. (of an event) to fall on (a particular day) 5. to fawn upon (HSK 7-9)

失意

shī yì — disappointed; frustrated

事

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

新

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

啼

tí — 1. (bound form) to cry; to weep loudly 2. (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech

痕

hén — 1. scar 2. traces

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

舊

jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)

啼

tí — 1. (bound form) to cry; to weep loudly 2. (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech

痕

hén — 1. scar 2. traces

失意人逢失意事，新啼痕间旧啼痕。

紫鵑見了這樣，知是他触物傷情，感怀舊事，料道勸也無益，只得笑著道：“姑娘還看那些東西作什麼，那都是那幾年寶二爺和姑娘小時一時好了，一時惱了，鬧出來的笑話兒。Seeing her so, Zijuan knew that the sight of these objects had awakened Daiyu’s sorrow and stirred memories of the past. She realized that advice would be useless and could only say with a smile, “Why do you still look at those things, Miss? They are all relics of those years when you and Master Bao were young—getting along one moment, quarreling the next—and making yourselves ridiculous.要象如今這樣斯抬斯敬，那里能把這些東西白遭塌了呢。”紫鵑這話原給黛玉開心，不料這幾句話更提起黛玉初來時和寶玉的舊事來，一發珠淚連綿起來。If you had treated each other then with the solemn courtesy you show now, how could these things ever have been wantonly ruined?” Zijuan had meant to cheer Daiyu, but these few words only recalled more vividly the old days between her and Baoyu when she had first arrived, and her pearly tears flowed more freely than ever.紫鵑又勸道：“雪雁這里等著呢，姑娘披上一件罷。”那黛玉才把手帕撂下。Zijuan urged her again, “Xueyan is waiting there; put on one of the garments, Miss.” Only then did Daiyu set down the handkerchiefs.紫鵑連忙拾起，將香袋等物包起拿開。Zijuan quickly picked them up, wrapped the perfume pouch and the other things together, and took them away.這黛玉方披了一件皮衣，自己悶悶的走到外間來坐下。Daiyu then put on a fur garment and walked gloomily into the outer room to sit down.回頭看見案上寶釵的詩啟尚未收好，又拿出來瞧了兩遍，歎道：“境遇不同，傷心則一。Turning her head, she saw that Baochai’s poem-letter was still lying unput away on the desk. She took it up and read it twice more, then sighed. “Our circumstances differ, but our sorrow is the same.不免也賦四章，翻入琴譜，可彈可歌，明日寫出來寄去，以當和作。”便叫雪雁將外邊桌上筆硯拿來，濡墨揮毫，賦成四疊。I too shall compose four stanzas and set them to music for the qin, so that they may be played or sung. Tomorrow I shall write them out and send them to her as my answering composition.” She had Xueyan bring the brush and inkstone from the table outside, dipped her brush in ink, and swiftly composed four sections.又將琴譜翻出，借他《猗蘭》《思賢》兩操，合成音韻，與自己做的配齊了，然後寫出，以備送與寶釵。Then she took out her qin scores and borrowed the melodies of “The Graceful Orchid” and “Longing for the Worthy,” adapting their tones and cadences to fit her own verses. When all was complete, she wrote it out to be sent to Baochai.又即叫雪雁向箱中將自己帶來的短琴拿出，調上弦，又操演了指法。She then had Xueyan take from the chest the small qin she had brought with her, tuned its strings, and practiced the fingering.黛玉本是個絕頂聰明人，又在南邊學過幾時，雖是手生，到底一理就熟。Daiyu was exceptionally intelligent and had studied the instrument for a time in the south. Though her hands were out of practice, once she reviewed the principles, her skill quickly returned.撫了一番，夜已深了，便叫紫鵑收拾睡覺。After playing for a while, she saw that the night was deep and told Zijuan to put everything away and prepare for bed.不題。But no more of this.

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

見

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

了

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

這樣

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

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

是

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

他

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

触

chù — 1. to touch 2. to make contact with sth 3. to stir up sb's emotions

物

wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

傷

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

情

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

感怀

gǎn huái — 1. to recall with emotion 2. to feel sentiments

舊事

jiù shì — 1. old affair 2. former matter

料

liào — 1. material 2. stuff 3. grain 4. feed 5. to expect 6. to anticipate 7. to guess (HSK 6)

道

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

勸

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

無益

wú yì — 1. no good 2. not good for 3. not beneficial

只得

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

笑

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

著

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

道

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

姑娘

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

看

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

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

作

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

什麼

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

是

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

幾年

jǐ nián — 1. a few years; several years 2. how many years?

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

和

Hé — surname He (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)

小時

xiǎo shí — 1. hour 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

一時

yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)

好

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

了

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

一時

yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)

惱

nǎo — to get angry

了

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

鬧

nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)

出來

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

的

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

笑話兒

xiào hua r — erhua form of 笑話 (xiào hua) (HSK 2)

要

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

象

xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

這樣

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

斯

Sī — 1. Slovakia 2. Slovak 3. abbr. for 斯洛伐克 (Sī luò fá kè)

抬

tái — 1. to lift 2. to raise 3. (of two or more persons) to carry (HSK 5)

斯

Sī — 1. Slovakia 2. Slovak 3. abbr. for 斯洛伐克 (Sī luò fá kè)

敬

jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

把

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

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

白

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

遭

zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident

塌

tā — 1. to collapse 2. to droop 3. to settle down (HSK 7-9)

了

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

呢

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

這

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

話

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

原

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

給

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

開心

kāi xīn — 1. to feel happy 2. to rejoice 3. to have a great time 4. to make fun of sb (HSK 2)

不料

bù liào — 1. unexpectedly 2. to one's surprise (HSK 6)

這

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

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

話

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

更

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

提起

tí qǐ — 1. to mention; to bring up 2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise 3. to initiate (legal proceedings) (HSK 5)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

初

chū — 1. (bound form) at first; initially 2. (bound form) first; early 3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 (chū sān) "the third" (HSK 3)

來

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

的

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

舊事

jiù shì — 1. old affair 2. former matter

來

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

一發

yī fā — (Japanese mahjong) to complete one's hand within a single turn after declaring riichi (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 一発 "ippatsu")

珠

zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)

淚

lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)

連綿

lián mián — 1. continuous 2. unbroken 3. uninterrupted 4. extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc) (HSK 7-9)

起來

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

又

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

勸

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

道

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

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

等

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

著呢

zhe ne — 1. comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree 2. quite 3. rather

姑娘

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

披

pī — 1. to drape over one's shoulders 2. to open 3. to unroll 4. to split open 5. to spread out (HSK 5)

上

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

一

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

件

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

罷

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

才

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

把手

bǎ shǒu — to shake hands (HSK 7-9)

帕

pà — 1. to wrap 2. kerchief 3. handkerchief 4. headscarf 5. pascal (SI unit)

撂

liào — 1. to put down 2. to leave behind 3. to throw or knock down 4. to abandon or discard

下

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

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

連忙

lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)

拾

shè — to ascend in light steps (HSK 5)

起

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

將

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

香

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

袋

dài — 1. pouch 2. bag 3. sack 4. pocket (HSK 4)

等

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

物

wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

起

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

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)

這

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

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

披

pī — 1. to drape over one's shoulders 2. to open 3. to unroll 4. to split open 5. to spread out (HSK 5)

了

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

一

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

件

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

皮衣

pí yī — leather jacket or coat

自己

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

悶

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

悶

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

的

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

走

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

到

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

外間

wài jiān — 1. outer room 2. the external world 3. outside

來

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

坐下

zuò xia — to sit down (HSK 1)

回頭

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

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)

案

àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table

上

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

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

的

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

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

啟

Qǐ — Qi son of Yu the Great 禹 (Yǔ), reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (Xià Cháo) (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

尚未

shàng wèi — not yet; still not (HSK 7-9)

收

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

好

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

又

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

拿出

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

來

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

瞧

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

了

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

兩

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

遍

biàn — 1. everywhere 2. all over 3. classifier for actions: one time (HSK 2)

歎

tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)

道

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

境遇

jìng yù — circumstance (HSK 7-9)

不同

bù tóng — 1. different 2. distinct 3. not the same 4. not alike (HSK 2)

傷心

shāng xīn — 1. to grieve 2. to be broken-hearted 3. to feel deeply hurt (HSK 3)

則

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

一

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

不免

bù miǎn — inevitably (HSK 5)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

賦

fù — 1. poetic essay 2. taxation 3. to bestow on 4. to endow with

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

章

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 6)

翻

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

入

rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)

琴

qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)

譜

pǔ — 1. chart 2. list 3. table 4. register 5. score (music) 6. spectrum (physics) 7. to set to music (HSK 7-9)

可

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

彈

dàn — 1. crossball 2. bullet 3. shot 4. shell 5. ball (HSK 5)

可

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

歌

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

明日

míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)

寫

xiě — to write (HSK 1)

出來

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

寄

jì — 1. to entrust; to place in sb's care 2. (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily 3. (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter) 4. to send by post; to mail (HSK 4)

去

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

以

Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)

當

dāng — 1. to be 2. to act as 3. manage 4. withstand 5. when 6. during 7. ought 8. should 9. match equally 10. equal 11. same 12. obstruct 13. just at (a time or place) 14. on the spot 15. right 16. just at (HSK 2)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

作

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

便

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

叫

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

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

將

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

外邊

wài bian — 1. outside 2. outer surface 3. abroad 4. place other than one's home (HSK 1)

桌

zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc

上

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

筆硯

bǐ yàn — writing brush and ink stone

拿來

ná lái — 1. to bring 2. to fetch 3. to get

濡

rú — 1. dilatory 2. to moisten

墨

Mò — 1. surname Mo 2. abbr. for 墨西哥 (Mò xī gē), Mexico (HSK 7-9)

揮毫

huī háo — 1. to write or draw with a brush 2. to put pen to paper 3. to write

賦

fù — 1. poetic essay 2. taxation 3. to bestow on 4. to endow with

成

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

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

疊

dié — 1. to pile up 2. (bound form) repeated 3. to fold 4. classifier: stack, pile (of thin objects) 5. classifier for repeated sections in a musical composition (HSK 7-9)

又

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

將

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

琴

qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)

譜

pǔ — 1. chart 2. list 3. table 4. register 5. score (music) 6. spectrum (physics) 7. to set to music (HSK 7-9)

翻

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

出

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

借

jiè — 1. to borrow 2. (used in combination with 給 (gěi) or 出 (chū) etc) to lend 3. to make use of; to avail oneself of 4. (sometimes followed by 著 (zhe)) by; with (HSK 2)

他

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

猗

yī — (interj.)

蘭

Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu

思

sī — 1. to think 2. to consider

賢

xián — 1. worthy or virtuous person 2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

兩

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

操

cāo — 1. to grasp 2. to hold 3. to operate 4. to manage 5. to control 6. to steer 7. to exercise 8. to drill (practice) 9. to play 10. to speak (a language)

合成

hé chéng — 1. to compose 2. to constitute 3. compound 4. synthesis 5. mixture 6. synthetic (HSK 5)

音韻

yīn yùn — 1. music 2. rhyme and rhythm 3. initial, 音 (yīn), and final and tone, 韻 (yùn), of a Chinese character 4. phoneme

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

自己

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

做

zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)

的

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

配

pèi — 1. to join 2. to fit 3. to mate 4. to mix 5. to match 6. to deserve 7. to make up (a prescription) 8. to allocate (HSK 3)

齊

Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)

了

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

然後

rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)

寫

xiě — to write (HSK 1)

出

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

以

Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)

備

bèi — 1. (bound form) to prepare; to equip 2. (literary) fully; completely

送

sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

又

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

即

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

叫

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

雪雁

xuě yàn — (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

箱

xiāng — 1. box 2. trunk 3. chest (HSK 4)

中將

zhōng jiàng — lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal

自己

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

帶來

dài lái — 1. to bring 2. (fig.) to bring about; to produce (HSK 2)

的

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

短

duǎn — 1. short 2. brief 3. to lack 4. weak point 5. fault (HSK 2)

琴

qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)

拿出

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

調

diào — 1. to transfer 2. to move (troops or cadres) 3. to investigate 4. to enquire into 5. accent 6. view 7. argument 8. key (in music) 9. mode (music) 10. tune 11. tone 12. melody (HSK 3)

上弦

shàng xián — 1. to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc 2. to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc 3. first quarter (phase of the moon)

又

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

操演

cāo yǎn — 1. drill 2. exercise 3. demonstration 4. to demonstrate

了

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

指法

zhǐ fǎ — 1. (music) fingering 2. (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles 3. (keyboard) typing technique 4. (dance) hand movements 5. (painting) finger method

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

本

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

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

絕頂聰明

jué dǐng cōng ming — highly intelligent; brilliant

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

南邊

nán bian — 1. south 2. south side 3. southern part 4. to the south of (HSK 1)

學

xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

幾時

jǐ shí — at what time?; when?

雖是

suī shì — 1. although 2. even though 3. even if

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

生

shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)

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)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

理

lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

熟

shú — 1. ripe; mature 2. thoroughly cooked; done 3. familiar; acquainted 4. experienced; skilled 5. (of sleep etc) deep; profound 6. also pr. (shóu) (HSK 2)

撫

fǔ — 1. to comfort 2. to console 3. to stroke 4. to caress 5. an old term for province or provincial governor

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

番

Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

深

shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

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)

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

鵑

juān — cuckoo

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)

睡覺

shuì jiào — 1. to go to bed 2. to sleep (HSK 1)

不題

bù tí — we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)