第一百回　　破好事香菱結深恨　悲遠嫁寶玉感離情 A Spoiled Match Fills Xiangling with Hatred; A Distant Marriage Grieves Baoyu with Parting

話說賈政去見了節度，進去了半日不見出來，外頭議論不一。The story goes that Jia Zheng went in to see the Commissioner, and for a long while after going in he did not come out, so that outside there was no end of speculation.李十兒在外也打聽不出什麼事來，便想到報上的饑荒，實在也著急，好容易聽見賈政出來，便迎上來跟著，等不得回去，在無人處便問：“老爺進去這半天，有什麼要緊的事？”賈政笑道：“并沒有事。Li Shi'er, waiting outside, could not learn anything either, and thinking of the famine reported in the gazette he too grew truly anxious; at last, when he heard that Jia Zheng was coming out, he went up and fell in beside him, and unable to wait until they got back, asked him where no one else was by: "Master, you were in there so long — was there some urgent matter?" Jia Zheng said with a smile, "It was nothing at all."只為鎮海總制是這位大人的親戚，有書來囑托照應我，所以說了些好話。"It was only that the Commander-in-Chief of Zhenhai is a relative of this gentleman's, and had sent a letter asking him to look after me, so he said a few kind words."又說我們如今也是親戚了。”李十兒聽得，心內喜歡，不免又壯了些膽子，便竭力縱恿賈政許這親事。"He also said that we are now relatives too." When Li Shi'er heard this, his heart rejoiced, and, his courage somewhat bolstered, he did all he could to urge and encourage Jia Zheng to agree to the match.賈政心想薛蟠的事到底有什麼挂礙，在外頭信息不早，難以打點，故回到本任來便打發家人進京打聽，順便將總制求親之事回明賈母，如若願意，即將三姑娘接到任所。Jia Zheng, thinking to himself that whatever complications might still attach to Xue Pan's affair, and that news from the capital would not arrive soon, so that it would be hard to make arrangements from a distance, therefore, on returning to his post, sent a household servant to the capital to make inquiries, and at the same time to report to the Lady Dowager on the Commander-in-Chief's proposal of marriage — if she was willing, San-jie could be brought at once to his post.家人奉命赶到京中，回明了王夫人，便在吏部打聽得賈政并無處分，惟將署太平縣的這位老爺革職，即寫了稟帖安慰了賈政，然後住著等信。The servant, under orders, hurried to the capital and reported to Lady Wang, and upon inquiring at the Board of Civil Office learned that Jia Zheng himself faced no disciplinary action, only that the official who had been acting magistrate of Taiping county had been dismissed from office; he thereupon wrote a letter reassuring Jia Zheng, and then stayed on waiting for further word.

話說

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

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)

節

jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)

度

dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

了

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

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

日

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

不見

bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)

出來

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

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)

議論

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

不一

bù yī — 1. to vary 2. to differ

李

Lǐ — surname Li

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

打聽

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

不

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

出

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

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}?")

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)

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)

想到

xiǎng dào — 1. to think of 2. to call to mind 3. to anticipate (HSK 2)

報上

bào shàng — in the newspaper

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)

饑荒

jī huāng — 1. crop failure 2. famine 3. debt 4. difficulty

實在

shí zài — 1. really 2. actually 3. indeed 4. true 5. real 6. honest 7. dependable 8. (philosophy) reality (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

著急

zháo jí — 1. to worry; to feel anxious 2. to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry 3. Taiwan pr. (zhāo jí) (HSK 4)

好容易

hǎo róng yì — 1. (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty 2. to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc) 3. (literal usage) so easy

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

出來

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

便

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

迎

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

上來

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

跟著

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

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)

不得

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

回去

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

無人

wú rén — 1. unmanned 2. uninhabited

處

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

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

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

這

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

半天

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

有

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

什麼

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

要緊

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

的

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

事

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

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)

并

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

沒有事

méi yǒu shì — 1. not a bit 2. nothing is up 3. nothing alarming is happening

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

為

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

鎮海

Zhèn hǎi — see 鎮海區 (Zhèn hǎi Qū)

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)

制

zhì — 1. system 2. to control 3. to regulate 4. variant of 製 (zhì) (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)

這位

zhè wèi — this (person)

大人

dà ren — 1. adult 2. grownup 3. title of respect toward superiors (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)

親戚

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

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (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)

囑

zhǔ — 1. to enjoin 2. to implore 3. to urge

托

tuō — 1. to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm 2. sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) 3. (bound form) a shill 4. to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託 (tuō)) 5. torr (unit of pressure) (HSK 6)

照應

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

所以

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

些

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

好話

hǎo huà — 1. friendly advice 2. words spoken on sb's behalf 3. a good word 4. kind words 5. words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions

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)

我們

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

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)

親戚

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

李

Lǐ — surname Li

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

心

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

內

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

喜歡

xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)

不免

bù miǎn — inevitably (HSK 5)

又

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

壯

Zhuàng — Zhuang ethnic group, the largest ethnic minority in China (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)

些

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

膽子

dǎn zi — 1. courage 2. nerve 3. guts (HSK 7-9)

便

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

竭力

jié lì — to do one's utmost (HSK 7-9)

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

恿

yǒng — used in 慫恿 (sǒng yǒng)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

許

Xǔ — surname Xu (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)

親事

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

心想

xīn xiǎng — to think to oneself; to think

薛

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

蟠

pán — to coil

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)

到底

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

有

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

什麼

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

挂

guà — 1. to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) 2. to hang up (the phone) 3. (of a line) to be dead 4. to be worried; to be concerned 5. (dialect) to make a phone call 6. to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor) 7. (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) 8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects (HSK 3)

礙

ài — 1. to hinder 2. to obstruct 3. to block

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

頭信息

tóu xìn xī — header (computing)

不

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

早

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

難以

nán yǐ — hard to (predict, imagine etc) (HSK 5)

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)

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)

回到

huí dào — to return to (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)

任

Rén — surname Ren (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)

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)

打發

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

家人

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

進京

jìn Jīng — 1. to enter the capital 2. to go to Beijing

打聽

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

順便

shùn biàn — 1. conveniently 2. in passing 3. without much extra effort (HSK 7-9)

將

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

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)

制

zhì — 1. system 2. to control 3. to regulate 4. variant of 製 (zhì) (HSK 7-9)

求親

qiú qīn — 1. to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter) 2. to seek a marriage alliance

之

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

事

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

回

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

明

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

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

如若

rú ruò — if

願意

yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (HSK 2)

即將

jí jiāng — about to; on the point of; soon (HSK 4)

三

Sān — surname San (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)

接到

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

任所

rèn suǒ — one's office; place where one holds a post

家人

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

奉命

fèng mìng — 1. to receive orders 2. to follow orders 3. to act under orders

赶到

gǎn dào — to hurry (to some place) (HSK 3)

京

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

中

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

回

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

明了

míng liǎo — 1. to understand clearly 2. to be clear about 3. plain 4. clear 5. also written 明瞭 (míng liǎo)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

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

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)

吏部

Lì bù — Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)

打聽

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

得

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

并

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

無處

wú chù — nowhere

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)

惟

wéi — 1. -ism 2. only

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)

署

shǔ — 1. office 2. bureau 3. (Taiwan pr. (shù)) to sign 4. to arrange

太平

Tài píng — see 太平區 (Tài píng Qū) (HSK 7-9)

縣

xiàn — 1. county 2. (Japan) prefecture (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)

這位

zhè wèi — this (person)

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

革職

gé zhí — 1. to sack 2. to remove from a position 3. to depose

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)

寫

xiě — to write (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)

稟

bǐng — 1. to make a report (to a superior) 2. to give 3. to endow 4. to receive 5. petition

帖

tiē — 1. fitting snugly 2. appropriate 3. suitable 4. variant of 貼 (tiē) 5. to paste 6. to obey

安慰

ān wèi — to comfort; to console (HSK 5)

了

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

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

然後

rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)

住

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

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)

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)

信

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

话说贾政去见了节度，进去了半日不见出来，外头议论不一。李十儿在外也打听不出什么事来，便想到报上的饥荒，实在也著急，好容易听见贾政出来，便迎上来跟著，等不得回去，在无人处便问：“老爷进去这半天，有什么要紧的事？”贾政笑道：“并没有事。只为镇海总制是这位大人的亲戚，有书来嘱托照应我，所以说了些好话。又说我们如今也是亲戚了。”李十儿听得，心内喜欢，不免又壮了些胆子，便竭力纵恿贾政许这亲事。贾政心想薛蟠的事到底有什么挂碍，在外头信息不早，难以打点，故回到本任来便打发家人进京打听，顺便将总制求亲之事回明贾母，如若愿意，即将三姑娘接到任所。家人奉命赶到京中，回明了王夫人，便在吏部打听得贾政并无处分，惟将署太平县的这位老爷革职，即写了禀帖安慰了贾政，然后住著等信。

且說薛姨媽為著薛蟠這件人命官司，各衙門內不知花了多少銀錢，才定了誤殺具題。Now as for Aunt Xue — over this matter of Xue Pan's homicide case, no one knows how much silver had been spent in the various yamen offices before the charge was finally settled as manslaughter.原打量將當舖折變給人，備銀贖罪。The original plan had been to sell off the pawnshop to raise silver to redeem the offense.不想刑部駁審，又托人花了好些錢，總不中用，依舊定了個死罪，監著守候秋天大審。But unexpectedly the Board of Punishments sent the case back for reexamination, and though more money was spent again through go-betweens, none of it did any good, and in the end the sentence was fixed as death, with him held in custody to await the autumn assizes.薛姨媽又氣又疼，日夜啼哭。Aunt Xue, both furious and heartsick, wept day and night.寶釵雖時常過來勸解，說是：“哥哥本來沒造化。Baochai, though she often came over to comfort and reason with her, would say: "My brother simply never had good fortune."承受了祖父這些家業，就該安安頓頓的守著過日子。"Inheriting all this family property from our grandfather, he ought to have settled down and lived out his days in peace."在南邊已經鬧的不象樣，便是香菱那件事情就了不得，因為仗著親戚們的勢力，花了些銀錢，這算白打死了一個公子。"Already down south he had made such a disgraceful mess of things — that business with Xiangling alone was bad enough, and only because we relied on relatives' influence and spent a good deal of silver was it made to pass as though a young gentleman had simply been beaten to death for nothing."哥哥就該改過做起正經人來，也該奉養母親才是，不想進了京仍是這樣。"My brother ought then to have mended his ways and become a decent, upright man, and seen to supporting our mother properly — but instead, once he got to the capital, he was just the same as before."媽媽為他不知受了多少氣，哭掉了多少眼淚。"There's no telling how much anger Mother has swallowed on his account, nor how many tears she's cried."給他娶了親，原想大家安安逸逸的過日子，不想命該如此，偏偏娶的嫂子又是一個不安靜的，所以哥哥躲出門的。"When we got him married, we had hoped that everyone could live out their days in peace and comfort, but as fate would have it, of all people the sister-in-law he married turned out to be a restless, quarrelsome one, and that is why my brother took to staying away from home."真正俗語說的‘冤家路兒狹’，不多幾天就鬧出人命來了。"Truly, as the saying goes, 'enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road' — it wasn't many days before it ended in a man's death."媽媽和二哥哥也算不得不盡心的了，花了銀錢不算，自己還求三拜四的謀干。"Mother and Second Brother certainly cannot be said not to have done their utmost — quite apart from the silver spent, he himself went about begging and pleading on every side."無奈命里應該，也算自作自受。"But it is no help — it must be fate, and one may as well call it bringing it on himself."大凡養兒女是為著老來有靠，便是小戶人家還要掙一碗飯養活母親，那里有將現成的鬧光了反害的老人家哭的死去活來的？"After all, one raises sons and daughters so as to have support in one's old age; even in a poor household the children still struggle to earn a bowl of rice to support their mother — where is it heard of that a son squanders what there already is on hand, and instead makes the old mother weep herself half to death?"不是我說，哥哥的這樣行為，不是兒子，竟是個冤家對頭。"It's not that I mean to speak ill, but with conduct like my brother's, he is no son at all — he is more like a mortal enemy."媽媽再不明白，明哭到夜，夜哭到明，又受嫂子的氣。"If Mother still cannot see her way clear, she will weep from morning to night and from night to morning, and on top of that suffer the sister-in-law's temper."我呢，又不能常在這里勸解，我看見媽媽這樣，那里放得下心。"As for me, I cannot always be here to comfort her, and seeing Mother in such a state, how can my heart ever rest easy?"他雖說是傻，也不肯叫我回去。"He, though he is called simple, still will not let me go back home."前兒老爺打發人回來說，看見京報唬的了不得，所以才叫人來打點的。"The other day the Master sent someone back to say that he had been utterly alarmed to see the capital gazette, and that is why he sent someone to come and settle matters."我想哥哥鬧了事，擔心的人也不少。"I think that with my brother having caused such trouble, there must be no small number of people worried over it."幸虧我還是在跟前的一樣，若是離鄉調遠聽見了這個信，只怕我想媽媽也就想殺了。"Luckily I am still here at your side just the same; if I were off in some distant place married far away and heard such news, I fear that missing Mother alone would be enough to be the death of me."我求媽媽暫且養養神，趁哥哥的活口現在，問問各處的帳目。"I beg Mother, for the time being, to rest and compose herself, and while my brother is still alive to be asked, to look into the accounts in various places."人家該咱們的，咱們該人家的，亦該請個舊伙計來算一算，看看還有幾個錢沒有。”薛姨媽哭著說道：“這幾天為鬧你哥哥的事，你來了，不是你勸我，便是我告訴你衙門的事。"Whatever others owe us, and whatever we owe others, we really ought to invite an old clerk to come and go over the books, to see just how much money is left." Aunt Xue said through her tears, "These past days, what with the trouble over your brother's affair, whenever you came, either you were consoling me or I was telling you about the doings at the yamen."你還不知道，京里的官商名字已經退了，兩個當舖已經給了人家，銀子早拿來使完了。"You still don't know — the licenses for the capital shops have already been surrendered, the two pawnshops have already been handed over to other people, and the silver was long ago taken and spent."還有一個當舖，管事的逃了，虧空了好幾千兩銀子，也夾在里頭打官司。"There is one more pawnshop where the manager has run off, leaving a deficit of several thousand taels, and that too is caught up in a lawsuit."你二哥哥天天在外頭要帳，料著京里的帳已經去了幾萬銀子，只好拿南邊公分里銀子并住房折變才夠。"Your Second Brother is out every day pressing for payment of debts; by his reckoning, the debts here in the capital alone have already swallowed up several tens of thousands of taels, and it will only just be enough if we take the silver from our share down south and sell off the house we live in besides."前兩天還聽見一個荒信，說是南邊的公當舖也因為折了本兒收了。"Just the other day I even heard an unconfirmed rumor that the pawnshop jointly held down south has also had to close on account of losses."若是這麼著，你娘的命可就活不成的了。”說著，又大哭起來。"If that is so, then your mother's life really cannot go on." So saying, she again broke into loud weeping.寶釵也哭著勸道：“銀錢的事，媽媽操心也不中用，還有二哥哥給我們料理。Baochai too wept as she tried to console her: "There is no use in Mother fretting over money matters — there is still Second Brother to manage things for us."單可恨這些伙計們，見咱們的勢頭兒敗了，各自奔各自的去也罷了，我還聽見說幫著人家來擠我們的訛頭。"The one truly hateful thing is these clerks — seeing that our fortunes have collapsed, it would be one thing if they simply each went their own way, but I have even heard that some are helping outsiders come and extort money from us."可見我哥哥活了這麼大，交的人總不過是些個酒肉弟兄，急難中是一個沒有的。"It just shows that in all his years my brother has never made friends with anyone but a crowd of drinking companions — when trouble came, not one of them was to be found."媽媽若是疼我，聽我的話，有年紀的人，自己保重些。"If Mother loves me and will listen to what I say, being of an age now, she should take better care of herself."媽媽這一輩子。"As for Mother's whole life —"想來還不致挨凍受餓。"I think it will not, after all, come to freezing or starving."家里這點子衣裳家伙，只好聽憑嫂子去，那是沒法兒的了。"As for the clothes and household things here at home, we can only let Sister-in-law have her way with them — there is nothing else to be done."所有的家人婆子，瞧他們也沒心在這里，該去的叫他們去。"As for all the servants and old women, one can see their hearts are no longer in staying here, so those who ought to go should simply be let go."就可怜香菱苦了一輩子，只好跟著媽媽過去。"It is only poor Xiangling who has suffered all her life, and now can only follow along with Mother."實在短什麼，我要是有的，還可以拿些個來，料我們那個也沒有不依的。"If anything is truly lacking, whatever I have I can still bring over some of it — I'm sure the one at our house would not object."就是襲姑娘也是心術正道的，他聽見我哥哥的事，他倒提起媽媽來就哭。"Even Xiren is upright and fair-minded at heart — when she heard about my brother's affair, she actually brought up Mother's name and wept."我們那一個還道是沒事的，所以不大著急，若聽見了也是要唬個半死兒的。”薛姨媽不等說完，便說：“好姑娘，你可別告訴他。"As for that other one of ours, he still thinks nothing has happened, and so is not greatly worried; if he were to hear of it, he too would be frightened half to death." Before Aunt Xue could let her finish, she said, "Good girl, whatever you do, don't tell him."他為一個林姑娘幾乎沒要了命，如今才好了些。"Over that Lin girl he nearly lost his own life, and only now has he gotten a little better."要是他急出個原故來，不但你添一層煩惱，我越發沒了依靠了。”寶釵道：“我也是這麼想，所以總沒告訴他。”正說著，只聽見金桂跑來外間屋里哭喊道：“我的命是不要的了！"If worry over this were to bring on some mishap in him, not only would it add another layer of trouble for you, but I would have all the less to depend on." Baochai said, "That is just what I think too, and that is why I have never told him." Just as they were speaking, they suddenly heard Jingui come running into the outer room, crying and shouting, "My life is not worth keeping!"男人呢，已經是沒有活的分兒了。"As for my husband, there's no hope left of his living."咱們如今索性鬧一鬧，大伙兒到法場上去拼一拼。”說著。"Let's just make a real scene of it now, and all go to the execution ground together to have it out." So saying —便將頭往隔斷板上亂撞，撞的披頭散發。she began banging her head wildly against the partition board, until her hair came undone and hung all about her.氣得薛姨媽白瞪著兩只眼，一句話也說不出來。Aunt Xue was so enraged that she stared with wide, blank eyes, unable to get out a single word.還虧得寶釵嫂子長，嫂子短，好一句，歹一句的勸他。It was only thanks to Baochai, calling her "sister-in-law" this and "sister-in-law" that, with one soft word and one hard, that she managed to talk her down.金桂道：“姑奶奶，如今你是比不得頭里的了。Jingui said, "Sister-in-law, things are different for you now than before."你兩口兒好好的過日子，我是個單身人兒，要臉做什麼！”說著，便要跑到街上回娘家去，虧得人還多，扯住了，又勸了半天方住。"The two of you live your lives together nicely, while I am all alone — what do I have to keep up appearances for!" So saying, she made to run out into the street to go back to her mother's house; luckily there were still enough people about, and they held her back, and only after a good long while of persuading did she settle down.把個寶琴唬的再不敢見他。This frightened Baoqin so badly that she no longer dared even to see her.若是薛蝌在家，他便抹粉施脂，描眉畫鬢，奇情异致的打扮收拾起來，不時打從薛蝌住房前過，或故意咳嗽一聲，或明知薛蝌在屋，特問房里何人。Whenever Xue Ke was at home, Jingui would powder her face and rouge it, pencil her eyebrows and dress her hair, tricking herself out in all manner of strange and captivating fashions, and would pass by in front of Xue Ke's rooms time after time, sometimes coughing on purpose, sometimes, knowing perfectly well Xue Ke was inside, making a point of asking who was in the room.有時遇見薛蝌，他便妖妖喬喬，嬌嬌痴痴的問寒問熱，忽喜忽嗔。Sometimes when she happened to meet Xue Ke, she would put on airs, coy and coquettish, asking after his health with mock tenderness, one moment all smiles, the next all pretend anger.丫頭們看見，都赶忙躲開。Whenever the maids saw this, they all hurried to get out of the way.他自己也不覺得，只是一意一心要弄得薛蝌感情時，好行寶蟾之計。She herself was not even aware of it, being wholly absorbed, heart and mind, in trying to stir Xue Ke's feelings, so that Baochan's scheme could then be carried out.那薛蝌卻只躲著，有時遇見，也不敢不周旋一二，只怕他撒潑放刁的意思。Xue Ke, for his part, only tried to keep out of her way; when he did happen to meet her, he dared not fail to humor her a little, for fear of her making an unseemly, shameless scene.更加金桂一則為色迷心，越瞧越愛，越想越幻，那里還看得出薛蝌的真假來。What was worse, Jingui, being infatuated with his looks, found him lovelier the more she looked, and the more she thought of him the more her fancies ran wild, so that she was quite unable to tell true feeling from false in anything Xue Ke did.只有一宗，他見薛蝌有什麼東西都是托香菱收著，衣服縫洗也是香菱，兩個人偶然說話，他來了，急忙散開，一發動了一個醋字。There was only one thing — she noticed that whatever things Xue Ke had, he always entrusted to Xiangling to keep for him, and it was Xiangling too who mended and washed his clothes; whenever the two of them happened to be talking and she came upon them, they would hastily break apart, which only stirred up all the more jealousy in her.欲待發作薛蝌，卻是舍不得，只得將一腔隱恨都擱在香菱身上。She wanted to vent her anger on Xue Ke, but could not bear to, and so could only heap all her pent-up resentment upon Xiangling.卻又恐怕鬧了香菱得罪了薛蝌，倒弄得隱忍不發。Yet she also feared that if she made trouble for Xiangling, it might offend Xue Ke, so that in the end she held herself back and said nothing.

且說

qiě shuō — thus

薛

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

姨媽

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

為著

wèi zhe — 1. in order to 2. because of 3. for the sake of

薛

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

蟠

pán — to coil

這

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

件

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

人命

rén mìng — 1. human life 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo)

官司

guān si — 1. lawsuit 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

衙門

yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China

內

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

不知

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

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

了

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

多少

duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (HSK 1)

銀錢

yín qián — silver money (in former times)

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)

定

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

了

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

誤殺

wù shā — 1. to mistakenly kill 2. manslaughter

具

jù — 1. tool 2. device 3. utensil 4. equipment 5. instrument 6. talent 7. ability 8. to possess 9. to have 10. to provide 11. to furnish 12. to state 13. classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies

題

Tí — surname Ti (HSK 2)

原

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

打量

dǎ liang — 1. to size sb up 2. to look sb up and down 3. to take the measure of 4. to suppose 5. to reckon (HSK 7-9)

將

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

當

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

舖

pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)

折變

zhé biàn — to sell off sth

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)

人

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

備

bèi — 1. (bound form) to prepare; to equip 2. (literary) fully; completely

銀

yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)

贖罪

shú zuì — 1. to atone for one's crime 2. to buy freedom from punishment 3. redemption 4. atonement

不想

bù xiǎng — unexpectedly; to one's surprise

刑部

Xíng bù — Ministry of Justice (in imperial China)

駁

bó — 1. variegated 2. heterogeneous 3. to refute 4. to contradict 5. to ship by barge 6. a barge 7. a lighter (ship)

審

shěn — 1. to examine 2. to investigate 3. carefully 4. to try (in court) (HSK 7-9)

又

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

托

tuō — 1. to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm 2. sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) 3. (bound form) a shill 4. to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託 (tuō)) 5. torr (unit of pressure) (HSK 6)

人

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

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

了

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

好些

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

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)

不中用

bù zhōng yòng — 1. unfit for anything 2. no good 3. useless 4. (of a sick person) beyond hope

依舊

yī jiù — 1. as before; still 2. to remain the same (HSK 5)

定

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

了

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

死罪

sǐ zuì — 1. capital offense; crime punishable by death 2. my deepest apologies

監

jiān — 1. to supervise 2. to inspect 3. jail 4. prison

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)

守候

shǒu hòu — 1. to wait for 2. to expect 3. to keep watch 4. to watch over 5. to nurse (HSK 7-9)

秋天

qiū tiān — 1. autumn 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

大

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

審

shěn — 1. to examine 2. to investigate 3. carefully 4. to try (in court) (HSK 7-9)

薛

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

姨媽

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

又

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

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

又

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

疼

téng — 1. (it) hurts; sore 2. to love dearly (HSK 2)

日夜

rì yè — 1. day and night 2. around the clock (HSK 6)

啼哭

tí kū — 1. to cry 2. to wail

寶

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

釵

chāi — hairpin

雖

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

時常

shí cháng — often; frequently (HSK 5)

過來

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

勸解

quàn jiě — 1. conciliation 2. mediation 3. to mollify 4. to propitiate 5. to reconcile

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)

哥哥

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

本來

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

沒

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

造化

zào huà — (literary) Nature; the Creator

承受

chéng shòu — 1. to bear 2. to support 3. to inherit (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)

祖父

zǔ fù — 1. father's father 2. paternal grandfather (HSK 6)

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

家業

jiā yè — family property

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)

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)

安安

ān ān — (Tw) (Internet slang) Greetings! (used when it's unknown what time the reader will see one's post, or just to be cute)

頓

dùn — 1. to stop 2. to pause 3. to arrange 4. to lay out 5. to kowtow 6. to stamp (one's foot) 7. at once 8. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal (HSK 3)

頓

dùn — 1. to stop 2. to pause 3. to arrange 4. to lay out 5. to kowtow 6. to stamp (one's foot) 7. at once 8. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal (HSK 3)

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)

守

shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)

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)

過日子

guò rì zi — 1. to live one's life 2. to pass one's days 3. to get along (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)

南邊

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

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

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)

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)

象樣

xiàng yàng — variant of 像樣 (xiàng yàng)

便是

biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)

香

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

菱

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

件

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

事情

shì qing — 1. affair; matter; thing; business 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng) (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)

了不得

liǎo bu de — 1. terrific 2. terrible 3. (after 得 (de)) very

因為

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

仗

zhàng — 1. weaponry 2. to hold (a weapon) 3. to wield 4. to rely on 5. to depend on 6. war 7. battle

著

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

親戚

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

們

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

的

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

勢力

shì li — 1. power 2. influence 3. a force (military, political etc) (HSK 5)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

了

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

些

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

銀錢

yín qián — silver money (in former times)

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)

算

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

白

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

打死

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

了

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

一個

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

公子

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

哥哥

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

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)

改過

gǎi guò — to correct one's errors; to mend one's ways

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)

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)

正經

zhèng jīng — 1. decent 2. honorable 3. proper 4. serious 5. according to standards

人

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

來

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

該

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

奉養

fèng yǎng — 1. to look after (elderly parents) 2. Taiwan pr. (fèng yàng)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

才

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

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)

不想

bù xiǎng — unexpectedly; to one's surprise

進

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

了

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

京

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

仍

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

這樣

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

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)

他

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

不知

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

受

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

了

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

多少

duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (HSK 1)

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

掉

diào — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to lag behind 4. to lose 5. to go missing 6. to reduce 7. fall (in prices) 8. to lose (value, weight etc) 9. to wag 10. to swing 11. to turn 12. to change 13. to exchange 14. to swap 15. to show off 16. to shed (hair) 17. (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) (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)

多少

duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (HSK 1)

眼淚

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

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)

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)

娶

qǔ — 1. to take a wife 2. to marry (a woman) (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)

親

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

原

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

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)

大家

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

安安

ān ān — (Tw) (Internet slang) Greetings! (used when it's unknown what time the reader will see one's post, or just to be cute)

逸

yì — 1. (bound form) to flee; to escape 2. (bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages) (variant of 佚 (yì)) 3. (bound form) leisurely; relaxed 4. (bound form) to surpass the ordinary; outstanding 5. (bound form) reclusive

逸

yì — 1. (bound form) to flee; to escape 2. (bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages) (variant of 佚 (yì)) 3. (bound form) leisurely; relaxed 4. (bound form) to surpass the ordinary; outstanding 5. (bound form) reclusive

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)

過日子

guò rì zi — 1. to live one's life 2. to pass one's days 3. to get along (HSK 7-9)

不想

bù xiǎng — unexpectedly; to one's surprise

命

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

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

偏偏

piān piān — 1. (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened 2. (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason 3. (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people (HSK 7-9)

娶

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

的

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

嫂子

sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)

又

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

是

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

一個

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

不安

bù ān — 1. unpeaceful 2. unstable 3. uneasy 4. disturbed 5. restless 6. worried (HSK 3)

靜

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

所以

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

哥哥

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

躲

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

出門

chū mén — 1. to go out 2. to leave home 3. to go on a journey 4. away from home 5. (of a woman) to get married (HSK 2)

的

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

真正

zhēn zhèng — 1. genuine; real; true 2. really; indeed (HSK 2)

俗語

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

的

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

冤家

yuān jia — 1. enemy 2. foe 3. (in opera) sweetheart or destined love

路

Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

狹

xiá — 1. narrow 2. narrow-minded

不

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

多

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

幾天

jǐ tiān — several days

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)

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)

出人命

chū rén mìng — 1. fatal 2. resulting in sb's death

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)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

二哥

èr gē — second brother

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

算不得

suàn bù dé — not count as

不盡

bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly

心

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

的

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

了

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

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

了

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

銀錢

yín qián — silver money (in former times)

不算

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

自己

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

求

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

拜

bài — 1. to bow to; to pay one's respects 2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) 3. to make a courtesy call 4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony 5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) 6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)

謀

móu — 1. to plan 2. to seek 3. scheme

干

Gān — surname Gan (HSK 1)

無奈

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

命

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

應該

yīng gāi — ought to; should; must (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

算

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

自作自受

zì zuò zì shòu — (idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice

大凡

dà fán — 1. generally 2. in general

養

yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)

兒女

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

為著

wèi zhe — 1. in order to 2. because of 3. for the sake of

老

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

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)

有

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

靠

kào — 1. to lean against or on 2. to stand by the side of 3. to come near to 4. to depend on 5. to trust 6. to fuck (vulgar) 7. traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) (HSK 2)

便是

biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)

小

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

戶

hù — 1. a household 2. door 3. family (HSK 4)

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

要

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

掙

zhēng — used in 掙扎 (zhēng zhá) (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)

碗

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

飯

fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)

養活

yǎng huo — 1. to provide for 2. to keep (animals, a family etc) 3. to raise animals 4. to feed and clothe 5. support 6. the necessities of life 7. to give birth (HSK 7-9)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

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)

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)

現成

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

的

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

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)

光

guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)

了

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

反

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

害

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

老人家

lǎo rén jiā — polite term for old woman or man (HSK 7-9)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (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)

死去活來

sǐ qù huó lái — 1. to hover between life and death (idiom) 2. to suffer terribly 3. within an inch of one's life

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)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

哥哥

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

的

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

這樣

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

行為

xíng wéi — action; conduct; behavior; activity (HSK 2)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

兒子

ér zi — son (HSK 1)

竟

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

冤家對頭

yuān jiā duì tóu — 1. enemy (idiom); opponent 2. arch-enemy

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

再不

zài bù — or else; alternatively

明白

míng bai — 1. clear; obvious; unequivocal 2. sensible; reasonable 3. to understand; to realize (HSK 1)

明

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

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

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)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

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)

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

又

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

受

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

嫂子

sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)

的

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

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

又

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

不能

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

常

Cháng — surname Chang (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)

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)

勸解

quàn jiě — 1. conciliation 2. mediation 3. to mollify 4. to propitiate 5. to reconcile

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

看見

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

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

這樣

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

放得下

fàng de xià — to be able to put (sth) down; to have room for; to be able to accommodate

心

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

他

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

雖說

suī shuō — 1. though 2. although (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)

傻

shǎ — foolish (HSK 5)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

肯

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

叫

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

回去

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

前兒

qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

打發

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

人

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

回來

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

看見

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

京報

Jīng Bào — Peking Gazette (official government bulletin)

唬

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

的

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

了不得

liǎo bu de — 1. terrific 2. terrible 3. (after 得 (de)) very

所以

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

才

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

叫

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

人

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

來

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

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)

的

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

哥哥

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

了事

liǎo shì — 1. to dispose of a matter 2. to be done with it

擔心

dān xīn — 1. anxious 2. worried 3. uneasy 4. to worry 5. to be anxious (HSK 4)

的

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

人

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不少

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

幸虧

xìng kuī — 1. fortunately 2. luckily (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

還是

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

跟前

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

一樣

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

若是

ruò shì — if

離

Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)

鄉

xiāng — 1. country or countryside 2. native place 3. home village or town 4. township (PRC administrative unit) (HSK 5)

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)

遠

yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

了

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

這個

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

信

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

只怕

zhǐ pà — 1. I'm afraid that... 2. perhaps 3. maybe 4. very likely

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

想

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

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)

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)

殺

shā — 1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack 2. to weaken; to reduce 3. (dialect) to smart 4. (used after a verb) extremely (HSK 5)

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

求

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

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

暫且

zàn qiě — for now; for the time being; temporarily

養

yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)

養神

yǎng shén — 1. to rest 2. to recuperate 3. to regain composure

趁

chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (HSK 7-9)

哥哥

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

活口

huó kǒu — 1. sb who witnesses a crime and is not killed by the perpetrator 2. a captive who can provide information

現在

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

各處

gè chù — every place

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)

帳目

zhàng mù — variant of 賬目 (zhàng mù)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

人家

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

的

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

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

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)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

個舊

Gè jiù — see 個舊市 (Gè jiù Shì)

伙計

huǒ ji — 1. partner 2. fellow 3. mate 4. waiter 5. servant 6. shop assistant

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)

算

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

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)

算

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

看看

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

還有

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

幾個

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

錢

Qián — surname Qian (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)

薛

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

姨媽

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

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (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)

說道

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

這幾天

zhè jǐ tiān — the past few days

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)

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)

你

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

哥哥

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

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)

你

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

來

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

了

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

你

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

勸

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

便是

biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

告訴

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

你

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

衙門

yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China

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)

你

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不知

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

道

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

京

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

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)

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

商

Shāng — 1. Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) 2. surname Shang

名字

míng zi — name (of a person or thing) (HSK 1)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

退

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

了

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

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)

當

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

舖

pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

給

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

了

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

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)

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

早

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

拿來

ná lái — 1. to bring 2. to fetch 3. to get

使

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

完了

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

還有

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

一個

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

當

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

舖

pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

事

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

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)

逃

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

虧空

kuī kōng — 1. in debt 2. in the red 3. in deficit

了

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

好幾

hǎo jǐ — 1. several 2. quite a few

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

兩

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

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

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)

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)

打官司

dǎ guān si — 1. to file a lawsuit 2. to sue 3. to dispute (HSK 6)

你

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

二哥

èr gē — second brother

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

天天

tiān tiān — every day

在外

zài wài — 1. outer 2. excluded

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)

要

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

帳

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

料

liào — 1. material 2. stuff 3. grain 4. feed 5. to expect 6. to anticipate 7. to guess (HSK 6)

著

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

京

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

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)

帳

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

已經

yǐ jīng — already (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)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

萬

Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

只好

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

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)

南邊

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

公分

gōng fēn — 1. centimeter (cm) 2. (old) gram (g)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

銀子

yín zi — 1. money 2. silver

并

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

住房

zhù fáng — housing (HSK 2)

折變

zhé biàn — to sell off sth

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)

夠

gòu — 1. enough (sufficient) 2. enough (too much) 3. (coll.) (before adj.) really 4. (coll.) to reach by stretching out (HSK 2)

前

qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)

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)

天

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

一個

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

荒

huāng — 1. desolate 2. shortage 3. scarce 4. out of practice 5. absurd 6. uncultivated 7. to neglect (HSK 7-9)

信

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

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)

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)

公

gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)

當

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

舖

pù — 1. variant of 鋪 (pù) 2. store (HSK 6)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

因為

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

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)

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)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

收

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

了

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

若是

ruò shì — if

這麼著

zhè me zhe — 1. thus 2. in this way 3. like this

你

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

娘的

niáng de — same as 媽的 (mā de)

命

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

可就

kě jiù — certainly

活

huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (HSK 3)

不成

bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)

的

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

了

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

又

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

大哭

dà kū — to cry loudly

起來

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

寶

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

釵

chāi — hairpin

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (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)

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)

銀錢

yín qián — silver money (in former times)

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)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

操心

cāo xīn — to worry about (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不中用

bù zhōng yòng — 1. unfit for anything 2. no good 3. useless 4. (of a sick person) beyond hope

還有

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

二哥

èr gē — second brother

哥

gē — elder brother (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)

我們

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

料理

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

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

可恨

kě hèn — hateful

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

伙計

huǒ ji — 1. partner 2. fellow 3. mate 4. waiter 5. servant 6. shop assistant

們

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

見

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

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)

勢頭

shì tóu — 1. power 2. momentum 3. tendency 4. impetus 5. situation 6. the look of things (HSK 7-9)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

敗

bài — 1. to defeat 2. to damage 3. to lose (to an opponent) 4. to fail 5. to wither (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)

各自

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

奔

bēn — 1. to hurry 2. to rush 3. to run quickly 4. to elope (HSK 7-9)

各自

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

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

幫

bāng — 1. to help 2. to assist 3. to support 4. for sb (i.e. as a help) 5. hired (as worker) 6. side (of pail, boat etc) 7. outer layer 8. upper (of a shoe) 9. group 10. gang 11. clique 12. party 13. secret society (HSK 1)

著

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

人家

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)

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)

擠

jǐ — 1. to crowd in 2. to cram in 3. to force others aside 4. to press 5. to squeeze 6. to find (time in one's busy schedule) (HSK 5)

我們

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

的

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

訛

é — 1. error 2. false 3. to extort

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

哥哥

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

活

huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (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)

這麼

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

大

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

交

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

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)

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)

不過

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

是

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

些

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

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)

弟兄

dì xiong — 1. brothers 2. comrade

急難

jí nàn — 1. misfortune 2. crisis 3. grave danger 4. critical situation 5. disaster 6. emergency 7. to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament

中

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

是

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

一個

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

沒有

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

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

若是

ruò shì — if

疼

téng — 1. (it) hurts; sore 2. to love dearly (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

聽

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的話

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

有年

yǒu nián — for years

紀

Jǐ — 1. surname Ji 2. also pr. (Jì)

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)

自己

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

保重

bǎo zhòng — to take care of oneself (HSK 7-9)

些

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

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

這

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

一輩子

yī bèi zi — (for) a lifetime (HSK 5)

想來

xiǎng lái — it may be assumed that

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不致

bù zhì — not in such a way as to; not likely to

挨凍受餓

ái dòng shòu è — see 挨餓受凍 (ái è shòu dòng)

家里

jiā lǐ — home (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)

點子

diǎn zi — 1. spot 2. point 3. dot 4. speck 5. drop (of liquid) 6. droplet 7. point (of argument) 8. idea 9. crux 10. indication 11. pointer (HSK 7-9)

衣裳

yī shang — (coll.) clothes

家伙

jiā huo — 1. household dish, implement or furniture 2. domestic animal 3. (coll.) guy 4. chap 5. weapon (HSK 7-9)

只好

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

聽憑

tīng píng — to allow (sb to do as he pleases)

嫂子

sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)

去

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

那是

nà shi — 1. (coll.) of course 2. naturally 3. indeed

沒法兒

méi fǎ r — 1. (coll.) can't do anything about it 2. (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ... 3. (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful) (HSK 4)

的

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

了

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

所有

suǒ yǒu — 1. all 2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)

的

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

家人

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

婆子

pó zi — old woman

瞧

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

沒

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

心

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

去

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

就

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

可怜

kě lián — 1. pitiful 2. pathetic 3. to have pity on (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)

菱

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

苦

kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (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)

一輩子

yī bèi zi — (for) a lifetime (HSK 5)

只好

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

跟著

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

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

過去

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

實在

shí zài — 1. really 2. actually 3. indeed 4. true 5. real 6. honest 7. dependable 8. (philosophy) reality (HSK 2)

短

duǎn — 1. short 2. brief 3. to lack 4. weak point 5. fault (HSK 2)

什麼

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

要是

yào shi — (coll.) if (HSK 3)

有的

yǒu de — 1. (there are) some (who are...) 2. some (exist) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

可以

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

些

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)

料

liào — 1. material 2. stuff 3. grain 4. feed 5. to expect 6. to anticipate 7. to guess (HSK 6)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

不依

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

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)

就是

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

襲

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

姑娘

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

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)

心術

xīn shù — 1. designs 2. schemes 3. intentions 4. scheming 5. calculating (of a person)

正道

zhèng dào — 1. the correct path 2. the right way (Buddhism)

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)

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)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

哥哥

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

的

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

事

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

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)

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)

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)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)

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)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

我們

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一個

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

道

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

是

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

沒事

méi shì — 1. it's not important 2. it's nothing 3. never mind 4. to have nothing to do 5. to be free 6. to be all right (out of danger or trouble)

的

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

所以

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

不大

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

著急

zháo jí — 1. to worry; to feel anxious 2. to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry 3. Taiwan pr. (zhāo jí) (HSK 4)

若

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

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)

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)

要

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

唬

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

半死

bàn sǐ — 1. half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) 2. (tired) to death 3. (terrified) out of one's wits 4. (beaten) to within an inch of one's life 5. (knock) the daylights out of sb

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)

薛

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

姨媽

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

不等

bù děng — 1. unequal 2. varied

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

完

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

好

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

姑娘

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

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)

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

告訴

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

他

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

為

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

一個

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

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

姑娘

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

幾乎

jī hū — almost; nearly; practically (HSK 4)

沒

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

要

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

了

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

命

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (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)

好

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

了

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

些

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

要是

yào shi — (coll.) 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)

急

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

出

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

原故

yuán gù — variant of 緣故 (yuán gù)

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)

不但

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

你

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

添

tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)

一層

yī céng — one layer; one level

煩惱

fán nǎo — 1. to be worried 2. to be distressed 3. worries (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

越發

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

沒了

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

依靠

yī kào — to rely on; to depend on (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)

寶

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

釵

chāi — hairpin

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)

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)

這麼

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

所以

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

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)

沒

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

告訴

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

正

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

金

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

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)

跑

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

外間

wài jiān — 1. outer room 2. the external world 3. outside

屋

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

哭喊

kū hǎn — to wail

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)

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)

命

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

不要

bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)

的

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

了

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

男人

nán rén — 1. a man 2. a male 3. men 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

是

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

沒有

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

活

huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (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)

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)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

了

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

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)

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)

一

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

鬧

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

大伙兒

dà huǒ r — erhua variant of 大伙 (dà huǒ) (HSK 5)

到

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

法場

fǎ chǎng — execution ground

上去

shàng qù — to go up (HSK 3)

拼

pīn — 1. to piece together; to put together 2. to pool (resources etc); to share 3. to risk all; to go all out 4. to spell (words) (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)

拼

pīn — 1. to piece together; to put together 2. to pool (resources etc); to share 3. to risk all; to go all out 4. to spell (words) (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

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)

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)

往

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

隔斷板

gé duàn bǎn — partition board

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

撞

zhuàng — 1. to knock against 2. to bump into 3. to run into 4. to meet by accident (HSK 5)

撞

zhuàng — 1. to knock against 2. to bump into 3. to run into 4. to meet by accident (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)

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)

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)

散發

sàn fā — to distribute; to emit; to give off (HSK 7-9)

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

得

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

薛

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

姨媽

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

白

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

瞪

dèng — 1. to open (one's eyes) wide 2. to stare at 3. to glare 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)

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)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

眼

yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)

一句話

yī jù huà — in a word; in short (HSK 5)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

說不出

shuō bu chū — unable to say

來

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

虧得

kuī de — 1. fortunately 2. luckily 3. (sarcastic) fancy that, how fortunate!

寶

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

釵

chāi — hairpin

嫂子

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

嫂子

sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)

短

duǎn — 1. short 2. brief 3. to lack 4. weak point 5. fault (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)

一句

yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence

歹

dǎi — 1. bad 2. wicked 3. evil 4. Kangxi radical 78

一句

yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence

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)

勸

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

他

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

金

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

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)

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)

姑奶奶

gū nǎi nai — 1. paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) 2. (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter 3. (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here 4. (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

你

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

是

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

比

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

不得

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

頭里

tóu lǐ — 1. in front 2. in advance of the field

的

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

了

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

你

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

兩口兒

liǎng kǒu r — 1. husband and wife 2. couple

好好

hǎo hǎo — well; carefully; nicely; properly (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)

過日子

guò rì zi — 1. to live one's life 2. to pass one's days 3. to get along (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

單身

dān shēn — 1. unmarried; single 2. alone (HSK 7-9)

人兒

rén r — figurine

要臉

yào liǎn — (coll.) to have a sense of shame

做

zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)

什麼

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

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

便

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

要

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

跑

páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)

到

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

街上

jiē shang — 1. on the street 2. in town

回娘家

huí niáng jiā — 1. (of a wife) to return to her parental home 2. (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc

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)

虧得

kuī de — 1. fortunately 2. luckily 3. (sarcastic) fancy that, how fortunate!

人

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

扯住

chě zhù — to grasp firmly

了

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

又

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

勸

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

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)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

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)

把

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

寶

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

琴

qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)

唬

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

的

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

再不

zài bù — or else; alternatively

敢

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

見

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

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)

若是

ruò shì — if

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

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)

他

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

便

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

抹

mā — to wipe (HSK 7-9)

粉

fěn — 1. powder 2. cosmetic face powder 3. food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour 4. to turn to powder 5. (dialect) to whitewash 6. white 7. pink 8. (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲 (fěn sī)) 9. to be a fan of (HSK 7-9)

施

Shī — surname Shi

脂

zhī — 1. fat 2. rouge (cosmetics) 3. resin

描

miáo — 1. to depict 2. to trace (a drawing) 3. to copy 4. to touch up

眉

méi — 1. eyebrow 2. upper margin

畫

huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)

鬢

bìn — 1. temples 2. hair on the temples

奇

jī — odd (number)

情

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

异

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

致

zhì — 1. (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey 2. (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently (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)

打扮

dǎ ban — 1. to decorate 2. to dress 3. to make up 4. to adorn 5. manner of dressing 6. style of dress (HSK 5)

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)

起來

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

不時

bù shí — 1. from time to time 2. now and then 3. occasionally 4. frequently (HSK 5)

打從

dǎ cóng — 1. from 2. (ever) since

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

住房

zhù fáng — housing (HSK 2)

前

qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

或

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

故意

gù yì — deliberately; on purpose (HSK 2)

咳嗽

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

一聲

yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)

或

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

明知

míng zhī — 1. to be fully aware of 2. to know perfectly well

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

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)

特

tè — 1. special 2. unique 3. distinguished 4. especially 5. unusual 6. very 7. abbr. for 特克斯 (tè kè sī), tex (HSK 6)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

何人

hé rén — who

有時

yǒu shí — 1. sometimes 2. now and then (HSK 1)

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

他

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

便

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

妖

yāo — 1. goblin 2. witch 3. devil 4. bewitching 5. enchanting 6. monster 7. phantom 8. demon

妖

yāo — 1. goblin 2. witch 3. devil 4. bewitching 5. enchanting 6. monster 7. phantom 8. demon

喬

Qiáo — surname Qiao

喬

Qiáo — surname Qiao

嬌

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

嬌痴

jiāo chī — spoilt and naive

痴

chī — 1. imbecile 2. sentimental 3. stupid 4. foolish 5. silly

的

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

寒

hán — 1. cold 2. poor 3. to tremble

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

熱

rè — 1. to warm up 2. to heat up 3. hot (of weather) 4. heat 5. fervent (HSK 1)

忽

Hū — surname Hu

喜

xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad

忽

Hū — surname Hu

嗔

chēn — 1. to be angry at 2. to be displeased and annoyed

丫頭

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

們

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

看見

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

赶忙

gǎn máng — 1. to hurry 2. to hasten 3. to make haste (HSK 6)

躲開

duǒ kāi — 1. to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) 2. to avoid (sb)

他

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

自己

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不覺

bù jué — unconsciously

得

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

只是

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

一意

yī yì — 1. focus 2. with complete devotion 3. stubbornly

一心

yī xīn — 1. wholeheartedly 2. heart and soul (HSK 7-9)

要

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

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)

得

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

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

感情

gǎn qíng — 1. emotion; sentiment 2. affection; feelings between two persons (HSK 3)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

好

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

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)

寶

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

蟾

chán — 1. toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) 2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon 3. (metonym) the moon

之

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

計

Jì — surname Ji (HSK 7-9)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

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)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

躲

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

有時

yǒu shí — 1. sometimes 2. now and then (HSK 1)

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

敢

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

不周

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

旋

xuán — 1. to revolve 2. a loop 3. a circle

一二

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

只怕

zhǐ pà — 1. I'm afraid that... 2. perhaps 3. maybe 4. very likely

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)

撒潑

sā pō — to make an unreasonable scene

放刁

fàng diāo — 1. to act wickedly 2. to bully 3. to make life difficult for sb by unreasonable actions

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)

更加

gèng jiā — 1. more (than sth else) 2. even more (HSK 3)

金

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

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)

一則

yī zé — on the one hand

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)

色迷

sè mí — 1. crazy about sex 2. lecherous 3. horny

心

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

越

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

瞧

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

越

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

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

越

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

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)

越

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

幻

huàn — fantasy

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

看得出

kàn de chū — 1. can see 2. can tell (HSK 7-9)

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

的

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

真假

zhēn jiǎ — 1. genuine or fake 2. true or false (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)

只有

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

一

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

宗

Zōng — surname Zong (HSK 7-9)

他

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

見

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

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

有

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

什麼

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

東西

dōng xī — east and west (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)

托

tuō — 1. to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm 2. sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) 3. (bound form) a shill 4. to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託 (tuō)) 5. torr (unit of pressure) (HSK 6)

香

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

菱

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

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)

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)

衣服

yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)

縫

féng — 1. to sew 2. to stitch (HSK 7-9)

洗

xǐ — 1. to wash; to bathe 2. to develop (photographs) 3. to shuffle (cards etc) 4. to erase (a recording) (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)

香

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

菱

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

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)

偶然

ǒu rán — 1. incidentally 2. occasional 3. occasionally 4. by chance 5. randomly (HSK 5)

說話

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

他

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

來

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

了

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

急忙

jí máng — hastily (HSK 4)

散開

sàn kāi — 1. to separate 2. to disperse

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")

動

dòng — 1. (of sth) to move 2. to set in movement 3. to displace 4. to touch 5. to make use of 6. to stir (emotions) 7. to alter 8. abbr. for 動詞 (dòng cí), verb (HSK 1)

了

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

一個

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

醋

cù — 1. vinegar 2. jealousy (in love rivalry) (HSK 6)

字

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

欲

yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

發作

fā zuò — to flare up; to break out (HSK 7-9)

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

卻是

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

舍不得

shě bu de — 1. to hate to do sth 2. to hate to part with 3. to begrudge (HSK 5)

只得

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

一腔

yī qiāng — full of (zeal, anger etc)

隱

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

恨

hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (HSK 5)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

擱

gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (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)

香

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

菱

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

身上

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

卻

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

又

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

恐怕

kǒng pà — 1. fear 2. to dread 3. I'm afraid that... 4. perhaps 5. maybe (HSK 3)

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)

了

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

香

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

菱

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

得罪

dé zuì — 1. to commit an offense 2. to violate the law 3. excuse me! (formal) 4. see also 得罪 (dé zui) (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)

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

倒弄

dǎo nong — 1. to move (things around) 2. to buy and sell at a profit (derog.)

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)

隱忍不發

yǐn rěn bù fā — 1. to keep one's emotions inside oneself 2. to restrain one's emotions

且说薛姨妈为著薛蟠这件人命官司，各衙门内不知花了多少银钱，才定了误杀具题。原打量将当铺折变给人，备银赎罪。不想刑部驳审，又托人花了好些钱，总不中用，依旧定了个死罪，监著守候秋天大审。薛姨妈又气又疼，日夜啼哭。宝钗虽时常过来劝解，说是：“哥哥本来没造化。承受了祖父这些家业，就该安安顿顿的守著过日子。在南边已经闹的不象样，便是香菱那件事情就了不得，因为仗著亲戚们的势力，花了些银钱，这算白打死了一个公子。哥哥就该改过做起正经人来，也该奉养母亲才是，不想进了京仍是这样。妈妈为他不知受了多少气，哭掉了多少眼泪。给他娶了亲，原想大家安安逸逸的过日子，不想命该如此，偏偏娶的嫂子又是一个不安静的，所以哥哥躲出门的。真正俗语说的‘冤家路儿狭’，不多几天就闹出人命来了。妈妈和二哥哥也算不得不尽心的了，花了银钱不算，自己还求三拜四的谋干。无奈命里应该，也算自作自受。大凡养儿女是为著老来有靠，便是小户人家还要挣一碗饭养活母亲，那里有将现成的闹光了反害的老人家哭的死去活来的？不是我说，哥哥的这样行为，不是儿子，竟是个冤家对头。妈妈再不明白，明哭到夜，夜哭到明，又受嫂子的气。我呢，又不能常在这里劝解，我看见妈妈这样，那里放得下心。他虽说是傻，也不肯叫我回去。前儿老爷打发人回来说，看见京报唬的了不得，所以才叫人来打点的。我想哥哥闹了事，担心的人也不少。幸亏我还是在跟前的一样，若是离乡调远听见了这个信，只怕我想妈妈也就想杀了。我求妈妈暂且养养神，趁哥哥的活口现在，问问各处的帐目。人家该咱们的，咱们该人家的，亦该请个旧伙计来算一算，看看还有几个钱没有。”薛姨妈哭著说道：“这几天为闹你哥哥的事，你来了，不是你劝我，便是我告诉你衙门的事。你还不知道，京里的官商名字已经退了，两个当铺已经给了人家，银子早拿来使完了。还有一个当铺，管事的逃了，亏空了好几千两银子，也夹在里头打官司。你二哥哥天天在外头要帐，料著京里的帐已经去了几万银子，只好拿南边公分里银子并住房折变才够。前两天还听见一个荒信，说是南边的公当铺也因为折了本儿收了。若是这么著，你娘的命可就活不成的了。”说著，又大哭起来。宝钗也哭著劝道：“银钱的事，妈妈操心也不中用，还有二哥哥给我们料理。单可恨这些伙计们，见咱们的势头儿败了，各自奔各自的去也罢了，我还听见说帮著人家来挤我们的讹头。可见我哥哥活了这么大，交的人总不过是些个酒肉弟兄，急难中是一个没有的。妈妈若是疼我，听我的话，有年纪的人，自己保重些。妈妈这一辈子。想来还不致挨冻受饿。家里这点子衣裳家伙，只好听凭嫂子去，那是没法儿的了。所有的家人婆子，瞧他们也没心在这里，该去的叫他们去。就可怜香菱苦了一辈子，只好跟著妈妈过去。实在短什么，我要是有的，还可以拿些个来，料我们那个也没有不依的。就是袭姑娘也是心术正道的，他听见我哥哥的事，他倒提起妈妈来就哭。我们那一个还道是没事的，所以不大著急，若听见了也是要唬个半死儿的。”薛姨妈不等说完，便说：“好姑娘，你可别告诉他。他为一个林姑娘几乎没要了命，如今才好了些。要是他急出个原故来，不但你添一层烦恼，我越发没了依靠了。”宝钗道：“我也是这么想，所以总没告诉他。”正说著，只听见金桂跑来外间屋里哭喊道：“我的命是不要的了！男人呢，已经是没有活的分儿了。咱们如今索性闹一闹，大伙儿到法场上去拼一拼。”说著。便将头往隔断板上乱撞，撞的披头散发。气得薛姨妈白瞪著两只眼，一句话也说不出来。还亏得宝钗嫂子长，嫂子短，好一句，歹一句的劝他。金桂道：“姑奶奶，如今你是比不得头里的了。你两口儿好好的过日子，我是个单身人儿，要脸做什么！”说著，便要跑到街上回娘家去，亏得人还多，扯住了，又劝了半天方住。把个宝琴唬的再不敢见他。若是薛蝌在家，他便抹粉施脂，描眉画鬓，奇情异致的打扮收拾起来，不时打从薛蝌住房前过，或故意咳嗽一声，或明知薛蝌在屋，特问房里何人。有时遇见薛蝌，他便妖妖乔乔，娇娇痴痴的问寒问热，忽喜忽嗔。丫头们看见，都赶忙躲开。他自己也不觉得，只是一意一心要弄得薛蝌感情时，好行宝蟾之计。那薛蝌却只躲著，有时遇见，也不敢不周旋一二，只怕他撒泼放刁的意思。更加金桂一则为色迷心，越瞧越爱，越想越幻，那里还看得出薛蝌的真假来。只有一宗，他见薛蝌有什么东西都是托香菱收著，衣服缝洗也是香菱，两个人偶然说话，他来了，急忙散开，一发动了一个醋字。欲待发作薛蝌，却是舍不得，只得将一腔隐恨都搁在香菱身上。却又恐怕闹了香菱得罪了薛蝌，倒弄得隐忍不发。

一日，寶蟾走來笑嘻嘻的向金桂道：“奶奶看見了二爺沒有？”金桂道：“沒有。”寶蟾笑道：“我說二爺的那种假正經是信不得的。One day, Baochan came in smiling and said to Jingui, "Did you see Second Master just now?" Jingui said, "No." Baochan said with a smile, "I've always said that Second Master's kind of false propriety can't be trusted."咱們前日送了酒去，他說不會喝，剛才我見他到太太那屋里去，那臉上紅扑扑兒的一臉酒氣。"The other day when we sent wine over to him, he said he didn't drink, but just now I saw him going into Madam's room, and his face was all flushed red, reeking of wine."奶奶不信，回來只在咱們院門口等他，他打那邊過來時奶奶叫住他問問，看他說什麼。”金桂聽了，一心的怒氣，便道：“他那里就出來了呢。"If you don't believe me, just wait at the entrance to our courtyard when he comes back, and when he passes by there, call out and stop him and ask him about it, and see what he says." Hearing this, Jingui, her heart full of anger, said, "As if he'd even come out for that."他既無情義，問他作什麼！”寶蟾道：“奶奶又迂了。"Since he has no feeling for me at all, what's the use of asking him anything!" Baochan said, "Now you're being too old-fashioned, ma'am."他好說，咱們也好說，他不好說，咱們再另打主意。”金桂聽著有理，因叫寶蟾瞧著他，看他出去了。"If he's willing to talk it out, well and good for us too; if he isn't, then we'll think of something else." Jingui found this reasonable, and told Baochan to keep watch and see when he went out.寶蟾答應著出來。Baochan agreed and went out.金桂卻去打開鏡奩，又照了一照，把嘴唇兒又抹了一抹，然後拿一條灑花絹子，才要出來，又似忘了什麼的，心里倒不知怎麼是好了。Jingui, meanwhile, went and opened her mirror case, looked at herself once more, touched up her lips again, and then took up a flower-sprigged silk handkerchief; just as she was about to go out, it was as if she had forgotten something, and in her heart she could not quite settle on what to do.只聽寶蟾外面說道：“二爺今日高興呵，那里喝了酒來了？”金桂聽了，明知是叫他出來的意思，連忙掀起帘子出來。Just then she heard Baochan outside saying, "Second Master, you're in fine spirits today — wherever did you go drinking?" Hearing this, Jingui, knowing full well this was meant to call her out, hastily lifted the curtain and came out.只見薛蝌和寶蟾說道：“今日是張大爺的好日子，所以被他們強不過吃了半鐘，到這時候臉還發燒呢。”一句話沒說完，金桂早接口道：“自然人家外人的酒比咱們自己家里的酒是有趣兒的。”薛蝌被他拿話一激，臉越紅了，連忙走過來陪笑道：“嫂子說那里的話。”寶蟾見他二人交談，便躲到屋里去了。There she saw Xue Ke saying to Baochan, "Today is old Zhang's birthday, and they pressed me so hard I couldn't refuse, so I drank half a cup — even now my face is still burning." Before he had even finished speaking, Jingui at once broke in, "Naturally other people's wine tastes better than our own family's wine." Stung by her remark, Xue Ke flushed redder still, and hastily came over with an apologetic smile, saying, "Sister-in-law, what are you saying." Seeing the two of them talking together, Baochan slipped away into the room.

一

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

日

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

寶

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

蟾

chán — 1. toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) 2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon 3. (metonym) the moon

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)

笑嘻嘻

xiào xī xī — 1. grinning 2. smiling

的

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

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

金

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

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)

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)

奶奶

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

看見

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

了

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

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

沒有

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

金

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

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)

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)

沒有

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

寶

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

蟾

chán — 1. toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) 2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon 3. (metonym) the moon

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

的

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

那种

nà zhǒng — that kind of

假正經

jiǎ zhèng jīng — 1. demure 2. prudish 3. hypocritical

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)

信

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

不得

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

的

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

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)

前日

qián rì — day before yesterday

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)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

去

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

他

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不會

bù huì — 1. improbable 2. unlikely 3. will not (act, happen etc) 4. not able 5. not having learned to do sth 6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it 7. not at all

喝

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

剛才

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

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)

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)

太太

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

屋

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

去

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

臉

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

上

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

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

扑

pū — 1. to throw oneself at 2. to pounce on 3. to devote one's energies 4. to flap 5. to flutter 6. to dab 7. to pat 8. to bend over (HSK 6)

扑

pū — 1. to throw oneself at 2. to pounce on 3. to devote one's energies 4. to flap 5. to flutter 6. to dab 7. to pat 8. to bend over (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)

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)

臉

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

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

奶奶

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

不

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

信

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

回來

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

在

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

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)

院

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

門口

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

等

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

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)

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

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

那邊

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

過來

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

奶奶

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

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)

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)

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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

什麼

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

金

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

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)

聽

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

了

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

一心

yī xīn — 1. wholeheartedly 2. heart and soul (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)

怒氣

nù qì — anger

便道

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

他

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

就

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

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)

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)

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)

既

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

無情

wú qíng — 1. pitiless 2. ruthless 3. merciless 4. heartless (HSK 7-9)

義

Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利 (Yì dà lì))

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

他

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

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)

寶

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

蟾

chán — 1. toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) 2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon 3. (metonym) the moon

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)

奶奶

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

又

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

迂

yū — 1. literal-minded 2. pedantic 3. doctrinaire 4. longwinded 5. circuitous

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)

好說

hǎo shuō — 1. easy to deal with; not a problem 2. (polite answer) you flatter me (HSK 7-9)

咱們

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

也好

yě hǎo — 1. that's fine 2. may as well 3. (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

他

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

不好說

bù hǎo shuō — 1. hard to say; can't be sure 2. difficult to speak about; unpleasant to say

咱們

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

再

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

另

lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)

打

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

主意

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

金

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

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)

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)

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)

有理

yǒu lǐ — 1. reasonable 2. justified 3. right 4. (math.) rational

因

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

寶

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

蟾

chán — 1. toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) 2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon 3. (metonym) the moon

瞧

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

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)

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)

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

了

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

寶

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

蟾

chán — 1. toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) 2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon 3. (metonym) the moon

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)

出來

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

金

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

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)

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)

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)

打開

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

鏡

jìng — 1. mirror 2. lens

奩

lián — bridal trousseau

又

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

照

zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)

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)

照

zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)

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)

嘴唇

zuǐ chún — 1. lip 2. classifier: 片 (piàn) (HSK 7-9)

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)

抹

mā — to wipe (HSK 7-9)

了

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

一

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

抹

mā — to wipe (HSK 7-9)

然後

rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (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)

一

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

條

tiáo — 1. strip 2. item 3. article 4. clause (of law or treaty) 5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)

灑

sǎ — 1. to sprinkle 2. to spray 3. to spill 4. to shed (HSK 5)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

絹

juàn — thin, tough silk fabric

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-

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)

出來

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

又

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

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

忘

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

什麼的

shén me de — and so on; and so forth; and what not

心里

xīn li — 1. chest 2. heart; mind (HSK 2)

倒

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

不知

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

怎麼

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

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)

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)

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)

寶

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

蟾

chán — 1. toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) 2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon 3. (metonym) the moon

外面

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

說道

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

二

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

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

高興

gāo xìng — 1. happy 2. glad 3. willing (to do sth) 4. in a cheerful mood (HSK 1)

呵

ā — variant of 啊 (ā)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

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)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

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)

金

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

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)

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)

明知

míng zhī — 1. to be fully aware of 2. to know perfectly well

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)

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)

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)

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)

連忙

lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)

掀起

xiān qǐ — 1. to lift; to raise (a lid etc) 2. (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc) 3. (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc) (HSK 7-9)

帘子

lián zi — curtain (HSK 7-9)

出來

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

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

寶

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

蟾

chán — 1. toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) 2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon 3. (metonym) the moon

說道

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

今日

jīn rì — today (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)

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

大爺

dà yé — 1. arrogant idler 2. self-centered show-off (HSK 4)

的

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

好日子

hǎo rì zi — 1. auspicious day 2. good day 3. happy life

所以

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

被

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

強

Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)

不過

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

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)

鐘

zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)

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)

這時

zhè shí — 1. at this time 2. at this moment (HSK 2)

候

hòu — 1. to wait 2. to inquire after 3. to watch 4. season 5. climate 6. (old) period of five days

臉

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

發燒

fā shāo — 1. to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever 2. (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over 3. (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular (HSK 4)

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)

一句話

yī jù huà — in a word; in short (HSK 5)

沒

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

完

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

金

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

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)

早

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

接口

jiē kǒu — 1. interface 2. port 3. connector

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)

自然人

zì rán rén — 1. natural person (law) 2. see also 法人 (fǎ rén)

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)

外人

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

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)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

比

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

自己

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

家里

jiā lǐ — home (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)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

是

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

有趣

yǒu qù — interesting; fascinating; amusing (HSK 4)

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)

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

被

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

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)

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)

話

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

一

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)

激

jī — 1. to arouse 2. to incite 3. to excite 4. to stimulate 5. sharp 6. fierce 7. violent

臉

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

越

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

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)

連忙

lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)

走過

zǒu guò — 1. to walk past 2. to pass by (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)

陪

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

笑

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

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)

嫂子

sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

的話

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

寶

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

蟾

chán — 1. toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) 2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon 3. (metonym) the moon

見

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

他

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

二

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

人

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

交談

jiāo tán — 1. to discuss; to converse 2. chat; discussion (HSK 7-9)

便

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

躲

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

到

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

屋

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

去

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

了

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

一日，宝蟾走来笑嘻嘻的向金桂道：“奶奶看见了二爷没有？”金桂道：“没有。”宝蟾笑道：“我说二爷的那种假正经是信不得的。咱们前日送了酒去，他说不会喝，刚才我见他到太太那屋里去，那脸上红扑扑儿的一脸酒气。奶奶不信，回来只在咱们院门口等他，他打那边过来时奶奶叫住他问问，看他说什么。”金桂听了，一心的怒气，便道：“他那里就出来了呢。他既无情义，问他作什么！”宝蟾道：“奶奶又迂了。他好说，咱们也好说，他不好说，咱们再另打主意。”金桂听著有理，因叫宝蟾瞧著他，看他出去了。宝蟾答应著出来。金桂却去打开镜奁，又照了一照，把嘴唇儿又抹了一抹，然后拿一条洒花绢子，才要出来，又似忘了什么的，心里倒不知怎么是好了。只听宝蟾外面说道：“二爷今日高兴呵，那里喝了酒来了？”金桂听了，明知是叫他出来的意思，连忙掀起帘子出来。只见薛蝌和宝蟾说道：“今日是张大爷的好日子，所以被他们强不过吃了半钟，到这时候脸还发烧呢。”一句话没说完，金桂早接口道：“自然人家外人的酒比咱们自己家里的酒是有趣儿的。”薛蝌被他拿话一激，脸越红了，连忙走过来陪笑道：“嫂子说那里的话。”宝蟾见他二人交谈，便躲到屋里去了。

這金桂初時原要假意發作薛蝌兩句，無奈一見他兩頰微紅，雙眸帶澀，別有一种謹願可怜之意，早把自己那驕悍之氣感化到爪洼國去了，因笑說道：“這麼說，你的酒是硬強著才肯喝的呢。”薛蝌道：“我那里喝得來。”金桂道：“不喝也好，強如象你哥哥喝出亂子來，明兒娶了你們奶奶兒，象我這樣守活寡受孤單呢！”說到這里，兩個眼已經乜斜了，兩腮上也覺紅暈了。At first this Jingui had meant only to pretend to scold Xue Ke a little, but the moment she saw his two cheeks faintly flushed and his eyes moist and languid, there was about him a certain shy, pitiable air that at once melted away all her overbearing fierceness to who knows where, and she said with a laugh, "So you mean to say you only drank because they forced it on you." Xue Ke said, "I really can't drink at all." Jingui said, "It's just as well you don't — better than your elder brother, who drank himself into disaster; one day, once you've married our young lady, imagine me left like this, a widow in all but name, keeping to a lonely, empty room!" By the time she said this, her eyes had already gone half-lidded and sidelong, and a flush had risen on both her cheeks.薛蝌見這話越發邪僻了，打算著要走。Seeing that her words were growing more and more improper, Xue Ke thought of getting away.金桂也看出來了，那里容得，早已走過來一把拉住。Jingui saw this too, and how could she let him go — she had already stepped over and caught hold of him with one hand.薛蝌急了道：“嫂子放尊重些。”說著渾身亂顫。Xue Ke, alarmed, said, "Sister-in-law, please behave yourself," trembling all over as he spoke.金桂索性老著臉道：“你只管進來，我和你說一句要緊的話。”正鬧著，忽聽背後一個人叫道：“奶奶，香菱來了。”把金桂唬了一跳，回頭瞧時，卻是寶蟾掀著帘子看他二人的光景，一抬頭見香菱從那邊來了，赶忙知會金桂。Jingui, brazening it out all the more, said, "Just come inside — I have something important to say to you." In the midst of this commotion, they suddenly heard someone behind them call out, "Madam, Xiangling is coming." This gave Jingui such a start that her hand loosened; turning to look, it was Baochan, who had lifted the curtain to watch the two of them, and, glancing up and seeing Xiangling coming from that direction, had hastily given Jingui warning.金桂這一驚不小，手已松了。This gave Jingui no small fright, and her hand had already let go.薛蝌得便脫身跑了。Xue Ke seized the chance and slipped free, running off.那香菱正走著，原不理會，忽聽寶蟾一嚷，才瞧見金桂在那里拉住薛蝌往里死拽。Xiangling, as it happened, had simply been walking along without paying attention, when she suddenly heard Baochan cry out, and only then saw Jingui there holding on to Xue Ke and dragging him hard toward the inner rooms.香菱卻唬的心頭亂跳，自己連忙轉身回去。Xiangling was so startled that her heart pounded wildly, and she hastily turned around and went back the way she had come.這里金桂早已連嚇帶氣，呆呆的瞅著薛蝌去了。Jingui, for her part, half in fright and half in fury, stood there staring blankly after Xue Ke as he went.怔了半天，恨了一聲，自己掃興歸房，從此把香菱恨入骨髓。After standing stunned for a long while, she let out a bitter sigh, and, thoroughly put out, went back to her room, and from that time on hated Xiangling to the very marrow of her bones.那香菱本是要到寶琴那里，剛走出腰門，看見這般，嚇回去了。As for Xiangling, she had originally meant to go to Baoqin's, but just as she stepped out through the corner gate, seeing this scene, she was so frightened that she turned back.

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)

金

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

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)

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)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

原

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

要

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

假意

jiǎ yì — 1. insincerity; hypocrisy 2. insincerely

發作

fā zuò — to flare up; to break out (HSK 7-9)

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

兩句

liǎng jù — (say) a few words

無奈

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

見

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

他

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

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)

頰

jiá — cheeks

微

Wēi — 1. surname Wei 2. ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing 3. Taiwan pr. (Wéi)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

雙眸

shuāng móu — one's pair of eyes

帶

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

澀

sè — 1. astringent 2. tart 3. acerbity 4. unsmooth 5. rough (surface) 6. hard to understand 7. obscure

別有

bié yǒu — 1. to have other... 2. to have a special ...

一种

yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of

謹

jǐn — 1. cautious 2. careful 3. solemnly 4. sincerely (formal)

願

yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)

可怜

kě lián — 1. pitiful 2. pathetic 3. to have pity on (HSK 5)

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))

早

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

自己

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

驕

jiāo — 1. proud 2. arrogant

悍

hàn — 1. heroic 2. intrepid 3. valiant 4. dauntless 5. fierce 6. ferocious 7. violent

之

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

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

感化

gǎn huà — 1. corrective influence 2. to reform (a criminal) 3. redemption (of a sinner) 4. to influence (a malefactor to a better life) 5. to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example

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)

爪

zhǎo — 1. foot of a bird or animal 2. paw 3. claws 4. talons

洼

wā — variant of 窪 (wā)

國

Guó — surname Guo (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)

因

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

笑

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

說道

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

這麼

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

的

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

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

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)

硬

yìng — 1. hard; stiff; solid 2. (fig.) strong; firm 3. resolutely; uncompromisingly 4. laboriously; with great difficulty 5. good (quality); able (person) 6. (of food) filling; substantial (HSK 5)

強

Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)

著

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

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)

肯

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

喝

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

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)

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

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)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

喝

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

得來

dé lái — to come by; to obtain through some means

金

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

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)

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)

喝

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

也好

yě hǎo — 1. that's fine 2. may as well 3. (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... (HSK 5)

強如

qiáng rú — to be better than

象

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

你

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

哥哥

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

喝

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

出亂子

chū luàn zi — 1. to go wrong 2. to get into trouble

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)

明兒

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

娶

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

了

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

奶奶

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

象

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

這樣

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

守活寡

shǒu huó guǎ — 1. to stay at home while one's husband is away 2. grass widow

受

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

孤單

gū dān — 1. lone 2. lonely 3. loneliness (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)

說到

shuō dào — 1. to talk about 2. to mention 3. (preposition) as for

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)

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)

眼

yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

乜斜

miē xie — to squint

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)

腮

sāi — cheek

上

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

覺

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

紅暈

hóng yùn — a reddish flush on the face (as from emotion, health or exertion); a rosy tint (on clouds, flowers or water)

了

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

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

見

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

這

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

話

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

越發

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

邪僻

xié pì — abnormal; improper; beyond the pale

了

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

打算

dǎ suàn — 1. to plan 2. to intend 3. to calculate 4. plan 5. intention 6. calculation 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

要

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

金

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

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

看出

kàn chū — 1. to make out 2. to see (HSK 5)

來

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

了

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

容

Róng — surname Rong

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)

早已

zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)

走過

zǒu guò — 1. to walk past 2. to pass by (HSK 2)

來

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

一

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

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)

拉

lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (HSK 2)

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)

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

急

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

了

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

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)

嫂子

sǎo zi — (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law (HSK 7-9)

放

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

尊重

zūn zhòng — 1. to esteem 2. to respect 3. to honor 4. to value 5. eminent 6. serious 7. proper (HSK 5)

些

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

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)

渾身

hún shēn — 1. all over 2. from head to foot (HSK 7-9)

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)

顫

chàn — 1. to tremble 2. to shiver 3. to shake 4. to vibrate 5. Taiwan pr. (zhàn)

金

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

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)

索性

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

老著臉

lǎo zhe liǎn — shamelessly

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)

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)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

你

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

一句

yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence

要緊

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

的話

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

正

zhēng — first month of the lunar year (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)

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)

背後

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

一個人

yī gè rén — 1. by oneself (without assistance) 2. alone (without company)

叫道

jiào dào — 1. to call 2. to shout

奶奶

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

香

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

菱

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

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)

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)

金

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

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)

唬

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

了

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

一

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

跳

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

回頭

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

瞧

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

卻是

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

寶

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

蟾

chán — 1. toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) 2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon 3. (metonym) the moon

掀

xiān — 1. to lift (a lid) 2. to rock 3. to convulse (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)

帘子

lián zi — curtain (HSK 7-9)

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)

二

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

人

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

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)

光景

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

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)

抬頭

tái tóu — 1. to raise one's head; to look up 2. (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth 3. (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc (HSK 5)

見

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

香

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

菱

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

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (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)

赶忙

gǎn máng — 1. to hurry 2. to hasten 3. to make haste (HSK 6)

知會

zhī huì — 1. to inform 2. to tell 3. to notify 4. notification

金

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

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)

金

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

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)

這

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

一

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

驚

jīng — 1. to startle 2. to be frightened 3. to be scared 4. alarm (HSK 7-9)

不

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

小

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

已

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

松

Sōng — surname Song (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)

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

得便

dé biàn — 1. at one's convenience 2. when one has time

脫身

tuō shēn — 1. to get away 2. to escape (from obligations) 3. to free oneself 4. to disengage (HSK 7-9)

跑

páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)

了

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

香

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

菱

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

正

zhēng — first month of the lunar year (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)

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)

原

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

不理

bù lǐ — 1. to refuse to acknowledge 2. to pay no attention to 3. to take no notice of 4. to ignore (HSK 7-9)

會

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

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)

寶

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

蟾

chán — 1. toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) 2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon 3. (metonym) the moon

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)

嚷

rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)

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)

瞧見

qiáo jiàn — to see

金

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

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)

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)

拉

lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (HSK 2)

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)

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

往

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

死

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

拽

yè — variant of 曳 (yè) (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)

菱

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

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)

唬

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

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)

心頭

xīn tóu — one's heart; one's mind

亂跳

luàn tiào — 1. to jump about 2. (of the heart) to beat wildly

自己

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

連忙

lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)

轉身

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

回去

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

金

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

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)

早已

zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

嚇

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

帶氣

dài qì — 1. carbonated (drink) 2. sparkling (mineral water) 3. to display annoyance 4. to be dissatisfied

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)

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)

薛

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

蝌

kē — used in 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu)

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)

怔

zhēng — (bound form) startled; terrified; panic-stricken

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)

恨

hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (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)

一聲

yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)

自己

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

掃興

sǎo xìng — 1. to spoil things; to dampen spirits 2. to feel deflated; to be dispirited (HSK 7-9)

歸

Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

從此

cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)

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)

香

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

菱

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

恨

hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (HSK 5)

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)

骨髓

gǔ suǐ — bone marrow

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

香

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

菱

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

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)

要

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

寶

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

琴

qín — 1. guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín) (a type of zither) 2. musical instrument in general (HSK 5)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

剛

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

走出

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

腰

yāo — 1. the waist and lower back 2. (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) 3. the waist of trousers or a skirt 4. (metonym) money pouch; pocket 5. (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) (HSK 4)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

看見

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

這般

zhè bān — 1. like this 2. this way

嚇

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

回去

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

了

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