第001回 The Birth of the Stone Monkey

第001回Chapter 1

第

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

回

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

詩曰：A poem says:

詩曰

shī yuē — a poem goes:

诗曰：

蓋聞天地之數，有十二萬九千六百歲為一元。It is said that in the reckoning of Heaven and Earth, 129,600 years make one Epoch (yuan).將一元分為十二會，乃子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥之十二支也。Dividing one Epoch into twelve Cycles (hui), these are the twelve Earthly Branches: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai.每會該一萬八百歲。Each Cycle comprises 10,800 years.且就一日而論：子時得陽氣，而丑則雞鳴；Speaking in terms of a single day: at the hour of Zi the yang energy is born, and at the hour of Chou the cock crows;寅不通光，而卯則日出；at Yin light has not yet penetrated, and at Mao the sun rises;辰時食後，而巳則挨排；at Chen comes the time after breakfast, and at Si things fall into order;日午天中，而未則西蹉；at Wu the sun stands at noon in the middle of the sky, and at Wei it begins to slant westward;申時晡，而日落酉，戌黃昏，而人定亥。at Shen comes the late-afternoon meal, the sun sets at You, dusk falls at Xu, and at Hai people settle to rest.譬於大數，若到戌會之終，則天地昏曚而萬物否矣。By analogy with the great reckoning, when the Cycle of Xu comes to its end, Heaven and Earth grow dark and dim, and the myriad things fall into obscurity.再去五千四百歲，交亥會之初，則當黑暗，而兩間人物俱無矣，故曰混沌。After another 5,400 years, when the Cycle of Hai begins, all is utter darkness, and neither people nor things exist between Heaven and Earth — hence it is called Chaos (hundun).又五千四百歲，亥會將終，貞下起元，近子之會，而復逐漸開明。After another 5,400 years, as the Cycle of Hai draws to its close, at the turn from ending to new beginning, drawing near the Cycle of Zi, light gradually begins to open again.邵康節曰：「冬至子之半，天心無改移。Shao Kangjie said: 'At the winter solstice, in the middle of the hour of Zi, the heart of Heaven has not yet shifted.'一陽初動處，萬物未生時。」到此，天始有根。'At the place where the first yang first stirs, is the time when the myriad things have not yet been born.' At this point, Heaven begins to have its root.再五千四百歲，正當子會，輕清上騰，有日，有月，有星，有辰。After another 5,400 years, exactly at the Cycle of Zi, the light and pure rises upward, and there come to be the sun, the moon, the stars, and the constellations.日、月、星、辰，謂之四象。Sun, moon, stars, and constellations are called the Four Images.故曰，天開於子。Hence it is said, Heaven opened at Zi.又經五千四百歲，子會將終，近丑之會，而逐漸堅實。《易》曰：「大哉乾元！After another 5,400 years pass, as the Cycle of Zi draws to its close, drawing near the Cycle of Chou, things gradually become firm and solid. The Book of Changes says: 'Great indeed is the Origin of Qian!'至哉坤元！'Perfect indeed is the Origin of Kun!'萬物資生，乃順承天。」至此，地始凝結。'The myriad things rely on it for their birth, obediently following Heaven.' At this point, Earth begins to congeal.再五千四百歲，正當丑會，重濁下凝，有水，有火，有山，有石，有土。After another 5,400 years, exactly at the Cycle of Chou, the heavy and turbid congeals downward, and there come to be water, fire, mountains, stone, and earth.水、火、山、石、土，謂之五形。Water, fire, mountain, stone, and earth are called the Five Forms.故曰，地闢於丑。Hence it is said, Earth was established at Chou.又經五千四百歲，丑會終而寅會之初，發生萬物。After another 5,400 years pass, as the Cycle of Chou ends and the Cycle of Yin begins, the myriad things come into being.曆曰：「天氣下降，地氣上升；The calendar treatise says: 'The vapor of Heaven descends, the vapor of Earth rises;'天地交合，群物皆生。」至此，天清地爽，陰陽交合。'Heaven and Earth join together, and all things are born.' At this point, Heaven is clear and Earth is bright, and yin and yang unite.再五千四百歲，正當寅會，生人，生獸，生禽，正謂天地人，三才定位。After another 5,400 years, exactly at the Cycle of Yin, people are born, beasts are born, birds are born — this is what is meant by Heaven, Earth, and Man, the Three Powers, taking their fixed places.故曰，人生於寅。Hence it is said, mankind was born at Yin.

蓋

Gě — surname Ge (HSK 4)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

天地

tiān dì — 1. heaven and earth 2. world 3. scope 4. field of activity (HSK 7-9)

之

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

數

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

有

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

十二

shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12

萬

Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)

九

jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

六

liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

歲

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

一元

yī yuán — (math.) single-variable; univariate

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)

一元

yī yuán — (math.) single-variable; univariate

分為

fēn wéi — to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide (HSK 4)

十二

shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12

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)

乃

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

子

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

丑

Chǒu — surname Chou (HSK 5)

寅

yín — 1. 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

卯

mǎo — 1. mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) 2. 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit 3. ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) 4. (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚 (mǎo))

辰

chén — 1. 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

巳

sì — 1. 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 150°

午

wǔ — 1. 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

未

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

申

Shēn — 1. old name for Shanghai 上海 (Shàng hǎi) 2. surname Shen

酉

yǒu — 1. 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)

戌

qu — used in 屈戌兒 (qū qu r)

亥

hài — 1. 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 330°

之

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

十二支

shí èr zhī — the 12 earthly branches 子 (zǐ), 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

每

měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

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)

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)

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)

萬

Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)

八

bā — eight (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

歲

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

且

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

就

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

一

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)

而

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

論

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

子時

zǐ shí — 11 pm-1 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

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)

陽

yáng — 1. positive (electric.) 2. sun 3. male principle (Taoism) 4. Yang, opposite: 陰 (yīn)

氣

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

而

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

丑

Chǒu — surname Chou (HSK 5)

則

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

雞

jī — 1. fowl 2. chicken 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 4. (slang) prostitute (HSK 2)

鳴

míng — 1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 2. to make a sound 3. to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

寅

yín — 1. 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

不通

bù tōng — 1. to be obstructed 2. to be blocked up 3. to be impassable 4. to make no sense 5. to be illogical (HSK 6)

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)

而

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

卯

mǎo — 1. mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) 2. 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit 3. ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) 4. (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚 (mǎo))

則

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

日出

rì chū — sunrise

辰時

chén shí — 7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

食

shí — 1. to eat 2. food 3. animal feed 4. eclipse

後

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

而

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

巳

sì — 1. 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 150°

則

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

挨

āi — 1. in order; in sequence 2. close to; adjacent to (HSK 6)

排

pái — 1. to arrange in order; to line up 2. to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge 3. (literary) to push aside; to force open 4. to rehearse 5. row; line 6. platoon 7. (bound form) steak; chop 8. (bound form) raft 9. classifier for rows or lines (of people or things) (HSK 2)

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)

午

wǔ — 1. 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

天

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

中

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

而

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

未

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

則

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

西

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

蹉

cuō — 1. to error 2. to slip 3. to miss 4. to err

申時

shēn shí — 3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

晡

bū — 3-5 p.m.

而

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

日落

rì luò — 1. sundown 2. sunset

酉

yǒu — 1. 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)

戌

qu — used in 屈戌兒 (qū qu r)

黃昏

huáng hūn — 1. dusk 2. evening 3. nightfall (HSK 7-9)

而

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

人定

rén dìng — 1. middle of the night 2. the dead of night

亥

hài — 1. 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 330°

譬

pì — to give an example

於

yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)

大數

Dà shù — Tarsus, Mediterranean city in Turkey, the birthplace of St Paul

若

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

到

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

戌

qu — used in 屈戌兒 (qū qu r)

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)

之

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

終

zhōng — 1. end 2. finish

則

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

天地

tiān dì — 1. heaven and earth 2. world 3. scope 4. field of activity (HSK 7-9)

昏

hūn — 1. muddle-headed 2. twilight 3. to faint 4. to lose consciousness (HSK 6)

曚

méng — twilight before dawn

而

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

萬物

wàn wù — 1. all things 2. all that exists

否

fǒu — 1. to negate 2. to deny 3. not

矣

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

再

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

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)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

歲

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

亥

hài — 1. 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 330°

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)

之

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

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)

則

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

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)

黑暗

hēi àn — 1. dark 2. darkly 3. darkness (HSK 4)

而

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

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)

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

人物

rén wù — 1. person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance) 2. character (in a play, novel etc) 3. (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting (HSK 5)

俱

jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

矣

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

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)

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

混沌

hùn dùn — 1. primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology) 2. (of a situation) confused; chaotic 3. (of a person) muddle-headed; simple-minded

又

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

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

歲

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

亥

hài — 1. 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 330°

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)

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)

終

zhōng — 1. end 2. finish

貞

zhēn — chaste

下

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

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)

元

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)

近

jìn — 1. near 2. close to 3. approximately (HSK 2)

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-

之

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

而

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

復

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

逐漸

zhú jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)

開明

kāi míng — 1. enlightened 2. open-minded 3. enlightenment

邵

Shào — 1. surname Shao 2. place name

康

Kāng — surname Kang

節

jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

冬至

Dōng zhì — Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣 22nd December-5th January

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-

之

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

半

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

天心

Tiān xīn — see 天心區 (Tiān xīn Qū)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

改

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

移

yí — 1. to move 2. to shift 3. to change 4. to alter 5. to remove (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)

陽

yáng — 1. positive (electric.) 2. sun 3. male principle (Taoism) 4. Yang, opposite: 陰 (yīn)

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)

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)

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)

萬物

wàn wù — 1. all things 2. all that exists

未

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

生

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

到此

dào cǐ — 1. hereto 2. hereunto

天

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

始

shǐ — 1. to begin 2. to start 3. then 4. only then

有

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

根

gēn — 1. root 2. basis 3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 5. radical (chemistry) (HSK 4)

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)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

歲

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

正當

zhèng dāng — 1. timely 2. just (when needed) (HSK 6)

子

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

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)

輕

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

清

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

上

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

騰

téng — 1. (bound form) to gallop; to prance 2. (bound form) to soar; to hover 3. to make room; to clear out; to vacate 4. (verb suffix indicating repeated action) (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)

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)

有

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

月

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

星

xīng — 1. star 2. heavenly body 3. satellite 4. small amount

有

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

辰

chén — 1. 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

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)

月

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

星

xīng — 1. star 2. heavenly body 3. satellite 4. small amount

辰

chén — 1. 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

謂

Wèi — surname Wei

之

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

四象

sì xiàng — four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿 (èr shí bā xiù) of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍 (Qīng lóng), White Tiger 白虎 (Bái hǔ), Vermilion Bird 朱雀 (Zhū què), Black Tortoise 玄武 (Xuán wǔ)

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)

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

天

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

開

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

於

yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)

子

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

又

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

經

Jīng — surname Jing (HSK 7-9)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

歲

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

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-

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)

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)

終

zhōng — 1. end 2. finish

近

jìn — 1. near 2. close to 3. approximately (HSK 2)

丑

Chǒu — surname Chou (HSK 5)

之

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

而

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

逐漸

zhú jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)

堅實

jiān shí — 1. firm and substantial 2. solid (HSK 7-9)

易

Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經 (Yì jīng))

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

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)

哉

zāi — (exclamatory or interrogative particle)

乾

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

元

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)

至

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

哉

zāi — (exclamatory or interrogative particle)

坤

kūn — 1. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), symbolizing earth 2. female principle 3. ☷ 4. ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)

元

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)

萬物

wàn wù — 1. all things 2. all that exists

資

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

生

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

乃

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

順

shùn — 1. to obey 2. to follow 3. to arrange 4. to make reasonable 5. along 6. favorable (HSK 6)

承

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God

天

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

至此

zhì cǐ — 1. up until now 2. so far (HSK 7-9)

地

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

始

shǐ — 1. to begin 2. to start 3. then 4. only then

凝結

níng jié — 1. to condense 2. to solidify 3. to coagulate 4. clot (of blood)

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)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

歲

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

正當

zhèng dāng — 1. timely 2. just (when needed) (HSK 6)

丑

Chǒu — surname Chou (HSK 5)

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)

重

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

濁

zhuó — 1. turbid 2. muddy 3. impure

下

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

凝

níng — 1. to congeal 2. to concentrate attention 3. to stare

有水

yǒu shuǐ — supplied with water (of a house)

有

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

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (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)

山

Shān — surname Shan (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)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

有

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

土

Tǔ — 1. surname Tu 2. Tu ethnic group (HSK 3)

水

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

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

土

Tǔ — 1. surname Tu 2. Tu ethnic group (HSK 3)

謂

Wèi — surname Wei

之

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

五形

wǔ xíng — Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art

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)

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

地

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

闢

pì — 1. to open (a door) 2. to open up (for development) 3. to dispel; to refute; to repudiate 4. (bound form) penetrating; incisive

於

yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)

丑

Chǒu — surname Chou (HSK 5)

又

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

經

Jīng — surname Jing (HSK 7-9)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

歲

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

丑

Chǒu — surname Chou (HSK 5)

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)

終

zhōng — 1. end 2. finish

而

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

寅

yín — 1. 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

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)

之

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

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)

發生

fā shēng — to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out (HSK 3)

萬物

wàn wù — 1. all things 2. all that exists

曆

lì — calendar

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

天氣

tiān qì — weather (HSK 1)

下降

xià jiàng — 1. to decline 2. to drop 3. to fall 4. to go down 5. to decrease (HSK 4)

地

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

上升

shàng shēng — 1. to rise 2. to go up 3. to ascend (HSK 3)

天地

tiān dì — 1. heaven and earth 2. world 3. scope 4. field of activity (HSK 7-9)

交合

jiāo hé — 1. to join; to meet 2. to copulate; sexual intercourse

群

qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)

物

wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

皆

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

生

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

至此

zhì cǐ — 1. up until now 2. so far (HSK 7-9)

天

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

清

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

地

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

爽

shuǎng — 1. bright 2. clear 3. crisp 4. open 5. frank 6. straightforward 7. to feel well 8. fine 9. pleasurable 10. invigorating 11. to deviate (HSK 6)

陰陽

yīn yáng — yin and yang

交合

jiāo hé — 1. to join; to meet 2. to copulate; sexual intercourse

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)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

歲

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

正當

zhèng dāng — 1. timely 2. just (when needed) (HSK 6)

寅

yín — 1. 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

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)

生人

shēng rén — 1. stranger 2. living person 3. to give birth 4. to be born (in a certain time or place)

生

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

獸

shòu — 1. beast 2. animal 3. beastly 4. bestial

生

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

禽

qín — 1. (bound form) birds; fowl 2. (literary) birds and animals 3. old variant of 擒 (qín)

正

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

謂

Wèi — surname Wei

天地

tiān dì — 1. heaven and earth 2. world 3. scope 4. field of activity (HSK 7-9)

人

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

三

Sān — surname San (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)

定位

dìng wèi — 1. to orientate 2. to position 3. to categorize (as) 4. to characterize (as) 5. positioning 6. position 7. niche (HSK 6)

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)

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

人生

rén shēng — life (one's time on earth) (HSK 3)

於

yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)

寅

yín — 1. 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

盖闻天地之数，有十二万九千六百岁为一元。将一元分为十二会，乃子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥之十二支也。每会该一万八百岁。且就一日而论：子时得阳气，而丑则鸡鸣；寅不通光，而卯则日出；辰时食后，而巳则挨排；日午天中，而未则西蹉；申时晡，而日落酉，戌黄昏，而人定亥。譬于大数，若到戌会之终，则天地昏曚而万物否矣。再去五千四百岁，交亥会之初，则当黑暗，而两间人物俱无矣，故曰混沌。又五千四百岁，亥会将终，贞下起元，近子之会，而复逐渐开明。邵康节曰：「冬至子之半，天心无改移。一阳初动处，万物未生时。」到此，天始有根。再五千四百岁，正当子会，轻清上腾，有日，有月，有星，有辰。日、月、星、辰，谓之四象。故曰，天开于子。又经五千四百岁，子会将终，近丑之会，而逐渐坚实。《易》曰：「大哉干元！至哉坤元！万物资生，乃顺承天。」至此，地始凝结。再五千四百岁，正当丑会，重浊下凝，有水，有火，有山，有石，有土。水、火、山、石、土，谓之五形。故曰，地辟于丑。又经五千四百岁，丑会终而寅会之初，发生万物。历曰：「天气下降，地气上升；天地交合，群物皆生。」至此，天清地爽，阴阳交合。再五千四百岁，正当寅会，生人，生兽，生禽，正谓天地人，三才定位。故曰，人生于寅。

感盤古開闢，三皇治世，五帝定倫，世界之間，遂分為四大部洲：曰東勝神洲，曰西牛賀洲，曰南贍部洲，曰北俱蘆洲。Thanks to Pangu's opening of the world, the Three Sovereigns' governing of the age, and the Five Emperors' fixing of moral order, the world came to be divided into Four Great Continents: the Continent of Dongshengshen, the Continent of Xiniuhe, the Continent of Nanshanbu, and the Continent of Beijulu.這部書單表東勝神洲。This book speaks solely of the Continent of Dongshengshen.海外有一國土，名曰傲來國。Beyond the sea there was a kingdom named Aolai Guo.國近大海，海中有一座名山，喚為花果山。The kingdom lay close to the great sea, and in the sea there was a famous mountain called Huaguo Shan (Flower-Fruit Mountain).此山乃十洲之祖脈，三島之來龍，自開清濁而立，鴻濛判後而成。This mountain was the ancestral vein of the Ten Continents, the dragon-vein from which the Three Isles descended, formed at the very moment the clear and turbid first separated, taking shape once the primordial chaos was divided.真個好山！Truly a fine mountain!有詞賦為證。There is a rhapsody to bear witness.賦曰：The rhapsody says:

感

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

盤古

Pán gǔ — Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)

開闢

kāi pì — 1. to open up 2. to set up 3. to establish (HSK 7-9)

三皇

sān huáng — the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人 (Suì rén), Fuxi 伏羲 (Fú Xī) and Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng), or 天皇 (Tiān huáng), 地皇 (Dì huáng) and 人皇 (Rén huáng)

治

zhì — 1. to rule 2. to govern 3. to manage 4. to control 5. to harness (a river) 6. to treat (a disease) 7. to wipe out (a pest) 8. to punish 9. to research (HSK 4)

世

Shì — surname Shi

五帝

wǔ dì — the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝 (Huáng dì), Zhuanxu 顓頊 (Zhuān xū), Di Ku 帝嚳 (Dì Kù), Tang Yao 唐堯 (Táng Yáo) and Yu Shun 虞舜 (Yú Shùn)

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)

倫

lún — 1. human relationship 2. order 3. coherence

世界

shì jiè — world (HSK 3)

之間

zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)

遂

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

分為

fēn wéi — to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide (HSK 4)

四大

sì dà — 1. the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) 2. the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放 (dà míng dà fàng), 大辯論 (dà biàn lùn), 大字報 (dà zì bào) (PRC)

部

bù — 1. ministry 2. department 3. section 4. part 5. division 6. troops 7. board 8. classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc (HSK 3)

洲

zhōu — 1. continent 2. island in a river

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

東勝

Dōng shèng — see 東勝區 (Dōng shèng Qū)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

洲

zhōu — 1. continent 2. island in a river

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

西

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

牛

Niú — surname Niu (HSK 3)

賀

Hè — surname He

洲

zhōu — 1. continent 2. island in a river

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

南贍部洲

Nán shàn bù zhōu — Jambudvipa

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

北

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

俱

jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike

蘆洲

Lú zhōu — Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市 (Xīn běi shì), Taiwan

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)

部

bù — 1. ministry 2. department 3. section 4. part 5. division 6. troops 7. board 8. classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc (HSK 3)

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

表

biǎo — 1. exterior surface 2. family relationship via females 3. to show (one's opinion) 4. a model 5. a table (listing information) 6. a form 7. a meter (measuring sth) (HSK 2)

東勝

Dōng shèng — see 東勝區 (Dōng shèng Qū)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

洲

zhōu — 1. continent 2. island in a river

海外

hǎi wài — overseas; abroad (HSK 6)

有

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

國土

guó tǔ — 1. country's territory 2. national land (HSK 7-9)

名

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

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

傲

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

國

Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)

國

Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)

近

jìn — 1. near 2. close to 3. approximately (HSK 2)

大海

dà hǎi — 1. sea 2. ocean (HSK 2)

海

Hǎi — surname Hai (HSK 2)

中

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

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)

座

zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)

名山

Míng shān — see 名山區 (Míng shān Qū)

喚

huàn — to call

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)

花果山

Huā guǒ Shān — 1. Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì), tourist destination 2. (also the name of mountains in other parts of China)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

乃

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

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

洲

zhōu — 1. continent 2. island in a river

之

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

祖

Zǔ — surname Zu

脈

mài — 1. arteries and veins 2. vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

島

dǎo — 1. island 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 座 (zuò) (HSK 6)

之

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

龍

Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)

自

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

開

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

清

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

濁

zhuó — 1. turbid 2. muddy 3. impure

而

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

立

Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)

鴻

hóng — 1. eastern bean goose 2. great 3. large

濛

méng — 1. drizzle 2. mist (HSK 6)

判

pàn — 1. (bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish 2. (bound form) clearly (different) 3. to judge; to decide; to grade 4. (of a judge) to sentence (HSK 6)

後

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

而

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

成

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

真個

zhēn gè — (dialect) really; truly; indeed

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)

山

Shān — surname Shan (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)

詞

cí — 1. word 2. statement; speech; lyrics 3. a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (Sòng cháo) (classifier: 首 (shǒu)) (HSK 2)

賦

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

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)

證

zhèng — 1. certificate 2. proof 3. to prove 4. to demonstrate 5. to confirm 6. variant of 症 (zhèng) (HSK 3)

賦

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

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

感盘古开辟，三皇治世，五帝定伦，世界之间，遂分为四大部洲：曰东胜神洲，曰西牛贺洲，曰南赡部洲，曰北俱芦洲。这部书单表东胜神洲。海外有一国土，名曰傲来国。国近大海，海中有一座名山，唤为花果山。此山乃十洲之祖脉，三岛之来龙，自开清浊而立，鸿蒙判后而成。真个好山！有词赋为证。赋曰：

那座山正當頂上，有一塊仙石。Right at the very summit of that mountain there was an immortal stone.其石有三丈六尺五寸高，有二丈四尺圍圓。This stone was three zhang, six chi, and five cun in height, and two zhang four chi around.三丈六尺五寸高，按周天三百六十五度；Its height of three zhang, six chi, five cun corresponded to the 365 degrees of the full circuit of Heaven;二丈四尺圍圓，按政曆二十四氣。its girth of two zhang four chi corresponded to the twenty-four solar terms of the calendar.上有九竅八孔，按九宮八卦。On it were nine openings and eight holes, corresponding to the Nine Palaces and the Eight Trigrams.四面更無樹木遮陰，左右倒有芝蘭相襯。On all four sides there were no trees to give it shade, but to left and right there were angelica and orchids set off against it.蓋自開闢以來，每受天真地秀，日精月華，感之既久，遂有靈通之意。Ever since the creation of the world, it had constantly absorbed the true essence of Heaven and the fine spirit of Earth, the quintessence of the sun and the radiance of the moon, and having been so quickened for so long, it came to have the germ of magical understanding.內育仙胞，一日迸裂，產一石卵，似圓毬樣大。Within it an immortal embryo was nurtured, and one day it split open and produced a stone egg, about the size of a round ball.因見風，化作一個石猴，五官俱備，四肢皆全。On being touched by the wind, it transformed into a stone monkey, complete with all five senses and all four limbs.便就學爬學走，拜了四方。It at once learned to crawl and to walk, and bowed to the four quarters.目運兩道金光，射沖斗府。From its eyes shot two beams of golden light that flashed straight up to the Palace of the Dipper.驚動高天上聖大慈仁者玉皇大天尊玄穹高上帝，駕座金闕雲宮靈霄寶殿，聚集仙卿，見有金光燄燄，即命千里眼、順風耳開南天門觀看。This startled the Great Compassionate and Merciful Sage on High, the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Worthy, the Mysterious Sovereign of the Highest Firmament, who, seated on his throne in the Hall of Miraculous Mist within the Golden Tower Cloud Palace, gathering his immortal officials about him and seeing the blazing golden light, at once ordered Thousand-Mile Eye and Fair-Wind Ear to open the Southern Gate of Heaven and look out.二將果奉旨出門外，看的真，聽的明。The two generals, obeying the decree, went out through the gate and looked and listened clearly and distinctly.須臾回報道：「臣奉旨觀聽金光之處，乃東勝神洲海東傲來小國之界，有一座花果山，山上有一仙石，石產一卵，見風化一石猴，在那裡拜四方，眼運金光，射沖斗府。In a moment they returned to report: 'Obeying the decree, your servants went to observe and listen at the place of the golden light — it is within the borders of the small kingdom of Aolai, east across the sea in the Continent of Dongshengshen. There is a mountain called Huaguo Shan, and on the mountain an immortal stone which produced an egg; on being touched by the wind it turned into a stone monkey, which was bowing to the four quarters there, its eyes shooting golden light straight up to the Palace of the Dipper.'如今服餌水食，金光將潛息矣。」玉帝垂賜恩慈曰：「下方之物，乃天地精華所生，不足為異。」'Now that it has begun to take food and drink, the golden light is about to fade and subside.' The Jade Emperor, graciously bestowing his benevolence, said: 'Creatures of the lower world, born of the essence of Heaven and Earth, are not worth regarding as strange.'

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

座

zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

正當

zhèng dāng — 1. timely 2. just (when needed) (HSK 6)

頂上

dǐng shàng — 1. on top of 2. at the summit

有

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

一塊

yī kuài — 1. a piece; a chunk 2. (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這 (zhè)) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊 (qíng gǎn zhè yī kuài) "the emotional aspect (of it)") 3. (coll.) one yuan; a dollar 4. together; in the same place; in company

仙

xiān — immortal

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

其

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

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

有

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

丈

zhàng — 1. measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) 2. to measure 3. husband 4. polite appellation for an older male

六

liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)

尺

chě — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜 (gōng chě pǔ) (HSK 4)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

寸

cùn — 1. a unit of length 2. inch 3. thumb (HSK 5)

高

Gāo — surname Gao (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)

二

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

丈

zhàng — 1. measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) 2. to measure 3. husband 4. polite appellation for an older male

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

尺

chě — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜 (gōng chě pǔ) (HSK 4)

圍

Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)

圓

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

丈

zhàng — 1. measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) 2. to measure 3. husband 4. polite appellation for an older male

六

liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)

尺

chě — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜 (gōng chě pǔ) (HSK 4)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

寸

cùn — 1. a unit of length 2. inch 3. thumb (HSK 5)

高

Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)

按

àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)

周天

Zhōu tiān — Sunday

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

六十

liù shí — 1. sixty 2. 60

五度

wǔ dù — 1. five degrees 2. fifth (basic musical interval, doh to soh)

二

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

丈

zhàng — 1. measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) 2. to measure 3. husband 4. polite appellation for an older male

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

尺

chě — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜 (gōng chě pǔ) (HSK 4)

圍

Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)

圓

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

按

àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)

政

zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government

曆

lì — calendar

二十

èr shí — twenty; 20

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

九竅

jiǔ qiào — nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)

八

bā — eight (HSK 1)

孔

Kǒng — surname Kong

按

àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)

九

jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)

宮

Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)

八卦

bā guà — 1. the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 (Yì jīng) 2. gossip 3. gossipy (HSK 7-9)

四面

sì miàn — all sides

更

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

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

樹木

shù mù — tree (HSK 7-9)

遮陰

zhē yīn — to provide shade

左右

zuǒ yòu — 1. left and right 2. nearby 3. approximately 4. attendant 5. to control 6. to influence (HSK 3)

倒

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

有

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

芝蘭

zhī lán — 1. lit. iris and orchid 2. fig. exalted sentiments 3. (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)

相襯

xiāng chèn — 1. to contrast 2. to set off one another 3. to go well with

蓋

Gě — surname Ge (HSK 4)

自

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

開闢

kāi pì — 1. to open up 2. to set up 3. to establish (HSK 7-9)

以來

yǐ lái — since (used after a specified time or event) (HSK 3)

每

měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

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)

天真

tiān zhēn — 1. naive 2. innocent 3. artless (HSK 4)

地

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

秀

xiù — 1. (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful 2. (bound form) superior; excellent 3. (loanword) show 4. (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears

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)

精

jīng — 1. essence 2. extract 3. vitality 4. energy 5. semen 6. sperm 7. mythical goblin spirit 8. highly perfected 9. elite 10. the pick of sth 11. proficient (refined ability) 12. extremely (fine) 13. selected rice (archaic) (HSK 6)

月華

yuè huá — moonlight

感

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

之

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

既

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

久

jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (HSK 3)

遂

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

有

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

靈通

líng tōng — 1. fast and abundant (news) 2. clever 3. effective (HSK 7-9)

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))

內

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

育

yù — 1. to have children 2. to raise or bring up 3. to educate

仙

xiān — immortal

胞

bāo — 1. placenta 2. womb 3. born of the same parents

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)

迸裂

bèng liè — 1. to split 2. to crack 3. to burst (open)

產

chǎn — 1. to give birth 2. to reproduce 3. to produce 4. product 5. resource 6. estate 7. property (HSK 7-9)

一

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

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

卵

luǎn — 1. egg; ovum; spawn 2. (coll.) testicles 3. (old) penis 4. (expletive) fucking (HSK 7-9)

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

圓

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

毬

qiú — ball used for playing games (variant of 球 (qiú)) (HSK 1)

樣

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

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)

因

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

見

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

風

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

化作

huà zuò — 1. to change into 2. to turn into 3. to become

一個

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

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

五官

wǔ guān — 1. five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) 2. facial features

俱

jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike

備

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

四肢

sì zhī — the four limbs of the body

皆

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

全

Quán — surname Quan (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)

就學

jiù xué — to attend school

爬

pá — 1. to crawl 2. to climb 3. to get up or sit up (HSK 2)

學

xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (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)

拜

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

了

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

四方

sì fāng — 1. four-way 2. four-sided 3. in all directions 4. everywhere

目

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

運

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

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)

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)

金

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

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)

射

shè — 1. to shoot 2. to launch 3. to allude to 4. radio- (chemistry) (HSK 5)

沖

chōng — 1. (of water) to dash against 2. to mix with water 3. to infuse 4. to rinse 5. to flush 6. to develop (a film) 7. to rise in the air 8. to clash 9. to collide with (HSK 4)

斗

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

府

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

驚動

jīng dòng — 1. to alarm 2. to startle 3. to disturb

高

Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)

天上

tiān shàng — the sky; the heavens (HSK 2)

聖

shèng — 1. (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) 2. (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) 3. (bound form) holy; sacred

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)

慈

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

仁

rén — 1. humane 2. kernel

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

玉皇

Yù huáng — Jade Emperor (in Taoism)

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)

天尊

tiān zūn — (honorific appellation of a deity)

玄

xuán — 1. black 2. mysterious (HSK 7-9)

穹

qióng — 1. vault 2. dome 3. the sky

高

Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)

上帝

Shàng dì — God (HSK 6)

駕

Jià — surname Jia (HSK 7-9)

座

zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)

金闕

jīn què — the imperial palace

雲

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

宮

Gōng — surname Gong (HSK 6)

靈

líng — 1. quick 2. alert 3. efficacious 4. effective 5. to come true 6. spirit 7. departed soul 8. coffin (HSK 7-9)

霄

xiāo — 1. firmament 2. heaven

寶殿

bǎo diàn — 1. king's palace 2. throne hall

聚集

jù jí — to assemble; to gather (HSK 7-9)

仙

xiān — immortal

卿

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

見

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

金

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

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)

燄

yàn — variant of 焰 (yàn)

燄

yàn — variant of 焰 (yàn)

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)

命

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

千里眼

qiān lǐ yǎn — clairvoyance

順風耳

shùn fēng ěr — 1. sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction) 2. fig. a well-informed person

開

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

南天門

Nán tiān mén — 1. South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山 (Tài Shān) 2. (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace

觀看

guān kàn — to watch; to view (HSK 3)

二

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

果

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

奉旨

fèng zhǐ — on imperial orders

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)

外

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

看

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

真

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

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)

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

須臾

xū yú — 1. in a flash 2. in a jiffy

回報

huí bào — 1. (in) return 2. reciprocation 3. payback 4. retaliation 5. to report back 6. to reciprocate (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)

臣

Chén — surname Chen

奉旨

fèng zhǐ — on imperial orders

觀

Guàn — surname Guan

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)

金

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

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)

之

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

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)

乃東

Nǎi dōng — see 乃東區 (Nǎi dōng Qū)

勝

shèng — 1. victory 2. success 3. to beat 4. to defeat 5. to surpass 6. victorious 7. superior to 8. to get the better of 9. better than 10. surpassing 11. superb (of vista) 12. beautiful (scenery) 13. wonderful (view) 14. (Taiwan pr. (shēng)) able to bear 15. equal to (a task) (HSK 3)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

洲

zhōu — 1. continent 2. island in a river

海東

Hǎi dōng — 1. see 海東市 (Hǎi dōng Shì) 2. (also can refer to Liaodong, the Korean Peninsula, Bohai or Japan, depending on the historical context)

傲

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

小

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

國

Guó — surname Guo (HSK 1)

之

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

界

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

有

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

座

zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)

花果山

Huā guǒ Shān — 1. Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì), tourist destination 2. (also the name of mountains in other parts of China)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

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)

仙

xiān — immortal

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

產

chǎn — 1. to give birth 2. to reproduce 3. to produce 4. product 5. resource 6. estate 7. property (HSK 7-9)

一

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

卵

luǎn — 1. egg; ovum; spawn 2. (coll.) testicles 3. (old) penis 4. (expletive) fucking (HSK 7-9)

見

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

風化

fēng huà — 1. decency 2. public morals 3. to weather (rocks) 4. wind erosion

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)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (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)

那裡

nà li — there; that place (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)

四方

sì fāng — 1. four-way 2. four-sided 3. in all directions 4. everywhere

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)

運

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

金

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

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)

射

shè — 1. to shoot 2. to launch 3. to allude to 4. radio- (chemistry) (HSK 5)

沖

chōng — 1. (of water) to dash against 2. to mix with water 3. to infuse 4. to rinse 5. to flush 6. to develop (a film) 7. to rise in the air 8. to clash 9. to collide with (HSK 4)

斗

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

府

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

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

服

fú — 1. clothes 2. dress 3. garment 4. to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) 5. to obey 6. to be convinced (by an argument) 7. to convince 8. to admire 9. to acclimatize 10. to take (medicine) 11. mourning clothes 12. to wear mourning clothes (HSK 6)

餌

ěr — 1. pastry 2. food 3. to swallow 4. to lure 5. bait 6. lure

水

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

食

shí — 1. to eat 2. food 3. animal feed 4. eclipse

金

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

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)

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)

潛

qián — 1. hidden 2. secret 3. latent 4. to hide 5. to conceal 6. to submerge 7. to dive

息

xī — 1. breath 2. news 3. interest (on an investment or loan) 4. to cease 5. to stop 6. to rest 7. Taiwan pr. (xí)

矣

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

玉帝

yù dì — the Jade Emperor

垂

chuí — 1. to hang (down) 2. droop 3. dangle 4. bend down 5. hand down 6. bequeath 7. nearly 8. almost 9. to approach (HSK 7-9)

賜

cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)

恩慈

ēn cí — bestowed kindness

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

下方

xià fāng — 1. underneath 2. below 3. the underside 4. world of mortals 5. to descend to the world of mortals (of gods)

之

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

物

wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

乃

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

天地

tiān dì — 1. heaven and earth 2. world 3. scope 4. field of activity (HSK 7-9)

精華

jīng huá — 1. best feature 2. most important part of an object 3. quintessence 4. essence 5. soul (HSK 7-9)

所生

suǒ shēng — parents (father and mother)

不足

bù zú — 1. insufficient 2. lacking 3. deficiency 4. not enough 5. inadequate 6. not worth 7. cannot 8. should not (HSK 5)

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)

異

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

那座山正当顶上，有一块仙石。其石有三丈六尺五寸高，有二丈四尺围圆。三丈六尺五寸高，按周天三百六十五度；二丈四尺围圆，按政历二十四气。上有九窍八孔，按九宫八卦。四面更无树木遮阴，左右倒有芝兰相衬。盖自开辟以来，每受天真地秀，日精月华，感之既久，遂有灵通之意。内育仙胞，一日迸裂，产一石卵，似圆毬样大。因见风，化作一个石猴，五官俱备，四肢皆全。便就学爬学走，拜了四方。目运两道金光，射冲斗府。惊动高天上圣大慈仁者玉皇大天尊玄穹高上帝，驾座金阙云宫灵霄宝殿，聚集仙卿，见有金光燄燄，即命千里眼、顺风耳开南天门观看。二将果奉旨出门外，看的真，听的明。须臾回报道：「臣奉旨观听金光之处，乃东胜神洲海东傲来小国之界，有一座花果山，山上有一仙石，石产一卵，见风化一石猴，在那里拜四方，眼运金光，射冲斗府。如今服饵水食，金光将潜息矣。」玉帝垂赐恩慈曰：「下方之物，乃天地精华所生，不足为异。」

那猴在山中，卻會行走跳躍，食草木，飲澗泉，採山花，覓樹果；That monkey, in the mountains, could walk and leap about; it ate grasses and trees, drank from mountain streams, gathered mountain flowers, and sought out tree fruits;與狼蟲為伴，虎豹為群，獐鹿為友，獼猿為親；it kept company with wolves, made a company of tigers and leopards, made friends of river deer and stags, and grew close with macaques and gibbons;夜宿石崖之下，朝遊峰洞之中。at night it lodged beneath stone cliffs, and by day it roamed among the peaks and caves.真是：「山中無甲子，寒盡不知年。」Truly it was: 'In the mountains there is no calendar; when the cold ends, one does not know the year.'

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (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)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

中

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

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)

行走

xíng zǒu — to walk (HSK 7-9)

跳躍

tiào yuè — 1. to jump 2. to leap 3. to bound 4. to skip (HSK 7-9)

食

shí — 1. to eat 2. food 3. animal feed 4. eclipse

草木

cǎo mù — 1. vegetation 2. plants

飲

yǐn — to drink

澗

jiàn — mountain stream

泉

quán — 1. spring (small stream) 2. mouth of a spring 3. coin (archaic) (HSK 5)

採

cǎi — 1. to pick 2. to pluck 3. to collect 4. to select 5. to choose 6. to gather (HSK 7-9)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

覓

mì — 1. (literary) to seek 2. to find

樹

shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)

果

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

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

狼

láng — 1. wolf 2. classifier: 匹 (pǐ), 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 7-9)

蟲

chóng — 1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 隻 (zhī) 3. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

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)

伴

bàn — 1. partner; companion; comrade; associate 2. to accompany (HSK 7-9)

虎

hǔ — 1. tiger 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

豹

bào — 1. leopard 2. panther (HSK 7-9)

為

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

群

qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)

獐

zhāng — 1. river deer 2. roebuck

鹿

lù — deer (HSK 7-9)

為

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

友

yǒu — friend

獼

mí — used in 獼猴 (mí hóu)

猿

yuán — ape

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)

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)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

宿

Sù — surname Su

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

崖

yá — 1. precipice 2. cliff 3. Taiwan pr. (yái)

之下

zhī xià — 1. under 2. beneath 3. less than (HSK 5)

朝

Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)

遊

yóu — 1. to walk 2. to tour 3. to roam 4. to travel (HSK 3)

峰

fēng — 1. (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit 2. mountain-like in appearance 3. highest level 4. classifier for camels

洞

dòng — 1. cave 2. hole 3. zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

之中

zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)

真是

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

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

中

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

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

甲子

jiǎ zǐ — 1. first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干 (tiān gān) and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支 (dì zhī)) 2. the sixty-year cycle

寒

hán — 1. cold 2. poor 3. to tremble

盡

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

不知

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

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

那猴在山中，却会行走跳跃，食草木，饮涧泉，采山花，觅树果；与狼虫为伴，虎豹为群，獐鹿为友，猕猿为亲；夜宿石崖之下，朝游峰洞之中。真是：「山中无甲子，寒尽不知年。」

一朝天氣炎熱，與群猴避暑，都在松陰之下頑耍。One day, when the weather was hot, it went with the other monkeys to escape the heat, all playing beneath the shade of the pines.你看他一個個：Just look at them, each and every one:

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)

朝天

Cháo tiān — see 朝天區 (Cháo tiān Qū)

氣

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

炎熱

yán rè — 1. blistering hot 2. sizzling hot (weather) (HSK 7-9)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

群

qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

避暑

bì shǔ — 1. to be away for the summer holidays 2. to spend a holiday at a summer resort 3. to prevent sunstroke (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

在

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

松

Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)

陰

Yīn — surname Yin (HSK 2)

之下

zhī xià — 1. under 2. beneath 3. less than (HSK 5)

頑

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

耍

Shuǎ — surname Shua (HSK 7-9)

你

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

一個個

yī gè gè — 1. a number of 2. each and every one 3. one by one; one after another

一朝天气炎热，与群猴避暑，都在松阴之下顽耍。你看他一个个：

一群猴子耍了一會，卻去那山澗中洗澡。After the band of monkeys had played for a while, they went off to bathe in the mountain stream.見那股澗水奔流，真個似滾瓜湧濺。They saw that stream of water rushing along, truly like a melon rolling and splashing in its surge.古云：「禽有禽言，獸有獸語。」眾猴都道：「這股水不知是那裡的水。As the old saying goes: 'Birds have the speech of birds, beasts have the language of beasts.' All the monkeys said: 'We don't know where this stream of water comes from.'我們今日趕閑無事，順澗邊往上溜頭尋看源流，耍子去耶！」喊一聲，都拖男挈女，呼弟呼兄，一齊跑來，順澗爬山，直至源流之處，乃是一股瀑布飛泉。'Today, having leisure and nothing else to do, let's follow the stream up to its head and seek out its source — let's go and have some fun!' With a shout, they all dragged along their sons and daughters, called out to brothers young and old, and ran together, following the stream and climbing the mountain, straight to the place of its source, which turned out to be a flying waterfall.但見那：And there they saw:

一

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

群

qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)

猴子

hóu zi — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)

耍

Shuǎ — surname Shua (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)

一會

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

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

山澗

shān jiàn — mountain stream

中

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

洗澡

xǐ zǎo — 1. to bathe 2. to take a shower (HSK 2)

見

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

股

gǔ — 1. thigh 2. part of a whole; portion of a sum 3. (finance) stock; share 4. strand of a thread 5. low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科 (kē) 6. classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc 7. classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff 8. classifier for bands of people, gangs etc 9. classifier for sudden forceful actions (HSK 6)

澗水

jiàn shuǐ — mountain stream

奔流

bēn liú — 1. to flow at great speed 2. to pour 3. racing current

真個

zhēn gè — (dialect) really; truly; indeed

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

滾

gǔn — 1. to boil 2. to roll 3. to take a hike 4. Get lost! (HSK 5)

瓜

guā — 1. melon; gourd; squash 2. (slang) a piece of gossip (HSK 4)

湧

yǒng — to well up; to gush forth; to surge (HSK 7-9)

濺

jiàn — to splash (HSK 7-9)

古

Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)

云

yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

禽

qín — 1. (bound form) birds; fowl 2. (literary) birds and animals 3. old variant of 擒 (qín)

有

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

禽

qín — 1. (bound form) birds; fowl 2. (literary) birds and animals 3. old variant of 擒 (qín)

言

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

獸

shòu — 1. beast 2. animal 3. beastly 4. bestial

有

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

獸

shòu — 1. beast 2. animal 3. beastly 4. bestial

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

道

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

這

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

股

gǔ — 1. thigh 2. part of a whole; portion of a sum 3. (finance) stock; share 4. strand of a thread 5. low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科 (kē) 6. classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc 7. classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff 8. classifier for bands of people, gangs etc 9. classifier for sudden forceful actions (HSK 6)

水

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

是

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

那裡

nà li — there; that place (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)

水

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

我們

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

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

趕

gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)

閑

xián — 1. enclosure 2. (variant of 閒 (xián)) idle 3. unoccupied 4. leisure (HSK 5)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

事

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

順

shùn — 1. to obey 2. to follow 3. to arrange 4. to make reasonable 5. along 6. favorable (HSK 6)

澗

jiàn — mountain stream

邊

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

上

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

溜

liū — 1. to slip away 2. to escape in stealth 3. to skate (HSK 7-9)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

尋

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

看

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

源流

yuán liú — 1. (of watercourses) source and course 2. origin and development

耍子

shuǎ zi — 1. to play 2. to have fun

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)

耶

yē — (phonetic ye)

喊

hǎn — 1. to yell 2. to shout 3. to call out for (a person) (HSK 2)

一聲

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

拖

tuō — 1. to drag 2. to tow 3. to trail 4. to hang down 5. to mop (the floor) 6. to delay 7. to drag on (HSK 6)

男

nán — 1. (bound form) male 2. baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) (HSK 1)

挈

qiè — 1. to raise 2. to lift 3. to take along (e.g. one's family)

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

呼

hū — 1. to call 2. to cry 3. to shout 4. to breath out 5. to exhale

弟

dì — 1. younger brother 2. junior male 3. I (modest word in letter) (HSK 1)

呼

hū — 1. to call 2. to cry 3. to shout 4. to breath out 5. to exhale

兄

xiōng — elder brother

一齊

yī qí — 1. at the same time 2. simultaneously (HSK 6)

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)

順

shùn — 1. to obey 2. to follow 3. to arrange 4. to make reasonable 5. along 6. favorable (HSK 6)

澗

jiàn — mountain stream

爬山

pá shān — to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains) (HSK 2)

直至

zhí zhì — 1. lasting until 2. up till (the present) (HSK 7-9)

源流

yuán liú — 1. (of watercourses) source and course 2. origin and development

之

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

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)

乃是

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

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)

股

gǔ — 1. thigh 2. part of a whole; portion of a sum 3. (finance) stock; share 4. strand of a thread 5. low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科 (kē) 6. classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc 7. classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff 8. classifier for bands of people, gangs etc 9. classifier for sudden forceful actions (HSK 6)

瀑布

pù bù — waterfall (HSK 7-9)

飛

fēi — to fly (HSK 1)

泉

quán — 1. spring (small stream) 2. mouth of a spring 3. coin (archaic) (HSK 5)

但

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

見

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一群猴子耍了一会，却去那山涧中洗澡。见那股涧水奔流，真个似滚瓜涌溅。古云：「禽有禽言，兽有兽语。」众猴都道：「这股水不知是那里的水。我们今日赶闲无事，顺涧边往上溜头寻看源流，耍子去耶！」喊一声，都拖男挈女，呼弟呼兄，一齐跑来，顺涧爬山，直至源流之处，乃是一股瀑布飞泉。但见那：

眾猴拍手稱揚道：「好水，好水！All the monkeys clapped their hands and cried out in praise: 'Fine water, fine water!'原來此處遠通山腳之下，直接大海之波。」又道：「那一個有本事的，鑽進去尋個源頭出來，不傷身體者，我等即拜他為王。」連呼了三聲，忽見叢雜中跳出一個石猴，應聲高叫道：「我進去，我進去。」好猴！'So it turns out that this place connects far off with the foot of the mountain, and joins directly with the waves of the great sea.' They also said: 'Whoever has the ability to plunge in, find the source, and come back out without harming his body, we will bow to him as king.' They called out three times in succession, when suddenly, from amid the thicket, a stone monkey leapt out and answered with a loud cry: 'I'll go in, I'll go in!' What a splendid monkey!也是他：It was truly he of whom it is said:

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

拍手

pāi shǒu — to clap one's hands

稱揚

chēng yáng — 1. to praise 2. to compliment

道

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

好

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

水

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

水

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

原來

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

此處

cǐ chù — 1. this place 2. here (literary) (HSK 6)

遠

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

通山

Tōng shān — see 通山縣 (Tōng shān Xiàn)

腳

jiǎo — 1. foot 2. leg (of an animal or an object) 3. base (of an object) 4. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) 5. classifier for kicks (HSK 2)

之下

zhī xià — 1. under 2. beneath 3. less than (HSK 5)

直接

zhí jiē — 1. direct (opposite: indirect 間接 (jiàn jiē)) 2. immediate 3. straightforward (HSK 2)

大海

dà hǎi — 1. sea 2. ocean (HSK 2)

之

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

波

Bō — 1. (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭 (Bō lán)) 2. surname Bo

又

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

道

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一個

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

有本事

yǒu běn shi — 1. to have what it takes 2. (coll.) (often followed by 就 (jiù)) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc 3. Example: 有本事就打我 (yǒu běn shi jiù dǎ wǒ) Hit me if you dare!

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)

鑽進

zuān jìn — 1. to get into 2. to dig into (studies, job etc) 3. to squeeze into

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)

尋

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

源頭

yuán tóu — source; origin; fountainhead (HSK 7-9)

出來

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

不

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

傷身

shāng shēn — to be harmful to one's health

體

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

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

我等

wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)

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)

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)

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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

呼

hū — 1. to call 2. to cry 3. to shout 4. to breath out 5. to exhale

了

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

聲

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

忽

Hū — surname Hu

見

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

叢

cóng — 1. cluster 2. collection 3. collection of books 4. thicket

雜

zá — 1. mixed 2. miscellaneous 3. various 4. to mix (HSK 6)

中

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

跳出

tiào chū — 1. to jump out 2. fig. to appear suddenly

一個

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

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

應聲

yìng shēng — 1. an answering voice 2. to answer a voice 3. to respond 4. to copy a voice 5. to parrot

高

Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)

叫道

jiào dào — 1. to call 2. to shout

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (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)

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

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)

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)

众猴拍手称扬道：「好水，好水！原来此处远通山脚之下，直接大海之波。」又道：「那一个有本事的，钻进去寻个源头出来，不伤身体者，我等即拜他为王。」连呼了三声，忽见丛杂中跳出一个石猴，应声高叫道：「我进去，我进去。」好猴！也是他：

你看他瞑目蹲身，將身一縱，徑跳入瀑布泉中，忽睜睛擡頭觀看，那裡邊卻無水無波，明明朗朗的一架橋梁。Watch him close his eyes, crouch down, and with a spring of his body leap straight into the waterfall's spring. Suddenly opening his eyes and raising his head to look, he found there was no water and no waves inside at all, but a bridge, clear and bright.他住了身，定了神，仔細再看，原來是座鐵板橋。He steadied his body, settled his spirit, and looked carefully again — it turned out to be a bridge of iron slabs.橋下之水，沖貫於石竅之間，倒掛流出去，遮閉了橋門。The water beneath the bridge rushed through the openings in the rock and poured out hanging upside down, screening off the bridge's gateway.卻又欠身上橋頭，再走再看，卻似有人家住處一般，真個好所在。He then raised himself up onto the head of the bridge, and walking further to look again, found it seemed just like a place where people might dwell — truly a fine spot.但見那：And there he saw:

你

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

瞑目

míng mù — 1. to close one's eyes 2. (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.)

蹲

cún — (dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing (HSK 6)

身

shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158

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)

身

shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158

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)

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

徑

jìng — 1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means 2. directly; straight 3. diameter

跳

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

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)

瀑布

pù bù — waterfall (HSK 7-9)

泉

quán — 1. spring (small stream) 2. mouth of a spring 3. coin (archaic) (HSK 5)

中

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

忽

Hū — surname Hu

睜

zhēng — to open (one's eyes) (HSK 7-9)

睛

jīng — eye; eyeball

擡

tái — variant of 抬 (tái) (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)

觀看

guān kàn — to watch; to view (HSK 3)

那裡

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

邊

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

卻

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

無水

wú shuǐ — 1. anhydrous (chemistry) 2. waterless 3. dehydrated

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

波

Bō — 1. (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭 (Bō lán)) 2. surname Bo

明明

míng míng — 1. obviously 2. plainly 3. undoubtedly 4. definitely (HSK 5)

朗

lǎng — 1. clear 2. bright

朗

lǎng — 1. clear 2. bright

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)

架橋

jià qiáo — 1. to bridge 2. to put up a bridge

梁

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

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)

住

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

了

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

身

shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158

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)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

仔細

zǐ xì — 1. careful; attentive; cautious 2. to be careful; to look out 3. (dialect) thrifty; frugal (HSK 5)

再

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

看

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

原來

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

是

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

座

zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)

鐵板

tiě bǎn — 1. iron panel 2. hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)

橋

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

橋

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

下

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

之

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

水

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

沖

chōng — 1. (of water) to dash against 2. to mix with water 3. to infuse 4. to rinse 5. to flush 6. to develop (a film) 7. to rise in the air 8. to clash 9. to collide with (HSK 4)

貫

guàn — 1. to pierce through 2. to pass through 3. to be stringed together 4. string of 1000 cash

於

yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

竅

qiào — 1. hole 2. opening 3. orifice (of the human body) 4. (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)

之間

zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)

倒掛

dào guà — 1. lit. to hang upside down 2. fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods) 3. to borrow more than one can ever repay

流出

liú chū — to flow out; to issue; to leak

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)

遮

zhē — 1. to cover up (a shortcoming) 2. to screen off 3. to hide 4. to conceal (HSK 7-9)

閉

bì — 1. to close 2. to stop up 3. to shut 4. to obstruct (HSK 6)

了

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

橋

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

門

Mén — surname Men (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)

欠身

qiàn shēn — to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)

上

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

橋頭

qiáo tóu — 1. either end of a bridge 2. a bridgehead

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)

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)

再

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

看

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

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)

似

shì — used in 似的 (shì de)

有人

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

家

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

住處

zhù chù — residence; dwelling (HSK 7-9)

一般

yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)

真個

zhēn gè — (dialect) really; truly; indeed

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)

所在

suǒ zài — 1. place 2. location 3. (after a noun) place where it is located (HSK 5)

但

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

見

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

你看他瞑目蹲身，将身一纵，径跳入瀑布泉中，忽睁睛抬头观看，那里边却无水无波，明明朗朗的一架桥梁。他住了身，定了神，仔细再看，原来是座铁板桥。桥下之水，冲贯于石窍之间，倒挂流出去，遮闭了桥门。却又欠身上桥头，再走再看，却似有人家住处一般，真个好所在。但见那：

看罷多時，跳過橋中間，左右觀看。After looking for a long while, he leapt over to the middle of the bridge and looked about to left and right.只見正當中有一石碣，碣上有一行楷書大字，鐫著「花果山福地，水簾洞洞天」。He saw right in the middle a stone tablet, on which was carved in a line of large regular-script characters: 'Blessed Land of Huaguo Shan, Heavenly Grotto of the Water-Curtain Cave.'

看

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

罷

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

多時

duō shí — long time

跳過

tiào guò — 1. to jump over 2. to skip (a step, chapter etc)

橋

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

中間

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

左右

zuǒ yòu — 1. left and right 2. nearby 3. approximately 4. attendant 5. to control 6. to influence (HSK 3)

觀看

guān kàn — to watch; to view (HSK 3)

只見

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

正當中

zhèng dāng zhōng — dead center; the very middle

有

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

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

碣

jié — stone tablet

碣

jié — stone tablet

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

一行

yī xíng — 1. party 2. delegation (HSK 6)

楷書

kǎi shū — regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)

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)

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)

鐫

juān — 1. to engrave (on wood or stone) 2. to inscribe

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)

花果山

Huā guǒ Shān — 1. Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì), tourist destination 2. (also the name of mountains in other parts of China)

福地

fú dì — 1. happy land 2. paradise

水簾洞

shuǐ lián dòng — cave with a waterfall at its mouth

洞天

dòng tiān — 1. paradise 2. heavenly or beautiful place 3. fairyland

看罢多时，跳过桥中间，左右观看。只见正当中有一石碣，碣上有一行楷书大字，镌著「花果山福地，水帘洞洞天」。

石猿喜不自勝，急抽身往外便走，復瞑目蹲身，跳出水外，打了兩個呵呵道：「大造化！The stone monkey was overjoyed beyond measure, and hastily turned to head back out; closing his eyes and crouching down again, he leapt back out through the water, and laughed aloud twice, saying: 'What tremendous fortune!'大造化！」眾猴把他圍住，問道：「裡面怎麼樣？'What tremendous fortune!' The other monkeys crowded around him and asked: 'What is it like inside?'水有多深？」石猴道：「沒水！'How deep is the water?' The stone monkey said: 'There's no water!'沒水！'No water!'原來是一座鐵板橋，橋那邊是一座天造地設的家當。」眾猴道：「怎見得是個家當？」石猴笑道：「這股水乃是橋下沖貫石橋，倒掛下來遮閉門戶的。'It turns out to be a bridge of iron slabs, and on the far side of the bridge is a dwelling made by the design of Heaven and Earth themselves.' The other monkeys said: 'How can you tell it's a dwelling?' The stone monkey said, laughing: 'This stream of water rushes through beneath the bridge and pours down hanging upside down to screen off the doorway.'橋邊有花有樹，乃是一座石房。'Beside the bridge there are flowers and there are trees, and there is a stone house.'房內有石窩、石灶、石碗、石盆、石床、石凳。'Within the house there are stone nooks, a stone stove, stone bowls, stone basins, a stone bed, and stone stools.'中間一塊石碣上，鐫著『花果山福地，水簾洞洞天』。'In the middle, on a stone tablet, is carved: "Blessed Land of Huaguo Shan, Heavenly Grotto of the Water-Curtain Cave."'真個是我們安身之處。'It is truly a place where we could settle ourselves.'裡面且是寬闊，容得千百口老小。'And inside it is spacious enough, too, to hold hundreds and thousands of young and old.'我們都進去住，也省得受老天之氣。'Let us all go in and live there, and spare ourselves the suffering of Heaven's weather.'這裡邊：In there:

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

猿

yuán — ape

喜不自勝

xǐ bù zì shèng — unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

急

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

抽身

chōu shēn — 1. to get away from 2. to withdraw 3. to free oneself

往外

wǎng wài — 1. out 2. outbound 3. departing

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)

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)

復

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

瞑目

míng mù — 1. to close one's eyes 2. (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.)

蹲

cún — (dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing (HSK 6)

身

shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158

跳出

tiào chū — 1. to jump out 2. fig. to appear suddenly

水

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

外

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

打

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

了

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

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)

呵呵

hē hē — 1. (onom.) gentle laughter 2. chuckle

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)

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)

造化

zào huà — (literary) Nature; the Creator

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)

造化

zào huà — (literary) Nature; the Creator

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

把

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

他

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

圍住

wéi zhù — 1. to surround 2. to gird

問道

wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask

裡面

lǐ miàn — 1. inside 2. interior 3. also pr. (lǐ mian) (HSK 3)

怎麼樣

zěn me yàng — 1. how? 2. how about? 3. how was it? 4. how are things? (HSK 2)

水

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

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)

深

shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (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)

沒

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

水

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

沒

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

水

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

原來

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

是

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

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)

座

zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)

鐵板

tiě bǎn — 1. iron panel 2. hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)

橋

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

橋

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

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (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

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)

座

zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)

天造地設

tiān zào dì shè — 1. lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom) 2. ideal 3. perfect 4. (of a match) made in heaven 5. to be made for one another

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)

家當

jiā dàng — 1. familial property 2. belongings

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (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)

怎

zěn — how

見得

jiàn dé — 1. to seem 2. to appear 3. (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure

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)

家當

jiā dàng — 1. familial property 2. belongings

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (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)

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)

股

gǔ — 1. thigh 2. part of a whole; portion of a sum 3. (finance) stock; share 4. strand of a thread 5. low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科 (kē) 6. classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc 7. classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff 8. classifier for bands of people, gangs etc 9. classifier for sudden forceful actions (HSK 6)

水

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

乃是

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

橋

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

下

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

沖

chōng — 1. (of water) to dash against 2. to mix with water 3. to infuse 4. to rinse 5. to flush 6. to develop (a film) 7. to rise in the air 8. to clash 9. to collide with (HSK 4)

貫

guàn — 1. to pierce through 2. to pass through 3. to be stringed together 4. string of 1000 cash

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

橋

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

倒掛

dào guà — 1. lit. to hang upside down 2. fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods) 3. to borrow more than one can ever repay

下來

xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)

遮

zhē — 1. to cover up (a shortcoming) 2. to screen off 3. to hide 4. to conceal (HSK 7-9)

閉門

bì mén — to close a door

戶

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

橋

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

邊

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

有

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

花

Huā — surname Hua (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)

樹

shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)

乃是

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

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)

座

zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

房

Fáng — surname Fang

房

Fáng — surname Fang

內

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

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

窩

wō — 1. nest 2. pit or hollow on the human body 3. lair 4. den 5. place 6. to harbor or shelter 7. to hold in check 8. to bend 9. classifier for litters and broods (HSK 7-9)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

灶

zào — 1. kitchen stove 2. kitchen; mess; canteen

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

碗

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

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

盆

pén — 1. basin 2. flower pot 3. unit of volume equal to 12 斗 (dǒu) and 8 升 (shēng), approx 128 liters 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

床

chuáng — 1. bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 2. bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc) 3. frame; chassis 4. classifier for blankets, quilts etc (HSK 1)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

凳

dèng — 1. bench 2. stool

中間

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

一塊

yī kuài — 1. a piece; a chunk 2. (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這 (zhè)) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊 (qíng gǎn zhè yī kuài) "the emotional aspect (of it)") 3. (coll.) one yuan; a dollar 4. together; in the same place; in company

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

碣

jié — stone tablet

上

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

鐫

juān — 1. to engrave (on wood or stone) 2. to inscribe

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)

花果山

Huā guǒ Shān — 1. Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì), tourist destination 2. (also the name of mountains in other parts of China)

福地

fú dì — 1. happy land 2. paradise

水簾洞

shuǐ lián dòng — cave with a waterfall at its mouth

洞天

dòng tiān — 1. paradise 2. heavenly or beautiful place 3. fairyland

真個

zhēn gè — (dialect) really; truly; indeed

是

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

我們

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

安身

ān shēn — 1. to make one's home 2. to take shelter

之

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

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)

裡面

lǐ miàn — 1. inside 2. interior 3. also pr. (lǐ mian) (HSK 3)

且

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

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)

寬闊

kuān kuò — 1. expansive 2. wide 3. width 4. thickness (HSK 6)

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)

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

口

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

老小

lǎo xiǎo — 1. the old and the young 2. the youngest member of the family

我們

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

住

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

省得

shěng de — 1. to avoid 2. so as to save (money or time)

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)

老天

lǎo tiān — 1. God 2. Heavens

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)

這裡

zhè lǐ — here (HSK 1)

邊

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

石猿喜不自胜，急抽身往外便走，复瞑目蹲身，跳出水外，打了两个呵呵道：「大造化！大造化！」众猴把他围住，问道：「里面怎么样？水有多深？」石猴道：「没水！没水！原来是一座铁板桥，桥那边是一座天造地设的家当。」众猴道：「怎见得是个家当？」石猴笑道：「这股水乃是桥下冲贯石桥，倒挂下来遮闭门户的。桥边有花有树，乃是一座石房。房内有石窝、石灶、石碗、石盆、石床、石凳。中间一块石碣上，镌著『花果山福地，水帘洞洞天』。真个是我们安身之处。里面且是宽阔，容得千百口老小。我们都进去住，也省得受老天之气。这里边：

眾猴聽得，個個歡喜。When the monkeys heard this, every one of them was delighted.都道：「你還先走，帶我們進去，進去。」石猴卻又瞑目蹲身，往裡一跳，叫道：「都隨我進來，進來。」那些猴有膽大的，都跳進去了；They all said: 'You go first and lead us in, in!' The stone monkey again closed his eyes, crouched down, and leapt inside, calling out: 'All of you follow me in, in!' Those monkeys who were bold all leapt in;膽小的，一個個伸頭縮頸，抓耳撓腮，大聲叫喊，纏一會，也都進去了。those who were timid stretched out their necks and drew them back again, scratched their ears and cheeks, cried out loudly, dawdled about for a while, and then in the end all went in too.跳過橋頭，一個個搶盆奪碗，佔灶爭床，搬過來，移過去，正是猴性頑劣，再無一個寧時，只搬得力倦神疲方止。Leaping over the bridgehead, they snatched at basins and grabbed at bowls one after another, claimed the stove and fought over the bed, moving things this way and that — for such is the mischievous nature of monkeys, never quiet for a moment — and only stopped once they had moved things about until their strength was spent and their spirits worn out.石猿端坐上面道：「列位呵，『人而無信，不知其可。』你們才說有本事進得來，出得去，不傷身體者，就拜他為王。The stone monkey, sitting upright above them all, said: 'Gentlemen, "a man without good faith, one does not know what he is fit for." You just now said that whoever had the ability to get in and out without harming his body would be bowed to as king.'我如今進來又出去，出去又進來，尋了這一個洞天與列位安眠穩睡，各享成家之福，何不拜我為王？」眾猴聽說，即拱伏無違，一個個序齒排班，朝上禮拜，都稱「千歲大王」。'I have now come in and gone out, gone out and come back in again, and found this heavenly grotto for all of you to sleep soundly and safely in, each enjoying the blessing of a settled home — so why not bow to me as king?' On hearing this, the monkeys all bowed low without objection, and one by one, arranged in order of age, they bowed and paid homage facing him, all hailing him as 'Great King of a Thousand Years.'自此，石猿高登王位，將「石」字兒隱了，遂稱「美猴王」。From then on, the stone monkey ascended loftily to the throne, and, dropping the word 'stone' from his name, called himself the 'Handsome Monkey King.'有詩為證。There is a poem to bear witness.詩曰：The poem says:

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

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)

個個

gè gè — each one individually; each and every

歡喜

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

道

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

你

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

先

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

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)

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)

我們

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

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

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)

瞑目

míng mù — 1. to close one's eyes 2. (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.)

蹲

cún — (dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing (HSK 6)

身

shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158

往

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

裡

lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (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)

叫道

jiào dào — 1. to call 2. to shout

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

有

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

膽大

dǎn dà — 1. daring 2. bold 3. audacious

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

跳進

tiào jìn — 1. to plunge into 2. to jump into

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)

膽小

dǎn xiǎo — 1. cowardice 2. timid (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)

一個個

yī gè gè — 1. a number of 2. each and every one 3. one by one; one after another

伸

shēn — 1. to stretch 2. to extend (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)

縮

suō — 1. to withdraw 2. to pull back 3. to contract 4. to shrink 5. to reduce 6. abbreviation 7. also pr. (sù) (HSK 7-9)

頸

gěng — used in 脖頸 (bó gěng)

抓耳撓腮

zhuā ěr náo sāi — to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)

大聲

dà shēng — 1. loud voice 2. in a loud voice 3. loudly (HSK 2)

叫喊

jiào hǎn — 1. exclamation 2. outcry 3. shout 4. yell

纏

chán — 1. to wind around 2. to wrap round 3. to coil 4. tangle 5. to involve 6. to bother 7. to annoy (HSK 7-9)

一會

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

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)

跳過

tiào guò — 1. to jump over 2. to skip (a step, chapter etc)

橋頭

qiáo tóu — 1. either end of a bridge 2. a bridgehead

一個個

yī gè gè — 1. a number of 2. each and every one 3. one by one; one after another

搶

qiāng — 1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary (HSK 5)

盆

pén — 1. basin 2. flower pot 3. unit of volume equal to 12 斗 (dǒu) and 8 升 (shēng), approx 128 liters 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

奪

duó — 1. to seize 2. to take away forcibly 3. to wrest control of 4. to compete or strive for 5. to force one's way through 6. to leave out 7. to lose (HSK 6)

碗

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

佔

zhàn — variant of 占 (zhàn) (HSK 2)

灶

zào — 1. kitchen stove 2. kitchen; mess; canteen

爭

zhēng — 1. to strive for 2. to vie for 3. to argue or debate 4. deficient or lacking (dialect) 5. how or what (literary) (HSK 3)

床

chuáng — 1. bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 2. bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc) 3. frame; chassis 4. classifier for blankets, quilts etc (HSK 1)

搬

bān — 1. to move (i.e. relocate oneself) 2. to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) 3. to shift 4. to copy indiscriminately (HSK 3)

過來

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

移

yí — 1. to move 2. to shift 3. to change 4. to alter 5. to remove (HSK 4)

過去

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

正是

zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

性

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

頑劣

wán liè — 1. stubborn and obstreperous 2. naughty and mischievous

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)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

一個

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

寧

Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

搬

bān — 1. to move (i.e. relocate oneself) 2. to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) 3. to shift 4. to copy indiscriminately (HSK 3)

得力

dé lì — 1. able 2. capable 3. competent 4. efficient (HSK 7-9)

倦

juàn — tired; weary; fatigued

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

疲

pí — weary

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

止

zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

猿

yuán — ape

端坐

duān zuò — to sit upright

上面

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

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)

列位

liè wèi — ladies and gentlemen; all of you present

呵

ā — variant of 啊 (ā)

人

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

而

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

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

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)

不知

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

其

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

可

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

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

才

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

有本事

yǒu běn shi — 1. to have what it takes 2. (coll.) (often followed by 就 (jiù)) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc 3. Example: 有本事就打我 (yǒu běn shi jiù dǎ wǒ) Hit me if you dare!

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)

得來

dé lái — to come by; to obtain through some means

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)

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)

去

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

不

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

傷身

shāng shēn — to be harmful to one's health

體

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

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

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)

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)

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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

又

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

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

又

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

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

尋

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

了

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

這

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

一個

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

洞天

dòng tiān — 1. paradise 2. heavenly or beautiful place 3. fairyland

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

列位

liè wèi — ladies and gentlemen; all of you present

安眠

ān mián — to sleep peacefully

穩

wěn — settled; steady; stable (HSK 4)

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

享

xiǎng — 1. to enjoy 2. to benefit 3. to have the use of (HSK 7-9)

成家

chéng jiā — 1. to settle down and get married (of a man) 2. to become a recognized expert (HSK 7-9)

之

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

福

Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)

何不

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

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

聽說

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

即

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

拱

gǒng — 1. to cup one's hands in salute 2. to surround 3. to arch 4. to dig earth with the snout 5. arched (HSK 7-9)

伏

Fú — surname Fu

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

違

wéi — 1. to disobey 2. to violate 3. to separate 4. to go against

一個個

yī gè gè — 1. a number of 2. each and every one 3. one by one; one after another

序

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

齒

chǐ — 1. (bound form) tooth 2. (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention

排班

pái bān — to arrange (shifts, runs, classes etc) in order

朝

Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)

上

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

禮拜

lǐ bài — 1. to attend a religious service 2. (coll.) week 3. (coll.) Sunday (HSK 5)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

稱

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

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

歲

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

大王

dà wáng — 1. king 2. magnate 3. person having expert skill in something

自此

zì cǐ — 1. since then 2. henceforth

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

猿

yuán — ape

高

Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)

登

dēng — 1. to scale (a height) 2. to ascend 3. to mount 4. to publish or record 5. to enter (e.g. in a register) 6. to press down with the foot 7. to step or tread on 8. to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) 9. to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) (HSK 4)

王位

wáng wèi — 1. title of king 2. kingship

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)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

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)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

隱

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

了

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

遂

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

稱

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

美

Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)

猴王

Hóu wáng — Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì)

有

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

詩

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

為

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

證

zhèng — 1. certificate 2. proof 3. to prove 4. to demonstrate 5. to confirm 6. variant of 症 (zhèng) (HSK 3)

詩曰

shī yuē — a poem goes:

众猴听得，个个欢喜。都道：「你还先走，带我们进去，进去。」石猴却又瞑目蹲身，往里一跳，叫道：「都随我进来，进来。」那些猴有胆大的，都跳进去了；胆小的，一个个伸头缩颈，抓耳挠腮，大声叫喊，缠一会，也都进去了。跳过桥头，一个个抢盆夺碗，占灶争床，搬过来，移过去，正是猴性顽劣，再无一个宁时，只搬得力倦神疲方止。石猿端坐上面道：「列位呵，『人而无信，不知其可。』你们才说有本事进得来，出得去，不伤身体者，就拜他为王。我如今进来又出去，出去又进来，寻了这一个洞天与列位安眠稳睡，各享成家之福，何不拜我为王？」众猴听说，即拱伏无违，一个个序齿排班，朝上礼拜，都称「千岁大王」。自此，石猿高登王位，将「石」字儿隐了，遂称「美猴王」。有诗为证。诗曰：

美猴王領一群猿猴、獼猴、馬猴等，分派了君臣佐使。The Handsome Monkey King led the band of gibbons, macaques, and long-tailed monkeys, and assigned them ranks of ruler, minister, aide, and attendant.朝遊花果山，暮宿水簾洞，合契同情，不入飛鳥之叢，不從走獸之類，獨自為王，不勝歡樂。By day they roamed Huaguo Shan, by night they lodged in the Water-Curtain Cave, of one mind and one feeling, joining neither the flocks of flying birds nor the herds of running beasts, and he alone was king, delighting in boundless joy.是以：Thus it was:

美

Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)

猴王

Hóu wáng — Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì)

領

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

群

qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)

猿猴

yuán hóu — apes and monkeys

獼猴

mí hóu — macaque

馬

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

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

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)

分派

fēn pài — 1. to assign (a task to different people) 2. to allocate

了

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

君臣

jūn chén — a ruler and his ministers (old)

佐

zuǒ — 1. to assist 2. assistant 3. aide 4. to accompany

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)

朝

Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)

遊

yóu — 1. to walk 2. to tour 3. to roam 4. to travel (HSK 3)

花果山

Huā guǒ Shān — 1. Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì), tourist destination 2. (also the name of mountains in other parts of China)

暮

mù — 1. evening 2. sunset

宿

Sù — surname Su

水簾洞

shuǐ lián dòng — cave with a waterfall at its mouth

合

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

契

qì — 1. to carve 2. carved words 3. to agree 4. a contract 5. a deed

同情

tóng qíng — 1. to sympathize with 2. sympathy (HSK 4)

不

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

入

rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)

飛鳥

fēi niǎo — bird

之

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

叢

cóng — 1. cluster 2. collection 3. collection of books 4. thicket

不

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

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

走獸

zǒu shòu — 1. (four-footed) animal 2. beast

之類

zhī lèi — 1. and so on 2. and such (HSK 6)

獨自

dú zì — alone (HSK 4)

為

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

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

不勝

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

歡樂

huān lè — 1. gaiety 2. gladness 3. glee 4. merriment 5. pleasure 6. happy 7. joyous 8. gay (HSK 3)

是以

shì yǐ — 1. therefore 2. thus 3. so

美猴王领一群猿猴、猕猴、马猴等，分派了君臣佐使。朝游花果山，暮宿水帘洞，合契同情，不入飞鸟之丛，不从走兽之类，独自为王，不胜欢乐。是以：

美猴王享樂天真，何期有三五百載。The Handsome Monkey King enjoyed his natural pleasures, and who would have expected it to last three or five hundred years.一日，與群猴喜宴之間，忽然憂惱，墮下淚來。One day, in the midst of a joyful feast with the other monkeys, he suddenly grew troubled and sorrowful, and tears fell from his eyes.眾猴慌忙羅拜道：「大王何為煩惱？」猴王道：「我雖在歡喜之時，卻有一點兒遠慮，故此煩惱。」眾猴又笑道：「大王好不知足。The monkeys hastily crowded round and bowed, saying: 'Great King, why are you troubled?' The Monkey King said: 'Though I am at a moment of joy, I have a small worry about the distant future, and that is why I am troubled.' The monkeys laughed again and said: 'The Great King is far too discontented.'我等日日歡會，在仙山福地，古洞神洲，不伏麒麟轄，不伏鳳凰管，又不伏人間王位所拘束，自由自在，乃無量之福，為何遠慮而憂也？」猴王道：「今日雖不歸人王法律，不懼禽獸威嚴，將來年老血衰，暗中有閻王老子管著，一旦身亡，可不枉生世界之中，不得久注天人之內？」眾猴聞此言，一個個掩面悲啼，俱以無常為慮。'We gather daily in joy, on this blessed immortal mountain, in this ancient grotto of a divine continent; we are not subject to the rule of the qilin, nor governed by the phoenix, nor bound by any earthly throne — free and unfettered, this is boundless good fortune, so why worry over some distant concern?' The Monkey King said: 'Though today I am not subject to the laws of any human king, and fear no beast's authority, in time to come, when I grow old and my strength fails, old man Yama will secretly be in charge of me, and once I die, will I not have lived my life in this world for nothing, unable to remain long among the ranks of Heaven's people?' On hearing these words, the monkeys all covered their faces and wept in sorrow, every one troubled by the thought of impermanence.

美

Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)

猴王

Hóu wáng — Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì)

享樂

xiǎng lè — to indulge oneself

天真

tiān zhēn — 1. naive 2. innocent 3. artless (HSK 4)

何

Hé — surname He

期

qī — 1. a period of time 2. phase 3. stage 4. classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study 5. time 6. term 7. period 8. to hope 9. Taiwan pr. (qí) (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)

三五

sān wǔ — 1. several 2. three or five

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

載

zǎi — 1. to record in writing 2. to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc) 3. Taiwan pr. (zài) 4. year

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)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

群

qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

喜宴

xǐ yàn — wedding banquet

之間

zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)

忽然

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

憂

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

惱

nǎo — to get angry

墮

duò — 1. to fall; to sink 2. (fig.) to degenerate

下

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

淚

lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)

來

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

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

慌忙

huāng máng — 1. in a great rush 2. in a flurry (HSK 5)

羅拜

luó bài — to line up to pay homage

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)

大王

dà wáng — 1. king 2. magnate 3. person having expert skill in something

何為

hé wéi — 1. what is 2. (old) what for 3. (in a rhetorical question) it's no use

煩惱

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

猴王

Hóu wáng — Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì)

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)

雖

suī — 1. although 2. even though (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)

歡喜

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

之

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

卻

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

有一點兒

yǒu yī diǎn r — 1. a bit 2. a little

遠慮

yuǎn lǜ — 1. long-term considerations 2. to take the long view

故此

gù cǐ — therefore

煩惱

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

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

又

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

笑

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

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)

大王

dà wáng — 1. king 2. magnate 3. person having expert skill in something

好不

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

知足

zhī zú — 1. content with one's situation 2. to know contentment (hence happiness) (HSK 7-9)

我等

wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)

日日

rì rì — every day

歡

huān — 1. joyous 2. happy 3. pleased

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)

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)

仙山

xiān shān — mountain of Immortals

福地

fú dì — 1. happy land 2. paradise

古

Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)

洞

dòng — 1. cave 2. hole 3. zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

洲

zhōu — 1. continent 2. island in a river

不

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

伏

Fú — surname Fu

麒麟

qí lín — 1. (Chinese mythology) qilin 2. (old) giraffe

轄

xiá — 1. linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle) 2. (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over

不

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

伏

Fú — surname Fu

鳳凰

Fèng huáng — see 鳳凰縣 (Fèng huáng Xiàn) (HSK 7-9)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

又

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

不

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

伏

Fú — surname Fu

人間

rén jiān — 1. the human world 2. the earth (HSK 5)

王位

wáng wèi — 1. title of king 2. kingship

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

拘束

jū shù — 1. to restrict 2. to restrain 3. constrained 4. awkward 5. ill at ease 6. uncomfortable 7. reticent (HSK 7-9)

自由自在

zì yóu zì zài — 1. free and easy (idiom); carefree 2. leisurely (HSK 7-9)

乃

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

無量

wú liàng — 1. measureless 2. immeasurable

之

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

福

Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)

為何

wèi hé — why (HSK 6)

遠慮

yuǎn lǜ — 1. long-term considerations 2. to take the long view

而

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

憂

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

猴王

Hóu wáng — Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì)

道

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

今日

jīn rì — today (HSK 5)

雖

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

不

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

歸

Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)

人

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

王法

wáng fǎ — 1. the law 2. the law of the land 3. the law of a state (in former times) 4. criterion

律

Lǜ — surname Lü

不

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

懼

jù — to fear

禽獸

qín shòu — 1. birds and animals 2. creature 3. beast (brutal person)

威嚴

wēi yán — 1. dignified 2. imposing 3. august 4. awe-inspiring 5. awe 6. prestige 7. dignity

將來

jiāng lái — 1. in the future 2. future 3. the future 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

年老

nián lǎo — aged

血

xiě — see 血 (xuè) (HSK 3)

衰

cuī — variant of 縗 (cuī)

暗中

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

閻王

Yán wang — 1. (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell 2. (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person (HSK 7-9)

老子

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

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (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)

一旦

yī dàn — 1. in case (sth happens) 2. if 3. once (sth happens, then...) 4. when 5. in a short time 6. in one day (HSK 5)

身亡

shēn wáng — to die

可不

kě bu — see 可不是 (kě bu shì)

枉

wǎng — 1. to twist 2. crooked 3. unjust 4. in vain

生

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

世界

shì jiè — world (HSK 3)

之中

zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)

不得

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

久

jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (HSK 3)

注

zhù — 1. (bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject 2. (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate 3. (bound form) stake (in gambling) 4. classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light 5. variant of 註 (zhù) (HSK 7-9)

天人

tiān rén — 1. Man and Heaven 2. celestial being

之內

zhī nèi — inside; within (HSK 5)

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

言

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

一個個

yī gè gè — 1. a number of 2. each and every one 3. one by one; one after another

掩

yǎn — 1. to cover up; to conceal 2. to close (a door, book etc) 3. (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid 4. (literary) to launch a surprise attack

面

miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

悲啼

bēi tí — 1. to wail with grief 2. plaintive cry

俱

jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike

以

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

無常

wú cháng — 1. variable 2. changeable 3. fickle 4. impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) 5. ghost taking away the soul after death 6. to pass away 7. to die

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)

慮

lǜ — 1. to think over 2. to consider 3. anxiety

美猴王享乐天真，何期有三五百载。一日，与群猴喜宴之间，忽然忧恼，堕下泪来。众猴慌忙罗拜道：「大王何为烦恼？」猴王道：「我虽在欢喜之时，却有一点儿远虑，故此烦恼。」众猴又笑道：「大王好不知足。我等日日欢会，在仙山福地，古洞神洲，不伏麒麟辖，不伏凤凰管，又不伏人间王位所拘束，自由自在，乃无量之福，为何远虑而忧也？」猴王道：「今日虽不归人王法律，不惧禽兽威严，将来年老血衰，暗中有阎王老子管著，一旦身亡，可不枉生世界之中，不得久注天人之内？」众猴闻此言，一个个掩面悲啼，俱以无常为虑。

只見那班部中，忽跳出一個通背猿猴，厲聲高叫道：「大王若是這般遠慮，真所謂道心開發也。Just then, from among the ranks, a gibbon of the long-armed kind suddenly leapt out and cried loudly: 'If the Great King has such distant concerns, this is truly what is called the awakening of the heart set on the Way.'如今五蟲之內，惟有三等名色不伏閻王老子所管。」猴王道：「你知那三等人？」猿猴道：「乃是佛與仙與神聖三者，躲過輪迴，不生不滅，與天地山川齊壽。」猴王道：「此三者居於何所？」猿猴道：「他只在閻浮世界之中，古洞仙山之內。」猴王聞之，滿心歡喜道：「我明日就辭汝等下山，雲遊海角，遠涉天涯，務必訪此三者，學一個不老長生，常躲過閻君之難。」噫！'Now, among all the Five Kinds of Creatures, there are only three sorts of beings not subject to the rule of old man Yama.' The Monkey King said: 'Do you know these three sorts of beings?' The gibbon said: 'They are the Buddhas, the Immortals, and the Divine Sages — these three escape the cycle of rebirth, are neither born nor destroyed, and share the same lifespan as Heaven and Earth and the mountains and rivers.' The Monkey King said: 'Where do these three dwell?' The gibbon said: 'They dwell only within this Jambudvipa world, within ancient grottoes and immortal mountains.' On hearing this, the Monkey King was filled with joy and said: 'Tomorrow I shall take leave of you all and go down the mountain, to roam like a cloud to the corners of the sea and travel far to the edge of Heaven, and I must seek out these three kinds of beings, to learn how never to grow old and live forever, and always escape the calamity of King Yama.' Alas!這句話，頓教跳出輪迴網，致使齊天大聖成。These very words at once caused him to leap free of the net of rebirth, and brought about the making of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.眾猴鼓掌稱揚，都道：「善哉，善哉！The monkeys all clapped their hands in praise, saying: 'Excellent, excellent!'我等明日越嶺登山，廣尋些果品，大設筵宴送大王也。」'Tomorrow we shall cross the ridges and climb the mountains, search widely for fruits, and lay out a great banquet to see the Great King off.'

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

班

Bān — surname Ban (HSK 1)

部

bù — 1. ministry 2. department 3. section 4. part 5. division 6. troops 7. board 8. classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc (HSK 3)

中

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

忽

Hū — surname Hu

跳出

tiào chū — 1. to jump out 2. fig. to appear suddenly

一個

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

通

tōng — 1. to go through 2. to know well 3. (suffix) expert 4. to connect 5. to communicate 6. open 7. to clear 8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc (HSK 2)

背

bēi — 1. to carry on one's back 2. (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc) (HSK 2)

猿猴

yuán hóu — apes and monkeys

厲聲

lì shēng — in a sharp, forceful voice

高

Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)

叫道

jiào dào — 1. to call 2. to shout

大王

dà wáng — 1. king 2. magnate 3. person having expert skill in something

若是

ruò shì — if

這般

zhè bān — 1. like this 2. this way

遠慮

yuǎn lǜ — 1. long-term considerations 2. to take the long view

真

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

所謂

suǒ wèi — 1. what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ... 2. (derog.) so-called (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)

心

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

開發

kāi fā — to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

蟲

chóng — 1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 隻 (zhī) 3. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

之內

zhī nèi — inside; within (HSK 5)

惟有

wéi yǒu — variant of 唯有 (wéi yǒu)

三

Sān — surname San (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)

名

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

色

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

不

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

伏

Fú — surname Fu

閻王

Yán wang — 1. (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell 2. (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person (HSK 7-9)

老子

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

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

猴王

Hóu wáng — Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì)

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)

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

三

Sān — surname San (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)

人

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

猿猴

yuán hóu — apes and monkeys

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)

乃是

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

佛

Fó — Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀 (Fó tuó)) (HSK 6)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

仙

xiān — immortal

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

神聖

shén shèng — 1. divine 2. hallow 3. holy 4. sacred (HSK 7-9)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

躲

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

輪迴

lún huí — 1. (Buddhism) samsara; cycle of rebirth 2. to recur cyclically; to succeed one another in cycles

不

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

生

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

不

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

滅

miè — 1. to extinguish or put out 2. to go out (of a fire etc) 3. to exterminate or wipe out 4. to drown (HSK 6)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

天地

tiān dì — 1. heaven and earth 2. world 3. scope 4. field of activity (HSK 7-9)

山川

shān chuān — 1. mountains and rivers 2. landscape (HSK 7-9)

齊

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

壽

Shòu — surname Shou

猴王

Hóu wáng — Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì)

道

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

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

居

Jū — surname Ju

於

yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)

何所

hé suǒ — 1. where 2. what place

猿猴

yuán hóu — apes and monkeys

道

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

他

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

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)

閻

Yán — surname Yan (sometimes written 閆 (Yán) in recent years)

浮世

fú shì — (Buddhism) the world of the living

界

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

之中

zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)

古

Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)

洞

dòng — 1. cave 2. hole 3. zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

仙山

xiān shān — mountain of Immortals

之內

zhī nèi — inside; within (HSK 5)

猴王

Hóu wáng — Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

之

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

滿心

mǎn xīn — 1. one's whole heart 2. from the bottom of one's heart

歡喜

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

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)

明日

míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)

就

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

辭

cí — 1. to resign 2. to dismiss 3. to decline 4. (literary) to take leave 5. (archaic poetic genre) ballad 6. variant of 詞 (cí) (HSK 7-9)

汝

rǔ — thou

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)

下山

xià shān — 1. to go down a hill 2. (of the sun or moon) to set (HSK 7-9)

雲遊

yún yóu — to wander (typically of an errant priest)

海角

hǎi jiǎo — 1. cape 2. promontory

遠涉

yuǎn shè — to cross (the wide ocean)

天涯

Tiān yá — see 天涯區 (Tiān yá Qū)

務必

wù bì — 1. must 2. to need to 3. to be sure to (HSK 7-9)

訪

fǎng — 1. (bound form) to seek by inquiry 2. (bound form) to visit; to call on

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

學

xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)

一個

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

不

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

老

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

長生

cháng shēng — long life

常

Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)

躲

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

閻君

Yán jūn — (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell

之

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

難

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

噫

yī — 1. yeah (interjection of approval) 2. to belch

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)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

話

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

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)

教

Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)

跳出

tiào chū — 1. to jump out 2. fig. to appear suddenly

輪迴

lún huí — 1. (Buddhism) samsara; cycle of rebirth 2. to recur cyclically; to succeed one another in cycles

網

wǎng — 1. net; web 2. network 3. to net; to catch with a net (HSK 2)

致使

zhì shǐ — 1. to cause 2. to result in (HSK 7-9)

齊天大聖

Qí tiān Dà shèng — Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空 (Sūn Wù kōng) in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì)

成

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

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

鼓掌

gǔ zhǎng — 1. to applaud 2. to clap (HSK 5)

稱揚

chēng yáng — 1. to praise 2. to compliment

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

善哉

shàn zāi — excellent

善哉

shàn zāi — excellent

我等

wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)

明日

míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)

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)

嶺

lǐng — 1. mountain range 2. mountain ridge

登山

dēng shān — 1. to climb a mountain 2. climbing 3. mountaineering (HSK 4)

廣

Guǎng — surname Guang (HSK 5)

尋

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

些

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

果品

guǒ pǐn — fruit

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)

設

shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)

筵宴

yán yàn — 1. feast 2. banquet

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)

大王

dà wáng — 1. king 2. magnate 3. person having expert skill in something

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

只见那班部中，忽跳出一个通背猿猴，厉声高叫道：「大王若是这般远虑，真所谓道心开发也。如今五虫之内，惟有三等名色不伏阎王老子所管。」猴王道：「你知那三等人？」猿猴道：「乃是佛与仙与神圣三者，躲过轮回，不生不灭，与天地山川齐寿。」猴王道：「此三者居于何所？」猿猴道：「他只在阎浮世界之中，古洞仙山之内。」猴王闻之，满心欢喜道：「我明日就辞汝等下山，云游海角，远涉天涯，务必访此三者，学一个不老长生，常躲过阎君之难。」噫！这句话，顿教跳出轮回网，致使齐天大圣成。众猴鼓掌称扬，都道：「善哉，善哉！我等明日越岭登山，广寻些果品，大设筵宴送大王也。」

次日，眾猴果去採仙桃，摘異果，刨山藥，斸黃精。The next day, the monkeys duly went off to gather immortal peaches, pick rare fruits, dig up mountain yams, and cut wild ginseng.芝蘭香蕙，瑤草奇花，般般件件，整整齊齊，擺開石凳石桌，排列仙酒仙餚。Angelica, orchids, fragrant melilotus, jade-like grasses, and rare flowers — every single item, all set out neat and orderly — they arranged stone stools and stone tables, and laid out immortal wine and immortal delicacies.但見那：And there was to be seen:

次日

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

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

果

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

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)

採

cǎi — 1. to pick 2. to pluck 3. to collect 4. to select 5. to choose 6. to gather (HSK 7-9)

仙桃

Xiān táo — Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

摘

zhāi — 1. to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 2. to select; to pick out 3. to borrow money at a time of urgent need (HSK 5)

異

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

果

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

刨

bào — 1. carpenter's plane 2. to plane (woodwork) 3. to shave off 4. to peel (with a potato peeler etc) (HSK 7-9)

山藥

shān yao — 1. Dioscorea polystachya 2. yam

斸

zhǔ — cut

黃精

huáng jīng — King Solomon's seal (plant of genus Polygonatum)

芝蘭

zhī lán — 1. lit. iris and orchid 2. fig. exalted sentiments 3. (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)

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)

蕙

huì — Coumarouna odorata

瑤

Yáo — 1. surname Yao 2. Yao ethnic group

草

cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)

奇

jī — odd (number)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

般

bān — 1. sort 2. kind 3. class 4. way 5. manner

般

bān — 1. sort 2. kind 3. class 4. way 5. manner

件

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

件

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

整整齊齊

zhěng zhěng qí qí — neat and tidy

擺

bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)

開

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

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

凳

dèng — 1. bench 2. stool

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

桌

zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc

排列

pái liè — 1. to arrange in order 2. (math.) permutation (HSK 4)

仙

xiān — immortal

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)

仙

xiān — immortal

餚

yáo — variant of 肴 (yáo)

但

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

見

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

次日，众猴果去采仙桃，摘异果，刨山药，斸黄精。芝兰香蕙，瑶草奇花，般般件件，整整齐齐，摆开石凳石桌，排列仙酒仙肴。但见那：

群猴尊美猴王上坐，各依齒肩排於下邊，一個個輪流上前奉酒、奉花、奉果，痛飲了一日。The monkeys honored the Handsome Monkey King with the seat of honor, while each of the rest arranged themselves below in order of age, and one by one they came forward in turn to offer wine, offer flowers, and offer fruit, drinking heartily the whole day long.

群

qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)

猴

hóu — 1. monkey 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

尊

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

美

Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)

猴王

Hóu wáng — Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì)

上

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

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

依

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

齒

chǐ — 1. (bound form) tooth 2. (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention

肩

jiān — 1. shoulder 2. to shoulder (responsibilities etc) (HSK 5)

排

pái — 1. to arrange in order; to line up 2. to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge 3. (literary) to push aside; to force open 4. to rehearse 5. row; line 6. platoon 7. (bound form) steak; chop 8. (bound form) raft 9. classifier for rows or lines (of people or things) (HSK 2)

於

yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)

下邊

xià bian — 1. under 2. the underside 3. below (HSK 1)

一個個

yī gè gè — 1. a number of 2. each and every one 3. one by one; one after another

輪流

lún liú — to alternate; to take turns (HSK 7-9)

上前

shàng qián — to advance; to step forward

奉

fèng — 1. to offer (tribute) 2. to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) 3. to esteem 4. to revere 5. to believe in (a religion) 6. to wait upon 7. to accept orders (from superior)

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)

奉

fèng — 1. to offer (tribute) 2. to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) 3. to esteem 4. to revere 5. to believe in (a religion) 6. to wait upon 7. to accept orders (from superior)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

奉

fèng — 1. to offer (tribute) 2. to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) 3. to esteem 4. to revere 5. to believe in (a religion) 6. to wait upon 7. to accept orders (from superior)

果

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

痛飲

tòng yǐn — to drink one's fill

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)

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)

群猴尊美猴王上坐，各依齿肩排于下边，一个个轮流上前奉酒、奉花、奉果，痛饮了一日。

次日，美猴王早起，教：「小的們，替我折些枯松，編作栰子，取個竹竿作篙，收拾些果品之類，我將去也。」果獨自登栰，儘力撐開，飄飄蕩蕩，徑向大海波中，趁天風，來渡南贍部洲地界。The next day, the Handsome Monkey King rose early and instructed them: 'Little ones, break off some dead pine branches for me and weave them into a raft, take a bamboo pole for a punting-pole, and pack up some fruits and the like — I am about to set off.' He then boarded the raft alone, punted with all his strength, and drifting and rocking, headed straight out into the waves of the great sea, riding the heavenly winds to cross over into the territory of the Southern Continent of Nanshanbu.這一去，正是那：This departure was truly as the verse says:

次日

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

美

Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)

猴王

Hóu wáng — Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記 (Xī yóu Jì)

早起

zǎo qǐ — to get up early

教

Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)

小的

xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)

們

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

替

tì — 1. to substitute for 2. to take the place of 3. to replace 4. for 5. on behalf of 6. to stand in for (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

折

shé — 1. to snap 2. to break (a stick, a bone etc) 3. (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) (HSK 4)

些

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

枯

kū — 1. (of plants) withered 2. (of wells, rivers etc) dried up 3. (bound form) dull; boring 4. (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds

松

Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)

編

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

作

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

栰

fá — variant of 筏 (fá)

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-

取

qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

竹竿

zhú gān — bamboo pole (HSK 7-9)

作

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

篙

gāo — pole for punting boats

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)

些

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

果品

guǒ pǐn — fruit

之類

zhī lèi — 1. and so on 2. and such (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

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

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

果

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

獨自

dú zì — alone (HSK 4)

登

dēng — 1. to scale (a height) 2. to ascend 3. to mount 4. to publish or record 5. to enter (e.g. in a register) 6. to press down with the foot 7. to step or tread on 8. to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) 9. to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) (HSK 4)

栰

fá — variant of 筏 (fá)

儘

jǐn — 1. to the greatest extent 2. (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme 3. to be within the limits of 4. to give priority to (HSK 6)

力

Lì — surname Li (HSK 3)

撐開

chēng kāi — 1. to stretch taut 2. to open (an umbrella) 3. to hold (a bag etc) open 4. to prop open

飄飄

piāo piāo — 1. to float about 2. to flutter (in the breeze) 3. (dialect) gay guy 4. (Tw) ghost

蕩蕩

dàng dàng — fluttering

徑向

jìng xiàng — radial (direction)

大海

dà hǎi — 1. sea 2. ocean (HSK 2)

波

Bō — 1. (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭 (Bō lán)) 2. surname Bo

中

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

趁

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

天

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

風

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

渡

dù — 1. to cross 2. to pass through 3. to ferry (HSK 6)

南贍部洲

Nán shàn bù zhōu — Jambudvipa

地

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

界

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

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)

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)

正是

zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)