第064回 At the Wood-Immortals' Grove the Pilgrims Trade Poems with Tree-Spirits

064Chapter 64

，，。The tale now tells how the king of Jisai thanked Tang Sanzang and his disciples for recovering the treasure and capturing the monsters; yet they refused every last bit of the gold and jade he offered them.，，，，，，、、，，。He therefore ordered the officers in attendance to make, after the patterns of the clothes the four pilgrims usually wore, two outfits for each of them, as well as two pairs each of shoes and socks and two each of their silk cords and rings; he also had dry provisions baked and roasted for them, exchanged their travel warrant, and then, with a grand procession of the royal carriage, the civil and military officials, all the townspeople, and the monks of Fulong Monastery, and amid a great blare of music, escorted the four pilgrims out of the city.，。After some twenty li, they first took leave of the king.。The rest escorted them another twenty li before saying farewell and turning back.：，。The monks of Fulong Monastery followed for fifty or sixty li and still would not turn back: some wished to accompany them to the Western Heaven, and others to cultivate the Way in their service.，，，，：「！」，，。Seeing that none of them would go back, Xingzhe resorted to a device: he plucked thirty or forty hairs from his body, breathed immortal breath upon them, and cried, “Change!”—whereupon they all became brilliantly striped, ferocious tigers, blocking the road ahead with roaring and bounding.，。Only then did the monks grow frightened and dare go no farther.，。The Great Sage led his master away at a gallop, and before long they had gone far into the distance.，：「！The monks burst into loud sobs and all cried, “Gracious and righteous lords!，。」We lack the affinity, and you will not take us across!”

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)
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)
祭賽: jì sài — to give sacrifice
國王: guó wáng — king (HSK 6)
謝: Xiè — surname Xie
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
唐三藏: Táng Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the central character of the 16th century novel "Journey to the West" 西遊記 (Xī yóu jì), based on the monk Xuanzang 玄奘 (Xuán zàng) (602–664)
師徒: shī tú — master and disciple
獲: huò — 1. (literary) to catch; to capture 2. (literary) to get; to obtain; to win (HSK 4)
寶: bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)
擒: qín — to capture
怪: guài — 1. odd; strange; uncanny 2. (bound form) monster; supernatural being 3. to find strange; to regard as odd 4. to blame 5. (coll.) somewhat; rather (HSK 4)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
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)
贈: zèng — 1. to give as a present 2. to repel 3. to bestow an honorary title after death (old) (HSK 5)
金玉: jīn yù — 1. gold and jade 2. precious
分毫: fēn háo — 1. fraction 2. slightest difference 3. hairsbreadth
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
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)
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)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
當駕: dāng jià — imperial driver
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
照: zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)
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)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
位: wèi — 1. position 2. location 3. place 4. seat 5. classifier for people (honorific) 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7. (physics) potential (HSK 2)
常: Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)
穿: chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)
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)
衣服: yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
做: zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
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)
套: tào — 1. to cover 2. to encase 3. cover 4. sheath 5. to overlap 6. to interleave 7. to model after 8. to copy 9. formula 10. harness 11. loop of rope 12. (fig.) to fish for 13. to obtain slyly 14. classifier for sets, collections 15. bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) 16. tau (Greek letter Ττ) (HSK 2)
鞋襪: xié wà — shoes and socks
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
做: zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
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)
雙: Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
絛: dí — see 絛綸 (dí lún)
環: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
做: zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
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)
條: tiáo — 1. strip 2. item 3. article 4. clause (of law or treaty) 5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
備: bèi — 1. (bound form) to prepare; to equip 2. (literary) fully; completely
乾糧: gān liáng — rations (to take on expedition)
烘: hōng — 1. to bake 2. to heat by fire 3. to set off by contrast
炒: chǎo — 1. to sauté; to stir-fry 2. to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp 3. to hype up 4. to sack; to fire (sb) (HSK 6)
倒換: dǎo huàn — 1. to take turns 2. to rotate (responsibility)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
通關文牒: tōng guān wén dié — passport
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)
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)
鑾駕: luán jià — imperial chariot
並: bìng — 1. and 2. furthermore 3. also 4. together with 5. (not) at all 6. simultaneously 7. to combine 8. to join 9. to merge (HSK 3)
文武: wén wǔ — civil and military
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)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
滿城: Mǎn chéng — see 滿城區 (Mǎn chéng Qū)
百姓: bǎi xìng — common people
伏: Fú — surname Fu
龍: Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
僧人: sēng rén — monk (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)
吹: chuī — 1. to blow 2. to play a wind instrument 3. to blast 4. to puff 5. to boast 6. to brag 7. to end in failure 8. to fall through (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)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
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)
城: chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
約: yāo — to weigh in a balance or on a scale (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)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
里: Lǐ — surname Li (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)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
國王: guó wáng — king (HSK 6)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
里: Lǐ — surname Li (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)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
伏: Fú — surname Fu
龍: Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
僧人: sēng rén — monk (HSK 7-9)
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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
六十: liù shí — 1. sixty 2. 60
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
有的: yǒu de — 1. (there are) some (who are...) 2. some (exist) (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
同上: tóng shàng — as above; ditto; idem
西天: Xī tiān — the Western Paradise (Buddhism)
有的: yǒu de — 1. (there are) some (who are...) 2. some (exist) (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
修行: xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
伏侍: fú shi — variant of 服侍 (fú shi)
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
肯: kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
回去: huí qu — 1. to return 2. to go back (HSK 1)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
弄: lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
手段: shǒu duàn — 1. method; way; means (of doing sth) 2. skill; ability 3. trick; wile (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)
毫毛: háo máo — 1. fine hair (on the body); down 2. (often used figuratively as in 動毫毛 (dòng háo máo) "to harm sb in the slightest way")
拔: bá — 1. to pull up 2. to pull out 3. to draw out by suction 4. to select 5. to pick 6. to stand out (above level) 7. to surpass 8. to seize (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
四十: sì shí — 1. forty 2. 40
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)
吹: chuī — 1. to blow 2. to play a wind instrument 3. to blast 4. to puff 5. to boast 6. to brag 7. to end in failure 8. to fall through (HSK 2)
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
仙氣: xiān qì — 1. ethereal quality 2. (Chinese folklore) a puff of breath from the mouth of a celestial being, which can magically transform an object into sth else
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
變: biàn — 1. to change 2. to become different 3. to transform 4. to vary 5. rebellion (HSK 2)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
變作: biàn zuò — 1. to change into 2. to turn into 3. to become
斑斕: bān lán — gorgeous; brightly colored; multicolored
猛虎: měng hǔ — fierce tiger
攔住: lán zhù — 1. to stop 2. to bar the way
前路: qián lù — the road ahead
哮: xiào — 1. pant 2. roar 3. bark (of animals) 4. Taiwan pr. (xiāo)
吼: hǒu — 1. to roar 2. to howl 3. to shriek 4. roar or howl of an animal 5. bellow of rage (HSK 7-9)
踴躍: yǒng yuè — 1. to leap 2. to jump 3. eager 4. enthusiastically (HSK 7-9)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
懼: jù — to fear
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
前進: qián jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to forge ahead 3. to advance 4. onward (HSK 3)
大聖: dà shèng — 1. great sage 2. mahatma 3. king 4. emperor 5. outstanding personage 6. Buddha
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)
引: yǐn — 1. to draw (e.g. a bow) 2. to pull 3. to stretch sth 4. to extend 5. to lengthen 6. to involve or implicate in 7. to attract 8. to lead 9. to guide 10. to leave 11. to provide evidence or justification for 12. old unit of distance equal to 10 丈 (zhàng), one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters (HSK 4)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
策馬: cè mǎ — to urge on a horse using a whip or spurs
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)
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)
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
時間: shí jiān — 1. (concept of) time 2. (duration of) time 3. (point in) time (HSK 1)
去得: qù de — can go
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
僧人: sēng rén — monk (HSK 7-9)
放聲大哭: fàng shēng dà kū — to sob loudly; to bawl
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
喊: hǎn — 1. to yell 2. to shout 3. to call out for (a person) (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)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
義: Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利 (Yì dà lì))
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
老爺: lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
無緣: wú yuán — 1. to have no opportunity 2. no way (of doing sth) 3. no chance 4. no connection 5. not placed (in a competition) 6. (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc (HSK 7-9)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
肯: kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
度: dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

。Let us say no more of the monks’ weeping.，，。The four pilgrims, master and disciples, now took to the highway; Xingzhe recalled his hairs, and they continued straight westward.，，，。As the seasons swiftly changed, winter had already waned and spring arrived; it was neither warm nor cold, just the weather for carefree travel.，。Suddenly they saw a long ridge, with the road running along its crest.，，，，。Sanzang reined in his horse and looked: the ridge was covered with forked brambles and trailing creepers; though traces of a road remained, on either side it was all thorn and briar.：「，？」：「？」：「，，，，；Tang Seng called, “Disciple, how can we travel along this road?” Xingzhe said, “Why should we not?” He replied, “Disciple, the track lies underneath and the brambles grow over it; only snakes and insects crawling on their bellies could get through.，，？」：「，，，，。」：「，，，？」：「，。」，，。If you fellows went that way, you could scarcely straighten your backs—how am I to ride my horse?” Bajie said, “Never mind; let me put my brushwood-raking skill to use and part the brambles with my rake. Never mind riding a horse—I guarantee you could pass through in a sedan chair.” Sanzang said, “Strong though you are, you could not endure it over a great distance; we do not even know how far it runs, so how could you expend so much energy?” Xingzhe said, “There is no need to debate it; let me go and have a look.” With one bound he leapt into midair, and when he looked, there was no end in sight.：It was truly a sight:

且不說: qiě bù shuō — 1. not to mention 2. leaving aside
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
啼哭: tí kū — 1. to cry 2. to wail
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
師徒: shī tú — master and disciple
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
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)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
大路: dà lù — 1. avenue 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo)
卻才: què cái — just now
收回: shōu huí — 1. to regain 2. to retake 3. to take back 4. to withdraw 5. to revoke (HSK 4)
毫毛: háo máo — 1. fine hair (on the body); down 2. (often used figuratively as in 動毫毛 (dòng háo máo) "to harm sb in the slightest way")
一直: yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line) 2. continuously; always; all the way through (HSK 2)
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (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)
時序: shí xù — 1. timing (of a signal or sequence) 2. time course
易: Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經 (Yì jīng))
遷: qiān — 1. to move 2. to shift 3. to change (a position or location etc) 4. to promote (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
冬: dōng — winter
殘: cán — 1. to destroy 2. to spoil 3. to ruin 4. to injure 5. cruel 6. oppressive 7. savage 8. brutal 9. incomplete 10. disabled 11. to remain 12. to survive 13. remnant 14. surplus (HSK 7-9)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
暖: nuǎn — 1. warm 2. to warm (HSK 5)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
寒: hán — 1. cold 2. poor 3. to tremble
正好: zhèng hǎo — 1. just (in time) 2. just right 3. just enough 4. to happen to 5. to chance to 6. by chance 7. it just so happens that (HSK 2)
逍遙: xiāo yáo — free and unfettered
行路: xíng lù — 1. to travel 2. transport
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)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
條: tiáo — 1. strip 2. item 3. article 4. clause (of law or treaty) 5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)
長嶺: Cháng lǐng — see 長嶺縣 (Cháng lǐng Xiàn)
嶺: lǐng — 1. mountain range 2. mountain ridge
頂上: dǐng shàng — 1. on top of 2. at the summit
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)
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
勒馬: lè mǎ — 1. to guide a horse with the reins 2. to rein in a horse
觀看: guān kàn — to watch; to view (HSK 3)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
嶺: lǐng — 1. mountain range 2. mountain ridge
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
荊棘: jīng jí — 1. thistles and thorns 2. brambles 3. thorny undergrowth (HSK 7-9)
丫: yā — 1. fork 2. branch 3. bifurcation 4. girl
叉: chā — 1. fork 2. pitchfork 3. prong 4. pick 5. cross 6. intersect 7. "X" (HSK 5)
薜: bì — Ficus pumila
蘿: luó — radish
牽: qiān — 1. to lead along 2. to pull (an animal on a tether) 3. (bound form) to involve 4. to draw in (HSK 6)
繞: rào — 1. to wind 2. to coil (thread) 3. to rotate around 4. to spiral 5. to move around 6. to go round (an obstacle) 7. to by-pass 8. to make a detour 9. to confuse 10. to perplex (HSK 5)
雖是: suī shì — 1. although 2. even though 3. even if
有道: yǒu dào — 1. to have attained the Way 2. (of a government or a ruler) enlightened 3. wise and just
路: Lù — surname Lu (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)
痕跡: hén jì — 1. vestige 2. mark 3. trace (HSK 7-9)
左右: zuǒ yòu — 1. left and right 2. nearby 3. approximately 4. attendant 5. to control 6. to influence (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)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
荊: Jīng — 1. an early name for the state of Chu 楚國 (Chǔ guó) 2. surname Jing
刺: cī — (onom.) whoosh (HSK 4)
棘: jí — thorns
針: zhēn — 1. needle 2. pin 3. injection 4. stitch 5. classifier: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī) (HSK 4)
唐僧: Táng sēng — Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
徒弟: tú dì — 1. apprentice 2. disciple (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)
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
怎生: zěn shēng — 1. how 2. why
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)
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)
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
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)
不得: bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
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)
徒弟: tú dì — 1. apprentice 2. disciple (HSK 6)
啊: ā — 1. interjection of surprise 2. Ah! 3. Oh! (HSK 2)
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
痕: hén — 1. scar 2. traces
在下: zài xià — 1. under 2. myself (humble)
荊棘: jīng jí — 1. thistles and thorns 2. brambles 3. thorny undergrowth (HSK 7-9)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
除: chú — 1. to get rid of 2. to remove 3. to exclude 4. to eliminate 5. to wipe out 6. to divide 7. except 8. not including (HSK 6)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
蛇: shé — 1. snake 2. serpent 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 5)
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
伏地: fú dì — to lie prostrate
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)
遊: yóu — 1. to walk 2. to tour 3. to roam 4. to travel (HSK 3)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
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)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (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)
腰: yāo — 1. the waist and lower back 2. (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) 3. the waist of trousers or a skirt 4. (metonym) money pouch; pocket 5. (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) (HSK 4)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
伸: shēn — 1. to stretch 2. to extend (HSK 5)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
乘: Chéng — surname Cheng (HSK 5)
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
不打緊: bù dǎ jǐn — 1. unimportant 2. not serious 3. it doesn't matter 4. never mind
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
使出: shǐ chū — 1. to use 2. to exert
鈀: bǎ — 1. palladium (chemistry) 2. Taiwan pr. (bā)
柴: Chái — surname Chai
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
釘鈀: dīng bǎ — rake
分開: fēn kāi — 1. to separate 2. to part (HSK 2)
荊棘: jīng jí — 1. thistles and thorns 2. brambles 3. thorny undergrowth (HSK 7-9)
莫: Mò — surname Mo
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
騎馬: qí mǎ — to ride a horse
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)
擡: tái — variant of 抬 (tái) (HSK 5)
轎: jiào — 1. sedan chair 2. palanquin 3. litter
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
包: Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
過去: guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
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)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
有力: yǒu lì — 1. powerful 2. forceful 3. vigorous (HSK 5)
長遠: cháng yuǎn — 1. long-term 2. long-range (HSK 6)
難熬: nán áo — (of pain or hardship) hard to bear
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (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)
多少: duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (HSK 1)
遠近: yuǎn jìn — 1. far and near 2. distance
怎生: zěn shēng — 1. how 2. why
費: Fèi — surname Fei (HSK 3)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
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)
許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
精神: jīng shén — 1. spirit 2. mind 3. consciousness 4. thought 5. mental 6. psychological 7. essence 8. gist 9. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
須: xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)
商量: shāng liang — 1. to consult 2. to talk over 3. to discuss (HSK 2)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
我去: wǒ qù — (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
看看: kàn kan — 1. to take a look at 2. to examine 3. to survey 4. (coll.) pretty soon
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
跳: tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
半空: bàn kōng — midair
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
一望無際: yī wàng wú jì — as far as the eye can see (idiom)
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)

，：「，。」：「？」：「，。」：「？」：「，，，。」：「。After looking for a long while, Xingzhe lowered his cloud and said, “Master, this place extends a very long way.” Sanzang asked, “How far?” Xingzhe said, “There is no end in sight; it seems to stretch nearly a thousand li.” Greatly alarmed, Sanzang said, “What are we to do?” Sha Seng laughed and said, “Do not worry, Master. We can imitate those who clear wasteland: set a fire and burn away all the brambles, then pass through.” Bajie said, “Do not talk nonsense.，，。To burn off wasteland, one must wait until around the tenth month, when the grass has withered and the trees are dry; only then will the fire catch.，？」：「，。」：「？」：「，。」Now everything is in its season of luxuriant growth—how could it burn?” Xingzhe said, “Even if it would burn, we might frighten people.” Sanzang said, “Then how are we to get across?” Bajie laughed and said, “If you want to get across, you must still follow my plan.”

行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
夠: gòu — 1. enough (sufficient) 2. enough (too much) 3. (coll.) (before adj.) really 4. (coll.) to reach by stretching out (HSK 2)
多時: duō shí — long time
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)
雲頭: yún tóu — cloud
按下: àn xià — 1. to press down 2. to press a button
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)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (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)
去處: qù chù — 1. place 2. destination (HSK 7-9)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
哩: lǐ — mile
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)
多少: duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (HSK 1)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
一望無際: yī wàng wú jì — as far as the eye can see (idiom)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
千里: qiān lǐ — 1. a thousand miles 2. a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) 3. a long distance
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
遙: yáo — (bound form) distant; remote; far away
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
大驚: dà jīng — with great alarm
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)
怎生: zěn shēng — 1. how 2. why
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
沙僧: Shā Sēng — Sha Wujing
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)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
莫: Mò — surname Mo
愁: chóu — to worry about (HSK 5)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
學: xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
燒荒: shāo huāng — 1. to clear waste land or forest by burning 2. slash-and-burn (agriculture)
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)
放: fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
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)
火: Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)
燒: shāo — 1. to burn; to set on fire 2. to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc) 3. to braise 4. to cook; to prepare food 5. to run a fever 6. fever 7. (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away (HSK 4)
絕了: jué le — 1. (slang) awesome 2. dope
荊棘: jīng jí — 1. thistles and thorns 2. brambles 3. thorny undergrowth (HSK 7-9)
過去: guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
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)
莫: Mò — surname Mo
亂: luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder 2. in a confused state of mind 3. disorder 4. upheaval 5. riot 6. illicit sexual relations 7. to throw into disorder 8. to mix up 9. indiscriminate 10. random 11. arbitrary (HSK 3)
談: Tán — surname Tan (HSK 3)
燒荒: shāo huāng — 1. to clear waste land or forest by burning 2. slash-and-burn (agriculture)
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)
須: xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (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)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
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)
衰: cuī — variant of 縗 (cuī)
木: Mù — surname Mu
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
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
引火: yǐn huǒ — 1. to kindle 2. to light a fire
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)
蕃: bō — see 吐蕃 (Tǔ bō)
盛: Shèng — surname Sheng (HSK 7-9)
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)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
燒: shāo — 1. to burn; to set on fire 2. to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc) 3. to braise 4. to cook; to prepare food 5. to run a fever 6. fever 7. (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away (HSK 4)
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)
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
燒: shāo — 1. to burn; to set on fire 2. to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc) 3. to braise 4. to cook; to prepare food 5. to run a fever 6. fever 7. (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away (HSK 4)
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
怕: Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
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)
這般: zhè bān — 1. like this 2. this way
怎生: zěn shēng — 1. how 2. why
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)
度: dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
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)
要得: yào dé — 1. good 2. fine
度: dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
依: yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

，，，，：「！」。Good Idiot! He formed a spell with his fingers, recited an incantation, bowed his waist, and cried, “Grow!”—and at once his body grew to some twenty zhang in height.，：「！」。He shook his nine-pronged rake and commanded, “Change!”—and its shaft grew to some thirty zhang long.，，：「。」，；Striding forward, he wielded the rake in both hands and swept the brambles apart to left and right, saying, “Please follow me, Master.” Sanzang was delighted at the sight and at once urged his horse close behind him.；Sha Seng carried the luggage;。Xingzhe also used his iron cudgel to push the growth aside.，。They did not once rest their hands that whole day, and covered over a hundred li.，。As evening drew near, they came upon a broad, open space.，，「」；Beside the road stood a stone tablet bearing three large characters: “Bramble Ridge.”，「，」。Below were two lines of fourteen smaller characters: “Brambles and vines entwine for eight hundred li; the road is ancient, but few have ever travelled it.”，：「：『，。』」：「，。Seeing this, Bajie laughed and said, “Let old Zhu add two more lines for it: ‘From this day Bajie breaks a passage through; straight to the West the road lies smooth and clear.’” Sanzang happily dismounted and said, “Disciple, you have worked hard.，。」：「，，，。」。Let us spend the night here and set out again at daylight tomorrow.” Bajie said, “Do not stop, Master. While the weather is clear and our spirits high, let us rake the road open all night and press on, damn it!” The elder had no choice but to agree.

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)
獃: dāi — 1. foolish; stupid (variant of 呆 (dāi)) 2. expressionless; blank (variant of 呆 (dāi)) (HSK 5)
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-
捻: niǎn — to twirl (in the fingers)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
訣: jué — 1. to bid farewell 2. tricks of the trade 3. pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字訣 on guerrilla warfare)
念: niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
咒語: zhòu yǔ — 1. incantation 2. spell 3. enchantment 4. curse
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)
腰: yāo — 1. the waist and lower back 2. (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) 3. the waist of trousers or a skirt 4. (metonym) money pouch; pocket 5. (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) (HSK 4)
躬: gōng — 1. (literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso) 2. (bound form) to bow 3. (literary) oneself; personally
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)
躬: gōng — 1. (literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso) 2. (bound form) to bow 3. (literary) oneself; personally
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
長: cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
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)
長: cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
二十: èr shí — twenty; 20
丈: zhàng — 1. measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) 2. to measure 3. husband 4. polite appellation for an older male
高下: gāo xià — relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
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)
身軀: shēn qū — body (HSK 7-9)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
釘鈀: dīng bǎ — rake
幌: huǎng — 1. shop sign 2. (literary) window curtain
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)
幌: huǎng — 1. shop sign 2. (literary) window curtain
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
變: biàn — 1. to change 2. to become different 3. to transform 4. to vary 5. rebellion (HSK 2)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
變: biàn — 1. to change 2. to become different 3. to transform 4. to vary 5. rebellion (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
三十: sān shí — 1. thirty 2. 30
丈: zhàng — 1. measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) 2. to measure 3. husband 4. polite appellation for an older male
長短: cháng duǎn — 1. length 2. accident; mishap 3. right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits (HSK 6)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
鈀: bǎ — 1. palladium (chemistry) 2. Taiwan pr. (bā)
柄: bǐng — 1. handle or shaft (of an axe etc) 2. (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem 3. sth that affords an advantage to an opponent 4. classifier for knives or blades
拽: yè — variant of 曳 (yè) (HSK 7-9)
開步: kāi bù — 1. to step forward 2. to walk
雙手: shuāng shǒu — both hands (HSK 5)
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)
鈀: bǎ — 1. palladium (chemistry) 2. Taiwan pr. (bā)
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)
荊棘: jīng jí — 1. thistles and thorns 2. brambles 3. thorny undergrowth (HSK 7-9)
左右: zuǒ yòu — 1. left and right 2. nearby 3. approximately 4. attendant 5. to control 6. to influence (HSK 3)
摟: lōu — 1. to draw towards oneself 2. to gather 3. to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc) 4. to grab (money) 5. to extort (HSK 7-9)
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)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
跟: gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
喜: xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad
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)
策馬: cè mǎ — to urge on a horse using a whip or spurs
緊: jǐn — 1. tight 2. strict 3. close at hand 4. near 5. urgent 6. tense 7. hard up 8. short of money 9. to tighten (HSK 3)
隨後: suí hòu — afterward; later; subsequently; following that (HSK 5)
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
沙僧: Shā Sēng — Sha Wujing
挑: tiāo — 1. to carry on a shoulder pole 2. to choose 3. to pick 4. to nitpick (HSK 4)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
行李: xíng li — 1. luggage 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) (HSK 3)
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
使: shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)
鐵棒: tiě bàng — 1. iron club 2. steel rod
撥開: bō kāi — 1. to push aside 2. to part 3. to brush away
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)
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)
未曾: wèi céng — hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
住手: zhù shǒu — 1. to desist 2. to stop 3. to stay one's hand
行: háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
百十: bǎi shí — a hundred or so
里: Lǐ — surname Li (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)
次: cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
晚: wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
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
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
闊: kuò — 1. rich 2. wide 3. broad (HSK 6)
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)
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)
路上: lù shang — 1. on the road 2. on the way; en route (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)
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)
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)
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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
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)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
荊棘: jīng jí — 1. thistles and thorns 2. brambles 3. thorny undergrowth (HSK 7-9)
嶺: lǐng — 1. mountain range 2. mountain ridge
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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (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)
行: háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)
十四: shí sì — fourteen; 14
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (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)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
荊棘: jīng jí — 1. thistles and thorns 2. brambles 3. thorny undergrowth (HSK 7-9)
蓬: Péng — surname Peng
攀: pān — 1. to climb (by pulling oneself up) 2. to implicate 3. to claim connections of higher status (HSK 7-9)
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
百里: Bǎi lǐ — two-character surname Baili
古來: gǔ lái — since ancient times; it has ever been the case that
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
人行: Rén háng — People's Bank of China (abbr. for 中國人民銀行 (Zhōng guó Rén mín Yín háng))
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
豬: zhū — 1. hog 2. pig 3. swine 4. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 頭 (tóu) (HSK 3)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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)
添: tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
兩句: liǎng jù — (say) a few words
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
能: Néng — surname Neng (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)
破: pò — 1. broken 2. damaged 3. worn out 4. lousy 5. rotten 6. to break, split or cleave 7. to get rid of 8. to destroy 9. to break with 10. to defeat 11. to capture (a city etc) 12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
透: tòu — 1. (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through 2. to tell secretly; to leak 3. thoroughly; through and through 4. to appear; to show (HSK 4)
西方: Xī fāng — 1. the West 2. the Occident 3. Western countries (HSK 2)
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
平: Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
欣然: xīn rán — 1. gladly 2. cheerfully
下馬: xià mǎ — 1. to dismount from a horse 2. (fig.) to abandon (a project)
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)
徒弟: tú dì — 1. apprentice 2. disciple (HSK 6)
啊: ā — 1. interjection of surprise 2. Ah! 3. Oh! (HSK 2)
累: lěi — 1. to accumulate 2. to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. (lèi)) 3. continuous 4. repeated (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
宵: xiāo — night
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
明日: míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
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)
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)
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
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)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
莫: Mò — surname Mo
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)
趁: chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (HSK 7-9)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
天色: tiān sè — 1. color of the sky 2. time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky 3. weather
晴: qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
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
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
興: Xīng — surname Xing
連夜: lián yè — 1. that very night 2. through the night 3. for several nights in a row (HSK 7-9)
摟: lōu — 1. to draw towards oneself 2. to gather 3. to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc) 4. to grab (money) 5. to extort (HSK 7-9)
開路: kāi lù — 1. to open up a path 2. to make one's way through 3. to construct a road 4. (electricity) open circuit
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)
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)
娘: niáng — 1. mother 2. young lady 3. (coll.) effeminate (HSK 7-9)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

，，，，。Bajie went ahead and exerted himself; the master and disciples never rested their hands, nor did the horse cease its steps, and they travelled for another day and night, until once more evening fell.，，。Ahead, the tangled growth was dense and knotted; they also heard the rhythm of wind striking bamboo and the soughing of pines.，。Just there they found another stretch of open ground, in the midst of which stood an ancient temple.，，。Outside its gate, pines and cypresses massed in green, while peach and plum blossoms vied in beauty.，。Sanzang dismounted and looked upon it together with his three disciples.：They saw:

八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
上前: shàng qián — to advance; to step forward
努力: nǔ lì — 1. to make an effort; to try hard; to strive 2. hard-working; conscientious (HSK 2)
師徒: shī tú — master and disciple
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
不住: bù zhù — 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
馬不停蹄: mǎ bù tíng tí — 1. unrelenting 2. without stopping to rest
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
行: háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)
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)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
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)
天色: tiān sè — 1. color of the sky 2. time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky 3. weather
晚: wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (HSK 1)
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
前面: qián miàn — 1. ahead 2. in front 3. preceding 4. above 5. also pr. (qián mian) (HSK 3)
蓬蓬: péng péng — 1. luxuriant 2. abundant 3. (onom.) booming sound of wind
結: jiē — 1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) 2. Taiwan pr. (jié) (HSK 4)
結: jiē — 1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) 2. Taiwan pr. (jié) (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
風: fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
敲: qiāo — 1. to hit 2. to strike 3. to tap 4. to rap 5. to knock 6. to rip sb off 7. to overcharge (HSK 5)
竹: zhú — 1. (bound form) bamboo 2. Kangxi radical 118
韻: yùn — 1. the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology) 2. rhyme 3. appeal 4. charm 5. (literary) pleasant sound
颯颯: sà sà — 1. soughing 2. whistling or rushing sound (of the wind in trees, the sea etc)
松: Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (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)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
段: Duàn — surname Duan (HSK 2)
空地: kōng dì — air-to-surface (missile) (HSK 7-9)
中間: zhōng jiān — 1. the middle; the inside 2. in the middle; within; between; among 3. during; in the meantime (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)
古: Gǔ — surname Gu (HSK 3)
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
之外: zhī wài — 1. outside 2. excluding (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)
松柏: sōng bǎi — 1. pine and cypress 2. fig. chaste and undefiled 3. fig. tomb
凝: níng — 1. to congeal 2. to concentrate attention 3. to stare
青: Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)
桃: táo — peach (HSK 5)
梅: Méi — surname Mei
鬥: dòu — 1. to fight 2. to struggle 3. to condemn 4. to censure 5. to contend 6. to put together 7. coming together (HSK 7-9)
麗: Lí — Korea
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
下馬: xià mǎ — 1. to dismount from a horse 2. (fig.) to abandon (a project)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
徒弟: tú dì — 1. apprentice 2. disciple (HSK 6)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)

：「，。」：「。After looking, Xingzhe said, “This place holds little good fortune and much ill; we should not remain here long.” Sha Seng said, “Elder Brother, your suspicions are misplaced.，，？」，，，，，，。In so deserted and uninhabited a place, with neither monstrous beast nor demon bird about, what is there to fear?” Before he had finished speaking, a gust of chill wind arose, and from behind the temple gate emerged an old man wearing a horned kerchief and pale robes, holding a staff in his hand and clad in straw sandals.、，。Behind him followed a ghostly messenger with a blue face, protruding fangs, red whiskers, and a naked crimson body, bearing a tray of flour cakes on his head.：「，。The old man knelt and said, “Great Sage, this humble deity is the local god of Bramble Ridge.，，，，。Knowing that the Great Sage had come, and having no proper means to receive you, I specially prepared this tray of steamed cakes to offer the venerable master; please each partake of a meal.，，。」，，。For eight hundred li there are no households in this region, so eat a little to stave off hunger.” Delighted, Bajie stepped forward and stretched out his hand to take a cake.，：「，。But Xingzhe, who had been scrutinizing them for some time, shouted, “Hold! This fellow is no good man.，，？Do not be so presumptuous! What sort of local god are you, that you come to deceive old Sun?。」，，，，，，。Take my cudgel!” Seeing him strike, the old man twisted his body and turned into a blast of chill wind; with a whoosh he swept the elder up and bore him drifting away, no one knew where.，、，。The Great Sage was so alarmed that he had no trail to follow; Bajie and Sha Seng looked at one another in dismay, while the white horse could only whinny in fright.，，，，。The three brothers and their horse, four beings in all, stood dazed and bewildered, peering anxiously into the distance without finding the slightest trace; we shall say no more of their search back and forth.

行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
此地: cǐ dì — 1. here 2. this place
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
吉: Jí — 1. short name for Jilin 吉林 (Jí lín) 2. surname Ji
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)
凶: xiōng — 1. vicious 2. fierce 3. ominous 4. inauspicious 5. famine 6. variant of 兇 (xiōng) (HSK 6)
不宜: bù yí — 1. not suitable 2. inadvisable 3. inappropriate (HSK 7-9)
久: jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (HSK 3)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
沙僧: Shā Sēng — Sha Wujing
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)
師兄: shī xiōng — 1. senior male fellow student or apprentice 2. son (older than oneself) of one's teacher
差: chā — 1. difference; discrepancy 2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) 3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly (HSK 1)
疑: yí — (bound form) to doubt; to suspect
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
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)
杳無人煙: yǎo wú rén yān — see 杳無人跡 (yǎo wú rén jì)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
怪獸: guài shòu — 1. rare animal 2. mythical animal 3. monster
妖: yāo — 1. goblin 2. witch 3. devil 4. bewitching 5. enchanting 6. monster 7. phantom 8. demon
禽: qín — 1. (bound form) birds; fowl 2. (literary) birds and animals 3. old variant of 擒 (qín)
怕: Pà — surname Pa (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)
怎的: zěn de — 1. what for 2. why 3. how
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
不了: bù le — no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
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)
一陣: yī zhèn — 1. a burst 2. a fit 3. a peal 4. a spell (period of time) (HSK 7-9)
陰風: yīn fēng — 1. chill wind 2. (fig.) evil wind
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
轉: zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)
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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
老者: lǎo zhě — old man; elderly man
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)
戴: Dài — surname Dai (HSK 4)
角: Jué — surname Jue (HSK 2)
巾: jīn — 1. towel 2. general purpose cloth 3. women's headcovering (old) 4. Kangxi radical 50
身穿: shēn chuān — to wear (a garment)
淡: dàn — 1. insipid 2. diluted 3. weak 4. mild 5. light in color 6. tasteless 7. indifferent 8. (variant of 氮 (dàn)) nitrogen (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)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
持: chí — 1. to hold 2. to grasp 3. to support 4. to maintain 5. to persevere 6. to manage 7. to run (i.e. administer) 8. to control (HSK 7-9)
拐杖: guǎi zhàng — 1. crutches 2. crutch 3. walking stick (HSK 7-9)
足: jù — excessive (HSK 6)
踏: tā — see 踏實 (tā shi) (HSK 6)
芒: máng — 1. awn (of cereals) 2. arista (of grain) 3. tip (of a blade) 4. Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass) 5. variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan
鞋: xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
後跟: hòu gēn — 1. heel (part of a foot) 2. heel (of a sock) 3. counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) 4. followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension")
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
青: Qīng — short name for Qinghai 青海 (Qīng hǎi) (HSK 5)
臉: liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
獠牙: liáo yá — tusk; fang
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
鬚: xū — 1. beard 2. mustache 3. feeler (of an insect etc) 4. tassel (HSK 7-9)
赤身: chì shēn — naked
鬼: guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)
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)
頭頂: tóu dǐng — top of the head (HSK 7-9)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
盤: pán — 1. tray; plate; dish 2. (finance) (bound form) market prices 3. (computing) (bound form) disk 4. to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) 5. to check; to examine; to investigate 6. to transfer; to sell (property) 7. to shift; to move (sth big and heavy) 8. classifier for things resembling a plate or dish 9. classifier for coils 10. classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) (HSK 4)
麵餅: miàn bǐng — flatbread
跪下: guì xia — to kneel down
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)
大聖: dà shèng — 1. great sage 2. mahatma 3. king 4. emperor 5. outstanding personage 6. Buddha
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
神: Shén — God (HSK 5)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
荊棘: jīng jí — 1. thistles and thorns 2. brambles 3. thorny undergrowth (HSK 7-9)
嶺: lǐng — 1. mountain range 2. mountain ridge
土地: tǔ dì — 1. land 2. soil 3. territory 4. classifier: 片 (piàn), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 4)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
大聖: dà shèng — 1. great sage 2. mahatma 3. king 4. emperor 5. outstanding personage 6. Buddha
到此: dào cǐ — 1. hereto 2. hereunto
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
接待: jiē dài — to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients) (HSK 3)
特: tè — 1. special 2. unique 3. distinguished 4. especially 5. unusual 6. very 7. abbr. for 特克斯 (tè kè sī), tex (HSK 6)
備: bèi — 1. (bound form) to prepare; to equip 2. (literary) fully; completely
蒸: zhēng — 1. to evaporate 2. (of cooking) to steam 3. torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) 4. finely chopped firewood (old) (HSK 7-9)
餅: bǐng — 1. round flat cake 2. cookie 3. cake 4. pastry 5. classifier: 張 (zhāng) (HSK 5)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
盤: pán — 1. tray; plate; dish 2. (finance) (bound form) market prices 3. (computing) (bound form) disk 4. to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) 5. to check; to examine; to investigate 6. to transfer; to sell (property) 7. to shift; to move (sth big and heavy) 8. classifier for things resembling a plate or dish 9. classifier for coils 10. classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) (HSK 4)
奉上: fèng shàng — to offer
老師: lǎo shī — teacher (HSK 1)
父: fù — 1. (bound form) father 2. (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父 (bó fù)) 3. (computing) (bound form) parent-
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (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)
餐: cān — 1. meal 2. to eat 3. classifier for meals (HSK 6)
此地: cǐ dì — 1. here 2. this place
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
百里: Bǎi lǐ — two-character surname Baili
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)
無人: wú rén — 1. unmanned 2. uninhabited
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)
聊: liáo — 1. (coll.) to chat 2. (literary) temporarily; for a while 3. (literary) somewhat; slightly 4. (literary) to depend upon (HSK 6)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
充: chōng — 1. sufficient; full 2. to fill 3. to serve as; to act as 4. to act falsely as; to pose as (HSK 7-9)
饑: jī — variant of 飢 (jī)
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
歡喜: huān xǐ — 1. happy 2. joyous 3. delighted 4. to like 5. to be fond of
上前: shàng qián — to advance; to step forward
舒: Shū — surname Shu
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
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)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
餅: bǐng — 1. round flat cake 2. cookie 3. cake 4. pastry 5. classifier: 張 (zhāng) (HSK 5)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
端詳: duān xiáng — 1. full details 2. full particulars
已久: yǐ jiǔ — already a long time
喝: hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
一聲: yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
住: zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)
這廝: zhè sī — this so-and-so
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
好人: hǎo rén — 1. good person 2. healthy person 3. person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle (HSK 2)
休: Xiū — surname Xiu
得無: dé wú — (literary) isn't it that...?
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
麼: má — exclamatory final particle
土地: tǔ dì — 1. land 2. soil 3. territory 4. classifier: 片 (piàn), 塊 (kuài) (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)
誑: kuáng — 1. to deceive; to dupe 2. falsehood; lie 3. (dialect) to amuse
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)
孫: Sūn — surname Sun
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
棍: gùn — 1. stick; rod; truncheon 2. scoundrel; villain (HSK 7-9)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
老者: lǎo zhě — old man; elderly man
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)
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)
轉: zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)
化作: huà zuò — 1. to change into 2. to turn into 3. to become
一陣: yī zhèn — 1. a burst 2. a fit 3. a peal 4. a spell (period of time) (HSK 7-9)
陰風: yīn fēng — 1. chill wind 2. (fig.) evil wind
呼: hū — 1. to call 2. to cry 3. to shout 4. to breath out 5. to exhale
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)
一聲: yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
攝: shè — 1. (bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate 2. to capture (video or still images) 3. (literary) to conserve (one's health) 4. (literary) to act for
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)
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)
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)
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
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
攝: shè — 1. (bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate 2. to capture (video or still images) 3. (literary) to conserve (one's health) 4. (literary) to act for
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)
何所: hé suǒ — 1. where 2. what place
慌得: huāng de — 1. hurriedly 2. in a frenzy
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
大聖: dà shèng — 1. great sage 2. mahatma 3. king 4. emperor 5. outstanding personage 6. Buddha
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
跟: gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (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)
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
沙僧: Shā Sēng — Sha Wujing
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
顧: Gù — surname Gu (HSK 6)
失色: shī sè — 1. to lose color 2. to turn pale
白: Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
驚: jīng — 1. to startle 2. to be frightened 3. to be scared 4. alarm (HSK 7-9)
吟: yín — 1. to chant; to recite 2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) 3. (literary) to lament; to groan 4. (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects 5. (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín)) (cf. 猱 (náo), wide vibrato)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
兄弟: xiōng dì — 1. brothers 2. younger brother 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) 5. brotherly 6. fraternal (HSK 4)
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
恍: huǎng — 1. (bound form) in a hazy state of mind 2. (bound form) to snap out of that state 3. used in 恍如 (huǎng rú) and 恍若 (huǎng ruò)
恍忽: huǎng hū — variant of 恍惚 (huǎng hū)
忽: Hū — surname Hu
遠望: yuǎn wàng — 1. to gaze afar 2. to look into the distance
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
並: bìng — 1. and 2. furthermore 3. also 4. together with 5. (not) at all 6. simultaneously 7. to combine 8. to join 9. to merge (HSK 3)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (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)
毫: háo — 1. hair 2. drawing brush 3. (in the) least 4. one thousandth 5. currency unit, 0.1 yuan
下落: xià luò — 1. whereabouts 2. to drop 3. to fall (HSK 7-9)
前後: qián hòu — 1. around 2. from beginning to end 3. all around 4. front and rear (HSK 3)
找尋: zhǎo xún — 1. to look for 2. to seek 3. to find fault
不題: bù tí — we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)

，，，：「。The tale now tells how the old man and the ghostly messenger carried the elder to a stone dwelling wreathed in mist and rosy cloud, gently set him down, and, taking his hands to support him, said, “Holy Monk, do not be afraid.，。We are not wicked men; I am Shiba Gong of Bramble Ridge.，，。」，。Because the wind is fresh and the moonlit sky clear tonight, we specially invited you here to meet friends, discuss poetry, and divert our feelings—nothing more.” Only then did the elder recover his composure and open his eyes to look closely.：It was truly a sight:

卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
老者: lǎo zhě — old man; elderly man
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
鬼: guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)
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)
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)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
擡: tái — variant of 抬 (tái) (HSK 5)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
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)
煙霞: yān xiá — haze
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
之前: zhī qián — 1. before 2. prior to 3. ago 4. previously 5. beforehand (HSK 4)
輕輕: qīng qīng — lightly; softly
放下: fàng xià — 1. to lay down; to put down 2. to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside 3. to lower (the blinds etc) (HSK 2)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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)
攜手: xié shǒu — 1. hand in hand 2. to join hands 3. to collaborate (HSK 7-9)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
攙: chān — 1. to take by the arm and assist 2. variant of 摻 (chān) (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)
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
休: Xiū — surname Xiu
怕: Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
歹人: dǎi rén — 1. bad person 2. evildoer 3. robber
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
荊棘: jīng jí — 1. thistles and thorns 2. brambles 3. thorny undergrowth (HSK 7-9)
嶺: lǐng — 1. mountain range 2. mountain ridge
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
風: fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
霽: jì — sky clearing up
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
宵: xiāo — night
特: tè — 1. special 2. unique 3. distinguished 4. especially 5. unusual 6. very 7. abbr. for 特克斯 (tè kè sī), tex (HSK 6)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
會友: huì yǒu — 1. to make friends 2. to meet friends 3. member of the same organization
談: Tán — surname Tan (HSK 3)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
消遣: xiāo qiǎn — 1. to while the time away 2. amusement 3. pastime 4. recreation 5. to make sport of (HSK 7-9)
情懷: qíng huái — 1. feelings 2. mood (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)
耳: ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
卻才: què cái — just now
定性: dìng xìng — 1. to determine the nature (of sth) 2. to determine the chemical composition (of a substance) 3. qualitative
睜眼: zhēng yǎn — to open one's eyes
仔細: zǐ xì — 1. careful; attentive; cautious 2. to be careful; to look out 3. (dialect) thrifty; frugal (HSK 5)
觀看: guān kàn — to watch; to view (HSK 3)
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)

，，。As Sanzang was looking all around, he gradually became aware of the bright moon and clear stars, and heard people conversing.：「。」，：，，。They were all saying, “Shiba Gong has invited the Holy Monk here.” The elder raised his head and saw three old men: the first had the bearing and elegant appearance of frost; the second had luxuriant green tresses; and the third was hollow-hearted and dark green in hue.、，。Their faces and garments were each quite different, and they all came forward to salute Sanzang.，：「，？」：「，，。The elder returned their courtesies and said, “What virtue or merit does this disciple possess, that I should trouble you venerable immortals to bestow your favor upon me?” Shiba Gong laughed and said, “We have long heard that the Holy Monk possesses the Way, and have waited for you a great while; today we are fortunate indeed to meet you.，，。」：「？」：「，，，。」：「？」：If you will not begrudge us your pearls and jade, but sit at ease and share your thoughts, you will fully display the true lineage of Chan’s subtle workings.” Bowing, Sanzang said, “May I ask the honored titles of you venerable immortals?” Shiba Gong replied, “He of the frosty bearing is called Gu Zhigong; he of the green tresses, Lingkongzi; he of the hollow heart, Fuyun Sou; and this clumsy old fellow is called Jinjie.” Sanzang asked, “What are the honored ages of the four venerable gentlemen?” Gu Zhigong said:

三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
點: diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
漸: jiān — to imbue
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
明星: míng xīng — star; celebrity (HSK 2)
朗: lǎng — 1. clear 2. bright
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
談: Tán — surname Tan (HSK 3)
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)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (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)
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
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)
乃是: nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
老者: lǎo zhě — old man; elderly man
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
霜: shuāng — 1. frost 2. white powder or cream spread over a surface 3. frosting 4. (skin) cream (HSK 7-9)
姿: zī — 1. beauty 2. disposition 3. looks 4. appearance
丰采: fēng cǎi — variant of 風采 (fēng cǎi)
第二: dì èr — 1. second 2. number two 3. next 4. secondary
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
鬢: bìn — 1. temples 2. hair on the temples
婆娑: pó suō — 1. to swirl about 2. (of leaves and branches) to sway
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
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
虛心: xū xīn — 1. open-minded 2. humble (HSK 5)
黛: dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
色: sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
面貌: miàn mào — 1. face; features 2. appearance; look (HSK 5)
衣服: yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
相同: xiāng tóng — identical; same (HSK 2)
都: Dū — surname Du (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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
還: Huán — surname Huan (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)
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (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)
弟子: dì zǐ — disciple; follower (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)
何: Hé — surname He
德行: dé xíng — 1. morality and conduct 2. Taiwan pr. (dé xìng)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
勞: Láo — surname Lao
列位: liè wèi — ladies and gentlemen; all of you present
仙: xiān — immortal
翁: Wēng — surname Weng
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)
愛: ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
一向: yī xiàng — 1. a period of time in the recent past 2. (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time (HSK 5)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
有道: yǒu dào — 1. to have attained the Way 2. (of a government or a ruler) enlightened 3. wise and just
等待: děng dài — to wait; to wait for (HSK 3)
多時: duō shí — long time
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
如果: rú guǒ — if; in case; in the event that (HSK 2)
不吝珠玉: bù lìn zhū yù — (idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable
寬: Kuān — surname Kuan (HSK 4)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
敘: Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)
懷: Huái — surname Huai
足見: zú jiàn — 1. it goes to show that 2. one can see
禪機: chán jī — Buddhist allegorical word or gesture; subtleties of Buddhist doctrine
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
派: pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
躬身: gōng shēn — 1. to bow 2. personally
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)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
仙: xiān — immortal
翁: Wēng — surname Weng
尊號: zūn hào — 1. honorific title 2. form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公道: gōng dào — 1. justice 2. fairness 3. public highway (HSK 7-9)
霜: shuāng — 1. frost 2. white powder or cream spread over a surface 3. frosting 4. (skin) cream (HSK 7-9)
姿: zī — 1. beauty 2. disposition 3. looks 4. appearance
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
號: háo — (bound form) to wail; to howl (HSK 1)
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
鬢: bìn — 1. temples 2. hair on the temples
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
號: háo — (bound form) to wail; to howl (HSK 1)
凌空: líng kōng — be high up in the sky
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-
虛心: xū xīn — 1. open-minded 2. humble (HSK 5)
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
號: háo — (bound form) to wail; to howl (HSK 1)
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
叟: sǒu — 1. old gentleman 2. old man
老拙: lǎo zhuō — 1. old fart (usually in self-reference) 2. geezer
號曰: hào yuē — 1. to be named 2. named
勁: jìn — 1. strength 2. energy 3. enthusiasm 4. spirit 5. mood 6. expression 7. interest 8. classifier: 把 (bǎ) 9. Taiwan pr. (jìng)
節: jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
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)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
翁: Wēng — surname Weng
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
壽: Shòu — surname Shou
幾何: jǐ hé — 1. geometry 2. (literary) how much
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
公道: gōng dào — 1. justice 2. fairness 3. public highway (HSK 7-9)

：Lingkongzi laughed and said:

：Fuyun Sou laughed and said:

：Jinjie Shiba Gong laughed and said:

：「，，。Sanzang offered his compliments, saying, “All four venerable immortals enjoy great longevity, but Venerable Jinjie is more than a thousand years old besides.，，『』？」：「，。Having attained the Way at so great an age, with such pure and extraordinary bearing, can you perhaps be the ‘Four Hoary Ones’ of the Han dynasty?” The four old men said, “You flatter us, you flatter us.，『』。We are not the Four Hoary Ones, but the ‘Four Recluses’ of the deep mountains.，？」：May we ask the Holy Monk how many years his youthful age numbers?” Sanzang joined his palms, bowed, and replied:

三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
稱謝: chēng xiè — to express thanks
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)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
位: wèi — 1. position 2. location 3. place 4. seat 5. classifier for people (honorific) 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7. (physics) potential (HSK 2)
仙: xiān — immortal
翁: Wēng — surname Weng
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
享: xiǎng — 1. to enjoy 2. to benefit 3. to have the use of (HSK 7-9)
高壽: gāo shòu — 1. longevity 2. venerable age 3. your venerable age?
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
勁: jìn — 1. strength 2. energy 3. enthusiasm 4. spirit 5. mood 6. expression 7. interest 8. classifier: 把 (bǎ) 9. Taiwan pr. (jìng)
節: jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)
翁: Wēng — surname Weng
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
餘: yú — 1. extra 2. surplus 3. remaining 4. remainder after division 5. (following numerical value) or more 6. in excess of (some number) 7. residue (math.) 8. after 9. I 10. me (HSK 7-9)
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
高年: gāo nián — 1. old 2. aged
得道: dé dào — 1. to achieve the Dao 2. to become an immortal
丰采: fēng cǎi — variant of 風采 (fēng cǎi)
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
奇: jī — odd (number)
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)
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
漢: Hàn — 1. Han ethnic group 2. Chinese (language) 3. the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
皓: hào — (bound form) bright; luminous; white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age)
乎: hū — 1. (classical particle similar to 於 (yú)) in 2. at 3. from 4. because 5. than 6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎 (ma), 吧 (ba), 呢 (ne), expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
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)
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
過獎: guò jiǎng — 1. to overpraise 2. to flatter (HSK 7-9)
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
過獎: guò jiǎng — 1. to overpraise 2. to flatter (HSK 7-9)
吾等: wú děng — 1. (literary) we 2. us
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
皓: hào — (bound form) bright; luminous; white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
深山: shēn shān — deep in the mountains
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
操: cāo — 1. to grasp 2. to hold 3. to operate 4. to manage 5. to control 6. to steer 7. to exercise 8. to drill (practice) 9. to play 10. to speak (a language)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
妙齡: miào líng — (of a girl) in the prime of youth
幾何: jǐ hé — 1. geometry 2. (literary) how much
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
合掌: hé zhǎng — 1. to clasp hands 2. to put one's palms together (in prayer)
躬身: gōng shēn — 1. to bow 2. personally
答: dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

：「，，，。The four elders all praised him, saying, “The Holy Monk has followed the Buddhist teaching from the moment he left his mother’s womb; truly you have cultivated the Way since childhood, and are a genuinely upright, enlightened monk.，。We are fortunate to behold your honored countenance and venture to beg your great instruction.，。」，，：，；We hope you will teach us a little of the Chan Dharma, which would suffice to console us for a lifetime.” Hearing this, the elder became expansive and unafraid, and addressed them all: “Chan means stillness;，。Dharma means deliverance.，。Deliverance within stillness cannot be achieved without awakening.，，。Awakening means cleansing the heart and washing away thought, escaping worldliness and leaving the dust behind.，，：，。A human body is hard to obtain, birth in the Middle Land is hard to gain, and the True Dharma is hard to encounter: to possess all three is the greatest of blessings.，，，。The wondrous Way of supreme virtue is dim, silent, subtle, and formless; thus the six faculties and six consciousnesses may be swept away.，，，，。Bodhi neither dies nor is born, neither exceeds nor falls short; it embraces emptiness and form and casts aside both sage and commoner.，。Seek the truth and comprehend the primal hammer and tongs; awaken to reality and master the methods of Muni.，。Bring forth the imageless elephant and trample nirvana to pieces.，。One must awaken to awakening within awakening, and comprehend comprehension within comprehension, guarding intact the single spark of numinous light.，。Release its fierce blaze to illumine the world of suffering, and throughout the Dharma-realm it alone stands revealed.，，？At the utmost mystery and subtlety, hold it firmer still; at the gateway of the profound pass, who can speak of taking another across?，。」，。I have always cultivated the Chan of Great Awakening; only those with affinity and resolve can remember and comprehend it.” The four elders listened attentively and were boundlessly delighted.，：「。」One after another, they bowed their heads, took refuge, bent low, and thanked him, saying, “The Holy Monk is indeed the awakened source of Chan’s subtle workings.”

四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
稱道: chēng dào — 1. to commend 2. to praise
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
娘胎: niáng tāi — womb
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)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
佛教: Fó jiào — Buddhism (HSK 6)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
從小: cóng xiǎo — from childhood; from a young age (HSK 2)
修行: xiū xíng — 1. to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) 2. to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
中正: Zhōng zhèng — adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石 (Jiǎng Jiè shí)
有道: yǒu dào — 1. to have attained the Way 2. (of a government or a ruler) enlightened 3. wise and just
之上: zhī shàng — above
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
接: jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)
臺: Tái — Taiwan (abbr.) (HSK 3)
顏: Yán — surname Yan
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
求: qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (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)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
望: wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
禪: chán — 1. dhyana (Sanskrit) 2. Zen 3. meditation (Buddhism)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
指教: zhǐ jiào — to offer advice, guidance, or feedback (HSK 7-9)
一二: yī èr — 1. one or two; a few 2. a little; just a bit
足: jù — excessive (HSK 6)
慰: wèi — 1. to comfort 2. to console 3. to reassure
生平: shēng píng — 1. life (a person's whole life) 2. in one's entire life (HSK 7-9)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
聞言: wén yán — to have heard what was said
慨: kǎi — 1. indignant 2. generous 3. to sigh (with emotion)
然: rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
懼: jù — to fear
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)
對: duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
禪: chán — 1. dhyana (Sanskrit) 2. Zen 3. meditation (Buddhism)
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
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
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
度: dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
度: dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
不成: bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
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
洗: xǐ — 1. to wash; to bathe 2. to develop (photographs) 3. to shuffle (cards etc) 4. to erase (a recording) (HSK 1)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
滌慮: dí lǜ — to free the mind from worries
脫俗: tuō sú — 1. free from vulgarity 2. refined 3. outstanding
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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
難得: nán dé — 1. seldom 2. rare 3. hard to come by (HSK 5)
中土: Zhōng Tǔ — China-Turkey; Sino-Turkish
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (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)
正法: zhèng fǎ — 1. to execute 2. the law
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
遇: Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)
全: Quán — surname Quan (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
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
莫大: mò dà — 1. greatest 2. most important
焉: yān — 1. where 2. how
至德: zhì dé — 1. splendid virtue 2. majestic moral character 3. great kindness
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
渺: miǎo — 1. (of an expanse of water) vast 2. distant and indistinct 3. tiny or insignificant
漠: mò — 1. desert 2. unconcerned
希: xī — 1. to hope 2. to admire 3. variant of 稀 (xī)
夷: yí — 1. non-Han people, esp. to the East of China 2. barbarians 3. to wipe out 4. to exterminate 5. to tear down 6. to raze
六: liù — 1. six 2. 6 (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)
六: liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)
識: shí — 1. to know 2. knowledge 3. Taiwan pr. (shì) (HSK 6)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
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)
掃除: sǎo chú — 1. to clean; to clean up 2. to eliminate; to wipe out (HSK 7-9)
菩提: pú tí — 1. bodhi (Sanskrit) 2. enlightenment (Buddhism)
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
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
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)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
餘: yú — 1. extra 2. surplus 3. remaining 4. remainder after division 5. (following numerical value) or more 6. in excess of (some number) 7. residue (math.) 8. after 9. I 10. me (HSK 7-9)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
欠: qiàn — 1. to owe 2. to lack 3. (literary) to be deficient in 4. (bound form) yawn 5. to raise slightly (a part of one's body) (HSK 5)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
色: sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)
包羅: bāo luó — 1. to include 2. to cover 3. to embrace
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
凡: fán — 1. ordinary 2. commonplace 3. mundane 4. temporal 5. of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) 6. every 7. all 8. whatever 9. altogether 10. gist 11. outline 12. note of Chinese musical scale (HSK 7-9)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
遣: qiǎn — 1. (bound form) to dispatch; to send 2. (bound form) to drive away; to dispel
訪: fǎng — 1. (bound form) to seek by inquiry 2. (bound form) to visit; to call on
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (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)
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
始: shǐ — 1. to begin 2. to start 3. then 4. only then
鉗: qián — 1. pincers 2. pliers 3. tongs 4. claw (of animal) 5. to grasp with pincers 6. to pinch 7. to clamp 8. to restrain 9. to restrict 10. to gag
鎚: chuí — variant of 錘 (chuí)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
實: shí — 1. real 2. true 3. honest 4. really 5. solid 6. fruit 7. seed 8. definitely
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
牟: Móu — surname Mou
尼: ní — 1. Buddhist nun 2. (often used in phonetic spellings)
手段: shǒu duàn — 1. method; way; means (of doing sth) 2. skill; ability 3. trick; wile (HSK 5)
發揮: fā huī — 1. to display 2. to exhibit 3. to bring out implicit or innate qualities 4. to express (a thought or moral) 5. to develop (an idea) 6. to elaborate (on a theme) (HSK 4)
象: xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate
罔: wǎng — 1. to deceive 2. there is none 3. old variant of 網 (wǎng)
踏: tā — see 踏實 (tā shi) (HSK 6)
碎: suì — 1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble 2. broken; fragmentary; scattered 3. garrulous (HSK 5)
涅槃: niè pán — (Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain); to die (abbr. for 涅槃那 (niè pán nà))
必須: bì xū — 1. to have to 2. must 3. compulsory 4. necessarily (HSK 2)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (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)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
一點: yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))
靈光: líng guāng — 1. divine light (around the Buddha) 2. a halo 3. a miraculous column of light 4. (slang) jolly good!
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
保護: bǎo hù — 1. to protect 2. to defend 3. to safeguard 4. protection 5. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) (HSK 3)
放開: fàng kāi — 1. to let go 2. to release
烈焰: liè yàn — raging flames
照: zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)
婆娑: pó suō — 1. to swirl about 2. (of leaves and branches) to sway
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
界: jiè — 1. (bound form) boundary; border 2. (bound form) realm (HSK 6)
縱橫: zòng héng — 1. lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal 2. length and breadth 3. criss-crossed 4. able to move unhindered 5. abbr. for 合縱連橫 (Hé zòng Lián héng), School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
獨顯: dú xiǎn — (computing) discrete GPU; dedicated GPU (abbr. for 獨立顯卡 (dú lì xiǎn kǎ))
露: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 6)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
幽微: yōu wēi — 1. faint 2. subtle (of sound, scent etc) 3. profound 4. mysterious 5. dim
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)
守: shǒu — 1. to guard 2. to defend 3. to keep watch 4. to abide by the law 5. to observe (rules or ritual) 6. nearby 7. adjoining (HSK 4)
固: gù — 1. hard 2. strong 3. solid 4. sure 5. assuredly 6. undoubtedly 7. of course 8. indeed 9. admittedly
玄關: xuán guān — entrance hall; vestibule
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
度: dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
元: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)
修: Xiū — surname Xiu (HSK 3)
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)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
禪: chán — 1. dhyana (Sanskrit) 2. Zen 3. meditation (Buddhism)
有緣: yǒu yuán — 1. related 2. brought together by fate
有志: yǒu zhì — to be ambitious
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
記: jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
側耳: cè ěr — 1. to bend an ear (to) 2. to listen
受: shòu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to suffer 4. subjected to 5. to bear 6. to stand 7. pleasant 8. (passive marker) 9. (LGBT) bottom (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
無邊: wú biān — 1. without boundary 2. not bordered (HSK 6)
喜悅: xǐ yuè — 1. happy 2. joyous (HSK 7-9)
一個個: yī gè gè — 1. a number of 2. each and every one 3. one by one; one after another
稽: Jī — surname Ji
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
皈依: guī yī — to convert to (a religion)
躬身: gōng shēn — 1. to bow 2. personally
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)
謝: Xiè — surname Xie
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)
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
禪機: chán jī — Buddhist allegorical word or gesture; subtleties of Buddhist doctrine
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
悟: wù — 1. to comprehend 2. to apprehend 3. to become aware
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

：「，，。Fuyun Sou said, “Though Chan is stillness and Dharma is deliverance, one must have a settled nature and a sincere heart.，。Even if one becomes a true immortal of Great Awakening, in the end one sits within the Way of non-birth.，。」：「，，？」：「，。Our mystery is very different from that.” Sanzang said, “The Way is no ordinary thing; substance and function are one—how can yours be different?” Fuyun Sou laughed and said, “We were born firm and solid; our substance and function differ from yours.，。Moved by Heaven and Earth, we received our bodies; blessed by rain and dew, we nourished our color.，。We laugh proudly at wind and frost and wear away the months and years.，。Not one leaf withers; a thousand branches preserve their integrity.，。Such words as these do not probe the void, while you cling fast to Sanskrit phrases.，，，，？The Way was originally established in the Middle Kingdom, yet you go instead to seek its proof in the West, wearing out your straw sandals for nothing, without knowing what it is you seek.，。The stone lion has had its heart and liver gouged out, and wild fox spittle has soaked through to the marrow.，，，。Forgetting the root, you investigate Chan; deludedly, you seek the fruit of Buddhahood—all of it resembles the riddling vines of our Bramble Ridge, a muddle of creepers and gourds.，？How can gentlemen of this sort be guided across?，？How can such a pattern be certified and transmitted?，。You must examine the face you had before your present life; within stillness there is naturally a way to live.，。Draw water with a bottomless bamboo basket, and make an iron tree without roots put forth flowers.，。」，。Plant your feet firmly on the summit of Lingbao Peak, and when you return, join the splendid assembly beneath the Longhua tree.” Hearing this, Sanzang kowtowed in thanks.，，：「，。Shiba Gong reached out to support him, Gu Zhigong pulled him to his feet, and Lingkongzi laughed aloud, saying, “Fuyun’s words have plainly let the secret slip.，。Please rise, Holy Monk; you must not believe all of it.，，，。」：「，，？」We took advantage of this moonlit night not to debate spiritual cultivation, but simply to chant at leisure and let our feelings roam free.” Fuyun Sou smiled and pointed to the stone dwelling, saying, “If we are to chant poetry, why not first enter my humble retreat for some tea?”

拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
叟: sǒu — 1. old gentleman 2. old man
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)
禪: chán — 1. dhyana (Sanskrit) 2. Zen 3. meditation (Buddhism)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
度: dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)
須要: xū yào — must; have to
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)
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)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
誠: chéng — 1. (bound form) sincere; authentic 2. (literary) really; truly
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
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)
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)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
仙: xiān — immortal
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
玄: xuán — 1. black 2. mysterious (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
不同: bù tóng — 1. different 2. distinct 3. not the same 4. not alike (HSK 2)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
云: yún — (classical) to say (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)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
非常: fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)
體: tī — 1. used in 體己 (tī ji) 2. Taiwan pr. (tǐ)
用: yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
合一: hé yī — to unite
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
不同: bù tóng — 1. different 2. distinct 3. not the same 4. not alike (HSK 2)
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
叟: sǒu — 1. old gentleman 2. old man
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
生來: shēng lái — 1. from birth 2. by one's nature
堅實: jiān shí — 1. firm and substantial 2. solid (HSK 7-9)
體: tī — 1. used in 體己 (tī ji) 2. Taiwan pr. (tǐ)
用: yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
比爾: Bǐ ěr — Bill (name)
不同: bù tóng — 1. different 2. distinct 3. not the same 4. not alike (HSK 2)
感: gǎn — 1. to feel 2. to move 3. to touch 4. to affect 5. feeling 6. emotion 7. (suffix) sense of ~
天地: tiān dì — 1. heaven and earth 2. world 3. scope 4. field of activity (HSK 7-9)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (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)
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
蒙: Méng — surname Meng (HSK 6)
雨露: yǔ lù — 1. rain and dew 2. (fig.) favor 3. grace
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)
滋: zī — 1. to grow 2. to nourish 3. to increase 4. to cause 5. juice 6. taste 7. (dialect) to spout 8. to spurt
色: sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
傲: ào — 1. proud 2. arrogant 3. to despise 4. unyielding 5. to defy (HSK 7-9)
風霜: fēng shuāng — 1. wind and frost 2. fig. hardships
消磨: xiāo mó — 1. to wear down 2. to sap 3. to whittle away 4. to while away 5. to idle away
日月: rì yuè — 1. the sun and moon 2. day and month 3. every day and every month 4. season 5. life and livelihood
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)
葉: Yè — surname Ye
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
凋: diāo — withered
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
枝節: zhī jié — 1. branches and knots 2. fig. side issue 3. minor peripheral problem
操: cāo — 1. to grasp 2. to hold 3. to operate 4. to manage 5. to control 6. to steer 7. to exercise 8. to drill (practice) 9. to play 10. to speak (a language)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
話: huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
叩: kòu — 1. to knock 2. to kowtow
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)
虛: xū — 1. emptiness 2. void 3. abstract theory or guiding principles 4. empty or unoccupied 5. diffident or timid 6. false 7. humble or modest 8. (of health) weak 9. virtual 10. in vain (HSK 7-9)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
執: zhí — 1. to execute (a plan) 2. to grasp
持: chí — 1. to hold 2. to grasp 3. to support 4. to maintain 5. to persevere 6. to manage 7. to run (i.e. administer) 8. to control (HSK 7-9)
梵語: Fàn yǔ — Sanskrit (language)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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
本: běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)
安: Ān — surname An (HSK 4)
中國: Zhōng guó — China (HSK 1)
反: fǎn — 1. contrary 2. in reverse 3. inside out or upside down 4. to reverse 5. to return 6. to oppose 7. opposite 8. against 9. anti- 10. to rebel 11. to use analogy 12. instead 13. abbr. for 反切 (fǎn qiè) phonetic system (HSK 4)
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)
求證: qiú zhèng — 1. to seek proof 2. to seek confirmation (HSK 7-9)
西方: Xī fāng — 1. the West 2. the Occident 3. Western countries (HSK 2)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
費: Fèi — surname Fei (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
草鞋: cǎo xié — straw sandals
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
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)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
麼: má — exclamatory final particle
石獅子: shí shī zi — guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc
剜: wān — 1. to scoop out 2. to gouge out
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
心肝: xīn gān — 1. darling 2. (in negative sentences) heart 3. humanity
野: yě — 1. field 2. plain 3. open space 4. limit 5. boundary 6. rude 7. feral (HSK 6)
狐: hú — fox
涎: xián — saliva
灌: guàn — 1. to irrigate 2. to pour 3. to install (software) 4. to record (music) (HSK 7-9)
徹骨: chè gǔ — 1. to the bone 2. to the marrow 3. fig. to a very large degree
髓: suǐ — 1. (bound form) bone marrow; (fig.) innermost part 2. (botany) pith
忘本: wàng běn — to forget one's roots
參禪: cān chán — 1. to practice Chan Buddhist meditation 2. to practice Zen meditation 3. to sit in meditation
妄求: wàng qiú — inappropriate or presumptuous demands
佛: Fó — Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀 (Fó tuó)) (HSK 6)
果: guǒ — 1. fruit 2. result 3. resolute 4. indeed 5. if really
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
荊棘: jīng jí — 1. thistles and thorns 2. brambles 3. thorny undergrowth (HSK 7-9)
嶺: lǐng — 1. mountain range 2. mountain ridge
葛藤: gé téng — 1. tangle of vines 2. fig. complications
謎語: mí yǔ — 1. riddle 2. conundrum 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 7-9)
蘿: luó — radish
蓏: luǒ — fruit of plants (not of trees)
渾: hún — 1. muddy; turbid 2. brainless; foolish 3. (bound form) simple; natural 4. (bound form) whole; entire; all over
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
般: bān — 1. sort 2. kind 3. class 4. way 5. manner
君子: jūn zǐ — 1. nobleman 2. person of noble character (HSK 7-9)
怎生: zěn shēng — 1. how 2. why
接引: jiē yǐn — 1. to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc) 2. (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land
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)
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)
規模: guī mó — scale; scope; extent (HSK 4)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
印: Yìn — 1. surname Yin 2. abbr. for 印度 (Yìn dù), India (HSK 6)
授: shòu — 1. (bound form) to confer; to give 2. (bound form) to teach; to instruct 3. (literary) to appoint
必須: bì xū — 1. to have to 2. must 3. compulsory 4. necessarily (HSK 2)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
檢點: jiǎn diǎn — 1. to examine 2. to check 3. to keep a lookout 4. cautious 5. restrained (in speech or mannerisms)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
前面: qián miàn — 1. ahead 2. in front 3. preceding 4. above 5. also pr. (qián mian) (HSK 3)
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
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
自有: zì yǒu — 1. (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) 2. one's own (apartment, brand etc)
生涯: shēng yá — 1. career 2. life (way in which sb lives) 3. period of one's life (HSK 7-9)
沒底: méi dǐ — 1. unsure 2. uncertain 3. unending
竹籃: zhú lán — wicker basket
汲水: jí shuǐ — to draw water
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
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)
鐵樹: tiě shù — sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
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)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
靈寶: Líng bǎo — see 靈寶市 (Líng bǎo Shì)
峰: fēng — 1. (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit 2. mountain-like in appearance 3. highest level 4. classifier for camels
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)
牢: láo — 1. (literary) pen; fold (for livestock) 2. prison; jail 3. firm; secure; fast (HSK 6)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
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)
歸來: guī lái — 1. to return 2. to come back (HSK 7-9)
雅: yǎ — elegant
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)
上龍: shàng lóng — pliosaurus
華: Huá — abbr. for China
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
聞言: wén yán — to have heard what was said
叩頭: kòu tóu — 1. to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) 2. also written 磕頭 (kē tóu)
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)
謝: Xiè — surname Xie
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公用: gōng yòng — 1. public 2. for public use (HSK 7-9)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
攙扶: chān fú — to lend an arm to support sb
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
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
扯: chě — 1. to pull 2. to tear 3. (of cloth, thread etc) to buy 4. to chat 5. to gossip 6. (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous 7. hokey (HSK 7-9)
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)
凌空: líng kōng — be high up in the sky
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-
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
哈哈: hā hā — (onom.) laughing out loud (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)
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
分明: fēn míng — 1. clear 2. distinct 3. evidently 4. clearly (HSK 7-9)
漏泄: lòu xiè — a leak (e.g. of chemicals)
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (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)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
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)
信: xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
趁: chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (HSK 7-9)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (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
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
講論: jiǎng lùn — to discuss
修: Xiū — surname Xiu (HSK 3)
持: chí — 1. to hold 2. to grasp 3. to support 4. to maintain 5. to persevere 6. to manage 7. to run (i.e. administer) 8. to control (HSK 7-9)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
吟哦: yín é — 1. to chant 2. to recite rhythmically 3. to polish verse
逍遙: xiāo yáo — free and unfettered
放蕩: fàng dàng — 1. licentious 2. wanton 3. morally unrestrained
襟懷: jīn huái — 1. bosom (the seat of emotions) 2. one's mind
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
叟: sǒu — 1. old gentleman 2. old man
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
指: zhǐ — 1. finger 2. to point at or to 3. to indicate or refer to 4. to depend on 5. to count on 6. (of hair) to stand on end (HSK 3)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (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)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
吟哦: yín é — 1. to chant 2. to recite rhythmically 3. to polish verse
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
庵: ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery
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)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
何如: hé rú — 1. how about 2. what kind of

，。The elder did indeed lean forward and look toward the stone dwelling.，「」。Above the door were three large characters: “Hermitage of the Tree Immortals.”，。They then entered together and arranged themselves in order of precedence.，，。Suddenly the naked crimson ghostly messenger appeared, carrying a tray of fuling cakes and presenting five cups of fragrant drink.，，。The four elders invited Tang Seng to eat first, but Sanzang was suspicious and did not dare eat at once.，。Only after all four elders had partaken did Sanzang eat two pieces.。Each drank the fragrant beverage, and the cups were taken away.，，：Sanzang secretly looked about with care and saw that the place glittered with exquisite radiance, as though bathed in moonlight:

長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
真個: zhēn gè — (dialect) really; truly; indeed
欠身: qiàn shēn — to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
觀看: guān kàn — to watch; to view (HSK 3)
門: Mén — surname Men (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)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
大: dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
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)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
木: Mù — surname Mu
仙: xiān — immortal
庵: ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
敘: Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
次: cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)
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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
赤身: chì shēn — naked
鬼: guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)
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)
捧: pěng — 1. to hold or offer with both hands 2. to sing the praises of 3. classifier for what can be held in both hands (HSK 7-9)
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)
盤: pán — 1. tray; plate; dish 2. (finance) (bound form) market prices 3. (computing) (bound form) disk 4. to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) 5. to check; to examine; to investigate 6. to transfer; to sell (property) 7. to shift; to move (sth big and heavy) 8. classifier for things resembling a plate or dish 9. classifier for coils 10. classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) (HSK 4)
茯苓: fú líng — Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe
膏: gāo — 1. ointment 2. paste 3. classifier: 帖 (tiě)
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)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
盞: zhǎn — 1. a small cup 2. classifier for lamps (HSK 7-9)
香湯: xiāng tāng — warm bathwater infused with aromatic herbs; scented bathwater
奉上: fèng shàng — to offer
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
唐僧: Táng sēng — Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
先: xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
驚疑: jīng yí — bewildered
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
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)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
一齊: yī qí — 1. at the same time 2. simultaneously (HSK 6)
享用: xiǎng yòng — to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
卻才: què cái — just now
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
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)
塊: kuài — 1. lump; chunk; piece 2. classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc 3. (coll.) classifier for money and currency units (HSK 1)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
飲: yǐn — to drink
香湯: xiāng tāng — warm bathwater infused with aromatic herbs; scented bathwater
收: shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)
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)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
留心: liú xīn — to be careful; to pay attention to (HSK 7-9)
偷看: tōu kàn — 1. to peep 2. to peek 3. to steal a glance (HSK 7-9)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
那裡: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
玲瓏: líng lóng — 1. (onom.) clink of jewels 2. exquisite 3. detailed and fine 4. clever 5. nimble
光彩: guāng cǎi — 1. luster 2. splendor 3. radiance 4. brilliance (HSK 7-9)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)

，，，，：The elder, seeing this immortal realm, felt thoroughly contented; his heart opened in delight, and, unable to restrain himself, he recited a line:

：Old Jinjie laughed and at once supplied the next line:

：Gu Zhigong said:

：Lingkongzi said:

：Fuyun Sou said:

：「，，『』。Sanzang said, “This disciple let the words slip on a moment’s impulse and idly uttered a few phrases—truly, as the saying goes, I was ‘wielding an axe before Master Ban’s door.’，，。」：「，，，？But the words I have just heard from you immortals are fresh, pure, soaring, and untrammeled; you are true masters of poetry.” Old Jinjie said, “Holy Monk, there is no need for idle courtesies. A man who has left the household must see a thing through from beginning to end: since you supplied the opening line, why is there no concluding one?。」：「，。」：「，，？We hope you will complete it.” Sanzang said, “This disciple is incapable; it would be best to trouble Shiba Gong to conclude the poem.” Jinjie said, “What a fine heart you have! You began the lines—how can you refuse to bring forth their fruit?，。」：It is unreasonable to hoard your pearls and gems.” Sanzang therefore had no choice but to add the final two lines:

三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
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)
弟子: dì zǐ — disciple; follower (HSK 7-9)
一時: yī shí — 1. a period of time 2. a while 3. for a short while 4. temporary 5. momentary 6. at the same time (HSK 6)
失口: shī kǒu — 1. slip of the tongue 2. indiscretion 3. to blurt out a secret
胡: Hú — surname Hu
談: Tán — surname Tan (HSK 3)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (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)
誠: chéng — 1. (bound form) sincere; authentic 2. (literary) really; truly
所謂: suǒ wèi — 1. what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ... 2. (derog.) so-called (HSK 7-9)
班門弄斧: Bān mén nòng fǔ — to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
適: Shì — surname Shi
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
列: liè — 1. to arrange 2. to line up 3. file 4. series 5. (in data tables) column 6. (Tw) row (HSK 4)
仙: xiān — immortal
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
清新: Qīng xīn — see 清新區 (Qīng xīn Qū) (HSK 7-9)
飄逸: piāo yì — 1. graceful 2. elegant 3. to drift 4. to float
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
翁: Wēng — surname Weng
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
勁: jìn — 1. strength 2. energy 3. enthusiasm 4. spirit 5. mood 6. expression 7. interest 8. classifier: 把 (bǎ) 9. Taiwan pr. (jìng)
節: jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)
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)
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)
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
閑: xián — 1. enclosure 2. (variant of 閒 (xián)) idle 3. unoccupied 4. leisure (HSK 5)
敘: Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)
出家人: chū jiā rén — monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist)
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
始: shǐ — 1. to begin 2. to start 3. then 4. only then
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
終: zhōng — 1. end 2. finish
既有: jì yǒu — existing
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)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
何: Hé — surname He
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
結: jiē — 1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) 2. Taiwan pr. (jié) (HSK 4)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
望: wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)
卒: cù — variant of 猝 (cù)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
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)
弟子: dì zǐ — disciple; follower (HSK 7-9)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
煩: fán — 1. to feel vexed 2. to bother 3. to trouble 4. superfluous and confusing 5. edgy (HSK 4)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
結: jiē — 1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) 2. Taiwan pr. (jié) (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)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
篇: piān — 1. sheet 2. piece of writing 3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) 4. classifier for written items: chapter, article (HSK 2)
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)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
勁: jìn — 1. strength 2. energy 3. enthusiasm 4. spirit 5. mood 6. expression 7. interest 8. classifier: 把 (bǎ) 9. Taiwan pr. (jìng)
節: jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (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)
你好: nǐ hǎo — hello; hi
心腸: xīn cháng — 1. heart 2. intention 3. one's inclination 4. state of mind 5. to have the heart for sth 6. mood (HSK 7-9)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
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)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
肯: kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
結果: jiē guǒ — to bear fruit (HSK 2)
慳吝: qiān lìn — (literary) miserly; stingy
珠璣: zhū jī — 1. (literary) pearl; gem 2. (literary) (fig.) eloquent phrase; pearl of wisdom
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
道理: dào li — 1. reason 2. argument 3. sense 4. principle 5. basis 6. justification 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
續: xù — 1. to continue 2. to replenish (HSK 7-9)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
云: yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

：「『』！」：「，，。Shiba Gong said, “What a fine line: ‘A carefree poet’s heart brims full of spring’!” Gu Zhigong said, “Jinjie, you deeply understand the flavor of poetry, which is why you keep savoring it.？」：「：Why not begin another poem?” Shiba Gong generously declined no further and said, “I shall begin by linking my first word to the last:

十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公道: gōng dào — 1. justice 2. fairness 3. public highway (HSK 7-9)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
吟: yín — 1. to chant; to recite 2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) 3. (literary) to lament; to groan 4. (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects 5. (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín)) (cf. 猱 (náo), wide vibrato)
懷: Huái — surname Huai
瀟灑: xiāo sǎ — 1. confident and at ease 2. free and easy (HSK 7-9)
滿腔: mǎn qiāng — 1. one's heart filled with 2. full of (joy)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
公道: gōng dào — 1. justice 2. fairness 3. public highway (HSK 7-9)
勁: jìn — 1. strength 2. energy 3. enthusiasm 4. spirit 5. mood 6. expression 7. interest 8. classifier: 把 (bǎ) 9. Taiwan pr. (jìng)
節: jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
深知: shēn zhī — to know well; to be fully aware of
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
味: wèi — 1. taste 2. smell 3. (fig.) (noun suffix) feel 4. quality 5. sense 6. (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
只管: zhǐ guǎn — 1. solely engrossed in one thing 2. just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) 3. simply 4. by all means 5. please feel free 6. do not hesitate (to ask for sth) (HSK 6)
咀嚼: jǔ jué — 1. to chew 2. to think over
何不: hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?
再起: zài qǐ — 1. to arise again 2. to make a comeback 3. resurgence
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
篇: piān — 1. sheet 2. piece of writing 3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) 4. classifier for written items: chapter, article (HSK 2)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
慨: kǎi — 1. indignant 2. generous 3. to sigh (with emotion)
然: rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
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)
卻是: què shì — 1. nevertheless 2. actually 3. the fact is ... (HSK 6)
頂針: dǐng zhēn — thimble
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)
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)

：「：Lingkongzi said, “I too shall follow the former pattern with two linked lines:

：Fuyun Sou likewise took up the chain of linked verse:

：Guzhi Gong likewise continued the linked verse:

，：「，，，。」：「，。The elder listened and praised them without cease: “This is truly music fit for the cultured ear, its noble spirit soaring to the clouds. Though your disciple lacks talent, I venture to add another couplet.” Guzhi Gong said, “The holy monk is a man who possesses the Way, one nourished by the great vital spirit.，，。」，：There is no need to continue our linked verses; pray favor us with a complete poem, so that we too may do our best to compose replies.” Sanzang, unable to decline, smilingly chanted this regulated verse:

長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
讚嘆不已: zàn tàn bù yǐ — (idiom) to be full of praise and admiration; to marvel endlessly; to be in awe (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)
真是: zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
陽春白雪: yáng chūn bái xuě — 1. melodies of the elite in the state of Chu 楚國 (Chǔ guó) 2. highbrow art and literature
浩氣: hào qì — 1. vast spirit 2. nobility of spirit
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)
霄: xiāo — 1. firmament 2. heaven
弟子: dì zǐ — disciple; follower (HSK 7-9)
不才: bù cái — 1. untalented 2. I 3. me (humble)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
再起: zài qǐ — 1. to arise again 2. to make a comeback 3. resurgence
兩句: liǎng jù — (say) a few words
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
公道: gōng dào — 1. justice 2. fairness 3. public highway (HSK 7-9)
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
有道: yǒu dào — 1. to have attained the Way 2. (of a government or a ruler) enlightened 3. wise and just
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
士: Shì — surname Shi
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)
養: yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
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)
相聯: xiāng lián — 1. to interact 2. interrelated
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
賜教: cì jiào — (honorific) to impart one's wisdom; to enlighten (HSK 7-9)
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
篇: piān — 1. sheet 2. piece of writing 3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) 4. classifier for written items: chapter, article (HSK 2)
庶: shù — 1. (bound form) ordinary; numerous 2. (bound form) pertaining to a concubine (contrasted with 嫡 (dí))
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
勉強: miǎn qiǎng — 1. to do with difficulty 2. to force sb to do sth 3. reluctant 4. barely enough (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)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
無已: wú yǐ — 1. endlessly 2. to have no choice
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
吟: yín — 1. to chant; to recite 2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) 3. (literary) to lament; to groan 4. (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects 5. (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín)) (cf. 猱 (náo), wide vibrato)
一律: yī lǜ — 1. same; identical 2. uniformly; all; without exception (HSK 4)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

，。When the four elders had heard it, they all praised it to the skies.：「，，。」：Shiba Gong said, “This clumsy old man has little ability, but I shall boldly overstep my place and attempt a poem in reply.” It ran:

：「，，。Guzhi Gong said, “The opening of this poem is bold and heroic, and its paired lines have strength; only the closing line is far too modest.！How enviable!！How enviable!。」：This clumsy old man will also offer a poem in reply.” It ran:

：「，，。Lingkong Zi laughed and said, “A fine poem, a fine poem! It truly probes the innermost heart of the moon and Heaven.？How could this clumsy old man be capable of matching it?，。」：Still, I must not let the occasion pass in silence, but should ramble on for a few lines.” He recited:

凌空: líng kōng — be high up in the sky
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-
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
而言: ér yán — (typically preceded by 就… (jiù xx) or 對… (duì xx) etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
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)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)
脅: xié — 1. flank (the side of one's torso) 2. to coerce 3. to threaten
天心: Tiān xīn — see 天心區 (Tiān xīn Qū)
老拙: lǎo zhuō — 1. old fart (usually in self-reference) 2. geezer
何: Hé — surname He
能: Néng — surname Neng (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)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
須: xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)
扯談: chě tán — to talk nonsense (dialect)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

：「，，。Fuyun Sou said, “The poems of you three gentlemen are lofty, elegant, pure, and spare—the very opening of brocade bags filled with literary treasures.，，，。My body has no strength and my belly no talent, but through the instruction of you three gentlemen, my stopped-up mind has suddenly opened.，，。」：Since I cannot well refuse, I too shall knock out a few doggerel lines; I hope you will not laugh at them.” His poem ran:

拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
叟: sǒu — 1. old gentleman 2. old man
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
高雅: gāo yǎ — 1. dainty 2. elegance 3. elegant (HSK 7-9)
清淡: qīng dàn — 1. light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) 2. insipid 3. slack (sales) (HSK 7-9)
正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)
放開: fàng kāi — 1. to let go 2. to release
錦繡: jǐn xiù — beautiful
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
囊: nāng — 1. used in 囊膪 (nāng chuài) and 囊揣 (nāng chuài) 2. used in 鼓鼓囊囊 (gǔ gu nāng nāng)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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
無力: wú lì — 1. powerless 2. lacking strength (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
腹: fù — 1. abdomen 2. stomach 3. belly
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
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)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
茅塞頓開: máo sè dùn kāi — murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
無已: wú yǐ — 1. endlessly 2. to have no choice
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
油: yóu — 1. oil 2. fat 3. grease 4. petroleum 5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish 6. oily 7. greasy 8. glib 9. cunning (HSK 2)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
勿: wù — do not (HSK 7-9)
哂: shěn — 1. (literary) to smile 2. to sneer
焉: yān — 1. where 2. how
詩曰: shī yuē — a poem goes:

：「，，。Sanzang said, “The poems of you venerable immortals truly breathe forth phoenixes and scatter pearls; even Ziyou and Zixia could not praise them adequately.，。I am profoundly moved by your deep affection and lofty regard.，。But the night is now far advanced, and I do not know where my three young disciples may be waiting for me.，，。Your disciple cannot remain much longer, and ventures now to take his leave and seek them; that would be the greatest kindness you could show me.。」：「。I beg the venerable immortals to point out the road back.” The four elders laughed and said, “Holy monk, do not worry.，，，，，。」For us too this is a rare encounter in a thousand years; moreover, the sky is clear and bright, and though the night is deep, the moon shines as brightly as day. Sit with us a little longer, and at dawn we shall certainly escort you far beyond the ridge; you are sure to be reunited with your worthy disciples.”

三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
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)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
仙: xiān — immortal
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)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
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)
吐: tǔ — 1. to spit 2. to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) 3. to say 4. to pour out (one's grievances) (HSK 5)
鳳: Fèng — surname Feng
噴: pēn — 1. to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff 2. (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online) (HSK 5)
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
游: Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)
夏: Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia
莫: Mò — surname Mo
贊: zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud
厚愛: hòu ài — to show great affection and care
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
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)
極: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
深沉: shēn chén — 1. deep 2. profound 3. (of a person) reserved 4. undemonstrative 5. (of a voice, sound etc) deep 6. low-pitched
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
徒: Tú — surname Tu
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
等: děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
弟子: dì zǐ — disciple; follower (HSK 7-9)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
久留: jiǔ liú — to stay for a long time
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
告: gào — 1. (bound form) to say; to tell 2. to announce; to report 3. to denounce 4. to file a lawsuit; to sue (HSK 7-9)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
尋訪: xún fǎng — 1. to inquire after 2. to look for (sb)
尤: Yóu — surname You
無窮: wú qióng — 1. endless 2. boundless 3. inexhaustible (HSK 7-9)
之至: zhī zhì — extremely
愛: ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
望: wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)
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)
仙: xiān — immortal
指示: zhǐ shì — 1. to point out 2. to indicate 3. to instruct 4. directives 5. instructions 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
歸路: guī lù — 1. the way back 2. return route
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
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)
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
勿: wù — do not (HSK 7-9)
慮: lǜ — 1. to think over 2. to consider 3. anxiety
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
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)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
載: zǎi — 1. to record in writing 2. to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc) 3. Taiwan pr. (zài) 4. year
奇: jī — odd (number)
逢: féng — 1. to meet by chance 2. to come across 3. (of a calendar event) to come along 4. (of an event) to fall on (a particular day) 5. to fawn upon (HSK 7-9)
況: kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
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)
晴: qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)
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)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (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)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (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
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
晝: zhòu — daytime
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)
寬: Kuān — surname Kuan (HSK 4)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
曉: xiǎo — 1. dawn 2. daybreak 3. to know 4. to let sb know 5. to make explicit
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
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)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
嶺: lǐng — 1. mountain range 2. mountain ridge
高徒: gāo tú — brilliant student
一定: yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
相會: xiāng huì — to meet together
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

，，，，。As they were speaking, two young maidservants in blue appeared outside the stone house, carrying a pair of crimson-gauze lanterns and leading an immortal maiden behind them.，。The immortal maiden held a sprig of almond blossom and entered with a beaming smile to greet them.？And what did this immortal maiden look like?：She was fashioned thus:

正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
話: huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
石: Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
之外: zhī wài — 1. outside 2. excluding (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)
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)
青衣: qīng yī — 1. black clothes 2. servant (old) 3. young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦 (zhèng dàn)
女童: nǚ tóng — little girl
挑: tiāo — 1. to carry on a shoulder pole 2. to choose 3. to pick 4. to nitpick (HSK 4)
一對: yī duì — couple; pair
絳: Jiàng — capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
紗: shā — 1. cotton yarn 2. muslin (HSK 7-9)
燈籠: dēng lóng — lantern (HSK 7-9)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
引著: yǐn zháo — 1. to ignite 2. to kindle
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
仙女: xiān nǚ — fairy (HSK 7-9)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
仙女: xiān nǚ — fairy (HSK 7-9)
撚: niǎn — 1. to play tricks on or toy with 2. delicate 3. exquisite (Cantonese)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
笑吟吟: xiào yín yín — smiling; with a smile
進門: jìn mén — 1. to enter a door 2. to go in 3. to learn the basics of a subject 4. to join one's husband's household upon marriage
相見: xiāng jiàn — 1. to see each other 2. to meet in person
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
仙女: xiān nǚ — fairy (HSK 7-9)
怎生: zěn shēng — 1. how 2. why
模樣: mú yàng — 1. look 2. style 3. appearance 4. approximation 5. about 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. also pr. (mó yàng) (HSK 5)
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)
生: shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

：「？」，：「，，。」：「，？」，。The four elders half rose and asked, “What brings Xingxian here?” The woman bowed gracefully to them all and said, “I heard that an honored guest was here exchanging poems, so I came especially to pay a visit and beg the favor of an introduction.” Pointing to the Tang monk, Shiba Gong said, “The honored guest is here; why trouble to beg an introduction?” Sanzang bowed but did not dare speak.：「。」，，，；The woman called, “Bring tea quickly.” Two more young maidservants in yellow appeared, bearing a vermilion-lacquered tray on which stood six delicate porcelain tea bowls, each containing several kinds of rare fruit with a little spoon laid across it;，。they also carried a white-iron teapot inlaid with brass, from which the fragrance of tea assailed the nostrils.，，，，，。When the tea had been poured, the woman slightly revealed fingers like spring onions as she raised a porcelain bowl and offered it first to Sanzang, then served the four elders, and finally took a cup herself to keep them company.

四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
欠身: qiàn shēn — to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
仙: xiān — immortal
何: Hé — surname He
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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
對: duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
福: Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (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)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
佳: Jiā — surname Jia
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
賡: gēng — (literary) to continue; to carry on
酬: chóu — 1. to entertain 2. to repay 3. to return 4. to reward 5. to compensate 6. to reply 7. to answer
特來: tè lái — to come with a specific purpose in mind
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
訪: fǎng — 1. (bound form) to seek by inquiry 2. (bound form) to visit; to call on
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
求: qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
指: zhǐ — 1. finger 2. to point at or to 3. to indicate or refer to 4. to depend on 5. to count on 6. (of hair) to stand on end (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)
唐僧: Táng sēng — Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
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)
佳: Jiā — surname Jia
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
何: Hé — surname He
勞: Láo — surname Lao
求見: qiú jiàn — to ask to see (sb); to request a meeting (with sb)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
躬身: gōng shēn — 1. to bow 2. personally
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
敢言: gǎn yán — to be bold enough to speak out
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
獻: xiàn — 1. to offer 2. to present 3. to dedicate 4. to donate 5. to show 6. to put on display 7. worthy person (old) (HSK 5)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
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)
黃: Huáng — surname Huang or Hwang (HSK 2)
衣: yī — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) 3. Kangxi radical 145
女童: nǚ tóng — little girl
捧: pěng — 1. to hold or offer with both hands 2. to sing the praises of 3. classifier for what can be held in both hands (HSK 7-9)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
漆: qī — 1. paint 2. lacquer 3. classifier: 道 (dào) 4. to paint (furniture, walls etc) (HSK 7-9)
丹: dān — 1. red 2. pellet 3. powder 4. cinnabar
盤: pán — 1. tray; plate; dish 2. (finance) (bound form) market prices 3. (computing) (bound form) disk 4. to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) 5. to check; to examine; to investigate 6. to transfer; to sell (property) 7. to shift; to move (sth big and heavy) 8. classifier for things resembling a plate or dish 9. classifier for coils 10. classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) (HSK 4)
盤: pán — 1. tray; plate; dish 2. (finance) (bound form) market prices 3. (computing) (bound form) disk 4. to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) 5. to check; to examine; to investigate 6. to transfer; to sell (property) 7. to shift; to move (sth big and heavy) 8. classifier for things resembling a plate or dish 9. classifier for coils 10. classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) (HSK 4)
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)
六: liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
細: xì — 1. thin or slender 2. finely particulate 3. thin and soft 4. fine 5. delicate 6. trifling 7. (of a sound) quiet 8. frugal (HSK 4)
磁: cí — 1. magnetic 2. magnetism 3. porcelain
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
盂: yú — 1. basin 2. wide-mouthed jar or pot
盂: yú — 1. basin 2. wide-mouthed jar or pot
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
品: pǐn — 1. (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods 2. (bound form) grade; rank 3. kind; type; variety 4. character; disposition; nature; temperament 5. to taste sth; to sample 6. to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up 7. fret (on a guitar or lute) (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
橫: héng — 1. horizontal 2. across 3. crosswise 4. horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) 5. to place (sth) flat (on a surface) 6. to cross (a river, etc) 7. in a jumble 8. chaotic 9. (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable 10. violent (HSK 6)
擔: dān — 1. to undertake 2. to carry 3. to shoulder 4. to take responsibility (HSK 7-9)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
匙: chí — spoon
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
提: dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (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)
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)
白鐵: bái tiě — galvanized iron
嵌: kǎn — see 赤嵌樓 (Chì kǎn lóu)
黃銅: huáng tóng — brass (alloy of copper 銅 (tóng) and zinc 鋅 (xīn))
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)
茶壺: chá hú — 1. teapot 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ)
壺: hú — 1. pot 2. classifier for bottled liquid (HSK 6)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
噴: pēn — 1. to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff 2. (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online) (HSK 5)
鼻: bí — nose
斟: zhēn — 1. to pour 2. to deliberate
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
微: Wēi — 1. surname Wei 2. ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing 3. Taiwan pr. (Wéi)
露: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 6)
春: Chūn — surname Chun
蔥: cōng — 1. scallion 2. green onion (HSK 7-9)
捧: pěng — 1. to hold or offer with both hands 2. to sing the praises of 3. classifier for what can be held in both hands (HSK 7-9)
磁: cí — 1. magnetic 2. magnetism 3. porcelain
盂: yú — 1. basin 2. wide-mouthed jar or pot
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)
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)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
次: cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)
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)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (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)
盞: zhǎn — 1. a small cup 2. classifier for lamps (HSK 7-9)
自取: zì qǔ — 1. to help oneself to (food) 2. to invite (trouble) 3. to court (disaster)
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)
陪: péi — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company 3. to assist 4. old variant of 賠 (péi) (HSK 5)

：「？」。Lingkong Zi said, “Why does Xingxian not sit down?” Only then did the woman take a seat.，：「，？」：「，，。」：「，。」，。When they had finished their tea, she half rose and asked, “Amid the venerable immortals’ splendid pleasures tonight, might I be instructed with one or two of your fine lines?” Fuyun Sou said, “All our words are crude and rustic; only the holy monk’s verses are truly in the high-Tang manner and greatly worthy of admiration.” The woman said, “If you do not begrudge the instruction, I beg you to let me see them.” The four elders then recited in full the elder’s earlier and later poems, together with the discourse on Chan doctrine.，：「，。The woman’s face blossomed with delight, and she said to them all, “I have little talent and ought not display my clumsiness.，，？」：But after hearing these fine lines, it seems wrong to let the occasion pass; may I make a humble effort to offer a regulated verse in reply to the latter poem?” She then chanted aloud:

凌空: líng kōng — be high up in the sky
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-
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)
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
仙: xiān — immortal
為何: wèi hé — why (HSK 6)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
方才: fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then
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)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
欠身: qiàn shēn — to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
仙: xiān — immortal
翁: Wēng — surname Weng
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
宵: xiāo — night
盛: Shèng — surname Sheng (HSK 7-9)
樂: Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)
佳: Jiā — surname Jia
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
請教: qǐng jiào — 1. to ask for guidance 2. to consult (HSK 3)
一二: yī èr — 1. one or two; a few 2. a little; just a bit
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
叟: sǒu — 1. old gentleman 2. old man
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)
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
鄙俚: bǐ lǐ — 1. vulgar 2. philistine
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
惟: wéi — 1. -ism 2. only
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
盛: Shèng — surname Sheng (HSK 7-9)
唐: Táng — 1. Tang dynasty (618–907) 2. surname Tang
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
作: zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
可嘉: kě jiā — laudable
羨: xiàn — to envy
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (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)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
不吝: bù lìn — not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
乞: qǐ — to beg
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (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)
觀: Guàn — surname Guan
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
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)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
並: bìng — 1. and 2. furthermore 3. also 4. together with 5. (not) at all 6. simultaneously 7. to combine 8. to join 9. to merge (HSK 3)
禪: chán — 1. dhyana (Sanskrit) 2. Zen 3. meditation (Buddhism)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
論: Lún — abbr. for 論語 (Lún yǔ), The Analects (of Confucius)
宣: Xuān — surname Xuan
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一遍: yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
滿面春風: mǎn miàn chūn fēng — 1. beaming 2. radiant with happiness
對: duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
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)
妾: qiè — 1. concubine 2. I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
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
不才: bù cái — 1. untalented 2. I 3. me (humble)
不當: bù dàng — unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
獻醜: xiàn chǒu — (used self-deprecatingly, e.g. when asked to sing a song) to put one's artistic incompetence on display
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
聆: líng — (literary) to hear; to listen
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
佳: Jiā — surname Jia
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
虛: xū — 1. emptiness 2. void 3. abstract theory or guiding principles 4. empty or unoccupied 5. diffident or timid 6. false 7. humble or modest 8. (of health) weak 9. virtual 10. in vain (HSK 7-9)
勉強: miǎn qiǎng — 1. to do with difficulty 2. to force sb to do sth 3. reluctant 4. barely enough (HSK 7-9)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
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)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
一律: yī lǜ — 1. same; identical 2. uniformly; all; without exception (HSK 4)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
朗吟: lǎng yín — to recite in a loud, clear voice
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)

，，：「，。When the four elders heard the poem, each offered his congratulations, saying, “Pure, elegant, and free of worldly dust, its lines are filled with the spirit of spring.『』！『』！」：「，。What a splendid line, ‘Rain moistens the crimson beauty, tender and fair’! ‘Rain moistens the crimson beauty, tender and fair’!” The woman smiled and softly replied, “You overwhelm me, you overwhelm me.，。The holy monk’s composition that I just heard truly shows a brocade heart and an embroidered tongue.，？」。If you do not begrudge your pearls and jade, might you favor me with another lyric?” The Tang monk did not dare assent.，，，，：「，，？The woman gradually showed signs of affection; inching and pressing closer, she edged toward his seat and whispered softly, “Honored guest, do not be so coy. On such a lovely night, if we do not amuse ourselves, what are we to do?，？」：「，？How many such bright moments can there be in a human life?” Shiba Gong said, “Xingxian has shown every sign of looking up to you; how can the holy monk have no thought of stooping to accept her?，。」：「，。If you show her no favor, you will be quite insensible.” Guzhi Gong said, “The holy monk is a man of the Way and of high renown; he certainly would not act carelessly.，。Conduct such as this would only bring blame upon us.，，。To sully another’s name and ruin another’s virtue is no act of farsighted understanding.，，，，？」If Xingxian is truly willing, Fuyun Sou and Shiba Gong can serve as matchmakers, while Lingkong Zi and I stand surety for the match; would it not be splendid to bring about this marriage?”

四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
人人: rén rén — 1. everyone 2. every person
稱: chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
賀: Hè — surname He
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)
清雅: qīng yǎ — 1. refined 2. elegant
脫: tuō — 1. to shed 2. to take off 3. to escape 4. to get away from (HSK 4)
塵: chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
包含: bāo hán — 1. to contain 2. to embody 3. to include (HSK 4)
春意: chūn yì — 1. beginning of spring 2. thoughts of love
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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
潤: rùn — 1. moist; glossy; sleek 2. to moisten; to lubricate 3. to embellish; to enhance 4. profit; remuneration 5. (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) (HSK 7-9)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
姿: zī — 1. beauty 2. disposition 3. looks 4. appearance
嬌: jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
嫩: nèn — 1. young and tender 2. (of food) tender; lightly cooked 3. (of color) light 4. (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled (HSK 7-9)
雨: yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)
潤: rùn — 1. moist; glossy; sleek 2. to moisten; to lubricate 3. to embellish; to enhance 4. profit; remuneration 5. (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) (HSK 7-9)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
姿: zī — 1. beauty 2. disposition 3. looks 4. appearance
嬌: jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
嫩: nèn — 1. young and tender 2. (of food) tender; lightly cooked 3. (of color) light 4. (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled (HSK 7-9)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (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)
悄: qiāo — used in 悄悄 (qiāo qiāo)
答: dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
惶恐: huáng kǒng — terrified
惶恐: huáng kǒng — terrified
適: Shì — surname Shi
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
章: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 6)
誠然: chéng rán — 1. indeed 2. true! (I agree with you)
錦心繡口: jǐn xīn xiù kǒu — (of writing) elegant and ornate
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
不吝珠玉: bù lìn zhū yù — (idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable
賜教: cì jiào — (honorific) to impart one's wisdom; to enlighten (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)
闋: què — 1. (literary) to end; to stop 2. one of the stanzas (usually two) of a ci poem 詞 (cí) 3. classifier for songs or ci poems
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
唐僧: Táng sēng — Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
答應: dā ying — 1. to answer; to respond 2. to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
漸: jiān — to imbue
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
見愛: jiàn ài — (literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me); to regard (me) highly
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
挨: āi — 1. in order; in sequence 2. close to; adjacent to (HSK 6)
挨: āi — 1. in order; in sequence 2. close to; adjacent to (HSK 6)
軋軋: yà yà — (onom.) sound of machinery, e.g. squeaking
漸近: jiàn jìn — to approach gradually
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
低聲: dī shēng — 1. in a low voice 2. softly
悄: qiāo — used in 悄悄 (qiāo qiāo)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
呼: hū — 1. to call 2. to cry 3. to shout 4. to breath out 5. to exhale
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)
佳: Jiā — surname Jia
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
莫: Mò — surname Mo
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
趁: chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (HSK 7-9)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
良: liáng — 1. good 2. very 3. very much (HSK 7-9)
宵: xiāo — night
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
耍子: shuǎ zi — 1. to play 2. to have fun
待要: dài yào — to be about to
怎的: zěn de — 1. what for 2. why 3. how
人生: rén shēng — life (one's time on earth) (HSK 3)
光景: guāng jǐng — 1. circumstances 2. scene 3. about 4. probably
能: Néng — surname Neng (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)
幾何: jǐ hé — 1. geometry 2. (literary) how much
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公道: gōng dào — 1. justice 2. fairness 3. public highway (HSK 7-9)
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
仙: xiān — immortal
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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
仰: Yǎng — surname Yang (HSK 6)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
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)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
俯就: fǔ jiù — 1. to deign 2. to condescend 3. to yield to (entreaties) 4. to submit to (sb) 5. (polite) to deign to accept (a post)
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))
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
不見: bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)
憐: lián — to pity
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
趣: qù — 1. interesting 2. to interest
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
公道: gōng dào — 1. justice 2. fairness 3. public highway (HSK 7-9)
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
有道: yǒu dào — 1. to have attained the Way 2. (of a government or a ruler) enlightened 3. wise and just
有名: yǒu míng — 1. famous 2. well-known (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
士: Shì — surname Shi
決不: jué bù — 1. not at all 2. simply (can) not (HSK 5)
苟且: gǒu qiě — 1. perfunctory 2. careless 3. drifting along 4. resigned to one's fate 5. improper (relations) 6. illicit (sex)
行事: xíng shì — 1. to execute 2. to handle 3. behavior 4. action 5. conduct
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
樣: yàng — 1. manner 2. pattern 3. way 4. appearance 5. shape 6. classifier: kind, type (HSK 6)
舉措: jǔ cuò — move; act; measure (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)
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
罪過: zuì guo — 1. sin 2. offense
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
污: wū — 1. dirty 2. filthy 3. foul 4. corrupt 5. to smear 6. to defile 7. dirt 8. filth
人名: rén míng — personal name
壞人: huài rén — 1. bad person 2. villain (HSK 2)
德: Dé — 1. Germany 2. German 3. abbr. for 德國 (Dé guó) (HSK 7-9)
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
達: Dá — surname Da
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
果: guǒ — 1. fruit 2. result 3. resolute 4. indeed 5. if really
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)
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
仙: xiān — immortal
有意: yǒu yì — 1. to intend 2. intentionally 3. interested in (HSK 7-9)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
叟: sǒu — 1. old gentleman 2. old man
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
做媒: zuò méi — to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
凌空: líng kōng — be high up in the sky
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-
保: Bǎo — Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞 (Bǎo jiā lì yà)) (HSK 3)
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)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
姻: yīn — marriage connections
眷: juàn — 1. (bound form) one's family, esp. wife and children 2. (literary) to regard with love and affection; to feel concern for
何不: hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?
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)
哉: zāi — (exclamatory or interrogative particle)

，，：「，。On hearing this, Sanzang’s expression changed, and he leapt up and cried, “You are all monsters of one kind, tempting me in this fashion!，。Before, I took your talk merely for the lofty words of humble recluses discoursing on mysteries and the Way.？But now, why do you set a honey trap to deceive and harm this poor monk?？」，，。What manner of conduct is this?” Seeing Sanzang enraged, the four elders bit their fingers in alarm and said no more.：「。The naked demon-messenger thundered irascibly, “What an ungrateful monk you are!？What fault can you find with this elder sister of mine?，，，，。She is gifted and elegant, with a jade-like nature and a lovely form; to say nothing of her skill in women’s needlework, her poetic talent alone makes her more than worthy of you.？Why do you refuse so stubbornly?。Do not let the chance slip by.，，。」，，。Guzhi Gong’s words are most reasonable. If you cannot enter into the match informally, then I shall preside over the wedding myself.” Sanzang turned pale with fright, but however wildly they talked, he simply would not consent.：「，，。The demon-messenger said again, “You monk, we speak to you gently and courteously, yet you will not obey.，，，，？」，。If our rustic tempers flare, we shall carry you off and leave you neither able to remain a monk nor able to marry a wife—then will you not have lived your whole life in vain?” But the elder’s heart was like gold and stone, and he steadfastly refused.：「！」，。He thought to himself, “I wonder where my disciples are searching for me!” At that thought, he could not keep the tears from falling.，，，：「。The woman smiled ingratiatingly and edged to his side; taking from her green sleeve a honey-colored damask handkerchief, she wiped his tears and said, “Honored guest, do not distress yourself.，。」，。Come away with me, to nestle against jade and cuddle fragrance and enjoy ourselves.” The elder barked a sharp rebuke, sprang to his feet, and made for the door.，。But the others pulled and dragged at him, and the clamor continued until dawn.

三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
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)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
變: biàn — 1. to change 2. to become different 3. to transform 4. to vary 5. rebellion (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
顏色: yán sè — 1. color 2. countenance 3. appearance 4. facial expression 5. pigment 6. dyestuff (HSK 2)
跳: tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
叫道: jiào dào — 1. to call 2. to shout
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)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (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)
一類: yī lèi — 1. same type 2. category 1 (i.e. class A)
怪物: guài wu — 1. monster 2. freak 3. eccentric person (HSK 7-9)
這般: zhè bān — 1. like this 2. this way
誘: yòu — (literary) to induce; to entice
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
當時: dāng shí — then; at that time (HSK 2)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
低: dī — 1. low 2. beneath 3. to lower (one's head) 4. to let droop 5. to hang down 6. to incline (HSK 2)
行: háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
談: Tán — surname Tan (HSK 3)
玄: xuán — 1. black 2. mysterious (HSK 7-9)
談: Tán — surname Tan (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)
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)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
美人: měi rén — beautiful woman; belle (HSK 7-9)
局: jú — 1. office 2. situation 3. classifier for games: match, set, round etc (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)
騙: piàn — 1. to cheat 2. to swindle 3. to deceive 4. to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over (HSK 5)
害: hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (HSK 5)
貧僧: pín sēng — (humble) I (used by Buddhist monks)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
何: Hé — surname He
道理: dào li — 1. reason 2. argument 3. sense 4. principle 5. basis 6. justification 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
發怒: fā nù — to get angry (HSK 6)
一個個: yī gè gè — 1. a number of 2. each and every one 3. one by one; one after another
咬: yǎo — 1. to bite 2. to nip (HSK 5)
指: zhǐ — 1. finger 2. to point at or to 3. to indicate or refer to 4. to depend on 5. to count on 6. (of hair) to stand on end (HSK 3)
擔: dān — 1. to undertake 2. to carry 3. to shoulder 4. to take responsibility (HSK 7-9)
驚: jīng — 1. to startle 2. to be frightened 3. to be scared 4. alarm (HSK 7-9)
再不: zài bù — or else; alternatively
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
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
赤身: chì shēn — naked
鬼: guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)
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)
暴躁: bào zào — irascible; irritable (HSK 7-9)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
雷: Léi — surname Lei
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)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
好不: hǎo bù — 1. not at all ... 2. how very ...
識: shí — 1. to know 2. knowledge 3. Taiwan pr. (shì) (HSK 6)
擡: tái — variant of 抬 (tái) (HSK 5)
舉: jǔ — 1. to lift 2. to hold up 3. to cite 4. to enumerate 5. to act 6. to raise 7. to choose 8. to elect 9. act 10. move 11. deed (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
姐姐: jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
那些: nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
不好: bù hǎo — no good
他人: tā rén — another person; sb else; other people (HSK 7-9)
材: cái — 1. material 2. timber 3. ability 4. aptitude 5. a capable individual 6. coffin (old)
俊雅: jùn yǎ — (literary) elegant; graceful; refined
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
質: zhì — 1. character 2. nature 3. quality 4. plain 5. to pawn 6. pledge 7. hostage 8. to question 9. Taiwan pr. (zhí)
嬌: jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail
姿: zī — 1. beauty 2. disposition 3. looks 4. appearance
不必: bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
女工: nǚ gōng — 1. working woman 2. variant of 女紅 (nǚ gōng)
針: zhēn — 1. needle 2. pin 3. injection 4. stitch 5. classifier: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī) (HSK 4)
指: zhǐ — 1. finger 2. to point at or to 3. to indicate or refer to 4. to depend on 5. to count on 6. (of hair) to stand on end (HSK 3)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
段: Duàn — surname Duan (HSK 2)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
材: cái — 1. material 2. timber 3. ability 4. aptitude 5. a capable individual 6. coffin (old)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
配: pèi — 1. to join 2. to fit 3. to mate 4. to mix 5. to match 6. to deserve 7. to make up (a prescription) 8. to allocate (HSK 3)
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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (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)
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)
推辭: tuī cí — to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) (HSK 7-9)
休: Xiū — surname Xiu
錯過: cuò guò — to miss (train, opportunity etc) (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)
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
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)
如果: rú guǒ — if; in case; in the event that (HSK 2)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
苟合: gǒu hé — illicit sexual relations
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
主: zhǔ — 1. owner 2. master 3. host 4. individual or party concerned 5. God 6. Lord 7. main 8. to indicate or signify 9. trump card (in card games) (HSK 7-9)
婚: hūn — 1. (bound form) marriage; wedding 2. (bound form) to marry
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
大驚失色: dà jīng shī sè — to turn pale with fright (idiom)
憑: píng — 1. to lean against 2. to rely on 3. on the basis of 4. no matter (how, what etc) 5. proof (HSK 5)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
胡: Hú — surname Hu
談: Tán — surname Tan (HSK 3)
亂講: luàn jiǎng — 1. to talk nonsense 2. nonsense!
只是: zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
鬼: guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)
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)
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
好言好語: hǎo yán hǎo yǔ — sincere, well-meant, kind words
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
聽從: tīng cóng — 1. to listen and obey 2. to comply with 3. to heed 4. to hearken (HSK 7-9)
若是: ruò shì — if
我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
發起: fā qǐ — 1. to originate 2. to initiate 3. to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) 4. to start 5. to propose sth (for the first time) (HSK 6)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
野: yě — 1. field 2. plain 3. open space 4. limit 5. boundary 6. rude 7. feral (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
攝: shè — 1. (bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate 2. to capture (video or still images) 3. (literary) to conserve (one's health) 4. (literary) to act for
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
不得: bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
做: zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
老婆: lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)
不得: bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot
娶: qǔ — 1. to take a wife 2. to marry (a woman) (HSK 7-9)
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
不枉: bù wǎng — not in vain
為人: wéi rén — 1. to conduct oneself 2. behavior; conduct; personal character (HSK 7-9)
一世: yī shì — 1. generation 2. period of 30 years 3. one's whole lifetime 4. lifelong 5. age 6. era 7. times 8. the whole world 9. the First (of numbered European kings)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
金石: jīn shí — 1. metal and stone 2. fig. hard objects 3. inscription on metal or bronze
堅執: jiān zhí — 1. to persist 2. to continue upholding 3. to persevere 4. to stick to sth 5. stubborn
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
暗想: àn xiǎng — think to oneself
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)
徒弟: tú dì — 1. apprentice 2. disciple (HSK 6)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
那裡: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
哩: lǐ — mile
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
一聲: yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
止: zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)
不住: bù zhù — 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly
眼中: yǎn zhōng — in (sb's) eyes
墮: duò — 1. to fall; to sink 2. (fig.) to degenerate
淚: lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
陪: péi — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company 3. to assist 4. old variant of 賠 (péi) (HSK 5)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
挨: āi — 1. in order; in sequence 2. close to; adjacent to (HSK 6)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
身邊: shēn biān — 1. at one's side 2. on hand (HSK 2)
翠: cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade
袖: xiù — 1. sleeve 2. to tuck inside one's sleeve
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
取出: qǔ chū — 1. to take out 2. to extract 3. to draw out
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
蜜: mì — honey (HSK 7-9)
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)
綾: líng — 1. damask 2. thin silk
汗: hán — see 可汗 (kè hán), 汗國 (hán guó) (HSK 5)
巾: jīn — 1. towel 2. general purpose cloth 3. women's headcovering (old) 4. Kangxi radical 50
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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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)
揩: kāi — to wipe
淚: lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
佳: Jiā — surname Jia
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
勿: wù — do not (HSK 7-9)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
煩惱: fán nǎo — 1. to be worried 2. to be distressed 3. worries (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
倚: yǐ — 1. to lean on 2. to rely upon (HSK 7-9)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
偎: wēi — to cuddle
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)
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)
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)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
咄: duō — 1. (old)(interjection expressing disapproval, commiseration etc) tut! 2. Taiwan pr. (duò)
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)
一聲: yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
吆喝: yāo he — 1. to shout 2. to bawl 3. to yell (to urge on an animal) 4. to hawk (one's wares) 5. to denounce loudly 6. to shout slogans
跳: tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
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)
被: bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
那些: nà xiē — those (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
扯: chě — 1. to pull 2. to tear 3. (of cloth, thread etc) to buy 4. to chat 5. to gossip 6. (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous 7. hokey (HSK 7-9)
扯: chě — 1. to pull 2. to tear 3. (of cloth, thread etc) to buy 4. to chat 5. to gossip 6. (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous 7. hokey (HSK 7-9)
拽: yè — variant of 曳 (yè) (HSK 7-9)
拽: yè — variant of 曳 (yè) (HSK 7-9)
嚷: rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)
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)
天明: tiān míng — 1. dawn 2. daybreak

：「，，？」、，，，，。Suddenly he heard a voice calling from somewhere: “Master! Master! Where are you speaking from?” It was none other than Sun Dasheng, Bajie, and Sha Seng, leading the horse and carrying the luggage; all night long they had never rested their feet, but had forced their way through thorns and brambles, searching east and west.，，。They had just happened, half in cloud and half in mist, to cross the eight hundred li of Bramble Ridge and descend its western slope when they heard the Tang monk shouting and called out to him.，：「，。The elder struggled out through the door and cried, “Wukong, I am here!，。」，，，。Quickly, come save me! Quickly, come save me!” The four elders and the demon-messenger, the woman and her maidservants, all flickered once and vanished.

忽: Hū — surname Hu
聽: tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
得: dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
那裡: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
叫聲: jiào shēng — 1. yelling (sound made by person) 2. barking 3. braying 4. roaring (sound made by animals)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
方言: Fāng yán — the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄 (Yáng Xióng) in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters (HSK 7-9)
語: yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
孫大聖: Sūn dà shèng — 1. Great-Sage Sun 2. Sun Wukong 孫悟空 (Sūn Wù kōng)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
沙僧: Shā Sēng — Sha Wujing
牽: qiān — 1. to lead along 2. to pull (an animal on a tether) 3. (bound form) to involve 4. to draw in (HSK 6)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)
挑: tiāo — 1. to carry on a shoulder pole 2. to choose 3. to pick 4. to nitpick (HSK 4)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
擔: dān — 1. to undertake 2. to carry 3. to shoulder 4. to take responsibility (HSK 7-9)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
不曾: bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
住腳: zhù jiǎo — 1. (old) to halt 2. to stop
穿: chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)
荊: Jīng — 1. an early name for the state of Chu 楚國 (Chǔ guó) 2. surname Jing
度: dù — 1. to pass 2. to spend (time) 3. measure 4. limit 5. extent 6. degree of intensity 7. degree (angles, temperature etc) 8. kilowatt-hour 9. classifier for events and occurrences (HSK 2)
棘: jí — thorns
東: Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
找: zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
霧: wù — 1. fog 2. mist 3. classifier: 場 (cháng), 陣 (zhèn) (HSK 7-9)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
百里: Bǎi lǐ — two-character surname Baili
荊棘: jīng jí — 1. thistles and thorns 2. brambles 3. thorny undergrowth (HSK 7-9)
嶺: lǐng — 1. mountain range 2. mountain ridge
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
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)
唐僧: Táng sēng — Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
吆喝: yāo he — 1. to shout 2. to bawl 3. to yell (to urge on an animal) 4. to hawk (one's wares) 5. to denounce loudly 6. to shout slogans
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)
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)
喊: hǎn — 1. to yell 2. to shout 3. to call out for (a person) (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一聲: yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
掙: zhēng — used in 掙扎 (zhēng zhá) (HSK 5)
出門: chū mén — 1. to go out 2. to leave home 3. to go on a journey 4. away from home 5. (of a woman) to get married (HSK 2)
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)
叫聲: jiào shēng — 1. yelling (sound made by person) 2. barking 3. braying 4. roaring (sound made by animals)
悟空: Wù Kōng — Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記 (Xī Yóu Jì)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
這裡: zhè lǐ — here (HSK 1)
哩: lǐ — mile
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
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)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
快: kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)
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)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
鬼: guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)
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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
女童: nǚ tóng — little girl
幌: huǎng — 1. shop sign 2. (literary) window curtain
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)
幌: huǎng — 1. shop sign 2. (literary) window curtain
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
不見了: bù jiàn le — 1. to have disappeared 2. to be missing 3. nowhere to be found

，、：「，？」：「，。In a moment Bajie and Sha Seng had both reached his side and asked, “Master, how did you come to be here?” Grasping Xingzhe, Sanzang said, “Disciples, how much trouble I have caused you!，，，。The old man we met last evening told us that the local earth god was sending a vegetarian meal; when you shouted and threatened to strike him, he carried me away to this place.，，，，『』。He took me by the hand and supported me inside, where I saw three other elders who had come to meet me, and all of them called me a ‘holy monk.’，。Every one of them spoke with refinement and was highly skilled at composing poetry.，，，，，『』。I joined them in exchanging verses and cultivating acquaintance, and when it seemed to be around midnight, a beautiful woman appeared, with attendants bearing lanterns; she too came to meet me, chanted a poem, and called me an ‘honored guest.’，，。Having taken a liking to my appearance, she wished to become my spouse, and only then did I realize what they were.，，，，。When I refused, one began acting as matchmaker, another as guarantor, and another as master of the wedding, but I swore I would never consent.，，。I was struggling to leave and quarreling with them when, unexpectedly, you arrived.，，，。」：「，？」：「：，；For one thing, day had broken; for another, they were afraid of you. They had been pulling and dragging at me only a moment before, but suddenly they all vanished.” Xingzhe said, “Since you talked and discussed poetry with them, did you never ask their names?” Sanzang said, “I did ask their sobriquets. The old man was called Shiba Gong and styled Jingjie;；the second was styled Guzhi Gong;；the third was styled Lingkong Zi;；the fourth was styled Fuyun Sou;，。」：「？and they called the woman Xingxian.” Bajie asked, “Where were these creatures?？」：「，；Which way did they just go?” Sanzang said, “I do not know in which direction they went;，。」but the place where we discussed poetry is not far from here.”

須臾: xū yú — 1. in a flash 2. in a jiffy
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)
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
沙僧: Shā Sēng — Sha Wujing
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
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)
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
前: qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)
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)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
得到: dé dào — to get; to obtain; to receive (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
扯住: chě zhù — to grasp firmly
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
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)
徒弟: tú dì — 1. apprentice 2. disciple (HSK 6)
啊: ā — 1. interjection of surprise 2. Ah! 3. Oh! (HSK 2)
多累: duō lèi — I have troubled you
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
昨日: zuó rì — yesterday
晚間: wǎn jiān — 1. evening 2. night (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
老者: lǎo zhě — old man; elderly man
言說: yán shuō — 1. to speak of 2. to refer to
土地: tǔ dì — 1. land 2. soil 3. territory 4. classifier: 片 (piàn), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 4)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
齋: zhāi — 1. to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc 2. vegetarian diet 3. study room 4. building 5. to give alms (to a monk)
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)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
喝: hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
擡: tái — variant of 抬 (tái) (HSK 5)
到此: dào cǐ — 1. hereto 2. hereunto
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
攜手: xié shǒu — 1. hand in hand 2. to join hands 3. to collaborate (HSK 7-9)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
攙: chān — 1. to take by the arm and assist 2. variant of 摻 (chān) (HSK 7-9)
走入: zǒu rù — to walk into
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
老者: lǎo zhě — old man; elderly man
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
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)
做: zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
聖僧: shèng sēng — senior monk
一個個: yī gè gè — 1. a number of 2. each and every one 3. one by one; one after another
言談: yán tán — 1. discourse 2. words 3. utterance 4. what one says 5. manner of speech
清雅: qīng yǎ — 1. refined 2. elegant
極: jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)
善: shàn — 1. good (virtuous) 2. benevolent 3. well-disposed 4. good at sth 5. to improve or perfect (HSK 7-9)
吟詩: yín shī — to recite poetry
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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)
賡: gēng — (literary) to continue; to carry on
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
攀: pān — 1. to climb (by pulling oneself up) 2. to implicate 3. to claim connections of higher status (HSK 7-9)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (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)
夜半: yè bàn — midnight
時候: shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
美貌: měi mào — 1. good looks 2. beauty 3. good-looking
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
執: zhí — 1. to execute (a plan) 2. to grasp
燈火: dēng huǒ — lights
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
這裡: zhè lǐ — here (HSK 1)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
吟: yín — 1. to chant; to recite 2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) 3. (literary) to lament; to groan 4. (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects 5. (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín)) (cf. 猱 (náo), wide vibrato)
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)
首: shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
稱: chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
做: zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
佳: Jiā — surname Jia
客: kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
相貌: xiàng mào — appearance
欲求: yù qiú — 1. to desire 2. wants; appetites
配偶: pèi ǒu — spouse (HSK 7-9)
我方: wǒ fāng — our side; we
省悟: xǐng wù — 1. to wake up to reality 2. to come to oneself 3. to realize 4. to see the truth
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
被: bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
做媒: zuò méi — to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)
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)
做媒: zuò méi — to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)
保: Bǎo — Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞 (Bǎo jiā lì yà)) (HSK 3)
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)
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)
保: Bǎo — Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞 (Bǎo jiā lì yà)) (HSK 3)
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)
主: zhǔ — 1. owner 2. master 3. host 4. individual or party concerned 5. God 6. Lord 7. main 8. to indicate or signify 9. trump card (in card games) (HSK 7-9)
婚: hūn — 1. (bound form) marriage; wedding 2. (bound form) to marry
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)
主: zhǔ — 1. owner 2. master 3. host 4. individual or party concerned 5. God 6. Lord 7. main 8. to indicate or signify 9. trump card (in card games) (HSK 7-9)
婚: hūn — 1. (bound form) marriage; wedding 2. (bound form) to marry
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
立: Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)
誓: shì — 1. oath 2. vow 3. to swear 4. to pledge
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
肯: kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
掙: zhēng — used in 掙扎 (zhēng zhá) (HSK 5)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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)
嚷: rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)
鬧: nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)
不期: bù qī — 1. unexpectedly 2. to one's surprise
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
到了: dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
一則: yī zé — on the one hand
天明: tiān míng — 1. dawn 2. daybreak
二來: èr lái — secondly, ...
還是: hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)
怕: Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
扯: chě — 1. to pull 2. to tear 3. (of cloth, thread etc) to buy 4. to chat 5. to gossip 6. (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous 7. hokey (HSK 7-9)
扯: chě — 1. to pull 2. to tear 3. (of cloth, thread etc) to buy 4. to chat 5. to gossip 6. (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous 7. hokey (HSK 7-9)
拽: yè — variant of 曳 (yè) (HSK 7-9)
拽: yè — variant of 曳 (yè) (HSK 7-9)
忽然: hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
不見了: bù jiàn le — 1. to have disappeared 2. to be missing 3. nowhere to be found
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
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)
既: jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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)
敘: Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)
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)
談: Tán — surname Tan (HSK 3)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
不曾: bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
名字: míng zi — name (of a person or thing) (HSK 1)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
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)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
號: háo — (bound form) to wail; to howl (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
老者: lǎo zhě — old man; elderly man
喚做: huàn zuò — 1. to be called 2. to be referred to as
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
號: háo — (bound form) to wail; to howl (HSK 1)
勁: jìn — 1. strength 2. energy 3. enthusiasm 4. spirit 5. mood 6. expression 7. interest 8. classifier: 把 (bǎ) 9. Taiwan pr. (jìng)
節: jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)
第二: dì èr — 1. second 2. number two 3. next 4. secondary
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
號: háo — (bound form) to wail; to howl (HSK 1)
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
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
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
號: háo — (bound form) to wail; to howl (HSK 1)
凌空: líng kōng — be high up in the sky
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-
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
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
號: háo — (bound form) to wail; to howl (HSK 1)
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
叟: sǒu — 1. old gentleman 2. old man
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
女子: nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
稱: chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
做: zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
仙: xiān — immortal
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
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)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
在於: zài yú — 1. to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) 2. (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb) (HSK 4)
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
才: cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
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)
去向: qù xiàng — direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
何所: hé suǒ — 1. where 2. what place
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
談: Tán — surname Tan (HSK 3)
詩: Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)
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)
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)

，，「」。The three disciples went with their master to look, and saw a stone cliff bearing the three characters ‘Muxian Hermitage.’：「。」，、、、，。Sanzang said, “This is the very place.” Xingzhe examined it closely and found that there were a great juniper, an ancient cypress, an old pine, and an old bamboo, with a red maple behind the bamboo.，、、。Looking again beyond the cliff, he saw an old almond tree, two wintersweet trees, and two red cassia trees.：「？」：「。」：「。」：「？」：「，，，，，，。」，，，，，、、、，。Xingzhe laughed and asked, “Have you seen the monsters?” Bajie said, “No.” Xingzhe said, “What you do not know is that these very trees have become spirits here.” Bajie asked, “Brother, how do you know the spirits are trees?” Xingzhe said, “Shiba Gong is the pine; Guzhi Gong is the cypress; Lingkong Zi is the juniper; Fuyun Sou is the bamboo stalk; the naked demon is the maple; Xingxian is the almond tree; and the young maidservants are the red cassias and wintersweets.” Hearing this, Bajie cared nothing for right or wrong, but laid about him with his rake, thrusting its long prongs again and again, rooting and pounding until he felled the two wintersweets, the cassias, the old almond, and the maple and poplar trees; sure enough, fresh blood streamed beneath all their roots.：「，。Sanzang hurried forward and seized him, saying, “Wuneng, you must not harm them.，。Though they have attained spiritual powers, they never injured me.。」：「，，。」，、、、，，。Let us simply find the road and be on our way.” Xingzhe said, “Master, do not pity them; if they become powerful monsters in the future, the harm they do will be immeasurable.” The idiot thereupon gave them another merciless bout of his rake, felling the pine, cypress, juniper, and bamboo all together; only then did they help their master onto the horse and proceed westward together along the main road.

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)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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)
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)
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
崖: yá — 1. precipice 2. cliff 3. Taiwan pr. (yái)
崖: yá — 1. precipice 2. cliff 3. Taiwan pr. (yái)
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)
木: Mù — surname Mu
仙: xiān — immortal
庵: ān — 1. hut 2. small temple 3. nunnery
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
字: zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
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)
此間: cǐ jiān — 1. here 2. this place
正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
仔細: zǐ xì — 1. careful; attentive; cautious 2. to be careful; to look out 3. (dialect) thrifty; frugal (HSK 5)
觀: Guàn — surname Guan
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
株: zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (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)
檜: Huì — 1. used in 秦檜 (Qín Huì) 2. Taiwan pr. (Kuài)
樹: shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (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)
株: zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (HSK 7-9)
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)
柏: Bǎi — 1. surname Bai 2. Taiwan pr. (Bó)
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)
株: zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (HSK 7-9)
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)
松: Sōng — surname Song (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)
株: zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (HSK 7-9)
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)
竹: zhú — 1. (bound form) bamboo 2. Kangxi radical 118
竹: zhú — 1. (bound form) bamboo 2. Kangxi radical 118
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (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)
株: zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (HSK 7-9)
丹: dān — 1. red 2. pellet 3. powder 4. cinnabar
楓: fēng — maple (genus Acer)
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)
崖: yá — 1. precipice 2. cliff 3. Taiwan pr. (yái)
那邊: nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
還有: hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (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)
株: zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (HSK 7-9)
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)
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
株: zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (HSK 7-9)
臘梅: là méi — 1. wintersweet 2. Japanese allspice 3. Chimonanthus praecox
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
株: zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (HSK 7-9)
丹桂: dān guì — orange osmanthus
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
可: kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
看見: kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
妖怪: yāo guài — 1. monster 2. devil (HSK 7-9)
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
不曾: bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
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)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
株: zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (HSK 7-9)
樹木: shù mù — tree (HSK 7-9)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
成精: chéng jīng — 1. (of an animal or tree etc) to become a spirit or goblin 2. (fig.) to be amazingly skillful, smart or evil etc
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
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)
哥哥: gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
怎: zěn — how
得知: dé zhī — 1. to find out 2. to learn of (HSK 7-9)
成精: chéng jīng — 1. (of an animal or tree etc) to become a spirit or goblin 2. (fig.) to be amazingly skillful, smart or evil etc
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
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)
樹: shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
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)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
松樹: sōng shù — 1. pine 2. pine tree 3. classifier: 棵 (kē) (HSK 4)
孤: gū — 1. lone 2. lonely
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
公: gōng — 1. public 2. collectively owned 3. common 4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. make public 6. fair 7. just 8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 9. honorable (gentlemen) 10. father-in-law 11. male (animal) (HSK 6)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
柏樹: bǎi shù — 1. cypress tree 2. Taiwan pr. (bó shù) (HSK 7-9)
凌空: líng kōng — be high up in the sky
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-
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
檜: Huì — 1. used in 秦檜 (Qín Huì) 2. Taiwan pr. (Kuài)
樹: shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
雲: Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)
叟: sǒu — 1. old gentleman 2. old man
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
竹竿: zhú gān — bamboo pole (HSK 7-9)
赤身: chì shēn — naked
鬼: guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
楓樹: fēng shù — maple
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
仙: xiān — immortal
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)
杏樹: xìng shù — apricot tree
女童: nǚ tóng — little girl
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)
丹桂: dān guì — orange osmanthus
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)
臘梅: là méi — 1. wintersweet 2. Japanese allspice 3. Chimonanthus praecox
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
八戒: Bā jiè — see 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè)
聞言: wén yán — to have heard what was said
不論: bù lùn — 1. whatever 2. no matter what (who, how etc) 3. regardless of 4. not to discuss (HSK 3)
好歹: hǎo dǎi — 1. good and bad 2. most unfortunate occurrence 3. in any case 4. whatever (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)
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)
釘鈀: dīng bǎ — rake
三五: sān wǔ — 1. several 2. three or five
長: cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
嘴: zuǐ — 1. mouth 2. beak 3. nozzle 4. spout (of teapot etc) 5. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
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)
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)
築: zhù — 1. to build 2. to construct 3. to ram 4. to hit 5. Taiwan pr. (zhú) (HSK 7-9)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
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)
顆: kē — classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc (HSK 5)
臘梅: là méi — 1. wintersweet 2. Japanese allspice 3. Chimonanthus praecox
丹桂: dān guì — orange osmanthus
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)
杏: xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond
楓: fēng — maple (genus Acer)
楊: Yáng — surname Yang
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
揮: huī — 1. to wave 2. to brandish 3. to command 4. to conduct 5. to scatter 6. to disperse (HSK 7-9)
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
在地: zài dì — (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
那: Nā — surname Na (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)
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)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
鮮血淋漓: xiān xuè lín lí — (idiom) drenched with blood; dripping with blood
三藏: Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
近前: jìn qián — 1. to come close 2. to get near to 3. front
扯住: chě zhù — to grasp firmly
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)
悟能: Wù néng — Zhu Bajie 豬八戒 (Zhū Bā jiè) or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
傷: shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
雖: suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)
成了: chéng le — 1. to be done 2. to be ready 3. that's enough! 4. that will do!
氣候: qì hòu — 1. (meteorology) climate 2. (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs) (HSK 3)
卻: què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)
不曾: bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)
傷: shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
找: zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
行者: xíng zhě — 1. pedestrian 2. walker 3. itinerant monk
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)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
不可: bù kě — cannot; should not; must not
惜: xī — 1. to cherish 2. to begrudge 3. to pity 4. Taiwan pr. (xí)
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)
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
日後: rì hòu — 1. sometime 2. someday (in the future) (HSK 7-9)
成了: chéng le — 1. to be done 2. to be ready 3. that's enough! 4. that will do!
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)
怪: guài — 1. odd; strange; uncanny 2. (bound form) monster; supernatural being 3. to find strange; to regard as odd 4. to blame 5. (coll.) somewhat; rather (HSK 4)
害人不淺: hài rén bù qiǎn — (idiom) (usu. of behaviors, systems or trends etc) to cause people tremendous harm
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
獃: dāi — 1. foolish; stupid (variant of 呆 (dāi)) 2. expressionless; blank (variant of 呆 (dāi)) (HSK 5)
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-
索性: suǒ xìng — 1. you might as well (do it) 2. simply 3. just (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)
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)
鈀: bǎ — 1. palladium (chemistry) 2. Taiwan pr. (bā)
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)
松: Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)
柏: Bǎi — 1. surname Bai 2. Taiwan pr. (Bó)
檜: Huì — 1. used in 秦檜 (Qín Huì) 2. Taiwan pr. (Kuài)
竹: zhú — 1. (bound form) bamboo 2. Kangxi radical 118
一齊: yī qí — 1. at the same time 2. simultaneously (HSK 6)
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
築: zhù — 1. to build 2. to construct 3. to ram 4. to hit 5. Taiwan pr. (zhú) (HSK 7-9)
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
卻才: què cái — just now
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
上馬: shàng mǎ — 1. to get on a horse 2. to mount
順: shùn — 1. to obey 2. to follow 3. to arrange 4. to make reasonable 5. along 6. favorable (HSK 6)
大路: dà lù — 1. avenue 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo)
一齊: yī qí — 1. at the same time 2. simultaneously (HSK 6)
西: Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)
行: háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)

，。If you do not know what befell them farther on, listen to the explanation in the next chapter.

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What it’s about

On Bramble Ridge, tree spirits separate Tripitaka from his disciples and invite him to a moonlit literary gathering. The aged spirits present themselves as cultivated recluses, exchange poems with the monk and praise his learning. Unlike monsters who immediately threaten to eat him, they tempt him with elegant companionship and the chance to display literary skill, while Wukong and the others struggle through the dense thorns searching for their master.

The gathering changes when the Apricot Immortal appears, sings and presses Tripitaka toward marriage. He refuses her advances and rebukes the spirits when cultured conversation becomes coercion. At dawn Bajie finds the party, scatters the spirits and identifies their true bodies as ancient trees; despite Tripitaka's objections, he uproots them. The pilgrims then discover an old temple and a new warning on the western road, leaving behind a grove where aesthetic refinement had concealed attachment and danger.

When it was written 背景

Bramble Ridge is unusual because its spirits conduct a poetry society before revealing erotic pressure. The episode satirizes the prestige of the cultivated recluse: elegant names, parallel verse and claims of withdrawal do not guarantee moral freedom. Tripitaka participates willingly in literary exchange, so the danger lies less in art itself than in vanity, delay and the conversion of hospitality into possession. Learners need not decode every allusion on a first pass; follow who proposes each poem and how courteous address gradually becomes insistence. Bajie's destruction of the trees is deliberately blunt beside the evening's refinement, raising a familiar question about whether the disciples' practical violence can distinguish temptation from harmless beauty.

Words in this chapter 生词

三藏Sān zàng三藏Sān zàng — Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
行者xíng zhě行者xíng zhě — pedestrian · walker · itinerant monk
聖僧shèng sēng聖僧shèng sēng — senior monk
長老zhǎng lǎo長老zhǎng lǎo — elder · term of respect for a Buddhist monk
叟sǒu叟sǒu — old gentleman · old man
八戒bā jiè八戒bā jiè — the eight precepts (Buddhism)
凌空líng kōng凌空líng kōng — be high up in the sky
荊棘jīng jíHSK 7-9荊棘jīng jí — thistles and thorns · brambles · thorny undergrowth (HSK 7-9)
杏xìng杏xìng — apricot · (bound form) almond
沙僧Shā Sēng沙僧Shā Sēng — Sha Wujing
公道gōng dàoHSK 7-9公道gōng dào — justice · fairness · public highway (HSK 7-9)
老者lǎo zhě老者lǎo zhě — old man; elderly man